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Upon hearing these words, Shu Lin didn't react for a moment and stood rooted to the spot. Qian Xi stepped forward and pushed old man Wang away. He scolded, ”You brave old servant! Young Master Shu is someone you can touch! ”
Previously, Little White had told old man Wang that if there was a conflict with Shu Lin, there was no need to let it go and directly capture him to report to the official.
Although old man Wang was pushed back by Qian Xi, he did not back down. He once again grabbed Shu Lin's arm, pulling him forward. At this time, Meng Liang and Qian Xi also wanted to hit old man Wang, but the younger sister of old man Wang picked up the broom and hit them.
At this time, Shu Lin finally reacted. He looked at old man Wang and sneered, pointed at old man Wang's nose and cursed, ”Good old man, you don't know what's good for you. Didn't you want to go to court? Today, this young master will go and fight with you, and I'll let you know just how amazing I am! ”
Thus, Shu Lin didn't bother with old man Wang and took the initiative to walk in the direction of the magistrate court. When Old man Wang saw that Shu Lin had gone to the yamen himself, he instructed his sister to go to Lil 'White and tell him to go to court. He followed Shu Lin to the entrance of the yamen.
Before long, the two of them had arrived at the yamen's entrance. Without waiting for old man Wang's response, Shu Lin stood in front of the yamen's entrance, picked up the drum hammer and beat the drum three times. Although it had only been three rings, it had already exhausted Shu Lin, who usually lived a comfortable life.
In this wing, the Prefect heard someone outside the door cry out grievances, change clothes, and rise to court. When Shu Lin arrived, he asked Meng Liang to go to his home and inform his father. When Old Master Shu heard that his son was still pestering her about the matter of the embroidery lady, he felt extremely unhappy in his heart. However, Meng Liang was a man with a glib tongue. He told Master Shu that since Old Man Wang's house now had a real estate, it would be worth it if he could use the six hundred taels of silver to exchange for Old Man Wang's property.
When Old Master Shu heard this, he felt that it made sense. Thus, he instructed the butler to bring the IOU and rushed over to the magistrate court in a hurry. At the same time, old man Wang's sister also came to the inn, informing him about the case. When Little White heard this, he reported to Luo Lingwei. When Luo Lingwei heard this news, she took Zhang Long, Little White and the other two to the yamen's entrance.
At this moment, the new Prefect of Ming Lin Prefecture sat in front of the hall and saw two people kneeling down. One of them had scholarly and refined clothing, and with just a glance, one could tell that he was a son of a rich family.
”The two of you hit the drum, what is it? If there is an injustice today, it is fine, but if there is nothing to beat the drum, then I will reward the two of you with twenty boards each! ”
As soon as the magistrate asked, Shu Lin cupped his hands and replied, ”Reporting to my lord, my surname is Shu Lin, and I am the son of a wealthy merchant from the Shu Clan. Today, I came here to sue this old man for cheating on my Shu family's money! ”
When the Prefect heard this, he was somewhat confused. He turned his head to look at old man Wang and asked, ”Old man, tell me, what is going on?”
Old man Wang felt a bit more relieved when he saw that the Prefect was not as vicious as the previous two in asking him if he wanted to confess or not. Old man Wang then clasped his hands at the magistrate, ”Honored prefect, I am from the Ming Lin manor. My name is Wang San, everyone calls me Old man Wang.”
Old man Wang spoke of how Shu Lin coaxed the embroidery lady into signing the IOU, how he forced her to return the money, and why he hid the embroidery lady in his sister's house.
When the Prefect heard this, he had a number of points in his heart. He nodded and asked again, ”Shu Lin, is what Old Man Wang said true?”