Early the next morning, Shen Zhixiu got up early and went to court.

According to the rules, he can rest at home for nine days after getting married. However, everything in the DPRK was complicated. Mr. Chen Ge replaced Mr. Xu Ge as the chief minister of the cabinet. Many personnel regulations needed to be reorganized.

It is said that once the emperor comes, there are only one courtier, but for the courtiers, the shock brought by changing the chief minister is no less than that of a new emperor ascending the throne.

Su Qingyu also stood up, helping Shen Zhixiu organize his court uniform while thinking about what he had to face today.

Shen Zhixiu saw that she was a little worried, rubbed her head and comforted her: "Don't think so much, the problem is not big."

"If there's anything you can't handle, send someone to me."

Before leaving, Shen Zhixiu pinched Su Qingyu's waist again and pressed a kiss on her pretty lips.

"I am leaving."

Su Qingyu walked him to the door, watched him leave, and then went into the room to dress and change clothes.

"You don't have to dress too high-profile, just ordinary clothes." Su Qingyu told Pearl.

Pearl was puzzled, "Madam, why don't you dress up in a more high-profile manner? When the officials know your identity, they won't dare to look down on you."

Su Qingyu shook her head and said: "The higher the Third Master's status, the more I have to keep a low profile outside."

Besides, they were well prepared today and there was no need to pressure others with their status. As long as the officials in the Ministry of Punishment don't use their power to bully others, the Su family will not succeed.

The carriage slowly left Shen's house, and Su Qingyu looked outside through the curtains of the carriage. In the morning, there were a large number of vendors, and the horse-drawn carriages moved slowly, stopping to give way from time to time.

When she was approaching Yushu Alley, Su Qingyu suddenly heard the voices of two women talking outside.

"Have you heard? People from Lin's Trading Company forced their daughter to divorce yesterday and also robbed the warehouse of Pingning Hou Mansion."

"I've heard about it too, is this true?"

"It's true that the guarantee is not complete. I heard that Marquis Pingning wanted to take a concubine, but Mrs. Hou refused at all costs. Not to mention, she also took away the family's money and emptied the storehouse."

Su Qingyu's face turned a little gloomy. These words must have been spread by the Su family all morning. This is a good plan to ruin the reputation of my mother and the Lin family.

Needless to say, this idea must have come from my second uncle Su Chengyan.

Her father couldn't think of such a sinister idea in his mind.

It's better this time. One of the brothers is evil and the other is soft-hearted, but they work well together.

Soon the carriage entered Yushu Hutong. When Su Qingyu got off the car and entered the door, Lin Wanli and Lin Wuchen had already arrived.

There were several large camphor wood boxes on the ground. Lin was wearing a light blue heddle skirt embroidered with branch patterns, and her hair was neatly combed into a bun. There was no trace of despair and fear on his face, but instead there was obvious fighting spirit.

Lin Wanli called a few people to him and said in a deep voice: "I won't say much else. Today our Lin family will have a fight with this powerful man in the capital."

"I don't believe it. Can a prince's mansion confuse right and wrong?"

After that, he instructed Su Qingyu, "You and Zhixiu should not interfere in this matter unless it is absolutely necessary."

Su Qingyu pursed her lips, feeling a warm current surge in her heart. At this time, her uncle was still thinking about her. She was afraid that this incident would affect her and Shen Zhixiu.

As they expected, at the beginning of the morning, the Ministry of Punishment sent an official to pass the news. It was said that Su Chengye, the Marquis of Pingning, had sued the eldest and third young masters of the Lin family, and now they were going to court.

Fortunately, the officials of the Ministry of Justice had a good attitude, especially when facing Lin Wanyin. Lin Wanli had been doing business for many years and was generous. After sending out two bags of silver, the officials of the Ministry of Justice had already started to treat each other as brothers.

Rather than saying it was a general communication, it was better to say that they took the carriage to the Ministry of Justice themselves.

After arriving, Su Qingyu learned that today's court hearing would not be public.

She whispered a few words into Lin Wuchen's ear, and Lin Wuchen nodded slightly, his face calm.

Wang Jian, the Minister of Punishment, went to the court in person, and everyone in the Lin family was brought up.

The ones coming to the Su family today are Su Chengye and Su Chengyan. He also brought with him a lawyer named Qian.

Su Chengye and Su Chengyan both had official status, so they sat in the hall.

Everyone in the Lin family has no official status, so they can only stand.

Su Chengye raised his chin slightly. Even though he was just standing and sitting, this was the difference in status and level.

What's wrong with the Lin family being rich? No matter how much money they have, they can only stand still?

No, I'm afraid I'll have to kneel down for a while.

Thinking of this, Su Chengye smiled even more heavily, feeling that Su Chengyan's idea was really a good one.

When Wang Jian saw that everyone was here, he picked up the gavel and was about to knock it down.

Lin Wuchen took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "Sir, the Lin family has something to say, so the interrogation cannot begin yet."

Wang Jian was startled, looked at Lin Wuchen and asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Wuchen said: "We, the Lin family, request a joint trial by the three departments because this matter involves the Pingning Marquis Mansion. They are officials, and you are also an official."

"Caomin believes that the joint trial of the three agencies is more fair."

"The second request is that we request a public trial so that the people of the capital can watch."

No one had ever made a request before the Ministry of Justice tried a case. If it had been anyone else, Wang Jian would have had Lin Wuchen dragged down and beaten.

But although the Lin family were merchants, they were also royal merchants. Anyone who can do royal business has someone behind him.

Wang Jian squinted again and looked at Su Qingyu, who was standing behind Lin Wuchen with her head lowered. If there is no mistake, this should be the wife of Mr. Shen Ge and Mr. Xin. He had met her once during the disaster relief work outside the city.

She stood with the Lin family...

Wang Jian had already begun to consider Shen Zhixiu's position in his mind.

He looked at Su Chengye and said, "Marquis Pingning, can the Su family agree to a joint trial by the three divisions and a public trial?"

Su Chengye said without thinking: "I have no objection. Not to mention the joint trial of the three departments, I am not afraid of the imperial trial."

"The Lin family is not afraid of embarrassment, and our Su family is certainly not afraid. It just makes everyone in the capital know about the Lin family's face."

Last night, he and his second brother Su Chengyan spent the whole night studying, and no matter how they looked at it, they were sure to win. The Lin family received the notification in the morning, so they were definitely not prepared. The more you talk in a panic, the more mistakes you make.

Moreover, Lin Wuchen's words played into the Su family's plan. They had established relations with Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the morning, and spent a lot of money.

Therefore, the Ministry of Punishment proposed a joint trial among the three divisions, and the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately sent officials.

Wang Jian originally thought that he would be retried at a later date. Unexpectedly, within half an hour, he was sitting in the hall with Wen Rong, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Liu Taiqing, the deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Of course, the presiding official is still Wang Jian.

The door to the criminal department's lobby also opened, and Su Qingyu retreated outside. Instructing Pearl to go out and spread the news, she watched the activities in the hall with cold eyes.

Before the formal interrogation began, several layers of people gathered outside the lobby of the Criminal Department.

Attorney Qian stood in the middle of the lobby and spoke first.

"Sir, student Qian Ming, on behalf of the Su family of the Pingning Marquis Mansion, is suing the Lin family for robbing property."

"The main culprit is Lin Wuchen, the third young master of the Lin family. The student suggested that Lin Wuchen should be detained before the case is fully investigated."

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