Jiang Dai looked directly at the waiter who had asked why, and continued:
"That's because I created the story of the Stone Monkey in Songyuan County. It wasn't in the form of a storybook, but rather a storytelling performance, since most people in Songyuan County are illiterate."
"Presumably, someone passed through Songyuan County, heard about the Legend of the Stone Monkey, and then copied it down to sell in the capital. They just didn't expect that I, the writer of the Legend of the Stone Monkey, would come to the capital."
"The reason it took so long to arrive is that Songyuan County is more than ten days' journey from the capital, even at the fastest speed. The round trip takes time and is therefore slow."
Most people have a subconscious habit of negating things, and the staff at Wenlanzhai are no exception.
"Impossible, impossible! You must be making this up! How could a woman write a book like this!"
Princess Chaoyang, who had finished reading the manuscript while seated in the main seat, glanced at the shop assistant who vehemently denied it: "What do you mean it's impossible! The Great Yu Dynasty is full of talented people, both men and women are outstanding, how could they not write it!"
"Lord Luo, don't you agree?"
Lord Luo: ...
Didn't you say you'd pretend I wasn't here?
"Yes, yes, yes! The princess is right!"
Jiang Dai bowed to the princess and said, "Princess, there are no laws in our dynasty regarding storybooks. I will not pursue the profits from the past, but I came to the capital to write my own stories. I don't know why I have provoked such a group of people who are arguing and trying to bully us, and even turning the tables on us!"
Princess Chaoyang's gaze fell on Jiang Dai.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
A gentle smile appeared on Princess Chaoyang's bright face.
"I told you, I don't care about this matter. You should ask Lord Luo. Why don't I ask him for you?"
Princess Chaoyang turned to Lord Luo and asked, "Lord Luo, how do you intend to seek justice for this frail woman?"
Lord Luo, who was mentioned: ...
No, Princess, you keep saying you won't interfere, but in every single sentence you say you won't interfere!
Now look what's happened; this is clearly meant to make Wenlanzhai suffer a loss.
But Princess, don't you think about it? You can't stay outside to protect this family for a long time.
If Wenlanzhai suffers a great loss at this time, the Kang family will not be easy to deal with.
“Lord Luo, what a coincidence! My elder brother also loves reading The Legend of the Stone Monkey. He has nothing to do at home all day, so it’s good for him to read more books. Just give a normal judgment, and I can get two copies for my brother.”
Mu Zhaoyuan's words practically screamed favoritism.
Lord Luo was completely numb.
They didn't care about anything else and just handed down the sentence.
The judge ordered the people from Wenlanzhai to apologize and also ordered the manager of Wenlanzhai to pay 100 taels of silver in compensation.
This matter can be described as biased, but it can also be described as downplaying the severity of the situation.
With the favor of Princess Chaoyang and the sixth young lady of the Mu family who had military merits, they managed to extract a considerable amount of silver, about a hundred taels, from Wenlanzhai.
However, with the favoritism of Princess Chaoyang and Miss Mu Liu, managing to extract only a hundred taels of silver is considered a small loss.
After leaving the yamen, Princess Chaoyang invited Jiang Dai's family to a private room in a teahouse under the pretext of discussing the Legend of the Stone Monkey.
Bai Yunxing, who was waiting outside, stepped forward and tugged at his father's sleeve, then stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words.
Afterwards, Bai Tian found an excuse and took his three sons, the Mu family, with only Jiang Dai and Juan Juan accompanying Princess Chaoyang to the teahouse.
As for Qin Erniang, she has already been sent back to Zhenmo Bookstore by Mu Zhaoyuan's martial arts-savvy maids.
I had just arrived at the door of the private room in the teahouse.
Jiang Dai then spotted a familiar figure.
Princess Chaoyang covered her mouth and yawned: "Liang Jiaojiao, the person has been brought."
Liang Tian'er chuckled and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Princess."
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