After hearing this, Magistrate Liu looked at the panicked faces of the servants and sneered.
"You still dare to quibble!?"
If these slaves were really good, the master and servant would certainly not sue them in this year of famine.
It would be much safer with these ten people protecting them.
The slaves knelt and cried,
"It's unfair. The servants were planning to kill the horses that night."
"Yes, Aunt Zhang must have heard it wrong..."
“…”
Nanny Zhang glared at the servants, "The young lady has always treated you well, but I never thought you would be so cruel as to want to kill your master."
"The Lord is here, and you still dare to quibble? You deserve to be beaten to death."
If he had not been on the run, such a traitorous servant would have been beaten to death long ago, and there would be no need to go through the trouble of suing the authorities.
The man with triangular eyes knelt on the ground, glaring at Aunt Zhang fiercely with his squinted eyes.
Then he turned and looked at Prefect Liu crying, and said pitifully,
"Master Prefect, this is truly unjust. If the servants really wanted to kill their master, they would have died long ago."
Aunt Zhang immediately retorted, "That's because you didn't seize the opportunity."
"If this old slave hadn't run away quickly with the young lady, you would have killed us by now."
"You're talking nonsense..." Triangle Eyes turned around and glared at Aunt Zhang, "You old thing, it was you who bewitched the young lady, wasn't it?"
"You just think that bringing the servants with you is a waste of food, so you want to get rid of them so that you can save the rations for you to eat, right?"
As he said this, Triangle Eyes looked at Ran Xiangyu pitifully.
"Miss, we servants are loyal and devoted. You must not believe Aunt Zhang's lies."
Ran Xiangyu glared at Triangle Eyes, "Madame Zhang is my wet nurse, how could she harm me? But you, you have already had thoughts that you shouldn't have."
"Please understand, Your Excellency the Prefect!"
Ran Xiangyu turned to look at Magistrate Liu and kowtowed.
Magistrate Liu picked up the gavel and banged it, "Silence!"
"You, the ten slaves, have murderous intentions against your master. You should be executed according to the law."
When Triangle Eyes and the others heard that they were going to be killed, they were so scared that their bodies went limp.
After finally reaching Bailong City, they were met with beheading.
If they had known this would happen, they might as well not have come to Bailong City.
The man with triangular eyes turned to look at Ran Xiangyu. Seeing the excitement flash across Ran Xiangyu's eyes, hatred suddenly rose in his heart.
They only had such thoughts because they couldn't survive, but in the end they didn't do anything.
When they were fighting to protect the young lady, she didn't care at all.
Very good, very good!!!
Triangle Eyes glared at Ran Xiangyu angrily, turned to look at Prefect Liu, and shouted,
"Master Magistrate, I have something to report."
Magistrate Liu was stunned. "What's the matter?"
Ran Xiangyu panicked, clenched her hands nervously, and stared at the triangular eyes.
Triangle Eyes said in a hoarse voice,
"This servant wants to report that Ran Xiangyu is the fiancée of the fugitive Shen Yong. She went to the Fire Extinguishing City to find Shen Yong. The couple conspired to rebel and they deserve to die!!!"
The servants, with deathly expressions on their faces, looked at Triangle Eyes in shock.
They are the master's servants. If the master is sentenced to death, they will not be able to survive.
Are you planning to fight to the death?
Thinking of how Ran Xiangyu was determined to kill them, the servants were filled with hatred.
Yes, at worst we can die together.
Why should they be beheaded in the end after protecting their master all the way?
It would be best to take the eldest daughter with them to be buried with them.
Magistrate Liu stood up suddenly and looked at Triangle Eyes in shock, "What did you say?!"
"Ran Xiangyu is the fiancée of the Shen... family!?"
He didn't dare to call King Qianhuang by his name now. If the future princess told King Qianhuang, it would be difficult to deal with.
"Yes!" Triangle Eyes nodded firmly. "If you don't believe me, ask everyone. The servants all know about this."
Aunt Zhang immediately retorted,
"Don't talk nonsense. The eldest lady has already cancelled the marriage with the Shen family."
"The Emperor hasn't implicated the young lady, so what right do you have to talk nonsense?"
Aunt Zhang turned to look at Magistrate Liu.
"Your Excellency the Prefect, as you can see, the whole capital knows that the eldest lady and Shen Yong have broken off their engagement. The Emperor ordered the confiscation of property and exile of the Shen family, but the eldest lady was not implicated."
The triangular eyes glared at Aunt Zhang viciously.
"Stop talking nonsense. The young lady sold all her property along the way and insisted on going to the Fire City. If it wasn't for Chen Yong, who else could it be for?"
“Who is in Fire Extinguishing City? No one from the Ran family is in Fire Extinguishing City.”
Triangle Eyes looked at Prefect Liu and said loudly,
"At that time, Shen Yong killed a large number of palace guards and fled with the Shen family women and the remaining palace guards. The eldest lady immediately chased after them with her servants."
"In theory, the Shen family was exiled to Lingnan. Even if Miss wants to chase them, she should go to Lingnan."
"But the young lady insisted on going to the Fire Extinguishing City where the drought was severe. Wasn't this something she had discussed with Chen Yong?"
"Master Prefect, the imperial court is now hunting down the Chen Yong family. As long as you report this matter, you will surely achieve great success!"
Triangle Eyes looked at Prefect Liu in a gruff voice.
"I only hope that Your Excellency will spare our lives for the sake of our meritorious reporting."
When the servants heard this, they all agreed.
"The young lady is going to find Chen Yong, and this servant can testify to that."
"The eldest lady wants to join the Shen family in rebellion, and this servant can testify to that."
“…”
"You're talking nonsense!" Ran Xiangyu shouted anxiously, "Everyone knows that Shen Yong is a playboy. How could he rebel?"
"Besides, what does the Shen family's escape have to do with me? Don't try to pin the blame on me."
"Your Excellency the Prefect, please understand. I am a weak woman, so how could I dare to have such a rebellious thought?"
"They are desperate and want to harm me."
Prefect Liu looked at Ran Xiangyu, feeling overwhelmed.
He believed what those slaves said.
Because Shen Yong was indeed destroying Fire City and was indeed preparing to rebel.
King Qianhuang’s fiancée is the future princess.
The princess knelt before him, which was really a death sentence.
Prefect Liu was panicking and hurried to the hall.
"Ms. Wang... Ran, please stand up."
As soon as Magistrate Liu finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at Magistrate Liu in amazement.
Ran Xiangyu widened her eyes in shock and looked at Magistrate Liu as if she had seen a ghost.
"Sir...sir!!?"
Ran Xiangyu looked at Magistrate Liu anxiously, not knowing whether she should get up or not.
After all, there are differences between men and women, so it was not easy for Prefect Liu to help Ran Xiangyu. He frowned and looked at Aunt Zhang.
"What are you still standing there for? Help the young lady up quickly."
".....Oh, yes!" Nanny Zhang nodded randomly, reached out to hold Ran Xiangyu's arm, and helped the confused Ran Xiangyu up.
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