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The green-robed servant saw Lu Pingliang's attitude changed drastically. He was now full of anger. And his master was even more dumbfounded. He originally thought that these few people that were with Old Man Wang and the other poor people would at most be the servants of some rich family in charge of the house. However, he didn't expect them to be from the Prince's Mansion.

"Prefect, I just heard you say that you wanted to beat my subordinates?" Luo Lingwei sat in front of the hall with her arms crossed and sneered at Lu Pingliang.

Lu Pingliang could only smile apologetically. "Esteemed wangfei, it's all a misunderstanding."

Luo Lingwei ignored him, instead pointing at the middle-aged man who was sweating profusely: "Who do you think you are? Since you're the plaintiff, why don't you just kneel in front of me? Do you dare to sit on equal footing with me?"

Hearing this, the man scrambled to his knees in front of Luo Lingwei, kowtowing and begging for forgiveness.

"This commoner is a local squire called Lu Ping. This commoner knows his crimes and begs for mercy, Empress!" At the same time, old man Wang also quietly told Lil 'White about this person's background.

It turned out that after Lu Pingliang left, his younger brother Lu Ping also came to the Ming Lin manor. Lu Pingliang was born into a businessman's family. After Lu Pingliang became an official, his family's business was handed over to Lu Ping to manage. With the power of his brother, the prefect of Ming Lin prefecture, he had monopolized a lot of businesses.

However, it was this local tyrant who was kneeling in front of Luo Lingwei, a seemingly delicate and weak woman. He didn't even dare to let out a breath, letting the spectators feel relieved.

"All of you, get up. Zhao Wei, all of you get up as well." Luo Lingwei waved her hand.

At this moment, Zhao Wei was no longer thinking about this farce, but thinking about how to get out of it quickly. Otherwise, if the news of Luo Lingwei's presence in the Ming Lin Manor were to spread to others, it would inevitably lead to a bloody scene.

"Esteemed wangfei, these people are the original defendants in this case. Letting them stand in court, this …" Lu Pingliang was embarrassed, but he still wanted to keep the last bit of his prestige as a court official.

Luo Lingwei slapped the chair and shouted, "Impudent! Could it be that you want your emperor's appointed general to kneel in front of you and let you beat him up?"

At this time, Zhao Wei's heart was even more alarmed. Luo Lingwei had already exposed her identity, so it seemed like she had to leave this dangerous place soon. It would be best if she left today.

However, once Luo Lingwei said this, the crowd became restless once again. Lu Pingliang, who was sitting in the hall, was dumbfounded. He thought it was just an ordinary fight, but he didn't expect to offend two people he couldn't afford to offend. He suddenly remembered the first thing Zhao Wei said to him. However, because he was beaten up by his own brother, he didn't care at all. Thinking about it now, he felt waves of regret.

A few years ago in the capital, he knew a little about the Military Department's Chief Steward Zhang Qian and the City Guard Li Wan. At that time, those two had offended Luo Lingwei, but the next day, they disappeared without a trace. If Luo Lingwei did not make it to the court today, he would most likely lose his life if he continued to beat her up!

"Empress, we still have important matters to attend to. Today's matter was only a misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, this general wishes the Empress to place great importance on the overall situation. Our journey is more urgent." Zhao Wei knew that even though Lu Pingliang was only a sixth rank Prefect, he was still a local tyrant. Even though you are a noble king, it would not be wise to fight with him in his territory.

Lu Pingliang also understood from Zhao Wei's words that Zhao Wei wanted to show his goodwill by saying that he didn't want to blow the matter. As a result, Lu Pingliang was relieved.

"General Zhao, look at this joke of yours, it has truly caused this official to suffer." Lu Pingliang quickly walked down the hall, held Zhao Wei's hand, and said to him with a big smile.

Zhao Wei also smiled and said to Lu Pingliang, "Master Lu, we also have something to take care of, and we shouldn't reveal the cause and effect behind it. That's why we had this misunderstanding."

Seeing that the lawsuit could not go on any longer, the Master at the side ordered the bailiffs to chase away the citizens who were just watching the show.

"It's all scattered. It's all scattered. It's time to go back to work!"

After greeting each other, Luo Lingwei, Zhao Wei, and the rest all left the mansion.

After the man had left, Lu Pingliang glared at Lu Ping. Lu Ping, on the other hand, looked at the servant who was still kneeling on the ground, not daring to get up. Lu Ping immediately kicked Lu Ping who was still waiting for him, then glared at Lu Ping, while Lu Ping looked at Lu Ping, on the other hand, looked at the servant who was still kneeling on the ground. The manservant begged for mercy and screamed incessantly.

"To make an idiot like you cause so much trouble for the old master!" After a few blows, Lu Ping was tired. He panted and pointed at the servant boy, then turned around and said to the servants, "You guys, bring this guy back to me and give him a good beating!"

A few servants obeyed the order and dragged the servants, who were constantly crying and begging for mercy, away from the court.