Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 201 Retracting the Confession in Court

"Father."

Mei Shuang's soft cry startled Mei's father so much that his eyes widened and he sat down on the ground trembling. "You...you're not dead?"

Mei Shuang smiled bitterly upon hearing this. "Of course Father wants me dead. After all, if I live, Father won't get the compensation, right?"

Father Mei's face froze, and then he realized what was happening. He quickly wiped his tears and stepped forward, "A Shuang has suffered so much. She's so scared that she's started talking nonsense. Quickly ask Dad to check. Is my A Shuang hurt?"

After saying that, Mei's father reached out to grab Mei Shuang. Seeing this, Mei Shuang immediately took a step back to avoid Mei's father's action.

Seeing this, Jiang Lige immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Mei Shuang, shielding her from Mei's father. "At this point, you don't have to be so hypocritical. It's disgusting."

Prefect Kang, who was sitting on the stage, also reacted at this moment and asked in confusion, "Miss Mei Shuang is not dead? Then where did Old Man Mei get the complaint from?"

Jiang Lige smiled and answered for Mei Shuang, "Your Excellency the Prefect, this old man Mei has falsely accused our Xu family. The evidence is irrefutable. Let's close the case."

Prefect Kang thought it made sense, and just as he raised his hand, Mei's father immediately collapsed, crying out, "Sir, please spare me! I...I was forced to do this! I didn't deliberately frame the Xu family!"

"Oh?" Prefect Kang raised an eyebrow. "Then tell me, who forced you to do this?"

Although Mr. Mei loves money, he values his life more. At this point, he dares not hide anything and reveals all the dirty things that Han Qi was secretly planning.

"A year ago, I owed some money from gambling. Han Qi approached me and said he could help me pay off my debts and asked me to do something for them. I was really desperate because of those debt collectors, so I agreed. Later, Han Qi and I worked together to create opportunities for Mei Shuang and the young master of the Xu family to meet, so that the young master of the Xu family would pay attention to Mei Shuang. That's how the rest of the story happened."

Jiang Lige immediately noticed the evasive look in Mei's father's eyes, smiled, and asked directly, "You knew Mei Shuang would die, right?"

Father Mei's eyes flickered, and after a moment he finally admitted, "Yes, I knew it a long time ago. Han Qi's original plan was to use Mei Shuang's death to stir up the people's dissatisfaction with the Xu family."

"how much is it?"

As soon as Mr. Mei finished speaking, Mei Shuang, who was hiding behind Jiang Lige, sneered and asked this question.

Before Mei's father could react, Mei Shuang, with red eyes, pressed on again, "I'm asking you how much! How much did the Han family spend to buy your daughter's life?"

It was a heart-wrenching sentence, full of disappointment, that moved everyone present.

Father Mei was probably frightened and couldn't utter a word for a long time. Mei Shuang, who was filled with disappointment, no longer expected his answer. She wiped away her tears and knelt down in front of the hall.

"I, Mei Shuang, am suing the Han family for slaughtering the entire family of Shopkeeper Qian in order to steal their shop's customers."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was shocked.

The shopkeeper Qian that Mei Shuang mentioned was the former owner of the Qian’s Silver Shop in Nancheng.

Three months ago, the entire Qian family was burned to ashes in a fire. The fire burned for a whole night and was not put out until noon the next day. The fire was so loud that many people knew about it.

Prefect Kang's face also showed a hint of surprise at the right time. He slammed the gavel and said, "Meishhuang, although the Han family is not an official family, they cannot tolerate false accusations. Do you have any evidence for what you are accusing?"

"Of course I do." Mei Shuang straightened up and answered clearly, "I didn't know about my father's secret collusion with Han Qi. When I returned home that day, I accidentally saw them talking outside the door. Curious, I followed them. However, I accidentally saved the Qian family's young daughter, and now she is being raised on a farm outside the city."

Everyone was in an uproar again, "The orphan of the Qian family?"

Mei Shuang nodded, "Yes, that child saw the entire process of the Han family's attack, and even pulled off Han Qi's jade pendant. These adults can verify it one by one."

Upon hearing this, Prefect Kang immediately slammed the gavel, summoned witnesses, and invited the Han family to come.

The Han family was in the city, so they naturally arrived faster than the Qian family's orphans.

The group had just stepped into the yamen when they were splashed with a basin of water. The girl then threw the basin away as if nothing had happened and adjusted her veil.

Then, the girl chuckled and said sarcastically, "Oh, sorry, my hand slipped."

The Han family had heard a general idea on the way here and was thinking about how to get themselves out of it. How could they dare to fall out with the Xu family now?

He could only consider himself unlucky and suffer this loss, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal. Miss Xu is a girl, it's understandable that she can't hold such a big basin of water steadily."

The Han family spoke in a humble tone, but Jiang Lige took advantage of it and sneered sarcastically.

"Yes, isn't it because the Han family saw that my Xu family is full of scholars that they were convinced that we were weak and could be bullied? Today, let me tell you that although everyone in my Xu family is well-read, we never read pedantic literature. If someone respects me an inch, I will return a foot. If someone bullies or insults me, I will cut off the roots and leave no room for them!"

Jiang Lige's words did not give the Han family any face at all, but the Han family did not dare to refute.

Compared to the trivial matter of framing the Xu family, the extermination of the Qian family is a bigger matter. We can't make any more enemies right now, especially one as powerful as the Xu family!

Everyone in the Han family smiled awkwardly and replied shamelessly, "Miss Xu Si is right."

Jiang Lige stopped talking, snorted softly, and bowed to the prefect Kang who was sitting above her. "Your Excellency, the lawsuit against the Xu family is over. I cannot stay any longer, so I will take my leave."

Prefect Kang nodded and said, "The Xu family is indeed no longer a suspect. I will send the closing documents to your residence later. Miss Xu, take care."

"Thank you." Jiang Lige thanked him and disappeared in front of everyone in a leisurely manner. The Xu family servants who accompanied him also retreated one after another.

The Han family members breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Xu family leave. As long as the Xu family did not get involved, what did a little Mei Shuang matter?

Not long after the Xu family left, the orphan of the Qian family entered the yamen under heavy protection.

The eight-year-old child, with red eyes filled with indignation, accused the Han family of slaughtering the entire Han family and then setting fire to the bodies. Fortunately, the child was small and escaped by hiding among the pile of dead bodies.

After saying that, the orphan of the Qian family took out Han Qi's personal jade pendant as evidence and presented it to Prefect Kang.

Naturally, the Han family refused to admit it. They took out a jade pendant that was exactly the same as the evidence and insisted that the orphan of the Qian family must have been bribed and framed them.

The situation was deadlocked for a while.

At this moment, "Xu Weiyue" who had already left returned to the court.