Chapter 16 One stone stirs up waves
Chapter 16: One stone stirs up a thousand waves
Tiechui, the maid, has always been loyal to Xie Lan and regards her words as if they were imperial decrees.
Almost as soon as Xie Lan finished speaking, a slap came towards Wang's face.
After the slap.
Remembering that Xie Lan liked symmetry, he slapped him again with his backhand.
Wang's face instantly swelled up like a pig's head.
The taste of rust in her mouth and her loose teeth made Wang almost go crazy with hatred.
Bitch, bitch, how dare she slap her in front of the county magistrate!
County Magistrate Tong knew that Xie Lan was not someone to be trifled with, but he also did not expect that she would dare to order someone to be beaten in front of him.
Subconsciously, he wanted to angrily accuse Xie Lan of contempt for the court.
But when the words came to his lips, he met Xie Lan's meaningful gaze.
County Magistrate Tong was startled and suddenly came to his senses.
Never mind, he is not a coward. This is Lai Fu Inn, not the government office, so it cannot be considered as contempt of the court.
Seeing Wang's miserable state of dignity, Xie Lan was in a good mood.
"Sir, I want to sue Wang for slander. I bought these two pieces of jade from the Gold and Jade Pavilion for twenty coins.
The shopkeeper and the staff of the Jinyu Pavilion can all testify for me on this matter."
After Xie Lan finished speaking, Wang felt that her chance had come.
"You're lying. How can you buy it with 20 cents? It's top-grade jadeite. Are you thinking you're buying a big rock on the roadside?"
Xie Lan glanced at her sideways, "Just because you don't have the ability doesn't mean others don't have it either. You can only buy stones with twenty cents, but I can buy top-quality jade. So, are you pissed off?"
Wang's eyes were spitting fire. Not only was she angry, she was also extremely jealous.
She likes to gamble on stones, but she loses nine times out of ten.
Even if you win once, what you cut out will be the lowest grade jade, which is worthless.
The corners of Tong County Magistrate's mouth twitched. Such irritating words made even Wang Shi, and even they, feel itchy in their hands.
But no matter how angry they were, they dared not offend that ancestor.
"Sir, to be honest, I bought those two pieces of jade, but they were cut into pieces, and I sold the remaining jade to the Jinyu Pavilion.
My little girl Lan bought the two pieces of waste materials on a whim. Unexpectedly, she was lucky enough to find a bargain and cut out two pieces of top-quality jadeite.
Liu didn't like Xie Lan, but she already considered the two pieces of jade as hers, so how could she allow Wang to take them away?
"If you don't believe me, you can summon Manager Cao and the staff of Jinyu Pavilion to confront us."
Wang snorted coldly, "You are a family, so what you said is naturally biased towards her."
Jinyu Pavilion was not far from Laifu Inn. Upon hearing that the county magistrate was coming in person to try the case, many people had already come to watch.
Shopkeeper Cao happened to be among the crowd.
"Sir, I am Cao Dewang, the owner of the Golden Jade Pavilion. I can prove that Madam Liu did not lie. The Imperial Green and the Golden Jade were indeed found by Fairy Xie in our store.
Here is the account book. Every piece of jade sold by Jinyu Pavilion is recorded in this store. Please have a look, sir."
Just as Shen Peng stepped forward to take the account book, a man in an indigo cloud-patterned brocade robe suddenly walked out from outside the crowd.
"Shopkeeper Cao, although we do have chances of finding bargains in the jade gambling business, finding two top-quality jadeite pieces for 20 cents is simply nonsense."
After the sarcasm, the man in brocade robe knelt forward respectfully.
"Sir, I am Sun Yongkui, the owner of Yuhai Pavilion. Yesterday, Chen Hongan and his wife Wang did buy two pieces of jadeite, one red and one green, from our store. The total price was 93,000 taels. Here is the account book, please check it."
As soon as Sun Yongkui finished speaking, two more men came forward and knelt down.
"Sir, I did see Wang and her husband buying two pieces of top-quality jadeite yesterday at Yuhai Pavilion."
"Sir, I can also testify that everything Wang said is true."
County Magistrate Tong carefully read the two account books presented to him, but could not find any problems. He lowered his eyes to look at the two men kneeling in front of him, "Who are you and why are you testifying for Wang?"
"I am Sun Bingyi. I heard that Yushi Town is rich in beautiful jade, so I came here to buy a pair of jade bracelets for my mother as a birthday gift. I don't know Wang, but I couldn't bear to see her husband die and her jadeite be taken away by others, so I wanted to help her testify."
The other man smiled innocently and said, "My Lord, I am Sun Erma, an orphan, and I don't know anyone in Yushi Town.
My younger brother got married not long ago, and I came to Yushi Town to buy her a jade hairpin so that she can give birth to a big fat boy for me."
County Magistrate Tong was in a dilemma. Although he wanted to help the fairy lady, he couldn't hear any flaws in what the two people said.
Just as Xie Lan was about to speak, someone was one step ahead of him.
"My Lord, they are both liars."
The voice seemed familiar, and Xie Lan turned around.
Guard Yang?
When I saw Yang Feng, I suddenly thought of his master. I wondered if he had woken up yet.
County Magistrate Tong was startled and subconsciously stood up to greet him.
The other party shook his head at him imperceptibly.
Yang Feng stepped forward and glanced at Sun Bingyi and Sun Erma, who looked uneasy.
He bowed to the county magistrate and said, "Sir, I once accidentally knocked over Sun Erma's bag on the street and accidentally saw two travel permits. He and Sun Binyi live at the same address and they are brothers.
Besides, we are brothers from the Sun family, so their words cannot be trusted."
Sun Bin opened his mouth to defend himself, but Xie Lan blocked his way out.
"Your mother died ten years ago. What kind of birthday gift did you buy? Are you trying to say that I was wrong just now and it was a ghost birthday gift?"
Sun Bingyi was speechless.
Xie Lan glanced at him and turned to Sun Erma, "And you, you are still single. Did you marry your wife in a dream?"
The details were known clearly, and Sun Bingyi and Sun Erma had no way to defend themselves.
Tong County Magistrate, who finally found a place to use his skills, breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was filled with anger, "How dare you deceive even me!
Come, give them each a hundred lashes."
Sun Bingyi's face turned pale. He knew that he would be dead if he was beaten with a hundred sticks.
Sun Erma shouted anxiously, "Sir, spare my life, don't hit me, I confess. It was Sun Yongkui who gave us 100 taels to testify for Wang."
Sun Yongkui didn't expect the two to confess so easily. He wanted to deny it, but Xie Lan didn't give him a chance.
"Boss Sun, you said that my two pieces of jade were bought from your shop by Mr. Wang. May I ask where the 93,000 taels are? That is physical evidence. Please bring it out."
Sun Yongkui pursed his lips and said nothing. His shop had been making losses for years, and he couldn't even take out 900 taels, let alone more than 90,000 taels.
Xie Lan sneered, "You can't continue this story, right? Your Yuhai Pavilion has lost all its money, and you only have 547 taels of silver left."
Sun Yongkui's expression changed. This Taoist nun actually knew how much money he had?
County Magistrate Tong clapped his hands heavily, "Wang, do you have anything else to say?"
Wang clenched her hands tightly. She couldn't produce any physical evidence, and the witness had been exposed. What else could she say?
"Girl, I'm really sorry, my husband died tragically, I cried so hard that I saw it wrongly.
Those two jades of yours were not bought by my husband."
After apologizing, Wang kowtowed to the county magistrate with tears in her eyes, "Sir, I was wrong. I will not sue you anymore."
Not sue?
late.
"Sir, I want to sue Wang for adultery with Sun Yongkui and murder of Chen Hongan..."
Xie Lan's words caused a huge uproar.
(End of this chapter)