Butler Li glared at him fiercely. His butt was still burning with pain. He bit his lip in pain and roared in frustration, "Bullshit!"
Having already embarked on this path, Lord Zhang looked at them coldly for a while, and felt that they were really procrastinating too much, so he slammed the gavel hard, and waited until everyone shut up before angrily saying, "What do you think this place is? Your backyard? If you make any more noise, I will punish you for roaring in court!"
After scolding him, Master Zhang asked Butler Li, "So you don't want to admit that you were responsible for the mad cow incident?"
Steward Li gritted his teeth and said, "It wasn't me! My lord, don't listen to this fat man's lies. My lord, you must know that I am the steward of Princess Mingchang's mansion, not some lowly person..."
Su Rong interrupted coldly: "You are just a small steward, and you dare to threaten the elderly parents of an entire county? You are really arrogant. Who gave you the courage?"
Butler Li obviously knew Su Rong. He did not respond to Su Rong's words and just kept crying out for injustice.
Mr. Zhang was so annoyed by his noise that he shouted, "Shut up!" He also asked Fang Dianli to bring the testimony of Fatty Liu and threw it in front of Butler Li, and asked in a deep voice, "This testimony is here, what do you say? According to Fatty Liu, you tied the knot on the mad cow's tail, but you don't admit it. Since there is no witness, let's not talk about it for now. But this mad cow grass... your son just went to the medicine store to buy mad cow grass some time ago, how do you explain it?!"
Fatty Liu cried out for justice at the right time: "Sir, everything was really ordered by Steward Li. I am just a shopkeeper in the restaurant, and my family has to depend on the boss for food. Steward Li is also the steward of our boss's house, how dare I offend him? Besides, I have no grudges against the Yongding Marquis's Mansion, how can I have the ability to deal with the Yongding Marquis's Mansion?"
Butler Li's back and waist were tense and painful from the beating, and he almost collapsed. When he heard what Fatty Liu said, he became even more angry and felt dizzy. He propped up half of his body and pointed at Fatty Liu to curse, but he couldn't bear it anymore and lay down again with a cry.
Su Yao coughed lightly at the side.
She also knew that trying a case was inherently time-consuming, otherwise there wouldn't be a saying that it was difficult to enter the government office.
This was all because Fang Dianli was an old friend of Song Xiangyu and had put in a lot of effort in the case. Otherwise, the case would have been delayed for at least ten days or half a month.
But even so, she still felt it was too slow.
After coughing, she reminded softly, "Someone has witnessed Butler Li's son appear near the mad cow, and I heard that Butler Li's son is also from the army. He knows how to tie knots that only soldiers know how to tie. I'm afraid he does. Since Butler Li is complaining, why not ask Butler Li's son? Maybe everything will be clear."
Her tone was light, as if she was talking about a trivial matter, but the meaning behind it was horrifying.
Steward Li suddenly became excited: "It has nothing to do with my son! County Lady, please stop talking nonsense!"
"Oh." Su Yao looked at him indifferently, his patience exhausted, and he did not hide the coldness in his eyes: "No evidence, Fatty Liu pointed it out right here, and you still deny it. If it's not you, then it must be your son. Otherwise, who else can control him? How can there be so many coincidences in the world?"
She paused, then raised her eyebrows slightly: "Besides, I have never met Butler Li before, but Butler Li actually recognized me, which is really strange."
This sentence made everyone come back to their senses.
Yes, Su Yao is the county lady. Even if she has been to the princess's mansion, she should have only been to the inner house. Butler Li actually recognized Su Yao at a glance. Isn't this strange
And you said it had nothing to do with this matter. You weren't here for Su Yao
Even Butler Li himself turned pale.
Su Rong glanced at Fang Dianli again.
Fang Dianli shouted spontaneously: "You clearly have ulterior motives and refuse to tell the truth!"
Lord Zhang was extremely furious. This Li guy relied on his position as the steward of the princess's mansion and really treated him, the county magistrate, as a dead man. Who wouldn't have a temper
As an official, it would be fine for him to have to look at the princess's face. If Master Li came in person, he would have to give him some face. But now, a servant came here to show off his power, really treating him as a dead man.
He threw another token and said fiercely, "Beat him! Beat him until he tells the truth!"
He shouted again, "Go and bring Li Qun to me! I will interrogate him strictly!"
Li Qun is the child of Steward Li. He only has this one son in his life and he treats him like the apple of his eye, otherwise he would not have allowed him to serve him.
If he was brought to the government office, seeing how Lord Zhang and the Su and Song families were in collusion, he would definitely not let his son off easily and would have to be beaten. Butler Li was terrified. At this time, the board fell on his buttocks again, and the pain made his nostrils smoke. Finally, he could not bear it anymore and cried out with a sad face: "Master, please don't beat me! I plead guilty! I plead guilty!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, an official came to report that someone had come from the princess's mansion, and it was Young Master Li who had come in person.
Fang Dianli glanced at Su Rong and saw the sarcasm on Su Rong's face, so he whispered to Master Zhang: "Master, now that Steward Li has confessed in person, we are in the right in this matter. You can't be led by the nose, or you will be in trouble."
How could Lord Zhang not know this
Besides, looking at the way Butler Li was acting, it was a foregone conclusion that they had brought the mad cow. If he still took sides, the Su family might report it to the emperor. He was not that stupid.
So he just said coldly: "Please come in, Master Li."
I didn't greet him in person.
Young Master Li arrived shortly afterwards. As soon as he entered, he greeted Master Zhang with a smile on his face. Turning around and seeing Su Rong and Su Yao, he smiled even more: "Master, Princess, I am really to blame."
As he spoke, he scolded Butler Li harshly: "You are a coward who relies on others for power! How dare you do such a shameless and evil thing?! Even if Lord Zhang forgives you today, I will not let you go!"
He pointed at the people and shouted at them in a stern voice, which made Lord Zhang stunned. He didn't know what he was up to.
However, he understood the attitude of Young Lord Li. This young Lord had no intention of shielding Butler Li.
Butler Li naturally saw it as well, and he wanted to faint with his eyes rolled back, but he didn't faint in the end - at this time, he had no way out.