Shen didn't give the old woman kneeling on the ground any chance to speak. Seeing that Song Junyan kept nodding to signal her to continue, she continued speaking.

"I accompanied the Crown Prince's wife to the Earl's Mansion. On the wedding night, the Earl disliked the wife's family background and did not even drink the wedding wine with her. He also did not return to the bridal chamber to consummate the marriage at night.

"On the second day, when we were recognizing our relatives, the old man's wife took advantage of this to get angry, saying that our wife couldn't keep her husband and was not a virtuous woman.

“She forced my wife to hand over the dowry in front of everyone in the mansion, and she even snatched the key to the storeroom where the dowry was kept.

“That person was there too!

"Of course, she and the uncle heard and saw everything clearly.

"My Lord, they are all lying. I beg you to seek justice for my wife. It was really difficult for my wife in the Earl's Mansion during those years."

As Shen spoke, tears kept falling.

The girl she held in her arms and raised with her breasts was no different from her own biological daughter.

Thinking of the past, her heart ached.

"My Lord, please, our lady did not live in peace when she was alive. She cannot be slandered after her death and suffer in the afterlife."

After hearing what she said, Zhao Jingtian just wanted to curse.

Who on earth prevented him from living in peace with the dead?

If that evil creature was looking for trouble, he wouldn't be standing here and being laughed at.

Song Junyan hummed, his eyes swept over them, his voice majestic.

"You both have your own opinions. I cannot determine which of you is true and which is false. Do you have any other evidence?"

"The old woman has!"

Shen wiped her tears and took out a booklet from her arms.

"My wife has always had the habit of writing down important things. This is the past she wrote down. It can be used as evidence."

Zhao Jingtian's eyes fell on the booklet in Shen's hand, and his expression changed slightly.

He had seen this booklet in Yun's room, and she placed it on the table.

But he was indifferent to everything about her at that time and seldom went to her room, so he didn't even know that this book was used to record the past!

He had the urge to snatch the booklet away, but Song Junyan's eyes were always fixed on him.

He knew that Song Junyan, who could also hear Lu Xinran's thoughts, had already believed what he said.

He had also condemned him in his heart, and all he needed to find now was evidence.

Lu Xinran's eyes lit up as she looked at the booklet. She could only piece together Yun's past from other people's memories. She didn't know that she actually had the good habit of keeping a diary.

She squeezed Lu Xinlan's hand hard and said briskly, "It will definitely be stable this time."

Lu Xinlan smiled and nodded, but she didn't say that even without this booklet, they would have won today.

[Unfortunately, I can only get my dowry back this time. It would be great if I could get Tao's life back.]

[No, I have to think carefully about who poisoned the Yun family back then. I can’t let any of these scumbags in the Bo Mansion go.]

Lu Xinlan squeezed her hand back with a little force. They would not let them go. They would definitely find a way to bring these people to justice one by one.

In the court, Song Junyan had already quickly read through the contents of the booklet.

He also ordered someone to hand the booklet to Zhao Jingtian, not letting him touch it, but only turning the pages one by one for him to read.

"Uncle Rong, do you have anything else to say?"

"Sir, this..." Zhao Jingtian looked at the contents of the booklet, and his back was wet with cold sweat again: "This, this is not written by Yun, sir, this booklet is fake."

Zhao, who had leaned over to the side and read the contents of the booklet, immediately shouted out.

"You are talking nonsense. This is my mother's handwriting! My Lord, among the letters I handed over, there is a letter my mother wrote to my grandfather. We can check and compare the handwriting."

Upon hearing this, the lawyer next to him immediately took out a few letters from a pile and handed them to Song Junyan.

After Song Junyan took out the letter, unfolded it and read it, he ordered someone to hand it to Zhao Jingtian again.

"Uncle Rong, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhao Jingtian's teeth chattered as he looked at the evidence that was repeatedly presented to him.

"No, these are not Yun's handwriting, sir, you are giving false testimony."

"It's obviously you who gave false testimony!"

Shen knocked the ground hard with her crutch. Thinking of Yun's miserable death, she couldn't help but burst into tears again.

"This mansion is full of shameless people. Why do you treat my daughter like that? She is such a good person, why do you treat her like that?

"Just because you have a title, can you look down on her merchant status?

"If you despise her so much, why do you want to marry her?

"Our master has repeatedly told you that the Yun family can lend some silver to the Bo Mansion, and the Bo Mansion does not have to return the silver in the future.

"The master has already said so, why are you guys just not willing to let our girl go?!"

The more Shen thought about it, the sadder she became. She couldn't stop crying while standing in the court.

Zhao Jingtian stared blankly at the booklet and letter spread out in front of him, his eyes filled with self-deceiving certainty.

"No, sir, these are not Yun's handwriting. Please understand."

[Mingjian is bullshit. The only thing left on your body is your stubborn mouth. Even with the evidence slapped in your face, you still refuse to admit it.]

[I am not afraid of going to hell and being put into a frying pan after I die. Yun will be watching by the frying pan when the time comes.]

Everyone: "..."

Song Junyan didn't want to listen to her nagging anymore, so he slammed the gavel.

"Mr. Rong En, do you have any other evidence?"

Zhao Jingtian shook his head woodenly. The Zhao family came prepared and brought all the evidence with them, one thing after another, leaving him no chance to quibble.

Furthermore, this happened more than 40 years ago. All those people back then were either dead or expelled from the government. With such tight time, how could he arrange evidence for himself?

"In that case, I will pronounce the verdict in court..."

"The governor of Shuntian Prefecture came forward to receive the decree."

Before Song Junyan could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sharp voice.

The crowd parted to the sides, and the eunuch that Lu Xinran had seen at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet appeared outside the court.

Seeing the imperial edict arrive, everyone inside and outside the hall knelt down instantly.

"Your Majesty has ordered the Shuntian Prefecture Governor to personally investigate the case of Yun's assassination and the embezzlement of her dowry. The case must be solved within three days and the seized property must be turned over to the national treasury. There must be no delay."

"I accept the decree."

Song Junyan kowtowed in the direction of the imperial palace before standing up first.

Zhao Jingtian, kneeling on the ground, swayed like a candle in the wind. The emperor...actually began to think about Yun's dowry.

He glanced at Lu Xinran in the crowd viciously. Since he was not going to let him have an easy life, then no one else would have to.

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