C204 High Court

Unfortunately, Chen Xiao was brought to the court to kneel, and Qi He had no choice but to follow.

"Milord, words are always spoken without restraint. Please don't lower yourself to the same level as him."

Master Cheng's expression was solemn. "I naturally won't blame this child, but as his elder sister, if you don't properly teach him and let him think of some unorthodox things, I will punish this little brother of yours for his crimes."

Qi He originally wanted to say that he was not his own brother, but now he denied it. It was too heartless.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, said, "She's not my sister. She's the Qi He of the Duke's Mansion."

Lord Cheng was greatly shocked. Just now, he had said something childish, so this child probably wouldn't lie. Besides, what kind of crime would it be to impersonate the imperial family? Did they dare?

Thus, she immediately got up and walked over to Qi He, "This official doesn't know that your highness the princess is riding on a phoenix chariot. If you have offended you in any way, I hope that you can forgive me."

The spectators were all shocked. Why was the princess here? Too much fun with the people.

"Milord, there is no need to be so courteous." Wei He still showed his badge, indicating that he was indeed a princess.

Sigh, I remember that time when I was being teased by these hooligans, it was because I didn't have anything to prove my identity, so when I went out in the future, she was careful, and this time it was really useful.

"Your Highness, you are the monarch and this official is your subject. Please be seated." A few polite words were unavoidable.

Qi He refused, "This princess only came here to join in the fun. If it's convenient, then please give this princess a chair to sit and listen by the side."

At any rate, at this point, if he did not stay, it would hurt Master Cheng's heart.

"Yes, yes, yes, His Highness is personally attending the hearing, this is this official's fortune." Lord Cheng instructed the bailiff, "Still not moving!"

Then, order was restored in the hall. The only difference from before was that there were two more people, Qi He and Chen Xiao.

"Wang Ran, tell me again what happened on the day of the murder." Master Cheng was striking a log.

"Yes, milord." "I remember yesterday, when I went out to get some wine, and when I came back, I found out that a lot of valuable things had gone missing from my house, I immediately thought of that guy Zhao Qi. Although Zhao Qi is a neighbor of mine, because his hands and feet were dirty, he had the habit of stealing from other people, so the two families didn't have anything to do with each other.

"You're slandering me, I didn't steal it at all!" Zhao Qi glowered and roared.

Lord Cheng once again took note of the shocking news. "Silence, silence, silence!"

There was absolute silence as they waited for the lord to ask about the case.

Qi He felt that this was very interesting. One of them spoke in a very orderly manner while the other seemed so angry that he wanted to kill someone. Was this Zhao Qi really a thief in this case?

There was a voice in her heart telling her that things might not be as simple as that.

Before Master Cheng could speak, Chen Xiao beat him to it, "Sir, this Wang Ran has no proof at all!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Who was this little fellow beside the princess? She actually had such courage and boldness.

However, to be by the princess' side meant that her background must be extraordinary.

No one would have thought that he was just an ordinary woodcutter's son.

"That's right, even a child knows that words are baseless. It's just your deduction. If you don't have the evidence, how am I supposed to avenge you?" Master Cheng told Wang Ran.

Wang Ran was an impatient person, "Sir, he must have done it. You are used to stealing, but because you stole some small things in the past, we did not report you. I did not expect you to be so bold as to rob my family of all our treasures."

"Is there anyone else in your family?"

Wang Ran answered respectfully, "To reply Princess, my wife has already gone home, so there is no one else in her home."

Qi He wasn't surprised at all. "How long has your wife been home?"

"According to today's calculations, seven days have already passed."

"Yes." Wei He nodded.

Master Cheng clasped his hands at Wei He, "Princess, what did you discover?"

"Nothing yet." Wei He was not an expert in this field.

Chen Xiao had already taken care of a string of candied fruits, spitting hawthorn seeds all over the place. It was very immoral.

"My father said that if it wasn't something that he witnessed with his own eyes, then it couldn't be real." Chen Xiaomeng said in a very serious manner.

Zhao Qi gave Chen Xiao a grateful look. It was rare for anyone to defend him, even though he was a young boy.

Wang Ran was unhappy, "Who else can it be other than him? Could it be that the treasure left on its own? "

Just as she finished speaking, a woman rushed into the court.

"Master Qingtian, please forgive me. The silver was taken by this young lady."

"My wife? Why is it you? " Wang Ran was shocked.

Right now, the situation was a little uncertain. Wang Ran wrongly accused Zhao Qi of stealing from her, but she never thought that it was her own wife who did it.

"Why aren't you explaining?" The thing that Master Cheng did the most was to take pictures of others.

Honestly speaking, this way, he would be able to gather everyone's attention. The things invented by his predecessors were truly useful.

"Yes, milord." Wang Ran's wife enunciated each word clearly, "When I returned to my family, I found out that my brother's business had failed and he was in huge debt, so how could I not help, so I hurried home to get some silver to help him, but because of the urgent situation, my husband was not at home at that time, so I decided to leave after collecting some silver. I wanted to wait for him to come back, but who would've thought that he would come back this time and find out that my husband sent Big Brother Zhao to the government, so I didn't dare to delay and come to the yamen to explain things."

"So that's how it is." Everyone sighed.

After all this time, it was just an accident.

"Like I said, what you see is the truth, what you hear is the truth. What my father taught me is very true." Chen Xiao did not forget to give face to his own father in front of others.

The woman scolded Wang Ran softly, "Husband, you have truly wronged Big Brother Zhao this time."

Actually, there was something wrong with her. If she had left a clear note, things would not have turned out like this.

Wang Ran embarrassedly said to Zhao Qi, "Brother Zhao, I'm really sorry. I apologize to you."

"I don't dare. How can someone like me be worthy of your apology?" Sure enough, after turning the tables, the salty fish couldn't help but mock that person who was trapped in the prison.

"Alright, alright. Since the truth of the case has been revealed, there's no need for further explanation. Release Zhao Qi without any offense. You two, husband and wife, can go back!" Lord Cheng isn't a bad person.

"Thank you, Old Master Qingtian!"

Qi He also stood up. "Lord Cheng is very perceptive. He really is worthy of being a parent. This princess admires him."

"Princess, you flatter me." Actually, he didn't do anything. He merely swatted a few wooden sticks.

Chen Xiao mumbled, "Hmm, it feels like being a civil servant is quite fun."

"Milord, I, the princess, will take my leave. There is no need for you to send me off." Qi He left with Chen Xiao, not taking a cloud with him, only leaving behind a dozen hawthorn seeds. "He-""

Lord Cheng made a respectful gesture and then said to Zhao Qi, "You must not commit any more theft in the future. This time, I'll let you remember for a while."

"Thank you for your teachings, Sir!"