Twin Brocade

Chapter 748
In the courtroom, Xiao Pei refused to plead guilty even though there were all the witnesses and material evidence.

Quan Moxian fulfilled his previous promise to Cheng Enhou, and Xiao Pei was not treated badly in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Even when Mrs. Cheng Enhou came to visit the prison, he gave the green light.

Although Xiao Pei is a prisoner, the servants of the Hou's mansion bring him food when he should eat, and bring him a new change of clothes every day.

With this kind of treatment, now he is standing in the courtroom, wearing a brocade robe and looking proud.Those who didn't know, thought he was the one who was justified.

In contrast, the suffering masters kneeling on the ground looked haggard and painful.

This kind of comparison made the people guarding outside the lobby feel suffocated.If the case is not judged impartially, they will explode.

And these situations have long been expected by Quan Moxian.The little suffering in the prison is nothing, the most important thing is that Xiao Pei gets the punishment he deserves.

Gu Shangshu looked around, patted the gavel, and said, "Bold Xiao Pei, do you still want to deny it?"

Xiao Pei held his head high and said, "These unscrupulous people framed me with red lips and white teeth, so I have to plead guilty! If a woman suddenly came to you and said she was pregnant with your child, would you have to admit it?"

The treatment in prison these days made him believe that the Ministry of punishment dared not do anything to him.

It must be that the father entered the palace to beg the empress dowager, and the empress dowager spoke.The interrogation is just a formality, he decided in his heart.

"My lord, please make the decision for Xiaomin's dead child!"

"grown ups!"

The sufferers cried and begged, and Xiao Pei's attitude made the crowd outside commotion.

"Sentence!"

"Kill this bastard!"

The sound wave was higher than the wave, Xiao Pei was startled and flinched.

These small people in Shengdou, what kind of medicine did they take wrongly today, dare to confront the majestic Houfu?
Gu Shangshu hesitated.

Although he has made up his mind, he still needs to be cautious when he wants to torture Xiao Pei.You must know that Xiao Pei represents not only him alone, but the entire elite group.

He is just a civil servant, and he can't offend the entire royal family for this.

While he was hesitating, the crowd outside was separated by the guards of the Hou Mansion.Seeing that it was people from Cheng'enhou's mansion, people rolled their eyes at them one after another, blocking their way without any trace.

It is true that they are small people and dare not offend the Houfu, but it is still possible to make them unhappy.

Seeing the guards of the Hou Mansion guarding a housekeeper to squeeze in, Gu Shangshu's heart skipped a beat, and he was very glad that he did not punish Xiao Pei.On the scene, it can still go round.

The Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, appearing at this juncture, must have something to rely on, and it will not be for no reason.

Could it be that the queen mother in the palace changed her mind?
Xiao Pei deserves to be damned, but he is her blood after all.It's not surprising that she wants to protect her.

"Protect them to come in." Gu Shangshu ordered.

The yamen servant listened to the order and parted the crowd to let Steward Liu of Chengenhou's Mansion enter the courtroom.Butler Liu looked a bit embarrassed, he was squeezed by the crowd outside and lost a shoe, and his hat was tilted to the side.

Seeing him coming, Xiao Pei was overjoyed and asked, "Where's father, why didn't he come?"

Butler Liu stretched out his hand to support his hat, but did not answer him, and cupped his hands towards Gu Shangshu and said, "I have met Mr. Shangshu."

Gu Shangshu made a gesture: "I don't know why Master Hou ordered you to come?"

"A few small matters," Butler Liu said with a respectful attitude, presenting a document with both hands: "Originally, I should go to Jingzhao Mansion to prepare the documents, and then go to Zongzheng Temple to remove the name."

"But Hou Ye said that there is always an exception to everything, so he ordered the younger one to come to the Ministry of Punishment and ask Lord Shangshu to take a look."

Removal?

Butler Liu's voice was not loud, but these two words were very clear in the courtroom.

Xiao Pei's eyes widened in astonishment, and he shook his head in disbelief.Gu Shangshu's beard trembled, motioning for the master to pick up the document.The yamen servants holding water and fire sticks could hear clearly, and they all showed gloating expressions.

The sufferer who was kneeling in the hall suddenly raised his head, fearing that he had heard wrongly, he looked in the direction of Gu Shangshu hopefully, waiting for the final result.

The onlookers who were nearby could also vaguely hear these two words, and began to discuss in a low voice.There was a "buzzing" sound from the crowd, suppressing the excitement in my heart.

All eyes were on Gu Shangshu's hand.I saw him slowly opening the document, reading through it word for word, groaning silently.

Xiao Pei looked anxious, and took a few steps forward to rush to Gu Shangshu, but was stopped by the yamen servant.

Inside and outside the courtroom, people held their breath and stretched their necks, waiting for the result.

"Marquis Cheng En, you really deserve the admiration of the lower officials!" Gu Shangshu said in a deep voice: "The great righteousness exterminates the relatives, and expels Xiao Pei from the house. From then on, the relationship between father and son is severed, and life and death have nothing to do. Such a noble character is worthy of emulation."

People burst into cheers and rushed to tell each other.

The sufferers kneeling in the courtroom were very excited.Some tears glistened, some kowtowed in gratitude, and some put their hands together...

Xiao Pei's expulsion from the family means that he is no longer a member of the royal family.Without the protection of this umbrella, without the privileges, how is he different from the common people?

"No! It's impossible!" Xiao Pei recovered from the blow, lost the arrogance of your son, and roared: "Show me! Father, he wouldn't do this."

He was stopped by the yamen servants, but he ran forward with all his strength, his eyes were about to burst, and the veins on his forehead burst out.

Gu Shangshu's face turned cold, he slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Bold madman, dare to roar in court! Drag it down, twenty sticks."

"No!"

Xiao Pei turned his head, tried his best to break free from the yamen's restraint, stared at Butler Liu viciously, and shouted: "You dog slave! You have taken the benefits of the master in the past, but this time you have come to add insult to injury?!"

"Tell me! Who did you instigate this time, fifth aunt or eighth aunt!"

Butler Liu took a step back, straightened his clothes and folded his hands, his eyes showed disdain and said: "Young master, this slave is Cheng Enhou's slave."

This is a big matter, if it wasn't for Cheng Enhou's order, how would he dare to do such a thing.This young master usually doesn't look bad, why can't he even think about this.

Xiao Pei couldn't figure it out, he just didn't want to face this reality.

Hearing Liu Butler's words, his face turned pale, knowing that there was no hope.The yamen servant dragged him down, and after a while, there were bursts of screams.

He grew up with fine clothes and fine food, with fine skin and tender flesh, when did he suffer from such flesh and blood.This is just to punish him for roaring in court, and he has not yet been formally tried.

When he was lifted up again, he was dying, his hair was in a mess, and his buttocks were bloody.No matter what kind of noble son he is, he is no different from ordinary people after being punished.

The two yamen servants who dragged him threw him to the ground, and he fell to the ground like a dead dog.

The floor of the courtroom was very cold, his face was pressed against it, he was startled suddenly, and he clenched his fists to endure the pain.

How did I end up in such a field?He couldn't figure it out.

(End of this chapter)