Hearing the voice, Hua Fushu suddenly turned around and saw that the person coming was a handsome young man.
He was wearing a blue shirt and looked somewhat similar to Ye Zelin. He was Ye Songyan, the fourth son of General Ye Shiheng.
He glanced at Hua Fushu and bowed to Bao Changzhou, "Song Yan greets Mr. Bao."
Seeing that it was Ye Songyan, Hua Fushu suddenly smiled.
Seeing the young man approaching, Liu Degui and Kang Yougui were a little confused.
Bao Changzhou was startled for a moment, then waved to Wu Yong and Fang Daniu. Wu Yong and Fang Daniu understood and returned to their original positions, standing upright like pine trees, solemn and dignified.
Bao Changzhou asked, "Who are you?"
Ye Songyan replied, "I am from the General's Mansion."
Liu Degui and Kang Yougui were slightly stunned and also looked at Ye Songyan.
Bao Changzhou became suspicious and asked, "I wonder what the relationship is between you and the Protector General?"
Ye Songyan said calmly, "It is my father. I am the fourth son of the general."
Liu Degui and Kang Yougui were startled for a moment, then returned to normal expression.
Bao Changzhou sat upright without getting up, and exchanged pleasantries with Ye Songyan. He smiled and said, "So it's Fourth Young Master Ye. My apologies."
Ye Songyan also smiled: "I dare not."
Hua Fushu was overjoyed. Ye Songyan appeared at the right time. With the reputation of the Ye family, even Mr. Bao would not dare to hit her.
Suddenly she realized that marrying into the Ye family had its advantages. With Ye Shiheng, the great general who protects the country, protecting her, no one would dare to torture her.
Bao Changzhou looked towards Hua Fushu and saw him grinning smugly. He pointed at Hua Fushu and Ye Song and said, "Fourth Master Ye, do you know this gambler?"
Hua Fushu was furious and said, "Bao, you are the gambler!"
Bao Changzhou picked up the wake-up stick and slammed it hard on the table, making a loud noise that was deafening. Liu Degui, Kang Yougui, the yamen runners, and the dozen or so gamblers who were caught and brought back for causing trouble and fighting all trembled at the same time. But when they heard Bao Changzhou's stern voice, "How dare you!"
Ye Songyan pulled down Hua Fushu's hand, which was pointing at Bao Changzhou, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't go too far. Lord Bao is known for his ruthlessness. If you offend him, even Dad's face won't matter."
Hua Fushu glanced at Bao Changzhou and said with a smile, "He is not impartial at all. I think he is a muddleheaded person who cannot distinguish right from wrong."
Bao Changzhou's face was covered with dark clouds, and he was so angry that he was speechless. The yamen runners were furious and approached Hua Fushu with sharp and fierce eyes.
Hua Fushu wasn't afraid of the yamen runners, but when she saw Bao Changzhou looking at her, she met his gaze and said, "What are you looking at? I'm talking about you. Lord Bao, you are the local official after all. You arrested me without explaining the right and wrong, without asking about the circumstances, and then you assume all the blame is mine. That's really unfair."
Ye Songyan pleaded in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, please stop talking. Think of it as me begging you."
Hua Fushu refused to listen and said, "Xiao Si, I'm very happy that you are willing to come and save me, but..."
She looked at Bao Changzhou and said, "But you can't let anyone wrongly accuse me and put the blame on me. I will never deny what I should admit, and no one can put the blame on me for what I shouldn't admit!"
Bao Changzhou gazed at the lush flowers, as if he saw the plum blossoms in winter, which, oppressed by the severe cold wind and frost, would rather bend than bloom and welcome the spring.
He said, "Well, since you're not convinced, then tell me the truth in detail. I'd like to see what you have to say."
Hua Fushu recounted the incident slowly, emphasizing that Kang Yougui forced her to continue gambling and threatened her.
Kang Yougui was busy protesting his injustice, and Liu Degui also cried out for justice, saying that they did not threaten Hua Fushu and accused Hua Fushu of wrongly accusing them.
Hua Fushu was also annoyed. They actually denied it in court. Seeing that Bao Changzhou was leaning towards Liu Kang and the others, she sneered, "If you don't believe me, you can ask them. Many people present heard how Liu Kang and the others threatened me."
Bao Changzhou looked at the gamblers and asked them whether what Hua Fushu said was true. The gamblers hurriedly shook their heads and said that what Hua Fushu said was not true.
Bao Changzhou slapped the wake-up stick and said, "The evidence is irrefutable, woman, do you still want to deny it?"
Hua Fushu suddenly became suspicious and looked at the gamblers. For some reason, the gamblers averted their gazes and dared not look at Hua Fushu.
Seeing Hua Fushu distracted, Bao Changzhou said again, "Dear woman, you organized a group of people to gamble, fought and caused trouble, and falsely accused Kang and Liu. The evidence is irrefutable. Do you plead guilty?"
"I don't recognize it." Hua Fushu said.
Bao Changzhou said: "I saw it with my own eyes."
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "Master Bao, did you see everything that happened? Seeing is not necessarily believing, and hearing is not necessarily true either."
She glanced at Liu Degui and Kang Yougui, "You're forcing people to gamble, and then using violence if they refuse. I'm afraid this might be your first time. Mr. Bao, you should investigate this casino. It might be a black-hearted one."
Liu Kang and the other man remained calm.
Bao Changzhou, however, did not believe Hua Fushu's intention and continued, "If you still don't admit it, I will torture you to confess!"
Ye Songyan winked at Hua Fushu, "Sister-in-law."
Bao Changzhou and the people in the hall just noticed Ye Songyan's way of addressing Hua Fushu.
Bao Changzhou was slightly startled, and suddenly frowned. Hua Fushu looked at Bao Changzhou and said, "I am the young lady of the general's mansion. Are you trying to force a confession out of me, Lord Bao?"
Bao Changzhou was stunned for a moment, then whispered an order to Master Song, who instructed two yamen runners to go to the General's Mansion to find Ye Zelin.
The yamen runner arrived at the general's mansion and stated his purpose. After hearing this, Ye Zelin's face darkened.
Fearing that something had really happened to Hua Fushu, he hurried to the Tokyo government office, with the yamen runner following closely behind him.
When he arrived at the Tokyo government office, he found the entrance crowded with people whispering and talking.
He squeezed into the crowd and finally entered the Tokyo government office with some effort. He saw Hua Fushu and a group of gamblers standing in the hall. Because she was a woman, she was particularly eye-catching.
Hua Fushu looked at him as if he saw a savior. He was furious and looked at her coldly. Fang Yu bowed to Bao Changzhou, who was wearing a red official uniform in the hall, and said, "Master Bao."
Bao Changzhou stood up, straightened his official hat, and saluted Ye Zelin, "Major General."
Ye Zelin looked at Hua Fushu and the others and asked, "Master Bao, are you rushing to find me because of these gamblers?"
Hearing this, Hua Fushu was quite unhappy. What did they mean by "gamblers"? She only played a few rounds occasionally, she was not a gambler at all!
Bao Changzhou pointed at the beautiful young woman standing beside the gamblers, looking arrogant and completely unaware of her mistake. "Major General, this woman led the gambling and turned the casino upside down. She said she was your wife. I asked you to come here to confirm whether this woman is your wife."
Hua Fushu looked at the two of them. Ye Zelin sighed deeply as he looked at her, then said to Bao Changzhou, "This woman is none other than my wife, Hua Fushu."
Bao Changzhou was still a little surprised. He said, "Major General, as the saying goes, there is no order without rules. Our Great Song Dynasty is vast and boundless. The court has its own etiquette and laws, and the localities have their own systems. Your Madam has gathered people to gamble and cause trouble. I will sentence you according to the law. Do you have any objections, Major General?"
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