Just because she looks weak doesn't mean she's easy to bully.

This guy likes to tell stories in the village. He usually doesn't just talk about the key points of road construction, he also describes other things he thinks about in vivid detail.

Fortunately, no one around him thought he was long-winded. It was like listening to a storyteller in a restaurant. Although what he said was not on the same level as others, it was still satisfying to listen to the stories.

"On the day when the village chief and the elders of the clan went to see the county magistrate, Huang Yuanshan stopped the three people at the city gate. That day, I went with the village chief and the others. He warmly invited us to visit his house.

Look at this man. He is so obsessed with his own interests that he is unwilling to go to the village in person. He only goes to greet the village chief and others in a pretentious manner when they arrive.

We told him that we had something to discuss and would go to his house next time. He immediately said that he had something to discuss with the village chief and others and that we needed to give him a little time and that we would definitely not delay them from looking for the county magistrate.

So we went to his house, and he spoke very nicely at the time, saying that he was alive because of the kindness of the villagers. Without their kindness, he would not have the life he has today, so he was willing to pay for us to build the road, and the village only needed to provide the labor.

Of course I was happy to hear the news, and I didn't think there was any conspiracy behind it. People were grateful, so they gave money to help the village build roads. Such a good thing was naturally agreed to. What's more, the village was poor, and there were people who contributed the labor, but the money was indeed a bit annoying.

Originally, the village chief and his friends were planning to talk to the county magistrate, mainly wanting to talk about Huang Yuanshan's good deed of repaying a favor. However, Huang Yuanshan immediately said that he did not need those good names, he just took the money voluntarily, and he also stopped the village chief and his friends from going to the county magistrate, saying that the county magistrate already knew about the road construction.

So we returned to the village with the good news. The villagers were very excited and worked actively to repair the road every day. The road was soon completed.”

"So Huang Yuanshan didn't lie. He did pay for you to build the road. What happened later?"

Mr. Chang doesn't like listening to long stories. He starts to feel sleepy while listening to them. He has too much work to do today. He must drink some wine and have a good sleep when he gets home in the evening.

"It's like this. After the road was built, everyone was very happy. But at this time, Huang Yuanshan changed his attitude. He arranged for people to stand by the road every day to collect tolls. Each person was charged five cents for a single pass. If it was a vehicle pulled by animals such as an ox cart, it would be fifteen cents for a single pass. Moreover, it could only seat two people. If animals wanted to pass, if they were not harnessed to the cart, each one would also be charged five cents.

The village was originally remote, and the road was built to make the distance from the village to the official road easier to travel and shorter. As a result, they have to pay for leaving the village. They usually have to go to the city to sell some things to supplement their family income. It was more difficult to go out before, but at least it was free. Now that the road has been repaired, they still charge for it. Tell me, this is simply..."

As the man spoke, he became sad again. He pulled up his sleeves, wiped his eyes, and continued.

“We villagers protested, but it was useless. We also raised money together to return the money for the road construction to him, but he took the money and still let people collect tolls there, but reduced the price by two cents.

He hired some well-trained, tall and strong men to collect the fees. If you didn't pay, they would beat you up. Some people were beaten to a bloody mess. Their families wanted to take them to the city for a checkup, but they were not allowed to pass. They had to pay a toll.

Now, the truth was laid out before their eyes. Those people who had been so excited that they wanted to kill or chop Ning Nanfeng up were now silent. After hearing these stories, those righteous speeches they had made before felt like a joke.

"This is a letter written by the people of Liu County. Lord Ning is a good man. He spent all his wealth for our Liu County. We have seen it all. Lord Ning's wife and daughter are wearing linen clothes. A good official like him should not be framed by these evil people and pests. Please restore our Lord Ning's innocence!"

The person who said this was the owner of Fenghua Tower. He took out a roll of paper from his clothes, held it in both hands, and placed it on his head.

"Please, sir, restore our Master Ning's innocence!"

After he finished speaking, the people kneeling behind him kowtowed and spoke in unison.

Lord Chang asked the person next to him to bring the paper to him. Lord Chang took a deep breath and unfolded the paper roll. The paper roll slid all the way down from the table and extended a long distance.

There were names written on the paper, and some were stamped with palm prints. Lord Chang looked at Ning Nanfeng who was kneeling below. His eyes were red. When he saw Lord Chang looking at him, he sniffed and lowered his head.

Mo Ling really didn't expect things to develop like this. How could these people from Liu County dare to come? How could so many of them pass through those places directly to the imperial capital?

Something she had never expected happened soon. No one had expected that they would meet the emperor in person during the trial.

During this trial, the emperor was sitting in the back room listening. Before the trial, he had already obtained some evidence that was not presented in the court today. Those were brought back by his entourage, and they recorded in detail the whereabouts of the money and grain sent out by Liu County this time.

Of course, there was also the case involving Ning Nanfeng that was investigated a few days ago. The parties involved had already pleaded guilty and were imprisoned. That was not an open case, and they were afraid that it would affect today's trial. Therefore, no one knew about it except the investigators and the emperor.

And the Book of All Nations, after being put away, was also handed into his hands.

The emperor's personal eunuch, the chief eunuch Wang, immediately took out the imperial edict that the emperor had written in advance and read out the emperor's will in public.

Mo Ling knelt on the ground listening to the imperial edict, her heart sinking little by little. She summarized some of the meaning of the imperial edict, which was that it was found that Ning Nanfeng's case was slandered, and coupled with his achievements in staying in the county as the county magistrate this time, the old marquis passed away, and now Ning Nanfeng can inherit the title, his wife will be granted the title of third-rank lady of imperial edict, and his daughter is loved by Princess Anle, who adopts her as her adopted daughter and gives her the title of Princess Ning'an.

As for Ning Nanfeng's original position in the Ministry of Personnel, there is now someone who can fill it, and the people of Liu County still need him, so he is arranged to serve in Liu County for another year and will be transferred back to the imperial capital after one year.

Mo Ling felt like she was having difficulty breathing. She had never expected that today's trial was just a formality to allow the people to see the truth of the case, a truth that the emperor had already known for a long time.

In fact, anyone who is a little more careful should have noticed something unusual from the beginning. For example, is the question of whether the daughter of the Minister of Revenue is real or not really worthy of the Jingzhao Yin taking her away personally?

Moreover, no matter how you look at this case, you should go to Liu County to investigate it in person before arresting anyone. Even if you arrest someone, if you only arrest one party without complete evidence, what if the other party overturns the verdict, like the result today, how embarrassing it would be!

After all, Ning Nanfeng grew up in an aristocratic family. That day, Cheng Jinchu went to the county government office to discuss the follow-up matters with him. That person used his connections, such as his best brother Lord Chang and Princess Anle, whom his sister personally went to find. Plus, Cheng Jinchu had Chengzi, who pointed him in the absolutely right direction, so it was not difficult to find out those things. Of course, having the handle on some people was also the key to solving the matter so quickly this time.

Speaking of which, although Ning Nanfeng is easy to offend people, the people around him are still willing to stand up for him in times of crisis.

In fact, it is understandable. He was in such an environment, but he did not give up on himself and was still trying to do his own thing. Of course, he knew that the result would not be good, but he still persisted. There are very few people like him.