The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 490: Zhao Ting'er, Cao Fangqing, and Cao Fangruo Confronted in Court

Arriving at the gate of the government office, Cao picked up the drumstick and beat the drum loudly, biting her lips tightly and saying nothing.

"Someone beat the drum and bring the people up!"

A majestic voice came from the yamen.

Then an official came out and took Cao Fangruo in. Lin Xi and others were stopped at the door.

"Who is this person in the hall, and what grievance have you suffered?"

The prefect banged the gavel and asked Cao Fangruo, who was kneeling on the ground with a frown.

"I am Cao Fangruo, the legitimate daughter of General Fuguo. I am suing Zhao Ting'er, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, and his daughter Cao Fangqing. Many years ago, they tricked me to Sunset Mountain and pushed me off the cliff, claiming that my brother Cao Zhu was seriously injured. I hope you will seek justice for me."

Cao Fangqing spoke her demands word by word in a clear voice, and then held up the petition.

When the prefect heard this, his temples throbbed!

What bad luck he had, he encountered this soon after taking office! Listen, how many powerful people are involved, the Fuguo General's Mansion, the Minister of Rites' Mansion, the Anyang Marquis' Mansion, the old Prime Minister's Mansion..., they are all intertwined and complicated!

"This case is complicated. I will investigate it before opening the court. Cao, you go back first and wait for a few days."

The prefect read the contents of the petition slowly and was about to send Cao away.

Upon hearing this, Cao Fangruo suddenly raised her head and said loudly: "The case is clearly written on the complaint paper. I request that you summon the defendant to the court and try the case immediately!"

"What kind of trial method is this? The defendant hasn't even shown up, so the trial is over?"

"This case involves so many dignitaries in the capital. I think the prefect wants to delay time and test their attitudes towards the Cao family."

"What's there to inquire about? Just confront the defendant and the plaintiff in court. Those who have evidence can bring forward their evidence, and those who have witnesses can call for witnesses. It's as simple as that!"

"Oh! You are so childish! If you were asked to take this position, you would finish it in two days."

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Hearing that the prefect did not even ask about the case, the crowd outside the government office was in an uproar and began to discuss the case in secret.

"My Lord, please call the vicious mother and daughter to the court for questioning. If you leave the court without asking any questions, people who don't know will think that you have some hidden relationship with the mother and daughter and are trying to buy time for them and find ways to quibble! For the sake of your reputation, please don't try the case like this!"

The mother with the big hemp seed shouted at the top of her voice, and then she suddenly sat down on the ground, clapping her hands and crying rhythmically, "My poor sister Cao, she was pushed off the cliff by her vicious stepmother and sister, and she was left with only one breath left. She finally survived, and worked hard every day to save enough money to come to the capital, traveling all the way through mountains and rivers. She suffered so much to get to the capital. Who would have thought that in this court, the great judge would not give her justice!"

When she got to this point, she suddenly howled towards the sky, "Oh! God! Please open your eyes and look at this poor man! If there is a dog official who is partial to his own interests and perverts the law, he must be struck to death by thunder!"

Everyone was startled by her sudden shout, and seeing her pitiful appearance with snot and tears streaming down her face, they all mustered up the courage to speak for Cao Fangruo who was kneeling in the hall. !

"Silence! Come, bring that bold bitch to me and give her fifty lashes!"

The prefect slammed the gavel, his eyes wide open, and gave orders to the officials standing on both sides of the hall.

"You are so bold and unruly. You dare to disrupt public affairs. Let go now!"

Before the two officers could touch Damazi's mother, their hands were grabbed by Lin Xi, Daya and Yuanyuan. They were unable to move and their faces turned red. They could not help but scold the three people.

Seeing this, the mother of the hemp seed stopped crying. She got up quickly, wiped her tears and snot with her sleeve, pointed at the prefect and shouted, "Master, why are you so ungrateful? I am not only doing this for my sister Cao, but also for your reputation. Master, look, look, how many people are here. What happened today will definitely spread throughout the capital. There must be many people who want to be this high official. If someone catches your little braid and affects your official position, it will be bad!"

"What this woman said is right, sir. I have brought my daughter here. Please proceed with the trial as usual. My daughter and I are upright in our conduct and are not afraid of false accusations by evil people!"

When the prefect heard the hemp-seed woman say that he was ungrateful, and saw that a few little girls had subdued two officers, he was furious. Just as he was about to order the other officers to go forward and arrest Lin Xi and the others, he heard Zhao Ting'er's voice.

Hearing that the defendant was coming, people quickly made way to both sides, and Zhao Ting'er and Cao Fangqing walked in leisurely.

"The two ladies are here. Please take a seat. Since you have said so, I will begin the trial."

The prefect bowed kindly towards Zhao Ting'er and her daughter. Seeing that even up to now, with such a big commotion, neither the Prime Minister's Mansion nor General Cao and the Major General had reacted, he couldn't help but look down on the kneeling Cao Fangruo even more.

If the Prime Minister's Office and the General's Office valued Cao Fangruo and knew that she was still alive, they would have come here excitedly to recognize her as their relative.

"The plaintiff is kneeling, so there is no reason for the defendant to sit down!"

With a delicate shout, the chairs under Zhao Ting'er and Cao Fangqing broke into pieces, and the two of them fell to the ground in a mess, with wood chips scattered all over them. They were no longer as elegant as before.

Lin Xi withdrew her hand and raised the corner of her lips slightly. Is this right? Her mother is still kneeling, and these two vicious women still want to sit down. They are simply dreaming.

"Whoever disturbed the order of the court, come out and confess your crime!"

The prefect looked at the two chairs that had been crushed into powder, swallowed, and shouted while pretending to be calm.

Could it be that Cao has brought martial arts masters into the capital? Then he has to be careful, because those martial artists are highly skilled and can take people's lives easily.

All the officers drew their swords and looked around vigilantly.

The people retreated one after another, saying that they did not do it.

Damazi's mother, Lin Xi, Daya and Yuanyuan, who were still standing there, stood out.

“Is this chair your masterpiece?”

Thinking of how these little girls had easily subdued his officers just now, the prefect narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Xi and the other two and asked.

"Hey! Master Qingtian, are you blind? Did you see those kids moving just now? Besides, how could a few kids have that ability? If this is how you judge cases, we dare not bother you to judge the case. I heard that the Regent is the most impartial. Sister Cao, let's go directly to the palace gate to file a complaint!"

The mother with the big hemp seed came out from behind Lin Xi, rolled her eyes at the prefect, and said she was going to go into the yamen to help Cao leave.

"Sir, please don't bother with this unruly woman. Let's get on with the trial. It's okay for my daughter and I to stand by for a while."

"Well, the trial is more important. I won't argue with you, a woman."

Zhao Ting'er wanted to use her relationship with the prefect to quickly identify this unknown Cao Fangruo as an impostor and then get rid of her secretly. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it and attract the attention of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Cao Zhu and others.

The prefect was afraid of the martial arts masters hiding in the dark, and also worried that the woman might alarm the regent and blame him for his incompetence. So he tacitly agreed not to pursue the rudeness of Damazi's wife and began to try the case.