Jiang Pengji laughed coldly and asked, "Why is the Chief's expression so strange? Could the witness you speak of not exist?"
After a moment, Wuma Shang's dull eyes regained their luster.
"Don't be so arrogant. Let's see how you argue when the witness testifies. Deceiving the emperor is a capital offense. I advise you to think of a way out first. "
At that moment, not only was Jiang Pengji laughing coldly, but the other officials were also laughing in their hearts.
When they heard that Jiang Pengji had become a governor, they were indeed a little jealous, but they did not dare to say anything.
Not to mention deceiving the emperor, with the Liu father and son's current power, even if they were to enter the palace with swords, for the sake of the bigger picture, the entire court would still not dare to say anything. At most, they would just roll their eyes at them, not to mention taking Jiang Pengji's life. Wuma Shang's words were simply laughable.
Deceiving the emperor was indeed a serious offense, but it was not worth mentioning at certain times.
Everyone was waiting for a good show. They did not care that it was a court meeting.
After a while, an old woman knelt at the entrance of the hall. She was dressed in linen and had a face full of hardships.
Although she was an ordinary-looking old woman, she was quite calm in front of the court officials and the Emperor sitting at the head of the table.
The woman knelt down and greeted with an old voice, "Your servant, Zhao Jia, greets the emperor."
Jiang Pengji looked at the woman and could not help but laugh. "Chief Wuma, is this your so-called witness? You are making me laugh. "
Wuma Shang pointed at Jiang Pengji and Liu She and asked the old woman, "Are you sure this father and son pair are the masters you once served?"
The old woman raised her head slightly and glanced at the two. She said in a low voice, "Yes, they are the old master and the eldest wife."
The officials were confused. Huang Song looked like he was asking, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? "a confused expression.
The old woman spoke the official language very well. She spoke clearly and enunciated every word.
Everyone could understand every single word of what she said, but they couldn't understand it when it was put together.
Huang Song was stunned. He regained his lost self and tried to correct the old woman's mistake.
"That … that's wrong. It is clearly 'the old master and the second langjun,'" the old woman said confidently.
The old woman said with certainty, "That's right. Although I'm old, my memory is still good. This is clearly a pretty girl."
Huang Song was silent. He thought to himself — the old woman in front of him might have a good memory, but she was definitely blind.
How could a living, handsome man think of her as a pretty lady? How blind must one be to say such absurd words?
After the old woman replied, she lowered her head again. Wuma Shang snorted proudly.
"Liu Zhongqing, do you dare to admit that Zhao Jia was once a servant in your residence?"
Liu She laughed and said, "I'm a man. The chores in the inner courtyard have always been handled by the women in the inner courtyard. How would I know?"
Wuma Shang snorted. "Avoiding the important and focusing on the trivial. You have no choice but to admit it. This Zhao Jia is obviously a servant brought along by your first wife, Gu Min, in her dowry. Not long after you lost your wife, you personally released a group of servants. Do you dare to say that you don't know them? "
After hearing this, Liu She said carelessly, "That was more than ten years ago. I'm not like Chief Wuma, who can remember the affairs of other people's courtyards so clearly. If you say that this Zhao Jia was the wife's servant, then that's fine. I have no objections. "
When the others heard this, they felt that Liu She's attitude was a bit strange.
Others were obviously attacking Liu She's son, but not only did Liu She not defend him, he even hit him when he was down?
Before they could figure it out, Jiang Pengji, the person involved, seemed to have dug a hole for herself.
"Father, I heard from my stepmother a long time ago that there was indeed a Zhao Jia among the old people by my mother's side. Perhaps it's her."
Liu She glanced at the old woman and casually said, "Oh."
At that moment, everyone could see that this father and son pair did not take this matter to heart. They were purposely making fun of others.
The old woman knelt on the ground and secretly clenched her fists. Her voice was hoarse. "This servant is indeed the late wife's servant. Back then, she lost two sons and her body was extremely weak. Not long after, she passed away, leaving behind the old man and the eldest wife."
Wuma Shang asked the old woman, "Are you sure that this Liu Xi in front of you is that 'eldest wife'?"
The old woman nodded with certainty and said, "This servant can confirm that the eldest wife's eyebrows, nose, and chin are very similar to the late wife's. Back then, the late wife especially doted on the only four-year-old Second Langjun, but because the servants did not take good care of him, he accidentally drowned. In order to appease the late wife's pain, the old man lied and said that the one who drowned was the eldest wife and had the eldest wife take the name of Second Langjun. "
Liu She laughed coldly after hearing this. "To me and the late wife, every child is our flesh and blood. There is no such thing as the palm of the hand or the back of the hand. Because of such a ridiculous reason, a daughter took the place of a son and let a daughter live under the shadow of a son. What a waste of being a father and a waste of being a mother. "
Wuma Shang immediately seized on his words and questioned, "So you're saying that you deny the truth?"
But Liu She said, "I'm just denying that ridiculous reason."
In other words, other than the reason, Liu She did not refute the other facts.
Admitting it so easily, Wuma Shang felt as if his fist had punched cotton. It was very uncomfortable.
Now, it was Jiang Pengji's turn to add insult to injury.
She looked at Wuma Shang as if he was an idiot and asked him, "Chief Wuma, you mobilized so many people just for this?"
Wuma Shang and the old woman's expressions synchronized, as if they were both stunned.
Jiang Pengji continued, "Actually, we are quite grateful to Chief Wuma for this. Because even if you didn't say it, my father and I had planned to tell the truth to His Majesty and the empress dowager after the court session. It's just that we were the ones in the wrong and lied to them first, so we didn't know how to bring it up. Chief Wuma is very understanding and has actually helped us a lot, saving us a lot of trouble. "
Wuma Shang's expression froze, and the old woman also looked at a loss.
After a while, Wuma Shang said, "You're quite the schemer. Don't think that you can lessen the crime of lying to the emperor by saying this in hindsight! If I don't expose you, who can guarantee that you and your father will voluntarily confess after the court session and not continue to deceive the world? "
Jiang Pengji asked him with a troubled look. "This is just a small matter, so why is Chief Wuma so persistent?"
"If the crime of lying to the emperor is a small matter in your eyes, then what is a big matter?" Wuma Shang scolded her sternly, then knelt before the young emperor and said passionately, "Your Majesty, if we don't punish such a sinner, we won't be able to intimidate the others! If we don't punish this person severely, from now on, everyone will think that lying to the emperor is a small matter. What will become of Your Majesty's dignity? What will become of the royal family's dignity? "
Jiang Pengji snorted. Her disdainful sneer was especially clear in the hall.
Wuma Shang's face was ashen, and his eyes were as wide as bells. He looked at Jiang Pengji with a murderous look.
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