It's just acting, do you think you're the only one who can do it?
Fan was furious!
Madam Fan wasn't one to tolerate things easily; if Lin Shikang hadn't come over and pulled her back, she probably would have turned on him on the spot.
Lin Shikang, with a refined and courteous demeanor, bowed to Yang Cui and apologized: "Xiaocui, my mother truly cares about Er Ya and San Ya. She was indeed a bit strict with the two children in the past, but she meant no harm. Please bear with her."
His gentle and responsible demeanor instantly changed everyone's opinion of him.
“I don’t think Lin Tanhua is an ingrate. Look at his attitude, he’s approachable and kind, and he’s gentle and polite to Madam Yang. He doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would abandon his wife and children.”
"I heard that the authorities are going to retry their case today; there might really be a misunderstanding."
"If there's no misunderstanding, why is a retrial necessary?"
...
Hearing these words, Yang Cui frowned slightly. She did not want Lin Shikang to clear his name at all. Given the current enmity between her and the Lin family, if Lin Shikang was not eliminated, he would surely rise to power in the future, and she would definitely be in trouble!
The Zan family is truly useless; they can't even handle a mere third-place scholar. No wonder they suffered a crushing defeat in the original story.
At this moment, a shout of "Majesty!" rang out, and the court session began.
Yang Cui led the child into the courtroom and knelt down with the Lin family: "This humble woman, Yang Cui, greets Your Honor."
Yin Zhihua slammed his gavel and said, "Today, I will not prosecute or adjudicate a case, but only mediate the dispute between Scholar Lin and Madam Yang. Scholar Lin..."
Yin Zhihua's gaze fell on Lin Shikang.
"The students are here."
"Now that everyone is here, you can say what you have to say."
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