Dou Hong endured the flogging and was taken away to be detained, half-dead. The registrar entered the room to look through the files. After about the time it takes to eat a meal, 1 trotted out from inside.
Just as Yu Shu expected, the fake evaluation report that once caused Zhao Hui to be doomed is "lost".
Yes, the registrar seems to be County Magistrate Ma's confidant. He knows that the item cannot be taken out to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The files from nine years ago only record the case and the Ji family's trading house as evidence. However, there is no detailed information about the identity of the Ji family customer who made the evaluation report for Zhao Hui.
In this way, Ji Hyotani speaks with more confidence, "Milord, the most important thing in our trading house is our reputation. The biggest taboo is to change people's fate on the evaluation report. Getting involved in this dirty business is like shooting oneself in the foot. Although the person who made the false testimony for Dou Hong was from our Ji family's trading house, it was not ordered by the Ji family. Milord, please investigate this." Ji Xiaochun also says angrily, "If I find out who did this, I will not forgive him!"
At this moment, the person he really does not want to forgive is Yu Shu, who made the Ji family a disgrace.
Now the Ji family insists that they do not know anything. The person who made the fake evaluation report for Dou Hong accepted her bribe and did something to damage the reputation of the Ji family. The Ji family is also the victim.
Yu Shu does not say a word. She lies on the ground and quietly watches County Magistrate Ma's performance.
County Magistrate Ma slaps the gavel and looks dignified. He says to Yu Shu, "The document from nine years ago was probably lost when sorting out the files. It can't be found now and I can't make a judgment. Dou Hong has pleaded guilty. Although the fake evaluation report came from the Ji family's trading house, it must not have been ordered by the Ji family. Your accusation that the Dou family colluded with the Ji family to embezzle the property of your godmother's family doesn't make sense. Therefore, I find the Ji family not guilty. What else do you have to complain about? "
What else was there to complain about?
Not only County Magistrate Ma and the two from the Ji family, but the people outside the yamen also felt that the Drumming Case should end here. After all, the Dou family, the main culprit of the false accusation of marriage fraud and embezzlement of an orphan girl's family property, had been convicted, and the family property had also been ordered to be returned.
As for whether the Ji family ordered someone to make the fake evaluation report, there is no evidence now.
But Yu Shu does not agree with them …
"Milord, I have one more thing.
County Magistrate Ma was stunned for a moment before he ordered the yamen runner to retrieve it. He saw Yu Shu taking out another item from her bosom. He took a look at it and saw that it was another evaluation slip. It was different from the six that were placed next to him. This evaluation slip was square-shaped, with the Ji Family's Exchange Shop's emblem embossed on it.
"This is an evaluation slip from the Ji Family's Exchange Shop. Please compare it with the six I presented earlier." County Magistrate Ma felt something was wrong. He frowned and spread out the evaluation reports on the table. He looked at them one by one and soon found a problem.
Ji Xiaochun and Ji Hyotani did not know why County Magistrate Ma's expression suddenly changed. Yu Shu was waiting for this moment. She supported herself with her hands on the ground and slowly climbed up. She endured the pain and stood up shakily. She wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve and took a deep breath. She said in a clear voice, "Milord, as you can see, this and the previous six were all evaluation reports made for my godmother by the trading houses on Vientiane Street. Although my godmother is not a jinx, her fate is not very good. When the trading houses measured my godmother's fortune, they all said that she would be hard-working and short-lived in middle age. The Liu family's and the Kong family's trading houses were very accurate. They both predicted that my godmother would meet with a great disaster this year and her life might be in danger. My godmother was indeed killed not long ago."
At this time, it was much quieter outside the yamen than before. Everyone was listening attentively to what Yu Shu wanted to say.
"With the help of a noble, my godmother tried to entice the seven trading houses to give them more money. She asked them to tamper with the evaluation reports and change my godmother's life into a wealthy one. They lied that she would remarry. Six of them rejected my godmother, but only one accepted the money and tampered with the evaluation report. It was the one I just presented to Milord."
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Yu Shu paused. She turned her head and looked at the two members of the Ji family. Her disheveled hair and dirty face hid a triumphant smile. "It's the one from the Ji family's trading house."
There was a buzz outside the yamen again. Changing a short life into a wealthy one, and for someone to remarry, this … this was too ridiculous!
What Yu Shu did was actually very unreasonable. Who would deliberately go to a trading house to bribe someone to make a fake appraisal report for her? It was fine if she did it, but why did she have to say it in public? But in this kind of situation, the unreasonable became the reasonable, and the unspeakable became the acceptable.
Originally, by kicking Dou Hong, the Ji family had more or less cleared themselves of any involvement in the case from nine years ago. Now, with this incident, it was tantamount to putting a pot of dirty sh * t on their heads!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ji Xiaochun stared at Yu Shu with anger and a little panic. Ji Hyotani's face darkened. His eyes flashed, as if he found this beggar familiar.
Yu Shu was not afraid of being recognized. She pointed at the two of them and scolded angrily, "Nine years ago, someone tempted you with a bribe. Your Ji family's trading house had the guts to help others do evil. He made a fake evaluation report and framed someone as a person who brought bad luck. Nine years later, someone tempted you with a bribe. Your Ji family's trading house still had the guts to make a fake evaluation report and change someone's fate. Was it done by one person or the whole family? Do you think people are fools? Other trading houses don't do it. Only your Ji family dared to do it. Framing someone as a person who brought bad luck and cultivating a wealthy life — this shameless and immoral thing — your Ji family dared to do it nine years ago, and you still dare to do it nine years later. Let's see if you still dare to do it nine years later! "
As soon as she finished speaking, both inside and outside the yamen fell silent at the same time. The two words "Ji family" instantly darkened everyone's hearts.
"Gibberish! Gibberish! " Ji Xiaochun's face was livid. He glared at Yu Shu and wanted to hit her. He was the one who managed this trading house. It had several generations of reputation. How could he let her ruin it?
Ji Hyotani pulled Ji Xiaochun back. He was also angry, but he knew he could not do anything to Yu Shu here.
"Slap!"
Magistrate Ma shouted angrily, "Don't be presumptuous in court!"
Yu Shu ignored him. When she saw Ji Hyotani's face, she remembered how Yu Xiaoxiu's back was beaten until it was bloody. She cried and told him that she didn't want to stay in the Ji family anymore. How they forced her to become the concubine of their precious Fourth Miss. How Zhao Hui ended up in such a tragic state. Also, how she was beaten half to death and thrown out of the Ji family like a dog.
Her face was flushed and her eyes were cold. She took a step forward and gritted her teeth, "In Yiyang City, there are three major trading houses. The Liu family and the Kong family are both worthy of their name. Only your Ji family deceives the world and pretends to have evil intentions. You don't deserve to be called an aristocratic family! You've humiliated Yi Feng! What bullsh * t Yi Feng family? Ptooey! "She spat a mouthful of phlegm on Ji Hyotani's chest.
The onlookers outside the yamen were dumbfounded. Such humiliation would probably make them the biggest joke in Yiyang City in the future.
Ji Hyotani looked down at the phlegm on his body. His face turned green. This time, not only did Ji Xiaochun want to hit someone, he wanted to kill someone!
"You!"
Forgetting that he was in court, Ji Hyotani raised his hand high. When he was about to swing it down, the person in front of him suddenly rolled his eyelids and fell to the ground.
"Milord, he fainted." A bailiff came forward and checked Yu Shu's eyelids. He said to Magistrate Ma who was stunned.
Looking at the man who had fainted on the ground, Ji Xiaogu froze in place. A mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat, and he wanted to punch himself twice to spit it out.
Magistrate Ma felt a throbbing pain in his head. He had handled many cases in his years as a magistrate, big and small, but he had never encountered such a case. A tattletale almost angered everyone in the court to death.
But he didn't know what to do with this scoundrel.
Outside the yamen, everyone was whispering and pointing. Most of them were talking about the Ji family. Naturally, their words were not pleasant to hear.
"This kid is young, but his brain works fast. However, he is so unforgiving. He is too vicious and lacks kindness."
When he heard this evaluation, Xue Rui who was staring blankly towards the side turned his head to look at Xu Li who was standing behind him at an unknown time, and the corners of Xue Rui's mouth curled into a ridiculing smile as he said indifferently, "Since you're seeking revenge, then who are you showing it to?" Xu Li glanced at him with disapproval and said, "Young Master, get in the carriage. We should leave." "There's no rush.
As soon as Xue Rui finished speaking, he heard a cry resound out from the crowd, and then a thin and pitiable woman squeezed out of the crowd and staggered as she ran into the public hall, and a robust female servant chased after her.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu!" Magistrate Ma was worried about how to deal with Yu Shu when he saw a sickly woman lying beside Yu Shu and crying in the court.
"Pa!"
"Who is this in the court?"
"This … this woman is Zhao Hui."
Everyone's jaws dropped. So this is the main character of today's drumming case. Looking at her, she is indeed pitifully thin.
County Magistrate Ma's mind spun a few times. He looked at the two from the Ji family, cleared his throat and said: "Since you are here, you should personally listen to the verdict. This official has already punished that Dou Hong. If you still want to sue the Ji family, then show some evidence first." At this moment, Zhao Hui's heart was completely tied to Yu Shu. Looking at Yu Shu's miserable appearance, she didn't have the heart to think about the evidence. She choked out, "I beg Daren to let me take my son home."
Ji Xiaochun and Ji Hyotani do not want Yu Shu to leave at this moment but they can't stop her. She is still unconscious and is not a criminal. They can't just splash water on her to wake her up.
County Magistrate Ma did not think the same as them. Although the Ji family was unlucky this time, the matter had already come to this. If they continued to make trouble in the court, he would be the one with a headache. He should take this opportunity to close the case and drive them away first.
"Well, this official will now find the Ji family not guilty. Zhao Hui, sign your name."
Zhao Hui pressed her fingerprint on the document and let the strong servant who came with her carry Yu Shu on his back. They squeezed out of the crowd and left. Pei Jing's carriage is waiting for them in the opposite alley.
"You also sign your names." Magistrate Ma said to Ji Xiaochun and Ji Hyotani who have dishes in front of him.
Ji Hyotani gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger. He took the document and glanced at it. His eyes fell on a name. Yu Shu?
These two words made him suspicious. He thought back to where the familiar feeling came from when he looked at the beggar, and his eyes suddenly widened.
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