bookcurios Chapter 263 Worth Plotting
Chapter 263 Worth Plotting
Song Yuan was not afraid at first, but when he heard Zhao Fangyu say that he should pay with his life, his whole body trembled violently, and he quickly crawled out of his mother's arms and kowtowed to the Jingzhao Yin in the hall.
He had dressed up elegantly today, but now he looked so disheveled that he had lost all his manners.
She kowtowed to Jingzhao Yin while crying: "Sir, this is my family affair. Even though Her Royal Highness is of noble status, you are going too far!"
"She brought people into my house and kidnapped my wife. Now she is even instigating my wife to divorce me even though she is pregnant! There must be some shady reason behind this! Please investigate thoroughly!"
Jingzhao Yin's face drooped in an instant.
My mind was filled with questions about why I hadn’t realized before that Song Yuan was such a confused person!
What is Zhao Fangyu's identity! A clan relative!
Once the case is taken over by the Zongzheng Temple, what if they discover the private relationship between Song Yuan and him over the years, as well as the gold and silver that the Song family has given as tribute, will he still be able to continue his official career?
Besides, even if Zhao Fangyu really had other arrangements for his sister's marriage, could he still stop her?
He is the Jingzhao Yin, not a turtle in someone's wishing well. He can get whatever he wants.
The Jingzhao Yin slammed the gavel, and the crisp sound shook the whole hall. The people outside couldn't help but hold their breath and waited for the Jingzhao Yin to speak.
"It is clearly written in the Zhao family's complaint that the princess and the young lady of the Zhao family went to the farm together for fun. When it snowed heavily, they went to your house to visit their sisters and avoid the snow."
"I found my sister tied to an armchair and unable to move, so I took her back to the capital in the snow."
"Since you have made some judgments, do you have any evidence that the princess is deliberately targeting you?"
Old foxes like Jingzhao Yin are good at having two faces. They are harsh and cold to the common people, and fawning and flattering to those in power.
Fortunately, he had a backer, otherwise he would have been replaced eight hundred years ago.
Zhao Fangyu stood in front of the hall, listening to the people's discussions and looking at Song Yuan.
Song Yuan was sweating profusely, and his guilty conscience was evident on his face. How could he produce any evidence?
He was just thinking that women in the world are all cautious and prudent. How could they have the courage to make excuses when they saw officials? He just wanted to change to a more powerful official. When the time comes, he will spend money to bribe them. As long as the official is more fierce when questioning, Zhao Fangyun will probably not be able to say so many words. By then, he will make excuses and a few words, and now the big things will be small, and the small things will be gone. How could they be hanging there like now?
Song Yuan still had some quick wits in the moment of crisis, but in Zhao Fangyu's eyes, these two quick wits were just digging his own grave.
Song Yuan could feel the clear gaze behind him, and beads of sweat could not help but fall down. Zhao Fangyu waited for him to speak for a long time, and could not help but laugh twice.
She was already beautiful, and when she smiled, the people watching almost forgot what Song Yuan had just said. They just looked at Zhao Fangyu standing there and felt that the trip was worth it.
"What in your Song family is worthy of my plotting against you?"
This one sentence woke everyone up, and the bailiff who was escorting Song Yuan couldn't help but smile.
The Song family is, after all, just a country gentry. They were lucky enough to become brothers-in-law of the prince. It would be fine if they didn't cherish such a good opportunity, but now they have come to the point of beating the drum to complain, and they are still trying to get involved with the princess?
The one who rushed to report to the King of Hell and seek death was the most active one this year.
"Your family's wealth is not even as good as the dowry my fifth sister brought. Without fame and money, how can you be so confident as to accuse me of plotting against your family?"
"Mr. Song really speaks according to his thoughts."
Zhao Fangyu’s words expressed the thoughts of the onlookers: What is going on?
Zhao Fangyu herself is a princess with more dowry than she can spend, and her husband is the prince of the dynasty, the son of the emperor, and they are equals. Even if she really wants to plot something, can she plot against the Song family?
Song Yuan's face was pale and his eyes were vague and unfocused. Zhao Fangyu gave Zhao Fangyun a soothing look and sat down again.
"Your Excellency, don't worry about the difficulty of a judge in judging family affairs. Even if my sister is married, she is still surnamed Zhao and is still a girl from the Zhao family. No one else can humiliate her."
Zhao Fangyun was no longer someone who could be bullied by Song Yuan, a good-for-nothing who was only qualified to visit him because of his wife.
Zhao Fangyu lowered his head and looked at the embroidery on the handkerchief.
The evidence was presented one by one, including the testimony of the madam of the place where he slept with prostitutes, the debt list of the gambling house, and even the consumption level of the Song family girls that was far beyond the average person in the fourteen states, and the testimony of the Song family servants...
The last one is Liuzhu’s parents.
"Your Excellency, my daughter has been buried. If you wish to open the coffin for an autopsy, please allow my husband and I to follow you, so that the child will not be disturbed in the grave."
The Zhao family never fights a battle without preparation. The few people who had participated in the infringement on Liuyao had been dealt with overnight under the secret operation of Liuyao and Xuanbi, and their testimonies were also sent to the government.
The case was clean and innocent, and the witnesses were all outside the court and the case was closed without being summoned.
The Song family was ordered to return all of Zhao Fangyun's dowry, send Zhao Fangyun home in divorce, and wait until Zhao Fangyun's child was born before going to the government to handle the formalities.
As for Song Yuan himself, he will be imprisoned for the time being.
The case was being closed in a hurry, so Song Yuan's old mother went out to raise money, and Zhao Fangyu took Zhao Fangyun home.
In the carriage, Zhao Fangyun's hands and feet were still cold, and so was Liu Yao. The two of them huddled together pitifully, like kittens huddling together for warmth.
Zhao Fangyu glanced outside, his eyes fell on the two people's clasped hands, and he couldn't help but sigh.
What a pity for the pomegranate beads.
Such a loyal servant is hard to find.
Zhao Fangyun took a break, and took out the pregnancy-preserving medicine from the secret compartment and was about to drink it, but Zhao Fangyu stopped him: "The medicine is cold, and the effect is not good. Do you still have the pills? Take the pills first."
The winter in the capital was cold. After being tossed back and forth in the court, he was wrapped in cotton cloth, which had chilled him to the touch.
Zhao Fangyun nodded and looked at Zhao Fangyu with indescribable envy in his eyes.
"Thank you, Fourth Sister."
If it weren't for Zhao Fangyu, today wouldn't be so smooth.
But now Song Yuan has been imprisoned, and he still has Liuzhu's life debt on his shoulders, so he will never get what he deserves.
Zhao Fangyun didn't know what Zhao Fangyu was thinking. He just felt that it was not appropriate to disturb her when she lowered her eyes in deep thought, so he leaned quietly in Liuyao's arms.
The carriage went all the way home. Aunt Song had not slept well all night and had to stand at the door all day today.
When they arrived home, Aunt Song personally helped Zhao Fangyun get off the carriage and bowed to Zhao Fangyu again and again: "Thank you, Princess!"
Zhao Fangyu looked into the Madam's gentle eyes, and a smile slowly spread across his lips: "It's okay, it's all taken care of."
The group went in, and before they reached Qingping Courtyard, they met Zhao Minshan, who had a gloomy face.