amaotonovel Chapter 1436 The Prince Publicly Abuses His Lover
Chapter 1436 The Prince Publicly Abuses His Lover
The second trial began early the next morning.
When Wang Tiechui woke up from his hangover.
He discovered that several uninvited guests had arrived at his home.
Those were several yamen runners dressed in official robes.
"Gentlemen, what's going on here..." Wang Tiechui looked at them, his honest and simple face full of confusion.
"Wang Tiechui." The head constable looked at him with a sympathetic expression. "Come with us."
"People from the capital have come to retry your case."
"What?!" Wang Tiechui was stunned when he heard this.
A dramatic event that will change his destiny is about to begin.
The capital city, Jingzhao Prefecture.
Today, the Jingzhao Prefecture is somewhat different from usual.
Not only were several times the number of imperial guards deployed at the gate, but the wide streets in front of the Jingzhao Prefecture were also packed with people from the capital who had come after hearing the news.
Everyone's face was filled with excitement and curiosity.
They were all just there to watch the spectacle.
Let's take a look at the final trial of the "Wang Tiechui rape case," which caused a great uproar in the imperial court a few days ago.
Chenshi.
The gates of the Jingzhao Prefecture slowly opened.
Wang Tiechui and Zhao Shou'er were escorted in by two yamen runners, one on each side.
Wang Tiechui's face was filled with tension and unease.
Zhao Shou'er, on the other hand, was tearful and pitiful, a sight that would evoke pity in anyone who saw her.
"mighty--"
As the Prefect of Jingzhao prefecture slammed his gavel down, the judge's gavel fell heavily.
The highly anticipated public trial has officially begun.
Who is kneeling below the hall?
"This humble citizen is Wang Tiechui."
"I am Zhao Shou'er."
"Zhao Shou'er." The Prefect of Jingzhao glanced at the woman below the platform, who was weeping uncontrollably, and asked, "You accused Wang Tiechui of raping you. Is that true?"
"Replying to your question, sir," Zhao Shou'er raised her head, her beautiful face now streaked with tears, making her appear even more pitiful, "it is indeed so."
"Wang Tiechui, he's not human! He ignored the woman's cries and resistance and forcibly defiled her chastity!"
"My lord, please do me justice!"
As she spoke, she began to kowtow repeatedly on the ground.
His pitiful appearance aroused sympathy in all the onlookers.
"That Wang Tiechui is such a scoundrel!"
"That's right, how could he bring himself to hurt such a beautiful young woman?"
"I think he should be castrated!"
Discussions rose and fell.
Everyone's criticism was directed at the honest man who had kept his head down and remained silent throughout.
"Wang Tiechui." The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review glanced at the somewhat dull-witted man below the platform, his voice tinged with displeasure, "Is everything Zhao Shou'er said true?"
“I…” Wang Tiechui raised his head, glanced at Zhao Shou’er who was crying with tears streaming down her face, and then glanced at the people around him who were pointing and whispering about him. His usually honest face was filled with helplessness.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
I don't know how to defend myself.
He can't exactly say that he just wanted to sleep with his wife, can he?
"Hmph." The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review snorted coldly as he looked at his tacit expression. "It seems you have nothing to say."
"Guards!" He picked up the gavel, ready to pronounce judgment, "Send this audacious scoundrel..."
He hasn't finished speaking yet.
A lazy voice came from the back of the lobby.
"Wait a minute."
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned towards the direction from which the sound came.
A man dressed in black casual clothes led a stunningly beautiful woman in a black and gold dress as they slowly walked out from the back hall.
The two walked side by side, like a divine couple, leaving everyone present stunned.
"Your Majesty! Your Highness!" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was terrified the moment he saw the person who had arrived!
He immediately jumped off his seat and knelt down on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Your Highness, I pay my respects!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Your Highness!"
Everyone in the hall, including the onlookers, knelt down as well.
The roar of shouts, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, echoed endlessly above the Dali Temple.
"Get up, all of you." Murong Yan raised her hand, her voice cold.
She was not wearing the ceremonial robe that symbolized supreme imperial power today.
He casually wore that jet-black phoenix-themed dress.
A five-zhang-long, jet-gold trail silently cascaded down the high threshold, like a black galaxy flowing with starlight.
The giant phoenix woven from real gold thread on the skirt shone with lifelike eyes under the sunlight, as if it were examining this bizarre case.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone got up from the ground.
But no one dared to make a sound anymore.
Everyone wore an expression of awe.
Lin Zhen pulled Murong Yan to the very center of the lobby.
He glanced at Wang Tiechui, who was still trembling in the hall, and Zhao Shou'er, who was already terrified, and smiled.
"I heard that a very interesting case is being tried here, so I came with Your Majesty to take a look."
His voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.
"You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't mind." The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
This case probably won't be resolved so easily today.
"Zhao Shou'er." Lin Zhen's gaze fell on the woman who was still feigning pitifulness. "You said Wang Tiechui raped you?"
"Your Highness," Zhao Shou'er said, looking at Lin Zhen's handsome face, which even made her feel a little dazed, her voice trembling slightly, "It is indeed so."
"Is that so?" Lin Zhen laughed. "Then let me ask you, you've been married to Wang Tiechui for three years, why have you never been willing to share a room with him?"
“I…” Zhao Shou’er’s face turned pale upon hearing this. “I’m scared.”
"Scared?" Lin Zhen's lips curled into a mocking smile. "You're hiding something, aren't you?"
He said, clapping his hands.
"Bring it up."
The moment the words fell.
Two disheveled figures were brought forward by guards dressed in black.
One of them was the pretty boy named "Wenxuan" who had a secret rendezvous with Zhao Shou'er in the willow grove a few days ago.
The other was a middle-aged man who looked shifty-eyed.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Shou'er's beautiful face, which had been streaked with tears, instantly drained of all color!
"No..." She looked at the two of them, her eyes filled with nothing but fear!
"Zhao Shou'er." Lin Zhen looked at her distraught appearance and said in an icy voice, "You should know both of these people, right?"
"I don't know them!" Zhao Shou'er denied it outright, shaking her head frantically in an attempt to distance herself from the two of them.
"Don't you recognize me?" Lin Zhen laughed, a hint of cruelty in his smile. "That's strange."
He pointed to the pale-faced young man, who was also terrified, and said calmly, "His name is Liu Wenxuan, the son of a down-on-his-luck scholar from a neighboring county. You eloped with him three years ago, didn't you?"