First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 437 Our Marquis Mansion has severed ties with that person

The frost on Wei Ling's face grew even colder. "You said that my Zhenbei Marquisate bullied you all the way to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion? I'm afraid you haven't seen real bullying!"

Su Jixiang's eyes were about to roll up to the sky.

This Wei Ling...

Of course, she could understand Wei Ling. After all, Wei Ling was a nobleman in the capital. Even now, he held military power and a high position. He naturally couldn't stand others throwing dirty water on him, but he couldn't say that in front of so many people.

"Stand up and speak first. You're crying like this just because you want the Jingzhao Yinfu to take charge of your case." Su Jixiang said to the woman, "I see you have a petition in your hand. You can just beat the drum to complain and hand it in. Why are you crying here and attracting attention? You said that the Zhenbei Marquisate is backing them up. You have to tell us who killed your daughter and why. Since you're saying that it's my Zhenbei Marquisate that's backing them up, you should at least let everyone know who killed your daughter and what that person's relationship is to the Zhenbei Marquisate!"

"Who are you? The Marquis of Zhenbei is standing here. What qualifications do you have to speak?" The woman frowned and asked when she saw Su Jixiang speaking.

"I am the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei." Su Jixiang said slowly, "Do you think I have the right to speak?"

"My wife's opinion is my opinion!" Wei Ling followed.

The woman looked at Su Jixiang and said, "My daughter's surname is Ruan, Ruan Xingyao! She married my uncle from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. When that old man asked for my daughter's hand in marriage, he vowed to treat her well. Haha, I just want to ask, why does my daughter, an eighteen-year-old girl who is as beautiful as a flower, have so many scars on her body!" She looked at Su Jixiang viciously, and after she finished speaking in a stern voice, she lifted the straw mat covering the female corpse in front of her.

Only a corner of the straw mat was lifted, revealing an arm of the female corpse wrapped in the mat.

The sleeves of the woman's clothes were torn to pieces, and her exposed arms were covered with crisscrossing purple marks, as if she had been beaten with a stick.

The woman only lifted up this corner and quickly covered the mat.

However, the people around did see it clearly. They exclaimed in surprise and then started whispering to each other.

"Since this involves murder, then beat the drum." Su Jixiang pointed to the injustice drum beside the yamen. "It's no use sitting here crying."

"Everyone knows that the Marquis of Zhenbei commands a large military force, is a high-ranking official at the imperial court, and is a favorite of His Majesty! If I go and beat the drum to complain, I'm afraid I'll be dead by the time the petition is submitted!" The lady glared at Su Jixiang and Wei Ling fiercely, "You're protecting the murderer! Crushing a woman like me is as easy as crushing an ant. I can only cry and make a fuss like this, so that the whole capital knows that it's your Marquis of Zhenbei who's responsible. Only then will I be safe! Only then will the Jingzhao Yin Mansion take my case!"

As soon as she said this, the people around her started talking about it again.

No one dared to say much to Wei Ling, and just whispered to each other.

Indeed, in their view, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is very powerful.

"You said this is Ruan?" Wei Ling asked.

"Indeed, my daughter!" the woman suddenly cried, "What sin did my daughter commit? She carries the blood of your Wei family in her body, yet she is treated like this by your Wei family!"

"Is it Ruan who married Wei Chengwu?" Wei Ling asked again.

"Which Ruan could it be!" the lady cried. "You in the Zhenbei Marquisate are so heartless that you allowed someone to kill my daughter, and you're still asking questions here! What's the matter? Do you think you know another Ruan? At least you should respectfully address my daughter as uncle or auntie!"

"It's good that it's this Ruan family." Wei Ling suddenly laughed coldly, "Wei Chengwu has severed all ties with the Zhenbei Marquisate. So your claim that he relied on the power of the Zhenbei Marquisate is simply untrue! He is no longer considered my great-uncle. We just share the same surname. Whatever he does outside, it has nothing to do with the Zhenbei Marquisate! If you don't believe me, just ask the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to produce the official document of severing the relationship."

As soon as these words were spoken, the woman was stunned on the spot.

Someone said before that Wei Chengwu dared to beat her daughter to death because he relied on the power of Marquis Zhenbei!

Now, the Marquis of Zhenbei said that the Marquis of Zhenbei’s Mansion had already established a marriage alliance with Wei Chengwu!

Even Su Jixiang was a little surprised, but she didn't show it on her face.

She knew that Wei Ling had indeed been gone for a long time when he went to talk to Wei Chengwu about the house, and the two of them had been locked up in a room alone for a long time.

At that time, Su Jixiang didn't think much about it and just thought that they were negotiating terms alone.

But I didn't expect Wei Ling to say that the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion had already married Wei Chengwu!

Wei Ling didn't tell her about this!

But now is not the time to ask these things.

If Wei Ling wanted to tell her, he would definitely tell her clearly when the conditions were right. Su Jixiang still trusted Wei Ling very much on this point.

"So don't be afraid that our Zhenbei Marquisate will secretly harm you, because this matter has nothing to do with our Zhenbei Marquisate!" Wei Ling said coldly, "Why? If you don't want to beat the drum, I can do you a favor and beat the drum for you!"

After saying that, Wei Ling stopped looking at the lady and walked straight through the crowd to the front of the Jingzhao Yin government office. He picked up the hammer on the drum stand and started beating the drum of grievance.

Soon, the bailiffs came out. In fact, this woman had been making trouble here for a long time, and they had known what was going on for a long time. However, this matter involved the Marquis of Zhenbei. If the woman had not beaten the drum, they would not have wanted to come out to take the case, so as not to get involved in a lawsuit for nothing!

But now that the Marquis of Zhenbei had come to beat the drum himself, they all ran very fast and saluted Wei Ling immediately when they saw him. Wei Ling pointed at the woman on the ground and said, "She was the one who complained. I am just beating the drum to appeal for justice on her behalf."

"Yes, yes, we already knew that." The leading bailiff nodded quickly and said, "Thank you for your help, my Lord!"

Their ears were longer than each other, and they had already seen and heard everything that happened behind the gate of the yamen. Now that the Marquis of Zhenbei himself said that their Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion had nothing to do with the person sued by this woman, they had nothing to worry about!

After receiving the woman's petition, the bailiff brought her to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and also had someone carry the body in. Then he bowed to Wei Ling.

Wei Ling waved his hand.

Then he looked at everyone present, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, rest assured. Our Zhenbei Marquis Mansion has already severed ties with the person she sued, so there's no chance that person will rely on our Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. We are a simple family. There are only the Marquis and my wife. We have no other relatives. The Jingzhao Yin Mansion will naturally not hold back on this case because of me. I will not interfere with the Jingzhao Yin Mansion's handling of the case. What should be is what should be. I believe everyone will see the outcome of this matter! Those who break the law will not escape punishment under the laws of Daxie! Those who die will not die in vain!"