When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Chapter 411: Patriarch Yan shows up

The Third Master Yan said seriously:

"I have nothing to explain. I didn't do it, so why should I explain? You can't just assume whatever others say is true, right?"

Lord Lu kindly reminded:

"Master Yan, there are several witnesses now, you'd better prove your innocence." Denial alone will not work. Don't you see that the eyes of the onlookers are shining as they look at you?

As a senior official, he has to worry about what people say and dare not show obvious favoritism. What's wrong with you?

Third Master Yan frowned and said, "Sir, those people who are attacking me said on what day did I conspire with them?"

Lord Lu: "On the fifth day of the first lunar month a month ago, you went to their courtyard and it happened that the second young master Mi was there too." Is that clear enough?

The third son of the Yan family rolled his eyes and said with a smile:

"Sir, I didn't go to their courtyard on the fifth day of last month because it was my mother's birthday. I was at home celebrating her birthday the whole day. How could I leave?"

Eat melon crowd:

"Oh, yes! The Yan family held a big banquet last month. It was a grand occasion!"

"Oh, my mother is having a birthday party, and all the relatives and friends are here. So Third Master Yan should not be able to go out."

"That's hard to say. If there are playboys among your relatives and friends who like to play around and have affairs, it's normal for them to go to that kind of place at night."

"Yeah, maybe it's because you're busy all day, so you want to go out and relax at night."

"No way. It's my mother's birthday after all. It shouldn't be that serious."

Young Master Yan San was very unhappy about being talked about like this, but this was a court, so he could only suppress his temper and endure it.

Master Mi asked Second Mi in a low voice: "Did you see him when you were in that courtyard on the fifth day of last month?"

Mi Lao Er scratched his head in confusion. He couldn't remember anything that happened so long ago!

Mr. Mi was so angry that he wanted to beat the bastard up. If it wasn't for the wrong place, he would have done it right away.

He only knows how to play and is confused when being tricked by others.

Nothing!

Instead, Liu Xiang beside him stroked his chin and said:

"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I remember we were the first to arrive, and then a large group of people came and ordered many girls to accompany them for drinks.

The girl who accompanied me that day wanted to eat crab roe cakes, but the kitchen didn’t have time to make them for her, so I asked the servant to go to the restaurant to buy them for her.”

The girl was so moved that day that she almost wanted to marry him, so he remembered it very clearly.

Mr. Mi's eyes sparkled: "Then did you see if the third son of the Yan family was among the people who came later?"

Liu Xiang shook his head, and Mr. Mi was disappointed.

At this time, Liu Xiang's servant tugged at his master's clothes and whispered:

"Master, when I went to buy cakes for the young lady, I seemed to see the servant of the third Master Yan." The servant should be there when his master is around.

Master Mi narrowed his eyes and looked at Master Lu in the lobby. He raised his voice and said:

"Sir, Third Master Yan said that he was filial to his mother all day, so his personal servant should also be with his master.

I have someone here who testified that he happened to run into his servant in the courtyard that day. I wonder how Master Yan will explain this? It can't be that the master was busy at home and the servant went out to have fun with a beauty."

If that's the case, who is the master? Does anyone believe it?

Onlookers:

"Master Yan's servant is in the courtyard, so he must be serving his master."

"That's right, which servant dares to leave his master to have fun on his own? Have you had enough of living?!"

"This Master Yan's mother's birthday is coming up, but he still goes to that kind of place to have fun. He is such a filial son!"

"Tsk! You are a son of a wealthy family, but you have read all the words of the saints into your stomach."

"Bah! Hypocritical, he doesn't look like a good person at first glance!"

The Yan family's reputation instantly fell to the lowest point, and the third son of the Yan family began to sweat on his forehead.

Damn it! Under normal circumstances, these common people would never dare to speak rudely to him!

Today, they are standing at the gate of the yamen, surrounded by people in three circles inside and outside. These people dare to say what they dare not say on normal days.

After all, there are many people and many opinions!

Lord Lu slammed the gavel and warned the onlookers again:

"Silence! Silence!"

The Third Master Yan tried to remain calm and replied to Master Mi:

"Master Mi, maybe you are mistaken. I have never been to such a place. It is not good to make false statements."

Master Mi sneered:

"It's actually very easy to prove it. All the people in that yard have been arrested. It won't be difficult for us to find the woman who served you that night.

It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. After all, you didn't go there alone. As long as they tell us who else went with you, that person's confession will definitely be credible.

And can you guarantee that the people you visit will say the same thing as you say?

If their statements are contrary to yours, then how will you prove your innocence, Third Master Yan?"

Third Master Yan raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

Lord Lu saw this and knew that Third Master Yan could not bear it any longer. At this moment, a voice rang out from outside the court:

"Brother Mi, it's all my fault for not educating my son well. I'm causing you trouble!"

Several servants came in, supporting the very ill Master Yan. He kept coughing and seemed to have difficulty speaking.

He clasped his fists and bowed to Lord Lu, then tremblingly bowed to Master Mi.

Mr. Mi felt mixed emotions when he saw him.

This person used to be his elder brother Yan, but now they are going to court.

Master Yan saw the uneasy look on his face and knew that his third son had seriously offended the Mi family this time.

He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times before continuing:

"Brother Mi, I'm not feeling well, so I left most of the household affairs to the third brother. I never thought he would do so many wrong things to your family.

Give me some face, and I will give you a satisfactory explanation, okay?"

Mrs. Mi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and complained:

"It's fine if you guys teamed up to steal my business, but they're just some material possessions. We in the Mi family swallowed these grievances without saying a word.

However, you framed my master and caused my Mi family to lose most of its assets, and now you want to kill my second son.

"Master Yan, what? Are we in the Mi family going to surrender and die in vain? We can't resist, right?"

Mr. Yan coughed bitterly again. Mrs. Mi had no choice but to swallow her unfinished words and turned away without looking at Mr. Yan.

After Master Yan finally coughed for a while, his breathing sounded like a broken bellows.

He bowed to Mrs. Mi with difficulty and apologized:

"I just heard something too. You and your sister-in-law have been wronged.

All the losses of the Mi family were caused by my Yan family. We will pay double compensation. We will return all the stolen business to the Mi family. From now on, we will never set foot in the business run by the Mi family. As for the third brother..."