Noble Lady

Chapter 254 Facing Bo in Court

"Xue Chenyu, you are really bold!" He Minzhi stared at Xue Chenyu coldly, his icy and sticky eyes were just like a poisonous tongue.

"You can't compare to He Hanlin. He can do anything to achieve his goal. He even loses the bottom line of being a human being!" Xue Chenyu sneered in retaliation.

Lord Mei slammed the gavel and glared at He Minzhi in dissatisfaction, "If you roar in court again, I will use the water and fire sticks to punish you!"

He Minzhi shut up unwillingly.

Lord Mei said, "What Xue has said is simply unbelievable. I hereby grant that Xue's sentence of being executed on a rolling nail board be postponed for a later date."

The people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Lord Mei was not so confused sometimes.

Then, Lord Mei acted out the whole thing again, starting from the part where he borrowed money and didn't pay it back, and then he molested a girl.

With the IOU signed by He Minzhi himself and the IOU receipt from Zuixianju, he could not deny the charges.

Finally, there was the matter of his affair with the widow.

Speaking of which, He Minzhi did commit the crime of hiring someone to injure someone, but what everyone is most interested in is the gossip.

"Ms. Xue, do you have any evidence to support your claim that He Minzhi had an affair with the widow?"

Xue Chenyu said slowly, "Master Mei, the evidence is the widow herself. She is currently pregnant, and Madam He has specially arranged for servants to take care of her and she is staying at the He family to recuperate."

"hiss--"

There were sounds of inhalation all around.

"You're talking nonsense..." Liu's hand lost its grip and she pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth in one breath.

The next moment, Camellia stood up and said, "Sir, I was sent by the old lady of the He family to take care of my cousin. I can testify to this!"

"Bitch! How dare you…"

Liu wanted to show off her power, but Zhang grabbed her wrist.

Immediately afterwards, the bailiff came and escorted Camellia to the court.

"Who is kneeling in the hall? Tell me your name."

"My maidservant, Chahua, is a maidservant serving the old lady of the He family. Not long ago, my old lady's cousin Ji Minrou was suddenly found to be pregnant. The old lady happily said that her son was going to have an heir, so she arranged for me to serve my cousin until she gave birth to the child."

"Bitch, shut up!" He Minzhi shouted with a dark face and slapped her.

Camellia was caught off guard by the attack and was so scared that she hid towards Xue Chenyu.

"How dare you!" Lord Mei was also angry. He had wanted to beat He Mingzhi for a long time. In a rage, he slammed the gavel and shouted, "He Mingzhi has disrespected the court. He will be beaten with ten sticks to set an example!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two yamen runners came up carrying a bench.

Then they put He Minzhi on a bench, two of them held him up, and the other two started fighting with water and fire sticks.

"Stop! How dare you assault an imperial official? Ah—"

With a soul-stirring scream, He Minzhi's authority as a Hanlin was completely destroyed.

Liu was heartbroken and shook Zhang off, rushing to the courtroom. "How can we trust the words of that bitch Xue? She's nothing but a slut!"

Gossip always hits people's heart the most.

As soon as the word "slut" came out, everyone pricked up their ears and looked at Xue Chenyu with strange eyes.

The executioners almost forgot to hit him with the stick.

Lord Mei also forgot to have someone take her away.

"Master Mei, please understand! This woman is a fickle woman. She even had an affair with another man while my son was incarcerated. How dare she throw dirty water on my son?!"

Only then did Mr. Mei realize that this person was He Minzhi's mother, the old lady of the He family.

Wait, could the stranger she was talking about be...

Lord Mei shuddered, "You woman are just talking nonsense. You are not allowed to trespass in the court and speak nonsense. Come, drag her away!"

"Stop!" Liu looked coldly at the two yamen runners who came forward. "I am the old lady of the He family! I don't know who dares to touch me!"

"Do you have an imperial decree?"

Liu choked and said, "...My son will ask for a title for me in the future."

"That's all." Lord Mei smiled wickedly. "Roaring in court, come here. Slap him!"

After a few slaps, she behaved herself for a while.

Covering her face, she still shouted, "I have evidence to prove that this woman is fickle and having an affair! She hasn't been home at all these past few days! A married woman who doesn't stay home properly and hasn't been seen for several days, what else could she be but an adulterer?"

Some people in the hall laughed out loud, while others were also influenced by Liu's words and started pointing and talking about Xue Chenyu.

He Minzhi struggled to get up, "Xue Chenyu, I thought you were a chaste woman who wouldn't let me touch you at all, but I didn't expect you to degenerate and go out and fool around with some random guy."

Lord Mei’s mind was full of thoughts: Could that wild man be the Prince of Cheng? Could it be that? Could it be that?

I seem to know too many things that I shouldn't know. Will I be killed to silence me?

"He Minzhi, do you think I'm from the eldest branch of your He family? All of you like to fool around without any status."

As she spoke, she looked at Liu. "Madam He concluded that I was having an affair with a bastard just because I wasn't at my in-laws' house for a few days. Then your recently widowed cousin Ji Minrou, who's in mourning, spends every day hanging out with He Minzhi in the study, getting her pregnant. And you want her to give birth to the child and register it under my name. What kind of a thing is that? You want me to recognize a bastard child as my legitimate child. You're not worthy!"

"Shut up!" He Minzhi was angry and embarrassed.

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

He Minzhi had an affair with his recently widowed cousin, and even gave birth to a child and registered it under his wife's name. How shameless are they?!

Especially those married women, they were extremely disgusted. "How can there be such disgusting people in the world? Whoever marries into their family will be in big trouble!"

"The dirty thoughts of the He family mother and son are all written on their faces. How can this daughter-in-law stand it?"

"This is the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. How dare they do this?!"

"This He guy is totally bringing shame to us men. Does he want to bring disgrace upon all men?"

The discussion among the judges was heated, and Liu hurriedly said, "Rou'er has been a widow for a long time and has always been chaste. She grew up in the He family, and the He family is her home. Xue, as the sister-in-law of the He family's daughter-in-law, please don't slander her innocence with empty words!"

"Does Ji Minrou need to be framed by others to protect her innocence? You and your son know better than anyone whether she is pure or not!" Xue Chenyu sneered.

"Master Mei, please understand. During the three days that Liu claimed I was away fooling around, I actually went back to my parents' home. The people in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion can testify for me."

"I'm not afraid of the inspection, but I don't know if Ji Minrou can withstand the inspection."

Liu was so anxious that she jumped up and down, "You said you were going back to your parents' home, so you're going back to your parents' home? Everyone in Wu'an Marquis's mansion is in the same boat with you. Of course they listen to your orders and whatever you say goes."

Xue Chenyu raised her eyelids. "Aren't the entire He family in cahoots with Madam He? Why don't they just listen to what you say?"

Liu thought her plan was perfect, wasn't it just to trap her into proving her innocence?

She certainly had ways to prove her innocence, but she also didn't want Liu to be too proud.

"You!" The words hit the nail on the head. Liu was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

"Ahem. It's easy to verify that He Minzhi had an affair with his widowed cousin. Master Chen, why don't you take someone there in person and bring that pregnant cousin to the court for a face-to-face confrontation? Then everything will be clear."

"No!" Liu shouted hurriedly.

"No?" Master Mei narrowed his eyes slightly. "Why, does Madam He also want to get the position of Jingzhao Yin?"

"I have absolutely no such intention!" Liu watched Master Chen take his men out, but she was powerless to do anything.

If they really took Ji Minrou to court, the scandal of her being pregnant with Dalang's child would no longer be hidden.

She and Dalang had such a perfect plan that could have been kept secret, but who knew that bitch Xue would be so shameless and expose it all!

Thinking of this, she glared at Xue Chenyu hatefully, since you, a bitch, are so unkind, then don't blame me for being unrighteous!

Liu and He Minzhi exchanged a glance, and He Minzhi angrily said, "Master Mei, this Xue had been having an affair with a man from outside the family for a long time, and she often invited him to her home for private meetings. I hope you will not let her go unjustly and judge the case impartially!"

"He Minzhi, I don't want to take things too far because we're husband and wife. Please don't push your luck!" Xue Chenyu's face was as cold as frost.

"I can prove my innocence, but I'm afraid if I tell anyone, it will bring shame to you, He Minzhi, and the He family!"

"Humph, if you have evidence, show it!"