Xie Yu'an looked at the young masters expressionlessly. It was just a simple sentence, but they only felt a coldness on their necks, as if they were holding a knife.
"We didn't say anything. We just discussed the matter. His sister Qiao Yin, knowing that Prince Lu had already proposed marriage, still used despicable means like throwing herself into a lake to coerce Prince Lu. It's a bit despicable..."
Qiao Mo on the side asked angrily: "Do you dare to tell your original words?"
The young masters all lowered their heads and dared not speak.
"Humph, you also know that your words are unspeakable and unspeakable? Then you still dare to talk about my sister behind her back unscrupulously. Has my sister offended you? You villains should be beaten!" Qiao Mo thought about it, and his teeth The crunchy bite!
The situation was suddenly reversed, but the young masters still refused to admit their mistakes and said harshly: "We are just talking about the matter. People say this on the streets. How come your sister dares to do such a shameful thing, why are you afraid of others saying it? She didn't seduce anyone? She didn't die. Really? Didn’t she kneel down and lick Lu Jinzhi like a dog wagging her tail? This is all true. "
"you wanna die!"
Qiao Mo became angry and raised his fist again, but was stopped by Xie Yu'an.
Xie Yuan's face was calm, and he could not see too many emotions. He only said: "Since Miss Qiao Er is still involved, let's go to trial today together with the theft case of Miss Qiao Er the day before yesterday."
"Wangshan, take my name card and invite Chu Wenjing and the people who gathered in Jifang Garden that day to come to the government office."
Wangshan took the order and left. Xie Yuan turned to look at Zhou Fuyin again and said calmly:
"Sir Zhou, to be honest, I have something else to do here today. I was entrusted by Miss Qiao Er to inquire whether there has been any progress in the case of accusing Prince Lu of being a thief the other day? Has your Excellency interrogated the suspect?"
Zhou Fuyin's heart skipped a beat. In terms of seniority, he was already Xie Yuan's senior, and he was on his own territory, so it was not his turn to dominate.
But now, he was standing in front of Xie Yu'an, as if someone had grabbed his throat, and he couldn't even utter a word to refute.
Xie Yu'an saw through it at a glance and his eyes darkened: "Everything in the capital is burdened with Sir Zhou, so it is understandable that Sir Zhou is delayed. However, Sir, please don't forget that the Marquis of Jing'an is still fighting for the country in the south. The old Marquis If you know that your children are being treated like this in the capital, your heart will be shaken and it will affect the war, will you be responsible for this?"
Zhou Fu Yin's face turned earth-colored, and he immediately said to the Yamen servant: "Go quickly and send the successor of Yueji Pavilion, and then go to the Duke's Mansion to summon the heir apparent of the Lu family."
Not long after, Yuejige's clerk, Lu Yizhi, Chu Wenjing and others were all present, but Lu Jinzhi was absent.
"The concierge of the Duke's Mansion said that Prince Lu has gone into the palace and is not in the mansion." replied the Yamen servant who went to summon him.
Zhou Fuyin glanced at Xie Yu'an quietly, and Xie Yu'an calmly said, "Nothing, let's interrogate witnesses first."
Zhou Fuyin slapped the alarm and began to interrogate.
He first asked Yue Ji Ge who ordered the jade cicada and how it got into Lu Jinzhi's hands.
Lu Yizhi said truthfully: "The thing was ordered by the second lady of the Qiao family, but my second brother seemed to have misunderstood and thought that the second lady of the Qiao family wanted to give it to him, so he took it from the clerk on his own initiative. Miss Qiao Er was very angry, so she chased to Jifang Garden to ask for it from my second brother."
Xie Yu'an looked at Lu Yizhi thoughtfully, then turned to look at Chu Wenjing: "Mr. Chu, you were present at that time. After Miss Qiao saw Prince Lu, did you make it clear that the things were not his?"
"This this……"
Chu Wenjing looked around, his palms already sweating.
What is this thing called? Why did you call him to the Yamen? Could he not say it?
What did he say? He said that Lu Jinzhi was so sentimental that he became angry because of shame?
Isn't this tearing off Lu Jinzhi's face and trampling it on the ground? Why don't Lu Jinzhi chop him into pieces?
But, the person in front of me is Xie Yuan! Just now, his father's eyes lit up when he saw Xie Yuan's name card. If he offends Xie Yuan by not telling the truth, his father will have to kill him when he gets back!
Really, it’s a dead end if you don’t say it!
Just when Chu Wenjing was in a dilemma, the people next to him rushed to tell the story of that day.
"Miss Qiao Er said that she would ask Lu Shizi for the jade pendant as soon as they met, but Lu Shizi refused to hand it over, so Miss Qiao Er said that she had already reported to the government and brought the Yamen servants. As a result, Lu Shizi was angered, and Lu Shizi became angry. After throwing the jade pendant into the lake, Miss Qiao Er jumped into the water to find the jade pendant in desperation."
"Is that so, Mr. Chu?" Xie Yu'an did not forget to confirm with Chu Wenjing again.
At this point, Chu Wenjing was powerless and could only nod: "Yes!"
Chu Wenjing was the most familiar with Lu Jinzhi, so his testimony was naturally the most weighty.
When things came to light, the group of rich kids who insulted Qiao Yin were all dumbfounded:
The truth was completely opposite to what they heard.
Qiao Yin was not forcing someone to die. It was clearly Lu Jinzhi who took someone else's things because of his passion. After being exposed, he got angry and threw people's things, causing them to fall into the water!
"It was our failure to discern the facts and our inappropriate words that offended Miss Qiao Er. We are sorry and we are willing to apologize to Miss Qiao Er."
Jifen immediately apologized to Qiao Mo for his mistake. Qiao Mo felt proud and proud, and the deep injustice in his heart was finally cleared.
"You should be careful what you say in the future. My sister has nothing to do with Lu Jinzhi anymore. Don't associate my sister with that hypocrite. It's bad luck!"
Right and wrong are reversed. No matter how stupid Qiao Mo is, he can see that someone is deliberately obstructing it.
Who else could this person be besides Lu Jinzhi? ! It's so underhanded!
If it weren't for Xie Yu'an's support today, they would have had no choice but to swallow this secret loss!
The case was clear and it was time to make a verdict. Zhou Fuyin looked at Xie Yuan again:
"General Xie, what do you think the sentence should be?"
Xie Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it will be judged according to my laws in Dazhou."
Zhou Fuyin was racking his brains again. Xie Yuan obviously wanted to support the Qiao family.
But he couldn't offend the Duke's Mansion. He couldn't really arrest the prince of the Duke's Mansion as a thief?
Zhou Fuyin weighed the options for a long time, finally made up his mind, and pronounced his verdict:
"They slandered the second young lady of the Qiao family first, and it was excusable that Mr. Qiao took action. Since the two parties have reconciled, they only need to share the loss of the restaurant, no matter the punishment."
"As for the case of Miss Qiao Er suing Prince Lu for theft, there must be some misunderstandings and personal grudges. It should be mediated privately to resolve the misunderstanding."
Zhou Fuyin looked at Xie Yu'an as he spoke. He was relieved when he saw Xie Yu'an nod.
"Miss Qiao Er is a generous person and does not want to hold Yue Jige and Prince Lu responsible. However, it is an indisputable fact that Prince Lu maliciously threw things into the lake. Should Prince Lu pay corresponding compensation?" Xie Yu'an said.
Zhou Fuyin nodded: "Yes, yes, that is what it should be."
It's better to pay some money to calm things down than to make things worse, and the government will probably not care about it.
"That's easy to handle. I have retrieved the jade pendant on behalf of Prince Lu, but it cost me some money. Please have this IOU stamped by Mr. Zhou and send it to the Duke's Mansion together with the government's verdict."
Xie Yu'an smiled and sent an IOU to Zhou Fuyin. Zhou Fuyin picked up the official seal without even thinking about it and was about to seal it when he caught a glimpse of the amount on it:
"One hundred thousand taels!"
Xie Yu'an was smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"It's less. I didn't even include Miss Qiao Er's reputational damage fee."
He smiled, put his hand on Zhou Fuyin's official seal, and pressed it down.
Zhou Fuyin froze on the spot and allowed Xie Yuan to stamp the official seal on the IOU.
Xie Yuan took out the sealed IOU and judgment, turned around and handed them to Lu Yizhi.
"Go back and tell your father not to have any ideas about the Qiao family, and don't worry about the Qiao family."
Xie Yuan raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yizhi with his sharp eyes:
"You too, stay away from Qiao Yin!"
