"Quiet! Be quiet! The county magistrate who knocked on the town platform frowned at the onlookers outside.

After calming down, he looked at the man in the long shirt next to him again, "Li, what is your justification for pointing out to Zhuang that your IOU is forged?" ”

The unconvinced man in the long shirt glared at Zhuang Mingyue, and then replied: "My lord, when this person went to the casino that day, he called himself Zhuang Mingyue, which was known to everyone who was in the casino that day. ”

As soon as the man's words were finished, he heard a man's voice coming out of the crowd outside in agreement, "That's right, although I didn't see it clearly that day, I did hear that person claiming to be Zhuang Mingyue, and he said that he was a dealer in the west of the city." ”

In just two sentences, the names of the two Zhuang Mingyue and the direction of the current courtyard were specified.

I didn't expect that there would be a so-called witness, Zhuang Mingyue, who only felt that she wanted to cry without tears, and couldn't stop complaining in her heart, "It's not the 21st century, what people see must be true?" I have called up the monitoring for me, let's see if that person is me! ’

But the heart complains and complains, and the top priority now is to take herself out as soon as possible, otherwise some time ago, the dirty water that was splashed on her body has not been brushed clean, and there will be such a moth again.

Then she really wants to wash her name, but there is no way to wash it.

Just when Zhuang Mingyue was thinking hard about how to prove herself, she suddenly glanced at the man in a long shirt surnamed Li beside her, who was twisting his fingers and looking at her with a smug expression.

Zhuang Mingyue, who could be said to have been provoked, looked at the man's triumphant appearance, and only felt more irritable in his heart.

"Zhuang's! Now that the evidence and witnesses are all available, what else do you have to quibble?! ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who was reprimanded by the county and brought back her thoughts, just wanted to call for another grievance, when suddenly a thought crossed her mind.

'Fingerprints! ’

The so-called evidentiary nature of the IOU relies on the signature and red clay imprint on it, that is, fingerprints.

If the signature and red clay mark on it are not half consistent with her, then it is natural that her innocence can be washed away directly.

Zhuang Mingyue, who realized this, hurriedly raised her eyes and replied: "Lord Qiyu, the people can be sure that they have never been to the casino, and this so-called IOU is definitely not signed by me!" ”

"You say no, no? Now that everything is written in black and white, even if you don't admit it, you should find a decent reason! Hearing Zhuang Mingyue's rebuttal, the man in the long shirt couldn't help but refute directly.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was refuted, didn't care about his behavior, and the words of asking her for evidence, just looked at the county Cheng calmly, "My lord, since this person said that I personally signed and drew the seal, you can compare my handwriting and the handprint stamped with red clay." ”

The man in the long shirt who didn't expect Zhuang Mingyue to say this was stunned for a while, and then quickly reacted, "My lord, this person is just quibbling, she wants to see the handwriting, it is entirely possible that she will deliberately forge it, and then pretend to be ......"

"You can compare the handwriting of the folk girl in the past, if the handwriting is not successful, there are handprints, and the folk girl has a clear conscience!"

Zhuang Mingyue directly interrupted the man's words, she knew that there were only two ways to help her clear her identity, so it was absolutely impossible for her to give up.

The county gentleman who heard this suggestion rolled his eyes slightly, and then nodded, "The official has given permission, and someone has put pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and ink ink for the Zhuang family." ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who was approved, looked at the long-shirted man with an indignant look beside her, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

When the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were placed in front of him, Zhuang Mingyue directly picked up the brush and wrote his name on the rice paper.

Because Zhuang Mingyue can understand the cumbersome traditional characters in ancient handwriting, she can't write it at all, so her Zhuang surname, she has always written it in modern simplified Chinese, and she doesn't need to look at the handwriting, which is very different from the IOU.

"My lord, because of the convenience of writing, the folk girl has simplified some fonts, and my surname is one of them, so you can ask anyone who has seen my handwriting."

After saying this, Zhuang Mingyue put down the brush in her hand, directly picked up the red ink from the side, and then pressed her five fingers, then picked it up and pressed it on the rice paper, and then pressed the other five fingers in the same way.

After leaving a clear ten fingerprints, Zhuang Mingyue smiled and rejoiced that there would not be two identical fingerprint lines in the world, otherwise, she would probably not be able to whitewash herself today.

The catcher on the side quickly presented her handwriting and red clay handprints. After getting permission, the clerk beside the county began to carefully identify the signature on the IOU, and compared it with what Zhuang Mingyue wrote later.

For a moment, the atmosphere became a little tense.

After about half a cup of tea, after identifying the papers, he put down a few pieces of paper in his hand, and then whispered something in the ear of the county officer.

After listening to the words, the county official refocused his attention on the two people, and announced calmly: "After the official identification, whether it is the handwriting or the handprint, it is not Zhuang's, so she should not pay it back, so it is invalid than the IOU!" ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who heard this, finally showed a smile on her face, only to see her bend down and arch her hand, "Thank you, Lord Mingjian, the people admire!" ”

The man in the long shirt on the side, looking at the thousand taels of gold in the casino, disappeared like this, and immediately blushed and wanted to say something. But because this place is a yamen, he didn't dare to make more troubles, so he had to suppress his anger.

Zhuang Mingyue looked at the man in the long robe, trembling with anger, and did not be sarcastic or triumphant. On the contrary, he realized that this matter was definitely not out of nowhere, "Dare to ask Li Gongzi, what is the person you saw that day?" ”

The Li family, who lost, was still willing to deal with her, but he couldn't resist it, he didn't answer, Zhuang Mingyue followed behind him and asked relentlessly.

In the end, the impatient Li family, who was entangled, turned around with a frown, "It seems that your Zhuang family is shrewd, one goes to gamble, just use the identity of his daughter, and then let his daughter die and not admit it, even if the matter is revealed, the IOU identifies Zhuang Mingyue, and the person who signed the charge is not Zhuang Mingyue, so you don't have to pay it back!" ”

"Heh, today's events really made me insightful!" After saying this, Li Shi threw his sleeves away angrily.

At this point, Zhuang Mingyue also understood that this matter was not only true, but also that her "good mother" personally went to the casino to gamble in the name of her Zhuang Mingyue, and owed a thousand taels of gold.

and also used her name to sign and draw a pledge, if she didn't have a way to deal with this matter today, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to repay the thousand taels of gold even if she sold it.

It was precisely because of this incident that Zhuang Mingyue made up her mind and knew that she couldn't continue to drag it out like this, otherwise the cheap mother of the Zhuang family would definitely drag her into the quagmire.

Zhuang Mingyue, who knew this in her heart, immediately went home directly, explained everything clearly in public, and also expressed her attitude.

After Zhuang Mingyue watched her finish speaking, the people in the mansion were surprised by her words, as well as Shen Yue's anger, but they just maintained the most cold attitude.

"There is one more thing, that is, in the future, I Zhuang Mingyue will not give another copper plate to the family, for so many years, I have spent enough silver taels in the banker's house."

After Zhuang Mingyue said this, everyone's eyes changed from surprise to disbelief.

Because of Zhuang Mingyue's income, it has brought a lot of profits to the banker, and it is precisely because of her that the bookmaker who has come in recent days will live like this.

Not to mention the lavish spending, but on top of the daily expenses, you can definitely spend money to buy a lot of pleasant rouge clothes.

But now, Zhuang Mingyue is saying that she wants to take back all this money, and she will not give the slightest more, which makes everyone who enjoys this money on weekdays, how can they not be annoyed?

"Zhuang Mingyue, I see that your wings have hardened recently, and you dare to talk to me like this, I want to see if you are powerful, or I am powerful!"

Shen Yue, who was embarrassed and angry, directly asked people to take the whip over, and forcefully asked people to directly catch Zhuang Mingyue, who wanted to escape, and forced her so hard that she had to kneel on the ground.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was caught, had no way to break free from the control of the two servants because of extreme insufficiency, so she had to kneel on the ground and bear Shen Yue's whipping.

"I'd like to see how hard your wings are!" Shen Yue, who said this, then ruthlessly, directly waved the long whip in her hand and fell heavily on Zhuang Mingyue's back.

Each whip was accompanied by the sound of a whistling wind.

"Smack!"

"Hmm-"

The sound of the whip falling on Zhuang Mingyue's back clearly fell on everyone's ears, and they couldn't help but feel numb when they heard it, as if the whip had fallen on their bodies.

And Zhuang Mingyue, who really endured these whips, never screamed, just gritted her teeth, and occasionally leaked a few dissonant syllables from her mouth.

"I'll let you show off your might!"

"I don't let you understand kindness!"

"I'll make you a white-eyed wolf who has lost your heart!"

…………

Every time she dropped a whip, Shen Yue'e would scold, not a word was like a mark, followed by the whip that fell on the flesh and blood, deeply engraved on Zhuang Mingyue's back.

Although Zhuang Mingyue is not a deep lady, she is just an ordinary girl.