"I had heard before I came to the government office that the second daughter of the prefect Chu had been to the Fu Mansion during the day. Someone was willing to come and testify about this."

After hearing this, Qin Li and Guo quickly exchanged glances with each other. This time, someone told the truth. They didn't have to find many witnesses.

When Mrs. Chu heard this, she immediately gave a wink to the prefect Chu beside her, hoping that he would tell Lord Feng that it was not the case.

Their family is a wealthy family. Not to mention anything else, she, the legitimate mother, is still very competent when educating her children. How could she allow the unmarried woman to go to her husband's house before marriage?

What does that look like?

"There is absolutely nothing." Zhuang Chu heard about Mrs. Chu at home. He came to the government office now and protected his wife. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said:

"Mr. Feng, although he is not talented, he teaches all the children in the family to be well-educated. Whether it is Xinyan or her sister, they are all good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting..."

After hearing this, Feng Shang looked at Master Chu with a serious look and asked, "If it is really as you said, what explanation should your daughter Chu Xinyan push Qin Li from Qin's Mansion into Yujiang?"

But just a few words, Feng Shang left Prefect Chu speechless.

Mrs. Chu opened her mouth and wanted to say that no matter how well-educated a child is, if he suffers too much grievance, there will be times when he protests. The reason why her Xinyan pushed Qin Li into Yujiang was that she could not be completely resentful to Xinyan.

But when he looked up at Feng Shang, he caught Feng Shang's sharp gaze. For a moment, he was so scared that he couldn't say anything.

Feng Shang asked the female soldiers to bring several women in, and in front of Fu Yu and the Prime Minister Chu and others, he asked the women: "...you know them all?"

"I know you." One of the women looked at Fu Yu and said:

"This is the eldest son of Magistrate Fu, Mr. Fu, the first talented man in Jiangnan, and also Miss Qin's original fiancé, and the future son-in-law of Magistrate Chu."

Although this sounds a bit confusing, everyone in the hall understood it.

Qin Li didn't feel embarrassed about what the woman said, so when Fu Yu looked at her, she was very calm. First, she did not avoid the puzzled look he looked at her, second, she didn't blame the woman in her heart, just ask the young master Fu to mention it, what should she do?

On the contrary, she could understand why the woman answered this.

Because the woman said that she knew Fu Yu. Whether it was mentioning her or the Master Chu and others, it was just to explain that the woman knew what the relationship between their families was like.

Feng Shang asked the woman: "Today, have you seen Mr. Fu, Miss Chu of Chu, and Chu Xinyan from the Chu Mansion? I heard from Mrs. Chu that Chu Xinyan was locked up by Miss Qin and would not allow them to see her."

After hearing this, the woman shook her head and said, "No, sir, this is not the case. My old man dares to guarantee her personality. Miss Chu went to Fu's house during the day, but no one saw her coming out. Please be careful and don't let the female doctor in our Jiayu Mansion be wronged."

A hint of relief flashed through Feng Shang's eyes, he stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and said, "Okay, I will find out the truth and give Miss Qin a fairness."

Speaking of this, several other women also took a step forward, saluted Feng Shang together, and said in unison:

"Please check it out!"

"We have seen Miss Chu go to Fu Mansion during the day and after lunch. Miss Chu is wearing red clothes and embroidered shoes. When she arrived at the door of Fu Mansion, she wiped the mud and water from her lower feet with a silk squid..."

"That's right, sir. Lao Shi also saw that Miss Chu had been to the Fu family during the day, and after she went in, Lao Shi heard a burst of laughter."

When Qin Li heard this, she only guessed in her heart that Chu Xinyan was in trouble. Is Fu Yu's second aunt laughing secretly? Because the prefect Chu asked Fu Shiling to be punished before and was beaten to the board.

Fu Yu's second aunt could not easily forgive Master Chu for that matter, and of course she would not treat Chu Xinyan so quickly. Seeing Chu Xinyan's embarrassing appearance, it was very likely that she would mock her in person.

After the woman's words fell, Fu Yu hurriedly denied:

"Sir, don't listen to their nonsense. Although the young actors are idle at home, they are not idle enough to talk and laugh with others at home, and they don't have any serious work to do. They say that just to help Miss Qin cover up so that they can get benefits from Miss Qin."

"Bang!"

When Feng Shang heard this, his eyebrows were so angry that he stood up, he slapped the gavel heavily and asked Fu Yu:

"Rareless! Fu Yu, you are a Jinshi, after all, you should know what crime should you be punished in slandering others in the court? Some people say that you saw Chu Xinyan this afternoon and went to your Fu family. With the witness, you still speak nonsense in front of your official?"

He is too disregarded. He is so easy to fool when he is a magistrate in Qizhou Prefecture?

Fu Yu knew he was in the wrong, but he answered the matter before, so as not to let the couple Chu and the others feel that he is very ruthless.

After he said it, it can be said that he wanted to help Chu Xinyan. But Feng Shang didn't believe what he said, so the responsibility would not lie with him.

For the smooth career of the officialdom, what else would he dare not do if he was a person who could accept Prince An's favored daughter, Chu Xinyan? Fu Yu immediately saluted Feng Shang respectfully and said with a sincere look:

"Sir, the young student knows his mistake. The young student is confused for a moment and says the wrong thing. Please forgive me."

Mrs. Chu snorted coldly in her heart. This person was really unreliable. She used to obey Xinyan's father's words, but now she dares to say in front of the two elders that he is talking nonsense.

Just such a person is worthy of that slutty woman doing everything for him?

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Mrs. Chu's lips, with a sense of gloating, and said, "Young Master Fu, our Xinyan can take a fancy to you, which is really a blessing you have cultivated for three lifetimes."

The implication is that you are hypocritical and she is cheap. Only when you can be together can you live up to God’s fulfillment to you.

The prefect Chu was afraid that Feng Shang would make things difficult for Mrs. Chu, so he looked at Mrs. Chu with a serious look, so he reminded her with his eyes: If you can say less than a few words in the court, just say less. Don’t be beaten for a while and you can’t cry.

Mrs. Chu didn't want to suffer any losses, so she stopped talking.

Feng Shang asked the master to write a document, and the women who came to testify signed and wrote the documents and handed them over to the prefect Chu and his wife for checking.

After they all saw it clearly, Feng Shang also asked them to sign and write.

Qin Li only heard Feng Shang say, "Now, you all know the truth: Miss Qin was wronged! Then, according to the law of Daning, Mrs. Chu took people to the Qin Mansion to cause trouble and slandered Miss Qin's reputation, and should be punished..."

After hearing this, Qin Li praised Feng Shang in his heart.

After she came to this time and space, she also read some related books and knew what to do when she encountered this situation today.

This should be apologized to Mrs. Chu, who made a mistake.

If she is willing to forgive Mrs. Chu, then Mrs. Chu will only have to give her some travel expenses.

On the contrary, Mrs. Chu should take more silver and ask someone to help persuade her until she is willing to forgive her. You should know that it is very offensive to take someone to someone else's house, raise an army to ask for punishment, or choose to do these things before the New Year.
Chapter completed!