Except for Ayu, who stayed to guard Leng Yu, and two men who were left to guard the door, the rest of the people in Prince Yu's Mansion went out to spread the word to the people.

When Luo Lan and others arrived, the Shuntian Mansion Office was already crowded with people on the three floors inside and outside. It seemed that these people were all here to watch the fun.

In the country of Daning, when the government hears cases, the people can watch and even express their opinions. This is the rule set by the late emperor.

Today is another court case between Princess Yu and Nie Changan. As Luo Lan said, the people came to watch the excitement.

In the Shuntian Mansion Hall, Mr. Lu was sitting upright in the main hall. He had a pair of shrewd little eyes and was constantly looking around.

When Luo Lan appeared with Xiao Zhi and Ah Gang, Ah Hou shouted to the crowd:

"Everyone, give way, Princess Yu is here."

After hearing this, the crowd immediately made way for them, and Luo Lan led Xiaozhi and A Gang into the courtroom with a solemn expression.

At this time, Nie Changan had already arrived first. He was drinking tea and talking with Master Hu who had snatched Luo Lanyu Ruyi. When he heard the sound of her coming, he frowned and made a gesture to Master Hu.

With a wink, he stood in the hall with his hands behind his back.

Luo Lan watched the court for a week, but she didn't see Zhang Baotou, whom she thought was very upright, and she didn't know if he would show up soon.

When Mr. Lu saw Luo Lan come in, he hurriedly patted the gavel and then cleared his throat.

"Now that we are in the hall, what are the people in the hall doing? Come one by one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Changan took the lead in cupping his fists and saying:

"Nie Chang'an, I am the shopkeeper of Changshou Hall. Today I want to sue Princess Yu of Prince Yu's Mansion. She ordered people in her mansion to steal things from my Changshou Hall. I caught her, but she led people to break in in the middle of the night.

By taking people away from my house, she is blatantly allowing her subordinates to do evil! Lord Lu, you have to make the decision for me."

Mr. Lu glanced at Luo Lan and asked in a stern voice, "Princess Yu, you are a relative of the emperor, why would you do such a disrespectful thing? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out and punish you?"

After hearing this, Luo Lan already knew that Master Lu was indeed what Leng Yu said, he and Nie Changan were wearing the same pair of pants.

She snorted contemptuously, then raised her voice and replied:

"Mr. Lu, it seems that it is against the rules for you to ask the case like this. You should always ask for the reasons for the matter before making a conclusion. I listened to what you said. I just listened to shopkeeper Nie's words and decided the case? Shopkeeper Nie said he would sue.

I, I also said that I came to sue him. He took the people from my house without permission and forced them into his house, tortured and beat them, and forced them to admit that I ordered them to enter the Longevity Hall to steal things.

This is a typical action lynching, which is not allowed in Daning Country, so please ask Mr. Lu to administer justice."

"You're talking nonsense."

Nie Changan suddenly pointed his finger at her and shouted angrily, "Don't you dare slander me in front of Mr. Lu, why would I resort to lynching? I, Nie Changan, have been practicing medicine in the capital for many years and have been upright and decent. How could I do such a despicable thing?"

What about the matter?"

Mr. Lu also nodded in agreement, "What Shopkeeper Nie said makes sense. Changshou Tang is a well-known medical clinic in the capital and the most trusted medical clinic by the people. How could it be possible to do what you said?"

"Lord Lu..."

Luo Lan suddenly raised his voice, "Last night, your man Zhang Baotou personally took people to the Changshou Hall. He saw with his own eyes two people from Prince Yu's Mansion being injured by people from the Changshou Hall. You can ask him to come out and ask questions.

talk."

Mentioning Zhang Yuan, Mr. Lu covered his mouth and coughed lightly, "Zhang Yuan was fired for some reason. He will go home to farm now. His testimony cannot be trusted."

Fired?

Luo Lan frowned and looked at Mr. Lu and Nie Changan who was proud of themselves.

She knew that this must be Nie Changan's fault. It must have taken Zhang Captou a long time to get to the position of Capt. He was dismissed because of this matter. It seemed that Shuntian Mansion was really a dark place.

She chuckled and nodded, "Okay, in that case, let me ask the people behind me to tell you, did you see these two people seriously injured lying in the woodshed of Changshou Hall last night?"

Under such circumstances, how could the common people dare to testify? Everyone lowered their heads and whispered, but no one was willing to stand up.

At this time, Queen A and a group of servant girls from Prince Yu's Mansion crowded in front of the crowd.

"We can testify that last night, Xiaozhi and A Gang were imprisoned in the woodshed in the backyard of Changshou Hall. They were already dying when they returned."

Mr. Lu patted the gavel wood with half-squinted eyes and asked, "Who are you?"

Nie Changan pointed at them directly, snorted and replied:

"Lord Lu, they are all from Prince Yu's Mansion. They must be colluding. Please investigate."

After hearing this, Mr. Lu snorted coldly, "This is really unreasonable. You are both from Prince Yu's Palace, so your testimony cannot be trusted. Are there any other witnesses?"

Mr. Lu seemed to have expected that these people would not dare to come forward to testify, so he asked this question.

Sure enough, although the people were discussing something privately, no one was willing to come forward to testify.

At this time, Xiaozhi took two steps forward and directly rolled up his shirt. The area that had been ironed by the iron plate was clearly visible.

He raised his voice and shouted:

"You don't need to testify. I will prove it myself. This is what was left behind when the people of Changshou Hall tortured me last night. Not only did they burn me with chrome iron, they also hung me up and whipped me with whips to make me admit that I was the one who killed Princess Yu.

I went to Changshou Hall to steal something."

Speaking of this, Xiaozhi specially lifted up his clothes and walked around the court. The people standing at the door clicked their tongues when they saw this scene.

He continued:

"Yesterday afternoon, I passed by the longevity hall. Suddenly two people came over and covered my mouth. They took me into the backyard of the longevity hall and tied me up. They asked me if Princess Yu asked me to go to the longevity hall to steal.

It was something, and when I said it wasn’t, they started beating me.”

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves again and said, "This is the place where they were beaten, and here."

While talking, he took off his pants again, and his buttocks that should have been clean were covered with whip marks.

Seeing this scene, Luo Lan's eyes turned red. She clenched her fists and closed her eyes slightly, not daring to think about how Xiao Zhi endured it at that time.

The common people also shook their heads and sighed, expressing sympathy for Xiao Zhi one after another.

After everyone saw his wound, he pulled up his pants again, "I was just passing by Changshou Hall and had no intention of going in. I don't know why they insisted on falsely accusing me of stealing something? And they insisted.

They said it was Princess Yu who asked me to go, but if I didn't admit it, they would beat me to death."
Chapter completed!