Goldfield
Chapter 199: Strong Compassion

“Eject plaintiff and defendant!” A delicate-looking old man, who looked like the secretary of a judge, shouted.

The plaintiff? The defendant? Did he really not go to the wrong place, and instead go to the courtroom? That must be the job of his senior transmigrator. Yu Xiaocao stared at the beard under the jaw of the magistrate's secretary and began to daydream. The old man glanced at the little girl, who was dazedly sitting in front of the court hall, and thought that she had been frightened.

Shortly after, Principal Rongxuan Academy Yuan and Principal Lecturer Liang casually entered. Looking at the two people, District Judge Wu stood before the table and politely greeted them with both hands clenched. School Head Yuan and Lecturer Liang also courteously exchanged greetings with him.

After hearing a familiar voice, Yu Xiaocao turned to look at School Head Yuan and winked at him. School Head Yuan was stunned at first, and then he slightly nodded at him with a smile. His calm gaze seemed to say, ‘Nothing. Fear not! ‘ But, when he saw Xiaocao the girl again, he curiously looked around and did not seem afraid.

After which, a majestic-looking young man, who was wearing a scholar robe and had a scientific hat on his head, was dragged away by the two bailiffs.

“Maybe——” The bailiffs on both sides hit the wooden rod in their hands to the ground and said at the same time with a resounding voice. Madam Zhang and Yu Bo, who had never seen such a scene before, were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they shuddered as they squatted on the ground.

“Princess, don't be afraid! Godfather is here! ” Loud shouting, like a big bell, is heard from the crowd outside the yamen area. Turning his gaze from the court attendant towards the voice, Yu Xiaocao saw his godfather pushing the crowd and coming in a gallant and excited manner.

District Judge Wu was stunned when he saw the imperial envoy walking gallantly and taking the witness (Yu Xiaocao), as if he was holding a little chick. After which, he took the secretary seat and sat down without hesitation.

“Uhuk! Lord Imperial Envoy, this subordinate official is undergoing a court hearing now. Can you ... ”Judge Region Wu implicitly reminded him: ‘Master Royal Envoy, I'm handling a case right now. Could you not cause me any trouble! ‘

Fang Zizhen touched the side of his cheek, which grew several stumps as he did not shave for three days. He said with a justified and confident attitude, “You can continue your trials. This official would not interfere and would only listen on the side! ”

The fifty-year-old magistrate secretary, who was beside him, had a depressed and grumbling face in his heart, ‘Dear Imperial Envoy, you stole my seat, you stole my seat, so how can I make a note about the trial?’

District Judge Wu looked at Xiaocao, whose hand was held by Fang Zizhen and stood beside him, and thought in his heart, ‘You have taken his witness, you have taken his witness, yet you still say that you won't interfere?’ Everyone said that the imperial envoy spoiled his new goddaughter. Sure enough, the rumors are true ah!

When faced with Fang Zizhen's almost shameless behavior, District Judge Wu couldn't really criticize and reason with him. In front of the imperial envoy, who was originally a military general, he was a scholar who had met a soldier — he could not negotiate with him ah! With no other choice, District Judge Wu ordered a bailiff to bring an armoured wooden chair for the imperial envoy and place it near his desk. As for Yu Xiaocao, he was only a witness, so he decided that it was okay for him to stand up rather than kneel down.

As a result, other than School Head Yuan and Lecturer Liang, who both had scientific awards, Yu Xiaocao was also allowed to stand in court.

During the trial, there was no fight of such exciting and interesting intelligence as Xiaocao had imagined. The fraudster had little guts, and at first, he wanted to refute the allegations. However, after the bailiff glared at him and dropped the wooden stick on the ground, he honestly stated the truth.

This is not the first time that fraudsters have committed fraud. He made use of the mindset of ‘ very want to succeed’ from people who failed the test. He vaguely revealed to the students, whose families had decent financial situations and were not of special social status, that he had a method to enter Rongxuan Academy and that there was only one vacancy. However, they have to pay a small fee.

Yu Bo was one of the people he was targeting. Why was Yu Bo, who came from a fishing village, one of the targets? The answer is very simple. Before the examination, Madam Zhang had changed her son's entire appearance from head to toe, for fear that he would be looked down upon by others. He also gave her two hundred taels as a travel expense. In order to appear rich in front of his classmates, Yu Bo had treated them several meals at a famous restaurant and stayed in a nice inn, who acts like the new rich, as a foolish spender. It would be strange if he didn't cheat on her!

After hearing ‘explanation’ the impostor, Madam Zhang and Yu Bo lowered their heads in regret. One felt that he loved his son so much that he brought disaster upon him, while the other felt that he had acted too pretently and caused unnecessary trouble. The two most important people in Rongxuan Academy shook their heads nonstop as they looked at the pair of foolish mothers and children: With this kind of moral character, she still wants to enter Rongxuan Academy? Dream on!

Xiaocao was practically unneeded during the entire trial process. He only needed to answer a few simple questions, and then just stood there to watch the show. The show ‘legenda kuno’ court finished in less than two hours. The bad guy was beaten with a wooden board and charged for his crimes, while Madam Zhang and her son both learned a lesson.

However, they run into minor problems while trying to get their money back. Madam Zhang insisted that she had deceived three hundred taels from them, but the impostor swore to heaven that he had received only two hundred taels. So, the two were unceasingly arguing in court. With his sharp eyes, District Judge Wu noticed that there was something wrong with Yu Bo's expression. After a brief interrogation, Yu Bo obediently admitted that he secretly kept the hundred taels for himself.

Fang Zizhen exchanged a few words with the county magistrate, and then left the yamen with his daughter. Yu Hai, who was waiting outside the yamen, pulled his youngest daughter's hand and asked about her health. She also stroked her daughter's hair and told her not to be afraid.Miss Fang, who was waiting in the horse carriage, ordered Linglong to call them. Upon seeing his wife's maid, Fang Zizhen finally realized that his wife had come. He could not help but show a slightly silly smile on his face.

Yu Xiaocao rode his godmother's carriage and arrived at the Fang Estate. He walked past the fire furnace and bathed in a Chinese mugwort to wipe out the misfortune. In his heart, Xiaocao felt this was unnecessary since it was not him who caused the lawsuit. He was just a little witness that could be ignored. But she understood and was deeply moved by Lady Fang's love for her daughter. So she cooperated and did everything her godmother ordered.

When Xia Furong, who had been left in the living room, heard the report from her little servant, she almost tore the handkerchief in her hand. ‘Damn it again! For the sake of that damned girl, my aunt has left me, sick, alone! She was just a vulgar peasant girl, yet she had stolen all my aunt's love and attention. I will not accept this! ‘

But, what could he do even if he did not like this situation? She was also just a pitiful girl living under someone else's roof. When she thought of her own circumstances, Xia Furong could not help but cry. She thought bitterly, ‘If something happens to that jerk, then there will be no one who can steal my aunt from me, right?’ A sinister glint flashed across Xia Furong's eyes and he bit his lower lip hard!

Godguard Yu Xiaocao was very sure that he had ‘fear’, so they called the doctor, who checked his pulse and prescribed a sedative for him. After being forced to take bitter medicine, she was told to stay at the Fang Estate in the city for a day to ‘observe her condition’.

The Fang Family's residence in the city was a large estate with three entrances and exits. Allegedly, the place was once the dwindling residence of imperial merchants from the former dynasty. Coincidentally it was bought by Fang Zizhen and he instantly moved after hanging the inscription board with ‘Fang Estate’ written on it at the main entrance. However, he usually lived in a simple and modest house in Dongshan Village. After all, it was a place where his master had once lived and was also closer to his daughter …

There was a beautiful and large garden in the inner courtyard of the Fang Estate. With a winding corridor running through it, there was a pavilion beside the pond and a small bridge over the flowing water. There was a sense of elegance in his luxury. There are five very beautiful complexes in the inner courtyard. The largest of these is the main complex, where Fang Zizhen and his wife currently live. Next to the main complex there is a small and unique complex that has wisteria flowers blooming beautifully on the walls of the complex. There was only a moon-shaped door separating it from the main complex, so it was very convenient to go back and forth.

Xia Furong liked the complex as soon as she saw it, but Madam Fang rejected it on the grounds that she had already made arrangements for the complex. When he learned that his aunt had given the complex to Yu Xiaocao, his jealousy and hatred towards Xiaocao deepened.

This Xia Furong girl had still not gained a clear understanding of her own identity ah! She had been arranged to stay in the guest complex, which clearly showed that, in Miss Fang's heart, she was only a guest of her girl family and Xiaocao was a true young miss of the Fang Family!

The page was so beautiful and complex, Xiaocao had only seen it on television in his previous life. Now that he saw her in real life, he really felt that he had arrived at an ancient garden. Seeing that she lingered in the garden and was busy looking around with interest, Miss Fang thought about her daughter's family background and a gentle feeling of affection appeared in her eyes. He saw that Xiaocao seemed to be quite excited, so he told Linglong to take Xiaocao around in all the complexes.

“Wife, when did you come? Why didn't you tell me earlier? ” Seeing that his daughter and her aides were gone, Fang Zizhen immediately hugged his wife and kissed her cheek.

Lady Fang glared at her flirtatiously. He made a resistance, and then reprimanded her, “To act so recklessly during the day, be careful that our daughter does not see him!”

“It's okay. Even if our daughter saw him, she would just pretend not to see anything! My good wife, why did you come? ” Fang Zizhen kissed his wife a few more times. Her beard pierced Madam Xia's delicate face and made her blush.

Lady Fang pushed her face and glared at her again. He said in a soft voice, “Am I not just trying to surprise you? But, who knew that you had gone to the Prefectural City and I ended up not seeing you! If I hadn't met our daughter at the melon shop, I wouldn't even know where our residence was and I had no choice but to stay at the inn. ”

Fang Zizhen's heart ached for him and said, “My good wife, must be difficult for you! Come on, let me massage your shoulders! ” As he spoke, he skillfully squeezed Madam Xia's shoulder. With one look, it was clear that this was not the first time he had done this.

Lady Fang narrowed her eyes comfortably. Before she married Fang Zizhen, the sisters and female cousins of the Xia Family all spoke ill of her to him. They said that he was a rude person who looked like Zhang Fei. BDia had killed many people on the battlefield and definitely had a fiery temper. They also said that he might hit people when his anger flared up. With his physique and martial arts skills, he might be able to take down someone half-dead with a single punch, and so on!

Fortunately, he was not afraid of his so-called sister at that time. After getting married, Fang Zizhen appeared frightening yet very considerate. Moreover, he was very pampering and loving his wife. Some of her sisters in her family seem to have married well, but they have to serve their in-laws and feel pressured by their husband's concubines. They have to fight and compete with different people every day. He was tired just by looking at them!

In comparison, he was much happier ah! Her husband had no parents and siblings, let alone troublesome relatives. He is also someone with self-control and integrity. She never received the beautiful young lady and concubine sent by her comrades. For the past twenty years, he only had it. Even though they had no children and there would be times when she felt lonely, her husband continued to love and cherish her as always. To have such a husband, there was nothing more he would ask for …