Zhou was furious and said, "Jiang Xiyu, you are so unfounded. Do you still have any respect for the imperial law?"

Jiang Xiyu turned to Zhou with an innocent look on her face, "Why, you can use any of your words as evidence, but why can't my words be used as evidence?"

Zhou choked, and everyone reacted.

Wuyi said, "Your Highness, since Master Zhou can't produce evidence that the wife of Marquis Yonglin murdered him, then the charge of Master Zhou's treason doesn't require any evidence."

Zhou Lai was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his back and he dared not say a word again.

What evidence does he have?

Zhou wailed unwillingly, "Oh my God, Your Highness, please help us. Last night, it was my sister who asked Lai'er to look after Jiang Xiyu, but she couldn't stand the loneliness and seduced my Lai'er. My sister and I got the news early in the morning and went to the back mountain to catch them in the adultery, but we didn't expect this woman to be so vicious and harm my Lai'er like this. My sister can testify for us that it was really Jiang Xiyu who harmed Lai'er."

Zheng didn't expect Zhou to actually say that. She was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and implicate the Yonglin Marquis Mansion, and she was even more afraid that her plan would be exposed. Zheng's face turned pale.

Jiang Xiyu looked at Zheng gloomily, and said with a look of grievance, "Mother, it turns out that you didn't come to see me, but to catch me in adultery. But it was you who asked me to stay in Lanruo Temple last night."

Zheng was completely panicked and could only follow Zhou's words, "I only asked you to stay and pray for Rui'er. I didn't ask you to do anything immoral."

"I didn't expect that even my mother would see me this way."

Zheng felt guilty and dared not respond.

Jiang Xiyu sneered in his heart and turned to look at Gulin, "Your Highness, they can't produce evidence, but I can produce evidence to prove my innocence. The corner gate has always been guarded. If I go out, they should be able to see me."

"Who was guarding the door last night?"

Gulin glanced at the monks, and immediately one of the monks in the crowd lowered his eyes in panic.

Two monks immediately stood up, and he followed suit, "It's us, the poor monks."

"Did you see the wife of Marquis Yonglin go out?"

"No." The three of them said in unison.

The monk guarding the corner gate of the back mountain lowered his head slightly and did not dare to raise it.

"Since this is the case, you are shouting in the pure land of Buddhism, disturbing the Buddha, and slandering others. You and your son will each be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."

Gulin jumped to conclusion.

Zhou Lai and Zhou's faces changed drastically. Just as they were about to speak, Gulin spoke first, "One more word and you'll get another cane. Anyone who pleads for mercy will receive the same punishment."

Zheng's desire to help and plead was instantly extinguished.

Soon, the sound of the mother and son howling was heard, and Jiang Xiyu felt extremely happy.

Jiang Xiyu was quite satisfied with the punishment for Gulin.

You have to know that Zhou Lai is injured now, and Zhou is so old. Even if these fifty sticks don't take their lives, they will at least take half their lives.

She really didn't want to kill them, because if they died, not only would the Zhou family not let it go, even the Xu family would not let her go, so the punishment of fifty sticks was exactly what she wanted.

After fifty blows, they would have fainted.

"May I ask, benefactor, the ritual for Marquis Yonglin is not yet complete, should we continue?"

"Thank you, Master. Just now, when I was praying in the main hall, the Buddha enlightened me and said that my husband is not dead and will be back in Beijing soon, so I won't perform the ritual."

Her words stunned everyone instantly.

Zheng immediately stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Xiyu's arm, and asked in surprise, "What did you say? Rui'er is not dead?"

"Mother, don't listen to her nonsense. The news of my brother's death was sent by His Majesty. How could he not be dead?"

Gulin glanced at Xu Rong strangely, but said nothing.

Xu Rong also realized that she had said the wrong thing, "Sister-in-law, what exactly do you want to do by lying to mother like this?"

Jiang Xiyu felt sick with her hand being grabbed, so she stepped back. Lang Sheng spoke to everyone.

"I have indeed been enlightened by the Buddha. What I said is true. He will return to Beijing soon. If you don't believe me, just wait a few more days and see if the Buddha's enlightenment is correct."

Seeing her determined face, the people around her looked at each other and gradually began to waver.

Jiang Xiyu did not explain any further and looked at Master Wuming seriously.

"Thank you Master Wuming for your help in performing the ritual last night. This allowed me to receive enlightenment from the Buddha. I would like to recreate the Buddha's golden body as a token of my gratitude."

"Thank you very much, benefactor." Master Wuming said lightly.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for upholding justice for me today. When my husband returns, I will ask him to present a gift of thanks."

"Need not."

Gulin said these two words coldly and turned away.

Wuyi hurriedly followed and glanced at Jiang Xiyu meaningfully before leaving.

Then everyone bowed and saw him off.

After they left, Zheng couldn't wait any longer and grabbed Jiang Xiyu's hand again, "Jiang Xiyu, is what you said true? My Rui'er is not dead."

Before Jiang Xiyu could say anything, Xu Rong spoke first, "Mother, how can you believe what she said?"

Jiang Xiyu looked at Xu Rong with a half-smile, "Sister, why do I see that you don't want the Marquis to live?"

"You, what nonsense are you talking about? Of course I want my brother to be alive."

A flash of panic crossed Xu Rong's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Then let's wait and see if the Buddha's words come true." Jiang Xiyu was too lazy to expose her.

"Did the Buddha say when Rui'er would come back? What else did he say?" Zheng was still very excited.

"Just say that the Marquis is alive. The Buddha asked me to remind my mother not to do stupid things again."

After saying this, he left Zheng with a pale face and turned away.

Does Jiang Xiyu know everything?

Seeing Zheng so frightened by Jiang Xiyu's words, Xu Rong said with disdain and impatience, "Mother, there is no such thing as Buddha. She is lying to you. Don't believe her."

"Shut up right there! This is a very important place for Buddhism, don't talk nonsense." Upon hearing her talking nonsense about the Buddha, Zheng scolded her immediately.

After saying that, he murmured to himself, "Buddha, please don't blame Rong'er. She is still young and ignorant."

Looking at the weird Zheng, Xu Rong rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"Let's go to the main hall and burn incense to the Buddha so that he can forgive you."

Zheng tried to pull Xu Rong towards the main hall.

"I dont go."

Xu Rong didn't believe in Buddha at all and struggled not to go.

"Madam, what should Madam Zhou and Master Biao do?"

When the servants saw that their master was about to leave, they hurriedly asked for instructions.

Zheng then remembered Zhou's mother and son, and let go of Xu Rong's hand. Seeing that Zhou's mother and son were covered in blood, she didn't know what a big commotion they would cause if she sent them back to the Zhou family.

"Carry them back to the Marquis' Mansion and find a doctor to heal them."

Upon hearing this, the servants carefully carried them away.

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