But since he had managed to get the position of steward in the princess's mansion, he was certainly very smart. After weighing the pros and cons, he knew that he would not be able to get away with it unscathed.
He swallowed the words he had just said. He could not sell out his master, nor his son. He was filled with bitterness and confessed with his head down: "It's all my fault. I deserve to die! I was really confused for a moment..."
Young Master Li's eyes moved around Su Rong and Su Yao, and finally landed on Su Yao. He looked at Su Yao meaningfully for a while before sighing, "The servant in my family was so rude that he actually did such a thing. I came here immediately after I found out. He really deserves to die. Lord Zhang, just punish him according to the law. We in the Princess' Mansion will never protect such a villain!"
With just a few words, he completely denied all responsibility and let Butler Li take the blame.
Lord Zhang also knew that things were not that simple.
After all, Butler Li is not crazy and has no grudges or hatred against anyone. How could he harm the county lady if he was not instructed by someone
But when he looked at Master Li Xiaojue, he felt a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should quit while he was ahead.
Butler Li has admitted it himself, and there will be no other result if we continue to pursue it.
Su Rong didn't look happy. Seeing that Young Master Li's eyes were wandering around Su Yao, his face became even gloomier. He said sarcastically, "It's really confusing. What kind of deep hatred does Butler Li have for my sister? Or what kind of hatred does he have for our Yongding Marquis's Mansion to do such a thing and kill someone?"
This hat is a bit too high.
Young Master Li's face darkened, and he suddenly rebuked Butler Li: "Why don't you speak up!"
Steward Li cried and felt his butt hurt even more. "My Lords, Lord, and Lady, I really didn't mean to murder you. It's just that last time, when you were in the study, you scolded my son because of Mr. Shen. I thought of teasing your carriage, but I didn't know that the Lady was in the carriage!"
This statement is full of mistakes and omissions.
Su Rong's expression became even colder, and he just wanted to sneer.
But it has come to this point. Even if Manager Li was beaten to death on the spot, he would not be able to say anything else.
He glanced at Master Li Xiaojue and said, "Really? Then you deserve to die! You dared to do this for such a small matter. Didn't you know how powerful the mad bull is? How can this be called a joke? This is clearly a deliberate murder!"
This is irrefutable. The mad bull almost smashed the Su family's carriage to pieces.
Lord Zhang followed up with a righteous tone, "That's right! That mad cow even hurt a child! Causing trouble and letting the horse run is a serious crime, not to mention deliberately letting the cow go crazy and run over people! You, a wicked slave, really deserve to be put to death! According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, do you know what crime you should be punished for?!"
Young Master Li stood aside, pretending not to understand the implication of Su Rong's words, and his expression did not even change.
Fang Dianli said from the side: "He should be sentenced to exile!"
Butler Li insisted that he did not intend to murder the county princess and did not know that the county princess was in the carriage, so he could not be accused of murdering a member of the royal family.
Exile is the greatest punishment besides the death penalty.
Lord Zhang sentenced him severely and severely, sentencing him to exile three thousand miles away to Lingnan.
Fatty Liu and others were also sentenced to varying degrees of punishment.
Young Master Li smiled and went forward to exchange a few words with Master Zhang: "Thank you for your hard work, Master. We are sorry for causing you trouble. In the future, we will definitely control our servants and will never let them be so confused again."
Lord Zhang knew that Master Li was trying to curry favor with him, but he knew very well that there were some untrue parts in this case, so he would not believe Master Li's words and just laughed it off.
Even when Li Xiaojue's followers later took the opportunity to present him with a silver note worth three thousand taels, he just smiled and declined it.
Judging from the attitude of the Li family, it is clear that they want to deal with the Su family.
But the Su family is not easy to bully, and he will not get involved in this mess.
Young Master Li just laughed it off, and politely stopped the Su brothers and sisters, apologizing again and again.
He explained with a look of heartache and sincerity: "My grandmother sincerely proposed marriage to your family on my behalf, and I also wholeheartedly wanted to marry the county lady. How could I do such a thing? It was all because of those servants who pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed and deliberately made trouble. I will never tolerate them! Lord, the county lady, please do not misunderstand us because of these villains..."
This statement can only be used to deceive ghosts.
Su Rong had a cold face. He had no intention of marrying her in the first place, and now there was no need to pretend to be nice. So he just sneered.
"Young Lord, you are too kind. We are just an ordinary family. How dare we blame you? We are unworthy of your kindness. Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, we all know it. As for the marriage, the restaurant where the incident happened belongs to your third wife... It is impossible for us to have no suspicion. Please don't mention the marriage anymore. We dare not marry someone too high. We are in trouble in this year. Please forgive us. We are leaving now."
His attitude was much tougher than before.
Master Li Xiaojue was embarrassed for a moment. Apart from the time when he was caught between his two parents when he was a child, he had never suffered any injustice in other times.
Su Rong was so disrespectful.
But he was able to keep his composure, smiled and made way for Su Yao, saying meaningfully: "Right now, Master is angry, and many of his words are not just angry words, but the county lady is a very smart person, so why not go back and think about it carefully."
Su Yao felt that his naked gaze was full of scrutiny and assessment, which was disgusting, so he didn't even look at him and got into the carriage with the help of Su Rong.
Young Master Li stood outside the yamen and watched the Su family's carriage leave. The smile on his face gradually disappeared.
The attendant who followed him out called out softly, "Sir."
Young Master Li then turned around and jumped on his horse, returning to the Princess's Mansion without any obstruction. He then headed straight to the backyard of the Princess's Mansion, and arrived at the room of County Lady Yunzhang, where he called out coldly, "Mrs. Jin!"
Li Jinniang turned around and asked impatiently: "What are you doing here?"
Even if they are siblings, they should avoid each other at this age. It is really impolite for Master Li to break into her room like this.
Master Li Xiaojue stood behind the curtains and stared at her gloomily for a while without saying anything. It was not until County Lady Yunzhang lost her patience and walked out that he suddenly raised his hand and smashed the cup in his hand at County Lady Yunzhang.
The room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a brief silence, Yunzhang County Lady began to cry sharply: "Li Jiamin, are you crazy?! How dare you hit me!"