"If you can confess to the culprit, I may not send you to the authorities." As the victim of the theft, Nan Wusi has the right to request that the thief not be punished.
But the embroiderer shook her head, unwilling to speak.
"Send them to the authorities over there." Nan Wusi's expression instantly turned cold. It would be good if someone could testify that Lirenfang allowed them to steal the blueprints, but even if no one testified, Nan Wusi had many ways to deal with it.
After the officials came and took the embroiderer away, the official stepped forward and apologized, saying, "Miss Nan, it was truly my dereliction of duty that such a thing happened in the weaving workshop. I will report this matter to the Prince."
"Steward Cheng, you're too kind. No one could have predicted this would happen." Nan Wusi didn't intend to blame Steward Cheng. After all, the embroiderers in this weaving workshop were all recruited from outside, and it was inevitable that some of them would have ulterior motives.
"Are you just going to let this go like this?" Wu Qingzi didn't expect that Nan Wusi would stop pursuing the matter after only catching one embroiderer.
“Of course I will not let Lirenfang off the hook, but do you really think the criminal law can deal with Ouyang Jiangli?” Nan Wusi asked rhetorically.
Wu Qingzi frowned, but had to admit that Nan Wusi was right. Nobles had special privileges in these matters, especially since that person was the Crown Prince's consort.
"Don't worry, Lirenfang won't be open for long after the blueprints are gone." Nan Wusi was very confident about this.
Although Wu Qingzi didn't understand where Nan Wusi got her confidence from, she felt much more at ease seeing her so self-assured. This incident, however, caused a dramatic reversal in Wu Qingzi's opinion of Nan Wusi and Ouyang Jiangli.
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