Chapter 65 No personal attack intended
"Xiaosheng never bullied Miss Fang." Lu Chengjing stated calmly, "Shopkeeper Ge invited Xiaosheng to the backyard to discuss. After drinking the tea, Xiaosheng fell unconscious. When he woke up, he became the villain who insulted her in Miss Fang's mouth."
Mr. An's eyes darkened slightly and he looked at Shopkeeper Ge, "Is what Lu Xiucai said true?"
"Your Excellency, it is clear that the villain did invite him to drink tea, but he did not add any medicine to the tea. The villain also drank the tea."
Shopkeeper Ge hurriedly defended, "The villain went to the toilet, but when he came back he was nowhere to be seen. The villain thought he had left, but he sneaked into the wing and harmed Cai Lian."
Mr. An frowned, "Lu Xiucai's legs are injured and he has difficulty moving. How can he go to the wing alone? How does he know there is someone in the wing?"
"I don't know." After shopkeeper Ge finished speaking, he secretly winked at the pockmarked boy beside him.
"Sir, it's... it's the villain's fault." The pock-marked boy bowed to Master An and said regretfully, "It was the villain who was blinded by lard and greedy for money, so he became an accomplice of the villain."
Fang Bao's eyes widened in surprise, "Xiao Fei, how could you..."
"Brother Fang Bao, I'm sorry." Xiaofei was too ashamed to look at him.
"Why are you hurting me? Why are you hurting me!" Fang Cailian rushed towards Xiaofei with red eyes, beating her with a hammer, her voice was like crying blood, "Why? I respect you as my brother, why do you want to hurt me like this?!"
Xiaofei let Fang Cailian beat him, holding his head and apologizing again and again.
Seeing that his master's face was getting darker and darker, Shen Qi hurriedly stepped forward to pull the two of them apart, and ordered them to kneel down again.
Mr. An glanced at Lu Chengjing, who had a normal expression, and continued to ask Xiao Fei, "You said you became Lu Xiucai's accomplice because you were greedy for Lu Xiucai's money. How much did Lu Xiucai give you?"
"Two taels of silver." Xiao Fei took out the silver from his arms and showed it to Mr. An, and added, "He said he would give me another ten taels of silver when the matter is completed. With this money, I can get a wife."
"My mother starved and washed clothes every day, her hands were washed to pieces, just to save money to marry me a daughter-in-law. I didn't want to see my mother working so hard. I became an accomplice out of a sudden thought. I beg your forgiveness."
Mr. An looked at the silver bullion, and Shan Dajun walked in and reported, "Sir, I have checked the tea and tea sets that I brought back. Everything is normal."
Hearing this, Shang Wan looked at Shopkeeper Ge.
The rice shop is this guy's territory. He is deliberately trying to set things up. How could he leave such obvious evidence as tea waiting to be investigated? I'm afraid it has already been replaced.
"There is no mark on the silver bar. Your words alone cannot prove that it belongs to Lu Xiucai." Mr. An looked at Xiao Fei, "Do you have any other evidence to prove what you just said?"
Xiao Fei subconsciously looked at Shopkeeper Ge. Shopkeeper Ge was not squinting, so he pretended not to know.
Xiao Fei had to calm down and his expression became more respectful.
"My lord, I have no other evidence. But, but, I dare to guarantee it with my life. Everything I said is true. I beg you to see clearly!"
Mr. An looked at his expression and had some concerns in his mind.
He looked at Lu Chengjing, "Lu Xiucai, do you have anything to say?"
A wry smile appeared on Lu Chengjing's lips, "Xiaosheng was expelled from the family because the former county magistrate was poisoned. He never took away a penny. Recently, he relies on my wife for all his expenses. I'm not afraid of adults' jokes. Let alone two taels of silver, just two. Even a small boy with a copper plate can’t get it out.”
Everyone: "..."
Mr. An didn't expect Lu Chengjing to be so sincere and admit that he was eating soft food in public. He coughed twice and asked Shang Wan to confirm whether this was true or not.
Shang Wan nodded naturally. It wasn't that she didn't give Lu Chengjing money, but that he had nowhere to spend it.
When we went out this morning, there was a family of five. Except for Yuanyuan, the milk baby, Lu Chengjing was the only one who had no money. Yuanyuan liked to play with the money bag and always chewed on it. Lu Chengjing was worried that she would eat the money, so he didn't even hang up the money bag. Now it happens to be self-evident evidence.
Shen Qi went forward to search him, but he didn't find a single coin.
Everyone was speechless, it seemed that eating soft rice was true.
Mr. An took advantage of the situation and was shocked, glaring at Xiao Fei angrily, "You are so bold and unruly, how dare you deceive me!"
"The villain doesn't dare." Xiaofei was so frightened that he fell to the ground, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he said anxiously, "The money was really given to the villain by Lu Xiucai. Maybe he only had two taels of silver on him. In order to bribe the villain's gang, When he succeeds, he deliberately deceives the villain.”
Lu Chengjing looked at him with obvious doubts in his tone, "You said I bribed you, but let me ask you, how do I know there is a woman resting in the wing?"
Xiaofei said without thinking: "Of course I heard what the people in the store said."
"Okay, just pretend that I heard about this." Lu Chengjing continued to ask, "I have never met this girl Fang. I don't know whether she is beautiful or ugly, fat or thin, so why did she suddenly take the initiative and drag her body with her? Is it necessary to bribe you?"
Hearing this question, Xiao Fei calmed down and retorted: "You lied. Two months ago, you and the eldest young master came to Mipu together and happened to meet Cai Lian. You looked straight at it at that time. You must have been thinking about it at that time. On."
"Sir, the daughter of the people has something to say." Shang Wan raised his hand to signal.
Mr. An waved his hand and said, "Say."
Shang Wan pointed at himself and Fang Cailian and asked Xiaofei sincerely, "Who do you think has more outstanding looks, me or her?"
Xiao Fei doesn't need to answer, anyone with eyes can see it.
Although Fang Cailian was not bad in appearance, compared with Shang Wan, she was instantly reduced to scum.
Facing the huge gap and being in the public eye, Xiao Fei couldn't keep his eyes open and lied, so he could only reply: "You."
"Let me tell you first, I don't mean to attack personally, I am just stating the facts." After Shang Wan made the statement, he pointed at Lu Chengjing, "I have been close to him for two years, and even on our wedding night, he looked at my face. Never looked straight at it.”
Everyone can understand what she means.
His own daughter-in-law is a rare beauty, and her aesthetics improves every day when she looks at such a face. How could Lu Chengjing look straight at Fang Cailian?
However, some people are murmuring in their hearts, what if Lu Chengjing is tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas and wants to try porridge and side dishes?
Fang Cailian, who felt insulted: "..."
Shang Wan continued: "To put it bluntly, twelve taels of silver can be used to pay for a job in a flower house. The money and goods are settled and there is no dispute. Isn't this easier than picking wild flowers on the roadside?"
Everyone looked at Lu Chengjing, hey, are you still going to the Flower House?
Lu Chengjing couldn't help but darken his face. When had he been to those messy places?
Shang Wan squeezed the beautiful paws of his fox soothingly and said to everyone: "What about that? I was just making an analogy. I testify that my husband-in-law has never been to Hualou!"
This sounds like there is no three hundred taels of silver in this place.
Lu Chengjing: "..."
If Shang Wan was asked to continue talking, he might be given some strange habits, so he had no choice but to open his mouth to divert everyone's attention.
"Sir, everyone in the rice shop is following the lead of Shopkeeper Ge, so they are inevitably suspected of covering up each other. In the same way, the two people on Xiaosheng's side are close relatives of Xiaosheng, so they may be suspected of favoritism. Xiaosheng has another way, which may be verified. This matter."
(End of chapter)