Chapter 100.1
Chapter 100 Part 1: Outer Room
Jiang Li left the teahouse and returned to Li Zheng Tang. She did not tell Ye Jia Er that she went to see Duke Su. For the people of Xiangyang, Duke Su, this name, was too distant. There were just too few people who had personally seen him. If Ji Heng was walking on the main street, others would only be amazed that there’s actually such a beautiful man under the heavens, but they would not think that his identity was so.
Moreover, Ji Heng’s appearance would make the entire matter more complicated. Before understanding the whole sequence thoroughly, Jiang Li did not plan to inform the Ye family. Even if she were to inform the Ye family, she would wait until Ye Ming Xuan and Ye Ming Hui, the two brothers, to return and discuss it carefully.
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It was close to nightfall when people who came to exchange the ancient fragrant satin with silver had been settled one by one. Jiang Li and the others returned to the Ye residence, Guan-shi almost arrived and Zhuo-shi found out that Li Zheng Tang was alright and let out a breath of relief. However, Ye Ming Yu might not be able to return together.
“Old three is impulsive, when I went there, he already burst into the government office main hall. I heard people say that he shouted, wanting to meet Magistrate Tong and was arrested by the officials in the office. There were many officials and old three was not a match for them. I wanted to see Magistrate Tong to appeal but even the person could not be seen. The gatekeeper told me, want to meet people, I must at least prepare silver. I went out in a hurry, how could I bring any bank notes. There’s no way but to first take the bank notes and go there tomorrow. Hopefully old three did not suffer much hardship.”
“Still want bank notes?” Ye Ru Feng said hatefully: “These dog officials!”
Jiang Li was no longer surprised by this, not everyone had clean hands like Xue Huai Yuan. The smaller the official was, the more benefit they enjoyed using their power. Otherwise, how could there be the saying “A clean magistrate for three years, 10,000 snowflakes of silver”.
“This is the way of the world,” Zhuo-shi sighed, “let’s gather it, in any case, we cannot leave old three alone.”
“That’s true,” Ye Jia Er also said: “thankfully what they want is silver, this is still easy to do.”
“Jia Er, you do not know.” Guan-shi sighed, “This time, the Ye family already suffered losses from the matter of the ancient fragrant satin. Those ready-made clothes stopped doing business with us, then there’s also the damage that cannot be calculated. People’s hearts are greedy, what we are afraid of are these people who can never be satisfied, the demand limitless, treating our Ye family as a silver warehouse. If this mouth is opened….. if we want your eldest uncle and father to come out, it will need a lot of effort.”
The Ye family was an expert in business and they were clear about the greed in people’s hearts. As long as Tong Zhi Yang had tasted the sweetness through the Ye family, one Ye Ming Yu could be redeemed with a large amount of silver. As for Ye Ming Xuan and Ye Ming Hui, afraid it’s impossible to let go without injuring the strength of the Ye family.
The Ye family was like a piece of fat. Tong Zhi Yang had been staring at it for so long, finally found the chance to start, how would he let the duck in his mouth fly away?
Jiang Li smiled: “Really no need to be so anxious.”
Everyone in the room looked at her.
Everyone knew Li Zheng Tang was finally safe and sound today thanks to Jiang Li standing up to speak. Although she was younger than Ye Jia Er and never managed a business, looking at her manner, she was more attentive than all the people present at the moment.
“No need to gather silver, I think very soon Tong Zhi Yang will release uncle Ming Yu.”
“Why?” Ye Ru Feng asked with a frown.
“Because my father is Jiang Yuan Bai,” Jiang Li said: “He is afraid.”
……
Inside the study room in the Tong residence, Tong Zhi Yang suddenly threw the book in his hand out. He asked loudly: “Jiang Yuan Bai’s daughter? How could she be in Xiangyang?”
Tong Zhi Yang was round and short, with small eyes and garlic nose. Even though he was in his house, he was still wearing the shiny official gown. But at this moment, he appeared infuriated and let his anger out on his subordinate.
“This subordinate doesn’t know,” the subordinate replied: “At first, it was still thought that the Ye family asked someone to impersonate the person, but the Yuan family’s bodyguards could not be false. The people in Xiangyang who has been to Yanjing have personally seen and said indeed, there’s no mistake that she was Jiang second miss. Miss Jiang second is now in Xiangyang, staying in the Ye residence.”
Tong Zhi Yang was stunned and said: “What happened? Wasn’t it said that the Ye family and the Jiang family have broken contacts for more than ten years? Jiang Li didn’t admit the Ye family, why would she suddenly come to Xiangyang?”
“This, heard that old madam Ye is seriously ill and Miss Jiang second came to visit.”
Tong Zhi Yang kicked the stool on the ground: “Are they deceiving ghosts? No news for so many years, why suddenly having heavy sentiments?”
“That’s not all….. Master, that Jiang second miss still stood at the doorway of Li Zheng Tang, saying, saying…” the subordinate hummed and hawed.
“What did she say?”
The person hesitated for a while before repeating the words Jiang Li said while she was standing in front of Li Zheng Tang to Tong Zhi Yang. His ability to remember things was pretty good, not leaving a single word out. Including Jiang Li’s mention of the Weaving Unit, also including Jiang Li’s mocking words towards Tong Zhi Yang.
Tong Zhi Yang finished listening, his complexion turned blue and white. He held back for a long time before spitting out a word: “Wretch!”
Being ridiculed so relentlessly by a junior, for Tong Zhi Yang, this kind of pretentious and vain person, was no different from being stripped of his clothes and paraded on the street. He couldn’t help but to admit, Jiang Li’s sarcasm did not have a single obscene word, yet it sharply jabbed at the heart. The more exasperating thing was, Tong Zhi Yang still could not say anything when faced with this kind of ridicule. Because Jiang Li was Jiang Yuan Bai’s daughter. Jiang Yuan Bai was the current chief assistant, as a prefectural magistrate, when compared, he was simply a grass mustard. Not only must he not refute, he still needed to fawn over this noble daughter, even if it was just on the surface.
“Master, originally, the handling of the Ye family was in the bag, who would know a Jiang second miss would attack midway. Jiang second miss is the Jiang family’s daughter, then….. Do we need to plan again?”