Chapter 51 Decision
Zhang Mao didn’t know what to say, especially when facing Xiao Jinyu’s cold and teasing gaze, and even the angry looks of some young scholars around him, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. I can't help but feel a little guilty.
Although this is the age of the jungle, everyone has a love of love and beauty! Especially some young scholars who are fashionable in pursuing beauty and appreciating beauty.
At this time, even Cui Heng couldn't help but urge: "Zhang Mingfu, I invited you to decide the case fairly. What are you hesitating about?"
"Humph, a fair verdict? This princess doesn't care what the cause of the matter is or what the process is. The result I see now is that she was unscathed, but my son was seriously injured, so this matter is her fault. She should be punished and convicted!"
Princess Yunyin's unreasonable and loud shouts once again attracted everyone's attention. Many onlookers were too angry and dared not speak. Xiao Xian almost wanted to crush the armrest, and Xiao Shiniang was even more anxious to stamp her feet. He tightened his hands and thought to himself: She had been warned not to mess with this vicious woman, but she just didn't listen. Now it's good, things have gotten out of hand, and Princess Kumogakure may have to kill her!
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Xiao Jinyu's sarcastic and biting laughter suddenly echoing in the hall.
"Haha... Your Highness Princess, do you want to listen to what you said? So, you don't care about the truth or the evidence at all. You just want my life!
If you want to accuse me, there is no excuse. , you impose the faults of others on me, but say that this is the sin that I should bear? "
"That's right, you hurt my son, and this is the crime you committed!" Princess Yunyin didn't feel there was anything wrong with her words at all, and still spoke forcefully and with a loud voice.
Everyone's expressions changed in shock, and their eyes towards Princess Yunyin were full of anger and contempt.
Many people looked at Xiao Jinyu with worry and pity in their eyes, but they saw that the sister-in-law was not frustrated by this, but calmed down and asked in a more teasing and cold tone:
"So sixteen years ago, you also used the same methods on my mother as you do on me now, right?"
Sixteen years ago, her mother? The eldest daughter of the Xiao family who was kicked out of the Xiao family and lived in a foreign land?
The atmosphere cooled down again. This sentence has led everyone to think deeply. Therefore, the hidden secrets and truth of the old incident many years ago and the unbearable rumors about the eldest daughter of the Xiao family are as they are today. What?
"Oh, you are a bastard born of your mother's secret relationship with others. Why should you question this princess? All you have done is to become a member of my Lanling Xiao family. You What qualifications do you have to join my Lanling Xiao family? Even if you want to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, you should go to the Han family, right?" Princess Yunyin is still reluctant.
"You - you are simply unreasonable and slanderous!"
Fenghuang couldn't hold back anymore and cursed, and almost punched her. Xiao Jinyu stopped him and looked at Princess Yunyin with neither humility nor arrogance.
"Your Highness the Princess may not understand the rules set by the ancestors of the Xiao family. Do you think that I, Xiao Jinyu, really want to be a member of the Xiao family in Lanling?" She sneered and said loudly, "I, Xiao Jinyu, hereby swear, In the future, I can set up my own business, and I will never step foot in the door of your Xiao family again..."
Xiao Xian and Xiao Shiniang's expressions changed suddenly when they heard this sentence, but they heard Xiao Jinyu change the subject and said, "But as a son of a human being, I must not let my mother's soul wander to the north, alone and helpless. She was framed by you during her lifetime. Due to persecution, I had to live in a foreign land and die in the North. Now, I just want my mother’s memorial tablet to return to the Xiao family and her soul to return to her hometown!”
After a pause, she said in a more serious tone, "I want your Xiao family to mourn for my mother!"
This sentence was undoubtedly another thunderous statement that made everyone's eyes brighten!
They want the Xiao family to mourn their mother!
"That's right! As a child, you should fulfill your filial piety. It is unfortunate that your mother died in the North. It is your relatives who should mourn her and bring her soul back to her hometown!" Someone could not help but stand up and speak for Xiao Jinyu.
"How dare a little bastard dare to ask my Xiao family to mourn for an abandoned daughter who has long been kicked out?"
Princess Yunyin sneered, and once again used her eyes to hint at one of the subordinates, and wanted to drag the man who spoke out, Li Mi stepped forward to stop him: "Your Highness, your Highness, speaks like a little bastard, it would be too unworthy of your royal family. Is it graceful?"
Princess Yunyin glanced at Li Mi coldly, and was about to get angry when she saw Xiao Jinyu took out a jade seal and a piece of paper from her sleeve, held each in her palm and said: "This It is the jade seal given to my mother by the Xiao clan chief when she was the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. It represents that my mother has the right to run the family, and this piece of paper is also the letter written by the Xiao clan clan chief. As said, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family does not have to marry, but can raise a child. Therefore, no matter who my father is, my mother is a descendant of the Xiao family.
Back then, she was in charge of the Jade Seal of the Xiao family and led her people to avoid the war, thus ensuring that the Xiao family lineage could survive. The world was finally settled, and the Xiao family settled in Jiankang. It was at this time that Princess Yunyin married into the Xiao family, and then she wanted to marry me. Will everything my mother has done for the Xiao family be erased?
Your Highness, isn’t everything you have in the Xiao family now something that my mother tried her best to preserve? "
"Why do you have this jade seal in your hand?"
When she saw Xiao Jinyu taking out the jade seal, Princess Yunyin showed horror in her eyes. After hearing these words, she could no longer control her anger and became extremely angry. She gritted her teeth and said: "Take the jade seal from her hand." , kill her for me!”
"No-"
Following her order, all the scholars in the hall took a step forward and shouted in unison!
Xiao Xian even "walked" forward in a wheelchair and said sternly: "Stop! I, the Xiao family, protect the family, the country, and the people, but we must never bully women and children. What's more, she She is still the daughter of your former master!”
When Xiao Xian said this, several of the tribesmen looked obviously ashamed and hesitated to step forward. "Xiao Xian? Are you being treasonous and going against your mother?"
In today's era when filial piety is more important than heaven, the name of "unfilial piety" can indeed kill people. Lu An, a friend of the famous scholar Ji Shuye, was falsely accused of unfilial piety by his brother Lu Changti and was sentenced to exile. Shu Ye, who testified for Lu An, was even more... He was sentenced to death by beheading.
Princess Kumogakure's words were obviously a hint and a threat.
At this time, Xiao Xian said: "I dare not disrespect my mother, but this matter is indeed my Xiao family's fault. Why would my mother want to kill them all?"
"Xiao Xian! Pay attention to what you say today! Don't regret it in the future!"
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The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense. Suddenly, in this extremely tense atmosphere, someone said in a cold voice: "Zhang Mingfu, is it possible that when you handle cases in the south, you are all competing to see who has a higher status and speaks more powerfully?" , who cares? I think that as long as the witnesses and material evidence are there, the case will be clear, and there is no need to have unnecessary arguments. If Zhang Ming’s house can’t take charge, should we find someone else who can take charge? ?”
"Who are you?"
Princess Yunyin turned her hostile gaze to the man wearing a silk hat, Xuanchang. She saw that this man was noble and calm, and he was fearless. This was not something that ordinary Nandi family members could do. The most important thing about the magnanimity cultivated is that this magnanimity also implies a fierce and killing spirit in Gao Hua Lingrui.
Hearing this, Zhang Mao looked at the man Xuan Shang and couldn't help but feel horrified. He already had a guess in his mind: He had heard long ago that Beidi sent envoys to Jiankang to meet the Holy Spirit. On the surface, they were here to attend a gathering of gentlemen, but in fact they had something different with His Majesty. The covenant came, and the envoy arrived in Jiankang only in the past two days. It was said that the envoy did not like publicity, so His Majesty only sent a highly respected minister to greet him.
And this important minister is Xu Shangshu Xu Ling, the minister Zuopushe and the prince's young master!
Could this man be?
Just as I was thinking about this, I heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Your Highness is right. Master Zhang, you must pay attention to evidence when handling cases. How can you let Your Highness, the Princess, do whatever you want?"
Zhang Mao looked up when he heard the sound and saw an old man in red official uniform walking from the door.
What surprised him was that the old man was none other than Xu Ling!
Xu Ling is now in his sixties. When he was in Nanliang, he was a famous bachelor of the East Palace, a master of Laozhuang, and a well-versed in history. He was known as "the stone unicorn in the sky" and "the Yanhui of the world". After the establishment of Nanchen, Xu Ling The mausoleum was deeply appreciated by Emperor Wen, and he successively served as the Minister of the Taifu, the Minister of the Five Soldiers, the Changshi of Sanqi, the Censor Zhongcheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and now the Minister Zuopushe.
This man was eloquent and eloquent, but he was most upright and unaffiliated with power. When His Majesty was still King Ancheng, he once appalled King Ancheng for being lax in his subordinates, and later assisted King Ancheng to depose the deposed emperor Chen Bozong. , ascended the throne today.
Therefore, His Majesty appreciates him very much and trusts him!
Not to mention a princess, she is a prince and relative. This person should be scolded when she should be scolded, and she will not show any mercy!
Zhang Mao sighed in his heart and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Your Majesty, please see Xu Shangshu!"
Xu Ling nodded, then walked up to the Xuanshang man, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, Prince Lanling, how do you like the scenery of Jiankang?"
King Lanling?
As soon as this name came out, everyone was even more shocked. Immediately, several eyes turned to this man who was wearing a silk hat and did not show his true face.
"His Royal Highness Prince Lanling!"
"He is King Lanling?"
"It's actually Lanling King Gao Changgong?"
Some people secretly sighed: No wonder this person has such a noble and noble temperament!
It is rumored that Prince Lanling is the most beautiful man in the North. Although his true appearance is not visible, his cheerful and clear posture as if he is standing on a jade mountain is enough to attract people's imagination.
But at this time, Prince Lanling ignored the admiring and envious gazes of everyone, and said calmly: "When I first arrived in your place, I saw beautiful things, beautiful people, and outstanding people. But unfortunately, I encountered an injustice. Gao Mou I saw it with my own eyes, so I asked my guard to come out to testify, but I didn’t want to be almost killed by Princess Yunyin!”
He spoke in a very calm tone, but everyone who listened was frightened. Princess Yunyin turned pale and said to herself: It's so dangerous. If he really killed his guard, it wouldn't be a trivial matter like a personal grudge. It is embarrassing other countries. To put it more seriously, it is declaring war!
But why did Gao Changgong come to Xinghua Yanyu Tower and accidentally bump into what Xiao Yun and his friends were doing?
Princess Yunyin felt regretful and even more resentful, but she did not dare to say anything to the envoys from other countries. Xu Ling apologized on her behalf and said: "I'm sorry, Princess Yunyin didn't know the identity of King Lanling, so she committed such a big crime. Wrong, I would like to apologize to Your Highness on behalf of the princess!"
"There is no need to apologize. I heard that Xu Shangshu is the most fair and strict in the Southland and will never practice favoritism or malpractice. I will ask Xu Shangshu to make a decision on today's matter!"
(End of chapter)