Mr. Xu immediately put on a righteous expression and rebuked the servant beside him, "You audacious slave! How dare you use a fake Indenture Contract to fool me!"
The servant, filled with unspoken grievances, lowered his head and dared not make a sound.
Up on the dais, the Lord Prefect gave a light cough and began his judgment. "Mu Lanzhi, daughter of a disgraced official, is confirmed to be a maidservant of the Gu Family."
"Mr. Xu," COUGH COUGH, "that indenture contract of yours has been verified as a forgery. Considering you were also deceived by your servant, ignorance is no crime."
Mr. Xu quickly cupped his hands in a salute. "Thank you for your leniency, my lord."
The Lord Prefect then looked at the trembling servant beside Mr. Xu, took an order token from the holder, and threw it down. "The servant from the Ning'an Marquis Mansion deceived his master and forged a document! Take him away and give him twenty strokes of the board!"
