Chapter 137: That Old Man Came Again
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Madam Zhang immediately became nervous when Liu Shimei asked this question.
How could she not be nervous?
If she was convicted of theft, would she still have the face as the Grand Chancellor’s Wife? Could she still sit in this seat?
If the future Crown Princess had a mother who was accused of theft, would it affect her selection?
In fact, this was not something that she had just paid attention to. Liu Fuyun was very clear about the law and analyzed it with her. It did not matter if she was convicted of theft. He would first appease her face and then think of a way to get her out!
As long as it did not affect Liu Yan’er’s position as the Crown Prince Consort, it would not be a problem!
Lu Mou replied, “According to the laws of the Great Shu Dynasty, those who steal property worth tens of thousands of taels of silver will be punished with jiagun to injure their hands as a punishment.”
Madam Zhang’s face turned pale when she heard the word ‘jiagun’!
“Second, you will be sentenced to one year in prison!”
Madam Zhang’s heart sank.
However, since she had already decided to be the scapegoat, there was no room for her to go back on her words. Therefore, she could only lower her head and remain silent. At most, she would throw Liu Shimei a resentful look!
How could Liu Shimei not feel anything?
The corners of her lips turned slightly cold, but she did not take it seriously. She asked again, “Then, when will the case be heard?”
Lu Mou replied, “The Grand Chancellor’s Wife has taken the initiative to confess her crimes. After signing, I will submit the file to the Supreme Court. Tomorrow, we will be able to open the court and convict her!”
Liu Shimei was quite surprised.
As a modern person, he had already lost hope in the efficiency of the government. He thought that it would take a month or two before the court would open.
She did not expect the trial process to be so fast. It was no wonder that she had spent so much effort to invite Lu Mou to investigate the case!
She sighed and said, “Since that’s the case, Shimei will wait for Lord Lu to pass on the message.”
The deal between Liu Fuyun and Liu Shimei was that as long as either Madam Zhang or Liu Yan’er pleaded guilty, she could pretend that she did not know that the real culprit was Liu Yan’er.
Therefore, even if his wife was about to be sentenced, he only said, “Lord Lu, this was originally just a family matter of this Grand Chancellor, but when it came to the Supreme Court, it was really a big joke. It is not appropriate to wash one’s dirty linen in public. Lord Lu, please do not try this case in public for my sake!”
Lu Mou did not agree to this request immediately. He only said, “I will convey the Grand Chancellor’s wishes. Lord Wang will make a decision.”
It could be said that this person was extremely reliable and would definitely not leave a hole for him.
It was fine if he did not say this, but if he did, Liu Fuyun’s frown deepened and his anger toward Liu Shimei intensified.
This was because the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Wang Lan, was none other than the cousin of Liu Shimei’s maternal grandfather, the matriarch of the Liang family, the Wang family!
On the other side, Liu Shimei stood up with a heavy heart. She hugged the extremely ugly rabbit and bowed deeply to Lu Mou. “Shimei suddenly feels unwell. 1 will excuse myself first.”
She quickly fled.
What a joke. If she did not leave now, would she be held back by Liu Fuyun and his wife, asking her to plead for mercy?
This matter had been brewing until now, and the main event was about to take place. How could she relax at this time?
After Liu Shimei left, Lu Mou also left the Grand Chancellor’s Residence after getting Madam Zhang to sign the agreement.
Liu Shimei, who was feeling unwell, did not return to Leihua Courtyard. Instead, she left the Grand Chancellor’s Residence through the back door.
In order to make it easier for her to start work in the future, she specially asked Liang Yi to help her rent a small building very close to Zheng Medical Hall. She went there to change her appearance before going to the Zheng Medical Hall.
When he saw her, Xu Xian, who was doing odd jobs in the lobby, came forward and said, “Zhi Liu, the old man from last time came again and asked to see you!”
Liu Shimei thought for a while and realized that the old man was referring to Qi Yang!
“Where is he?” she asked, nodding.
“It’s just outside the emergency room,” Xu Xian answered.
“I’ll go take a look,” Liu Shimei said.
Just as she turned around, Xu Xian’s hesitant voice sounded. “Zhi Liu, did you really move?”
Because she had either left early or applied for leave these past few days, Xu Xian could not get off work with her. Occasionally, when they met, they had their own things to do and did not ask about these private matters.
Liu Shimei was surprised and she asked, “How did you know that I moved?”