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Chapter 136 It was you who molested me, what does it have to do with the prince?

After all, Zhou Lin grew up in an official residence, so he could easily handle rules and punishments, and he could get to the point with just one sentence.

He looked at Xia Zheng with smug eyes, as if to say, let's see what you can do.

"He just said that he didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident. Sister Zhou, please forgive him this time. It's not good if someone gets killed. Let's be merciful..."

"Who would claim they did it on purpose after making a mistake? Concubine Lin is so easy to talk about. Why didn't you let him do that to you?" Zhou Lin's eyes dropped down to Lin Rongrong's flat chest as he spoke, sneering, "Oh, I forgot, you can't touch it."

Lin Rongrong was young after all, and she felt embarrassed and ashamed after hearing what Zhou Lin said. But seeing that Zhao Liu was breathing less and less, she opened her mouth several times in a hurry but didn't know what to say, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Zhou Lin looked at him without any pity. Instead, she gloated and said, "Besides, Xia Surong is in charge now. It's not your turn to speak on this matter, Concubine Lin."

Lin Rongrong had no way to refute and could only look at Xia Zheng with tears in her eyes again.

"Xia Surong, that's what I said, right?" Zhou Lin was provoking her with a victorious attitude.

"Correct."

After hearing Xia Zheng's response, Lin Rongrong and Zhao Liu both had something in their eyes. The difference was that Zhao Liu simply closed his eyes and waited for death, while Lin Rongrong said in disbelief: "Xia Surong, you should know that he is innocent. He is still a member of the Internal Affairs Office. You...you have also been a servant, you should know how difficult it is. How..."

"What Concubine Lin said is true. The past was the past, and the present is the present. Whoever has crawled out of the quagmire would be willing to take a look at the past misery? They would even want to burn the quagmire down with fire." Zhou Lin laughed wantonly, as if seeing through Xia Zheng's despicable nature.

Xia Zheng didn't answer, just looked at Zhao Liu.

Noticing her gaze, Zhou Lin sneered and asked, "Since Xia Surong isn't here to seek personal favoritism, then what is he here for? Waiting for him to lose his temper?"

"Yes." Xia Zheng answered without hesitation.

This time, Zhou Lin was stunned.

It was just a joke, but she actually agreed to it in front of so many people, including Nanny Chen from the Internal Affairs Office.

Are you crazy?

Still don’t understand that the Internal Affairs Office is now her foundation?

"Since Zhou Shenhua said Zhao Liu molested you, beating him to death is natural. But he was a servant of the Duke's Mansion after all. After his death, he must be buried by the Duke's Mansion. If he goes to the government to cancel his account, there must be a written statement. So, since he has died, he must be sent to the government for review along with the document. Zhou Shenhua can just sign and stamp the document, and he won't have to go to the government."

After saying this, Zhou Lin became even more confused.

What do you mean by going to the government office and what documents are needed?

Completely confused, he watched Xia Zheng take out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket and hand it to Shuangjiang beside her.

As it unfolded, Nanny Chen, who was standing next to her, took a look and immediately looked at Xia Zheng in surprise, her eyes gradually changing.

Shuangjiang walked up to Zhou Lin without stopping, unfolded the document in his hand and handed it to him, saying, "Please sign and seal it, Zhou Shenhua."

Zhou Lin took the document and took a closer look. He was immediately furious. He tore it up with both hands and threw it at his feet, shouting at Xia Zheng, "You want to ruin my reputation!"

"Do I have it?" Xia Zheng tilted her head in confusion.

"The document is sent to the government for public notice. You wrote that I was molested by him, isn't that ruining my reputation? You're still pretending!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to kill him because he molested you?"

Xia Zheng's puzzled question choked Zhou Lin. After several attempts at opening and closing his mouth, he finally managed to speak: "Yes, it is true, but how can a servant report such a scandal to the authorities? Just wrap it up and throw it out."

"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even serious crimes committed by slaves must be reported to the authorities. So, is it possible that Zhou Shenhua's mother's family handled the matter privately, without reporting it to the authorities or cancelling their household registration?"

What do you mean her mother's family handled it privately?

Which family in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty did not handle things this way? Laws are laws, countermeasures are countermeasures. Who would do such troublesome things for slaves?

The government didn't have the time to spare, so they just turned a blind eye and reported someone's death to the government and closed their account.

This is such a tacit understanding, everyone knows it.

However, she never thought that Xia Zheng knew about this law and was arguing with her about it.

"Don't try to set me up here. Such a thing should have the approval of the Crown Prince's Consort. She will never allow you to damage the Crown Prince's reputation."

"The Crown Prince's wife is seriously ill and has allowed him to recuperate. She has given me full authority to handle all affairs in the mansion. I can make the decision on this matter. Besides, it was you who was molested by Zhao Liu, so what does it have to do with the Crown Prince? Even if outsiders knew about it, they would only..." Xia Zheng smiled intriguingly and didn't continue.

But who doesn't understand? Even if outsiders don't know that Zhou Lin has not served Gu Yizi yet, no one will ridicule Gu Yizi when the news gets out. They will only say that her reputation is ruined. Once it passes through the mouths of those gossipers, it may be regarded as her seducing Zhao Liu because she is unwilling to be lonely.

Once her reputation is damaged, the Zhou family will definitely abandon her in order to maintain their relationship with Gu Yizi. After all, there is more than one girl in the mansion, just like the Xue family, when one girl dies, another one comes.

Damn Xia Zheng, she actually learned something these days. No wonder she didn't respond at all no matter how she made trouble before.

What he didn't expect was that Tao Yurong would actually hand over all the affairs to Xia Zheng.

When she was greeting her yesterday, she noticed that Tao Yurong staggered when she stood up, as if she had no strength left in her body. From where she was sitting, she could see her right hand, which was tightly grasping the arm of the chair, as if she was suppressing pain.

After paying her respects, she learned from a second-class maid that Tao Yurong was seriously ill and might not be able to take charge for a while. This morning, someone was sent to tell her that she didn't need to pay her respects for the next few days.

That's why she found an excuse today to detain Zhao Liu and give Xia Zheng the final blow.

"I am Shen Hua of the prince. Now that I have entered the mansion, I am his person. Honor and disgrace should be shared by him." Zhou Lin said it firmly, but secretly he dealt with the people around him. The old woman gave a signal to the person beating with the stick to stop.

"Besides, even if we put this matter aside for now, he lost my dowry, repeatedly made excuses, and even lied to me today. How is Xia Surong, the person in charge of the Internal Affairs Office, supposed to handle this? Or was this all your fault, including today's incident?"

Xia Zheng is now tied to the Internal Affairs Office, and she cannot get around this matter no matter what.

When the fire burns her, will she protect herself or others?

Seeing that she didn't respond immediately, Zhou Lin sneered contemptuously.

You want to fight her with your mediocre kung fu skills?

"Are you sure it's a dowry?"

Xia Zheng's sudden question made Zhou Lin confused. If all the dowry was hers, what difference would it make? Why bother asking?

Looking at Xia Zheng again, her expression remained unchanged, and she really acted like she was in charge of the mansion.

It's just bluffing. A lowly maidservant wouldn't be able to understand the affairs of the harem even after two or three years, let alone a month of study, even if Gu Yizi taught her personally.

Trying to cheat her? No way.

"Of course!"