"you--"
Feng Changchao was mercilessly confronted by Tong Xuewei in front of everyone, and his face instantly turned almost liver-colored.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally calmed down and asked the other party, "Then what does Lord Tong think I should do?"
Tong Xuewei, who was sitting on the right, spoke calmly, "I think what Miss Lin said just now was not inappropriate. It was a reasonable question, and it is not worth you punishing her for 'disobedience'."
A forced smile appeared on Feng Changchao's face, adopting a magnanimous posture. "Oh, since Lord Tong has said so, then let's drop this matter!"
After all, since Tong Xuewei insisted on stopping him, he knew he couldn't just have Lin Qixia beaten to death in court.
Feng Changchao turned his head, still glaring angrily at Lin Qixia, and said irritably, "Why don't you come over here and thank Lord Tong for his mercy?"
Li Yuan, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Lin Qixia up.
Lin Qixia also bowed to Tong Xuewei, saying, "Thank you for speaking up, Lord Tong, for upholding justice."
Upon hearing this, Tong Xuewei gave her an appreciative look.
This girl is very smart; she didn't fall for Feng Changchao's tricks. Instead of thanking Tong Xuewei for his leniency, she thanked him for upholding justice.
Otherwise, they would accuse him of favoritism.
"Now that we have all the evidence," Feng Changchao said, suddenly calling to the constables beside him, "Men! Take Lin Qixia to the jail!"
"Yes!" Zhao Hu and Ruan Pang stepped forward together, trying to take Lin Qixia away.
"Ahem." Tong Xuewei cleared her throat, stopped them, and scolded, "I've already told you, Lord Feng, don't act so hastily. Is this how you conduct trials in your county government?"
When he said his last sentence, he stared straight at Feng Changchao.
He exudes an imposing aura even without anger.
Zhao Hu and Ruan Pang both stopped what they were doing and looked at Feng Changchao.
Feng Changchao cursed inwardly, then snapped at the two of them, "What are you standing there for? Let her go!"
"Does Lord Tong have any other ideas? Please let me know," Feng Changchao said, turning to Tong Xuewei.
Tong Xuewei waved her hand, "It's nothing, I'm just reminding you to follow the procedures of the yamen. The witnesses haven't given their testimonies yet."
His gaze swept over the group of people from Xiahe Village not far behind Lin Qixia.
Feng Changchao gave an "Oh," then chuckled dryly and said irritably to the villagers not far away, "What are you all standing there for? Weren't you going to testify for the Zhao mother and son?"
"Why don't you all explain what happened back then?"
At his command, the villagers of Xiahe Village exchanged glances.
Xue Yuchan urged her parents, "Father! Mother! Tell me quickly! You were there at the time!"
"We must take this opportunity to make that bitch Lin Qixia pay the price!" She said the last sentence in a low voice.
Even so, Lin Qixia still turned around and gave her a cold glance.
Xue Yuchan shuddered and hid behind Xue Cheng.
Then, Lin Qixia's gaze met Xue Cheng's.
Not far behind them, He Zhilan shouted, "Xue Cheng! Liu Yinghong! My Xia'er has saved your family more than once, are you really going to forget our kindness?"
"And Zhang Dazhuang, Li Shufen, and you guys—"
Before she could finish speaking, Feng Changchao interrupted her: "Silence!"
He struck the gavel again.
He Zhilan swallowed the rest of her words, but still stared at the people from Xiahe Village with a look of resentment.
Wen Xuan frowned nervously beside her, worried about Lin Qixia.
Feng Changchao glanced at Tong Xuewei beside him and gave a barely perceptible, disdainful smile.
Even if he were to have the witnesses give their testimonies, it would be redundant.
Given the current situation, Lin Qixia has no way to escape!
Feng Changchao urged them, "Since you're going to testify against Lin Qixia, do it as soon as possible."
“Your Excellency is mistaken,” Xue Cheng finally spoke up.
This left everyone looking puzzled.
Before Feng Changchao could ask, he answered the other party's doubts, "I am not going to testify for Zhao Datian or accuse Lin Qixia, but quite the opposite."
"Quite the opposite?" Feng Changchao's eyes widened instantly upon hearing this. "What do you mean?"
Xue Cheng, with a righteous and forceful expression, said, "I want to testify for Miss Lin. Zhao Shao, the second son of the Zhao family, instigated the villagers to lead a riot with the intention of killing Miss Lin!"
"What?"
What is Xue Cheng saying?
For a moment, everyone outside was astonished by Xue Cheng's words.
Lin Qixia looked up and stared at Xue Cheng in surprise.
After saying that, Xue Cheng nodded slightly to her to reassure her.
His attitude was clear: he had no intention of betraying Lin Qixia.
Li Shufen and Zhang Dazhuang, the couple, also said, "That's right! We were all there at the time, and we all saw what Zhao Shao was doing!"
"Miss Lin was clearly fighting to save her own life. Zhao Shao's death was entirely his own doing; he set himself on fire and burned to death!"
"Yes! He burned himself to death; it has nothing to do with Miss Lin!"
For a moment, all the villagers in Xiahe Village started talking at the same time.
Everyone actively spoke up for Lin Qixia, clearly defending her.
The situation was instantly reversed, and even Lin Qixia herself did not expect this scene. At this moment, she looked at this scene with complicated feelings and was somewhat excited.
Xue Yuchan, standing beside her, also looked puzzled: "How could this be? It wasn't agreed upon when we arrived. The Zhao family already gave us money—"
"Shut up!" Xue Cheng immediately warned her with a glare.
His stern attitude instantly choked Xue Yuchan's voice, leaving her looking aggrieved and unwilling.
At the same time, I'm very confused about what exactly is going on.
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