Chapter 68 Rich and Poor
"Let's go," Xinnuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the man in brocade clothes who looked not very good at this moment.

The man frowned, his smugness and arrogance faded away, and he said: "Marquis Ruiming, you are just the prison officer of Dali Temple, you can't care about things like ours."

Chu Wei said: "You may not know something. From today on, I am the governor of Jingzhao. All small and large fights, bullying of men and women in this capital are under my control."

Seemingly knowing the reputation of Marquis Ruiming, the shrinking father and daughter instantly knelt down and cried, "Please make the decision for us, sir."

Su Zhaoqian called two arresters, and the court rose up in a blink of an eye. However, the man in brocade clothes was not very scared. Before he stepped in, he ordered some new glutinous rice balls and mouthed: "I'll kill you sooner or later."

Xinnuo frowned. If it were Chu Wei, it might make people feel excited, but the person in front of him only makes people feel sick.

"Who is in the hall, and what are you telling me?"

Although Chu Wei was about to become the prefect of Jingzhao, in the current case, with Mr. Su who had not completely resigned, Chu Wei still sat on the chair next to the case and asked Su Zhaoqian to preside over the trial.

Su Zhaoqian patted the gavel, and the man and woman who looked like father and daughter knelt down.

The middle-aged man said: "The villain Chen Dahai makes a living by fishing outside." As he said this, he stretched out his hand to help the girl next to him, "This is my daughter Meizi. She went fishing with me outside half a month ago. I don't want to I met Mr. Zhang who was visiting the lake. He saw that my daughter looked good, so he immediately ordered the thieves to take my daughter away. "

"I am a fisherman, and I relied on many connections to get to the door of Zhang's house today. After asking around again, I found out that Mrs. Zhang's wife said that my daughter was a coquettish woman who seduced his son and failed to make progress. This is what I have to do. People sold her to others. I am a father no matter what, so I couldn't bear it, so I called a few brothers, bribed the Zhang family's concierge, and quietly brought my daughter out."

The bastards around Mr. Zhang all interrupted Chen Dahai with their eyes and words, "Do you think your daughter is some kind of beautiful person? She is not even as good as the Tianshui girl next to my young master. How can my young master snatch such a beautiful person?" people?"

"That's right, what are you dreaming about?"

Su Zhaoqian slapped the gavel and shouted: "Shenjing, I'll ask you later."

Mr. Zhang said: "Mr. Su, first ask this poor couple, do they regard me as a defendant? They want to sue, and I still want to sue. This peasant girl seduced me and said she would be my maid. I paid more than ten taels of silver, but after entering the house, I refused to be a servant and wanted to escape every day."

Mei Zi shook her head in shock, and cried, "It's not like this, my lord, it's not like this."

Mr. Zhang waved, and a loser took out a piece of paper from his belt, unfolded it and faced the main hall, "We have a contract of sale."

"I didn't sign it," Mei Zi cried, "it was them who forced me to sign it. Sir, the past few days I have been living in the Zhang family have not been like a human life."

"Why don't you live like a human being?" Mr. Zhang said, "I give you delicious food and spicy food. Is it not as good as when you were in that poor family?"

He looked like he was not afraid of what Mei Zi would say.

Xinnuo really can't stand it anymore, there are always some people who feel that they can control a person's freedom and even life at will if they pay for it.

Why?
Besides, it still needs to be verified whether Meizi is willing.

Based on the filthy words they said to Chen Dahai and his daughter when Xinnuo met this group of people, this family was not a good bird even if they had actually spent money to sell the plums.

Mei Zi retorted: "My lord, I didn't take money from the Zhang family. After arriving at the Zhang family, they pressured me and pressed my fingerprints."

Su Zhaoqian frowned. It was obvious that Mr. Chu knew the little girl, and the little girl was on the side of the father and daughter. Therefore, although the father and daughter had no evidence, he was still relatively patient.

"Is there anything, or anyone, that can prove what you're saying?"

This is a trial, and we can't just say it casually.

Meizi hurriedly turned to look at Xinnuo, who said, "If you want to prove it, sir, why don't you first take a look at their deed of sale? How much money was given to the father and daughter in the deed of sale? Is there a receipt for the money given?"

Su Zhaoqian: I never expected that this little girl would be so annoying when she spoke as if she were looking at a fragile flower.

He looked at Chu Wei, who nodded.

"Where are your receipts?"

Mr. Zhang laughed angrily and said, "Su Zhaoqian, you actually listened to these idiots and asked me for a receipt?"

This is the disadvantage of being a parent official in the capital. It is possible for anyone to come to this court and call him grandpa.

But there is no need to be embarrassed today, because there is also a "Taizu" sitting in the court.

"Mr. Zhang, this does require a receipt." Su Zhaoqian said with a smile.

Mr. Zhang looked at Chu Wei, "Are you sure you want to fight against me?"

Others were afraid of the emperor's favored junior, but he was not.

Chu Wei said: "The laws of the Dayue Dynasty stipulate that civilians are not allowed to be kept as slaves at will."

This cannot be done arbitrarily, that is, the "head of the family" of the person who is about to become a slave must agree, or he must be willing.

In the current situation, neither father nor daughter were willing to do anything. They could sentence Mr. Zhang to be a slave without asking anything.

Hearing Chu Wei's words, Su Zhaoqian thought of this and almost raised his hand to slap his forehead. He was really not as good as Mr. Chu. He was shocked and said: "Zhang Xi, how did you get the contract of betrayal?"

Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "She volunteered. When this woman saw that I was so handsome, she insisted on throwing herself into my arms. She cried and shouted that she wanted to be my wife, and to show her determination, she even signed a deed of betrayal. .”

He pointed his finger and said, "All my servants can testify."

This is the tragedy of the poor. Their interests have been violated, but no evidence can be preserved due to lack of advantage in various aspects. Therefore, they can only allow the party with the advantage to accuse them of various greed and excesses.

Xinnuo instinctively hated people who bullied others with power, and Mr. Zhang's face became particularly abominable in her eyes.

She said: "The servants of the Zhang family naturally listen to the Zhang family. They cannot testify."

Zhang Xi looked sideways, with evil and malicious eyes wandering over Xin Nuo, and the tip of his scarlet tongue poked out and swept his lower lip.

Silent announcement: you wait.

Chu Wei felt a rare anger rising in his heart and glanced at Su Zhaoqian.

Su Zhaoqian shook his head and shouted immediately: "Zhang Xi, you still don't admit your guilt?"

Because the Chen family's father and daughter have no evidence, both parties in the court can say that the public is right and the mother-in-law is right. The verdict depends on the preference of the presiding judge.

Zhang Xi raised his eyebrows and refused to admit it.

His entourage also competed with each other, clamoring about the recognition of innocence and the like.

Having no other choice, Su Zhaoqian came to the side and whispered to Chu Wei: "Master Chu, you see, this sentence is based on forcing good people into slavery. At most, they are only fined dozens of taels of silver and returned to the deed of betrayal."

The implication is that just fine Zhang Xi a few taels of silver.

Chu Wei nodded as agreement.

The laws of the Great Moon are the laws of the rich.

A quarter of an hour later, Xin Nuo left the court with the gratitude of the Chen family and his daughter. She did not leave immediately. She asked the Chen family and her daughter to leave first and continued to stand by the roadside.

Zhang Xi, who came out the last step, looked at Xin Nuo and stretched out his hand to wipe it on his neck.

Chu Wei, who was checking the closing records in the courtroom, glanced outside. Facing Zhang Xi's provocation, the little girl was not afraid at all. She glanced at him lightly and looked at him.

The two people's eyes collided, and Chu Wei's heart felt hot.

 To Yuduo Yuduo, I asked the editor at around six o'clock. Maybe he hasn't gone to work yet.I can't see it from the app here. I don't know why. I'll ask again on Monday.

  
 
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