On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

The remains were soon dug up and the coroner performed another examination.

"My Lord, this is also a female corpse, and the cause of death was also due to being hit on the back of the head by a heavy blunt object."

Governor Cao angrily slammed the gavel and said, "Wu Zhouce, what else do you have to say?"

Old Master Wu took a step back and gritted his teeth, saying, "I don't accept it. These people are clearly looking to take advantage of my Wu family's failure and are slandering me with old stories!"

He pointed at Bei Bei, Liu Er Zhu and Zhang Ming: "You, you all colluded with each other, I don't accept it!"

"Then how do you explain this corpse?"

"There is nothing to explain. There is no right way to deal with it. They are in collusion and want to tarnish my reputation. Does that mean what I say is what I want?"

"You just said that you buried the body in the poplar forest in the back mountain!"

"I was in a hurry and said the wrong thing. It just happened that there was this corpse. Who knows who she was? There are barren mountains behind the village. If you dig carefully, you don't know how many unknown corpses and animal bones you will dig out. Could it be my fault?"

Governor Cao was so angry that his liver hurt. What kind of unreasonable bastard is this?

It seems that this kind of person will not confess without severe torture.

"Someone is coming..."

"Sir," Huo Changhe suddenly spoke, "If he denies the murder, I have something to ask him."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Wu Zhouce, who ordered you to sue me today?"

Huo Changhe had hardly spoken since he started teaching, and when he spoke at this moment, his words were full of pressure.

He was wearing a black cloak, and the dark brocade robe underneath the cloak had dark patterns that seemed to glow coldly. His entire body was wrapped in a sharp and cold aura, like a sword drawn from its sheath, with his aura fully open.

Old Master Wu's throat tightened, and he took a step back unconsciously, and said with a stiff face: "No one instructed me to do this. I just... I heard that there was a conflict between the prince and his wife, and that his family members died of knife wounds. It's not something that ordinary people can do, so naturally..."

"Just based on guesses?" Huo Changhe smiled, "Just based on guesses, you can come and swear that I am the murderer who wiped out your entire family?"

Before he could speak, Huo Changhe continued, "Since you can sue me based on groundless speculation without any real evidence, then..."

Huo Changhe glanced at Liu Erzhu and the others, "They have witnesses who saw it with their own eyes. The buyer also saw your housekeeper willing to lower the price to sell the farm. And you just said the place where the body was buried."

"You still say all this is a coincidence?" Huo Changhe sneered, his eyes full of coldness, "I remember the princess said that there is no such thing as coincidence in the world."

"All coincidences are man-made."

"When it comes to your family, coincidence is fact."

Beibei had an admiring look on his face: "Your Majesty, every word you said is true. You are much better than me, the one shouting and yelling. Please accept my respect."

Huo Changhe: "..."

Bei Bei turned around and pointed at Old Master Wu: "Old Master Wu, do you have anything else to say?"

Yan Ruyu said, "Sir, he said that no one instructed him to do so, but that is not necessarily true. Please call the witness to the court."

Governor Cao immediately said, "Come here, call the witness."

The people separated and saw a man in black walking into the hall. He had a mask on his face. Everyone was a little scared and unconsciously stepped back a little.

The man in black came up to the hall and stood in front of Old Master Wu.

Old Master Wu exclaimed: "It's... it's you?"

"It seems that this is an acquaintance," Yan Ruyu sneered, "Sir, this man was captured last night when he went to the palace. He said that he was a blacksmith in the city and conspired with Wu Zhouce to frame the palace."

The man in black knelt down and replied, "Your Excellency, what the princess said is indeed true. I am just a blacksmith. The Wu family was wiped out, and Old Master Wu was dissatisfied and wanted to find someone to take the blame, so he came to me and asked me to make him a few knives to slander the palace. I have received favors from the palace before, so how can I repay kindness with hatred? I flatly refused, but Old Master Wu said that he has a reputation and can make a lot of people respond to his call. If I don't agree, he has a way to destroy my family. I was scared and agreed."

"However, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became. So I decided to go to the palace to explain the situation. This is what happened."

As he spoke, he took off the mask on his face and someone in the crowd recognized him.

"Yes, he is the blacksmith. I recognize him."

"I know him too. I even asked him to help me with kitchen knives."

Governor Cao nodded and was about to ask Old Master Wu when Old Master Wu rushed over like a madman, grabbed the black-clothed man by the collar and yelled at him.

"You dare to lie! It was obviously you who came to my house to find me and asked me to complain. You also said that the King of Zhennan killed my whole family and gave me a knife as evidence."

"You gave me the money to pay off my son's debts. You were also the one who said that Zhuangzi was bought by fraud. Now you dare to blame me?"

When everyone heard this, they all exclaimed in surprise.

"I see!"

"He actually filed a false complaint."

"Oh my god, we were almost fooled by him."

"I thought he was a good man and pitiful, but now it seems so... Pooh!"

The shouting and cursing continued, and Governor Cao slammed the gavel and said, "Silence."

"Wu Zhouce, you said he framed you, do you have any evidence?"

“I…” Wu Zhouce said helplessly, “Sir, when he came to see me, he climbed in through the window and no one else saw him.”

"That means there is no evidence. On the contrary, there are two witnesses who testified that your son killed Lian'er and you helped bury the body. Although you deny it now, the fact that you conspired with others to frame the prince is enough to put you in jail."

"Come here, take him to the prison. Once I have investigated the matter, I will sentence him for all his crimes."

Old Master Wu's eyes widened, the whites of his eyes were bloodshot: "No! I can't go to jail!"

Governor Cao laughed angrily, "Oh, no way? Wu Zhouce, you really don't know how high the heaven is. This is the lobby, and I have the final say. How can I allow you to be so presumptuous? Come on, take him away."

Old Master Wu turned around and tried to run, but how could he escape with so many bailiffs in the court? No matter how he struggled and shouted, it was of no use.

Governor Cao looked at him like a trapped animal, slammed the gavel and said, "Considering your age and your family's misfortune, I will not punish you for your roaring in court."

"I will also have the funeral arrangements for your family members. You should reflect on yourself in prison. Take him away!"

He and the blacksmith were taken away, and Governor Cao looked at Liu Erzhu and Zhang Ming and said, "You two have done a great job in testifying, and you usually help the villagers. You have good hearts, so you deserve a reward."

"I'll give you five taels of silver each, and another five taels. Take them back to Aunt Li. I'll hire a doctor to treat her. As for Lian'er's matter... In my opinion, it's better to keep it a secret. Let her have some thoughts about it."

"You should also take Lian'er's body back with you and bury it properly."

Liu Erzhu and Zhang Ming kowtowed: "Thank you very much, sir. I kowtow on behalf of Aunt Li!"

When Governor Cao left the court, the onlookers praised him unanimously, believing that he had handled the matter in a rigorous and humane manner.

Governor Cao was relieved but not too happy. The Wu family had committed a sin, and as the official in charge, he found out too late.

After everyone had left, Governor Cao hurried down from the hall and approached Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu.