allonlinenovel Chapter 334 Portrait
Chapter 334 Portrait
Chapter 334 Portrait
"His brother and sister beat my nephew, stole and killed my chickens, and constantly threatened the lives of my Wu family. Peng Ergou is a scoundrel in Shilibao, bullying the weak and endangering the neighbors. Shouldn't such a person be beaten?"
The onlookers pointed and talked at Peng Ergou.
Zhou Qian in the back hall raised the corner of his mouth.
Duan Fang, who was sitting nearby listening to the trial, nodded slightly at Xue Qing.
Lord Xing also nodded slightly, and when he saw a constable below, he was startled: "Ahem, Xia Xueqing, how could a woman like you seriously injure him?"
If the explanation doesn't make sense, doesn't that mean it's a demon possession?
"Thieves are always guilty, and ever since I was sold to the Wu family, the Wu family mistress has loved me in every way. They are my family. When they are threatened, I will protect them even at the cost of my life!"
Liu and Ding were outside with red eyes, wiping their tears with handkerchiefs.
Xue Qing went on to say: "If a person who protects his family with a heart of gratitude is called possessed by a monster, who would be willing to repay a favor in the future?"
Xue Qing said the last sentence especially loudly, so that the people outside could hear it.
"This is a girl with feelings and intentions!"
“Maybe they are just strong.”
...
The people were talking endlessly, and Lord Xing slammed the gavel: "Silence!"
"Ms. Liu, have you ever hired a teacher for Xia Xueqing? Can she read and write?"
Hearing Master Xing's question, there was a hint of pride in his eyes: "To answer your question, how can we ordinary people afford a teacher? We have never let her learn to read. She can't read and can't write."
Lord Xing asked Wu Tong and Li again. They had said before that Xia Xueqing not only knew how to read, but could also write.
Li said quickly, "Sir, this Xia Xueqing can not only write, but also understand all kinds of drawings. She was the one who arranged the renovation of the Wu family's house, and the carpenters made a lot of furniture based on her drawings. Also... and many of the new dishes at Youranju were made by her..."
Lord Xing snorted coldly: "Monster! Our Great Zhou is blessed by God. I advise you to leave Xia Xueqing's body as soon as possible, otherwise I will turn you into ashes!"
Xue Qing glanced at Li coldly, then turned to Lord Xing: "If I were really a demon, do you think this chain could hold me back?"
Xue Qing glanced around the hall slowly with some difficulty: "When I was in the Xia family, the Xia couple treated their adopted daughter Xia Xuelian like a treasure, but my so-called biological daughter started working and washing clothes when she was over three years old. Even in the middle of winter, I still had to wash clothes in ice-cold water."
Xue Qing took a deep breath, and the people around him sighed as they listened.
"Xia Xuelian had food and clothes provided for her every day, but I chopped wood, fetched water, washed clothes and cooked. I was the only one who served my so-called biological parents and the sister my parents adopted! If it was just work, it would be fine. But at my young age, if they were not satisfied with me, my biological mother and her adopted daughter would scold me or beat me severely. Sometimes they would not allow me to eat for two or three days. When I was twelve years old, they sold me to the Wu family as a child bride..."
Xue Qing's voice was choked with sobs, and he tried hard not to let his tears fall.
Lord Xing, Duan Fang felt a little bit reluctant when he heard this.
"After I arrived at the Wu family, the mistress of the Wu family became my mother. She treated me like her own daughter and taught me how to read and write. My mother is outside today. Lord Xing, do you want to ask her to come up as my witness?"
The people began to look around to see who was her mother.
Before Lord Xing could speak, Liu and Ding walked into the hall from the crowd.
"The common woman Liu Xu greets you, my Lord"
"Commoner Ding Guinu pays homage to His Excellency"
Lord Xing saw this person coming in and said, "Get up, Liu, can you read?"
Liu was still a little excited, with red eyes: "When Qing'er came to my house, she was covered with wounds, new wounds covering old ones. I really can't understand, how can a biological mother treat her daughter like this?"
After a pause, he continued, "Although they picked up the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, they don't have to treat their own daughter so harshly. After Qing'er came to my house and recovered from her injuries, I taught her to write, and my eldest daughter-in-law taught her to cook. But I didn't expect that the child was very smart and developed many new dishes. I took these new dishes and sold them to Youranju."
"Qing'er was born extremely intelligent, so how could she become a demon? If intelligence can turn a demon into a demon, then are all the talented women in the capital possessed by demons?"
Liu's question stumped Lord Xing.
Lord Fang cheered secretly!
Wu Yu looked as if he saw the little girl who used to call him Brother Yu!
Liu stood beside Xue Qing and gave him a reassuring look.
Xue Qing looked up at Lord Xing and continued, "Lord Xing, if I am really possessed by a demon woman, can these chains lock me up? If I am possessed by a demon woman, can the Xia couple still sit here safely?"
"Lord Xing, do you also want to investigate why the Xia couple treated their own daughter in this way?" The speaker was Zhou Qian, who walked slowly in from the back hall.
"I have met His Highness!"
Everyone in the hall saluted Zhou Qian.
"Get up!" Zhou Qian displayed his superior's aura to the fullest.
Lord Xing sat down again and said, "This, Your Highness, is the Xia family's family affair. We can't interfere!"
Zhou Qian reprimanded: "Hurry up and untie Xia Xueqing's chains!"
Lord Xing waved his hand, and the guards hurried over to untie all the chains on Xue Qing.
Xue Qing felt relieved instantly.
However, Zhou Qian had no intention of letting Lord Xing and the Xia couple go.
He asked someone to open a painting, and saw that the person in the painting was 80% similar to Xia Xueqing, and her appearance was like a fairy.
Lord Xing also looked at the portrait and then at Xia Xueqing standing below.
"Your Highness, why do you want to take out Xia Xueqing's portrait?" Lord Xing asked cautiously.
Zhou Qian pointed to the lower left corner of the portrait and said, "Master Xing, please look carefully. Whose signature and seal are these?"
Lord Xing took a look and saw that it was the seal and name of the current Duke of Zhenguo, Xue He, and the year was twenty years ago.
Pupils suddenly shrank: "This, is..."
Xue Qing looked at the portrait and knew it was a portrait of Mrs. Wang when she was young without looking at the signature below.
Zhou Qian continued, "This painting was painted by Xue He for his newlywed wife, when the current Madam Wang was young."
The Xia Cheng couple had already collapsed on the ground in fear.
Liu looked at the person in the portrait, then looked at Xue Qing, only to see Xue Qing nodding at her.
She understood immediately, and Mrs. Ding was so shocked that she couldn't utter a word.