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They were all natives of the Tan Yang, so they naturally knew the position of the Jia family in the Tan Yang. However, Tao Feng's face was currently even more terrifying than the Jia family's, so they only hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and slapping his lips.

"Ugh!" After being slapped in the mouth by the Yamen, Jia Yuanling immediately cried out in pain.

Seeing this, he staggered and almost fell to the ground, "My son!"

Tao Feng lifted his hand, signalling the Yamen to stop, and the Yamen returned to the group with a hand full of blood.

Ling Zhang looked at Jia Yuanling who had collapsed on the ground, whose face was covered in blood and tears, and then looked at Fang, who was struggling in the heaven and earth.

"Silence." Tao Feng shouted.

Fang looked into Tao Feng's sharp eyes, and his crying voice seemed to have been strangled. After a long while, he recovered his voice: "Master, why did you use such torture on my son?"

"Disrupting the court, publicly threatening witnesses, looking down on me, and refusing to admit guilty, it is reasonable for me to execute you," Tao Feng said angrily, "Fang, you have tried to question and stop me several times, is it really as Ling Zhang said, that you are arrogant to the point of looking down on all the Law s in our court?"

Fang's face suddenly turned pale white.

Ling Zhang simply wanted to clap for Tao Feng, what he gave his, Tao Feng had used even more freely than him.

"This humble woman does not have any intention of looking down on the Law. Master, you misunderstand." Fang said, the woman who was trying to be strong earlier started crying, pretending to be weak, "This humble woman only dotes on my son, please forgive this humble woman's impulsiveness, for this humble woman loves her son."

"My lord, my wife did not offend you on purpose, please forgive her." The Housekeeper of Jia Mansion said.

Master, my son was just muddle-headed and did not intend to slander the Ling childe. Fang cried as he spoke.

"The four of them have already confessed. It was Jia Yuanling who ordered them to push the matter of adultery with dancers onto my head, Mrs. Jia will not defend Jia Yuanling anymore." Ling Zhang said.

Fang's weeping stopped, and she looked at the four people with a sharp gaze. The four people's heads were lowered, and did not meet her gaze.

Fang glared at them and said while gnashing his teeth: "They lied."

"This official has his own judgement on whether or not to lie," Tao Feng said at this moment, "Before this official can inquire about the matter, if Fang speaks again, I will punish you with the crime of disturbing the court."

"The four of you, how exactly did you order Jia Yuanling to slander you, and how the process went, will be called out from the facts." Tao Feng said to the four.

The four of them looked at each other and hesitated. It was obvious that the Fang was here, so they no longer dared to speak out loud.

Ling Zhang frowned, this was impossible, he just wanted the four of them to confess, if they did not identify Jia Yuanling, this matter would be very troublesome.

He looked at Tao Feng, and Tao Feng gave him a hidden glance. Then, he patted the wood that caused a stir, and shouted loudly, "If you don't listen to the facts, everyone will get twenty slabs each!"

"Master, if these four people do not make a sound, perhaps they are not ordered by them, but are active participants. Like Jia Yuanling, they are accomplices, and I request master to give them a strict trial, so that these four people can be punished along with Jia Yuanling. Ling Zhang pressured from the side.

The two rows of Yamen, under the indication of Tao Feng's eyes, coordinated with the baton and resounded through the court.

Under the heavy pressure, the four people were so scared that their faces had turned pale. One of them could not take the lead and said, "I said, I said, Jia Yuanling told us that he will drug Ling Zhang's Decoction for Waking Up Wine and after Ling Zhang fainted, he will strip Ling Zhang's clothes and throw him beside dancers."