Chapter 6 The Wrong Case is Clarified

  "Chen Shimiao, do you know your crime!?" Bao Heizi slapped the wooden desk and shouted loudly.

  Chen Shi Mei sneered, "What crime have I committed!? Bao Hei Zi, you've brought me to the great hall of Kaifeng Prefecture three times already. Are you treating me like someone you can summon at will!?"

  "Hum!" Bao Gong roared, "You deceive the emperor and mislead him to kill people, killing wives and children, all serious crimes, yet you still don't admit your guilt!"

  "What a joke!" Chen Shimei shouted, "Bao Heizi, you said that I have committed a great crime, then where is the evidence? Where are the witnesses and material evidence?"

  Bao Zheng sneered and took out a steel knife from the desk, "Do you recognize this steel knife?"

  Chen Shi Mei smiled proudly and coldly shouted, "This palace does not recognize you!"

  "How can the steel knife have the mark of your husband's mansion?! Is it possible that the mark is fake?! This is clearly evidence that you instructed Han Qi to kill Qin Xianglian and her three children!" Bao Qingtian's eyes were icy cold as he shouted.

  Chen Shi Mei sneered and said, "Where is that Han Qi He? Let him come out and confront this palace directly!"

  Bao Zheng slammed his hand on the wooden table, shouting angrily, "How can you confront him in court when Han Qiuyi had already taken his own life rather than harm Qin Xianglian and her child?!"

  "Joke, since that's the case, Bao Heizi, this palace will no longer accompany you!" Chen Shimei slightly cupped his hands and coldly laughed, then turned to walk towards the outside of Kaifeng Prefecture!

  "Stop him!" shouted Bao Da Ren, and the gate guards immediately raised their long knives in unison, blocking Chen Shi Mei's path!

  Chen Shimei turned around, slightly raised her head and shouted: "This palace is the current imperial son-in-law, who dares to block?", but the gatekeeper didn't move at all.

  "Chen Shimei, the case has not been settled yet, how can you be allowed to leave!?" Judge Bao slammed his hand on the desk, "Summon witness Xu Tianlin to come forward!"

  The sound of the prisoner's footsteps faded away, and before long, Xu Tianlin came walking up with handcuffs and shackles, and knelt down with a thud: "Prisoner Xu Tianlin pays his respects to Your Honor."

  "Xu Tianlin, the prefectural government asks you: when you were in Cai Prefecture, you forced Qin Xianglian to confess by torture, and later sent someone to kill her mother and three children on their way to be escorted. Do you know your crime?"

  Only then did Xu Tianlin's whole body tremble and he stuttered: "The officer knows his crime..."

  Zhan Zhao sighed secretly in his heart, this is the prefect of that place, when Qin Xianglian and her mother and son were being chased and killed at Guandi Temple, after Han Qi's death, they happened to meet the yamen runners and were taken away to be forced into confessing at that yamen, which prefect was it? Ah yes, which prefecture was it?! Zhan Zhao scratched his head, the plot in his mind had already become somewhat blurred!

  "What enmity did Qin Xianglian and her son have with you that you would want to kill them?" Magistrate Bao thundered!

  "Your Honor, was the officer bribed by someone?"

  "Who instigated you?"

  Xu Tianlin stuttered: "Is, is, is..."

  Bao Daizhan's eyebrows shot up, he slammed his hand down on the wooden desk and shouted: "Speak!"

  Xu Tianlin was suddenly frightened and hastily cried out: "It's the current imperial son-in-law Chen Shiming!"

  Chen Shimai immediately rushed to Xu Tianlin's side, kicked him hard and scolded: "Nonsense! A pack of lies!"

  Bang!!

  The wooden ruler slammed loudly, and only then did Judge Bao shout in a loud voice: "Chen Shimei, you are not allowed to yell in the court!"

  The three classes of yamen runners immediately shouted in unison: "Hail to the majesty!" - Zhan Zhao secretly admired, this county magistrate is not bad, he also knows how to use momentum to suppress people and strike at the hearts of criminals, haha, not bad!

  Chen Shimei saw this and walked to one side, coldly laughing: "Bao Daren, you say that I killed my wife and child, it's completely unfounded. As the current imperial son-in-law, what reason would I have to do such a thing?"

  "Because Qin Xianglian is your original wife, after you became a high school champion and were summoned as an imperial son-in-law, you feared that the matter of abandoning your first wife and remarrying would be exposed to the public, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, so you wanted to kill her to silence her!"

  Chen Shimei listened, her cold smile growing thicker: "Lord Bao, this Qin Xianglian was abandoned by me five years ago for not following the proper path of a wife. How dare she deceive you and claim that I am trying to abandon my husband and remarry?"

  Zhan Zhao's eyelid twitched, a smile spread across his face, heh heh, little white face, the main act is coming, heh heh!

  "Is that so!?" Lord Bao sneered, "Where is the divorce paper?!"

  Chen Shimei looked up at Bao Daren, snorted a few times and said: "Bao Daren, you naturally think that I won't bring the divorce papers with me, nor will I let me go back to the mansion to retrieve them. You want to force a confession? Unfortunately, how could I be so foolish? I have long been carrying the divorce papers on my body. Bao Daren, your calculations are wrong!" After speaking, she took out the divorce papers and handed them over to the yamen officer standing beside her.

  Bao Da took the divorce paper, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, then asked Qin Xianglian: "Qin Xianglian, the son-in-law said that this divorce paper was written five years ago, do you acknowledge it?"

  Qin Xianglian immediately kowtowed and exclaimed loudly: "Your Honor, I am innocent! This divorce paper was forcibly signed by me two days ago at the residence of Grand Councilor Wang, under duress from Chen Shimei."

  Bao Zheng let out a cold laugh, "Since that's the case, then Chen Shi Mei, how do you explain this!?"

  Chen Shimei said disdainfully, "It's written in black and white, clear as day. Why doesn't Lord Bao take a closer look? The date on it is the 13th of June, Jiwei year! That was five years ago!"

  "Is this letter really written five years ago?!"

  "Nature is truth!"

  "Good!" Bao Zheng laughed and slapped the wooden table, "Bring in witness Qi Peng!"

  Before long, an old man came to the hall. At a glance, this person was wearing a gray and white long shirt, with white hair and beard. Chen Shimei's eyes were fixed, staring at Chen Shimei without blinking!

  "Qipeng, do you know the person standing in front of the hall?" asked Bao Daren.

  "It's natural to recognize him, he is Xiang Lian's husband, Chen Shi Mei, even if he turned into ashes, I can still recognize him!" The old man's eyes were wide with endless venomous glare!

  "How did you recognize me?!"

  "I've been watching him grow up since he was a kid, how could I not recognize him!? Old Han is still the matchmaker for him and Xianglian!" Qi Peng said slowly.

  "This official asks you, that Chen Shi Mei said, he divorced Qin Xianglian on June 13th of the year Ji Si, is it true?"

  "Nothing of the sort has ever happened!" Qi Peng hastily said!

  Chen Shi Mei sneered, "If empty words could be used as evidence, then I can produce thousands of pieces of evidence!"

  As soon as he spoke, Qi Peng's body trembled and his voice seemed to have a sobbing tone. "Chen Shimei, everything else can be fake, but my old man Qi, is that also fake!?"

  He pointed at Chen Shimei with his finger, his body slightly trembling, his voice seemingly filled with endless anger. "You're so arrogant now, you've completely forgotten your ancestors! You have a good wife, she's a good woman, when you're not home, how did she take care of your parents? She even cut her flesh to cure their illness! You beast!"

  As soon as these words came out, the faces of the crowd in the great hall changed, and their eyes looking at Qin Xianglian were filled with reverence. Their expressions towards Chen Shimei became increasingly unfavourable!

  "You actually don't recognize her, and you still want to kill me, to silence me. You heartless beast, you killed your own mother, and now you want to kill me too! I, I, I would rather beat you to death!" Immediately, Qi Peng turned around and snatched a constable's baton, ready to strike Chen Shi Mei on the head and face!

  With a loud crack, the wooden ruler slapped down, "Halt! This is a public court!" Bao Da Ren said sternly, glaring fiercely at Chen Shi Mei.

  "Bao Heizi, since your witness can't produce any evidence, I won't bother with this anymore. Farewell!" Chen Shimei flicked her long robe and was about to leave!

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, and with a crisp sound, the long sword in his hand was unsheathed and placed in front of Chen Shi Mei! Haha, I can also be majestic for once!

  Wow, what a great sword! It's small but not lacking in grandeur, delicate yet with a fierce aura. The sword itself has an air of majesty! The blade shines coldly, its light piercing and intimidating, giving off an ominous energy that would make it a national treasure if it were to be discovered in modern times. Zhan Xiang couldn't help but exclaim silently, suddenly remembering that this sword seemed to be the legendary ancient sword, Juque.

  "Zhan Zhao, you actually dare to point a long sword at me, could it be that you want to detain me by force!?" Chen Shi Mei's expression changed, and she spoke coldly.

  Zhan Zhao smiled slyly, "What's the hurry, Young Master? If Lord Bao really can't come up with evidence, it won't be too late to leave then!"

  Chen Shimiao let out a cold snort and stood aside!

  "Qipeng, regarding Chen Shimei's divorce case, do you have any evidence to refute it?" Bao Zheng asked with a slight smile.

  "The common people can't come up with counter-evidence!" Qi Peng's face showed a look of frustration, and he glared at Chen Shi Mei with hatred!

  Chen Shimei sneered, "Since you can't come up with a counter-proof, then I'll take my leave. Bao Lang, we'll meet again tomorrow in front of the Emperor!"

  "Hold on, Qi Peng, didn't Chen Shi Mei write an IOU two years ago?" Bao Zheng asked, stroking his mustache slightly.

  "Yes!" Qi Peng hastily bowed his head, pulled out a note and said "I've been carrying it with me all along!" He handed it over to the bailiff, who then passed it into Bao Zheng's hands.

  "I owe you; my nephew is going to the capital for the imperial examination, and it's inconvenient for him to bring money from Sichuan. I humbly request that Father lend me ten taels of silver to relieve his urgent difficulties. If you graciously agree, please have my wife Qin bring it back. In the future, when we are more prosperous, I will certainly repay the principal and interest together. This is a promissory note. Chen Shimai, 9th day of the 8th month, year Xinwei!" Bao Gong read slowly, one word at a time.

  Then, with a loud clap of the wooden ruler, he shouted, "Chen Shimei, since you divorced Qin Xianglian five years ago, why did you still call her 'my wife' two years ago?! How do you explain this?!"

  "Don't deny it, come and see for yourself, this IOU and receipt, the words on them are almost identical. What else do you have to say?" Bao Zheng's face showed disdain.

  Chen Shimai's eyes darted around in confusion, and he hastily bowed his fist, saying "Excuse me!" before quickly turning to leave.

  "Where to go!" Bao Zheng shouted angrily, "Chen Shimei, you deceived the emperor and framed others for murder, killed wives and children, all serious crimes. Now that the evidence is conclusive, don't you dare to confess?! Come on, take off his official hat and remove his dragon robe!"

  Zhang Long and Zhao Hu immediately went forward and stripped Chen Shimei's clothes, whether intentionally or unintentionally, they even messed up Chen Shimei's hair bun. Suddenly, this majestic and powerful imperial son-in-law turned into a disheveled and wretched prisoner.

  Chen Shimai shouted loudly, "Bao Heizi, how dare you treat me like this!"

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