HLnovel Chapter 111 The Second Sister Comes to Testify
Chapter 111 The Second Sister Comes to Testify
More and more people gathered at the gate of Fang's house. Minister Fang was a little annoyed, but now he had no choice but to get off the sedan chair.
Shen Yueqiao saw Minister Fang get off the sedan chair and then walked slowly forward.
The people nearby had already started to chatter: Isn't that Shen Yueqiao? Shen Yueqiao? The Shen Yueqiao who can't do anything? Keep your voice down, it's her! The one whose husband ran away with the guards a few days ago! Didn't they say that her husband seduced the second lady of the Fang Mansion? That's right! Why did she come to the Fang Mansion? Isn't it embarrassing? Maybe she wants to seek justice, it's not easy to be cuckolded! Isn't this the thief crying "stop thief"?
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Shen Yueqiao listened to the discussions of the onlookers and felt very satisfied that the money was not wasted!
Yes, many of these people were hired by her! You know, public opinion can sometimes determine the direction of an event!
Shen Liu, who was mixed in the crowd, glared fiercely at the second sister of Guilai Inn, who shrank her neck.
Minister Fang naturally also heard these discussions and knew the identity of the woman in front of him, and his anger suddenly grew even stronger!
The Fang family has strict education. The eldest daughter is dull and unworthy of great use. However, the second daughter is very important to her. Moreover, the second daughter Fang Yuan has outstanding literary talent and passed the examination to become a scholar. It can be said that she has a bright future.
Unexpectedly, a few days ago, she missed the return home on time and was seduced by Shen Yueqiao's husband after staying in Guilai Inn. Fortunately, her daughter has an upright character and was not tempted.
She had heard long ago that Shen Yueqiao's husband was the illegitimate son of Minister of Rites Lin Nian, and that the boy had long had a bad reputation. How dare he covet her daughter? He deserves to be killed!
However, out of respect for the Minister of Rites, she had to ask her daughter to swallow her anger and not spread it out. But somehow the news leaked out and caused an uproar in the city!
She hadn't even bothered Shen Yueqiao yet, but Shen Yueqiao came to her door to ask for trouble! How abominable!
Thinking of this, Minister Fang said with a cold face, "Shen Yueqiao, I don't want to make a big deal out of this. Please follow me into the mansion, and I will ensure that you leave the mansion safely."
She is an official, so her words are naturally intimidating.
As soon as she spoke, everyone lowered their voices unconsciously and suppressed their discussions.
Shen Yueqiao was not afraid. She looked at the square face that looked like Fang Zhi and said, "I have met Lord Fang. Shen Yueqiao naturally believes that Lord Fang is impartial and just. I just don't know if he would kill his relatives for the sake of justice."
Her words caused the crowd to start talking again.
What does Shen Yueqiao mean? It sounds like there is something inside? Yes! What does it mean?
Upon hearing this, Minister Fang frowned and said sternly: "I will naturally handle my affairs impartially. Although I am not the Minister of Justice, I will not bend the law for personal gain!"
Her words were extremely threatening, but Shen Yueqiao burst into laughter.
"Good, good, good!" Shen Yueqiao laughed and said three good words in a row, and then said to everyone: "Everyone has heard it, this is what our Lord Fang said in person!"
After that, he bowed solemnly to the crowd and said, "I hope all the neighbors will be witnesses today!"
"Of course!" Soon, the onlookers responded with interest.
"Miss Shen will never enter the mansion?" Upon seeing this situation, Minister Fang knew what Shen Yueqiao meant.
"Never!" Shen Yueqiao was young and full of vigor. She raised her face and said, "Master Fang, please invite the second young lady out."
"Go and invite him!" Lord Fang squeezed out these two words from between his teeth with a gloomy face.
At this moment, a sedan chair stopped again.
"Lord Fang, what's going on?" A tall woman walked out of the sedan chair, her willow-leaf eyes filled with meticulous severity.
"Lord Liu?" Minister Fang looked at the tall woman with some confusion. Why was she here at this time? You know, this Lady Liu is in charge of the Ministry of Justice. She is ruthless and impartial, and doesn't give face to anyone. Even the emperor has been humiliated several times!
He is also the only official against whom those villains like the censors cannot find any handle!
"My daughter greets the Minister of Justice!" Shen Yueqiao's voice broke through the air, answering questions and dispelling doubts for the onlookers.
The Minister of Justice is here? Isn't this a coincidence? No, no, I think Shen Yueqiao is in danger, as the saying goes, officials protect each other! Bullshit! Lord Liu is famous for his impartiality! How about opening a bet? Are you crazy? Lord Liu is here!
The onlookers started talking about it again.
Lady Liu nodded slightly. She had also heard of Shen Yueqiao. She was said to be a scoundrel. Moreover, the recent incident of Shen Yueqiao's husband seducing the second daughter of Minister Fang had caused a sensation in the city. This matter had a very bad influence. She was just about to investigate it, but she didn't expect to encounter this incident today.
"Miss Shen, there is no need to be so polite. What's going on today?" Lord Liu narrowed his eyes, almost narrowing them into a straight line.
"Sir Liu," Shen Yueqiao bowed solemnly and said, "Yueqiao's husband has been slandered and his reputation has been ruined. Yueqiao has come here to clear his name."
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Yuan was invited out. As soon as she came out, she heard Shen Yueqiao's words and hurriedly denied it: "Master Liu, don't listen to her nonsense. It was her husband who eloped with the guard and seduced me when he saw me, but I found out his identity!"
Lord Liu looked at Shen Yueqiao, then at Fang Yuan, and said, "Let's prove who is right and who is wrong with evidence."
After that, he coughed again and said to the crowd: "No matter who is telling the truth, I will handle it according to the law!"
The onlookers were stunned. I don’t know who started to applaud, and there was applause from the audience.
Lord Liu waved his hand to stop the applause, then looked at Shen Yueqiao and said, "Since Miss Shen is suing Scholar Fang, please produce the evidence."
"Yes!" Shen Yueqiao bowed in response, then she raised her eyes in the direction of Shen Liu. Shen Liu understood and directly pushed the second sister of Guilai Inn.
Shen Ruoyi came out directly with her second sister. She bowed and said, "Master Liu, I am the guard of Shen Mansion. This is the second sister who received the Shen Mansion staff at Guilai Inn that day."
The second young lady was trembling. She really didn't expect this day to come. It was all her fault for being too talkative. She could only kneel on the ground and said timidly: "Master Liu, that day I received Lady Shen's husband and guards. After delivering water, I went downstairs. After a while, I heard a quarrel upstairs. When I went upstairs, I saw Lady Shen's husband, wearing only his middle clothes, nestling in the arms of the guards of the Shen Mansion. The two were confronting Lady Fang."
There was a lot of sighing at the scene!
After she finished speaking, she kowtowed and said, "Every word I said is true, there is no falsehood, please understand!"
After hearing this, Lord Liu frowned and asked, "How do you know that man is Shen Yueqiao's husband and guard?"
Shen Yueqiao sighed inwardly, he was worthy of being the Shangshu in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he hit the nail on the head as soon as he asked.
"Reply, reply, sir," the second sister continued with trembling lips: "That day they took the carriage of the Shen Mansion, and the man in the carriage spoke in an imperative tone, and the guard was called Shen Liu. According to the rules of our dynasty, the guards of legitimate women are named according to the rank of their masters, so..."
When she got to this point, she couldn't go on any further, so she had to lower her head to the ground, not daring to look up again.
"Master Liu, you heard it too!" Fang Yuan said as soon as he saw it: "That man was walking around in his underwear in the middle of the night. He looked like a lewd and shameless person. You..."
Lord Liu waved his hand to stop Fang Yuan from speaking, and looked at Shen Yueqiao again. The testimony of this second sister was obviously unfavorable to Shen Yueqiao, so why would she ask this second sister to testify?
She was looking forward to Shen Yueqiao's next move.