The more Li Mingyu heard it, the weirder it became, and he was almost confused.
Before he could react.
Xu Haoyuan's cold eyes were instantly replaced by the spring breeze, and he held up the buns with a smile: "Father, the buns you want."
"Father!"
Li Mingyu was refreshed. It didn't matter who he was.
The important thing is that to be Xu Haoyuan's adoptive father, he must be fawning and hug his thighs.
But when he noticed a huge black man standing there, his thighs were too thick to hold him!
At the same time, an ominous feeling came from the bottom of my heart!
This big guy looked like a black bear, with no features visible on his dark face under the backlight.
But even if you can't see the face, according to Li Mingyu's understanding.
In the entire city of Hangzhou, who else could have such a figure besides the servant of the Xiao family?
Could it be that there is another identical brother?
Just as he was wondering, Lin Wanjie's familiar voice came, directly crushing all Li Mingyu's fantasies.
"Master Li, we really meet each other everywhere in life, even in Xiande Academy."
"Lin...Lin...Lin Da!"
Li Mingyu's eyes almost popped out!
His number one enemy, the only threat to the Xiao family!
It's actually here!
However, the next second, Xu Haoyuan respectfully shouted: "Father!"
Li Mingyu was completely shocked.
"It's a dream! It must be a dream!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Then he waved his hand and gave himself a slap, which was so painful.
Unable to wake up, Li Mingyu bumped into the stone monument at the entrance of the college.
Fortunately, someone stopped him, otherwise he would have died immediately if he passed by.
Is Ding Lin of the Xiao family the foster father of Young Master Xu?
This world is too confusing and confusing!
What the hell is this?
Li Mingyu turned around and told his father what happened.
This series of events completely extinguished Li Mingyu's arrogance.
Although I don’t know the reason, I feel that if my betrothal gift is not returned, the eldest lady will not be able to marry her, and everything is gone!
Li Mingyu was lost and decadent at home.
But after Mr. Li learned the news, he thought about it for a long time.
It has to be said that Jiang is still too old. Under such unfavorable circumstances, Ren cheered up and shouted: "It has happened, and there is no use regretting it. And we are not at the end of our rope yet. As long as there is a way, we will do it." Give it a try! Get up quickly, let’s get ready as a whole family.”
"Dad, what are you preparing for? They are all from the Xiao family."
"We have a marriage certificate in our hands and a matchmaker to testify. So many people in the outside world know it. Even if the Xiao family bribes everyone, they can't win over the people! Go and call all the people who can be summoned, and I will go and beat the drum to complain. , let the prefect hold a trial in front of the people. With the support of the people, even the prefect cannot practice favoritism."
When Li Mingyu thought there was hope, he quickly summoned his family members to go out and spread the news.
Half a day later, countless people gathered in front of the magistrate's door.
This is the largest case in the ten years since the establishment of the Xia Dynasty.
There was a lot of discussion outside the prefecture, about the two wealthy families, about the engagement, and about the sky-high betrothal gifts.
All the information is exciting enough to arouse people's discussion and cause uproar in the city.
Mr. Li and Li Mingyu stood in the courtroom. After seeing the situation around them, they finally felt a little confident.
"Who are you, and what are you suing for?" Xu Hua, the magistrate, came to interrogate himself. When he saw the battle outside, he hated the Li family and his son to death.
If you bring up such a big case, if it is not tried well, it will affect your reputation even if it does not affect your official career.
Therefore, officials are annoyed by the unruly people who complain about grievances.
But the matter has come to this, and the case can only be heard in court.
"Sir, I am the owner of the Li family cloth shop. My son Li Mingyu spent fifty thousand taels of gold as a betrothal gift to make a marriage contract with the Xiao family to marry the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. Now that the wedding date has passed and the Xiao family does not fulfill the marriage contract, even the five members of the Li family will Even if I don't want to return the betrothal gift! The common people really have no choice but to ask the master to seek justice. My lord, look, this is a marriage certificate."
The messenger handed over the marriage certificate. Mr. Xu glanced at it and frowned.
"The eldest lady of the Xiao family."
After the words fell, the eldest lady came slowly with Lin Da. They went to the hall and bowed: "I have met the prefect."
Mr. Xu held the marriage certificate: "Let's see if what Mr. Li said is true?"
The eldest lady shook her head: "Your Excellency, magistrate, the common woman really doesn't know what the Li family and his son are talking about? The common woman has never made any engagement with the Li family! In recent days, the Li family has harassed and plundered several times, which made the Xiao family careless. Worry, this marriage contract is just an excuse they made up to cause trouble in the future. Please make the decision for the Xiao family as a common woman."
As soon as these words came out, not only the court, but also the people who were listening were furious.
The discussion at the scene reached its climax instantly.
"What do you mean? The Xiao family doesn't recognize it?"
"Of course I won't admit it. If I did, I wouldn't cause trouble in the prefect's office."
"What's going on? I've heard of this engagement before!"
"Who did you listen to?"
"Of course it was the people from the Li family who said it."
"Of course the Li family will say it, but no one from the Xiao family has said it."
"It's hard to say, who is the real one?"
"Quiet! Quiet!" Mr. Xu's gavel was so loud that it almost cracked.
The scene finally became quiet.
But Mr. Li still pointed at the eldest lady and kept talking: "What a vicious woman, she is going to eat my Li family until all the bones are left!"
The eldest lady snorted coldly: "Before the end of the year, the Xiao family's capital turnover will be unable to come out. The Li family owes the Xiao family five thousand taels of silver, and they deliberately delay the payment. If you want to eat people without spitting out bones, your Li family will not be less generous!"
"But the engagement is here, and it's signed by the eldest lady! Can you still go through with it now?"
"Hua Si? What Hua Si? Even the women have never seen it."
There is a Madam's signature on the marriage certificate. Whether it is genuine or not can be known upon inspection.
The prefect brought the ink pad, and the eldest lady drew on another piece of paper and stamped it on the spot.
Comparing the marks, even the officials in the court looked over curiously.
"no the same!"
"The two fingerprints are different!"
The officer exclaimed in surprise.
Mr. Li, who was full of confidence, was immediately stunned.
"What? How is this possible?"
Then he quickly ran up, and Li Mingyu also ran up.
Master Li pulled Li Mingyu and asked, "What's going on? Why don't the fingerprints match?"
"I...I...I saw the eldest lady draw the seal with my own eyes. How can I not get it right?"
Seeing that the Li family and his son were completely panicked, the eldest lady looked back at Lin Wanjie and smiled secretly.
Lin Wanjie's scalpel skills can not only disembowel the stomach, but also push off the hand skin and change the fingerprints.
Before the eldest lady made the stamp, Lin Wanjie used his own scalpel to manipulate the eldest lady's fingerprints.
It's been so long since the incident, the eldest lady's fingerprints have recovered on their own, and they are naturally different from before.
The fingerprints on the marriage certificate will never find the right owner.
