Chapter 1032: Powerless to Seek Justice and Turn the Tables (1)
The fat man and his companions, who spread rumors, were charged with defamation and sent to the government for trial. Jingzhao Yin thus tried them for the crime of defamation. However, the fat man and others adamantly claimed they were instructed by others, refusing to confess to having slandered Lord Wei Yuan House.
Jingzhao Yin ordered for torture to be prepared, and the accused remained consistent in their story, still adhering to their original statements. They not only recounted in detail the locations and process by which they were instructed by the person behind the scenes but also, to enhance the credibility, they reenacted the scenario in front of everyone, vividly presenting the words, expressions, and gestures of the mastermind, leaving the onlookers with little doubt of their truthfulness.
According to the accused, the person who had instructed them was merely a minor manager in Lord Wei Yuan House, but this manager worked at a rouge shop under Lady Wei from Lord Wei Yuan House. Needless to say, everyone could easily guess who the real mastermind was.
Jingzhao Yin, truly The Fair and Upright God who stands for the people, immediately dispatched his men with lightning speed to Lady Wei’s rouge shop and apprehended the manager in question, bringing him to the court for a confrontation with the rumor-mongers.
The manager, having been frightened by Xiao Ruiyuan’s men the previous night, no longer dared to protect the person behind the scenes with a hard mouth. Thus, following the instructions given to him the previous night, he feigned stubbornness until Jingzhao Yin was about to apply severe torture. Then, as if out of fear, he divulged everything he knew, including what Lord Wei Yuan had said about "expelling that evil offspring from the clan, and bringing back Qing’er to take over the position of Princely Heir."
Once this testimony was given, no one doubted its veracity anymore, and the onlookers were utterly shocked by Xiao Xiong’s actions. It was not unheard of for a parent to dislike their own child for one reason or another, but it was rare for parents to be so vicious that they not only wanted to take everything from their son but also to expel him from the clan.