Triumph in Her Rise and Love-Chapter 311 - 307

Song Jiyun certainly wouldn’t dispose of Wang Hua because of this matter.

For one, Wang Hua was a man of Yuan Yunzhong, and it would be inappropriate for her to deal with him directly as it would not be proper. Secondly, based on her intermittent understanding of Yuan Yunzhong over this period, considering Wang Hua was his confidant, he shouldn’t be so unaware of his advances, and knowing his place was what he should have done.

She had her suspicions that Yuan Yunzhong, knowing that the Deng Family was disrespectful to her, had instructed Wang Hua to act this way.

However, even so, she still needed to admonish him.

"Since you know you should learn more from Zheng Quan, then remember to follow him and learn well," she said indifferently. "Although it’s true that one should eat the rice of the family they serve, since you are serving by my side, you should have informed me about some matters."

Wang Hua repeatedly assured her.

Song Jiyun asked about the Deng Family’s case, "Is it going through the normal process? The elders of your young master’s family are already annoyed about the young master’s affairs, so don’t cause any trouble for your young master."

Wang Hua’s heart shuddered.

Indeed, lately, their family’s master seemed displeased with the young master at every turn; it couldn’t be guaranteed that he would not take out his anger towards the young master’s disobedience on Miss Song, affecting the judgment at Shuntian Prefecture.

"We reported the matter to the officials following the rules," he said respectfully. "I also found evidence of the Deng Family throwing snakes into the yard where we lived and handed it over to the people of Shuntian Prefecture. We didn’t bully using our power or oppress the weak."

It was just that the young master was always good at arguing; sometimes, when the emperor was impeached by the Metropolitan Censorate, he would be asked to write a defense statement. Now it was just about suing the small Deng Family, and the Dengs would probably have a hard time escaping their responsibility.

Song Jiyun felt slightly relieved and asked, "Who from our family is dealing with the case there?"

"Zhou Zheng!" Wang Hua answered honestly, "He is articulate and good at reading expressions, so it’s best that he’s the one handling it."

Even if he couldn’t manage, with the young master’s people watching over, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage. Besides, this could also be an opportunity to gain some experience, a good chance to achieve two goals at once.

Wang Hua secretly thought to himself.

Song Jiyun thought for a moment and ordered Zheng Quan, "Let’s go to Shuntian Prefecture."

The Capital City was a place where dragons hid and tigers lay; although Zhou Zheng was not bad, he was after all influenced by his local environment and had less experience. They should go over there to support him and bolster his confidence no matter what.

Zheng Quan agreed.

Wang Hua hurriedly climbed onto the shaft of the carriage and said to Song Jiyun, "Miss, let me accompany you on your visit! I know people at Shuntian Prefecture, and I can help Brother Zheng Quan run errands if needed."

Song Jiyun agreed.

Having Wang Hua assist from the side could indeed save them a lot of trouble.

Now was not the time to act on impulse.

Wang Hua couldn’t help but pat his chest and sigh with relief.

He was a servant born into the Wang Family, and having the opportunity to serve beside Yuan Yunzhong was something he had earned through heavy competition among many other servants. How could he not know the rules of being a servant? It was just that although Song Jiyun was unwilling to see the young master, the young master was always concerned about Miss Song; hearing about the Deng Family’s incident had made him so angry that his face turned the color of iron. He not only summoned Wang Hua to reprimand him but also personally wrote the legal statement accusing the Deng Family at the Yamen.

Now that Miss Song was still angry with their young master, how could he dare to tell the young master about it?

This was truly a case of ’when gods fight, the mortals suffer’!

Hopefully, they would reconcile soon, so those of us handling matters wouldn’t have to struggle in such dilemmas.

A group of people arrived at the Shuntian Prefecture, and Wang Hua told Song Jiyun and Zheng Quan to wait for him in the carriage first. "I’ll go ask about the progress of the case right now. The Capital City can be considered big or small. You have to go to the Manufacturing Office in a couple of days to report your work; let’s not be seen going in and out of the Shuntian Prefecture. Otherwise, if someone spreads rumors, it could lead to misunderstandings among the nobles in the palace, and you won’t even have a chance to explain."

Song Jiyun felt that he made sense, so she let Zheng Quan accompany her to the Shuntian Prefecture.

She sat in the carriage without thinking too much about the Deng Family’s situation.

She was pondering over the porcelain selection affair. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The Deng Family caused so much trouble just to beat her in the selection of porcelain. No matter how much she contested with the Deng Family, it wouldn’t compare to thoroughly defeating them in the selection of porcelain.

In some sense, porcelain was an article, and as long as it was an article, there would be personal preferences.

No matter how exquisite your craftsmanship or how elegant your designs, if people did not like them, it would be in vain.

If she wanted to win this selection, she needed to figure out the Empress Dowager’s preferences.

But the Empress Dowager lived deep within the inner palace and, it was said, in order to prevent others from discerning her true preferences, she would only take three bites of even her favorite dishes. From where could she learn about the Empress Dowager’s preferences?

Song Jiyun calculated in her mind the people she knew.

It seemed none were suitable.

She couldn’t help frowning.

Zheng Quan and Wang Hua came over leading Zhou Zheng.

"Owner!" Zhou Zheng said excitedly to Song Jiyun who was lifting the carriage curtain, "Shuntian Prefecture has already taken up the case and will soon begin the trial. The Deng Family’s crime of maliciously bullying their neighbors is confirmed; the two who released snakes are fined twenty taels of silver and sentenced to repair the river embankments for two years. The others, being accessories to the crime, are fined varying amounts, ten taels, five taels, and so on. Several people are also expelled from the Capital City forever and are not allowed to re-enter."

He expressed regret, "Unfortunately, the Deng Family’s members are tightly lipped. They did not betray Deng Yun and Deng Datong, allowing them to escape the law’s reach."

Having said that, he became somewhat excited again, "However, this time the Deng Family’s brought over personnel have failed greatly; even if they took over the Manufacturing Office’s errands, they wouldn’t be able to produce anything. Unless the Manufacturing Office can wait for two months, they would have to hurriedly call in more craftsmen from Dehua to the Capital City."

The judgment came so swiftly, Yuan Yunzhong must have contributed.

Song Jiyun nodded, showing concern, "Are you alright? Did the government officials give you any trouble?"

Zhou Zheng smiled and shook his head, "You can rest easy. With young brother Wang Hua making introductions, the government officials were very courteous to us."

Song Jiyun then smiled at Wang Hua who, feeling guilty, was keeping his head down and hiding behind Zheng Quan.

Wang Hua hurriedly bowed to Song Jiyun, saying, "It’s my duty."

Song Jiyun could now confirm that he was acting under orders. Naturally, she wouldn’t trouble Wang Hua. According to Zhou Zheng, the lawsuit hadn’t ended; he had sneaked out while the legal advisors from the Deng Family were complaining, and the Prefect of Shuntian was calling for advisors from both sides to speak. He had to return to the Yamen soon. She didn’t keep Zhou Zheng back, "Set your mind at ease; even if the Deng Family is dissatisfied and files a royal complaint, our Song Family will accompany them in this lawsuit to the end. Just do as you normally would. Zheng Quan and I will wait for you back at Diagonal Street No. 2 Alley to throw a celebration banquet for you."

Her words made Zhou Zheng’s blood boil, and he entered the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen with his head held high.

Wang Hua climbed back onto the carriage, ready to go to second alley of Diagonal Street with Song Jiyun and Zheng Quan, but Song Jiyun half-smiled and said to Wang Hua, "You’d be better off staying here with Zhou Zheng. After all, this is Zhou Zheng’s first time in the Capital City. He’s unfamiliar with the place, and if he leaves the Yamen too late and gets lost, that would be troublesome."

"Yes!" With his head bowed, Wang Hua immediately got off the carriage, saying, "I will make sure to return Zhou Zheng safely."

Song Jiyun "Hmm’d," and watched Wang Hua enter the Yamen, but then she saw Deng Yun and Deng Datong, one furious and the other with a solemn expression, come out of the Yamen. They stood by the eight-character wall of the court entrance, whispering to each other, appearing to be discussing something.

She smiled coldly and said to Zheng Quan, "Let’s go!"