C163 (1/2)
In reality, the Prefect had never seen Luo Lingwei before, but he recognized the black iron token in Luo Lingwei's hand. There was only one token in this world. In the past, the late emperor had used meteoric iron to forge the plate for Ye Lianhe's father, so it could be said to be incomparably precious. Coupled with the fact that Grand Dominance King had grown in power over the past few years, many officials had secretly called this token the ”Black Jade Seal”.
Now that the Prefect had seen someone holding a Darksteel Medallion in front of him, he was obviously filled with fear and trepidation. Luo Lingwei saw that her goal of intimidating the Prefect had been accomplished, so she no longer dared to be overbearing. She smiled slightly and said, ”I came here this time to accompany my good sister, the first lady of the third rank. Madame Qin, the wife of Zhao Wei, the governor and assistant minister of war of the three prefectures, came to visit her godfather. But she didn't expect that news would come that her foster father had been framed and taken into court. Feeling a little curious, I came to spectate. ”
When the Prefect heard this, he was so shocked that he nearly trembled and knelt down again. At this moment, when Master Shu heard that Grand Princess Guanling had arrived, he knew that things were not going well. Thus, he and his servant quietly slipped out of the yamen and went to the crowd in front of the yamen to watch. The only one left was Shu Lin, who looked at the Prefect with a sullen expression. At this moment, the Prefect had an incomparable atmosphere in his heart. He thought to himself, ”This father and son duo really aren't good people. I was almost sold out by them.”
However, although the Prefect was only a sixth rank local, he was still someone who had seen the world. Seeing this, he laughed at Luo Lingwei and said: ”It's because someone just declared injustice, and now this official is investigating this case.” ”This official will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and will definitely return justice to the Old Master. I hope that the Empress can be at ease.”
When Luo Lingwei heard this, she smiled and waved her hand, ”No worries, today I am just there as a foil. You should say these words to the Governor's wife yourself.” As she spoke, Luo Lingwei took Whitey's hand and stood in front of the Prefect.
At this moment, when Shu Lin saw Xiao Bai, he could not help but be shocked. The beautiful woman that he saw that day was actually the Madam General! Then, he felt a burst of fear. He was glad that he didn't mess with this general's wife that day. Otherwise, not only him, even his entire family would have been thrown into this mess and lost their lives.
When the Prefect saw the situation, he knew that this matter would not end peacefully. The other party had hardened his heart to punish this Shu Clan. With a long sigh in his heart, he felt extremely sorry for that piece of golden jade.
After calming his mind, the Prefect of Ming Lin Prefecture patted his wooden log and once again asked the people beneath him.
”Shu Lin, you said that you lent the embroidery mother five hundred silver taels. Is that true?”
When Shu Lin heard the Prefect's question, his heart skipped a beat. Even a fool could see that the Prefect was obviously planning on overturning his previous confession. At this moment, the Prefect was clearly on old man Wang's side.
”Reporting to old master, this matter is absolutely true. This lowly one has borrowed the notes to back it up.” Shu Lin said with a sullen face. At this point, he could not help but regret his decision. At this time, Luo Lingwei and the others were all listening to the hearing in front of the hall. If he were to say that he remembered wrongly, then he would definitely have won today's trial. If he were to be stubborn now and use the evidence as a basis, he might even win the case. At this time, the steward of the Shu Family was very cooperative, handing the IOU to the steward, who then handed it over to the magistrate.
After the Prefect saw this, he nodded his head and said, ”Men, pass on the information to the embroidery lady!”
With an order, the embroidery lady was brought into the hall. She kowtowed and said, ”This humble girl, the embroidery lady, greets the Prefect.”
The magistrate nodded and said to the embroidery lady, ”I ask you, this Shu Lin said that a few years ago, your mother was sick. He lent you five hundred taels of silver. Is it true?”
When Xiu Niang heard this, she instantly recalled the events of the past few years and could not help but feel wronged. Her eyes immediately reddened.
”Master, please uphold justice for this humble girl!” As she cried, she told him everything that had happened.