Supreme Return

Chapter 1266 Reversal, Yao Peng's fear
After Zhao Ran's questioning, the people outside were in an uproar, and the so-called witnesses were sweating profusely, not knowing how to continue.

"Since you all live in the west city, let me ask you, why did you appear in the sapphire jewelry shop in the east city?"

Zhao Ran's face darkened, and he asked in a cold voice.

"We... can't we go shopping?"

That Liu San'er opened his mouth, and immediately said with a straight neck, "We already know each other, we made an appointment yesterday to come here today!"

"Not bad, we have an appointment!"

Wang Da and others also nodded.

"Did you make an appointment? Then you don't do business?" Zhao Ran continued to ask.

"They're all small stalls. If you don't do it for a day or two, it won't make any difference!"

Liu San'er continued, "And it's you instead. Why do I feel that you've been speaking for those two female thieves? Are you also in the same group as them?"

"Yeah, you look so well dressed, maybe you bought it with money from stolen jewels!"

"You look like a human being, but I didn't expect to be their accomplice!"

Others spoke up.

"shut up!"

When Li Chang heard this, he became anxious, his complexion changed drastically and he shouted angrily.

What a gutsy dog!

How dare you wrongly accuse His Highness the present Crown Prince of being an accomplice of thieves, are you getting impatient?
It is undeniable that the words of these people have indeed made many people outside feel the same.

From their point of view, the matter was already factual. If a person suddenly appeared to speak for the two female thieves, if it was not an accomplice, it might not be justified.

"I have two last questions!"

Zhao Ran didn't care about those suspicious eyes at all, and said with a light smile, "Just treat it as if you have made an appointment, so what are you going to do at the sapphire jewelry store? Shopping?"

"As I said just now, our brothers are shopping, so why not take a stroll?"

"We know we can't afford it, so is it wrong to have an eye addiction?"

"Are you discriminating against us poor people?"

...Liu San'er and others spoke out one after another.

"Of course you can go shopping. Well, let's just take what you said is true. Then my last question, how much do you earn from doing those small businesses every day? It should be very good, right?" Zhao Ran smiled. , asked again.

"You care about us?"

Liu San'er choked his neck.

"Bold! Answer honestly what Mr. Zhao asks you. Whoever dares to be rude don't blame me for being rude to him!"

On the side, Li Chang scolded angrily.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Liu San'er shrank his neck, and said hurriedly, "The villain's business is not bad, he has about three or four taels of silver every day, and after a month's expenses, he can still save three or forty taels!"

"So are we!"

Others said too.

"Well, even if it's five taels a day, 150 taels a month, and 800 taels a year, isn't that right? According to what you said, you can save about 400 taels a year, right?" Zhao Ran laughed.

"That's right!"

Several people nodded. This was just a simple calculation problem. Even Li Chang didn't know what Zhao Ran meant by asking this question, and the other people around were also puzzled.

"very good!"

Zhao Ran nodded again, and in the next moment, his face suddenly turned cold, and he shouted, "Then tell me, where did the 1 taels of gold tickets in each of you come from?"

"What? A golden ticket of 1 taels?"

"How is this possible? How can they have so much money?"

"Is this impossible?"

... Everyone was in an uproar, and Liu San'er and the others also changed their expressions drastically.

"Too... Mr. Zhao, what are you talking about? Each of them has 1 taels of gold tickets?"

Even Li Chang was taken aback.

"If Master Li doesn't believe it, you can have someone search you!"

Zhao Ran snorted coldly.

"No no, I don't! I don't!"

Those people shook their heads, looking extremely panicked.

But Li Chang did not hesitate at all, he ordered the government officials to forcibly search his body, and after a while, all the ten thousand taels of gold tickets of each of these people were searched out, and now it is even more eye-catching.

"damn it!"

On the side, Yao Peng, the plaintiff in this case, cursed secretly when he saw this.

"Tell me honestly, where did these golden tickets come from?"

Li Chang glared at them and asked.

"Don't say it was saved by doing business! According to your own words, I'm afraid you won't be able to save so much in your lifetime!"

Zhao Ran chuckled beside him.

"I, we..."

Liu San'er, who had been sharp-tongued just now, could not utter a complete sentence, let alone other people.

"It seems that there is really another mystery in this case. Thank you Mr. Zhao, otherwise there will be an unjust case!"

After seeing the appearance of several people, Li Chang took a deep breath, first bowed his hands to Zhao Ran, and then said loudly, "Now this official announces that he will temporarily withdraw from the hall. After I find out the facts, I will decide another date for the opening of the hall!"

Li Chang said that, although it would make the onlookers dissatisfied, but this is the lobby of the Weifu after all, people dare not say more, and they dispersed soon. There are even many people who will say that Li Chang, Mr. Li, is a stupid official.

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"Come here, bring the plaintiff, the defendant, and a bunch of witnesses into the back hall!"

With an order from the stand, everyone went to the back hall.

This was also Zhao Ran's order, and Li Chang dared not have any objections.

"Brother Ran, what's the matter, isn't this second good show good?"

Chu Xuan also walked in with Zhao Quan and Qi Sha.

"The next official pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! See the prince!"

After drinking away all the yamen servants and servants, Li Chang immediately bowed to salute.

"Master Li is free!"

Zhao Ran raised his hand, and immediately said to Chu Xuan angrily, "You are quite good at calling people! You know they have the golden ticket, but you still insist on me coming forward!"

"Hehe, isn't it hard work for those who are able? Besides, you are the prince, our future heir!" Chu Xuan replied with a light smile.

But at this time, Yao Peng, Liu San'er and others next to him were quite frightened, especially Liu San'er and the others were ordinary small businessmen, and now they saw the prince and King Xuanyuan, and their expressions changed one after another , finally pale and bloodless.

"Brother! Brother Prince!"

Huang Chang approached Chu Xuan and shouted softly.

"elder brother?"

This title made everyone even more uproar, even Li Chang was taken aback.

No one could have imagined that the person they framed would be Prince Xuanyuan's younger sister, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could call her brother.

"Ahem...His Royal Highness, lord, what...what is going on? This..."

Li Chang smiled wryly.

He clearly remembered that the princess in the empire was not like the one in front of him.

"She's my sister!"

Chu Xuan smiled and said, "Shang'er, why don't you meet Master Li soon?"

"Little girl Huang Chang, see your lord!" Although Huang Chang was reluctant in his heart, he reluctantly saluted.

"Don't dare!"

Li Chang returned the salute again and again, only to feel that his back was soaked in cold sweat.

"Shang'er is my righteous sister, but she is no different from my own sister! Your majesty and empress did not give her any titles, so she is not considered a princess, and it's no wonder that Lord Li doesn't know her!" Chu Xuan laughed.

"This is my good sister of Chang'er, the daughter of Wu Jing and Wu Gong!" Chu Xuan paused, and then revealed Wu Yuan's identity.

"Mr. Wu!"

Li Chang was taken aback again, and quickly called out to Miss Wu while smiling wryly.

Wu Yuan hummed directly, and reluctantly returned the salute, presumably because of Li Chang's previous judgment.

They are not ordinary people!
Yao Peng and the servants were so terrified that they almost fainted from the shock.

"Shang'er, classmate Wu, tell Master Li what happened today!" Chu Xuan laughed.

"Ok!"

Huang Chang nodded and told the whole story, which made Li Chang furious and glared fiercely at Yao Peng, Liu San'er and others.

I have to say, if it weren't for the golden ticket in the arms of Liu San'er and the others, I'm afraid this matter would really not be so easy to reverse.

Now, after knowing the identities of Huang Chang and Wu Yuan, Li Chang naturally no longer doubted their words, so the question came, why did he frame them?
"My lord, please forgive me! We know we were wrong!"

"It's him, it's all shopkeeper Yao!"

"Yes, that's him! It was he who came to us yesterday and said that he wanted us to cooperate, and then there would be ten thousand taels of gold. We were greedy for money and agreed! We really don't know anything else!"

...Liu San'er and others betrayed Yao Peng without hesitation, and Yao Peng's face was even paler at this time, and he didn't even make any sophistry.

If the other party wasn't the prince and prince, if Huang Shang and Wu Yuan didn't have those identities, he might have said a few more words, but now that the other party's identities are so terrifying, what else could he say? , nothing more...

"Master Li, these people can be regarded as being used by others, just a few small punishments!"

Chu Xuan glanced at Liu San'er and the others, and said calmly, "You guys also remember, don't be an example! You'd better do business honestly in the future, otherwise I will definitely let you have no foothold in the empire!"

"Yes yes yes! Thank you, my lord, the villain knows it!"

These people breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed their heads in thanks.

Soon, they were sent away, and of course those golden tickets were kept.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Xuan's eyes fell on Yao Peng, and he said indifferently, "Yao Peng, what can you say?"

"..."

Yao Peng didn't respond as if he didn't hear it.

"My lord, you seem to know something. What's going on?" Li Chang asked with a frown.

"Hehe, Lord Li, I wonder if this king can ask you for favors?" Chu Xuan didn't answer, but asked back with a smile.

"The prince wants to... bring this person back to the palace?"

Li Chang frowned.

"Not bad!"

Chu Xuan nodded, but Li Chang was extremely hesitant. After all, this matter had already been placed in the lobby of the Wei Mansion, so he had to give everyone an explanation.

"Don't worry, Master Li, I have taken care of this matter!"

Zhao Ran smiled at the side, "When I go back, I will announce it in the name of the Prince's Mansion, and don't care about the other Lord Li!"

"It's so good! Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Wang Ye!"

Li Chang heaved a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly.

Not long after, Chu Xuan ordered Zhao Quan to take Yao Peng who seemed to be petrified, bid farewell to Li Chang, and left the Wei Mansion...

(End of this chapter)