In response, the official from the Dali Temple who delivered the deed stated, "This deed has been kept in the archives for a long time. This is the first time it has been opened. It has absolutely not been tampered with. The wax seal on it is proof of this."
Yuan Zhengqing asked someone to check the wax seal on it, and it was indeed original. He was sure that this deed from the Dali Temple had not been tampered with by anyone.
There is probably only one explanation at the moment, that is, there was something wrong with the ink used when signing this contract.
But why are there words on the deed that only Mr. Ling took out?
Yuan Zhengqing took out the contract from Mr. Ling Erye and looked at it carefully, then gave it to someone to check carefully, but no problems were found.
Yuan Zhengqing put down the contract and looked at Ling Xiang with pity. Before he could speak, Xuanyuan Qi's voice came from the door:
"I've heard that written words can actually disappear. I'm really curious. Lord Yuan, could you please show me a way?"
The onlookers spontaneously made way for a passage, and Xuanyuan Qi walked in with his ostentatious dragon beard and sat down casually below Yuan Zhengqing.
Yuan Zhengqing bowed respectfully and handed the three deeds to Prince Huai, "Please review them, Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Qi took the three deeds and looked them up and down, left and right, but couldn't figure out what they meant. He then walked over to Ling Xiang, handed her the deeds, and pointed to the child's handprint on them and said,
"Hey, Miss Ling, is this really your handprint from when you were a child? It's chubby and pretty cute."
Ling Xiang was speechless. He took the three deeds and compared them carefully in his palm. In fact, he carefully examined the three deeds, trying to find out the problem.
After a while, Ling Xiang returned the deed to Xuanyuan Qi: "I can't compare them, but they all say it's mine, so maybe it's mine."
"Tsk, how pitiful! You were so young at that time, having just lost your parents, and someone plotted against you, forcing you to lose your inheritance rights. There were so many people in the Marquis Zhenguo's Mansion, but not one dared to stand up for you. It really brought shame to the Marquis Zhenguo." Xuanyuan Qi felt very sympathetic and threw the deed to Yuan Zhengqing.
Yuan Zhengqing didn't believe the contract that Ling Chengfu took out, but in the absence of other evidence, he could only accept the contents of Ling Chengfu's contract. Ling Xiang had indeed lost everything.
"If there is no other evidence, then according to the contract, Ling Chengfu certainly did not..."
"Sir, please wait a moment!" At this time, a woman's voice sounded outside the court, followed by the sound of a wheelchair turning.
A woman in her thirties came over pushing Lian Cailiang.
Seeing the woman's face clearly, Ling Chengfu's expression changed drastically, and he blurted out: "You're still alive?"
"You're surprised that you didn't kill me, aren't you?" The woman looked at Ling Chengfu hatefully, clenching her hands tightly as she pushed the wheelchair.
Lian Cailiang patted the woman, and the woman loosened her hand slightly and continued to push Lian Cailiang forward.
Lian Cailiang was blocked from the court.
He bowed solemnly to Yuan Zhengqing, took out a box, and looked at Ling Xiang: "I am here to return this deed to its original owner."
When Ling Chengfu saw the contract, he was panicked for a moment, but soon calmed down.
Anyway, there is no writing on it, so having more deeds will be of no use.
With Yuan Zhengqing's consent, Ling Xiang took the deed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lian."
The original owner's memory of the Ling family army had long been blurred. Ling Xiang guessed the identity of the person in front of her because the original book described this boss Lian sitting in a wheelchair, but she really didn't guess the identity of the person pushing the wheelchair, and could only smile apologetically.
The woman looked at Ling Xiang who was right in front of her, her expression was very excited, but because this was a court, she could only suppress the urge to speak.
Ling Xiang handed the box to Yuan Zhengqing intact.
Yuan Zhengqing opened it and read out the contents:
"Marquis Ling Chengtian and his wife have disappeared. We've searched for them for six months without any trace. The vast estate of the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion cannot be left unattended. Because the Marquis' only daughter, Ling Xiang, is young, all of the estate is temporarily handed over to the care of his younger brother, Ling Chengfu. Ling Chengfu must diligently raise Ling Xiang and return all of the estate intact to her when she reaches adulthood."
The contents of the two deeds are completely different. Someone must have forged them.
"This contract is fake!" Ling Chengfu immediately questioned.
Yuan Zhengqing ordered someone to show the deed to Ling Chengfu.
All the seals and fingerprints are complete, which shows that it is undoubtedly the deed from that year.
But others don't know, but he knows very well that the ink used to sign the contract was specially bought by him from underground. The handwriting will disappear soon after it is written and will never appear again.
He had experimented with this ink many times before! There was no way he would make a mistake!
In order to verify the authenticity, Yuan Zhengqing called someone to verify the approximate time when the ink writing on the deed was written.
Lian Cailiang grabbed the armrest of the wheelchair, his palms sweating with nervousness.
In the box that Ling Xiang sent yesterday, in addition to the elixir, there was also a piece of ink, and the method of making the ink look old was carefully recorded.
Lian Cailiang didn't understand it at first, until Ling Xiang said before leaving that she was going to sue her second uncle in court. He sent someone to inquire and learned that there was no word in the deed.
He took out the deed kept by his fifth sister-in-law, and there was indeed no writing in it.
He immediately understood the purpose of Ling Xiang sending him the ink. Following his memory, he wrote the necessary contents on the deed as quickly as possible, made it look old using the method Ling Xiang taught him, and then quickly rushed to Shuntian Prefecture.
He didn't know whether Ling Xiang's method would work. If it was discovered, he would be considered a forger of the deed.
But he is not afraid. Even if it means losing himself, he will take this gamble!
Moreover, he had already made up his mind that if he was found to have cheated, he would take full responsibility and would never implicate Ling Xiang.
After verification, it was found that both deeds were written more than ten years ago.
This put Yuan Zhengqing in a difficult position.
He asked the elders of the Ling family, "You are all witnesses. Tell me, which one is the real one?"
The elder didn't even think about it: "Second brother's copy is the real one, and the one just delivered is fake."
All the elders agreed.
As a result, Lian Cailiang, who delivered the deed, was pushed to the forefront.
Seeing that Ling Xiang's method of aging had worked, Lian Cailiang felt relieved and said calmly, "You are all members of the Ling family, so you naturally protect Ling Chengfu. You claim that the deed I brought is fake. Do you have any evidence?"
"We are the evidence. We were all present when the contract was signed!" said the elder.
"I was present when the contract was signed, and my brothers were also present. I can also call them to testify. What I have in my hand is the real thing!" Lian Cailiang refused to give in.
The two sides were deadlocked, each insisting that the other was cheating.
At this time, Ling Xiang raised the doubts in her heart: "Grandpa should have been there at such an important event, right? I haven't seen him for many years. Where did he go?"
Ling Chengfu explained, "Back then, because of my eldest brother's situation, Mom and Dad were overly distressed and injured. After Mom passed away, Dad became even more heartbroken and his health deteriorated. He has been recuperating at the manor for the past few years. We often go there to see him, but Xiang'er, you have always been reluctant to go there, so that's why you haven't seen your grandfather."
While speaking, he did not forget to discredit Ling Xiang, implying that she was unfilial.
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