Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 123 Are there really such treacherous and cunning people in the world?

“Lord Zeng, although this man is my attendant and has been by my side for many years, his feelings for Miss Song are not shallow. In fact, I don’t know when, but he has developed different feelings for Miss Song.”

Lin Yuansheng stood in the courtroom, speaking calmly and respectfully. He seemed to have reached a point he didn't want to discuss, and let out a soft sigh.

"Actually, I didn't want to say these things, after all, it concerns Miss Song's reputation, but now that things have come to this, I can't care anymore."

Originally, the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrested Lin Yuansheng's attendants and the people he sent there. After interrogation, those people also confessed that they were instructed by Lin Yuansheng.

The truth is now clear, and the case can be closed today.

But no one expected that at this moment, Lin Yuansheng would still have something to say in his defense, and even came up with this reason.

The onlookers immediately started discussing it.

Lord Zeng frowned as well: "What do you mean by that?"

Lin Yuansheng looked at Song Pingping with a hint of pity: "To be honest, it was I who misunderstood Miss Song."

"Lin Fu told me several times that he and Miss Song were in love and hoped that I could give them my blessing. Miss Song kept delaying her marriage to Lin Fu because she remembered the kindness the Lin family had shown her and hoped that I would tell her about their relationship after I passed the high school entrance exam."

"After I achieved the third rank in the imperial examination, I fell in love with my wife, Zhou, and we became husband and wife with the permission of Vice Minister Zhou. I originally planned that after my marriage, I would take Miss Song as my sworn sister, prepare a generous dowry for her, and let her marry Lin Fu in a grand manner."

“I just didn’t expect…” Lin Yuansheng sighed, “I didn’t expect Miss Song to say that there was no such thing at all, and that my marriage to another woman was a breach of our marriage vow and a betrayal of her years of dedication.”

"In a fit of anger, Miss Song left the Lin family. I then went to Lin Fu to question him. Unexpectedly, when Lin Fu learned that Miss Song was unwilling to marry him, he became enraged and hired people to hunt her down."

"Back then, I hadn't seen Miss Song in Qindu for a long time, and I thought she had gone back to her hometown in a fit of anger. I never expected that she had already encountered such a thing."

"Lin Fu is indeed incredibly audacious and his crimes are unforgivable."

In just a few words, he managed to logically and persuasively shift the blame entirely onto his attendant, Lin Fu.

Lord Zeng frowned again: "You mean that it was your attendant Lin Fu who hired someone to kill Miss Song? He was furious and did this wrong thing after learning that Miss Song was unwilling to marry him."

"And the fact that Lin Fu sent people to kill people to silence them last night was a mistake he made because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed."

"Exactly." Lin Yuansheng said with a sincere yet helpless expression.

"Nonsense!" Song Pingping gritted her teeth, her eyes practically spitting fire with anger.

Although she already knew what kind of scoundrel Lin Yuansheng was, seeing him distort the truth like this almost made her vomit blood.

“Lin Fu looked down on me when you passed the imperial examination. He even told me to be sensible and not to bother you.”

“Miss Song,” Lin Yuansheng sighed, “even now, why do you insist that I am the one who wanted to harm you? We were all deceived by Lin Fu. You have been kind to me, how could I, Lin Yuansheng, do such an ungrateful thing?”

"Do you really hate me so much that you're determined to kill me before you're satisfied?!"

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and quite a few people actually believed Lin Yuansheng's words, thinking that Lin Yuansheng had been badly tricked by Lin Fu.

Lord Zeng slammed his gavel and then asked Lin Yuansheng, "Young Master Lin, Lin Fu's confession is here. Are you implying that he gave false testimony to frame you?"

“Exactly.” Lin Yuansheng said with an upright and honest expression, “I have evidence.”

After saying this, Lin Yuansheng took out several letters from his sleeve pocket and then ordered someone to present them to Lord Zeng: "These are all letters that Lin Fu wrote to Miss Song in private. Your Excellency can tell the truth at a glance."

Lord Zeng examined the letter closely. It was filled with affection for Song Pingping. After flipping through a few pages, Lord Zeng had it checked against Lin Fu's confession and previous letters. It was indeed Lin Fu's handwriting.

For a moment, Lord Zeng also suspected that Lin Fu was behind it all. Lin Yuansheng was innocent, while Song Pingping was just unlucky.

"In that case, Young Master Lin might as well confront Lin Fu face to face. Men, bring Lin Fu up here."

When Song Pingping saw that this seemingly certain matter had taken an unexpected turn, she was so angry that she almost fainted. She sneered, "Young Master Lin is truly a master of divination, bringing these letters to court."

Lin Yuansheng smiled faintly: "Miss Song, there's no need to be angry. I know you hate me, but you've really hated the wrong person. As for why you brought these letters... I knew something had happened to Lin Fu when he didn't return all night. Although I'm not capable, I still want to protect myself."

“Miss Song, I know I missed you and I am sorry to you. But now I am married and you have entered the Pingxi Marquis’s mansion. Although you are a concubine, you are still a concubine of the Pingxi Marquis and will enjoy endless wealth and honor.”

So, let's just laugh off all those past grievances and grudges, and continue to treat each other as brother and sister. What do you think?

There really are such treacherous and cunning people in the world.

Lin Yuansheng's actions today serve three purposes: first, to clear his name of the stain of breaking his marriage vows and marrying another woman; second, to exonerate himself from the crime of hiring someone to commit murder; and third, to try to become siblings with Song Pingping and use her connections to climb the social ladder in the Pingxi Marquis's household.

If Lin Fu were to admit to these crimes, it might actually clear his name.

Song Pingping was furious. She ignored Lin Yuansheng and took a deep breath, going over the events again and again, trying to find a loophole in Lin Yuansheng's story.

A short while later, Lin Fu was brought up.

Faced with Lin Yuansheng's statement, Lin Fu also cried out for his innocence: "My lord, I am innocent! All of this was done at the behest of Lord Lin. Moreover, when have I ever liked Miss Song? She is just a peasant girl. Not to mention that Lord Lin looks down on her, I would not even look down on her."

"Then how do you explain this letter?"

"This letter was indeed written by a villain," Lin Fu hurriedly explained.

"When Lord Lin was about to marry the daughter of the Vice Minister, he was worried that Miss Song would come to cause trouble and displease the Madam. So he had me write these letters, saying that... if Miss Song came to our door, we should use these letters to send her away."

At that time, Lin Fu thought these letters were just meant to appease Song Pingping and fool Zhou Ning and the Zhou family. He never imagined that they would become evidence for Lin Yuansheng to shift all the blame onto him.

After hearing this, Lin Yuansheng simply shook his head and sighed softly, his gaze towards Lin Fu filled with the compassionate helplessness of a bodhisattva looking upon the world.

"Lin Fu, you've been by my side for many years, and I've treated you quite well. Why won't you tell the truth now?"