Chapter 278 seems like a losing case.
Young Master Lang was an excellent tea connoisseur. Even though they had already drunk tea, the three of them still felt the aroma of the tea penetrate their lungs after drinking the tea that Young Master Lang personally served them.
After brewing a pot of tea, Young Master Lang knelt upright in front of the three people.
Princess Shou Kang then slightly bowed and looked at Young Master Lang again.
"Speak! Who do you want to sue! As long as you are in the right, how can you not win?" Princess Shou Kang said calmly.
Young Master Lang quickly bowed down and kowtowed again.
"This humble citizen wishes to sue Xia Yuanheng, the eldest son of the Xia family, the wealthiest merchant family in Yangzhou!"
"This humble citizen wants to sue him for encroaching on the people's mountain land, defrauding others of their property, and harming others," Young Master Lang said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Princess Shou Kang immediately glanced at Song Zhimian and Princess Yongxin.
This was like a godsend! The three of them were just planning how to get to Xia Yuanheng when someone suddenly appeared right at their doorstep.
Thinking of this, Princess Shou Kang looked at Young Master Lang with a kinder gaze than before.
"Such a great injustice! We definitely need to hear about it!"
"Come, don't kneel yet. If you kneel like that, my heart will immediately soften. Sit down! Sit down and we'll talk slowly!" Princess Shou Kang's attitude immediately improved.
Although Young Master Lang felt a little uncomfortable, he still obediently sat on the small stool to the side.
"Tell me! What exactly happened!" Princess Shou Kang grabbed a handful of melon seeds.
Song Zhimian and Princess Yongxin also picked up their teacups.
For a young master from Hangzhou to travel all the way to Yangzhou to vie for the title of best tea master and file a complaint, the injustice involved must be immense.
Young Master Lang calmed himself down and explained what had happened.
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Lang Qiuzhu was the third child in his family, with an older sister and an older brother. In their hometown, everyone called him Lang Sanlang (Third Brother Lang)...
The Lang family originally owned a tea shop, specializing in the tea business, and had some assets in the area. Everyone in the Lang family, regardless of gender, had an excellent tea-brewing skill.
Later, Lang Gongzi's parents fell off a cliff on a tea-selling trip and their bodies were never found. The Lang family fell into ruin from that point on.
From then on, the eldest sister of the Lang family took on the responsibility of supporting the family, and the eldest son of the Lang family, Lang Xiabo, happened to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.
The Lang family's ancestral home was in Suzhou, so the eldest son of the Lang family returned to Suzhou to take the imperial examination.
Later, Lang Xiabo went to the former Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner with his classmates, where he reportedly received guidance and benefited greatly.
To express his gratitude to the former Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner, the eldest son of the Lang family, following the advice of others, registered his eighty mu of land exempt from land tax under the former Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner's name.
Lang Chunlan, the eldest sister of the Lang family, acquiesced for the sake of her younger brother's studies.
later……
Lang Xiabo slipped and fell down the steps during a trip with his classmates, injuring his left leg.
Despite consulting numerous renowned doctors, he was ultimately left with a disability, always limping with his left leg when walking.
Everyone who knew Lang Xiabo knew that his path to the imperial examinations had come to an end. Whether he became a Juren or a Jinshi, the imperial court would not accept a person with a disability.
After a period of depression, Lang Xiabo accepted reality and stopped clinging to the imperial examinations.
He wants to revive his family's tea business.
Just then, an elder from the Lang family passed away. That elder had once received kindness from the Lang siblings' parents, so he gifted a tea plantation under his name to the Lang siblings.
In the laws of Da Yu, mountain fields and farmland are subject to taxes. Similarly, mountain fields and farmland can be registered under the name of someone with official rank to avoid land taxes.
That tea plantation covers a full forty acres, and if taxes were paid normally, it would be a considerable expense every year.
Although Lang Xiabo did not intend to participate in the provincial examination, he still held the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination). However, the eighty mu of land tax exempted by Xiucai had been transferred to the land of the former Jiangnan Education Commissioner.
After much deliberation, Lang Xiabo went to visit the former Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner, hoping to reclaim the 40 mu of land exempt from land tax and to display his family's tea plantation on it.
The former education commissioner of Jiangnan readily agreed, but later encountered difficulties.
Land registered under Lang Xiabo's name cannot be changed within five years.
The former Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner immediately came up with a solution for Lang Xiabo.
"It's just forty acres of farmland, right? No problem, I'll find you someone, and you can register it under his name for now."
Once I can make the changes on my end, I'll remove the land under my name from yours.
Once you've had it for five years, you can transfer the tea plantation back to your own name.
It's a bit of a hassle, but the imperial laws are there, and it's not easy to break them.
When Lang Xiabo heard this, he also thought it was a good idea, so he did it according to the method of the former Jiangnan Education Commissioner.
However, the person he was affiliated with at the tea plantation was from Yangzhou, and it was Xia Yuanheng, the former educational commissioner of Jiangnan, who helped him find the person.
The tea plantation was successfully registered, but in less than a year, it suddenly changed owners. The person who had registered it had privately mortgaged the tea plantation under their name.
Because when Lang Xiabo registered the tea plantation under that person's name, he did not write a private contract...
Later, the tea plantation was resold, changing hands several times before finally ending up in Xia Yuanheng's possession.
Lang Xiabo was furious and wanted to confront Xia Yuanheng, but before he could even see Xia Yuanheng, he fell off the boat and drowned...
The Lang siblings filed several lawsuits, but all their appeals went unanswered.
Legally speaking, Xia Yuanheng cannot be convicted of any crime.
He acquired the Lang family's tea plantation through legitimate business transactions.
Xia Yuanheng was not present when Lang Xiabo fell into the water, and there are other people who can testify to this.
Thus, Lang Chunlan, the eldest sister of the Lang family, and Lang Qiuzhu, the third son, had no choice but to find other ways to file a complaint.
Later, when Lang Chunlan, the eldest sister of the Lang family, went to deliver tea to Chunbuwan in Yangzhou, she learned that if one became the top tea master of Chunbuwan, one could make a request to the teahouse.
Lang Chunlan immediately went to Hangzhou's Chunbuwan Tea House to work as a tea lady.
However, Lang Chunlan always fell just short in every tea competition.
Later, Lang Qiuzhu arrived in Yangzhou, where he was determined to file a lawsuit on Xia Yuanheng's turf.
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Song Zhimian, Princess Shou Kang, and Princess Yongxin all shook their heads upon hearing this.
According to Lang Qiuzhu, Lang Xiabo was not entirely innocent either.
If it weren't for wanting to cultivate a good relationship with the Jiangnan Provincial Education Commissioner and to become his disciple, why would I have done those things?
Ultimately, they still have their own ulterior motives and want to gain something from it.
Who knew that greed would lead to such a situation, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant, allowing others to take advantage of the loophole.
"From a normal standpoint, it seems like we can't win the case!" Song Zhimian concluded.
Princess Shou Kang and Princess Yongxin both nodded immediately.
"Yes! Simply filing a lawsuit won't win the case!"
Young Master Lang's eyes darkened instantly.
"But who told you to brew such good tea! I like the tea you brew, so I can still help you vent your anger," Princess Shou Kang said with a smile.
Young Master Lang was stunned.
"That means she can use her status as a princess to help you get revenge and make a big scene," Song Zhimian explained with a smile.
"She wants to be an arrogant and domineering princess!" Princess Yongxin explained again.
Young Master Lang became even more nervous.
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