nashuaworldcup Chapter 171: Turn the tables and blame others, the thief cries "Catch thief!"
Chapter 171: Turn the tables and blame others, the thief cries "Catch thief!"
Neither the Ministry of Justice nor Gu Jingzhi dared to neglect what Emperor Xia had personally instructed them to do.
Just after the court session, Gu Jingzhi came to the Ministry of Justice to report.
Gu Jingzhi would naturally not neglect the newly appointed Shangshu as he did before. After all, Zhao Huai was promoted by Emperor Xia himself.
Secondly... who knows if this new minister has the habit of making three big moves upon taking office. It would be fun if this move falls on Gu Jingzhi!
It was Chen Yu, however. After not seeing him for one night, he had two bruises on his face.
When Gu Jingzhi looked at her, a trace of gloom appeared in his heart.
The Chen family really took out their anger on her.
The person who was in court with her today was not the old man Chen Ru, but Chen Yu, whom she had met once before.
Gu Jingzhi glanced at him and then looked away.
Zhao Huai sat in the main seat, carefully examining the Chen family's petition. After a while, he raised his head, grabbed the gavel and slammed it down.
"Chen Yu, you're accusing Gu Jingzhi of rape. Is this absolutely true?"
"No, sir!"
"Okay! Gu Jingzhi, the Chen family is suing you... huh?"
Zhao Huai was suddenly confused. What did I just hear?
No?
After hearing this, everyone in the Chen family was dumbfounded. Chen Yu scolded him, "How can you speak nonsense in court?"
Chen Yu, however, remained calm and unfazed. She raised her head and looked at Zhao Huai: "This is all a false accusation by the Chen family!"
"Chen Yu, you must think this matter through carefully. If it is a false accusation, it will be considered as you falsely accusing the court official!" Zhao Huai looked at her meaningfully, and then glanced at Gu Jingzhi lightly.
He couldn't say whether he liked or disliked this new upstart in the court.
He thought it was too ostentatious.
Chen Yu calmly said, "Sir, please allow me to report that this matter is not as stated in the petition. They have falsely accused me! The day before Sir Gu was to attend the banquet, the head of the Chen family approached me and asked me to frame Sir Gu!"
"You are talking nonsense, you rebellious girl..." Chen Yu shouted.
Who would have thought that a startling sound would be heard next to my ear.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Huai shouted, "Chen Yu, this is the Ministry of Justice. How can you be allowed to roar in court? If you do that again, I will order you to be thrown out!"
Zhao Huai was very dissatisfied.
After scolding Chen Yu, he turned to look at Chen Yu and said expressionlessly, "So, you were forced to do this?"
"That's right, my lord!"
"Is there any evidence?"
"No! But..."
Chen Yu said, "I have never thought of suing Master Gu. It was all because of the Chen family's intimidation!"
"I am originally a concubine of the Chen family and have never been valued by my family. That day, the head of the Chen family asked me to do as he said, otherwise..."
"Sir, you are the great Lord of Heaven, please save me and my brother, otherwise we will have no place to stand in the Chen family, and my daughter and my brother will be beaten to death by them!"
As she spoke, she pulled up her sleeves, revealing quite a few bruises.
Maybe when she talked about sad things, she couldn't help but burst into tears!
Gu Jingzhi watched from the side and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Everything Chen Yu said, except what he had taught her before, was true. This was a portrayal of her and her brother in the Chen family, especially with the bruises on her face and hands, which made it all clear.
Even Zhao Huai looked at Chen Yu with a sullen face when he saw this scene.
It is said that the Chen family has passed down poetry and literature, but no one would have thought that such dirty things are hidden within the clan.
When Chen Yu saw Zhao Huai looking at him, he immediately became furious and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You have lost your virginity and brought shame to the entire clan. This is just enforcing family law!"
"..."
Chen Yu sneered, "Family rules? Then why don't you follow the customary rules and drown me in the river to restore the Chen family's reputation?"
"you you……"
"Snapped!"
Zhao Huai slammed the gavel and shouted, "That's enough! The lobby of the Ministry of Justice is not the place for you to handle your family affairs!"
Chen Yu shut up immediately.
Zhao Huai then looked at Chen Yu and said, "As you said, you didn't come to court willingly during these two times, and all the petitions were written privately by the Chen family!"
"Yes, sir, I was forced to come. If I didn't come, they would have beaten me and my brother again!"
"..."
Zhao Huai squinted his eyes and looked at her carefully for a while. Seeing that she didn't seem to be pretending, Zhao Huai looked at Li Moxue beside him and asked, "Master Li, is what Chen Yu said true?"
"This……"
Li Moxue immediately wanted to accuse Chen Yu of lying, but Chen Yu spoke first, "If I remember correctly, I didn't say a single word in the court of Jingzhao Prefecture yesterday!"
Ok?
Zhao Huai suddenly sensed something different. He glanced at Chen Yu, then saw Gu Jingzhi sitting there calmly, and immediately seemed to understand something.
However, all this was just his own suspicion.
He said in a deep voice: "Master Li, I have a question for you!"
"Uh! Lord Zhao, this matter, this matter..."
He glanced at Chen Yu and said helplessly, "Yesterday in the Jingzhao Prefecture Court, Chen Yu certainly didn't say that..."
"Snapped!"
Zhao Huai slammed the table and cursed, "So, you are making fun of the court and this official?"
"This……"
Chen Yu and Li Moxue looked at each other in bewilderment. Chen Yu flatly denied, "Sir, she slandered me. It must have been a conspiracy between them. This is slandering my Chen family!"
"slander?"
Gu Jingzhi suddenly laughed. He hadn't wanted to speak so early, but now he couldn't stand it any longer. He sneered, "Young Patriarch Chen, are you saying that we are sacrificing our reputation, our official standing... to slander your Chen family?"
"I have a bright future ahead of me. It's the time to serve my country. Would I risk my future to slander the Chen family?"
"Most importantly, I have no past or present grudges against the Chen family. I only met your family once at the banquet that day. What benefit do I gain from framing your family? What motive do I have?"
"Not bad!"
Zhao Huai looked at Chen Yu with a sullen face.
Although there must be other hidden secrets according to the statements of all parties at the scene, he was able to conclude that this matter must be the work of the Chen family.
"Chen Yu, you keep saying that your Lord Gu teamed up with your Chen family to deliberately frame your Chen family. Why did he do this?"
The case is basically clear at this point.
Although it is definitely not as simple as it seems, the problem mainly lies with the Chen family.
When Chen Yu heard Zhao Huai's question, he felt a little anxious. He did not go to court yesterday and had no idea what happened in court. It was just that his old father was carried back not long after he went to court.
I heard that Gu Jingzhi was so angry that he vomited blood, and he beat Chen Yu in a rage.
He originally wanted to wait until his father's health improved before dealing with this matter, but he didn't expect Gu Jingzhi to submit a memorial to the court first.
The emperor directly ordered the Ministry of Justice to deal with the matter.
He vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Almost without thinking, he said, "Then according to what Chen Yu said, why would my Chen family frame Gu Jingzhi? Just as Gu Jingzhi said, my Chen family has no grudges against him in the past or in the present, so why would they do this?"
"Sir, this rebellious girl must have done it on purpose!"
"She harbored resentment and deliberately used such a despicable scheme to harm my Chen family and Master Gu..."