Chapter 611 - Chapter 611: Overturn the Testimony, Start Over
Chapter 611: Overturn the Testimony, Start Over
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The personnel from the Regional Prince’s Mansion pushed aside the surrounding crowd before they were able to enter the Capital Prefecture. Because of Liang Jin’s customs, trials were always conducted openly without concealment, subject to public oversight. Therefore, even though they felt their private matters should not be aired publicly, they had no choice at this moment.
In the eyes of the commoners, the people from the Regional Prince’s Mansion were like rats crossing the street, being scolded and beaten.
Especially the commoners who had been favored by Su Han when she was the Regional Princess. They had prepared eggs and rotten vegetables and threw them at Chu Xiao tian and Min Jia.
As a result, the moment Min Jia and Chu Xiaotian entered the Capital Prefecture, they had to change their clothes before going to court.
In the hall, Liang Jin and Chu Chengye sat side by side.
Liang Jin announced loudly to the crowd, “The case between Miss Su and Yong’an County’s Prince is a case of the imperial family. Therefore, I will be hearing it together with the Seventh Prince, who is temporarily acting as the Minister of Justice.”
“Yes, Lord.”
Everyone nodded slightly.
Liang Jin first read out the results of Min Jia’s trial. However, before he could finish reading, a servant in the Regional Prince’s Mansion said, “Lord, the testimony I gave last time was wrong. Can you please give me a chance to testify again?”
Liang Jin frowned. “Preposterous. Do you know that perjury in court is against the law?”
“Lord is wise. I’m only afraid of the Regional Prince’s Mansion’s prestige. After the Regional Princess left the prince’s mansion, everything in the prince’s mansion was controlled by madam. Even if 1 wanted to say it, 1 would not dare!”
This servant was called Zhang Wu, and he was Su Han’s most trusted person in the mansion.
He had wanted to speak up for Su Han in the court, but Su Yingxue had sent someone to tell him not to tell the truth too early. They should tell the truth according to what the Regional Prince’s Mansion told them to, and they should only tell the truth when Su Han appeared.
For so long, he and the others had been holding back.
When Liang Jin heard him say this, he felt that something was amiss. “I’ll give you another chance, but you have to tell me the truth. If you hide anything else, 1 won’t forgive you!”
“No!”
Chu Xiaotian stopped him, “Sir, this person has gone back on his word. I’m afraid he has long planned to harm our Regional Prince’s Mansion. I don’t think his words can be trusted!”
Chu Xiaotian turned around and glared at Zhang Wu. He did not expect that this group of servants, whom he had trained well, would dare to betray him at this moment.
“I don’t think so either! How could the testimony of a person who went back on his word be used as evidence! You can’t trust him.”
Chu Chengye was naturally on Chu Xiaotian’s side.
In the hall, Liang Jin was in a difficult position and even began to suspect.
He asked Su Han, “Su Han, are you familiar with this person? Are you instigating him to say these words today?”
“Lord.”
Su Han lifted her dress and slowly knelt with Su Miaoyan’s help.
There were still some scars on her face, but her expression was magnanimous. “When I was still in the Regional Prince’s Mansion, Zhang Wu was indeed a capable person in the mansion. It’s reasonable for you to suspect that 1 instigated him to change his testimony. However, 1 believe that he’s not the only one who wants to change his testimony today.”
“Yes! What we said before was also fake!”
“The Regional Prince forced us to say this!”
“We only want to give the Princess justice. She has been working hard in the Regional Prince’s Mansion for the past few years and has done so many things for the prince’s mansion. In the end, she is still treated like this. This is unfair to her!”
With Zhang Wu as the leader, more than a dozen servants of the Regional Prince’s Mansion all overturned their own testimony.
Liang Jin was quite surprised.. He slapped the gavel and said, “If what you said is true, tell me everything in detail!”