Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 67 Court
The fourth son of Xiping Marquis's Mansion secretly got married to his cousin?

If this is the case, it makes sense that the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion is unwilling.

"Even if I refuse the marriage, it won't lead to my own death, right?" someone asked.

Yes, if people refused to get married, they would be killed. How many people would die in the capital every year?

Qiu Xuan stared at Zhao Si intently, with fear and even more anger, which made her voice much louder than usual: "I don't understand. Although my family rejected this marriage, we didn't say a bad word about Xiping Marquis Mansion. Why did Mr. Zhao Si want to kill me?"

“Xuan’er!” Second Madam Lan pushed aside the onlookers, rushed over and embraced Qiu Xuan in her arms, glaring at Zhao Si who was controlled by Hu Si, “You beast, you had an affair with my cousin and made her pregnant, then you tried to trick her into marriage, and now you’re trying to kill my daughter. You’re absolutely insane!”

What, that cousin is pregnant?
Lan's words were like a thunderbolt that struck the crowd, leaving them dumbfounded.

Although it is wrong for young people to get married secretly, we have all been through this age before, so it is somewhat understandable. But getting pregnant before marriage is too outrageous.

The discussions grew louder and louder. Lan hugged her daughter tighter and glared at Zhao Si angrily.

Xuan'er was too embarrassed to mention that he had made her cousin pregnant, but she had the nerve to mention it! As for whether this would harm the girl, haha, he had come to kill her daughter, and she was still considering this couple?

"I heard that you are the Lord of the Imperial City Bureau?" Lan looked at Hu Si.

Hu Si hurriedly said, "Our Imperial City Envoy, Lord Xue, is here too."

Xue Han nodded slightly to Lan.

Lan bowed and said, "I am going to report to the authorities in Jingtian Prefecture, reporting that the fourth son of Xiping Marquis's Mansion intends to murder my daughter. Please help me send this beast to Jingtian Prefecture."

Xue Han said sternly: "The Imperial City Department has the responsibility to maintain the stability of the capital. Since we have run into it, we will naturally not stand idly by."

"Thank you, Master Xue." Lan bowed deeply again and held Qiu Xuan, "Don't be afraid, Xuan'er, this matter won't end like this. Mother will definitely seek justice for you!"

"Mom..." Qiu Xuan's tense heartstrings relaxed and she burst into tears.

A group of people left Ganquan Temple and headed towards Jingtianfu in a mighty procession.

Zhao Si went to Ganquan Temple alone to kill Qiu Xuan, and no one went to Xiping Marquis's Mansion to report the news. Lan used her remaining sanity to send a maid to Yongqing Marquis's Mansion to pass on the message.

In Qiansong Hall, the old lady was leisurely eating cold fruits.

The glutinous rice skin preserved fruits are filled with red fruit and red bean paste. One is sweet and sour, the other is fragrant. They are better than those bought from the famous dim sum shop.

As the old lady was eating the glutinous cold fruit, she couldn't help but think of the person who had brought her the snacks.

The snacks were brought to her by the sixth girl before she went out with the second daughter-in-law in the morning. This sudden filial piety made her unable to help but eat more.

"Madam, glutinous rice is difficult to digest. You should eat less."

The old lady looked deeply at the old woman who was advising her, and thought to herself, what do you know? If the sixth girl causes trouble again, she will not be in the mood to eat.

At this time, the head maid Chuncao came in and said, "Madam, Madam Fang from the Second Madam's side is here."

The old lady's heart sank: "Let her in."

Mother Fang went out with Lan, so it must be no good if she suddenly came back alone.

As soon as Mother Fang came in, she knelt down, which scared the old lady.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you kneeling?"

Do you want to scare her to death?

"The fourth son of Xiping Marquis's Mansion attempted to murder the second young lady at Ganquan Temple, but was caught in public. The second wife took the second young lady to report to the police, and ordered this servant to come back and tell you..."

The old lady's face changed several times as Mother Fang spoke, and by the end it was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Go find the second master and ask him to rush to Jingtianfu!"

In the court, after listening to Lan's statement, the prefect of Jingtian asked Zhao Si, "Why did you harm Miss Qiu Er?"

With so many witnesses present, there is no doubt that Zhao Si injured someone, but his motive needs to be clarified.

The verdict will be different whether it is intentional homicide, impulsive killing, or just intentional injury.

"Miss Qiu Er has betrayed me..." Zhao Si brought up those words again.

Lan was furious: "This beast is slandering me! My daughter is very chaste. Whenever she goes out, she always goes with her elders and sisters. She has never gone out alone!"

Zhao Si threw away his hope and laughed, "That's just because you don't know. If the elders knew the younger ones well, there wouldn't be so many couples who secretly get married."

"Master Zhao Si, are you judging others by your own standards?" Qiu Heng suddenly spoke.

Zhao Si's scalp was still hurting, and he couldn't help but take a step back when he heard Qiu Heng's words.

"What's true cannot be false, and what's false cannot be true. You can't just spit shit out of your mouth." Qiu Heng looked at the prefect of Jingtian who was sitting high in the hall. "Zhao Si is a son of a marquis. He has a good family background and a bright future. There must be a reason why he could kill someone. I implore you to investigate it thoroughly." The prefect of Jingtian stroked his beard.

This little girl is really good at talking and she loves to report to the police. It’s been about two months since I last saw her in court.

Hu Si looked at the expression of the Jingtian Prefecture Governor and thought to himself that Zhao Si had no idea how powerful the red bean cake was. He was still worried about Zhao Si.

"The Imperial City Bureau can help investigate this matter." Xue Han said to the prefect of Jingtian Prefecture.

The prefect of Jingtian was eager to have someone share the burden, so he appointed a subordinate to go with Hu Si and others to investigate. As for Zhao Si, he was temporarily detained.

When Master Qiu Er arrived, Lan and others were already about to go back.

On the way back to the Bo Mansion, Master Qiu Er couldn't help but say, "Such a big thing happened, why didn't you discuss it first."

"It's precisely because something so serious has happened that we can't delay any longer. Let's send that beast to jail first." Lan said angrily.

With so many witnesses and the Imperial City Bureau clearly leaning towards the Qiu family's involvement, she was dumbfounded and went home to discuss it first.

Master Qiu Er said angrily, "I'm just worried that you women will suffer."

After returning to the Bo's residence, the old lady first scolded Lan, and then scolded Qiu Xuan and Qiu Heng: "What did I say? I told you to stay at home this month and not to go out, but you didn't listen! Now you almost lost your life!"

Qiu Xuan knelt down: "It's my granddaughter who caused trouble for the family."

The old lady froze.

The second girl is so honest, she will suffer a loss when the court opens again.

"It's true that you got into trouble, but you can't think it's your fault when you run into a mad dog like Zhao Si. Introspecting at this time will only harm the Bo family, understand?"

Qiu Xuan felt warm in her heart and choked up, "My granddaughter knows."

"And you——" The old lady turned around and scolded Qiu Heng.

Qiu Heng quickly stretched out her hands, revealing the red marks on her palms, and said pitifully, "I almost got my hands rubbed raw in order to save my second sister. Does Grandma have any medicine?"

The old lady took a deep breath and told the maid Chuncao to get the best ointment for Qiuheng: "You two should go back and wait for the news."

After sending her granddaughters away, the old lady glanced at Lan and said, "I thought I would feel more at ease with you."

"My daughter-in-law is ashamed." Lan lowered her head with red eyes.

The old lady suddenly remembered: "Oh, by the way, Heng'er was so weak, how did she save Xuan'er?"

Lan's expression became strange: "I heard that he pulled the beast's hair hard and pulled out a lot of hair..."

The old lady felt dizzy.

So that's how the red marks on the girl's palms came from!
"You should go back and pack up first." The old lady sighed tiredly.

Although I am happy that the Sixth Girl saved the Second Girl, where did she learn this behavior of pulling hair during a fight?

The old woman beside her whispered, "Madam, the old uncle doesn't know about this yet."

"Oh, I forgot in my haste." The old lady raised her eyelids, "Send someone out to look for it."

If the old man knew about it too early, he might have taken the person back directly and the lawsuit would have been dropped.

She can't swallow this!

When Yongqing Bo got the news and rushed back, he was really furious: "Lan, who told you to act on your own?"

Lan whispered, "When my daughter-in-law heard that Xuan'er was nearly killed, her mind was in a mess. She only wanted to punish the beast who hurt Xuan'er."

"Is there anything that can't be discussed in private? What good will it do to Xuan'er if we take it to court? You ignorant and stupid woman!" Earl Yongqing vomited half to death.

How much benefit can we get from catching Xiping Houfu with such a big handle? What's the point of tearing our relationship apart except offending others?

"Grandfather." Qiu Heng spoke.

"You said."

"Zhao Si was trying to murder my second sister, and was caught by Lord Xue. Lord Xue said that the Imperial City Bureau has the responsibility to maintain the stability of the capital. Even if my second aunt didn't report it to the police, he would arrange for someone to investigate. Well, maybe the reason why Zhao Si went crazy has been found out now."

At this time, Hu Si did return with the information he had easily found.

It was necessary to be relaxed, after all, we had already checked it. This time we checked it, but we were just exposing the situation we had already known.

Soon, the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion received the news that the court would be reopened, and the Xiping Marquis and his wife both appeared in the court of Jingtian Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)