It's also a good opportunity to see how the prefect treats his son.
Or rather, he made his stance clear to Prefect Duan, showing that he was on the side of Liu Ying and her daughter.
When Meng Jianhua heard what Gu Lili said, he was so anxious that he almost knelt down before her.
“Your Highness, you must be joking. There’s no need to trouble Magistrate Duan with such a trivial matter. Duan Hongfei offended Your Highness today, and you’ve already punished him. Why don’t you be lenient?”
If Prefect Duan comes, not only will Duan Hongfei be punished, but I will also be implicated.
At that moment, he actually regretted it.
When the Liu family sent someone to invite him, why didn't he make an excuse to decline?
“Magistrate Meng, I’m not joking. I’ll leave this matter to you.” Gu Lili’s tone left no room for argument.
Having no other choice, Meng Jianhua wiped the sweat from his brow and ordered his men to invite Prefect Duan.
When they saw Magistrate Meng's men going to invite Prefect Duan, Duan Hongfei and Liu Miaoyu were so frightened that they both sat down on the ground.
Gu Lili didn't bother with them and simply excused them from the formalities.
The county officials arrived quickly, and Prefect Duan soon arrived in a flurry of activity.
Accompanying Prefect Duan was a doctor who had been invited earlier by the servants of the Liu family.
These doctors were all renowned physicians in Jiangdu, and there were ten of them in total.
Liu Ying's consideration was quite thorough, so that no one would think that Liu Ying had bribed the person.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
As soon as Prefect Duan entered the room, he bowed to Gu Lili.
Gu Lili waved her hand and smiled, "Prefect Duan is too kind."
Gu Lili dismissed the formalities from Prefect Duan, who then raised his head.
The legendary Princess Yongning looked like this.
Despite her peasant background, she was poised and confident, neither arrogant nor humble.
Upon seeing Chang'an behind Gu Lili, Prefect Duan gasped and immediately tried to kneel down.
Chang'an looked at Prefect Duan and shook his head without making a sound.
Prefect Duan swayed a couple of times before finally regaining his footing.
Gu Lili curiously turned her gaze to Chang'an, wondering why Prefect Duan would react this way.
Seeing that Chang'an's expression was normal, Gu Lili asked curiously, "What's wrong with Prefect Duan?"
She just saw that Prefect Duan looked like he was about to kneel down.
Prefect Duan trembled and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Chang'an, standing to the side, slowly spoke up, "Lili, I'm afraid Prefect Duan rushed here in such a hurry that he's a little exhausted."
Prefect Duan, who was standing to the side, quickly bowed and nodded repeatedly.
"Truly...this young master is absolutely right!"
Seeing the prefect bowing and scraping, Gu Lili became even more curious.
Logically speaking, although the prefect was of a lower rank than her, he was still a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, and there was no need for him to bow and scrape before a county princess who came from a peasant background.
Seeing Gu Lili's curious expression, Chang'an coughed and said, "Lili, let's get on with our business. Are you hungry?"
Chang'an's mention of hunger made Gu Lili feel a bit hungry as well.
At lunchtime, in order to capture Zou Wenjun and Zhang Hong in one fell swoop, the group only ate a few bites casually before starting their operation.
Gu Lili nodded and looked at Liu Ying, saying, "Madam Liu, since Prefect Duan is here, let's begin."
Liu Ying nodded, stepped forward, and knelt before Prefect Duan.
"Your Excellency, I beg you to clear my name!"
Prefect Duan subconsciously looked at Chang'an, only to see Chang'an nod at him with a cold face. Prefect Duan quickly turned his head away.
"Madam Liu, what grievances do you have? Tell me, and I will hear them!"
Duan Hongfei thought Liu Ying was going to accuse him, and he was so frightened that he hid behind the county magistrate, trying to make himself less noticeable.
Magistrate Meng was unsure of Prefect Duan's attitude and was also sweating profusely.
However, Prefect Duan did not look at the two of them, but listened to Liu Ying's speech with a serious expression.
Liu Ying revealed Liu Yuanliang's illness and Zou Wenjun's affair with another man.
"My lord, I didn't tell anyone about this because I was concerned about his reputation as a man. Besides, I only found out about his impotence a few days before he brought Zou Wenjun back."
Therefore, at the time I was not sure if the child in her womb was really Liu Yuanliang's.
However, the woman did not push her at the time, but she insisted that I did. That confirmed my suspicion that the child in her womb was not Liu Yuanliang's. Unfortunately, I was young and ignorant then, allowing Liu Yuanliang to seize control of the entire Liu household. So I was imprisoned in the inner quarters for over a decade. Fortunately, with the help of Princess Yongning, I finally had the chance to see the light of day again!
By the time Liu Ying got to this point, tears were already streaming down her face.
It's all my fault for misjudging people, which led to this calamity.
At the same time, she felt that he and Liu Miaoyin were also lucky, because with Gu Lili's help, it became easier to clear their names.
Hearing Liu Ying recount the long-buried past again, Gu Lili also developed a deep respect for Liu Ying.
After years of lying low, he can finally avenge himself.
She knew that if Liu Ying had made a scene back then, Liu Yuanliang would have definitely thought she was just trying to protect herself.
As for why Liu Yuanliang didn't realize he was crippled, it's probably because he hadn't had this kind of illness in all these years.
The lesion was sensitive, so none of the doctors who came to treat him mentioned it.
After hearing what Liu Ying said, Liu Miaoyu screamed and stood up.
She hysterically shouted at Liu Ying, "You vicious woman! How dare you frame my father! You're talking nonsense, I am my father's own daughter!"
Even if Liu Miaoyu was brainless, she should have understood the meaning behind Liu Ying's words.
If Liu Yuanliang was already a cripple when Zou Wenjun first entered the mansion, then that means she was a bastard.
For a moment, she found it hard to accept.
Duan Hongfei promised her that if she could give birth to his eldest son, he would make her his wife.
But if she were a bastard, Duan Hongfei probably wouldn't want her at all!
Because she herself knew very well what Duan Hongfei was after in being with her.
It's nothing more than the Liu family's money.
If she were Liu Yuanliang's daughter, no matter what, as long as she acted coquettishly and charmingly towards Liu Yuanliang, he would naturally help her out.
Otherwise, who would care about her!
It was only then that Prefect Duan noticed that Duan Hongfei had also brought his concubine to the Liu residence!
He was instantly enraged!
At that time, he disagreed with Duan Hongfei's decision to take Liu Miaoyu as his concubine.
However, their affair was witnessed by many people, so they had no choice but to agree.
I thought she was just a concubine, and I could keep her in the mansion.
Furthermore, since she is Liu Yuanliang's daughter, if there is any place in Jiangdu that needs donations in the future, it will be easier for Liu Yuanliang to lend a hand.
But, unexpectedly!
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