Xing Nong's eyes lit up. Could it be that his senior brother knew what was in his heart? He actually wanted to punish him by cutting off his hair!
It's exactly what she wants!
Chu Tiankuo glanced at Xingnong, and saw that pair of beautiful eyes brightened a little.
He was surprised. Did he really want to cut his hair
Shen Mingzhu: “… ”
What the hell is a good idea
What kind of punishment is this
Although hair cannot be easily broken, breaking it is a big deal. If it is cut, she will not be able to comb her hair into beautiful buns. When her great-grandfather passed away, she felt very sad when he cut a little bit of her hair.
But getting a hair cut is not painful!
Li was dumbfounded: "Sir, isn't this punishment too light? My face is swollen!"
Ren Zilin said solemnly, "'The hair and skin of the body are given by parents, and we should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety!' Cutting off hair is like cutting off the head. I am cutting off her head. How can this punishment be too light?"
Li: “… … ..”
Soon, a yamen runner walked towards Xingnong with a pair of scissors.
Li saw the scissors ready to go. She wanted to cut off all the bastard's hair. It was normal that she would accidentally cut off his ears!
Li: "Sir, I..."
Chu Tiankuo: "Sir, let me torture you!"
Ren Zilin nodded, "Let the master do it, he is the best at shaving heads."
It was he who cut off all the hair on the head of the Zhao State's bastard prince with one sword.
Shen Mingzhu's heart sank.
She always felt that something was wrong. Why did the master and the county magistrate seem to be protecting Shen Xingnong? It was impossible, right
Chu Tiankuo walked down expressionlessly and came behind Xingnong.
He picked up the scissors from the tray in the captain's hand.
Xing Nong raised her head and smiled at Chu Tiankuo: "Master, please show mercy."
Then she reached her hands to her back, made a scissors hand gesture and cut the hair below her neck. She then pulled it in front of her, untied the straw rope that tied her hair, and gently threw her hair back on her back.
Upon hearing this, Li gnashed her teeth and said, "Master, shave it off! Otherwise, how can it be considered a punishment?"
Chu Tiankuo noticed Xingnong's little action and frowned slightly, not understanding why she cut her hair so short.
He stretched out his slender, jade-smooth fingers and lifted her hair.
The withered yellow hair looked even drier in his fair and smooth hands.
Hair also consumes the body's essence and blood. Thinking of this, he followed her request and cut it lightly.
Seeing this, Li shouted, "Master, it's too long, cut it all off, and keep cutting!"
Li was so anxious that he wished he could go on stage himself.
Chu Tiankuo gave her a cold look.
Ren Zilin was also annoyed and slammed the gavel: "Silence!"
Li's buttocks tightened and she dared not move immediately.
Chu Tiankuo carefully cut off a strand of dry hair and placed it on the tray.
Looking at the hair scattered on her shoulders, he frowned and took out the handkerchief in his arms to tie up her hair.
Xing Nong: “…”
Ren Zilin in the hall: "..."
What is he doing
After doing all this, facing Ren Zilin's surprised look and the astonished looks of the people around him, Chu Tiankuo finally came to his senses and realized what he had done.
He calmly picked up the handful of hair that had just been cut from the tray and handed it to Xingnong.
Xing Nong came back to his senses and waved his hands, "No need, just throw it away!"
Senior brother is such a good person!
Xingnong combed her hair with her fingers. Good, the length was just right!
Chu Tiankuo frowned. How could one throw away hair casually? Even if he cut it off, he should keep it well.
But seeing that she didn't care, she might throw it away in the blink of an eye, so he took it and walked back to the hall.
Ren Zilin: “…”
Shen Mingzhu felt more and more weird.
But she took a look at Xing Nong, who was dark and thin, with a skinny body...
He shook his head, unless that master was blind!
She glanced at Xingnong. Her hair, which was neither long nor short, seemed to tell her that the punishment was not painful at all. She felt very aggrieved!
Are the new county magistrate and the new legal advisor too kind? They have no authority at all.
Chu Tiankuo put the hair and scissors on the table: "My lord, you have finished cutting your hair."
Ren Zilin nodded, then lowered his head to glance at the tuft of hair. He finally forced himself to look away and focus on the complaint. "The complaint says that Miss Shen also stole a purse from a guest at Yingchun Tower. There were gold beads and silver nudes in it?"
Li became more energetic after hearing this. She straightened her back and said, "Your Excellency, ..."
Xing Nong didn't want to waste time listening to Li's nonsense, so she bowed and said, "Your Excellency! You also know about the matter of Jinzhu."
Ren Zilin nodded: "Yes, this is a misunderstanding."
Li: “…”
Shen Mingzhu: "..."
The two looked back and forth at Ren Zilin and Xing Nong in astonishment.
Does that bastard really know the county magistrate
Ren Zilin explained: "I happened to see Miss Shen returning the gold beads to the owner."
Shen Mingzhu looked at the maid with anger in her eyes: What's going on
The maid was also shocked. She had clearly asked the shopkeeper of the Yingbin Building and he had returned the money just one day later. However, he had returned the gold beads, but where was the silver
She has already bought things, there is no way she can pay back the money!
She immediately said, "Sir, she not only stole the gold beads, but also the silver! I saw with my own eyes that she used the stolen silver to buy many things!"
Li also reacted and agreed, "Sir, Shen Xingnong is a bastard. Her family is poor and the poorest in the village! How could she have so much money to buy so many good things? So, she must have stolen from the purses of the guests in the Yingbin Building! Sir, this damn bastard is stubborn! You have to let the yamen runners beat her with a stick, then she will let go."
"Silence!" Ren Zilin slammed the gavel.
This woman keeps calling you bastard, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Shen Mingzhu knew who she was. As soon as she saw Ren Zilin's expression, she knew that Li's words were too vulgar and made the county magistrate unhappy.
She was worried that it would affect her image, so she immediately advised softly, "Grandma, don't say that about Cousin Xingnong. Although her family is poor, she is not that kind of person. She would not steal anything."
Li looked at Xing Nong with disdain, as if she were a piece of shit. "A poor bastard like her, who has no parents to teach her, can't she do anything? She was born by her mother, but not taught by her father! What does she know about propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame..."
"Bang!" The gavel made a loud noise, and everyone in the hall was startled.
Li's heart almost jumped out of her chest. She was so scared that her mouth opened wide, and the rest of her words were automatically muted!
Shen Mingzhu was also startled. She subconsciously covered her chest and looked at Chu Tiankuo in surprise.
Xing Nong also glanced at Chu Tiankuo.
Chu Tiankuo withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, and reminded him lightly: "Sir, you keep saying filthy things in court, do you want to slap your face?"
Ren Zilin looked at Li and warned, "Watch your words, or I'll slap you in the face!"
Li quickly covered her mouth, her face full of horror, confused as she was clearly telling the truth.
Ren Zilin ignored her and looked at Xing Nong, "What's the matter with Miss Shen's money?"
"Your Excellency, I earned the silver, so I cannot reveal how I earned it. Since they said I stole it, who did I steal it from? Do they have any evidence of how much I stole? Is there an owner?"
Inconvenient to disclose? Why is it inconvenient to disclose the money earned? It must be the money of unknown origin that is inconvenient to disclose. Shen Mingzhu glanced at the maid.
The maid understood immediately, and she said loudly: "My Lord, ask the shopkeeper of the guest house about this matter and you will know the answer."