Lu County Commander only thought that what Lin Zhutou said was Xie San's original words, and he discussed with Xiao Zhutou for a long time, and decided to "invite" everyone in the He family to go to the yamen to reply. In order to show Xie San and Shen Jinglun that he was giving them a chance to save the beauty as a hero, he wanted to send them to support them in advance.

After listening to Shangfeng's arrangement, Lin Zhutou bowed his head and persuaded: "My lord, Third Master Xie and Uncle Shen are not idle people, especially Third Master Xie, who is likely to be a close minister of the emperor's side......"

"What close ministers? Did he say something to you? Could it be that he really ......" Lu Xian Ling looked at Lin Zhutou eagerly, as if he wanted to see some clues from his face.

Lin Zhutou shook his head and said: "Third Master Xie didn't say anything, I just think that he is from the capital after all, if the adult tries the case clearly, it may be of great benefit to your career......

"You don't understand that." Lu Xianling shook his head again and again, and said disapprovingly: "It's been a month, haven't you understood it yet?" This Third Master Xie is not Bao Gong alive, he came to ask for his life for the people. He looked left and right, and whispered: "You are all my henchmen, I'll just say it, Xie Sanye came to Jizhou for purely private matters, to put it bluntly, he is a fake public and private, how can he care about the case?" ”

Lin Zhutou's eyes flashed, and he asked with a smile: "My lord, did Xie Zhutou reveal any inside story to you before returning to Beijing?" ”

"There is no inside story, but he inadvertently mentioned that he met Xie Sanye in Jizhou, not what Xie Sanye said, he and Xie Zhutou followed Feng Jiyang all the way to Jizhou."

"Why did Xie Zhutou talk to the adults about this?" Lin Zhutou asked urgently.

"Why do you ask?" Lu Xianling looked at Lin Zhutou in surprise.

Lin Zhutou hurriedly hid his emotions and said with a smile: "I just feel that Xie Zhutou is in such a hurry." Maybe there's something inside. ”

"You don't care if he's inside." Xiao Zhutou finally found an opportunity to interject. flattered Lu County: "The matter of officialdom." Adults naturally see more clearly than we do. We will do as you are told. ”

"Naturally, we should do what your lord tells us." Lin Zhutou smiled "hehe", and said: "I just think that when sending a message to Xie Sanye and Uncle Shen, they will inevitably ask about Shui Ting's words, so it's better to listen to it first, what does she have to say......"

Xiao Zhutou looked disapproving, shook his head and agreed: "What's so good." What she had to say. I've already said it before......"

"It was just her dictation before......"

"Could it be that Lin Zhutou wants her to draw a confession immediately?"

Lu Xian Ling looked at Lin Zhutou and Xiao Zhutou You said, I said, just when he felt a headache, the yacha said outside the door: "My lord, the third master of the He family is here, saying that he wants to bring the fugitive slaves in the house home for disposal." ”

"So fast?" Lu Xianling frowned unconsciously.

"My lord, do you want to inform Third Master Xie and Uncle Shen when you go down?" Xiao Zhutou smirked.

Lin Zhutou pulled the corners of his mouth disdainfully, and said in a deep voice: "It's better to let Shui Ting and Master He San confront each other on the spot first." Less than an hour after Shui Ting came to the Yamen, Uncle Shen ordered Shen Qiang to pass on Xiao to catch the head. I think Uncle Shen may already know the truth. Master He San came to the Yamen. ”

Lu Xian Ling nodded indiscriminately, and only said that he would go to see He Baihai first. Be the first to walk out of the house.

Above the court, He Baihai's face was gloomy. Seeing that the Lu County Order was coming, he knelt on the ground, and said words of gratitude repeatedly, begging the Lu County Order to return Shui Ting to the He family.

Lu Xian Ling slapped the stunned wood, and said in a deep voice: "He ......" He originally wanted to call him "He Baihai", but after thinking about it, he changed his words: "Master He San, when you heard the news, you should know that Shui Ting sued you for fornication and anti-thief......"

"My lord, you have been wronged!" He Baihai's face became more and more ugly, and he fell to the ground and wailed: "My lord Mingjian, she is framing the grass people, and the grass people are businessmen, how can they have fornicated with thieves." He shouted again and again, but there was no surprise or resentment on his face, only worry and hesitation in his eyes.

Shui Ting beat the drum in front of the yamen and shouted grievances, although there were many people watching, but the He family was not close to the yamen, and the matter did not reach his ears. The reason why he knelt in the public court was because He Huan informed him, and she also instructed him to take the initiative to go to the yamen and fight for the initiative.

But before that, to be exact, before Shui Ting appeared in the yamen, a man with a naïve eye stopped him and said to him that Shui Ting would testify against him, and his only way out was to push everything to He Huan. He didn't understand this sentence at first, but now he understands it all.

For a long time, he didn't have a good impression of the He family's big house and the second room, but ask yourself, in the matter of Shui Ting, it was indeed He Huan who helped him, and let him bite her back, which was really ungrateful. The most important thing is that in case He Huan is convicted, the three rooms will not be able to get out of the relationship, and the marriage between his daughter and the Lu family in Lingcheng will be even more suspenseful.

When He Baihai's mind turned back and forth, he listened to Lu County's order and was shocked again, and said loudly: "Each of you has your own opinions, and one of you will lie." Are you willing to confront Shui Ting in court? ”

"Adult, the villain behaves right, sits up straight, why be afraid!"

"Good!" Lu County Ling Chonglin nodded his head.

Not long after, Shui Ting was escorted to court by the official. When He Bohai saw her, his eyes turned red instantly, but when he thought of the lingering warmth between the two of them, and seeing her embarrassed, he felt a trace of reluctance in his heart. For a while, his heart was full of mixed feelings, and he wanted to ask her privately what was going on, but when he thought of his wife and children at home, he felt ashamed of them.

Shui Ting touched He Baihai's gaze and looked at him deeply, Ying Ying knelt in front of Lord Lu, and silently shed two lines of tears.

"What are you crying about!" Lord Lu scolded.

"My lord, the prisoner just wants to survive and steal her life, and she is willing to tell the whole truth......"

"What facts do you have to say, you say!" He Baihai was extremely angry, "You are my family's slave, even if the adults are merciful and willing to open the net, I will never spare your life!" ”

Before He Baihai's words fell, Shui Ting cried even more sadly, and said intermittently: "It's because the concubine is wrong, and she will be deceived if she is blind." She kowtowed three times and cried: "The concubine is ashamed of the master, and she dare not ask the master for forgiveness......"

"You dare to mention the word 'forgiveness'!" He Baihai's tone was tough, but seeing that she was crying sadly, he could only frown and look away.

Neither Lord Lu nor Lin Zhutou expected it. The person who previously swore to testify against He Bohai. At this time, he actually showed weakness. Lord Lu slapped the shocking wood again. He said in a deep voice: "Since you have a deep affection for the master's family, and you also know that you are wrong, what is the matter with the calligraphy and paintings of Tang An that you said earlier?" ”

"My lord, everything is one thing at a time. Tang An's calligraphy and paintings were indeed stolen by the prisoner from the master's study......"

"You are talking nonsense, what Tang An's calligraphy and painting, I don't know anything at all." He Baihai kowtowed to Lu County's order. "My lord Mingjian, he is just an honest businessman, he doesn't read much, he is never good at elegance, where do he know what calligraphy and painting." These words are what He Huan meant.

Lu Xian Ling groaned for a while, and then glanced at Lin Zhutou and the others on the side, and then turned around and asked Shui Ting: "You honestly confess, where did the calligraphy and painting come from!" ”

"My lord, the life of a criminal woman is like duckweed, and she has no name and no commitment to the master. Just to make a living. If the calligraphy and painting were not stolen from the old man's study, where would there be such a valuable thing? ”

Shui Ting spoke. The master had already put Tang An's calligraphy and painting in front of Lu County. Lu Xianling looked at the majestic horse in front of him, and his heart was also mixed. If he really let him catch a few anti-thieves, it would be a great credit, maybe it could help him rise to prominence, but he intuitively felt that things were not as simple as they appeared, and he was afraid of getting into trouble.

He Baihai saw that Lu Xianling did not speak, and once again insisted that he never knew what calligraphy and painting Lu Dao had, let alone Tang An.

Just when Lu Xianling was still hesitating, Shui Ting turned his head and kowtowed heavily to He Baihai, and said in a wailing voice: "Master, the concubine body just wants to live like an ant, and your affection, the concubine body can only be returned to you in the next life." ”

Everyone in the hall didn't know what she meant, and Lu Xian Ling was about to scold her, when she turned around again, word by word, and stated very clearly: "My lord, Xiao Zhutou went to the master's house to search that day, and only found a pile of ashes, but there is one thing that cannot be burned. The prisoner can prove that the He family has always had dealings with the thief Tang An, and the stolen goods are not just this painting. ”

As soon as the words ended, the entire lobby fell silent. Lu Xian Ling subconsciously looked at Lin Zhutou. Lin Zhutou was about to speak, but He Baihai preemptively said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about, you are trying your best to frame me, what good is it for you!" ”

Shui Ting turned his head and stared at He Baihai with teary eyes. In a moment, two bean-sized tears slid down the corners of her eyes, as if telling him endless chagrin and reluctance, as if telling him that she couldn't help herself.

He Bohai's heart sank with a "chuckle", and he couldn't help but wonder: On weekdays, she lives in a simple house and doesn't have contact with people at all, how can she elope with a man? Could it be that she was coerced?

Seeing that the two of them were "gazing affectionately", Lu Xian Ling said angrily: "What evidence do you have?" ”

"My lord, although Master He was deceived and burned everything, on that day, when we swore an oath in the mountains and seas, he used the seal carved by Tang An to make a covenant with the prisoner......"

"Slut, it turns out that you have been planning to trap me for a long time!" He Baihai angrily pounced on Shui Ting, slapped her head and face twice, and pinched her neck.

Shui Ting's hands and feet were locked, so he could only blindly dodge. Lu Xian Ling shouted at the yacha to pull them away. But He Baihai only thought about it, Shui Ting once vowed that he would be his wife in the next life, it turned out to be to trick him into leaving evidence of his crimes, and he didn't know where the evil strength of the Dao came from, so he let the yacha pull it, and he just pinched Shui Ting's neck.

Shui Ting stared at He Baihai with teary eyes. Slowly, she closed her eyes and let the tears fall, her expression seemed to say, you kill me, I would rather die at my hands.

He Baihai was stunned for a moment and relaxed the strength in his hand. In a trance, he saw Shui Ting suddenly leaning close to him, and then a soft voice attached to his ear and said: "Master, push everything to the big house, the concubine just wants to repay your kindness." ”

Hearing this, He Baihai let go of Shui Ting and was immediately pulled aside by the yacha. He looked at her in disbelief, only to see her look at himself with resentment, as if she were speaking of endless affection. He suddenly wanted to ask her what was going on. At this moment, he believed that she must have a last resort.

Lu Xianling was upset by this farce. He pointed impatiently at Lin Zhutou, and raised his voice and said, "You come and ask." ”

"Your Excellency." Xiao Zhutou took a step forward and said hurriedly: "This case is the responsibility of the lower officials, if it wasn't for Miss He blocking it last time, I would have gotten the evidence a long time ago." He didn't want to be robbed of the limelight by Lin Zhutou every time, and it was obviously him who gave advice to Lu County's order before.

Xiao catches the head of the speaker without intention, but He Baihai is the listener. A few days ago, he could have pushed the matter of burning physical evidence to He Huan. As for calligraphy and paintings, seals, etc., he can be sure that when the family split up three years ago, the He family's big house was given to him, and he didn't know who Tang An was.

Wei's meanness made him frame Dafang in order to protect himself, he had no psychological pressure, but He Huan was innocent after all. Although she had extorted him for money, it was only that time, except that time when she had never deliberately targeted Sanfang, and besides, she tried her best to help him get out these days.

Now, he will definitely not be able to get out, and there is probably no hope for his daughter's marriage with the Lu family in Lingcheng. At this time, if he is referring to the big house, the third room is only implicated. If not, maybe Lu County Ling will change their future with their family. But even if he testified to Dafang, does Shui Ting's attitude mean that she was coerced?

What should he choose?

Shui Ting saw He Baihai's hesitation, she bowed her head and said, "My lord, the prisoner is desperate, so she will beat the drum in front of the yamen and voice her grievances......

"Shut up!" Lin Zhutou let out a low voice, took a few steps forward and walked to the desk of Lu County Order, saluted Lu County Order, turned back to Shui Ting and said, "I ask a question, you answer." He forced his eyes on Shui Ting until she nodded, and he asked, "Who is your original surname, where does your family live, and who else is in your family?" ”

This is a very ordinary question, and everyone is stunned.

He Baihai suddenly thought that He Huan had told him that Tang An didn't have such a big daughter at all, so where did Shui Ting get Tang An's true works? How did he forget that! He stared at Shui Ting with burning eyes.

Shui Ting blindly bowed his head and knelt on the ground, without saying a word.

Lin Zhutou's expression became more and more gloomy, and he asked: "Let me ask you again, who is your original surname, where does your family live, and who else is in your family?" ”

"The prisoner's original surname was Zhang, and everyone called me Sanniang. There are also ...... at home There's no one left......"

Before Shui Ting finished speaking, Lin Zhutou ordered with a cold face: "Come on, she told three lies in a row, and the water and fire sticks beat three sticks!" ”

The yacha have long been accustomed to Lin Zhutou asking questions on behalf of Lord Lu. Several people stepped forward quickly, two of them grabbed Shui Ting's back with sticks, and another pressed her to the ground. Shui Ting didn't have time to shout grievances, and the other two people raised their sticks and fell, "popping" three times, and Shui Ting noticed a hot pain in his buttocks.

Shui Ting didn't have time to exhale pain, and heard Lin Zhutou say again: "Kneel down!" The two sticks immediately clamped her arms, and another stick pressed against her calf, and she had to stand respectfully in front of Lu Xianling's desk. (To be continued......)