lady

Chapter 767

It's not that You Chenghui doesn't want to seek justice for Ye Xinyan, but that he has no reason to know that the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty do not have this restriction, and risk offending the future emperor to advocate justice for Ye Xinyan.

If it is strictly required to deal with it impartially, it can only be judged that Ye Xinyan is unreasonable.

But this eldest lady, he can't afford it.Not long ago, so many high-level officials in the imperial court did not get any benefits from her, and they were disgraced.He has self-knowledge, and he thinks that he does not have the fighting power beyond Han Xiangye and Liu Xiangye.

Seeing Miss Ye's dark complexion, You Chenghui couldn't help but tremble.

"I wonder if Miss Ye has anything else to say?"

Ye Xinyan's face was gloomy, she turned her gaze away from the two stewards, and turned to You Chenghui: "My lord, those utensils are indeed trial-produced by Qi's workshop. Data and original blueprints. If the adults need it, they can send messengers to Qinghe Village, Yuyuan County with the little lady’s men to get them, and the cost of the journey will be paid by the Qijia Machinery Workshop.”

You know, the servants in the yamen are usually yelling twice when they do their work, and they all ask for tea money.To travel such a long distance, to assist the suffering masters in searching for evidence, and to let them do their work with all their heart, not only must they have good food, good accommodation, and comfortable travel along the way, but also a lot of extra money.This fee is not a small amount casually.

You Chenghui's eyes flickered, no wonder Ye Xinyan was able to do so many things, and was able to manage a workshop to make so many amazing utensils. She was indeed a person with clear thinking and able to give up small profits, far surpassing ordinary women.

He coughed dryly and said in a slow voice: "Although this is possible, it's just a small town in Yuyuan County. The journey is long, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. This..." Even if the things were brought, the result would be the same.

You Chenghui pondered, a little embarrassed how to explain clearly to Ye Xinyan, he turned his eyes to the master who was on the side.

The master nodded slightly, took a step forward, cleared his throat, and said seriously to Ye Xinyan: "Miss Ye knows that the laws of our Great Xia Dynasty, and even the laws since ancient times, do not restrict imitation utensils. Miss Ye Being so proficient in fortifications and business, you should know how important it is to people's livelihood to use utensils. If the imperial court orders to prohibit the dissemination of fortification skills, it will not be conducive to people's livelihood and the efficiency of fortifications."

Ye Xinyan's face turned dark all of a sudden, and she looked at You Chenghui and said angrily, "Master You, is this also what you mean? There is a saying, the law is nothing more than human feelings. The little woman was homeless a few years ago. It is easy to get some insights into some things, and it takes a lot of effort to raise many skilled craftsmen, and it costs a lot of money to try out some utensils. However, it is so openly plagiarized and made huge profits for others. Faced with this As for the matter, with a sentence from the Great Xia Dynasty’s laws, can you make your conscience live and be worthy of the common people’s title of parents and officials?!”

This woman is downright rude!
You Chenghui's complexion turned dark, and he was secretly annoyed.But in the face of such questions, he was speechless.

It was still the master who was quick-witted, and said again: "Miss Ye, let me have a word."

Ye Xinyan raised her brows upside down, and turned her sharp gaze to the master, but she didn't say anything to reprimand him or stop him from speaking.

The master cupped his hands and said: "Missy is right. There is a saying that legal principles are nothing more than human feelings. But now that you have submitted the complaint, you have to follow the path of the law. We are the yamen of the imperial court. The Great Xia Dynasty Officials must act in accordance with the laws of the court."

Ye Xinyan raised her chin slightly, and looked at the dry old man provocatively.Can you say such foolish words?The laws of the imperial court are clearly written, and officials are not allowed to be greedy for ink.But looking at the big and small officials of the Great Xia Dynasty, how could they live such a prosperous life if they only relied on their salaries?

Still consider the court law?The court law is to put aside the interests and painstaking efforts of the people of the Great Xia Dynasty, and give all the benefits to the prince?

This is because she has the identity of the granddaughter of An Guogong, and Jinrong also has a share in the machinery workshop.If ordinary people and ordinary craftsmen encounter this kind of thing, wouldn't there be no reason at all?
The master's scalp was numb from Ye Xinyan's look, so he turned to the two shopkeepers of Fu Wang's mansion and said, "You two, please stand up and talk."

When the two stood up, the master continued: "You two also heard what Miss Ye said just now. What Miss Ye said is true. I suggest that you two sit down and discuss a proper solution. A solution, or some compensation to the Qi family, what do you think?"

Ye Xinyan looked at the two shopkeepers.

The two shopkeepers looked at each other, and this time it was Liu Gu who hadn't spoken much, who spoke, "My lord, it's not that the villain didn't obey the orders of the lord and this master, it's that the villain doesn't know things like this Ye What the lady said."

Ye Xinyan raised her eyebrows.

You Chenghui also straightened her waist, "Say it."

Liu Gu also cast a provocative glance at Ye Xinyan, and continued: "To tell the truth, my lord, our batch of building utensils were made by our house's steward Wang. You don't know, steward Wang turned out to be for the Qi family. work."

You Chenghui stared at Liu Gu intently, but cursed inwardly: You don't know anything!As long as you pay a little attention, you will know that one of the chief stewards of the Qi family in the back alley of the Duke's Mansion has quit his work and climbed up to work for King Fu.Otherwise, where did you get the construction equipment at home?
Liu Gu cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I heard that these utensils were not made by Miss Ye, but the results of many craftsmen including Wang Guanshi working together and testing repeatedly. Since it was made by everyone's hard work, All participants should have a share in the profits from the equipment.”

You Chenghui turned to Ye Xinyan and asked, "Miss Ye family, is what Liu Gu said true?"

With a smile on the corner of Ye Xinyan's mouth, she asked Liu Gu, "Shopkeeper Liu, did Manager Wang tell you these words?"

Liu Guyi was not afraid: "This is what some female family members heard from Wang Guanshi's mother." After speaking, he turned to You Chenghui and said, "If your lord has any doubts about this, you can send Wang Qiao to ask questions. The villain thinks , Wang Guanshi's mother can't talk nonsense."

It turns out that the ancient yamen had a lot of freedom in adjudicating cases. When the yamen servants went to interrogate Wang Qiao, the Beijing government yamen still had adjournment time.

Ye Xinyan was invited to a small room on the east side of the lobby, and two clever boys helped Song Ping's family serve tea.Ye Xinyan didn't see the two shopkeepers of Prince Fu's Mansion, so she thought she would receive the same hospitality, but was invited to another place.

About two quarters of an hour later, a yamen servant came to inform Ye Xinyan that Manager Wang from the Iron Works Workshop had arrived, and my lord would continue the trial.

Ye Xinyan followed Song Ping's family's He Jiuyue into the lobby and stood at the original position.The rest wait in their places.

Then, a yamen servant brought Wang Qiao up.

(End of this chapter)