Chapter 164: Court
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. I've never seen it. Why is a woman beating the drum?"
"What else could a woman be beating the drum for? Maybe she was bullied, or it was some trivial matter."
A slightly wretched man touched his chin and stared at Lin Deng's back.
County Magistrate Fang Shaonan came from the back court to the front court. When he saw the people kneeling below, he was obviously stunned. Then he sat down and slammed the gavel.
"Who in the hall is going to sue Kazuto?"
Mrs. Lin Deng held up the complaint, and the lawyer hurried over to take it. He was also stunned when he saw the name on it. Then Mrs. Lin Deng said, "I, a commoner, Lin Deng, want to sue your brother, Fang Shaobei!"
Fang Shaonan was stunned, then asked: "What do you want to sue Fang Shaobei for?"
"I want to sue Fang Shaobei for murder and robbery. Seven years ago, my daughter Lin Chun'er didn't fall into the water accidentally, but was murdered by Fang Shaobei."
Fang Shaonan's heart twitched when he heard this.
He still hasn't been able to forget that figure, but if he said that Fang Shaobei killed her, it shouldn't be possible.
"Sir, I just want to ask you one question. Was the person who told you the place of elopement Fang Shaobei?" Lin Deng suddenly asked loudly.
Fang Shaonan was stunned and nodded subconsciously.
"It was indeed Fang Shaobei who informed me about the third arch bridge, but he is my brother. There is no need for him to harm me, right?"
Lin Deng's face was in tears, her lips trembling: "Xiao Cui, you speak!"
"Your Excellency, what I told Fang Shaobei was the fourth arch bridge, not the third arch bridge."
"You were not at home at the time, and I was afraid that the master would find out that I had come out to tell you where you eloped. After careful consideration, I told Fang Shaobei and asked him to tell you."
"When I first entered the back door, I was discovered by my current husband. Then someone came to inform the master that the young lady was planning to escape secretly, and also told the master that it was the third arch bridge."
"At that time, I realized that what the man said was not right, and I thought my husband had only heard a little bit, so I felt relieved."
"Now that I think about it, all of this was a conspiracy against you and the girl from my family." Xiao Cui said with a pale face and tears streaming down her face.
Fang Shaonan was completely shocked. He really couldn't understand why his brother wanted to harm him.
If he really wanted to harm him, why did his younger brother give him money to treat his hand and money to take the imperial examination after he became rich?
This doesn't make any sense.
"Do you know what the punishment is for slandering others?" Fang Shaonan slammed the gavel and spoke sternly.
Xiao Cui knelt there straight, she cried and laughed: "I am now worthless. If I can get my body back to redress my daughter's grievances, it will be worth it even if I die now."
As he was speaking, Xuanfeng came to the front of the hall carrying the yelling Fang Shaobei.
"How dare you!" Fang Shaonan slammed the gavel and glared at Xuan Feng.
"Who in the hall dares to be so presumptuous?"
Xuan Feng stood there and showed his token: "I am Xuan Feng, the personal guard of the Prince of Ningguo. Why did I bring him here? Lord Fang can ask him what he wants to do."
"Besides, he was the mastermind who killed people and robbed them of their money six years ago. I arrested him on the orders of my future mistress."
Fang Shaonan frowned, looked at his angry brother, and then looked at Xuanfeng.
He is starting to get confused now. What is going on?
"You're talking nonsense. I don't know your future mistress. I just got home and you kidnapped me."
"Third brother, he must be lying to you. No one would believe the guards around the prince." Fang Shaobei was about to stand up when he was kicked to his knees by Xuanfeng.
At that sound, the people watching couldn't help but frown and feel pain for him.
This guy is really cruel.
"No noise is allowed in the court." Fang Shaonan did not take sides with his own brother and reprimanded him impartially.
Looking at Fang Shaobei: "Since they accused you, you are the suspect. Please call me Sir."
Fang Shaobei couldn't believe his ears. Resentment flashed in his eyes. Then he knelt down and responded in a sarcastic tone, "Yes, Lord Fang."
"This is my identity badge." Xuan Feng showed his badge.
According to rank, Xuanfeng was a second-class guard, comparable to a third-rank official. Fang Shaonan stood up and bowed to him.
"He wanted to forcefully marry Miss Yu, and he spread obscene rumors about my future mistress and Miss Yu in public, defaming her reputation. He was kicked out of the Yu family, and he was very angry."
"You actually want to get your hands on my future mistress, Lord Fang, I don't need to say much about the status of the Ningguo Mansion in the emperor's heart!"
"Where does your Fang family get the courage from!" Xuan Feng shouted.
Fang Shaonan looked at Fang Shaobei and saw that he was shocked and didn't speak for a long time. Then he understood everything in an instant.
"Fang Shaobei, is this true?" Fang Shaonan looked at Fang Shaobei and asked calmly.
Fang Shaobei quickly knelt on the ground: "No, sir, sir, I didn't do that. I just asked people to spread the news that Miss Yu was having an affair with a man outside her family."
"I really don't have anything else. As for the matter of getting involved with the prince's fiancée, that's nonsense."
"Today I was just with a little girl dressed as a man...it was her!" Fang Shaobei opened his eyes wide and he suddenly reacted.
Xuan Feng snorted coldly: "What? Have you reacted?"
"She, she, she...she is actually the fiancée of the Prince of Ningguo!" Fang Shaobei seemed to have all the strength drained out of his body, and he fell down on his calves in despair.
Fang Shaonan said angrily: "You bastard, did you really do such a thing?"
Fang Shaobei said nothing, and Lin Deng spoke up: "Fang Shaobei, let me ask you, when Xiao Cui came to see Master Fang, she clearly told you that it was the fourth arch bridge, why did you lie to him that it was the third arch bridge?"
"She was talking about the third arch bridge at the beginning. Don't try to blame others casually." Fang Shaobei turned away his eyes guiltily and said angrily with bluffing.
Fang Shaonan already believed it 50% at this point. He knew exactly what kind of person his brother was.
When he feels guilty, he will subconsciously not dare to look other people in the eye.
"You're talking nonsense. I told you twice at the beginning that my girl is waiting for him at the fourth arch bridge. See you at midnight." Xiao Cui pointed at him unhappily.
Fang Shaonan was so shocked that he stood up and said, "Fang Shaobei, you told me at the beginning that Chun'er would be waiting for me at the third arch bridge at 11:30 pm."
Fang Shaobei panicked: "Third brother, don't believe this bitch, she is lying. She clearly said it was the third arch bridge, and we will meet at 15:30 at midnight."
"Really? In that case, it was you who went to the Lin family to make the report?" Yu Banxia walked out of the crowd and led Liuli and the other two directly into the court.
When Fang Shaobei saw her, he became even more panicked.
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