County Magistrate Zhu looked at Zhao Liu.
"Zhao Liu, you come first!"
Zhao Liu hated Xie Fangfei so much that he just wanted to drag her into this, so he said, "Your Excellency, I did kidnap Miss Xie, but there's a hidden story behind this."
Zhao Liu described in detail how he and Xie Fangfei met, how they conspired, and how they kidnapped her.
"Nonsense!" Lei Bao rushed forward with red eyes and kicked Zhao Liu hard.
This person is talking nonsense! Miss Xie is definitely not that kind of person!
How could he allow such a pure and innocent woman like Miss Xie to be slandered so casually?!
Zhao Liu was so scared that he shrank into the corner, and Lei Bao's fists and feet came at him.
County Magistrate Zhu's expression turned grim: "He's disturbing the court. Arrest him!"
Several yamen runners rushed up and subdued Lei Bao with great effort and took him aside.
It took a while for the court to quiet down.
"Zhao Liu, these are just your one-sided statements. Do you have any evidence?"
"I am familiar with Miss Xie. We often go to Changfeng Tavern in Yaoshui Town to drink. The owner there can testify. As for the conspiracy, Miss Xie wrote me a letter, and I still have it." Zhao Liu took out a piece of paper from his arms.
The bailiff took it and handed it to the county magistrate.
"Although I have kidnapped Miss Xie, this was done with her consent. Please give me a light punishment!" Zhao Liudao said.
"Why did Miss Xie conspire with you?" asked County Magistrate Zhu.
"Miss Xie likes someone and wants him to be a hero and save her," Zhao Liu said. "The person next to me is Miss Xie's maid. She knows all this. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
County Magistrate Zhu looked at Dongxue.
"Is everything he says true?"
Dongxue shook her head: "No... He was the one who slandered the young lady!"
"The evidence has been handed over to you, sir. You dare to deceive the county magistrate, your crime is even more serious!" Zhao Liudao said.
"Yes, tell the truth, otherwise I will not let you off easily!" County Magistrate Zhu slammed the gavel and said.
Dongxue was so scared that she almost fainted. She didn't say anything and just started crying.
"Sir, he's talking nonsense. I didn't conspire with him!"
At this time, a voice sounded. It was Xie Fangfei who was speaking, and behind her stood Mr. Xie with a frown on his face.
Xie Fangfei asked Lei Bao to chase after him, but she was still restless.
She had never felt so anxious and uneasy before, as if everything was out of control.
Xie Fangfei couldn't sit still anymore, so she insisted on coming, and Mr. Xie naturally came along.
It turned out that the matter was brought to the attention of the government and became a big deal.
"Sir, Zhao Liu is a shameless villain. He has bad intentions towards me and has been frivolous to me many times. I have scolded him severely. Who would have thought that he would kidnap me and force me! Fortunately, the security guards at home rescued me in time! Sir, you must do something for me!" Xie Fangfei said, and then she started crying.
She knew that tears were women's weapons. If they cried and acted pitiful, people would naturally favor the weak.
Unfortunately, this happened in court, and she offended Zhao Liu, the mad dog, again.
"Xie Fangfei, you are talking nonsense. It was you who asked me to kidnap you, and you even seduced me. How shameless!" Zhao Liu spat.
"Zhao Liu, you clearly forced me to do this, and when I refused, you slandered me! Stop ruining my reputation. You didn't succeed at all. A woman's chastity is the most important thing. I would rather die than surrender!"
"Bah, you'd rather die than surrender, just pretend I didn't see the red mole on your pussy! You've been so slutty all night, you stinky bitch!"
The two of them started cursing at each other.
Magistrate Zhu slammed the gavel several times, and the court finally quieted down.
"Stop arguing! The court is not a place for you to quarrel! I'll have someone investigate whether there was any conspiracy." County Magistrate Zhu looked at Dongxue and said, "I want to ask you, why did you poison Zhao Liu?"
Dongxue looked at Xie Fangfei for help.
Xie Fangfei immediately said, "Dongxue must have been unable to bear the repeated bullying by Zhao Liu, so she did this! Dongxue, why are you so stupid?"
"That's premeditated murder. Prisoner Dongxue, do you plead guilty?" County Magistrate Zhu asked sternly.
Dongxue bit her lips tightly and looked at Xie Fangfei, but saw that Xie Fangfei turned her head away.
Her life was saved by the young lady, so she would be willing to give her life to the young lady.
However, she always felt that the young lady now was very strange.
The young lady before was so kind and wouldn't hurt anyone. She treated her like her own sister...
"I plead guilty." Dongxue said in a trembling voice.
Xie Fangfei and Zhao Liu each hold their own opinion.
There are many things to investigate.
So today's trial ends here, and we will continue the trial after collecting more evidence.
Xie Fangfei still couldn't let go of the heavy stone in her heart.
She was so careless that she actually left evidence.
By comparing the handwriting on the note, it can be proved that it was written by myself.
She has to find a way to solve this problem.
It's getting more and more troublesome.
It’s all Dongxue’s fault, that loser. If she had known this earlier, she would have taken action herself. If she had taken action, Zhao Liu would definitely be dead by now!
Tang Li and Wei Qing did not return to Yaoshui Town immediately.
Tangli used Lao Zeng's connections to go to jail and meet Dongxue.
The little maidservant huddled in the corner and cried and cried, obviously she was terrified.
As soon as Tangli came in, Dongxue looked at her with vigilance.
"Intentional murder, according to the laws of the Great Zhou, do you know how to sentence it?" Tang Li asked.
Dongxue trembled with fear: "How will it be judged?"
"Attempted murder, punishable by thirty strokes of the cane and six years of hard labor. But a weak little maid like you can't hold out for six years, maybe even one or two." Tang Li said.
Dongxue's face was full of despair.
This is her fate.
The young lady has become like this. Even if she is not doing hard labor, the master will definitely kill her if she returns to the Xie Mansion in Shangjing.
She just hopes that the young lady is well now.
"How many years have you been with Xie Fangfei?" Tang Li suddenly asked.
Dongxue was so frightened that she wanted to talk to someone, so she said, "Eight years ago, when I was five years old, if the young lady hadn't bought me, I would have starved to death."
"Has your young lady's personality always been like this? Do you think your young lady has changed?" Tang Li asked tentatively.
Dongxue suddenly raised her head and looked at Tangli.
Tangli knew that he was right.
It seems that Xie Fangfei was not born through transmigration, but was transferred to the body of Miss Xie.
"Your young lady wasn't like this originally, but from one day on, she suddenly changed. She has many thoughts that you can't understand, and she does things that shock you."
Dongxue nodded unconsciously.
Dongxue was puzzled: "How did you know?"
Tang Li asked back: "When did your young lady change?"
Dongxue thought carefully: "Two years ago! After the young lady fell into the water and was rescued, her personality changed drastically! The young lady was originally gentle and quiet, but after her personality changed, she often said things I couldn't understand, disguised herself as a man, had close contacts with those scholars, and even wrote poems in front of the emperor..."
Falling into water is the most classic way of time travel in time-travel novels.
A soul traveled through time and space to Miss Xie's body. Where did the original Miss Xie go? Did she die, or was her body taken over?
Tangli seemed to be lost in thought.
"Your young lady is no longer the same young lady." Tang Li said.
Dongxue was completely shocked.
How is this possible?
She had never imagined anything like this would happen.
"Your young lady fell into the water and was captured by a water ghost. The water ghost took your young lady's body and lived in her place."
"She is no longer your young lady. On the contrary, she killed your young lady."
After Tangli finished speaking, he turned and left.
She knew everything she wanted to know and said everything she needed to say.
As for what the outcome will be, we can only wait and see.
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