We are all reborn, of course we have to overthrow it and start over again to take the whole family f

The second half of Lu Meimei's sentence was directed at Yun.

Yun didn't bother to pay any attention to her.

Nanny Zhao stepped forward, knelt down and answered on behalf of Yun.

"My lord, I am the wet nurse of my young lady. My lord, please understand that my young lady's dowry, the silk three-feather flying phoenix with pearls and gold hairpin, was personally hired by the Grand Tutor to have Master Mo tailor-made for her.

Here, I have the original blueprints, the list of the young lady's dowry, and my young lady's name engraved at the base of the right wing of the flying phoenix. Please check it, sir.

The Master Mo who made this hairpin is currently in Linglong Pavilion. You can also ask Master Mo to come and check it out as a witness."

After Nanny Zhao finished speaking, she presented the golden hairpin to Lord He for inspection.

Lord He took the hairpin handed over by the yamen runner, exchanged glances with the runner, then picked up the glass magnifying glass on the table and squinted his eyes to examine it carefully.

This Flying Phoenix with Filigree is made of countless pure gold threads. It has fine texture, lifelike shape, and is extremely exquisite. You can tell at first glance that it is definitely an ordinary product.

Looking at the root of the flying phoenix's wing, I saw that the joint was smooth and there was a small word "Yun" engraved in official script.

The strokes of that character were carved very finely and in a very hidden place. If no one revealed it, it would be extremely difficult to find.

"Yes, there are indeed words engraved on it." Lord He saw it clearly and said, "Lu, what evidence do you have to prove that this hairpin is yours?"

"I...a common woman..."

Lu Meimei was speechless and collapsed to the ground. She had no evidence at all.

At this moment, she regretted it so much. With so many pieces of jewelry, why did she choose to wear this one when going out? Couldn't she wear anything else?

But she was unwilling to lose like this, and she shouted at the top of her lungs: "This doesn't count, I didn't steal it."

"You didn't steal it. It's impossible that the dowry of that person grew legs and came to you by itself." Lord He added a brilliant insight.

"That's right, what the judge said is right, this crazy woman is the one who stole other people's things." The onlookers who followed were not willing to be just a background figure, and they all spoke up to make their presence felt.

Being called the Great Judge, Lord He's mouth curled up, and he felt extremely comfortable. He couldn't help but listen to the comments of the crowd, and let them talk.

"That's right. I see that this thief didn't just steal the golden hairpin. Madam, please check the list to see what's missing. It's probably stolen by this thief."

"That makes sense. How could a mouse enter a pile of rice just to steal a mouthful?"

"Look carefully, this crazy woman is really a bit shifty. Her appearance reflects her heart, hehe..."

"That's right. The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty is a kind person. She often gives out porridge and other alms. She would never wrongly accuse a good person."

"..."

Lu Meimei was relatively close to the crowd of spectators, and every word and sentence of the spectators' eating sounds were like poisonous thorns that drilled into her ears, causing a stinging and itchy pain.

She wanted to defend herself, but she was alone and had no chance to speak against those hundred or eighty mouths. In a short while, she was drowned in saliva.

"Master Mo is here."

The bailiff shouted, and the onlookers, hearing that the witness had arrived, immediately fell silent and moved aside to make way for him.

Two yamen runners, accompanied by an old man in grey coarse cloth, entered the hall. This skinny man with an unremarkable appearance was Master Mo, a skilled craftsman renowned in the capital.

"I am Mo Zhixie, nice to meet you, sir."

Master Mo and Lord He greeted each other and stood aside.

Lord He handed over the golden hairpin and asked, "Master Mo, I have a golden hairpin now, but it was made by you, Master."

Master Mo was once a skilled craftsman employed by the palace, and Lord He was also very polite to him.

Master Mo nodded slightly, picked up the hairpin, glanced at it, and then spoke slowly.

"This is indeed made by me. Back then, Old Madam Yun from the Taifu Mansion asked me to make a set of jewelry for her daughter as a dowry, and this was one of them."

As soon as Master Mo said this, the crowd was in an uproar. As expected, the thief woman stole things.

"Where did this uneducated craftsman come from? How dare he speak nonsense? This is clearly mine, mine..." Lu Meimei was still struggling.

When Master Mo was called the wild craftsman, his temper immediately flared up. On the way here, he asked the yamen runners about the reason why he was summoned to the court, and then he bowed to Lord He and reported it.

"Sir He, although I am not talented, I am not a craftsman. Even if the king of heaven comes, this hairpin is made by me for Miss Yun from the Taifu Mansion.

Oh, by the way, Madam Yun, the jewelry I made back then is a complete set of sixteen pieces, and there are pattern albums. Madam, you'd better check to see if there's anything missing."

Awesome!!

Yun and Nanny Zhao exchanged glances. Nanny Zhao took out an exquisite bright red booklet and a newly made blue booklet from her bosom and presented them with both hands.

"Sir, I was just about to report this. This red one is the dowry list for my young lady when she got married, and this blue one is the list I made when I took inventory of the storehouse a few days ago. Apart from the things I used, these are all missing. Please make a wise decision, sir."

The more Lu Meimei listened, the colder her heart became. This, this would cause her eternal damnation!

"Yes." Lord He put away the booklet and flipped through the pages one by one. The more he read, the more his brows furrowed visibly.

Among the missing items were not only top-quality jewelry, but also gold bars, silver ingots, jade ornaments, various precious fabrics, and valuable medicinal materials. All in all, when converted into silver, the value was over 10,000 taels.

Lord He took a deep breath. Since he took this position, he had never dealt with a theft case involving such a huge amount of money.

"Ms. Lu, are the items stolen from the Marquis's wife related to you?" Lord He started asking questions after reading the booklet.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with me." Lu Meimei refused to admit it. However, her defense was weak and she was already the first suspect in the theft.

"Sir, the jadeite gold ring on the finger of this Lu, and the Hundred Treasures Forbidden Steps tied around the waist, are all stolen items from my young lady. Similarly, the hidden places of each item are marked, and you can check them.

Also, the brocade fabric she was wearing was suspected to be stolen.”

Lu Meimei was terrified with every word Zhao Ma said.

She felt very guilty, and every time she mentioned something, her hands and eyes would unconsciously look towards something. Although her movements were subtle, they did not escape the eyes of Lord He.

Lord He already had some idea in his mind, his face darkened and he acted dignified.

"Mr. Lu, we have all the evidence, what else do you have to say? A wise man knows how to handle the current situation, so you should confess, or you will suffer the consequences."

How could Lu Meimei confess? She shook her head like a wave drum and refused to admit it.

"Come here, give this Lu twenty strokes of the cane. I want to see whether you are being stubborn or the cane of this yamen is harder."

Lord He lost his patience and ordered the yamen runners on both sides to give Lu Meimei twenty lashes of the cane to show off her power.

Over the years, Lu Meimei has been taken care of by Xiahou Wenyuan and has never had to do any water. Her skin is so delicate and tender that she can't withstand a beating with a big stick.

Furthermore, to serve as a warning, the person had to take off his clothes and expose his buttocks when being spanked. Lu Meimei was embarrassed and afraid, so she shrank into a corner, hoping to escape.

The bailiffs did not tolerate her. They dragged her over, stripped her clothes, forced her to sit on a bench in her underwear, and started beating her.

As the board hit her body, Lu Meimei didn't care about being shy and screamed in pain like a pig being slaughtered.