As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Gang also stood up, rolled up his sleeves and back and said:
"Xiao Zhi is right. I went to look for Xiao Zhi at the time. I only exchanged a few words with the gatekeeper at the Changshou Hall entrance when I was arrested. They beat me up and made me admit that it was Princess Yu who asked me to steal things. I couldn't say anything about this nonsense. If I didn't, they would beat me to death..."
At this point, the seven-foot-tall man actually covered his face and cried, "The beating was so painful. At that time, I thought, if I could die quickly, it would be much better than being beaten like this."
Hearing this, the people outside began to talk about it. At this time, a brave man was the first to shout out,
"They were right. I went to see the fun last night, and they were indeed beaten pretty badly."
"Yes, I saw it too, and I can testify to that."
"I can testify to that, too."
"I can also testify..."
“…”
More and more people were willing to come forward to testify. Nie Changan's face turned pale and blue, and Lord Lu frowned in confusion.
After a while, he slammed the gavel and roared,
"Quiet, quiet, Shopkeeper Nie. You said they broke into your Changshou Hall and stole things. Do you have any evidence?"
Nie Changan hesitated for a moment, then pointed at the people from Changshou Hall outside the door and said, "I, the people from Changshou Hall, can testify."
Luo Lan took a step forward and snorted coldly:
"Master Lu just said that people from his own house cannot serve as witnesses, so your witness will not be effective, right, Master Lu?"
Although Lord Lu wanted to help Nie Changan, he did say that just now, and he couldn't go back on his word in front of so many people.
Then he coughed lightly and said:
"Princess Yu is right. People from your own house cannot serve as witnesses. Do you have any other witnesses?"
Nie Changan, the witness, naturally didn't have any. He thought for a moment and snorted coldly.
"Since they refuse to admit it, I will not bother with them because my Changshou Hall has not suffered any losses."
Hearing this, Luo Lan raised his voice and scolded:
"Even if you don't bother with me, I will still ask you for an explanation. You used lynching on the people of Prince Yu's Mansion. This matter cannot be let go like this."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lord Lu again and said, "Lord Lu, you are a court official. You must know the laws of Daning. If anyone can resort to private punishment, then what is the use of the laws of Daning? What is the use of your court?"
Her eyes were sharp and her voice was high-pitched. Lord Lu was stunned for a moment after hearing it, then looked at Nie Changan.
"Manager Nie, how do you explain Princess Yu's claim that you resorted to lynching?"
Nie Changan waved his hands in disdain. "Master Lu, don't listen to her nonsense. When did I resort to lynching? I was only asking if these two people came to my Changshou Hall to steal things. There was no lynching."
"Nie Changan, with so many people testifying, are you still trying to deny it?"
"I'm not denying it. If it's true, as this man and this child say, that I beat them to a pulp, then how are they still standing here unharmed after only one night? They should be bedridden, right? Lord Lu, you must investigate this matter. This is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye, and yet she's trying to frame me."
Luo Lan never expected that Nie Changan would be such a shameless and unreasonable person. She was so angry that she glared at him with gritted teeth.
"It's a shame that Shopkeeper Nie doesn't become a chef. He's really good at passing the buck."
Xiao Zhi puffed out his chest, stepped forward, glared at him, and shouted angrily:
"It was Princess Yu's great medical skills that cured us. Otherwise, we would have died at your hands."
"Hahaha……"
Nie Changan suddenly laughed out loud, "She cured you overnight? Is she the reincarnation of Hua Tuo? This is a complete joke. Even if you want to frame a good person like me, you should at least find a better excuse!"
The people also began to whisper,
"Yeah, they were injured so badly yesterday, how did they recover overnight?"
"Could it be that they are pretending?"
"This is a bit strange. Yesterday they were definitely unrecognizable, yet today they are standing here intact. This is really strange."
“…”
Lord Lu looked at Luo Lan again and said, "Princess Yu, what Manager Nie suspects is exactly what I suspect. If these two men were really injured as you say, how could they possibly be well today? You must give me a reasonable explanation."
Nie Changan also looked at her proudly, as if he was waiting to see her make a fuss.
Luo Lan pondered for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said:
"In that case, why don't you send someone from Changshou Hall to let me severely injure him, and then I will make him stand up and walk within an hour."
Hearing this, Nie Changan glared at her with a sullen face, "Why do you need someone from Changshou Hall? Since you're so sure, why don't you send someone from Prince Yu's Mansion?"
"You don't believe that my medical skills can cure them overnight, so naturally I have to use your talents, which is safer and more convincing to you."
"snort!"
Nie Changan snorted coldly, turned his head away from her, and said to Lord Lu:
"Master Lu, I think this is feasible. I, Nie, have been practicing medicine for many years, but I have never seen anyone heal a seriously injured person overnight. So why don't we give it a try? If she can't heal him, then she is deliberately trying to harm me."
Lord Lu nodded slightly, "Okay, two people came to the government office this morning and were seriously injured in a fight. Let Princess Yu treat them!"
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows and asked without showing any weakness.
"Yes, Manager Nie, what will happen if I cure you?"
Nie Changan hesitated for a moment. He knew what happened to Xiaozhi and Agang last night. He never dreamed that these two people would appear in court today, so he didn't dare to agree to anything casually.
He stretched his nose and said angrily:
"If you are cured, what do you want to do? I heard that your Yuwang Mansion is not well-fed. Don't take this opportunity to blackmail me."
Luo Lan half-closed his eyes, looked at him with contempt and snorted coldly,
"I just want you, Xiaozhi, and Agang to kneel down and apologize, and then take the five big strokes of the cane at Prince Yu's mansion."
"you……"
Nie Changan glared at her angrily. Seeing this, the Empress and the people from Prince Yu's Mansion standing in the crowd started to jeer:
"Shopkeeper Nie, don't you dare?"
"Is Shopkeeper Nie afraid?"
"Manager Nie, please agree to it!"
“…”
Nie Changan half-closed his eyes and looked at Luo Lan, then said coldly:
"Okay, I'll give you an hour."
Luo Lan pursed her lips, nodded with sparkling eyes, "Then please be prepared to kneel down and apologize, and be beaten with a stick!"
Then she looked at the people behind her and said, "If you want to watch the fun, don't think it's taking too long and don't leave."
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