Mei Shuyan was brought up by Mr. Mei since she was a child. She is the eldest grandson of Mei Manor, so she is not a wimp or a dou who cannot be supported. Otherwise, Yunchi would not have sent him to Zhaoyuan County and used him so much.
During the interval of his silence, he had already thought of a countermeasure, and cupped his hands towards the carriage, "I'm conducting a thorough investigation on business, but I didn't expect the fabric to be delicate, so it's my fault."
Ye Lanying had heard of Mei Shuyan's name, a dignified gentleman, and she liked this kind of gentleman the most, just like the Yun Rang at home who let her get close to her but always avoided her upright.
The so-called can't get it, just scratch your heart.
So, she looked at Mei Shuyan, who was stern and made amends, and in a short time, she felt teasing him, and said softly with a smile, "Then dare to ask my lord, how should I compensate? I have already lost, you just say that." A word is not worth the money I lost."
Mei Shuyan was not unhappy when she heard the words, she cupped her hands again, and asked solemnly, "May I ask your name?"
Ye Lanying smiled happily, "It is said that my lord is a married man, so it seems inappropriate to ask an unmarried woman's surname." After she finished speaking, she said slowly, "This is not what a gentleman would do."
Mei Shuyan smiled, "I was ordered to be stationed in Zhaoyuan County, and I have the right to know the people coming and going. You don't have to think too much. I won't tarnish the name of the girl." After finishing speaking, he said, "Please The girl cooperates. I have seen the girl's name taboo, so I can think about how to compensate the girl."
Ye Lanying smiled and handed out an identity plate to Mei Shuyan, and took out a document representing her identity.
Mei Shu extended her hand to take it, and took a look at it. An Ying, the eldest daughter of the second householder of Huai'an's family, whether the sign is genuine or not, this document is genuine, with the official seal.
Mei Shuyan calmly took the token and documents and said, "Miss An, please come to the government office with me, and I will discuss compensation with you."
Ye Lanying pursed her lips and smiled, "The little girl goes into business and makes friends all over the world. The adults are upright and upright, and they also conduct a thorough investigation for business. Although the little girls have suffered losses, the little girls are willing to make friends with the adults. Just now The little girl was joking with the grown-up, and the little girl admired the lord for being a strict official and being upright, so there is no need to pay."
Mei Shuyan said solemnly, "No, it's my fault. How can I not pay for the lost cloth? You have to calculate the price carefully. I will find the shopkeeper of the cloth piles in the city to estimate the value of the cloth. After a while, I will definitely not lose the girl."
The smile on Ye Lanying's face gradually became unbearable, "Why bother, my lord? The little girl has already said that there is no need to pay."
Mei Shuyan said earnestly and with the intention of teaching her sister a lesson, "Miss An, I am an official. When I come to Zhaoyuan County, I can't lose my own reputation, nor can I lose the good name of His Highness the Crown Prince. Therefore, It is wrong for the girl to joke like this, since it is the fault of the lower officials, the girl must be compensated."
Ye Lanying choked suddenly.
Mei Shuyan didn't look at her anymore, waved his hand, and ordered, "Everyone listen to the order, protect these cloths carefully, and escort them to the county magistrate's office." After saying that, he ordered another person who felt reliable, "Go and ask Zhao Yuan The shopkeeper of the cloth pile, please trouble him to go to the county magistrate's office, if I invite him to work hard, he will be rewarded, and he will not make his hard work in vain."
"Yes" one person answered and went immediately.
Thus, Ye Lanying watched as the five hundred people led by Mei Shuyan escorted her twenty carts of cloth to the county magistrate's office. And Mei Shuyan walked in front of her car, and said calmly and gently, "Miss An, please."
Ye Lanying held her breath, feeling that something was wrong, but seeing Mei Shuyan's earnest face that she must pay her back, she couldn't tell what was wrong. She has dealt with all kinds of people since she was a child, but she has never seen such a serious and persistent official.
What he does as an official is too hard to rub the sand in his eyes. How did he spend so long in Zhaoyuan County
With his upright appearance like this, how does he deal with people in the officialdom
Is it possible that relying on him to have a cousin of the prince can escort him and everything will be fine
She thought, thinking that he has a cousin of the prince who can really protect him and everything will be fine. At least, the King of Lingnan attacked him a few days ago and chased him all the way from Zhaoyuan County to the capital without killing him. He was seriously injured He was rescued by the Donggong people at the gate of the capital, and now he is back alive and kicking.
Otherwise, if he didn't come back and died at the gate of the capital, then she wouldn't have spent so much time hiding and being careful to escort this batch of things now.
She took a deep breath, regretting joking with such a person, and now that she was taken away by the county magistrate's office to discuss compensation, she couldn't say no forcefully. Now she can only hope that he will quickly count, compensate and let her go quickly. As long as she leaves Zhaoyuan County, she can find a way to kill him immediately.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now exhausted and sick in the East Palace. She doesn't believe that she can't kill him with a shot. The adoptive father is still too merciful, she won't.
Mei Shuyan made up her mind that if she could be delayed for a while, as long as Ye Lanying was delayed, she could be dealt with.
Nowadays, it is natural not to startle the snake.
So, all the way back to the county magistrate's office, he was still gentle and courteous, without much official airs, invited Ye Lanying to the living room, and treated her as a guest, sincerely calculating the silver taels of compensation with her.
It was also the first time that the storekeeper of Zhaoyuan Cloth Pile had seen such a strange thing. In the past, the caravans came and went. Customs clearance fee, as long as the customs clearance fee is paid, then it will be easily let go. After Master Mei came, he has been strictly investigating, but without the customs clearance fee, it is really a breeze, and even the mice in Zhaoyuan County have stopped stealing food from the common people.
After the shopkeeper arrived, he greeted Mei Shuyan, and after hearing that Mei Shuyan asked him to calculate the damage and compensation for the cloth, he was more than happy to do things for Lord Mei. Chance.
Now that this opportunity came to curry favor with him, he naturally didn't let it go, and promised repeatedly, "This is a trivial matter, adults don't need to take it to heart, just leave it to my subordinates."
Mei Shuyan nodded, and instructed in a gentle voice, "Thank you for the shopkeeper. You must be careful, and you must not lose the girl, but I am an upright official, and I don't have much spare money, and I can't pay much more, so the valuation must be accurate. You can't let the girl pay, and you can't let the officer pay."
"My lord, don't worry, I will estimate the price carefully." The shopkeeper thought to himself that twenty carts of cloth and hundreds of boxes would take a lot of effort. However, he didn't regret agreeing. After all, the longer he worked, the stronger his friendship with Mr. Mei would be. Although he didn't do anything illegal, it's always good for Mrs. Mei to give him some convenience. .
Mei Shuyan felt very relieved after getting his guarantee, and tried her best to say a few hard words, and ordered someone to invite the shopkeeper.
Ye Lanying didn't want to say anything anymore, she was so depressed, thinking about how long it would take to delay it would take at least two or three days, otherwise she would have killed Mei Shuyan today
However, she is in Zhaoyuan County, how can she do it quietly without implicating her
She thought about it for a while, and felt that no matter what, she is now in Zhaoyuan County. Today, Mei Shuyan only saw her face to face, and she was deeply involved. If she really killed him, she would have to be investigated no matter what.
Once the crown prince who alarmed the capital came to check her words, it would not be a simple delay of two or three days.
After all, Mei Shuyan's identity is here.
After thinking about it, she could only live in peace and wait peacefully, anyway, the crossbow arrows had been arranged by her, even if Mei Shuyan found out the flowers, she could not find the crossbow arrows. Although the delay of three or two days could not return to Lingnan as expected, it was a bit of a delay, but there was nothing I could do.
She made up her mind, then settled down, smiled softly and said to Mei Shuyan, "Master Mei, the little girl has not yet settled down, so it may take two or three days to make such a valuation and compensation. Dare I ask you?" Can the little girl go out and find an inn, or will the adults stay in this county government office for two days?"
Mei Shuyan cupped his hands, "There are quite a lot of courtyards in the county magistrate's office. I see that the girl is bringing a lot of people. If you look for an inn, the family may not be able to accommodate you. If you need to find a few more, you don't have to bother. The left and right belong to me. Negative, the girl will live in the county government office, I will not stay here for the past two days, but go to the post station, so as not to damage the girl's reputation."
Ye Lanying smiled lightly, "Master Mei is really a gentleman, that little girl would rather be respectful than obedient."
After this matter was agreed upon, Mei Shuyan ordered to clean up a courtyard in the backyard of the government office and arranged for Ye Lanying to live there.
Mei Shuyan came to take office without any family members, so the backyard of the government office has been vacant, but now it has come in handy.
Ye Lanying took the people to rest, she looked very relieved, and she didn't show any impatience or dissatisfaction.
After she left, Mei Shuyan thought that in two days at the latest, Zhu Gong should arrive with Jinglu soldiers and horses. If not, he could only pretend to be her and take Ye Lanying down forcefully. It is possible, but not sure.