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Seeing that she had said so much, Xu Xiu didn't change her opinion, and she had a slight opinion about her. Could it be that she was confused by the old and honorable family background of Wei Guogong.

Fu Niang continued: "Forget it, if your lord is so obsessed with listening and believing, even though Fu Niang is a girl, she can only die."

Xu Xiu closed her folding fan and said, "Slow down." She laughed and said, "You're a fierce woman, but I'm going to ask you."

Fu Niang said, "My lord, please tell me."

Xu Xiudao: "According to what you said, since you are engaged to Xu Pengju, why did you make a marriage letter with Zhu Lin?"

Fu Niang sighed and said: "My lord, how can you believe the forged marriage certificate? Fu Niang, I have never made a marriage certificate with him."

Seeing that she didn't look like a fake, Xu Xiu questioned: "Then what's going on with you and Xu Pengju?"

Fu Niang said: "Fu Niang and Xu Lang's engagement is naturally based on evidence."

"Snapped"

Xu Xiu slapped the fan on the table and said, "Where is the certificate?"

"Heaven and earth can testify."

This girl's thinking is really the simple thinking of ancient women, and the world has moved out of it.

Xu Xiu couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe." Xu Xiu opened the fan and said disdainfully, "Master, I want witnesses. How can heaven and earth testify?"

Fu Niang said: "All the relatives and relatives know about it."

Seeing that she couldn't name an accurate owner, Xu Xiudao: "Tell someone with a name and surname."

"There is one in Huating County."

Xu Xiu slapped the fan and said, "You talk about it. You even talked about going to my hometown. Who is it?"

Fu Niang said: "He is of the same clan as Fu Niang, and he is the uncle of the slave family."

Xu Xiu, who couldn't stand her dawdling, said helplessly, "Name."

"Uncle's name is Fu Shenggui."

Nodding, it seems to be a familiar name, but I can't remember it for a while.

Since it has a first and last name, it's easy to handle, Xu Xiudao: "What are you doing?"

"Fame as a scholar. Teaching for a living."

Although she asked her name and surname, Xu Xiu still didn't take it seriously and didn't really believe it.Six hundred miles away, how could one find witnesses in one night?It is also impossible to postpone the trial in order to find this witness.

Xu Yang ran in and whispered, "Mr. Hong Xu, the ethnologist, is here."

The old scholar called himself the old man Hongxu, so Xu Yang said it from this.

Xu Xiu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Fu Niang, rest for a while, and the trial will be held tomorrow."

The old scholar was waiting outside the door, Xu Xiu ran out in a few steps, saluted and said: "Xu Xiu, the unfilial disciple, has seen the old benefactor."

The old scholar helped him up and said in amazement: "This official robe is really suitable for you."

Xu Xiu took his hand and said enthusiastically, "Why did you come to Jiangning County, sir, and how long did you stay?"

"When I went to visit an old friend in Yangzhou Mansion, I heard that Xiu'er, you came to Nanjing to become a parent in a county, so I came to look for you. Seeing you, sir, feel relieved, and you will leave tomorrow."

Fu Niang also came, seeing the dim light, she didn't speak, until the old scholar spoke, she hesitated and said: "Uncle?"

The old scholar who was exchanging greetings with Xu Xiu and Xu Yang couldn't help being taken aback, and said, "My niece Fu Lin?"

Fu Niang continued: "Yes, uncle, niece Fu Lin is here."

When the two looked at each other, Xu Xiu squeezed between them with wide eyes, feeling a little bad in his heart, and said, "Acquaintance?"

The old scholar said with emotion: "The acquaintance is my long-lost niece Fu Lin."

Fu Niang wept with joy, "It's the uncle of the slave family."

Xu Xiu hurriedly asked Fu Niang, "Mr. Hong Xu is the one you mentioned?"

"Exactly."

The corners of Xu Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, and he grabbed the old scholar and said, "Sir, is your name Fu Shenggui?"

The old scholar said puzzledly: "Yes."

Xu Xiu held his wrist a little harder, "Fu Niang has been engaged since childhood?"

"deal."

"Betroth to whom?"

"Xu Pengju, the son of Duke Wei."

Xu Xiu's face turned pale, and said, "What proof?"

"Heaven and earth can rely on it."

"What evidence?"

"Sir can testify."

Xu Xiu held the old scholar's hand tremblingly, holding her last hope and said: "Sir, this case is very important, you can't deceive the students."

The old scholar frowned a little displeased, shook his sleeves and said, "I have never lied to anyone in my life."

Xu Xiu continued to ask without giving up: "Is Fu Niang really betrothed to Xu Pengju?"

Fu Shenggui flicked his sleeves angrily and hummed: "If the old man lies to you, heaven and earth will not tolerate it."

Fu Niang said loudly: "Master Xu, you have to make the decision for the daughters of the people!"

Xu Xiu looked at Fu Niang at a loss, and looked at the old scholar for a while, her mouth was wide open and she didn't know what to say, cold sweat broke out from her back.

Suppressing his voice, he said: "Xu Yang, take care of Mr. Fu and Fu Niang, I will excuse you first."

After finishing speaking, he ignored all the people present, and walked directly to the lobby of the county government office, looking up at the four big characters hanging high in the mirror for a moment of solemnity.

Xu Xiu thought, "Should I submit to Cheng Guogong's endorsement, or let the case be revealed to the world?"Disaster!

……

The moonlight fell into the courtyard of the county government, and Xu Xiu squatted on the ground expressionlessly.

Playing with a branch in his hand, listening to the cold winter wind, he didn't feel cold at all.

His forehead was still slightly sweaty.

Should he submit to Cheng Guogong's endorsement and cut off Fu Niang to Zhu Lin by mistake, or should he make things right and cut off Fu Niang to Xu Pengju?

If he refused to give it to Xu Pengju, it would inevitably lead to the retaliation of Cheng Guogong. From the two days of contact, Cheng Guogong was polite on the surface, but in fact he was very scheming.

If the sentence is against Xu Pengju, Wei Guogong has no intention of protecting him at that time, and he just wanted to find a punching bag for the steps when he returned to the beginning, so what can he do?How can I entrust my own safety to others who are uncertain?

Seeing the lazy dragon sweeping the floor again, Xu Xiu whispered, "Why do you keep sweeping the floor every time?"

The lazy dragon seemed to hear it, and said leisurely: "There is dirt on the ground, you can clean it up with one sweep, but the person has a heart, can you sweep it?"

Xu Xiu looked up at him and said, "What do you think?"

"People's hearts need good officials who don't follow the crowd to cleanse them."

"A good official?" Xu Xiu thought, if Hai Qingtian encountered this kind of case, needless to say, he would definitely be sentenced as he should, and he would not be afraid of his own gains and losses. If it was Baogong... he must be able to find Appropriate method to solve.

So what about myself, what should I do.

He got up and walked to the small room next to the lobby, where there were two scarecrows made of human skin that hadn't been damaged for more than a hundred years. He trembled, and said in a low voice: "You were skinned by Lord Hongwu. If it was in the Hongwu period, this country would You don’t even dare to make such a blatant threat.”

There is also a portrait of Lord Hong Wu in the house, unlike the shoehorn face of later generations, he looks very upright, making Xu Xiu feel that he is indeed the most upright founding emperor in history.

Mo said: "Zhu Yuanzhang, you said that if you saw me being bullied by the Duke, you would be furious."

Xu Xiu didn't make a sound, just moved her breath, naturally she didn't worry about others hearing it, the lazy dragon moved her ears, and said in her heart: He is a master who doesn't shy away.

Yes, you are silent, but you have to be angry, right?Strange people, maybe they have such ability, who knows?

Xu Xiuqi asked, "Why are you still here?"

The lazy dragon continued to sweep the tunnel: "Anyway, the office will be promoted early in the morning, so I might as well accompany the master."

Seeing him like this, Xu Xiu said helplessly: "At first I thought that Duke Wei was not a good person, but who knew that Duke Cheng was not a good person either. What should I do?"

Xu Yang also ran over, happened to hear it, and comforted him: "There is always a way."

Seeing Xu Yang approaching, Xu Xiu patted the stone steps beside him to signal him to sit down and said, "Duke Wei suppresses me, Duke Cheng pushes me. You're such an angry officer."

The lazy dragon stood quietly behind them and said: "Then, does the master want to be an officer with a heart, or an officer with a conscience?"

Xu Xiu turned to look at him, and asked back, "What do you think Master should do?"

There was a gleam of moonlight on Lazy Dragon's face, and he said flatly: "If you want to obey Cheng Guogong, the master has done something wrong, I'm afraid there will be Hades and judges to convict you."

Xu Xiu shook her head, although she didn't mind it, but the 500-year soul wear happened, so it's true that it's not complete?

Said: "Then the master fulfilled Fu Niang and Xu Pengju?"

The lazy dragon laughed and said, "Maybe he really will die."

Xu Xiu rubbed her temples and said angrily, "If you say it, you don't say it. You guys go to rest and let me be quiet."

Just as Xu Yang was about to leave, someone entered the county government office. The three people in the hall couldn't help staring at him. When the lantern shone on his face, it turned out to be the person handing over the paper.

Seeing him arching his hands, he said in a cold voice: "Mr. Cheng ordered the villain to deliver a pot of fine wine to Mr. Xu. It is called red on the top of the crane. If Mr. Xu can't break it according to the law, please drink this glass of wine. Mr. Xu The Lord will be able to hear the case elsewhere, so I will leave."

After speaking, he put the pot of wine on the ground, turned and left.

Xu Xiu sat still and didn't move. This was a direct threat, with all kinds of entanglement and anger on his face.

And that lazy dragon frowned, his eyes were also angry, there must be a ghost in this county government.

Xu Xiu touched the jug of wine and thought: Is it possible that the life of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years is coming to an end?

Tong Xu Yang said: "If I can't get over this hurdle, you can bury me next to Mr. Hetan, so that you can listen to his teachings."

Xu Yang shook his head and said, "A Niu, you can't die."

Xu Xiu looked at Lazy Dragon and said helplessly, "If I don't die, I can only judge Fu Niang to Zhu Lin against my conscience."

Lazy dragon said: "Even if the master is dead, won't Fu Niang still belong to Zhu Lin?"

Xu Yang also said: "Yes, Zhu Lin has a marriage certificate, and was injured by that Xu Pengju. Even if Wei Guogong is aggrieved, he can only bear it, and this anger will still come out on the next punching bag."

Xu Xiu had a headache and said, "If that's the case, Fu Niang is a fierce woman, I'm afraid she will die too. What are these things?"

Unable to help being startled, Xu Xiu opened her eyes wide and quickly asked them, "What did I just say?"

Lazy dragon said: "My master said just now that Fu Niang is a fierce woman, and I'm afraid she will die too."

Xu Xiu's face gradually calmed down, and her frown relaxed.

Hugging the moon with both hands, he said with a smile, "Oh, the master is going to rest, you should have a good sleep too."

With hands clasped behind his back, he hummed the melody of later generations of Peking Opera: "It seems that such clever tricks are rare in the world. Learn from Xuanyuan to build a guide car to defeat Chi You."

Swing back to the front hall, leaving only others, not knowing what to say.