Chapter 165 No One Can Try to Tricker
This sentence shocked everyone in the audience. Gu Ruanci?
It would be fine if she didn't take any action, but now she wants to make the Ye family and the Zhou family become enemies?
Princess Jincheng knew there was no way to keep this secret, so after Ye Chengyun was taken away, she said to Zhou Zhili, "Lord Zhou, I believe you understand the meaning of Gu Ruanci interfering at this critical juncture. Do you really want to see the three families fall apart and be gradually defeated by her in the future?"
Her words still woke Zhou Zhili up.
"I know..."
With just four words from him, Princess Jincheng knew that he had agreed.
This matter from beginning to end should be blamed on these families and should not be used by Gu Ruanci.
Zhou Yuzhi, who was very excited just now, felt a change of mood when he heard that Gu Ruanci had reported to the authorities and was still waiting inside the government office.
Not only was she not sad, but she wanted to take the opportunity to turn the Zhou and Ye families against each other. Why was her heart so hard?
After thinking about it over and over again, he still couldn't figure it out.
He looked at Zhou Yuxiu and actually began to understand why his elder brother wanted to stop him.
Ye Chi and Shang Hongmian's faces became even uglier. Gu Runci would not show any mercy to the Ye family. After all, she really had a grudge against the Ye family.
No matter what, they had to go there.
It would be strange if such a large group of people heading to the government office did not attract attention.
Many people had gathered at the government office. They had heard that the third son of the Zhou family had died, and that he had been pushed off a tall building by his cousin. What was even more strange was that no one from the Zhou family reported the case to the government. Instead, it was Gu Ruanci, who had left the Zhou family and was unwilling to treat Zhou Yuqi, who came to report the case.
When Ye Chengyun was brought in, the smile on the prefect's face disappeared even more.
He looked at Gu Ruanci and Gu Yutang who were sitting very upright below, and knew that this family must not be offended, but he couldn't afford to offend the Ye family and the Zhou family either.
Plus there is the Princess of Jincheng, who is a true royal relative, and he really can't afford to offend her.
In the past, any issues between these nobles were resolved privately and a decent explanation was given. However, the Princess of Chaoyang County chose to break this convention.
Ye Chengyun also saw Gu Ruanci sitting there, and felt very angry.
If it weren't for her, how could things have developed to this point.
"Kneel down..."
Gu Ruanci reminded him that even if he was the grandson of the Marquis, what could it matter?
The prefect had no choice but to go through with the routine and slam the gavel.
Ye Chengyun had just knelt down when Princess Jincheng and others arrived.
The prefect was overwhelmed. With so many important people present, how much pressure would this put on him?
Since seats had already been given to Gu Yutang and Gu Ruanci, he could only arrange a few other seats for those who had titles and honors present.
In a short while, the court was packed with people.
Seeing that his family members were all there, Ye Chengyun felt more confident.
No matter what, he believed that his grandmother would find a way to save him. After all, she was the aunt of the current emperor.
"Is this Ye Chengyun? Today, the Chaoyang County Lady accused you of wounding someone in the restaurant, causing the third son of the Zhou family to fall to his death. Do you admit it?"
The prefect really regretted not going to the Taoist temple or Buddhist temple to burn incense during this period, which led to such a big pot falling from the sky.
Before Ye Chengyun could answer, Princess Jincheng began to take advantage of her seniority. "Your Excellency, isn't this a private matter between the Zhou and Ye families? Gu Ruanci has never admitted to being a member of the Zhou family, and he's already been included in the Gu family tree. I wonder what kind of identity he has in bringing this complaint? Furthermore, my grandson has already described the situation at the time. It was just a misunderstanding and a slight argument between the two. No physical violence was involved. It was the third son of the Zhou family who got excited and slipped and fell. We've already explained this to the Zhou family, and they understand. Why should this case be brought to trial?"
After she finished speaking, the prefect felt even more that his job was too difficult.
But what Princess Jincheng said does make sense, and it seems to be a common practice in conflicts between clans.
He turned around, wanting to say something to Gu Ruanci, but Gu Ruanci spoke first: "Your Excellency, from what I hear, Princess Jincheng is blaming the restaurant's facilities. I knew that since this happened in my restaurant, someone would definitely lead it to me, so I'm being so cautious. This restaurant was left to my mother, Ye Hesheng, by my grandmother many years ago. Unfortunately, in order to help Lord Ye Chi marry the daughter of Princess Jincheng, I was forced by the Ye family to give away all the dowry, which became the betrothal gift to marry the Shang family."
"A few days ago, I finally got these things back thanks to the emperor's grace. When the restaurant, which had already earned a lot of money for the Ye family, was returned to me, I had someone conduct a thorough inspection and discovered that there was a problem with the window above the attic. It had fallen into disrepair and the upstairs had been closed. It was Ye Chengyun who insisted on having the upstairs room and threatened the shopkeeper, so he went upstairs. When the fall happened, not only the shopkeeper and waiter, but also many diners saw with their own eyes that it was Ye Chengyun who pushed the person down."
"I don't know if the eldest son of the second branch of the Ye family knew about the restaurant's situation when he returned it. I also don't know if Princess Jincheng was so happy to put the blame on the restaurant because she reached some kind of agreement with the Zhou family. In short, we won't take the blame."
After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, the Ye family members' faces turned green.
Even Ye Chi and Ye Chengchu, the father and son who were always famous for their scheming, had particularly ugly expressions.
"I'm not reporting this to the police today to seek justice for anyone. After all, whether the Zhou family is willing to hold the Ye family responsible is none of my business. I just want to ensure that this matter has nothing to do with our restaurant. As long as they don't blame me, I can pretend I don't know about the witnesses. If the Zhou and Ye families can discuss not letting Zhou Yuqi's death cause any conflict between the two families and just let it go, then I'll naturally have no problem with that."
Gu Ruanci's words were truly heartbreaking.
Everyone present understood, including the common people.
"Now, I've said everything I need to say. Our restaurant does need repairs, but the third son of the Ye family, despite the owner's explicit instructions, forced his way into the upstairs private room and caused a loss of life. This incident is unlucky and has caused actual losses to our restaurant. I'm asking for compensation. Is that not excessive?"
Ye Chengyun didn't expect that Gu Ruanci would still be in the mood to say this. How much does she love money?
After hearing this, the Zhou family members were even more confused. Zhou Yuqi was already dead, and Gu Ruanci was actually thinking about money?
"You, you are simply a devil!" Zhou Yuzhi accused.
Gu Ruanci's eyes became particularly sharp, and he said, "I am a devil, so what kind of person is he who buried his grandmother alive?"
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