Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Ying Hui raised his eyelids and looked at Zhang Xian who was kneeling in the hall, and said indifferently, "The 1000 taels of silver is a settlement of your marriage contract, which is different from Gu's accusation that you had an affair with her."

Zhang Xian was completely dumbfounded. He was filled with anger, but he didn't dare to vent it on Ying Hui. He could only swallow his anger.

He silently comforted himself in his heart that when Gu Wan'er was dealt with, all he used were his family members. They were all one family, and they would prosper together. No one would deliberately cause trouble for him. He was the only Jinshi in their Zhang family in all these years, and the family still relied on him for its prosperity.

"Master Ying, they have evidence."

Mo Shan took a step forward and bowed to Ying Hui. Then two old women came out from the crowd. They had grey hair and looked quite old. Following them came a few old men in cloth clothes.

"Master Ying, these two women are the ones who kidnapped Gu and tried to drown her in the pond that day. They are all members of Zhang Xian's clan."

Zhang Xian never expected that Aunt Wu and Aunt Cui would come to the capital to testify for Gu Wan'er.

He looked at the two of them with his eyes wide open.

"Aunt Wu, Aunt Cui, you have taken so much advantage from Gu Wan'er that you even want to frame me, your nephew. Don't forget that Gu Wan'er is an outsider and we are the family."

"If I remember correctly, Aunt Wu's youngest son also wants to take the exam to become a scholar."

Zhang Xian's words were full of threats. He was indirectly telling Aunt Wu and Aunt Cui that if they did not stand on his side, it would affect the Zhang family.

"Zhang Xian, just talk to Madam Gu. She is such a kind person, she will definitely forgive you."

Aunt Wu looked at Zhang Xian with embarrassment.

Zhang Xian didn't know that Xiao Mo's people were not good people. If Aunt Wu and Aunt Cui didn't come to testify, not only would the Zhang family not be able to produce any students in the future, but even the family's business would be greatly affected.

How could a small member of the Zhang clan dare to go against the King of Qin? In order to preserve the interests of the entire clan, they chose to abandon Zhang Xian.

Lawyer Mo glanced at the anxious Zhang Xian and continued, "Master Ying, this old man is the so-called adulterer. This is the confession they made when they received money from Zhang Xian."

Mo Shan almost laughed out loud when he handed in his confession.

Zhang Xian was not a reliable person. The money had been spent, so why couldn't he find a decent man to pretend to be the adulterer?

Find an old gambler to pretend to be Mr. Zhang. His hair is almost falling out. He is poor and loves gambling. Even if Gu Wan'er is blind, she would not fall in love with him.

Mr. Zhang stood in front of the hall, and laughter was heard from the onlookers.

Anyone with eyes can see that Gu Wan'er was wronged. Unless she was insane, it was impossible for her to fall in love with Mr. Zhang.

Ying Hui, who was reading the confession, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Zhang Xian was a smart man, but how could he do such a stupid thing? It really brought shame to a scholar.

At this moment, Zhang Xian's face was not much better. He only gave the idea to frame Gu Wan'er and asked the servant Zhu Wang to pass the message to his mother Zhang Po, saying that the adulterer, Mr. Zhang, was found by Zhang Po herself and he was not aware of it.

Now seeing Old Man Zhang like this, Zhang Xian hated him to death. His mother must have found the old Old Man Zhang to pretend to be the adulterer in order to save money.

Why didn't she think about it? If the truth came to light, someone like Mr. Zhang would be exposed at a glance.

Zhang Xian, who knew the truth in his heart, naturally would not admit that Uncle Zhang was the adulterer.

He immediately said loudly, "Master Ying, please be clear. This matter must have been tampered with. How could Gu Wan'er fall in love with Old Man Zhang? There must be something wrong with this."

"You say it's fake, then why don't you show us the evidence? We have all the evidence, even the silver your servant sent to us, Mr. Zhang still kept it and didn't dare spend it."

He would look at Zhang Xian. This was a foregone conclusion, and it would be useless even if Zhang Xian denied it.

"Sir, Gu Wan'er is the cousin of Princess Qin. If Princess Qin helped, it is not impossible to fabricate some false witnesses and evidence."

Zhang Xian was really panicked. He just wanted to clear himself of the blame, so he spoke without any proper manners.

Ye Jintang, who was sitting on the side, was amused. How could a coward like Zhang Xian become a knife in Xiao Yi's hand in the future? Moreover, he caused the entire Qiu family to die at his hands. It was really strange.

"Master Ying, I don't know how to punish Zhang Xian, who has no evidence and just randomly accuses me of something."

"My lady, the lightest punishment is twenty strokes of the cane. If it is more severe, twenty strokes of the cane are acceptable."

"Very good. Just now I saw that Zhang Xian is very good at talking and dares to say anything. Then I will give him 20 slaps on the face to clear his mind and let him know what "trouble comes from the mouth" means."

"Yes."

Ying Hui only gave a glance, and immediately an officer came forward and slapped Zhang Xian twice.

Zhang Xian wanted to say something, but all the words were slapped back into his throat.

Ye Jintang, who was sitting aside, was in a very good mood. It was definitely worthwhile for her to spend 500,000 taels to buy the title of princess. As long as she was the Princess of Qin, everything would go smoothly when she went out in the future.

When Zhang Xian was beaten, Lawyer Mo was not idle either. He took a step forward and said with a smile, "Zhang Xian, please use your brain before you slander others. When Madam Gu was almost drowned in a pond by you, the Princess was far away in the capital. How could she know the dirty things you did?"

"Later, Madam Gu came to the capital and was kidnapped by you. She escaped on her own and had nowhere else to go, so she turned to the princess."

"Madam Gu is just a distant cousin of the princess's grandfather. If you hadn't really driven Madam Gu to death, do you think the princess would have so much time to care about your trivial matters?"

After hearing Attorney Mo's explanation, everyone realized that when Gu Wan'er went to Ye Jintang, she was about to hold the Riverside Banquet.

Compared to the Linjiang Banquet, Zhang Xian’s matter was really nothing.

Besides, Ye Jintang is just an orphan. How could she have the ability to fabricate so many false witnesses and evidence in such a short time?

Just now, Zhang Xian slandered Princess Qin, but he was only slapped twenty times. It was really a bargain for him.

Lawyer Mo then presented the witnesses and evidence of Zhang Xian’s kidnapping of Gu Wan’er.

Zhu Wang, the servant Zhang Xian sent to get the silver, was arrested by the police as soon as he entered the hall with the silver bills. He was the most crucial witness.

Just now, Lawyer Mo specifically wrote in his testimony that it was Zhu Wang who went to Xingnan to deliver the divorce letter, and it was also he who helped to pass the message. It was also he who found the people who kidnapped Gu Wan'er. The reason why they didn't touch him was because they were afraid of alerting the enemy and letting him escape.

After Zhang Xian's mouth was opened twenty times, it was swollen like a sausage and his speech was slurred.

Zhu Wang, who was arrested, was also a coward. He would tell everything if he was asked a few stern questions.