Taoyuan County has a history of several hundred years, from the previous dynasty to the present. This is the first time that the criminals the yamen wanted to arrest had driven themselves here, and even brought along the yamen runners who were there to arrest them.
At the entrance to the courtroom, everyone else in the yamen was stunned.
"Did they hit you?" the constable asked as he stepped forward.
Lu Zheng gave them a single glance, and those people dared not speak, all shaking their heads.
They were beaten badly by Lu Zheng just now. Although Lu Zheng might not lay a hand on them now that they're in court, who knows what will happen after they leave the courtroom?
The adults want to punish Gu Shouxin, but this Young Master Zhou is just an extra.
Everyone knows that Young Master Zhou is Master Zhou's grand-nephew, and he will surely be redeemed by Master Zhou in due time.
So, let's not talk about it anymore!
They had only assumed that Lu Zheng was Master Zhou's grand-nephew and were unaware of his martial prowess, so they weren't afraid.
But now, I'm scared.
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Before Gu Shouxin and Lu Zheng had a chance to wait long, Lord Cheng arrived in his official robes to hold court. Grandma Xiao, Grandma Gu, and Madam Li also came with Cai Xiaolian and the others.
In the hall, besides the common people, there were also many candidates taking the exam.
"Awesome!"
The whole scene fell silent.
Seeing Gu Shouxin's calm demeanor, Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian were no longer in a hurry. They were taken aback by the voice and realized that it really did have that feel to it. It turns out that anyone can come and watch a real trial!
It's not surprising, considering there weren't many other forms of entertainment in ancient times. Being able to watch something exciting was naturally a good thing!
"Who is below me?" Lord Cheng slammed his gavel.
"Tch! Lord Cheng, my second uncle came to pay you a New Year's visit just last month, and he even did business with your wife last year! And you still ask who's in the hall?" Lu Zheng crossed his arms, tilted his head, and sneered. His eyes were full of disdain.
"Insolence! I am an upright and honest official, and I have never owned any private property. How could I possibly cooperate with you? You, Zhou Yuan, why do you not kneel before me?" Lord Cheng glared at Lu Zheng.
"Oh, I have a plaque here. My great-uncle gave it to me, saying that one should only kneel before officials of the second rank or above. If I kneel before a low-ranking official with this plaque, I'm afraid the official won't be able to accept it and might lose his official hat!" Lu Zheng took out the birthday gift that the emperor had given him, walked to the desk, and waved it in front of Lord Cheng.
Lord Cheng was so frightened he almost knelt down. This was an item belonging to the Emperor! I doubt anyone in the Great Zhou would dare risk using an item belonging to the Emperor to swindle and deceive!
Lord Cheng was filled with regret at that moment. Knowing that Zhou Yuan was Master Zhou's grand-nephew, why did he still risk involving him?
Fortunately, he didn't intend to involve him too deeply, which was a way of giving face to Master Zhou and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
However, since Master Zhou gave the imperial gift to this grandnephew, it seems the rumors are true. Master Zhou really intends to hand over the entire family business to his clan. This grandnephew will probably be adopted soon and become a grandson!
"Lord Cheng has seen it. Now I'm lending this to my second uncle for a while. So, Lord Cheng, don't say I'm being presumptuous again and why I don't kneel before you!" Lu Zheng chuckled as he tucked the jade pendant into Gu Shouxin's pocket.
Gu Shouxin raised an eyebrow. This kid trusts his family so much now? Aren't you afraid he'll try to extort money from the imperial gift?
Does he even know that it was he and Niannian who beat him up that night?
Gu Xin also had a jade pendant, which was also a birthday gift from the emperor. She didn't expect it to be so useful. She decided that when she returned, she would give the jade pendant to her father so that at least he wouldn't have to kneel down to those adults in Qingzhou Prefecture.
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