The almighty crazy concubine is tough on the audience, and the prince passes the knife behind him

Hearing her words, the Wu family's mother and daughter subconsciously pulled down their sleeves to cover the jade bracelets on their wrists.

But the Wu family's mother-in-law was tapped on her mute point by Ling Batian, and she couldn't speak at all. She felt anxious, so she had to pinch her daughter secretly and use her eyes to signal her to speak.

The daughter of the Wu family was afraid, these were the crown prince and crown princess of a country! The future emperor and empress were not someone they could afford to offend. Just one word could kill them.

But now, I had to bite the bullet and said: "That is... the dowry given to the mother by her maternal ancestors when she got married."

"She lied!" Old Lady Liu, who had been silent all this time, angrily yelled, "Crown Princess, the jewelry they wear are all prepared by civilian women for Yi'er's wedding.

Ever since Yi'er and Wu Gui got married, the mother and daughter had been visiting her frequently. At first, they always used various excuses to defraud them of a lot of jewelry. Later, when Yi'er saw that they were greedy, she hid the other jewelry.

But when Zhi'er was not around, they sneaked into the room, rummaged through it, and stole all the valuables. Yi'er couldn't get angry, so he went to argue with them. Wu Gui said that Yi'er was not filial to her parents-in-law, and even slapped her. What kind of evil did my Liu family do in my previous life? Let my daughter end up in such a shameless family! "

"Unlock her acupuncture points." Cheng Qingqing ordered.

"Yes!" Dongyue came up and tapped Wu's mother-in-law twice with her fingers to unlock the acupuncture points.

"Mrs. Wu, are the jewelry you and your daughter are wearing really the dowry you brought when you got married?" Cheng Qingqing asked coldly.

Mrs. Wu's eyes flickered, "Yes...when a civilian woman gets married, her parents dowry..."

Dongyue suddenly interrupted her, "You have to think carefully before speaking, otherwise! Lying to the prince is the crime of deceiving the king, which is enough to get you killed."

A flash of panic flashed in Mrs. Wu's eyes, but she still gritted her teeth and nodded, "Everything the woman said is true. It is the Liu family who slandered our Wu family. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will understand clearly."

"Very good!" Cheng Qingqing nodded and looked at Jingzhao Prefect, "Two adults, what do you think of this matter?"

The governor of Jingzhao said: "Since the Liu family and the Wu family both said that these jewelry are theirs, Wei Chen thought that these jewelry should be confiscated first, and then returned to the real owner after the truth is found out."

He and Jingzhao Shaoyin had been watching from the side and had already seen some clues that there was a big problem with the Wu family.

"Very good, then do as the adults say." Cheng Qingqing walked back to her seat and sat down.

"Come here! Collect all the jewelry on their bodies and take them back to the Yamen for the time being." Jingzhao Prefect ordered.

"Yes, sir!" Several government servants came in and first pulled out the hairpins and hair accessories from the Wu family's mother and daughter's heads, causing their hair to fall down.

"what--"

The daughter of the Wu family screamed in fright, and threw herself into Mrs. Wu's arms, "What do you want to do to me? Father, eldest brother... they want to molest me, please save me..."

"What's your name? No one can save you now." Fan Yun stepped forward and pulled the man out: "It's not convenient for you men to do it, let me do it."

The government officials were hesitating, but after hearing her words, they immediately moved away.

Although they were acting under orders, they could not search women at will.

Dongyue also came up to help, and the two of them took off all the jewelry worn by the Wu family mother and daughter.

"Princess, we found all the things. There are fourteen items in total." Dongyue put the things on a tray and brought it to Cheng Qingqing to see first.

Cheng Qingqing looked at it and found that there were two green jade hairpins, one golden walking wave, three gold beaded hairpins, two beaded flowers, two gold necklaces, two pairs of jade bracelets, and two rings.

She has the memory of the original owner and also knows the price of Ruibao Zhai's jewelry.

"These jewelry pieces are all from Ruibao Zhai of the Cheng family. The total value is about more than 800 taels of silver. It turns out that your mother's family is actually a wealthy family!"

"My father, a civilian woman, was lucky enough to do business and made a lot of money...decades ago," Mrs. Wu said.

"Princess, these jewelry are bought by women of the common people for Yi'er." Old lady Liu came over and picked up one of the jade hairpins.

"Empress, look at this hairpin. It was made for Yi'er by a woman who came to Ruibao Zhai when she was a hairpin girl. It has the word "Liu Yi" engraved on it!"

"Oh?" Cheng Qingqing took the hairpin and took a closer look. Sure enough, she saw the two characters Liu Yixiao engraved on the head of the hairpin.

"Lu Xianghuan!" She suddenly shouted a name.

Mrs. Wu subconsciously looked up and saw the sarcasm in Cheng Qingqing's eyes, and felt panicked.

How does Cheng Qingqing know her maiden name?

After she married into the Wu family, the neighbors called her Mrs. Wu. Over 30 years later, she almost forgot her real name.

Cheng Qingqing looked at Old Man Wu and said: "Wu Tong, you were originally from Feilong City. Because of the flood, your fields and houses were submerged. In order to make a living, you brought your parents to Yongzhou City to join your aunt. On the way to escape the famine, , you met Lu Xianghuan and his daughter who were also on the run.

In order to come to Yongzhou City with you to make a living, Father Lu betrothed Lu Xianghuan, who was only 12 years old at the time, to you, but Father Lu died of illness on the way. "

She paused for a moment and looked at Mrs. Wu, "Lv Xianghuan, you and your daughter lived in poverty. Because of the flood, you even lost your house and lived a life without enough food. Your father was sick until he died, and you didn't have any money to treat him. , do you dare to say that these jewelry are your dowry?"

Hearing this, except for the people from the Prince's Mansion, almost everyone present looked at her in surprise.

This happened decades ago, and it was during the famine years. Even if the government went to investigate, there was no way to find out. How did the princess know?

Especially the eight sons of the Wu family. None of them knew that their father was originally from Feilong City. They thought she must be talking nonsense, but no one dared to refute.

"Leave the case to the Jingzhao government office for investigation and handling."

Li Beimo suddenly said: "Since Wu Gui failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband and almost killed Liu Yi and killed two others, he is not worthy of being a husband and a father. Today, the crown prince of Japan has made the decision to reconcile the two of them and leave the child to the Liu family." to raise.

As for the Wu family, they looked down upon human life and almost killed Liu Yi's mother and daughter. When they explained the matter clearly, each of them would be beaten thirty times, branded as slaves and sent to northern Xinjiang, and would never be pardoned. "

He just listened to Cheng Qingqing's words and knew that she had collected the memories of the Wu family. Now that the matter had been clarified, there was no need for them to waste time here.

"Wei Chen obeys!"

Jingzhao Yin and Jingzhao Shaoyin accepted their orders.

Liu Minzheng and his wife knelt down and cried with gratitude, "I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for taking the decision for my little daughter. I am grateful."

The Wu family members all looked ashen. If their faces were branded with the word "slave", they would have no choice but to live like animals in this life. Even if the emperor granted a general amnesty, they would not be pardoned.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. There is still a good show for you to watch." Cheng Qingqing waved her hand and said to Zheng Dadong: "Bring the people up."

"Yes!" Zheng Dadong walked to the door and waved his hand, "Bring him in!"

Two guards dragged a tied man in, came to him and pressed, "Kneel down!"

When the Wu family members saw this man's face, they all looked panicked and wanted to die.

When Liu Minzheng and his wife saw this person, they immediately looked angry. It was because Wu Gui lost the gambling with this person, and then stole the land deed of their restaurant to pay off the gambling debt. This is the restaurant that has been run by the Liu family for generations. Robbed by these people!

"Wu Gui, do you still remember this person?" Cheng Qingqing asked coldly.

"Caomin... Caomin recognizes..." Wu Gui broke into cold sweat on his forehead and his body trembled slightly.

Zheng Dadong pulled up the man's hair with one hand, revealing a bearded face, "Hu San was stunned, His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are here, please tell me all the things you have done secretly with the Wu family. If there is any lie, , let your head fall to the ground immediately."