Noble Lady

Chapter 252 No Face Appears Again

The whole hall was in an uproar.

There was a lot of discussion.

"This is my own sister, born of the same mother. What kind of beast would attack his own pregnant sister?"

"What a beast! Not even a human!"

"How could there be such a heartless brother in this world!"

The people watching the trial were so angry that they almost cursed He Minzhi to death.

"Nonsense, you're talking nonsense! How could my Dalang hire someone to hurt someone? How could he possibly want to harm his own sister?!"

Liu was crying and cursing below, and the people around her looked at her strangely. Zhang quickly covered her mouth.

If she keeps shouting like this, they will be beaten to death!

There was no suspense about what happened next.

Originally, the evidence in He Minzhi's case was weak because the parties involved did not testify in court. Now, four of his hired thugs have come forward to identify him.

He Minzhi cannot escape the charge of breaking into a private residence, hiring someone to injure someone, and killing his brothers and sisters.

He Minzhi's previous lies were also refuted, and Shi Tou was also held responsible for perjury.

"Shi Tou, a servant of the He family, gave false testimony and disturbed the court. He shall be beaten with twenty lashes of the board first to serve as a warning to others." Lord Mei slammed the gavel without blinking.

After a beating with a stick, the stone's skin was torn and its flesh was exposed.

Moreover, he was He Minzhi's accomplice and would be imprisoned after the beating.

But no one felt sorry for him and cried out for him.

"Take it off."

Shi Tou looked at He Minzhi with a dead heart, not knowing whether he could walk out of the prison alive.

He Minzhi pretended not to see it and knelt coldly beside him.

"He Minzhi, you are an official appointed by the imperial court. You knowingly broke the law, hired a killer to injure someone, and caused a woman to have a miscarriage, putting her life in danger. You are the most unforgivable person. Today, I will sentence you in court. Do you accept the verdict?"

"Master Mei, please don't forget that I am an official appointed by the imperial court and compiled by the Hanlin Academy. Since the reign of Emperor Taizong, there has been an unwritten rule that all Hanlin Academy officials, regardless of their rank, must be brought before the Hanlin Academy and the Cabinet for deliberation before they can be convicted, even if they violate the law. Are you, Master Mei, trying to bypass the Hanlin Academy and the Cabinet?"

"How dare you! When did I ever say I would bypass the Hanlin Academy and the Cabinet?" Lord Mei was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

He was so angry, why did this happen? Why hadn't he thought of it before?

Cui Hua looked at Shen Yuheng in astonishment. Shen Yuheng also seemed to have just woken up from a dream. "...There is indeed such a thing."

The people outside were furious.

"How can this be? Could it be that just because he entered the Imperial Academy, he has received a golden ticket to immunity from death?"

"Studying can really save your life these days. The Hanlin Academy is so prestigious!"

The common people were furious, and so was Cui Hua.

If He Minzhi were to escape like this today, wouldn't everything he had done before be in vain?

He looked at Shen Yuheng again, and Shen Yuheng nodded to him. It was time.

Cui Hua understood.

His face was filled with grief, and he knelt heavily on his knees, "Master Mei, you must handle this impartially. He killed his own nephew and nearly killed his own sister!"

"My wife had a miscarriage and suffered heavy bleeding. To save her, I consulted countless doctors and spent all my family's money on medicine. If I hadn't been lucky enough to invite the imperial physician to help, how could my wife have survived?"

"My wife is still too weak to get up due to illness. We can't let the culprit get away with this!"

The people were filled with righteous indignation and cursed loudly, "You are worse than pigs and dogs!"

For example, a beast in human clothing.

There are also things like shamelessness and inhumanity.

In short, He Minzhi was scolded harshly.

Lord Mei is so angry.

It would be great if Aunt Xue were here at this time.

The fact that he had sexual relations with women alone was enough to get him into trouble!

At this moment, someone came out from the back court, walked up to Master Chen and whispered something.

Master Chen's expression changed slightly, and he walked over to Master Mei and whispered, "Master, there's a distinguished guest in the back who wants to see you."

Distinguished guest?

There are too many people who can be called distinguished guests in the capital, but Master Chen looked so serious that Lord Mei couldn't help but think of Xue Chenyu, the eldest aunt from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion who had not appeared yet.

The noble person related to her can only be related to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Those who have connections with Wu'an Marquis Mansion...

Lord Mei couldn't help but shudder.

Then he looked at Master Chen nervously and asked with his mouth: "Crown Prince, Prince Cheng?"

Master Chen smiled mysteriously.

"!" Lord Mei got goosebumps all over his body.

Prince Cheng?! But didn’t he go south on business?

Even with this in mind, Lord Mei did not dare to neglect his duties. He quickly stood up and said to the people inside and outside, "Wait a moment. I will be back soon."

Then he ran away.

The people who came to watch the trial were dumbfounded.

He Minzhi and Cui Hua, who were kneeling there, were also confused and had no idea what was going on.

"Please understand that people have urgent needs." Master Chen said slowly.

The people watching the trial: It’s ridiculous, but this is indeed something Lord Mei would do.

As soon as we left Jingzhao Prefecture, the surroundings became scattered.

Liu broke free from Zhang's hand and wanted to go up and talk to her son, but was stopped by the yamen runners from Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Don't come near! Otherwise you will be charged with disturbing the court."

Liu was still unwilling to give up, so Zhang quickly pulled her back.

"What are you doing? I want to talk to my son!"

Zhang said coldly, "If you think the situation isn't serious enough, then go up there."

Looking around, she saw that everyone was looking at her because of Liu's action of rushing forward just now.

Liu followed her gaze and then swallowed guiltily.

He Shuang couldn't help but roll her eyes at her and asked Zhang, "Mother, why don't you see my sister-in-law? It seems like I haven't seen her for a few days."

Although we don't visit each other frequently on weekdays, we live in the same house after all, so there will always be opportunities to see each other. But recently there seems to be no news from my sister-in-law.

Zhang said, "I don't know either. Maybe the lady has gone back to her parents' home."

"Why go back to her parents' home? I'm afraid she won't have the face to show up again in this life."

"Why won't I show up?"

Liu said proudly, "Of course she has no face to show up. She did such a shameful thing. If she knew shame, she should have been hanged by a white silk thread around her neck, saving the reputation of the He family and the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion."

"How could I not know that I had done something so shameful that it angered heaven and man, and that I needed to be punished and apologize?"

"How do you know? You are not..." Liu finally realized that something was wrong. The expressions of Zhang and He Shuang in front of her were also very subtle.

She turned around suddenly and saw Xue Chenyu standing behind her with a smile on her face.

The others didn't know why, but they all made way.

She was wearing a moon-white waist-length skirt, with an orange-red suspender on the upper body, a layered moon-white short jacket, and a very refreshing light green long jacket embroidered with peony flowers.

She simply wore a pair of hairpins on her head, a pair of large pearl earrings, and a thin layer of powder on her face, which made her look delicate and pretty with rosy cheeks.

She looked graceful just standing there.

"You, how could you..." Liu was stunned.

"Why, did you disappoint Madam He?" Xue Chenyu smiled and held her hand as if nothing had happened.

"The old lady is frail, why didn't she rest at home? Instead, she crowded into the lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture like everyone else. Are you worried that your son will be dealt with impartially by Lord Mei for his immoral actions?"

"You, what did you say?!"

Xue Chenyu slowly touched her earrings and smiled faintly, "Isn't it clear to Madam He what I'm talking about?"

Xue Chenyu's appearance is not actually that of a stunning beauty, she can only be said to be better looking than ordinary people, so she is not too outdone by others in the capital city where there are beauties everywhere.

But her advantage lies in her outstanding temperament. When she stands there, she has a calmness that cannot be ignored.