"One, two, three, let go!"
Both Xiao Shizhong and Cui Sheng were in a very tight spot, but they didn't play tricks and let go, then lay on the ground gasping for breath.
"Turtle Cui, you wait for me to catch my breath!"
"Humph, who's afraid of who?"
…
Xiao Shizhong and Cui Sheng cursed and argued with each other for a quarter of an hour, and neither of them had any intention of taking action.
"Uncle, Prime Minister Cui, are you two going to fight or not? We are all waiting for you."
Liu Jing was in high spirits and didn't want to think about the trial for the time being. It didn't matter if he had some time. It was not often that he could have such fun. He was actually looking forward to the two of them continuing to fight.
Maybe the fight between two people is a bit like that of women, they just tear and bite each other, and their expressions are amazing, so it is more funny visually.
After fighting for such a long time, apart from their messy and torn clothes, there were no obvious injuries on their faces.
Xing Bang naturally didn't bother to care, and he could see that Xiao Shizhong probably didn't intend to deny it. Anyway, it was the two of them who were embarrassed, so it didn't matter.
"Cui Sheng, if it weren't for the Sixth Prince, I would have killed you today!"
"Huh, you think I'm not!"
It was obvious that both of them were just busy with words at the moment, and after a short break they were no longer able to fight.
"No, no, you don't have to give me face, you really don't have to give me face."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jing hurriedly waved his hands, and seemed a little unhappy to see that the situation was about to stop.
Xiao Shizhong and Cui Sheng looked at each other. After this incident, neither of them wanted to fight again, but there was no way out and no one wanted to say it.
Wu Jingzhi's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness, I think we should try the case quickly. If this matter gets out, it will bring shame to the court."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shizhong also stood up and said to Liu Jing, "Your Highness, I am a humble servant and I shouldn't be like Cui Sheng!"
Cui Sheng also stood up and snorted coldly, saying, "How dare you talk like that? I don't know which idiot started it first."
"My two lords, please stop bickering. If you continue like this, it will be dark soon."
Wu Jingzhi quickly continued to smooth things over.
Then, Xiao and Cui just looked at each other with disdain and didn't say anything more, thus ending the farce.
"Since you're not going to do it, let's continue with the trial!"
Liu Jing was still a little disappointed.
The housekeeper, who had been kneeling on the ground, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was the one who suffered the most. What would happen if he knelt until dark?
"Sir Wu, Xiao Shizhong is my uncle anyway, so I'd better avoid suspicion. I'll let you preside over the trial next."
"this…"
Wu Jingzhi glanced at Xing Bang, hesitating whether to push it to him.
"Why, Lord Wu, as the Minister of Justice, isn't it your job to try this case?"
Having said that, Liu Jing walked down from the hall. He was indeed a little tired and didn't want to conduct the trial anymore, but he couldn't hand it over to the little Korean. He thought that if the little Korean wanted to ask, he would tell him directly, so he would just hand it over to Wu Jingzhi.
"In that case, I will ask the question on behalf of Your Highness."
Wu Jingzhi couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to go ahead and do it. The two of them swapped seats, and Liu Jing sat down next to Xing Bang to listen.
After Wu Jingzhi sat down, he slammed the gavel and said, "Silence!"
Cui Sheng wanted to return to his seat and sit down, but was stopped by Wu Jingzhi, "Prime Minister Cui, as Lord Xiao said, you should stand in the hall and confront him like Lord Xiao."
Cui Sheng tried hard to prove that it was all Xiao Shizhong's doing, and he pushed the blame on himself. Moreover, the housekeeper did not accuse him of anything, so there was no difficulty in setting up a seat for him.
Wu Jingzhi thought, if you, Cui Sheng, sit there, Xiao Shizhong will naturally not give in, so you two might as well stand there.
Cui Sheng curled his lips and stood helplessly side by side with Xiao Shizhong in the hall.
"Master Xiao, the butler accused you of killing all those dozen girls and leaving their bodies to him to deal with. I wonder if you have any excuse?"
"Sir Wu, I just said that the reason I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion was because Cui Sheng invited me in the name of his concubine. I was indeed a little obsessed with that woman, and every time I went there, she would get me drunk. I would even forget what happened the next day!"
Xiao Shizhong was indeed well prepared and neither admitted nor denied it.
His intention was very clear. Even if I did it, I was not sober. There is another explanation, that is, it might be Cui Sheng's frame-up.
Anyway, I'll just pretend to be confused and see what you can do to me!
Wu Jingzhi and Xiao Shizhong were close friends, and he secretly thought that Xiao Shizhong's move was indeed brilliant. Not only were these words related to the case, but they were also crucial.
"Master Cui, is what Master Xiao said true?"
Cui Sheng was not stupid, so he quickly understood Xiao Shizhong's intention. Although what he said was almost correct, he knew even more clearly that if this fact was true, the nature of the matter would change, and he would never let you get what you wanted.
"Xiao Shizhong, you are really good at turning the tables. It's obviously you who coveted my wife's beauty, but you blame me for being weak and for having to swallow my anger because of your power..."
"Sir Wu, what Xiao Shizhong said was just a rhetoric to defend himself. I, Cui, am at least the Right Prime Minister. How could I do such a dirty thing?"
"Xiao Shizhong, no matter what you say, you still want to deny the crime of taking more than a dozen lives?"
Cui Sheng was not a person who just sat there to do his job, so he directly put the blame on Xiao Shizhong.
"Cui Sheng, this butler is your man. I always get drunk and lose my mind, and I even said that you two, the master and the servant, framed me."
Xiao Shizhong was determined. No matter how bad things could get, he would just follow what his father Xiao Guogang said and never admit it directly. He would just make the situation as muddy as possible.
You cry out for injustice, but I feel more wronged than you!
"Xiao Shizhong, you are slandering me. There are witnesses and evidences. Don't deny it!"
"You can say whatever you want, I don't remember these things at all."
"Sir Wu, Your Highness, all the gentlemen present here, as this housekeeper and Cui Sheng said, I killed the man, and then I handed him over to Cui Sheng to deal with and left safely. Would you do the same thing if it were you? Can their testimonies be trusted?"
Xiao Shizhong became more and more excited as he spoke, and it seemed that if he continued like this, he would almost believe that he had never done these things.
"Silence, stop arguing!"
Wu Jingzhi slammed the gavel heavily, then looked at Liu Jing, "Your Highness, both sides are arguing with reason, what do you think should be done?"
In fact, everyone knew that Xiao Shizhong was most likely quibbling, but the Xiao family was in a high position of power, so who dared to make a rash judgment?
Liu Jing's head hurt after hearing this. He had no idea what to do. He looked at Xing Bang eagerly, and then Xing Bang whispered something in his ear.
Liu Jing nodded, "I think we should stop here today. Put the three suspects in jail and try them again on another day!"
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