Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 200: Suing the Xu Family for Murder and Silencing

Jiang Lige's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he said worriedly, "How easy is it to win over Prefect Kang?"

Ning Yunxiao, however, looked confident. "Prefect Kang and his first wife are deeply in love, but his wife has been in poor health and has seen many doctors but to no avail. Princess, why not discuss this with Manzhu?"

When Jiang Lige heard Manzhu's name, her little face suddenly turned bitter. It turned out that the petty Ning Yunxiao was waiting for her here!

Jiang Lige had to admit that even though Ning Yunxiao did have some thoughts of revenge on her, this plan could fundamentally solve the Xu family's predicament.

Forget it, Jiang Lige had no choice but to do the hard work of persuading Manzhu.

Thinking of this, he praised Ning Yunxiao: "He is still a prince, brave and resourceful!"

While secretly complaining, "Stingy guy."

Ning Yunxiao didn't expose Jiang Lige's duplicity. He raised his hand and rubbed his brow. "After we finish dealing with everything in South City in three days, we should return."

Jiang Lige was stunned when he heard this, then immediately realized, "But is there news from the capital?"

"I guess so." Ning Yunxiao summarized it briefly. "The crown prince's assessment has been postponed for a month due to the emperor's illness. It's time for a conclusion now."

Ning Yunxiao's goal was very simple. Even though he was at the end of his strength, he still wanted to seize the throne and give Jiang Lige a safe life.

Now that everything has been resolved, there is naturally no reason to hand over the position of crown prince to others.

He understands better than anyone that only by holding great power can he protect the ones he loves.

What's more, he had promised Jiang Lige that he would hang the bright light high, and this light...

It can only be held in his hands.

Jiang Lige could guess most of what Ning Yunxiao was thinking without him saying anything. He smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back to Beijing."

The two exchanged glances, all their thoughts having passed. Ning Yunxiao was the first to stand up, "It's time to go. There will probably be more people watching the fun later."

Jiang Lige stood up and frowned, saying, "We can't leave through the main gate now."

Ning Yunxiao didn't seem to care about this. He took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it on the table. Then he took Jiang Lige and left through the window on the side of the next street. He was so fast that others couldn't even see his movements, let alone his face.

Oh, some people even threw stones and broke Mo Ming's piano.

It shows how narrow-minded he is.

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On the second day after Jiang Lige came out of Lingyin Tower, the story of "a lady from a noble family visited an amusement park, spent a fortune on a young waiter, and then her husband broke in and beat up both the lady and the waiter" spread like wildfire in South City and became a hot topic of gossip among people.

Fortunately, Xu Weiyue and the others were smart. They used another family's name before entering. Otherwise, the Xu family really couldn't afford to lose this person.

While people on the streets were speculating about which lady was so bold, Jiang Lige was working hard for Manzhu in exchange for Manzhu treating Mrs. Kang.

"No dignity of a young master."

Jiang Lige had been complaining silently for more than two days, and the long-awaited drama finally began.

On the busy street, a ragged man in his fifties howled and beat the drum of the South City Yamen.

This man was none other than Miss Mei Shuang's biological father, and as soon as Mei's father opened his mouth he wanted to sue the Xu family.

Magistrate Kang strictly followed the proper procedures for hearing the case and asked about the whole story.

While Mei's father cried out for injustice, he vividly described the process of "Xu Weiming's failure to abduct a commoner girl, and the Xu family hired a killer to kill someone to protect their family's reputation."

Prefect Kang stroked his beard and kindly reminded them, "If a citizen sues an official without solid evidence, it's a false accusation, and according to the law, the penalty is death."

"What's the big deal about death?" Mei's father cried heartbrokenly, kowtowed several times to Prefect Kang, and shouted, "My wife passed away so early. I raised my daughter with all the hardship, but now I have to watch her die before I can even marry her. I don't want anything, I just want the Prefect to make that bastard from the Xu family give me an explanation."

Seeing how miserable Mei's father was in losing his daughter, the people were filled with righteous indignation when they heard the news. They cursed the Xu family for not educating their son well. First, they let their son act recklessly, and then they hired someone to kill him. They simply disregarded the law.

"How can an explanation alone be enough for a murder? A life for a murderer and a debt for a debtor should be paid. That's the only right!"

A woman's crisp, teasing voice was heard from the crowd, provoking the angry people to join in the commotion, "Killing means death, killing means death!"

"Everyone, please make way. It's the Xu family's turn to defend themselves."

At this time, the woman who had just spoken, wearing a veil, pushed through the crowd, walked straight into the hall, and knelt beside Mei's father according to the rules.

"Your humble servant, Xu Weiyue, pays respects to the prefect."

"Miss Xu Si, there's no need to be so polite. Please stand up."

As long as she had not been convicted, Xu Weiyue was still the daughter of an official and the niece of the queen, and her status was noble, so she could naturally answer while standing.

As for the veil, unmarried women were forced to go to court to defend their families, but they adhered to women's virtues and were unwilling to show their faces in public, so no one could find any fault with them.

As long as she doesn't take off the veil, no one will be able to discover that the Fourth Miss Xu under the veil is actually Jiang Lige in disguise.

While the common people were still wondering why the Xu family had only sent a little girl, they heard Jiang Lige in the hall questioning Mei's father: "Did you witness Miss Mei Shuang's death with your own eyes?"

Father Mei was stunned for a moment, paused for a moment and shook his head, "No."

"Without evidence, it's a false accusation." Jiang Lige gave a concise conclusion. "If I remember correctly, Prefect Kang just said that falsely accusing the emperor is a capital crime."

Father Mei was taken aback by Xu Weiyue's words, but then he thought of the information the man had given him and immediately changed his words, saying, "Of course I saw it with my own eyes! I just slipped up."

Jiang Lige smiled and nodded upon hearing this. "Yes, if you hadn't witnessed Miss Mei Shuang's death with your own eyes, how could you describe it in so many details?"

When Mr. Mei heard this, he felt that there was something else going on. But then he thought, no matter how the Xu family tried to argue, Mei Shuang was dead, so who would care about this?

Thinking of this, Mei's father felt more confident when speaking.

"I'm uneducated, so I can't explain any profound truths, nor do I understand what Miss Xu is trying to say with all her sarcasm. But I do know that even the emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people if he breaks the law, and the prefect won't deliberately favor the Xu family just because they are powerful!"

Jiang Lige pretended not to understand Mr. Mei's insinuations and smiled noncommittally, "In that case, please call my witness to the court."

Prefect Kang nodded in agreement and said, "Call the witnesses."

Father Mei curled his lips in disdain and was about to ridicule the Xu family for their desperate struggle when he heard a familiar voice coming from outside.