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Today is the fourth day of coming to Mingzhou, and Xiao Mingyan is also extremely happy when he sees the cheering of the people after sending rice for the second time yesterday.

The government was fine, and was about to go out for a walk with the guard Wen Xi, when he suddenly heard a violent sound of drumming, and Wen Xi fell in Xiao Mingyan's ear: "Your Highness, it seems that someone is beating the drum and complaining." ”

Xiao Mingyan nodded: "Even if that's the case, we might as well listen to how this Lord Shen decided the case." ”

In the past, someone beat the drum, Shen Changfen must have been grinding for a long time before opening the hall, and now that he knows that the second prince is in the mansion, he is busy sorting out his official clothes and running to the mansion.

The drummer was a teenager of fourteen or fifteen, dressed in tattered clothes, his hair had not been washed for a long time, and several messy households blocked his eyes.

Shen Changfen nodded respectfully to Xiao Mingyan, who was sitting in the hall, and then sat in danger, and slapped his hand violently: "Who is in the hall?" What's wronged? ”

When the young man heard this, he knelt on his knees: "Back to my lord, the villain is Liu Hao, the son of Liu Tuhu's family in the west of the village, and he sued Li Zhengkun and Li Yuanwai for not paying back the twenty taels of silver." ”

"Li Yuanwai?" Shen Changfen was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily: "Boldly Diao Min, then Li Yuanwai's family has a lot of money, how can he owe you a mere twenty taels and not pay it back?" What is your intention to slander like this! ”

"My lord! What the villain said is true, and there is no slander! If you don't believe it, you can ask Li Yuanwai to confront him on the spot! Although the young man was young, he was neither humble nor arrogant when he spoke, and there was an awe-inspiring air in his gestures.

"Dare to distract the people! It's so nonsense, someone is coming...... Give me a double ......."

Halfway through his words, the master standing next to Shen Changfen gently tapped him on the back with his hand, and gestured to Shen Changfen with his mouth: The second prince is still here, so don't be easy to move.

Shen Changfen remembered it at this time, and hurriedly changed into a benevolent and righteous attitude, and said in a deep voice: "I remember that you are still young, and the official will not care about you for the time being, so go back and reflect on it!" ”

"Your Excellency!" The young man didn't plan to stop there, but asked, "The adult refuses to summon Li Yuanwai, but because he is the adult's eldest brother, the adult intends to favoritism?" ”

"Bold!"

Shen Changfen was annoyed and angry, he was afraid of the presence of the second prince, and wanted to spare this stinky boy once, but he didn't expect him to be open-mouthed and expose the relationship between Li Yuanwai and himself in public, how could he not make him angry!

"You slandered Li Yuan first, slandered the house last, it's an unforgivable sin! Come, pull him down and weigh him with a rod of fifty! ”

"Lord Shen is so powerful...... Do you even ignore this prince? ”

Xiao Mingyan, who had been silent, spoke lightly, his expression was the same as usual, and he couldn't see any fluctuations.

When Shen Changfen heard this, he hurriedly walked to the hall, and bowed to Xiao Mingyan in a trembling voice: "The lower officials don't dare, it's just that this young man is full of nonsense, lest he pollute His Highness's ears, so it is better to ask His Highness to move to the guest room first." ”

"That's fine." Xiao Ming stood up violently.

Shen Changfen was secretly happy when he saw this, but Xiao Mingyan's next sentence made him fall into a deep hole: "You and that Li Yuanwai are relatives, so you should avoid it, this prince happened to be fine today, so he took over this case for you, and Lord Shen doesn't need to be too grateful." ”

Wen Xi smiled secretly when he heard this, everyone in the world knows that his master is a good-tempered man, but if he wants to do something, there is nothing he can't do.

Shen Changfen was angry and anxious but couldn't attack, so he had to silently retreat to the side and stand up.

"Someone! Pass on Li Zhengkun! ”

Not long after, the official walked up to the hall with a middle-aged man wearing a silk robe with blood jade around his waist.

The man's face was obscene, his eyes were shining, and he saw Shen Changfen standing at the bottom of the hall at a glance.

With a flattering smile, he was about to speak, but he saw Shen Changfen frowning and looking at him......

looked at the stage suspiciously, the person on the case was handsome and upright, and the king's aura that could not be concealed between his eyebrows was not His Royal Highness the Second Prince who came to Mingzhou Sanmi!

Who is Li Zhengkun? In this Mingzhou realm, he is the second person second only to Shen Changfen, and he has been impregnated with conspiracy and power, and he has long become a fine, knowing that the people in this hall will never dare to be guilty, he knelt down on his knees at the moment, and said respectfully: "The grass people have seen His Highness." ”

"Who's in the hall?"

"Grass man Li Zhengkun."

Xiao Mingyan nodded: "Liu Hao, the son of Liu's butcher's family in the west of the village, sued you for not paying back the twenty taels of silver, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, there is no such thing."

"You are talking nonsense, my father clearly told me that you owe my family three months of meat money, a total of twenty taels."

Li Zhengkun smiled: "Although I, Li Zhengkun, don't say that my family is rich, but I won't be inferior to your father's money." You keep saying that your father said it, so why didn't your father come to sue me? ”

"You know that my father passed away three days ago, how can he confront you in court!"

"Young man," Li Zhengkun said with a sincere face, "Be kind, you are not a gentleman with red mouth and white teeth and bloody mouth." ”

"You ......." Liu Hao's face turned purple with anger, but he couldn't say a word.

Shen Changfen interjected with a smile on his face at this time: "Your Highness Mingjian, you see that what Liu Hao said is indeed untrue, and it is definitely not the partiality of the lower officials. ”

Xiao Mingyan looked at Liu Hao: "Liu Hao, do you have any solid evidence?" For example, this Li Yuanwai's strip or something? ”

Liu Hao's face was embarrassed when he heard this, and he hesitated: "My father is loyal and honest, and ordinary villagers never make a lot of extravagant meat, let alone Li Yuanwai's ......."

"Your Highness, this person can't produce evidence, and he deliberately slanders the grass people, he must have bad intentions!"

Xiao Mingyan pondered for a moment, and then asked Liu Hao: "Who took it when your father delivered meat to Li Yuanwai's family on weekdays?" ”

"I heard my father say that they are all housekeepers of Chen."

Xiao Mingyan thought about it, called Wen Xi to his side and whispered a few words, Wen Xi nodded and went out.

"Thinking about it, this matter is indeed wronged Li Yuanwai. Lord Shen, since this Li Yuanwai is your eldest brother, don't kneel here, hurry up and take it to the guest room to rest! ”

Shen Changfen was secretly happy when he heard this, and hurriedly sent Li Zhengkun to the guest room.

When he arrived at the guest room, Shen Changfen lowered his face and reprimanded: "You should be more restrained on weekdays, and you almost lost my face for such a little silver!" ”

Li Zhengkun didn't think so, and he did smile with a smile on his face: "Brother-in-law has taught me a lesson, Zhengkun must pay attention to ....."

Shen Changfen was still a little unsteady in his heart, and hurriedly turned back to the mansion.

As soon as he entered the door of the mansion, he saw Wen Xi coming in with Steward Chen, and he couldn't help but jump his eyelids, and he secretly muttered in his heart.

Steward Chen didn't know what was going on, and stood in the center with a blank face.

Xiao Mingyan also walked to the hall, gathered a majestic air, and said with a kind smile: "It's not a big deal to invite Steward Chen to come today, it's just that the son of the butcher Liu complained that your master owes some meat money, and Li Yuanwai said that he has been busy with things recently, and he is about to settle the silver, so he asked you to come over and settle the meat money owed." By the way, Steward Chen, how many taels are there in total? ”

Shen Changfen heard that his heart was not good, no wonder the two princes took Li Zhengkun away, it turned out that they wanted to deceive Steward Chen's words.

I was about to give a reminder, but it was too late.

Steward Chen didn't know that there was fraud, and said with a smile at the moment: "What the adults said is that there is indeed some misunderstanding in this matter, and my master reminded the old slave the day before yesterday to settle the silver of the Liu butcher!" Who knew that there were many things in the house, and the old slave forgot about it when he was busy. ”

As he spoke, he took out two silver ingots from his arms, and respectfully handed them to Xiao Mingyan with both hands: "It's a total of twenty taels, and please check it." ”