At the court, Lady Wang had already been called. She was a chubby woman in her forties whose curved eyebrows and eyes gave her a kind and amiable look when she spoke.
"Greetings, sir," Lady Wang bowed to Kuai Minglang.
"Deng Shi claimed you saw her buying a belt at Hua Xiangrong's shop. Please take a close look at this belt and see if it's the one you saw that day." Kuai Minglang had someone bring the belt to Lady Wang.
Looking at the belt closely, Lady Wang nodded repeatedly, "It should be like this. I even commented on how bright the color of the Red Coral Beads were. They wouldn't be suitable for someone of our age to wear."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Deng Shi's eyes, as she felt that the person she had desperately tried to implicate was turning out to be a credible witness. Unfortunately, her joy was short-lived as Lady Wang spoke again.
