Upon seeing that figure, Xue'er's expression changed several times, and she hurriedly explained her identity to Shi Kun.

Shi Kun glared angrily at Mei Chaofeng, thinking, "It's all because this bastard is lustful and has ruined my important plans!"

"Who is below?" Xie Yi asked hastily, noticing the change in everyone's expression.

The woman brought in by the Chu family guards knelt on the ground: "Reporting to the City Lord, I am Tan Zhangshi, wife of Tan Wei."

"Tan Wei?" Xie Yi naturally knew who Tan Wei was, and his eyes immediately became playful.

Sang Hong frowned slightly; it seemed their operation was going to fail again.

"What are you doing here? Go back now!" Mei Chaofeng finally realized what was happening and rushed towards the woman.

The woman instinctively shrank back, clearly frightened.

Chu Chuyan stepped between the two and said calmly, "Are you trying to intimidate my witness?"

Mei Chaofeng hurriedly said, "She is not a witness at all, she is just one of my concubines."

"No, I am Tan Wei's wife, but you took me by despicable means!" Tan Zhangshi's eyes were full of hatred.

Mei Chaofeng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The woman in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar to him. Just a while ago, she had been very obedient to him and granted his every wish. That sense of conquest made him quite proud, and he even couldn't help but boast about it in front of Xue'er. But now it seemed that she had been faking it all along.

Xie Yi glanced at Sang Hong discreetly, and seeing that he made no move, he had already made up his mind: "Tan Zhangshi, tell me your grievances quickly, and all the officials here can help you."

Then, with tears streaming down her face, Zhang Shi recounted her ordeal. It turned out that she and Tan Wei were childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately, Tan Wei was too poor, and the Zhang family had never been too keen on their marriage. So Tan Wei joined the Plum Blossom Gang, and with his daring and fighting spirit, he gradually made a name for himself over the years, gaining some fame and wealth.

With her insistence, her parents reluctantly agreed to their marriage. After the wedding, the two were very loving. Until one day, Mei Chaofeng, the leader of the Plum Blossom Gang, came to their house as a guest and saw Zhang's beauty. He was immediately aroused by her beauty.

Later, the scheme to seize Zhang's property enraged Tan Wei, who drew his sword to seek revenge. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great, and with Zhang's help, Tan Wei barely managed to escape with his life.

For her husband's safety, Zhang offered herself to the enemy, allowing Mei Chaofeng to play with her as she pleased. The only thing that sustained her was Mei Chaofeng's promise to let Tan Wei go.

Unfortunately, she recently received news that Tan Wei had been killed by Plum Blossom Twelve. She was heartbroken and wanted to die to accompany her husband, but she felt that it would be too easy for Mei Chaofeng.

So he changed his usual behavior and began to actively cater to Mei Chaofeng, winning her favor more and more. Mei Chaofeng mistakenly believed that her charm had completely conquered this beautiful married woman, so she became less and less wary of her.

Zhang silently collected various pieces of evidence against him, waiting for an opportunity. Today, when the eldest daughter of the Duke's family came, she immediately realized that the opportunity had arrived.

“Nonsense! It was clearly this shameless woman who was promiscuous and lustful, coveting my power and strength, and actively seduced me. Tan Wei left on his own accord because he was filled with shame and indignation. It was not me who went to take advantage of him,” Mei Chaofeng hurriedly said.

Zuan's mocking voice rang out from the side: "You think you're me? That women would lust after you and seduce you? You should take a look in the mirror and see what you look like."

Mei Chaofeng felt a surge of anger rising to her head, and she really wanted to rush over and slap him twice, but in the courtroom, she knew that this was just wishful thinking.

Mei Chaofeng's anger level increased by 501!

Chu Chuyan, who was standing to the side, was also speechless. She felt that she had been offended by what Zu An had just said.

At this moment, County Lieutenant Pang Chun reminded her, "Mrs. Tan, what you just said is irrelevant to this case. We will handle your case separately later."

“Of course it’s related!” Madam Tan said, looking up. “Yesterday I heard with my own ears that Mei Chaofeng arranged for his men to make false testimonies, and he also killed Mei Hua Thirteen with his own hands. It seems that he is the only one in the entire Plum Blossom Gang who has the ability to imitate the swordsmanship of some academy.”

These words caused an uproar, and even Mei Chaofeng's relatives and friends looked at her in disbelief.

"You slut, you're talking nonsense!" Mei Chaofeng was filled with regret. He should have cut her off completely when he got tired of her, and this disaster wouldn't have happened. However, he also knew that if he were given another chance, he would still repeat the same mistake, because he couldn't get tired of this woman anytime soon.

Tan Zhangshi ignored him and continued, "Not only that, I also heard that Yang Hucao's matter is related to him, it seems that it was arranged by some important person."

Everyone was in an uproar. Yang Hucao's wife, upon hearing this, also rushed towards Mei Chaofeng like a madwoman, scratching and clawing at her. Fortunately, she was quickly moved away by the yamen runners.

The onlookers were abuzz with discussion. Although there was no concrete evidence yet, they were already quite convinced, especially by Mei Chaofeng's act of killing her husband and taking her as her own, which aroused their righteous indignation.

"That piece of trash Mei Chaofeng!" How could Shi Kun not be furious? He had been plotting for so long, and it seemed he could bring Zu'an to its doom, but it was all ruined by a woman.

“Young Master, there’s no need to worry. You didn’t personally intervene this time, so Madam Tan doesn’t know your identity. Besides, Mei Chaofeng is aware of the situation and will take all the blame if things get out of hand, and won’t implicate you,” Shi Lezhi transmitted from the side.

"Hmph, I doubt he'd dare!" Shi Kun snorted, but he wasn't happy at all.

Xie Yi coughed lightly: "Guards, take Mei Chaofeng into custody. Also, detain and interrogate the 'witnesses' who just accused Zu An of murder. I will definitely seek justice for the wrongfully killed and give the people a fair trial."

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