Reborn, meet you again!

Pei Yujiao's heart skipped a beat when she heard this familiar voice.

Turning around, I saw my father walking into the hall in a hurry with an anxious look on his face. Behind him, his brother, also in court robes, was in a hurry.

Then, before she could be happy, she saw her father stop in front of her and yell at her.

"Who told you to come out and cause trouble? Get out of the way!"

Pei Yujiao was thinking that she had accomplished such a thing and her father and brother would definitely praise her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, her father scolded her without knowing the truth.

This seemed to be the second time her father had treated her like this since returning to Beijing, and it was also for the sake of that bitch Jiang Wanqiao. Pei Yujiao felt extremely aggrieved.

"Father, why are you so mean to me? Jiang Wanqiao was the one who was rude first, I..."

"Shut up!" Seeing that Pei Yujiao still refused to stop, Pei Ming immediately stopped her again.

He looked at Jiang Wanqiao with fear, then calmed down a little before turning sideways and speaking to Lord Liang.

"Master Liang, my daughter has been spoiled by her mother at home. She doesn't know the importance of things. I never thought that she would end up in court today. I'm sorry to make you laugh!"

"Today's incident was nothing more than a quarrel between women. It's not worth alarming the Lord. We... won't sue!"

"Master Liang, please consider my daughter's young age and don't take it to heart."

Lord Liang couldn't help feeling unhappy when he saw that something unexpected had happened again!

Although the title of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion sounds more prominent than his third-rank Jingzhao Yin, if you really think about it, it is just a spent force.

The only person in the Pei family who holds an actual position now is Pei Qingyan, a newly appointed Vice Minister of War who hasn't even established himself yet.

If it weren't for the relationship with the Queen Mother, neither this so-called princess nor the Marquis' Mansion would have caught his eye, let alone such a trivial matter.

Jiang Wanqiao was just the daughter of a merchant. For the sake of the empress dowager, he was willing to give them some face and deal with them according to Pei Yujiao's wishes.

But the Pei family didn't take him seriously enough.

They were the ones who came to file the complaint, they were the ones who said he should be severely punished, and they were the ones who begged for mercy after he had been severely punished.

Now, it is still them who say they will not sue.

Do they really think that this Jingzhao Yin is run by his Pei family?

Although an official must judge the situation, he will not be able to hold office for long if he allows himself to be played around with and makes people think he is weak and can be bullied. He understands this principle.

He wanted to sell this favor, but he couldn't do it in such a humiliating way.

Lord Liang thought about it and stood up and saluted Pei Ming.

"My Lord, this man was brought to justice by Miss Pei! I have already pronounced the verdict. Although it was just a quarrel between two women, Jiang was indeed the first to offend the princess. The princess has just pleaded for Jiang, so I will give her a lighter sentence!"

"I know that the Jiang family has been kind to the Marquisate, but while I can show some mercy outside the law, I cannot completely override it. I believe the Marquis should understand this principle as well."

Pei Ming naturally knew that this old fox was just putting on an act, but he also knew that today's incident... was indeed too frivolous of a thing by the Marquis' Mansion. No matter what, he had to give an explanation to Lord Liang before he could let it go.

But it is absolutely unacceptable to blame Jiang Wanqiao.

Jiang Wanqiao had Jiang Zhengdai tell her very clearly that if she lost a single hair when she walked out of Jingzhao Yin today, she would fight to the death with the Marquis's Mansion!

Before tomorrow morning, his secret will spread throughout the capital.

Thinking about the officials of all ranks who had fallen into the hands of the Regent in recent times, Pei Ming clenched his fist, suddenly turned sideways again, raised his hand and slapped Pei Yujiao in the face.

"Rebellious girl, everything that happened today is all because of you. Why don't you kneel down and apologize to Lord Liang!"

Lord Pei used a lot of force in his hand, and Pei Yujiao staggered back a step. Then she felt a buzzing in her ears. She opened her eyes wide and looked at her father in disbelief.

"Father, you hit me?"

Pei Ming's eyes were full of coldness.

"I'm going to hit you! Get down on your knees!"

Pei Yujiao's eyes were filled with tears of shame and humiliation. Who was she doing this for today, even hurting herself and setting a trap for Jiang Wanqiao?

Isn't it for the sake of my brother's future and the future of the Marquis' Mansion?

She thought, since her father and brother couldn't bring themselves to do it, she would do it for them!

But father...how could he humiliate her like this in front of so many people?

She tried hard to hold back her tears and looked at her father with some stubbornness.

"Father, I'm not wrong! Why should I kneel?"

Seeing that Pei Yujiao was so tactless and didn't even listen to his father's words, Pei Ming couldn't help but raise his voice and scold her harshly.

"Pei Yujiao, if you say one more word... you'll be on your own once you leave this door today! I'll just pretend you're no longer my daughter!"

Pei Yujiao was stunned when she heard her father's decisive words.

She stammered, but ultimately didn't dare to say another word.

I just knelt down reluctantly! My voice was filled with humiliation.

"Master Liang, please forgive me! It's my fault for not understanding..."

"I won't sue anymore. Sir Liang, please...take back your decision!"

Although she said this, Pei Yujiao glanced at Jiang Wanqiao with eyes full of resentment.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Lord Liang naturally decided to stop while he was ahead. He pretended to sigh and said.

"Well, the complaint I received today was originally from Miss Pei Er. Since Miss Pei Er has decided not to sue, I won't pursue it further!"

"However, the person Jiang offended today is the princess. This matter still needs the princess's approval. What do you think?"

Shen Jiahe was also a little surprised that Pei Ming was so wary of Jiang Wanqiao.

Seeing Pei Qingyan, who came in with Lord Pei but was surprisingly silent, she suddenly understood something. Perhaps...

Jiang Wanqiao probably holds a huge handle on the Marquisate...

No wonder Jiang Wanqiao followed them to Jingzhao Yin so confidently. She had known for a long time that Pei Ming would not dare to touch her, so she simply took advantage of the situation and taught Pei Yujiao, the fool, a lesson.

This Jiang Wanqiao...has impressed her again and again today!

However, now that things have come to this, the idea of ​​using Jiang Wanqiao to threaten the Jiang family is probably no longer viable...

"Lord Liang, you are too serious. I have already said it before. If we want to make a big thing small, or a small thing nothing, then naturally there is no objection."

Lord Liang nodded upon hearing this.

Now he has given the face he deserves to Princess Jianing, and Pei Ming has also given him a way out, so the matter is resolved here.

"Okay, in that case, let's end today's matter here. Retreat..."

But before Lord Liang uttered the word "tang", Song Wan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his voice.

"Master Liang, wait a minute."

Lord Liang paused holding the gavel, looked at the woman whom he had never taken seriously, and frowned slightly.

"Jiang! I have already pardoned your sins! What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Song Wan just looked directly into Lord Liang's eyes and spoke clearly.

"Your Excellency, since I entered this room today, Lord Liang has repeatedly revised my sentence, but he has never heard a single word from me! Although you have pardoned my crime, you have not yet cleared my name!"

"Sir Liang is, after all, the father and mother of the people of Shangjing. I, a humble girl, would like to ask you to uphold justice for me for once."

"This matter...I don't want to 'end here'!"

"I acknowledge my humble origins and my lack of etiquette, but after Miss Pei's reminder, I immediately greeted the princess and I believe my behavior was not disrespectful at all!"

"He didn't contradict the princess as Miss Pei said, nor did he mention the current emperor or the queen mother at all, let alone hurt anyone."

"Ms. Pei fabricated the facts and lied to me in front of you, my Lord! She is accusing me of this!"

"I want to sue Miss Pei for contempt of justice and false accusation!"

"Please, sir, take a closer look!"