The next day, Jingzhao Yin began to try the case of adultery between Ji Yong and Lin Shushu.
As relevant personnel, the Mu family and the Lin family were allowed to attend the hearing and understand the situation.
Mu Peiyuan used many connections overnight to ask Lord Su not to hold a public trial of this case.
Otherwise, the onlookers would spread the news and push the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Lin family behind Ji Yong into the spotlight.
Lord Su looked at the precious antiques in front of him. He loved collecting them, but this could not affect his principles as an official.
He wanted to take these to the emperor to report Mu Peiyuan.
Anyway, he had no intention of making the case public, otherwise the reputation of the women in the Lin family would be affected by the trial of the case.
In more serious cases, if the girl from the Lin family commits suicide due to the rumors, his reputation as an official will be affected.
After all, in this era, starving to death is a minor matter, but losing one's chastity is a major matter.
Mu Peiyuan thought that the gift he gave had taken effect. It seemed that Lord Su was not a stubborn person. If he had known this, he would not have let him take the person away last night.
At the beginning of the trial, Chang San lied and said that he heard that it was Lin Shushu who seduced Ji Yong. Even though he was beaten with forty boards and half of his life was gone, he still insisted on saying this.
Because the personal deeds of his entire family, young and old, are held by the Mu family.
Lin Shushu could only pin her hopes on Jin Chuan, but Jin Chuan also insisted that it was Lin Shushu who seduced her.
Lin Shushu was speechless. She was framed, but no one believed her.
It was just like the feeling of injustice and frustration that the original owner had when his reputation was ruined by Lin Shushu.
Lin Shushu cried out that she was innocent and asked Lord Su to beat Jin Chuan with a stick, saying that Jin Chuan was lying.
Jin Chuan quickly covered her stomach and looked at Su and Dan Ruo nervously:
"Madam, you have taken good care of me. Now I am very likely to get pregnant. Plus, I just served the Prime Minister last night. If I get beaten with this stick, what if I lose the baby in my belly..."
Su hurriedly pleaded with Lord Su for Jin Chuan, asking him not to let her be beaten with a stick, otherwise he would have beaten her first as the lady of imperial decree.
Jin Chuan looked at Lin Shushu proudly, and raised her finger to the sky and swore:
"I can guarantee that I did not give false testimony, otherwise my entire family will be sentenced to death."
Then he wrote down this guarantee on a witness statement, signed and sealed it, and was spared the forty lashes.
Lin Shushu saw Jin Chuan's proud look on her face because she was protected by Su Shi, and if she had not changed her clothes a step late, she would not have let the bitch Jin Chuan serve Mu Peiyuan, and she would not have been raped by Ji Yong.
The hatred she felt for Jin Chuan now surpassed her jealousy towards her elder sister. She would not let this bitch Jin Chuan snatch away the path she had paved.
"Sir, the maid Jin Chuan has a bad character. She has stolen my property many times. I couldn't bear it and didn't pursue her. Now she is telling lies one after another. Please don't believe her lies."
Lord Su gave the captain a wink, and the captain quietly went out with a team of people to search Jin Chuan's house.
Jin Chuan saw that Lin Shushu was throwing dirty water on her. She would be the mother of the prime minister's eldest son in the future, so how could she be charged with theft?
He immediately told a list of everything Lin Shushu had done in the Lin family, like pouring out beans.
When Mrs. Lin heard that it was Lin Shushu who ruined her daughter's reputation and pushed her into the lake to destroy her body, Lin Shushu followed her daughter and married into the Mu family as she wished.
Her body went limp and she was about to fall to the ground, but Lin Cenyi was quick to catch her.
The three people from the Mu family were also shocked. No wonder Lin Danruo didn't behave like he was willing to risk his life for Mu Peiyuan after entering the mansion.
Dan Ruo quietly walked around to Mrs. Lin, held her hand and comforted her.
Mrs. Lin has been regretting all the time for the past six months, wondering why she scolded her daughter, which led to her jumping into the lake. Fortunately, her life was saved.
But your health is damaged and the rest of your life will be difficult. Raising someone else's child is not as close as raising your own.
Now that he knew it was Lin Shushu who was causing trouble, he went up and hit Lin Shushu in the face.
Filled with indignation, she said, "How have I treated you badly? You are willing to be a lowly person. I can send you to be a concubine or a nameless maid in the Mu Mansion. Why do you want to drag my daughter into this quagmire?"
Su immediately became unhappy: "Why is our family such a quagmire?"
Mu Peiyuan hurriedly grabbed Su and stopped her from continuing. He didn't want to become the topic of gossip in this public place.
Lord Su deliberately waited until Madam Lin had vented her anger before sending someone to persuade her to go back.
Later, Lin Shushu's maid also confessed, and Lin Shushu's guilt was confirmed beyond a doubt.
The silver that Lin Shushu had given her before was also found in Jin Chuan's house. She was confirmed to be an accomplice, and Jin Chuan was dumbfounded.
Her money had been lost, so she felt free to boldly tell everything about Lin Shushu from the perspective of an eyewitness.
Now that she has the stolen money and Lin Shushu and her servant have pointed her out, she can't escape.
Her mind was filled with the desire to live. She looked at the Mu family members pleadingly, "I really have a child in my belly."
When Mu Peiyuan heard that Jin Chuan was also involved, he felt relieved. As long as Jin Chuan died, the ridiculous scene last night would be as if it had never happened.
He didn't want this child even more. Having this child would only remind the queen all the time that his love for her was a joke.
However, Su felt sorry for her eldest grandson and wanted to take him back. She tugged at Mu Peiyuan's sleeve, but Mu Peiyuan remained unmoved.
Jin Chuan looked at Dan Ruo crying, "Madam, please save me."
Dan Ruo was embarrassed: "It depends on the Prime Minister's opinion. I can't make the decision."
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