Chapter 1241 That is the Zheng Family’s Mulberry Garden
Uncle Qing was well prepared, and what he said was all factual, accurately hitting the gossip points, and everyone who listened was very interested.
Subconsciously, they all believed it at least 80%.
Mrs. Zheng, the principal wife, died suddenly in a carriage accident at a young age, leaving her child alone. In order to protect herself, she had to observe mourning for three years in her hometown to avoid harm. It sounds very reasonable and very pitiful!
And that Qin, who could only cry and make the man lose his mind, abandoning his wife and children, is really lowly!
Zhao Ye stood up straight to show that he was honest and open. He looked calm, but in fact he was about to explode with anger!
He didn't understand what the prefect was waiting for.
He has hinted so clearly, it would be natural for His Excellency to order people to take Zheng Qing away and torture him. Why hasn't anything happened yet?
He was secretly praising himself for his wit and feeling proud of himself!
If this is delayed any further, what result can be obtained from the trial?
Uncle Qing glanced at him and said, "Sir, I still say the same thing. The deed was given to me by the Third Young Master and he asked me to sell it. The Third Young Master said that if the mulberry garden remained in his hands, he wouldn't earn even a tael of silver, so it would be better to sell it and see the money! He didn't want to go back to Yangzhou, so he let me handle it on his behalf. The Third Young Master trusts me, so I naturally have no choice but to do it!"
"Otherwise, how could I possibly get the deed to the 100,000-acre mulberry garden, such an important thing, if it wasn't handed over to me by the Third Young Master?"
"Every word I said is true. I swear! I would never dare to lie to you in court!"
The prefect frowned, slammed the gavel, and scolded, "Ridiculous! Are you kidding me that I don't understand economics? A hundred thousand mu of mulberry fields, mulberry picking and silkworm breeding, silkworms spinning cocoons, the price of silk is not cheap, even if all costs are deducted, a hundred thousand mu of mulberry fields will have a profit of at least 700,000 or 800,000 taels of silver. How can you say that you don't have any income of even one tael of silver?"
Uncle Qing laughed sarcastically: "What the adults are saying is true, but there is a reason behind it——"
Zhao Ye suddenly shouted, "Sir! This cunning servant is talking nonsense and has no good intentions. Please don't listen to his nonsense!"
Uncle Qing sneered: "Why? You don't dare let me speak? Is Mr. Zhao guilty?"
Zhao Ye gritted his teeth and said, "You are too cunning. You are deliberately confusing me and talking nonsense. Why should I listen to your nonsense?"
Uncle Qing: "Whether it is nonsense or not, you have to say it to know. If you are not guilty, why interrupt me? Sir, please allow me to explain."
"grown ups!"
The prefect glanced at Zhao Ye and said to Uncle Qing: "It's approved."
Zhao Ye opened his mouth, then closed it unwillingly.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but even though the adult glanced at him calmly just now, he felt a chill on his scalp.
"Thank you, sir!" Uncle Qing said angrily, "The silk produced by the 100,000 mu of mulberry fields is worth millions of taels of silver, but every year our young master can't even touch a tael of silver, because all the silk is taken away for free by the Zhao family's weaving workshop!"
The crowd was shocked.
Zhao Ye couldn't help but say, "Third brother is also a member of the Zhao family. He also has a share in the Zhao family's weaving workshop. What's wrong with supplying your own silk to your own weaving workshop?"
"That's the Zheng family's mulberry garden! The Zhao family's property belongs to the Zhao family, but the Zheng's mulberry garden is the property left to the Third Young Master by our master and his wife! The Third Young Master has a share of the Zhao family's property, but the Zheng's mulberry garden belongs exclusively to the Third Young Master! Don't the Second Young Master Zhao even understand such a simple truth?"
(End of this chapter)
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