The next day the sky was unusually clear, the snow melted on the streets, and after the fifteenth day people began to walk and wander.

I heard that there was a case trial in Dali Temple, and many people gathered at the door to wait to see the excitement.

In the back hall, two small officials walked beside Lu Hong, and the two of them were sorting out the files and making records in the court.

The one on the left asked, "My lord, you have been holding the paper and looking at it, is there anything special about this shape?"

The other also said: "Didn't you keep holding it, didn't you watch it in the middle of the night last night?"

Lu Hong looked at the girl who couldn't stop at the same time, and sometimes sighed, the two little officials were afraid that he would hit the door frame when they saw him walking so distractedly.

After a while, Lu Hong asked, "Do you know who wrote this paper?"

The one on the left blurted out: "Zhou family, this is the younger sister of Zhou Guangzu, the head of the ministry, and the complaint is against Master Lin." His eyes moved and he asked, "How do you think this case will be judged?"

"Judge how you want. ”

Lu Hong reluctantly put away the paper and led the two into the front of the hall.

As soon as Lu Hong arrived in the hall, the startling wood slapped, and the officials on both sides of the court smashed garlic on the ground.

"Mighty. "In unison, the sonic shook the roof.

The people who were still talking at the door felt an inviolable majesty at any time, and they all fell silent.

Lu Hong said: "The original defendant went to court. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two people walking out of the crowd on the left and right, on the left was a woman who was not dressed properly, but who could be dressed first, and with her was a gentle-looking woman, eighteen or nineteen years old. Look at the clothes should be a subordinate.

On the other side is a man and a woman, a man from Yushu Laneige. is very handsome, and the woman is not ugly. But standing beside him was much eclipsed.

The people at the door whispered, "Who are they?" ”

Someone said: "They are all official families, one family is surnamed Lin, and the other family is surnamed Zhou, and this surname Lin is still the lecturer of the prince's son and grandson." ”

"Scholars and the like?"

"Then why are you still being sued?"

"I don't know, listen to what the adults say. ”

Lin Shize listened to the discussion at the door a little harshly, walked to the middle of the main hall and looked back at those people. It's all Lin Xiaojue, a dead girl, who makes him want to be judged by these poor people.

The Liu family was no better, and asked Lingnan tremblingly while turning around: "Three girls, I have never been to this kind of place." What should I do?"

"Just listen to the adults. Ling Nan pulled her to her knees: "Minnu Wednesday." ”

"Ah, ah, the people's woman, the people's woman's Saturday clan. ”

In the end, the two said in unison: "See your lordship." ”

"Are you the Zhou family?" Lu Hong saw that they were two women, very well-behaved, and said: "Since they are both bitter masters and wives of official families, let's get up and talk back." ”

Liu didn't expect this kind of treatment, and stood up tremblingly. Put his hand in front of his abdomen and stand with his head bowed, and Ling Nan also stood up.

They saluted here, and Lin Shize turned his head and began to bow his hand: "Xiaguan Lin Shize has seen Lord Lu." Shao Shi also bent down and saluted.

Lu Hong's official rank is greater than Lin Shize, but Lin Shize is a bachelor. The literati are respected, he does not kneel and salute, and Lu Hong is not difficult for him. But it didn't make people look at it either.

At this time, Ling Nan saw that Liu had been shaking her body and touched her: "Madam, don't shake hard." I'm scared of everything I shake. ”

Liu Shi lowered his head and looked at his arm: "Do you think I am willing? ”

Of course, this is just a vignette. Let's get down to business.

Both sides have reported their names, and it is time to present the case.

Liu thought that Lu Hong would let her make a statement first, and she trembled even more, but she didn't expect the first thing Lord Lu said was: "Who wrote this paper?"

Originally, he looked a little dark, and he was not angry and arrogant when he asked, so Liu knelt down at that time: "My lord, is it also a crime to write a pleading?"

Everyone laughed, and even Lin Shize couldn't help but put his hand under his nose.

Lu Hong frowned slightly, and the officials on both sides began to act again, and everyone immediately quieted down.

Lu Hong said to the Liu family in the hall: "There is no guilt in writing the pleading, Mrs. don't panic, please get up." ”

Liu Shi kept looking at her stupidly and didn't move.

Lu Hong was weird: "Does Madame like to kneel and reply?"

Liu was afraid that Lu Hong would let her kneel down in anger, so Ai Ai said: "I, I, my legs don't obey the call." ”

Someone else chuckled lowly.

Lu Hong narrowed his eyes and leaned back.

Ling Nan said in his heart, he was scared like this now, and he didn't know if he could talk for a while, so he bent down and helped people up.

The Liu family relied on Lingnan to stand firm.

Shao Shi and Liu are directly separated by a distance, and there is also a Lin Shize, but these have not affected Shao Shi's heart to secretly laugh at Liu, Lin Xiaojue is looking for such a fool to fight a lawsuit, is it deliberately to lose?

Liu finally stood up, and Lu Hong asked again: "Who wrote this paper?"

The two officials looked at their adults in puzzlement, not asking why the case was why they kept asking who wrote the pleadings?

Liu asked Lingnan in a low voice: "Do you want to tell the truth?"

To tell the truth, it was written by Lin Xiaojue, her daughter told her father, she was not filial, Lingnan pulled the corner of her clothes and didn't speak.

At this time, Shao Shi bowed and said: "Mrs. Tuesday may not know who wrote the paper, because this second lady is just a lawsuit entrusted by someone to fight, and this paper should be entrusted to her by her husband's daughter Lin Xiaojue." ”

A burst of sobs immediately erupted outside: "Lord Lin's woman?"

"Was Mrs. Zhou instructed by someone?"

"If it was Lord Lin's daughter, how dare she sue her own father?"

"There won't be such an unfilial daughter, right?"

Liu Shi listened to the discussion and turned around and looked at the people outside in panic, she didn't want to confess Lin Xiaojue before she came, don't these people know?

Ling Nan curtsied and said: "My lord, the paper is written by my Zhou family, as for who it is, it has nothing to do with the case, right?"

Lu Hong was anxious, such a good word, just like the book he bought at the stall, he just wanted to know who it was, but he didn't expect that such a question would lead to so many gossip.

As soon as he patted the wood, there was a moment of silence outside the door, and he said to Shao Shi: "The question is about the bitter master, and the irrelevant people will stay aside for the time being." ”

Liu and Ling Nan glared at Shao Shi fiercely, Lin Shize also frowned slightly, giving Shao Shi a look, Shao Shi's face was unwilling, but he still lowered his head and closed his mouth.

Lu Hong asked Liu's side again: "You want to sue your brother-in-law for embezzling your sister-in-law's dowry, do you have any evidence?"

Ling Nan presented a post-like red object from his cuffs.

Immediately, a servant came to collect the evidence.

Lin Xiaojue had taught him these procedures before the Liu family came, and as soon as the official turned around, she recited: " Adult Mingjian, this is the dowry list of Lin Shize and my sister-in-law when they got married, there are iceman seals and red seals of the Ministry of Rites, these dowries have been left in the Lin family since the death of the sister-in-law, and now the sister-in-law is not there, and there are no children in the Lin family to inherit the sister-in-law's estate, according to the law of our dynasty, these dowries should be returned to my Zhou family, but Lin Shize and his wife conspired to take the sister-in-law's dowry as their own, and my Zhou family asked for no result, so I had to ask the master of Qingtian to be the master. ”

She was still a little stuttering when she was back to the front, but when she thought of the unjust death of the Zhou family, it was originally the property of their Zhou family but Lin Shize's brute was occupied, if Lin Shize felt better in his heart, the key was that he gave Shao Shi, who had no blood relationship with their Zhou family, which was annoying.

So when it came to the back, she was completely emotional, not reciting, but thinking from the bottom of her heart, she whimpered, and knelt down directly when she arrived at the Qingtian Lord.

Ling Nan also has to kneel now, although the second lady's knee is not very valuable, but this kneeling has a different meaning, if Lu Hong's case is unfair, then it is not Qingtian, so many people outside are watching.

Lu Hong didn't say anything this time, first looked at the evidence in detail and compared the seal on it.

At this time, the people outside began to discuss: "It turns out that the Zhou family has passed away?"

"There are no children here, how can the dowry still stay in the Lin family?"

"Didn't you hear that the Lin family was in charge of it and didn't pay it back? If that's the case, if it's me, I'll sue him too." ”

"Yes, yes. ”

Lin Shize looked at Liu angrily: "You are spewing blood, when did I take Zhou's dowry?" (To be continued.) )