His attitude was surprisingly good, which made it seem even more suspicious.
Mr. Zhang glanced at Fang Dianli, who understood and asked the officer to carry the cow up. He pointed at the cow's tail and asked Fatty Liu, "Did your son tie this?"
Fatty Liu glanced at them in panic, then nodded in panic: "Yes, it was all caused by my ignorant son. I will go back and teach him a lesson. I beg my parents to consider my confession and not to bother with me... I really don't mean it. The child is ignorant and is used to playing around..."
Fang Dianli immediately shouted, "Bullshit! Ask your son to tie the knot again!"
Fatty Liu was sweating even more. He looked up at Fang Dianli anxiously and shook his head hesitantly, "Sir, I have already pleaded guilty..."
"You admit your guilt?" Fang Dianli said coldly, "I don't think you will give up until you cross the Yellow River!"
He was about to scold Fatty Liu when he suddenly saw an official coming in with a badge. He followed him out and saw Su Rong and Su Yao coming in together, so he hurriedly greeted them.
"Master Fang, there is no need to do this." Su Rong looked inside and asked, "I wonder if it is convenient for us to watch?"
"Of course. Fang Dianli smiled without hesitation: "You two are the victims, so of course you can attend."
He personally led Su Yao and Su Rong in and introduced their identities.
Generally, in cases like this, the person does not need to be present in person.
Seeing Su Rong and Su Yao coming in person, Lord Zhang was a little surprised, and hurriedly stood up and bowed as a greeting.
"You are too polite, sir. In the court, you are naturally respected." Su Rong smiled warmly, "Please do as you please, sir. Don't worry about us. We just want to see who wants to harm us with ulterior motives."
Fatty Liu was sweating so much that he couldn't even wipe it off with a handkerchief. He felt a little frightened. Su Rong didn't give him any face by saying that he had ulterior motives, which made his heart sink.
But what was even more unbearable was yet to come. After this little episode, Fang Dianli had someone bring in Fatty Liu's son and asked Fatty Liu in a deep voice, "You said your son was naughty and that's why the bull scared the county lady's carriage, right?"
Liu Gui, the son of Fatty Liu, was only nine years old. He had never seen such a scene before. He was frightened by the official and his eyes were wide open and he was shaking like a mess.
Fatty Liu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He trembled and begged for mercy: "Sir, we are just children and don't know what's going on. He is just a half-grown child..."
"Shut up! Just tell me if it's him?!" Fang Dianli has been a criminal for a long time, so he would never soften his heart just because he cried. Seeing that Fatty Liu nodded after thinking it over, he pointed at Liu Gui with a sneer and said, "Go, tie him up again and show us!"
How could Liu Gui tie someone up? He was so scared that he burst into tears when the yamen runners held his hands.
Fatty Liu was distressed and frightened, and was about to cry: "Sir, please spare my life!"
"If you want to spare my life, you have to tell the truth!" Fang Dianli sneered and shouted, "The coroner has found out that the reason why the mad cow went crazy was not only because it was frightened by the firecrackers, but also because it ate mad cow grass! What? Your son also gave it mad cow grass? You are such a troublemaker! You don't confess honestly, and your explanation is ambiguous and vague! You are obviously deliberately playing tricks on the court!"
Lord Zhang slammed the gavel at the right time, frightening Liu Gui so much that he almost peed his pants. Then he looked at Fatty Liu grimly and said, "I think you don't need to be tortured to keep from telling the truth. In this case, I will use the tongs first to see if you are honest or not!"
Fatty Liu was horrified, but he didn't have the chance to struggle as he was already put in the tongs. Only then did he realize that this was not going to be so easy to get away with. He shouted "Sir" with fear on his face and wanted to make a few more arguments, but Sir Zhang had already thrown away the order to execute him.
The clamps were tightened all of a sudden, and his ten fingers felt as if they were broken off. He burst into tears in pain.
Su Rong's expression did not change at all.
Lian Su Yao also sat there motionless. Although her facial expression could not be seen through the veil, Fatty Liu could guess the county lady's calmness.
He finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Judging from the situation, Lord Zhang and Fang Dianli are clearly biased towards the Su family.
Needless to say, Su Yao and Su Rong are both well-known ruthless people in Beijing.
If he didn't tell the truth, he would really die here.
Fatty Liu was in so much pain that tears welled up in his eyes.
Lord Zhang was still a little impatient: "The evidence is right in front of you. If you still want to talk nonsense, I will punish you for contempt of court! And then I will beat you with the stick again!"
Liu Gui was already horrified by his father's miserable condition. As a child, he had never seen such a scene before and immediately cried for his parents.
Fatty Liu was both heartbroken and frightened. Seeing that Su Rong and Su Yao were motionless like two Buddha statues, he was finally convinced that he would not be able to get away with it today. Seeing that the officer had replaced the pair of tongs with another pair, he trembled all over and shouted, "No, no, no! I'll tell you! I'll tell you! I dare not lie. The cow was not driven crazy by my children. It was... Butler Li who asked us to recognize it!"
Su Rong and Su Yao looked at each other.
Princess Mingchang's husband was named Li.
I don’t know if this Butler Li is from the same Li family.
Lord Zhang raised his hand to stop the officer and squinted at Fatty Liu: "Which Steward Li?"
"Yes... it was the housekeeper Li from the Princess's Mansion..." Fatty Liu said with a sad face, "Our boss is the third lady of the Princess's Mansion... Housekeeper Li is the housekeeper of the Princess's Mansion, and we have to obey him. Today, he suddenly came over and said that something happened on the street ahead, a mad bull hit a carriage, and he accidentally let the mad bull out. The Su family was afraid that they would not let it go, so they asked me to come forward and take the blame, saying that the children in the family were ignorant..."
Fatty Liu sobbed, his hands in so much pain that he could not even lift them. "I'm just a shopkeeper, in charge of the meals at the Princess's Mansion. We dared not disobey Steward Li's orders, so we agreed... My lord, I have confessed everything I know. Is this really the case..."
There was an uproar in Lord Zhang's heart.
I really didn't expect that there was such a big thing behind it.
And it was not the Xu family, but the Princess's Mansion... .
Princess Mingchang is the most favored princess by His Majesty.
I'm afraid even His Majesty's own daughter is not as favored as this princess... ..
He was somewhat undecided.
Su Rong glanced at Fang Dianli.
Fang Dianli coughed quietly and said, "Sir, now that things have come to this, we can only bite the bullet and continue the trial. Otherwise, if the Su family makes a fuss, you won't be able to handle it, right?"
Lord Zhang clenched the gavel in his hand and subconsciously glanced at Su Rong and Su Yao who was sitting there.