Master is worthy of being a master. In just a few sentences, he successfully characterized Hu Sanji as a treacherous person who doesn't tell the truth!
The county magistrate was naturally extremely displeased. He was stunned and started to scare Hu San again.
"I will give you one more chance. If you don't tell the truth, you will be severely punished!"
Hu San was shocked, why didn't this follow the routine?
Did the person fail to make arrangements, or was the person he offended too cruel?
The master winked, and there were government officials on the left and right who pushed the person to the ground and raised the Javert stick to hurt him.
Hu San is not an ignorant person. If he takes advantage of this situation, it is not easy to stop it.
And it was obvious that these people just didn't like him, so after a while they really beat him, and he was seriously injured.
"Master, please forgive me! The villain said, the villain said everything. It was a maid named Mei Lan who found the villain, gave the villain ten taels of silver, and ordered the villain to go to Xiejiazhuang to corrupt a woman named Liu Ruolan. Reputation, he also said that if things come true, he will be rewarded with another ten taels of silver. I don’t dare to lie, please tell me!”
The master narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Master Liu had not lied to him. Someone was really eyeing the seat of Xie Xiucai's main wife and wanted to drive his real wife out of the palace.
Hu San summoned Mei Lan out, and Xie Xiuran, who had followed all the way, was so frightened that his legs went weak.
Fortunately, he was standing outside the hall and raised his hand to hold the wall, otherwise he might have fallen to the ground directly.
Hu San summoned Mei Lan out, and he didn't know if Mei Lan would drag out Miss Song in the lobby soon.
Xie Xiuran's mind was spinning rapidly, but there was nothing he could do.
Not long after, Mei Lan was taken to court by the government officials. Not only that, she was also followed by the housekeeper of the Song family.
"Who is kneeling in the hall?"
Mei Lan's eyes were dull, and there was no emotion in her voice: "Sir, this little Mei Lan is the maid of the Song family."
"Hu San said that you bribed him and wanted to slander Madam Liu's reputation, right?"
Mei Lan hesitated for a moment, and when she looked up again, her eyes were much firmer.
"Back to the eldest sir, I have indeed had contact with Hu San."
"Why do you want to slander Mrs. Liu?"
Mei Lan took a deep breath, knowing that she had reached this point, and the lady's order must be followed, otherwise her family would die.
"Back to your lord, the villain had some old grudges with Madam Liu, and he was unwilling to accept it, so he thought of a way to get someone to harm her. The villain confessed in this matter, but Madam Liu may not be a good person."
The county magistrate narrowed his eyes, this maid is dishonest!
"Hmph, you answer whatever I ask, don't be presumptuous!"
"Yes, villains dare not deceive adults. Although the affair between Madam Liu and Hu San is false, she is narrow-minded and jealous. She disrespects her mother-in-law at the top and treats her young daughter harshly at the bottom. How can such a person with bad character be tolerated? Is it compatible with Xie Xiulao?"
Inside and outside the words, it sounded like he was complaining about Xie Xiucai, but every word he said was full of nonsense.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Xie Laosan couldn't hold it back and said angrily: "Where did you come from, a cheap maid, how dare you slander my second sister-in-law like this. Everyone in our Xie family village doesn't know that she has the most gentle personality, and she has always been respectful to my mother-in-law. It hurts my beloved daughter to the core. How come she becomes another person when she comes into your mouth!"
The county magistrate frowned: "No noise!"
Xie Laosan shut up, but still couldn't help but glared at Mei Lan again.
Liu Shen didn't panic. After he learned about the matter last night, he discussed it with his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law overnight, and already had a countermeasure in mind.
"Sir, may I allow the student to ask a few questions?"
The county magistrate nodded: "Yes!"
Liu Shen then turned to look at Mei Lan and looked her up and down. It was obvious that she was a maid from a rich family.
"May I ask which Song family Miss Mei Lan works in?"
The housekeeper outside secretly screamed that something was wrong, but he did not dare to go directly into the court to speak out.
"I am the maid of the Song family in the east of the city."
"Is your master Mr. Song or Mrs. Song?"
"I am the maid next to our young lady. Why are you asking these questions?"
Liu Shen smiled: "You just said that my daughter has bad conduct, so let me ask you, where did you know about it? Is there any witness or physical evidence? If not, you will have to accuse me of another slander. .”
Mei Lan's heart skipped a beat. Even if she was responsible for this, it wouldn't be a capital crime. But if there was another charge, then her guilt would be even heavier, and she would have to be punished at least.
"You, I, I saw it with my own eyes!"
Liu Shen was not disappointed when he heard this, but waved to the young man beside him. At this time, he was still dressed as a woman. It was obvious that the Liu family had been prepared for it.
Even though they were the victims, Liu Ruolan would still be easily criticized if she went to court.
"Did you hear what she just said? Do you agree?"
The young man shook his head and said nothing, as if he was too sad.
Although Mei Lan went to Xie's house several times, it happened that Liu Ruolan returned to her parents' home. Naturally, she didn't know what Liu Ruolan looked like. She had only heard people say that she looked beautiful. When she looked up, she saw that this woman was tall and had watery eyes. I thought it was her.
"Huh, so what if you don't admit it? Madam Liu, you were yelling at your mother-in-law outside. I heard it with my own ears. Don't even think about cheating!"
The young man's shoulders shook, and he turned around half-way, without saying a word.
Liu Shen asked again: "Mei Lan, are you sure you saw him disrespecting your mother-in-law with your own eyes and heard him insulting her with your own ears?"
While Liu Shen asked, he pointed at Young Man Lang to confirm with her.
Mei Lan gritted her teeth: "Of course it is! And I have seen her more than once, so I can't be wrong. It's her, and I will never admit her mistake."
Liu Shen nodded, clasped his hands towards the person above him and said, "Sir, Mei Lan's confession is not credible. The student can point out three points and please make a clear decision."
"speak!"
"Yes, first of all, Mei Lan claims to be the maid of the Song family in the east of the city, and she is Miss Song's personal maid. Since she is a maid, how could she go to Xie's Village for no reason, and more than once?"
Mei Lan's eyes began to roll around. Why didn't he think of this just now?
"Secondly, most of the people living in Xie Family Village are members of the Xie family. Just now, the nephew of the Xie family also said that the Xie family members think highly of the daughter. If the daughter really insults her mother-in-law, it must be in the inner room. Then How did this foreigner Mei Lan know about it? But if it was outside, could it be that Mei Lan is the only one in Xiejia Village who has eyes and ears, and everyone else is blind and deaf? "
The county magistrate nodded, his words were true.
What Mei Lan said is indeed more like nonsense, just to get Liu Ruolan.
"Third, and most importantly, she kept saying that she saw it with her own eyes and that she would never mistake the person."
Liu Shen said this, pulled the young man over, and then faced the county magistrate: "But this one is clearly not a little girl. Then she just ruined my little girl's reputation with every word, which shows how vicious her thoughts are!"
(End of chapter)
