In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

In the hall of the government office, Ding Jinxiu was overjoyed at the thought that so many of the Qi family's money houses would belong to her, as well as all the shops and farms.

Sir Xiao put away the letter written by Lord Huiguo expressionlessly and asked loudly, "Does the plaintiff have any witnesses?"

"Yes, sir."

Ding Jinxiu turned her head and looked outside. Several men came in and knelt in the hall with their heads bowed. One of them was Hu Tong, the man who killed Xiaochuan. He came out to greet her and said, "We are honored to meet you, sir."

"Did the Qi family hire you to kill Qi Fu's family?" asked Lord Xiao.

"They found me and wanted to hire someone to kill me. Haha, how could I do that? I just knew about it." Hu Tong laughed with a face full of fat.

Lord Xiao turned to ask Qi Lu, "Does the Marquis know him?"

"I don't know him." Qi Lu took a look and shook his head.

Hu Tong shouted on the spot: "How could I not recognize him? You called me out to the restaurant and said, 'If you help my third brother kill him, I will give you ten thousand taels of silver.'"

Qi Lu laughed, "Am I stupid? I want to kill someone and look for him on the street? And I want to look for someone I don't even know?"

The adults in the hall all chuckled.

Qi Lu has 100,000 soldiers under his command. If he wants to kill someone, he will do so without leaving any trace.

This is such an obvious frame-up, the method is too low.

Hu Tong looked around, trying to find another explanation.

The other three people stepped forward to confirm, "Qi Lu did say this to Hu Tong. After Hu Tong refused, he sent his men to kill Qi Fu's family."

"It was done by the guards around Qi Lu."

"I can prove it too."

Hu Tong thought he was safe again, and said loudly: "We have all proved that Qi Lu hired someone to kill his brother, we need Qi Lu to produce evidence to prove that he did not kill his brother for money."

Everyone looked at Qi Lu, wanting to see how he would get rid of the accusation of killing his brother and stealing his money.

The Qi family members who were watching the trial outside looked quietly into the hall, their faces terribly gloomy.

They watched Hu Tong walk in with a group of people, and an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.

These people were obviously bribed or threatened, and were prepared to give false testimony to harm the Qi family.

The corners of Qi Wan's mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible sneer.

She was secretly proud of herself, thinking that all of this was the result of her careful planning, and these people were just chess pieces in her hands, walking step by step towards the trap she set.

Qi Wan walked forward and whispered a few words to Qi Lu. After Qi Lu heard it, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Qi Wan reminded softly: "Father, you must not fall into the trap of self-proof, that will only fall into their trap. We should do this..." After hearing what his daughter said, Qi Lu nodded to show that he understood.

Qi Lu took a deep breath. He knew that there was a huge conflict of interest behind this lawsuit. The reason why Ding Jinxiu could get the support of others was because those people coveted the wealth and status of the Qi family. However, he would never let them succeed easily.

Qi Lu walked into the hall and stood still. He did not produce evidence that he had not killed anyone as the other party asked.

Instead, he said, "Sir, I am suing Hu Dingmin for committing treason and falsely accusing the court marquis."

He also pointed out that "Hu Tong was Hu Dingmin's long-time attendant and was responsible for killing and setting fires for him."

Everyone was shocked. "It turned out to be Hu Dingmin's attendant. Of course, the words of such a witness cannot be trusted."

Hu Tong shouted, "Sir, I didn't kill anyone, nor did I set fire to anything."

Qi Lu didn't give him a chance and immediately said, "He killed a girl named Xiaochuan in the brothel and set fire to the prostitute's building."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

The officials present were stunned. How could Qi Lu know everything that they hadn't even found out yet?

Hu Tong panicked and said quickly, "There is no such thing. He is talking nonsense."

Seeing how flustered he was, Minister Jiang and Lord Xiao and other officials knew that he was indeed the one who did all these things.

"Capture these four first." Lord Xiao shouted.

A group of yamen runners came forward, threw Hu Tong and four others to the ground, and immediately tied them up tightly with hemp ropes.

Hu Tong and four others were arrested, and Ding Jinxiu no longer had any witnesses.

Lord Xiao looked at the dumbfounded Ding Jinxiu and asked, "Do you have any other witnesses?"

Ding Jinxiu was stunned for a while, then suddenly came to her senses and shouted, "I, I am a witness. I saw with my own eyes that Qi Yuan led people to kill my family."

She fell to her knees and told everyone what happened that day: "My family was on a boat, and suddenly the boat capsized. Qi Yuan popped up and shouted, 'I'll kill your whole family and take your property.'"

"He picked up a sword and killed my parents and brother. He was so cruel."

Some of the onlookers actually believed her words, looking at Qi Yuan with fear in their eyes, and whispered, "How cruel."

Qi Yuan was furious at this moment. He resisted the urge to refute in the classroom and tried to go inside to explain, but was stopped by Qi Wan. "Don't be impatient, second brother. The fun has just begun."

Mr. Xiao looked at Ding Jinxiu coldly and said, "Do you have any evidence to prove everything you said?"

Ding Jinxiu cried and shook her head, saying, "I was so scared that I almost fainted. How could I have any evidence? But what I said is all true. Please look at it carefully!"

Lord Xiao frowned, feeling that the situation was a little tricky.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Sir, I can prove it for Ding Jinxiu."

When everyone heard this, they all turned to look.

Lord Xiao asked, "But you saw it with your own eyes?"

A young man walked out from the crowd, stood at the door, saluted to the people in the hall, and said, "Sir, it was me who rescued Ding Jinxiu from the river."

Upon hearing this, Lord Xiao nodded and asked, "If that's the case, do you know the specific circumstances at that time?"

The young man clasped his fists and bowed again, saying, "Your Excellency, I saw the entire process of Qi Fu's death."

Upon hearing this, Lord Xiao immediately became alert and waved his hand to signal the man to come forward and inquire about the situation in detail.

Ding Jinxiu on the side was secretly proud of herself, thinking that Duke Huiguo was really powerful and had found another witness, and this time she would definitely be able to bring down the Qi family.

The man walked into the hall, saluted to Master Xiao, and then slowly said, "Master, I rescued this lady from the river."

Mr. Xiao nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what he meant, but then he asked again: "If that's the case, then why are you there?"

The man responded respectfully, "Your Excellency, I have been ordered by my master to go to the Qi Mansion to collect the debt. Qi Fu owes my master tens of thousands of taels of silver, and he has not repaid it yet."

"The two of them secretly formed an alliance to harm the eldest son's family. But Qi Fu not only refused to return the money, but also fled to Yangzhou. My master was so angry that he demanded the money from him, otherwise he would pay with his life."

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked. They never expected that things would develop to this point.

Even the officials in the hall were shocked and started whispering to each other.

"It turns out that someone else killed Qi Fu, not my brother Qi Lu."

This sudden change caused the entire lobby to fall into an uproar, and everyone was shocked by this sudden and shocking news.