"Who is here? What's the matter?" Magistrate Lin sat high up in the court, with two rows of yamen runners standing beside him.
Father Lan knelt down and looked at Prefect Lin. "Prefect, my name is Lan Qingyan, and I want to sue Shen Chao of the Shen Mansion. He killed my daughter Lan Zhi."
It turned out to be Lan Qingyan, a well-known businessman here.
Prefect Lin couldn't help but sit up straight. He couldn't just send Lan Qingyan away casually.
He looked dignified and asked, "What evidence do you have?"
Suddenly, a young woman ran in from the door and immediately knelt down. "Sir, I can testify that it was Shen Chao who killed Lan Zhi."
"Oh, who are you?" Magistrate Lin stroked his beard.
"I am Miss Lanzhi's maid Qiu'er."
"That time, Shen Chao took the young lady out for dinner, and she never came back."
"The young lady was killed by him. It was not at all the disease that he said she died of."
Prefect Shen slapped the table hard and said loudly: "Come here, bring Shen Chao over."
After a while, the bailiffs dragged Shen Chao over and pinned him to the ground.
"Chen Chao, do you admit your crime?" Prefect Lin looked fiercely at Chen Chao lying on the ground.
Chen Chao was not a pushover, and faced with such a situation, he was not afraid at all. "Sir, it's unjust."
"It's unfair, Chen Chao. Zhi'er treated you so well, and now she cut off all ties with me just for you."
"You, on the contrary, not only did you not consider her kindness, but you also poisoned her."
"Have you been able to sleep for so many days?"
Chen Chao was shocked. How did he know that I poisoned Lan Zhi to death?
Could it be...
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