After Lin Xiuyan finished speaking, she crossed her arms and said, "City Lord Zheng said that when the strength of the two sides is too different, the weaker party is always right."
"Lord Zheng also said that the words of the seriously injured person cannot be used as evidence because the person is not in a mental state."
"Father, wait a moment. I'll go to the city lord's mansion first and beat him so badly that he can't take care of himself."
She was about to leave when the Prince of Pingnan said with a dark face, "Come back!"
Lin Xiuyan turned to look at him and said, "As the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, I am of noble status."
“I was assassinated in the street. I caught the murderer and found the mastermind, but the city lord sided with the murderer.”
"If I don't teach the person involved a lesson in this matter, I'm afraid the Pingnan Prince's Mansion will lose all face."
"I'm not sure if someone is trying to sow discord between my father and me, but your questioning of me without asking any questions makes me think you're very foolish."
Prince Pingnan: "!!!!!!!"
Was he being verbally abused by Lin Xiuyan?
Lin Xiuyan wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Father, aren't you afraid that you'll become deaf and blind one day because you're so easily swayed by others?"
The Prince of Pingnan slammed his fist on the table again and roared, "How dare you!"
Lin Xiuyan saw that his hands were red from clapping and thought he was being funny.
Just as she was about to speak, Ye Junfei said from the side, "I think what Xiuyan said makes a lot of sense."
“Even if Father doesn’t like us, we are still the noble heir and heir of the Pingnan Prince’s Mansion in public.”
“Father, you are letting others bully us. That is to throw the face of the Pingnan Prince’s Mansion on the ground and let others trample on it.”
Prince Pingnan: "..."
Ye Junfei looked at the Prince of Pingnan with a half-smile and said, "If Father thinks the reputation of the Prince of Pingnan's residence is unimportant, then we should admit that we are wrong."
Princess Pingnan said from the side, "Zheng Cheng has been handling cases for many years and is very experienced. His judgment is unlikely to be wrong."
"You said the murderer is Zhou Shuyi, isn't there some misunderstanding?"
Lin Xiuyan said calmly, "I don't know if City Lord Zheng is experienced or not, but I think he's mentally ill."
"Since the princess trusts Lord Zheng so much, why not pay his 100,000 taels of silver for his medical treatment and ask the medical sage to examine his brain?"
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."
She took a deep breath and said, "You really have a sharp tongue!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled: "It can't compare to your viciousness."
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."
Before they broke off relations, everyone could still pretend to be friendly.
Now that's great, Lin Xiuyan can shut her up with a single word!
Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked directly at Prince Pingnan and said, "Your Highness, I can no longer speak in front of the Crown Princess!"
"No matter what, I'm still an elder!"
The Prince of Pingnan was also feeling aggrieved. He was Ye Junfei's biological father, yet he was still being scorned by Ye Junfei.
This couple has terrible tempers and is as slippery as an eel; if you say one thing, they can come back with ten.
He looked at the two of them coldly and said, "I can overlook other things, but you must hand over the silver you robbed from the Zhou residence!"
Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei exchanged a glance, realizing that this was the real reason the Prince of Pingnan had summoned them today.
Lin Xiuyan asked in shock, "Father, are you mistaken again?"
"I didn't go to the Zhou residence to rob it; I went to collect debts!"
“I have an IOU written by Zhou Lingshan, and Zhou Shuyi also recognizes it.”
Princess Pingnan said in a deep voice, "Zhou Lengshan has always helped me manage the business, it's impossible for him to owe the Lin family so much money."
Lin Xiuyan took out an IOU and said, "I don't know if it's possible, but Zhou Lengshan's handwriting can't be faked."
"If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can take this note and check it carefully to see if it's Zhou Lingshan's handwriting." (cascoo.net)
After she finished speaking, she generously slapped an IOU on the table.
Princess Pingnan glanced at the IOU and her expression changed slightly. Even after examining it carefully, she still couldn't tell the difference between the handwriting on it and Zhou Lingshan's own handwriting.
Her face looked very pale.
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "So this time I'm just going to the Zhou residence to collect debts, not to rob anyone."
"With such a large Prince Pingnan's mansion, could it be that he's trying to swindle the Lin family's money?"
Prince Pingnan: "..."
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."
Neither of them knew about the IOU before, and now that they saw it, they were speechless.
After Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei left, the Prince of Pingnan slapped the Princess of Pingnan across the face: "It's all your fault!"
"You've completely disgraced me today!"
He finished speaking and stormed off.
Princess Pingnan covered her face with her hands, her expression extremely unpleasant.
When the guards from the Zhou residence came to deliver the news, Princess Pingnan was extremely shocked, and after the shock came extreme anger.
Because she had no idea that Zhou Lingshan owed the Lin family so much money!
Moreover, when Zhou Shuyi woke up today and asked her to take charge of the Zhou family, he didn't mention this matter at all.
Otherwise, why would she be ridiculed like this by Lin Xiuyan today?
Princess Pingnan looked extremely unwell and pressed her temples.
After Zhou Lingshan died, she began to investigate the Zhou family's account books.
Unfortunately, Zhou Lingshan is usually too cautious, and there are many things that people around him don't know.
His death was so sudden that many things about Princess Pingnan don't add up!
As for the 500,000 taels of silver that Lin Xiuyan took from the Zhou residence today, in her eyes, it was all her money!
Because of her enormous expenses, she was usually very frugal. Now, all her money has been taken by others.
At this moment, she just wanted nothing more than to call Zhou Shuyi over and beat him up!
The Prince of Pingnan was also in a very complicated mood at this time, as he was also short of money.
He knew more about these problems in Liefeng Prefecture than anyone else.
The accounts presented to the emperor were all false. In order to win over the gentry of Liefeng Prefecture, he turned a blind eye to some things.
Therefore, in recent years, Liefeng Prefecture has basically not paid any tax silver to the imperial court, and has tried various methods to ask the imperial court for silver every year.
The Prince of Pingnan had too many expenses, and the Zhou family's residence was not only the Princess of Pingnan's money bag, but also his.
Now that Zhou Lingshan is dead, many accounts have become unclear.
He had a premonition that the business empire Zhou Lingshan had built would soon crumble and be devoured by others.
How can this situation be changed? The Prince of Pingnan was having a headache.
After returning to the courtyard, Ye Junfei and Lin Xiuyan went to see Yan Jiushu first.
Although his injuries were severe, with the medical sage present, his life was not in danger.
When they arrived, the Medical Sage had just finished giving Yan Jiushu acupuncture, and he was already asleep.
The Sage of Medicine looked at Ye Junfei and said, "He took this blow for you. They've become so arrogant; you can't just stand by and do nothing."
Ye Junfei nodded: "Fifth Uncle, don't worry, I already have a plan for a counterattack, just wait a few more days."
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