Zhu Nian and Cai Ning followed the two officials to the gate of the official mansion, only to discover the seriousness of the matter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The entrance of the yamen was already surrounded by the lively people, and the two officials had to pull away the crowd.

"Let go, let go!" shouted the officer.

Hearing the movement, the people turned their heads one after another and looked at Zhu Nian who was walking towards the yamen.

"It's her, a girl's defendant went to the official mansion, and she lost her face!"

"Eh, why do I see her so familiar?"

"Yes, yes, yes, she seems to be the imperial chef who was personally crowned by the emperor some time ago!"

"......" Everyone was gossiping, and the spearhead was pointed at Zhu Nian.

But Zhu Nian has always maintained a decent and calm smile, and does not care about the gossip of these people.

"My lord, Zhu Xinnian brings!" After entering the yamen, a servant reported to Zhang Xianling, who was seated in the upper seat.

"Well, let's stand down first!" Zhang Xianling pretended to be calm.

Break out of the crowd and read this to take a good look at the scene in front of you.

Zhang Xianling sat on the chair in the top hall, and two middle-aged couples dressed in gorgeous clothes sat on the wooden chair on one side, followed by four waiting girls. On each side of the hall stood two rows of officials carrying wooden sticks.

I don't know why, Zhu Nian felt that there was a strong hatred in the eyes of this couple looking at her.

"Meet Master Zhang. Zhu Nian bent down slightly and saluted the county order.

Zhang Xianling wanted to open one eye and close one eye, but just as he was about to speak, he heard the man sitting on one side "cough".

He immediately put on a serious face and looked at Zhu Nian.

"Smack!", and the startled wood was smashed all over the house by him.

"Zhu Xinnian, I don't kneel down when I see this official!" Zhang Xianling shouted.

Looking at the county order's face that changed instantly, Zhu Nian frowned slightly, gritted his teeth, and immediately knelt down.

Cai Ning also knelt on the ground.

"I don't know what the adults call Xinnian to do?" Zhu Nian said.

At this moment, the lady sitting on the side suddenly screamed, rushed to Zhu Nian's side viciously, and shouted: "You little slut who has lost all her conscience!

"Miss!" Cai Ning exclaimed, hurriedly protecting Zhu Nian.

"Madam!" The middle-aged man sitting firmly on the side frowned, and called the maid next to him to step forward to stop him, so as not to lose his face.

Zhu Nian was stunned by the sudden "revenge": Which one is this singing?

Fortunately, under the obstruction of the servants and the four maids, the angry lady was carried back to her seat, but she still kept sobbing.

Zhu Nian felt inexplicable, straightened up and looked at Zhang Xianling and asked: "My lord, I don't know what mistake I made, and I want to be punched and kicked by this lady." ”

Zhang Xianling swallowed his saliva, and was very nervous in his heart: Both sides are people who are not easy to offend, how should he deal with it?

"It's not your Tianxiang Pavilion that is causing the trouble!" Zhang Xianling explained.

After Zhang County's order, Zhu Nian, who was kneeling in the lower hall, finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

The first is the identity of these two couples: the man's name is Cheng Jianzhong, who is the owner of Cuiyuzhai in the capital, and the woman is his wife Jin.

Jade Zhai is a place that sells jade jewelry, known as "the first Zhai in the capital", so Master Cheng is also a figure with a head and a face.

Two days ago, Master Cheng and Cheng Hongyu, the eldest son of the Jin family, came to Tianxiang Pavilion for dinner, and when they returned home, they felt unwell, but they were not strong at first, and they didn't take it to heart.

In the evening, Cheng Hongyu vomited and diarrhea, and had a high fever, and he couldn't afford to get sick.

After reading it, the doctor said that Cheng Hongyu had eaten something unclean, which caused the food poisoning.

Kim asked his son's personal maid what he had eaten that day, and checked them one by one.

In the end, after investigation, it was found that the ingredients of Tianxiang Pavilion were not fresh, which caused his son's illness.

Cheng Hongyu is the eldest son of the Cheng family, and has always been regarded as a treasure by the Jin family, he is really afraid of breaking it in his hand, and he is afraid of melting in his mouth, how can he suffer so much!

In a fit of anger, the Jin family pleaded with Master Cheng, who was also angry, and sued Tianxiang Pavilion to the government in this way, and Zhu Nian was the current head of the family, so he was naturally invited by Zhang County.

Between Zhu Nian is General Yun's person, and now he is a celebrity around the emperor, Zhang Xianling wanted to suppress this matter, so he persuaded the Cheng couple in private with kind words, hoping that they would keep this matter private.

But Master Cheng and the Jin family couldn't bear this breath and insisted on making things bigger.

Looking at Zhu Nian, who was kneeling in the lower hall, Zhang Xianling sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Smack!" The startled wood sounded again, and Zhang Xianling shouted: "Zhu Xinnian, are you guilty?"

Zhu Nian smiled, and then said to the Cheng couple and the couple: "This matter Tianxiang Pavilion is indeed at fault, after all, Ling Lang was poisoned by us, so I am here to make amends to Master Cheng and Mrs. Cheng!"

"Hmph! I don't have much to say to you. Master Cheng turned his head disdainfully and continued: "I only hope that Master Zhang can handle the case impartially and give us an explanation!"

"This official will deal with it fairly!" Zhang Xianling replied respectfully.

Zhu Nian chuckled and continued, "But that's the end of our Tianxiang Pavilion's fault!"

"What are you talking about!" Jin shouted sharply, and she wanted to rush to Zhu Nian's side again, but was stopped by the maid behind her.

"What do you mean by that, Miss Zhu?" said Zhang Xianling.

"What I mean is that there are other people who have harmed Young Master Cheng, and they have nothing to do with our Tianxiang Pavilion. Zhu Nian explained.

"You don't have to be a fool!" Master Cheng was also so angry with Zhu Nian that he couldn't sit still, "My son was poisoned by eating the food of your Tianxiang Pavilion, how do you want to get rid of it?"

"Actually, about the problem of ingredients, my mind was only discovered yesterday, but it was not done by the people of our Tianxiang Pavilion. Zhu Nian said.

"Keep talking!" Zhang said.

"After some investigation, I found out that it was a cook from our Tianxiang Pavilion who had secretly changed the supplier of ingredients, and the person who instructed him to do all this was my stepmother, Tao Yueshan!" Zhu Nian told the truth of the matter.

"What?" Zhang Xianling was very surprised, and the people at the yamen also began to commotion.

"Don't dare to lie, please be aware of it!" Zhu Nian said vigorously.

"Okay, here's coming!" Zhang Xianling shouted, and the two officials walked out.

"Bring Zhu Xinnian's stepmother Dow quickly!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the official squeezed out the crowd at the gate of the yamen and rushed towards the Zhu Mansion again.

Se'an Garden.

The official had already come to the Zhu Mansion, and at this time, Liu's mother knelt in front of Tao to report the matter to her.

"What are you talking about!" Zhu Xinnian pointed out that I was behind the scenes?" Tao stood up sharply and shouted sharply.

"Yes, ma'am. Liu's mother was scared.

"This little slut!" Dow panicked as he walked back and forth in the room.

Suddenly, she stopped, and a wicked smile hung on the corner of her mouth: "Yes, Zhu Xinnian has no evidence, what am I afraid of?"

She looked at Liu's mother who was kneeling on the ground and said, "This little slut dares to throw himself into the net! Let's go, let's go to the yamen, this time we must let Zhu Xinnian ruin his reputation!"

Tao dressed up, followed Liu's mother out of the Zhu Mansion and followed the official to the official mansion.

"My lord, the Tao clan has been brought!" the official entered the lobby and returned to his original position after reporting to Zhang County.

Dow squeezed out of the crowd and wiped his sleeve in disgust.

"Tao, don't kneel down yet!" Compared with Zhu Nian's dignified generosity, Tao's description and demeanor made Zhang Xianling a little bored.

Although Tao is arrogant and domineering in Zhu Mansion on weekdays, she is still respectful in the face of the county order.

"Lady of the people, meet your lord!" said Dow, kneeling down.

Zhang Xianling introduced the Cheng couple to the Tao family again, and then asked: "Miss Zhu said that the supply of ingredients for Tianxiang Pavilion was secretly instructed by you to change a cook, but is there such a thing?"

"This ......," Tao said with an innocent face, "the trumped-up charge, the women don't know how to admit it, and they don't want to be humiliated and innocent." ”

"Do you have any evidence?" Zhang said.

The woman didn't know anything about it, and she was charged with a crime for no reason, which is really indefensible. Tao squeezed out two tears, "It's not the evidence of other people's crimes, where does the evidence come from?"

"You!" Zhang Xianling slapped the shocked wood fiercely, "Bold, do you mean that this official is mediocre and incompetent?"

"The women don't dare, and ask the adults to be clear. Tao bent down and kowtowed to Zhang Xianling.

She rolled her eyes, and then said: "Speaking of evidence, the woman wants to ask, can the adult ask if there is any evidence for Zhu Xinnian?"

Tao glanced at Zhu Nian, who was kneeling beside him, and a touch of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Hearing this, Zhang Xianling looked at Zhu Nian again: "Miss Zhu, you said that your stepmother did this, is there any evidence?"

"Yes, Nian'er, what evidence do you have?" asked Dow as well.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhu Nian glanced at the smug Tao, and then looked back at the crowd.

When Zhu Nian saw He Dachuan's tall figure in the crowd, the corners of her mouth hooked up with a light smile.

"I have proof!" Zhu Nian said calmly.

Tao's smile froze, looking at Zhu Nian's confident appearance, she also had a faint uneasiness in her heart.

"I have witnesses. Zhu Nian said to Zhang County, "They are just outside the door, can you let them in?"

"Accurate!" Zhang Xianling had a glimmer of hope in his heart, if there was really evidence, then he would not have to offend either side.

As soon as the words fell, He Dachuan walked into the lobby with Ling Wu.

Tao looked behind her nervously, and when she saw He Dachuan, she smiled disdainfully: What kind of witness is her own person?

But when Tao saw Ling Wu who He Dachuan was holding tightly, she couldn't laugh anymore, and the uneasiness in her heart continued to expand.

Didn't I tell him to go out and hide?

At this time, Tao couldn't say a word anymore, and could only silently hope in his heart that Ling Wu would not confess to her.

"Who's here?" asked Zhang Xianling.

He Dachuan knelt on the ground with Ling Wu in his arms, and then said, "He Dachuan, the grass people, is Zhu Xinnian's guard. ”

"Grass people Ling Wu is the cook of Tianxiang Pavilion. Ling Wu continued.

"Oh, you secretly changed the ingredients of Tianxiang Pavilion?" Zhang Xianling asked Ling Wudao.

Ling Wu had never seen such a scene, he trembled with fear, and his voice trembled crookedly: "It's... It's me. ”

Ling Wu had already admitted that the Jin family, who had been quiet, became excited again and wanted to rush up to fight Ling Wu.

"Quiet!" Zhang Xianling slapped three times in a row, and he was already a little impatient with Jin's noise.

"Ling Wu, then who instructed you to do this?" Zhang Xianling then asked.

"Yes. Ling Wu replied in a low voice, then kowtowed and said, "The grass people are just a little cook in the Tianxiang Pavilion, how dare they do such a hurtful thing by themselves!"

"Tell me, then, who instructed you? But somebody in this hall?" Zhang Xianling asked.

"Ling Wu, you have to think about it before you say it, don't insult other people's innocence!" Tao couldn't sit still, she opened her mouth to warn Ling Wudao, the implication was not to confess me.

"Shut up!" Zhang Xianling scolded: "Who is the county magistrate here?

"The woman is guilty. Dow bowed his head in a formal manner.

"Ling Wu, you go on!" Zhang Xianling said.

"Yes..."Ling Wu glanced at the calm Zhu Nian, and then at the gritted Tao Shi, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...... Dow instructed me to do so. ”

Hearing Ling Wu's words, Tao's eyes widened in disbelief, she stood up angrily, threw herself on Ling Wu and tore it: "Ling Wu, why are you slandering me!

"Get her away!" Zhang Xianling was furious.

Two officials stepped out and pulled Tao away and threw him to the ground.

"My lord, the women of the people have been wronged, and they have joined forces to slander me!" said Dow, howling.

"Ling Wu, what you said is true, you can't deceive this official!" Zhang Xianling asked perfunctorily, in his opinion, the case has been decided.

"The grass people don't dare to lie to the half-point, and ask the adults to be clear. Ling Wu said, "Tao is my distant aunt, some time ago my mother was sick, so she borrowed money from my aunt, and then she instructed me to do this, saying that after the matter is completed, she can give me thirty percent of the property." ”

The people at the yamen were restless again, and when they heard Ling Wu's answer, they all decided that it was the Tao family who made the ghost, and they all accused her.

"My lord, the people have been wronged!" Tao still refused to admit his crime.

"My lord, the real purchase slip is still in the Caomin Courtyard, and there is still Dow's signature on it!" Ling Wu took the last dose of fierce medicine, "The Courtyard is still purchased by Dow for me to avoid disasters, and there is a title deed to prove it." ”

"Come on, go to Ling Wu's courtyard to find the purchase documents and land deeds, and submit them quickly!" Zhang Xianling shouted.

At this point, Dow finally stopped shouting and sat down on the ground weakly.