Captain Li was carried here. He looked pale and his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.

"Let me go, my sister is the ninth lady of the Du family."

The guards who went to arrest people ignored him and showed a strong attitude. The young master wanted to investigate thoroughly and no one could stop him.

Mrs. Li made a big fuss, acted like a spoiled brat, and tried everything, but to no avail.

The two were sent to the court. Captain Li saw Sun Tongzhi sitting high in the court at a glance, and a strong hatred flashed in his eyes.

He shouted loudly, "Sun Tongzhi, I advise you not to do anything reckless. I have already informed my sister, and she will be here soon. If I hurt even a hair, she will not let you go, and the Du family will not let you go either."

Sun Tongzhi looked at him intently. He had changed so much that he was almost unrecognizable.

Captain Li had sunken eyes, was as thin as a skeleton, and had a crazy look in his eyes. He no longer looked like a normal person.

Sun Tongzhi raised his hand and ordered, "Beat the gongs and drums, and notify all the people in the city to come to the trial."

Li Baihu's face changed drastically. What did he mean? This posture was clearly for real.

"What crime have I committed? How could a centurion like me have to endure such humiliation?"

Sun Tongzhi knew a little about what he had done in the past, but since the people did not sue and the officials did not investigate, how could he pursue the matter if there was no victim?

But if you do too many bad things, you will eventually hit a wall.

"He bribed the police to cause trouble in the snack street and kill people."

Li Baihu's heart sank and he flew into a rage, "What nonsense! I have been recuperating and have not asked about the outside world. I know nothing. Don't think of throwing dirty water on me. I won't accept it."

Mrs. Li also complained loudly.

Soon, people rushed over upon hearing the news and surrounded the court.

This is a public trial! The person on trial is actually a relative of the Du family! How lively!

"Sir, the plaintiff is here."

Captain Li turned his head and saw that it was Mu Wanqing. New and old hatreds surged in his heart, and his eyes flashed with ferocity. "Bitch, you dare to appear in front of me and even dare to falsely accuse me. I will tear you into pieces."

If you ask him who he hates the most, it is undoubtedly Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing glanced at him indifferently, with great contempt. He was just a defeated general, but he still didn't stop.

Captain Li was irritated by her eyes and rushed over like a madman to strangle her to death, but was pinned to the ground by the officers.

"Sir, I want to sue this person. For his own selfish reasons, he bribed a couple to come to the snack street to cause trouble. The man died on the spot from the poison. This is a bloody life."

Yes, the man died. After investigation, it was found that someone bribed the couple and gave them 100 taels of silver.

They could not earn more than 100 taels of silver in their entire lives, so naturally they could not resist the temptation.

They didn't know who the other party was, they just came to blackmail the snack street, and the most important thing was to put the blame on Mu Wanqing.

Originally, the target was the store opened by Mu Wanqing, but unfortunately, she was too busy to open the store. She didn't personally go to any of her parents' or brother's stores, and she didn't understand the situation at the moment, so she just picked one at random.

If they could shut down the snack street, drag the Mu family into trouble, and put them in jail, that would be considered a success.

They didn't know, but some things cannot withstand investigation. This clue led to the servants in Li Baihu's mansion, and then to Li Baihu and his wife.

"He also ignored the law and colluded with some officials to put me to death. I beg you to investigate and give me justice."

Not only that, the woman who had caused the trouble was brought to the court. The woman was dressed in mourning, her eyes were swollen from crying, and she confessed everything while crying.

But no one sympathized with her.

They risk their lives for money and harm others for money. Even if you have a paralyzed old mother or hungry children at home who are so poor that they can't even have food to eat, I can't sympathize with you.

Being poor is not an excuse to commit a crime.

"Bring Li Sangou, the servant of the Li family."

Li Sangou was brought up timidly. He first glanced at Li Baihu, whose eyes were full of warnings.

"My Lord, I know nothing."

Sun Tongzhi was confident that the evidence was solid. "Fang, is it him?"

The woman in mourning took a look and said, "It was him. He gave me fifty taels of silver and promised to give me half of it after the matter was done."

The banknotes were hidden under the bed and were found by the officers who broke into the house. They were then presented as evidence in court.

She had no money, her husband passed away, she had nothing left, and suddenly she felt that life was meaningless and not worth it.

It was him, it was these people who ruined everything.

"Sir, they are powerful, how dare we, the common people, refuse? If we don't obey, we will be killed. We, my husband and I, have no choice."

It is not known whether it was a last resort, but these words obviously aroused the anger of the people.

The people were talking about it, saying all kinds of things, fifty taels of silver, an ordinary family could not afford that much money.

It appears that the accusation is true.

Li Sangou refused to admit it even if he was beaten to death. They were all slaves of the Li family. They belonged to the Li family in life and would be the ghosts of the Li family in death. "I didn't give you this money. It's unfair."

The bribed officials also came to the court and explained the whole story honestly. They had no choice but to admit it.

Only Li Sangou was still stubborn. Seeing that he was stubborn, Sun Tongzhi's face darkened. "Beat him, beat him hard, until he confesses."

Li Baihu's face changed when he heard this, "Sir, you are trying to force me to confess."

Sun Tongzhi looked at him coldly. He was also a fool. He and his sister were born in poverty. His sister was lucky enough to be sold to the Du Mansion. She was smart and clever and caught the eye of Mrs. Du. Then the whole family became prosperous.

Then just live a good life. After two generations, you can gradually accumulate wealth and start your own business.

Who knew that he would take advantage of his power to bully others and make trouble all the time.

In the past, I was too humble, but after gaining power, I became complacent, pursued fame and fortune, and bullied the weak. This is a kind of compensation psychology for myself.

After a few hits with the sticks, Li Sangou screamed in pain and soon confessed.

It turned out that it was Captain Li who instructed him to do so, the plan was also arranged by Captain Li, and the silver note was given by Madam Li.

So, this couple is the culprit.

The people were in an uproar, thinking that this man was too evil.

Captain Li was extremely sensitive at this time, and a contemptuous look could drive him crazy.

"I didn't do anything. It was this little bitch who seduced me. I didn't like her, so she got angry and framed me..."

This crime is so vicious that it will ruin Mu Wanqing's life.

After all, who would want to marry a woman with a bad reputation?

Mu Wanqing chuckled, "Who would be stupid enough to hook up with a father-in-law? He's not a man anymore, what's the point of coming here?"

She is not a mean person, but if they insist on making things difficult for her, then don't blame her for exposing their most shameful privacy in public.

The whole place was unusually quiet, so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

Li Baihu was shocked and trembled all over. Is she still a woman? How dare she say such words in public? Shameless!

"You are talking nonsense, you are farting..."

Mu Wanqing raised her eyebrows slightly, "I'm talking nonsense? Then verify it in public. If I'm wrong, I'll kneel down and admit my mistake, and I'm willing to accept any punishment."

Some people who are afraid of the world shouted excitedly, "Yes, yes, take off your pants in public for everyone to see."

"Tutututut, what is a grown man afraid of?"

Li Baihu's face turned pale and blue, and his eyes went dark for a while. "Mu Wanqing, you are so brave. A commoner who sues an official should be punished. Lord Sun, I think you should be beaten with eighty sticks first."

"This is a court. It's not someone else's turn to teach me how to judge a case." Sun Tongzhi slammed the chopping board and said, "Drag Li Baihu out and beat him with 20 sticks until he confesses."

"Let's see who dares." An angry shout was heard, and Grandma Du Jiu walked in with the support of a maid. Half of her arm was wrapped in gauze, which was particularly conspicuous.

Her face was full of anger. "Lord Sun, do you want to fight to the death with my Du family?"

But, to her surprise, Sun Tongzhi did not give in as he did before, but coldly scolded, "When will it be your turn to represent the Du family? The reputation of the Du family has been ruined by villains like you."

Villain? Grandma Du Jiu's face turned green. "You are the villains who forget their principles for the sake of profit. You seduce outsiders to betray the Du family for a little bit of profit. As a member of the Du family, I will never tolerate you. Come on, beat this witch to death. I want to see how she can continue to do evil."

She risked her life to protect the only male in the Li family at all costs.

All in all, it was Mu Wanqing who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes. As long as she died, everything would go back to the way it was before.

Even if she had a close relationship with the young general, would she really bother with her over a dead person?

When a person dies, everything is over. Any benefits will disappear. She was obsessed with appearances and worried too much before, which caused the brother and sister to suffer like this.

The servants she brought with her rushed forward and pounced on Mu Wanqing. Mu Wanqing did not dodge but watched quietly.

A figure came out from behind and stood in front of her, "How impressive, Li."

"Young General." Everyone braked suddenly and fell to their knees with a thud.

Grandma Du Jiu gasped. He was actually watching the whole thing in the inner room?

In other words, he was the one who led this case?

How is this possible? But she suddenly remembered to ask Mrs. Du for help. The Du family replied that Mrs. Du had gone outside the city to burn incense.

She thought it was a coincidence, but now she realized that it was arranged in advance.

"Zedi, you..."

Du Shaoxuan's eyes were full of disgust. "Can you call me Ze brother? Li, you and your brother have evil intentions and have done many evil things. It's time to settle accounts."

He had not had time to take care of these mundane affairs before. After all, the Du family army was his roots and his foothold. He had been learning from his father over the years and wanted to win over those soldiers as soon as possible.

Just because his surname is Du doesn’t mean he can take over the Du family army. If you don’t have the ability, you still won’t be able to support it.

Grandma Du Jiu's face changed several times, and her lips trembled slightly, "I am your sister-in-law, how can you do this to me?"

Du Shaoxuan just sneered, "Master Sun, there are still many victims outside, please come in."

Sun Tongzhi looked at him, then looked at Grandma Du Jiu, whose face was pale. Something was not right. He didn't dare to ask more questions and brought those victims in without saying a word.

These people were all exiled prisoners under the name of Captain Li. They were tortured, but no one answered their calls and no one to turn to for help.

Now that someone has come forward, they can't wait to crucify this bastard.

"This beast stole my newlywed wife. He is worse than a pig or a dog."

"My daughter was only fifteen years old, and he raped her."

"After he took my brother away, I had no news of him again. Later, I found his broken body in a mass grave. His whole body was covered with..."

Each tragedy was so horrifying that the onlookers were stunned and angrily denounced Li Baihu as a beast who should be punished.

Captain Li still refused to admit it and said that the fugitives under him wanted to rebel and their entire family should be executed.

However, more and more evidence and witnesses emerged, which nailed him in the face.

Sun Tongzhi frowned and made a direct judgment. The Li family’s property was confiscated, and the Li couple were sentenced to death and imprisoned to be executed in the autumn.

The death penalty had to be reported to higher authorities and could only be carried out with the emperor's approval.

Captain Li lay sprawled on the ground, his face ashen. Madam Li burst into tears and cried for help from Grandma Du Jiu.

Grandma Du Jiu was furious. "My Lord, this is all a false accusation. You have been deceived. Young Master, you too, how could you listen to the instigation of a bitch..."

Du Shaoxuan shouted coldly, "Shut up, you are the bitch."

"Ze'er." Mrs. Du walked in with the support of Du Jiu. She looked at her son with worry. How could this child not distinguish between inside and outside? How would others view him as the young master if he was so rude in public?

Du Jiu was even more ashamed and angry, "Brother Ze, what's your attitude? No matter how bad our relationship is, we have been respectful to Madam and the Du family all these years. Why don't you even give us the most basic respect?"

Du Shaoxuan frowned. He sent his mother out of the city to avoid these things. Du Jiu was so brave that he actually dared to bring her back.

Madam Du advised softly, "Zer, Li has been very respectful and filial to me over the years, so give her some respect."

"Respect?" Du Shaoxuan's eyes were extremely cold. "Why should I respect someone who tried to seduce me when I was twelve years old?"

Since they want to die, he will grant their wish.

It was like a thunderclap exploding above everyone's head. Everyone was stunned. Mrs. Du's eyes widened suddenly and her lips trembled.

How come she never knew about this?

Grandma Du Jiu's eyes went dark and she almost fainted. How dare he...

Du Jiuru was shocked, "This is impossible. When you were twelve years old, she had already married me..."

His voice stopped abruptly. Du Shaoxuan was calm and steady and never talked nonsense!

The problem is, there's a huge age gap between them.

Du Shaoxuan looked disgusted, "So, it's even more disgusting."

In fact, it was nothing serious. I just threw a handkerchief on the road he passed by and said a few ambiguous words when I turned back to look for him. But it was still disgusting.

Mrs. Du burst into tears, heartbroken. Is this why her son didn't want to get married? "Zer, you...you silly child, why don't you ever mention it?"

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Suddenly I remembered Dream of the Red Chamber. Let’s go eat.