Chapter 5 Punishing the County Magistrate and His Wife

A few days later, Ye Lingyue took the initiative to find the housekeeper and servants to learn about the situation in the mansion as soon as possible. She learned about the situation of the Jiang Mansion from the housekeeper, and she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart.

Jiang Xuanming was sincere and honest, but in this complicated capital, he was often bullied by the children of those aristocratic families.

They used their power as a background and bought goods on credit in the store without scruples, often putting the Jiang family in trouble.

When she learned about the situation of the Jiang Mansion, she decided to take action.

She sat in the study, wrote a few letters and handed them to the housekeeper.

"You should send these letters to the princes of each mansion as soon as possible. The princes who owe us money must pay it off as soon as possible."

"Yes, Madam, I will do it right away."

Not long after, Ye Lingyue and Jiang Yuqi inspected the cloth shop together. They were carefully checking the quality of the cloth. Suddenly, there was a noise at the door of the cloth shop.

Shopkeeper, take out the best cloth you have and show it to me.

Shopkeeper Xiao hurried forward, and it turned out to be the county magistrate's wife, and then respectfully presented several pieces of high-quality fabrics. The county magistrate's wife looked through the fabrics pickily, with disdain on her face.

These fabrics dare to be called high-quality? What a joke! But never mind, these are all, send them to the county magistrate's mansion.

Madam, these fabrics are expensive, I wonder if you can pay now?

What to pay? If you send them to the mansion, someone will naturally pay. Are you afraid that I will default on the debt?

Shopkeeper Xiao looked embarrassed.

Ye Lingyue saw it clearly from the side, and she couldn't help but feel angry. She stepped forward and stopped Shopkeeper Xiao.

Madam, we no longer accept credit. Please pay the bill now, otherwise we can't deliver the goods.

The county magistrate's wife's face changed, and she looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly regained her arrogant look and smiled contemptuously, "Do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like this? You small vendors really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"

Ye Lingyue frowned, "No matter who you are, the rules are the rules."

The county magistrate's wife sneered and asked with a sneer, "Who are you? How dare you point fingers here!"

"Me?" Ye Lingyue paused slightly, her eyes firm, "The boss lady of this store! Is she qualified?"

"Boss lady? Humph, I don't know when Jiang Xuanming added another concubine!" The county magistrate's wife's tone was full of sarcasm, and a hint of pride flashed in her eyes.

At this moment, Ye Lingyue was about to rush forward to slap her, but was suddenly stopped by Jiang Yuqi.

Jiang Yuqi smiled, but her tone was cold, "Madam, you seem to have misunderstood. This lady boss is my wife."

The magistrate's wife raised her eyebrows slightly, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Oh? Your wife? I didn't know that Mr. Jiang was married! I wonder if Mr. Li will be heartbroken when he knows it."

Jiang Yuqi's face suddenly became gloomy, and his fists clenched, revealing his inner displeasure and anger.

It was the first time that Ye Lingyue saw Jiang Yuqi like this, and her heart tightened, vaguely feeling the pressure he was under.

"Madam," Jiang Yuqi's voice was low, and there was an invisible majesty in his tone, "I hope you can understand that no matter who we are, we should treat each other with respect."

Respect? In the face of power, what are you small vendors? "

Ye Lingyue was furious, her eyes shot at the county magistrate's wife like a sword, and she said calmly and firmly, "Madam, you seem to have misunderstood the meaning of respect. Respect does not rely on power and status, but comes from each other's character and cultivation."

The county magistrate's wife snorted coldly and was about to refute, but Ye Lingyue continued, "You may think that we small vendors are insignificant, but it is these insignificant people who form the foundation of this society.

Without us, how long can your power last? "

The county magistrate's wife's face changed, and she seemed a little unhappy, but Ye Lingyue did not stop, "Madam, you may be able to use power to suppress people for a while, but in the long run, what can really win people's hearts is respect and justice.

I hope you can understand this truth. "

The county magistrate's wife saw Ye Lingyue's firm attitude and knew that it was useless to argue further, so she could only snort coldly and turned away.

Ye Lingyue looked at the county magistrate's wife's back as she left, turned around and said to the shopkeeper and the servants,

From today on, no one can buy on credit.

The shopkeeper and the servants nodded one after another, and they felt a sense of admiration for Ye Lingyue.

Ye Lingyue then called the waiter and whispered, "How much silver did the county magistrate's wife buy on credit in our store?"

The waiter replied, "Madam, the county magistrate's wife has bought on credit one thousand taels of silver."

Ye Lingyue frowned after hearing this and exclaimed, "One thousand taels of silver! Why doesn't she go and rob! Do you really think that my Jiang family is easy to bully!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yuqi gently took Ye Lingyue's hand and said softly, "Madam, don't be angry, let me handle the next thing. "

Ye Lingyue looked at Jiang Yuqi's handsome face, and the "Mr. Li" mentioned by the county magistrate's wife just now flashed through her mind. Jiang Yuqi's momentary difficulty made her realize that this matter was by no means simple.

She took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Yuqi firmly, "Husband, I can't stand idly by in this matter."

Jiang Yuqi was slightly startled, and gently held her hand, "Madam, don't worry, I will take care of it."

Ye Lingyue shook her head gently, no, husband, if this matter is not completely resolved, there will be more troubles in the future, let's face it together, okay?

Jiang Yuqi looked at her firm eyes, and a warmth and strength surged in his heart. He nodded and smiled, "Okay, let's do it together. "

Ye Lingyue turned to the clerk and said in a deep voice, sort out the county magistrate's wife's accounts and give them to me.

In the cloth shop, Ye Lingyue and Jiang Yuqi had just started to deal with the contents of the county magistrate's wife's account book, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

The county magistrate's wife walked in angrily with her husband, County Magistrate Chen.

Master, you have to make a decision for me. It's this stinky girl who is riding on my neck.

Who gave you such a big courage to be rude to the wife of this county magistrate?"

Ye Lingyue stood in place, with a calm face, picked up the long whip on the table and played with it, with a flash of disdain in her eyes.

"Mr. County Magistrate, your wife chose our fabrics but is unwilling to pay. Is this the rule of your County Magistrate's Mansion?"

Mr. Chen's face darkened and he threatened, "Do you know who you are talking to? I am the parent official of this county. How dare you, a merchant girl, be so rude? Believe it or not, I will make your cloth shop close down!"

Jiang Yuqi stood aside, frowning, and was about to speak when she was stopped by Ye Lingyue.

Ye Lingyue sneered and clenched the long whip in her hand, "Mr. County Magistrate, you are bullying me like this. Do you really think that there is no one in my Jiang family?"

The wife of the county magistrate said arrogantly, "Humph, I want to see how long you can be arrogant!"

Ye Lingyue suddenly shook the long whip, and the whip brought a sharp wind sound, and whipped the wife of the county magistrate fiercely. The wife of the county magistrate screamed and retreated in a hurry.

County Magistrate Chen was furious and drew the sword from his waist. "You dare!" Ye Lingyue did not hesitate and swung the long whip again, this time directly at the county magistrate. The whip shadow was like a dragon. The county magistrate could not dodge and was hit by the whip, which made him grimace in pain. Ye Lingyue said coldly, her eyes were like ice. "Today, I will let you see what I can do!" The county magistrate's wife was pale and rushed to the county magistrate to help him block the whip, but Ye Lingyue was merciless and whipped the county magistrate and his wife with the long whip one after another, making them miserable. County Magistrate Chen was beaten with blood all over his face, and his eyes flashed with crazy anger. He struggled to stand up, pointed at Ye Lingyue, and shouted hoarsely, "You bitch! I will never let you go! I will make you pay a heavy price!" "Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this! This girl will not change her name, and I will not change my surname. I am Ye Lingyue, the wife of Jiang Yuqi! If you want revenge, just come!