Shen Zhiyan said, "That's good. I was just about to send a letter home to the capital. I hope the prefect's memorial will not disappoint."
Prefect Qin bowed in alarm: "Second Master Shen, rest assured, my memorial will truthfully recount the whole story and give Lady Ye an explanation."
As he spoke, he took out a folded book from his sleeve, which Duanwu quickly took and handed to Shen Zhiyan.
Shen Zhiyan glanced at it and, seeing that it was all true, returned the memorial.
Prefect Qin breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Ye Caiping, saying, "Madam Ye, the matter of the cassava was due to my dereliction of duty. I failed to discover that Lu Baiwen had impersonated someone else and taken credit, which almost harmed your entire family. I apologize to you, Madam Ye."
Ye Caiping curtsied and said calmly, "It's all Lu Baiwen's fault, it has nothing to do with you, sir."
Prefect Qin looked at Shen Zhiyan and said, "Then I will send someone to deliver the memorial immediately. I will take my leave now."
Shen Zhiyan nodded, and Prefect Qin withdrew.
Ye Xuan watched the departing Prefect Qin, took a deep breath, and thought to himself, "I never imagined that my teacher was so capable!"
Shen Zhiyan looked at Ye Caiping: "Once his memorial and my letter are sent out, the higher-ups will reconsider your reward."
Ye Caiping breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."
Ye Xuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Shen Zhiyan:
"Thank you, sir. I will study hard, even if it costs me my life, to become an official and repay your kindness. I will also support my family and my aunt, and I will never let you worry about me again."
Shen Zhiyan choked for a moment. Having ambition is good, but why does it sound so awful?
Shen Zhiyan paused for a moment before saying, "Just do your best, there's no need to risk your life."
"Yes." Ye Xuan was touched; his teacher truly cared for him.
Ye Caiping said, "I have also prepared a generous gift for you, sir."
Shen Zhiyan became interested and asked with a smile, "Oh, what is it?"
"I'm not ready yet, I'll give it to you in a few days."
"Alright."
"Hey!" Shen Manman suddenly jumped in, "The young lady has arrived, everyone get out of the way!"
Ye Xuan was so startled that he jumped to the side and actually dodged it.
Shen Zhiyan's face darkened, and he said irritably, "Alright, go out and play."
Shen Manman pulled Ye Caiping aside: "Have you finished talking?"
"Um."
"Let's go out and have some fun!"
Shen Manman pulled Ye Caiping along and they walked out.
Ye Xuan was left standing there dumbfounded. When he looked up, he was met with Shen Zhiyan's serious and earnest face. Ye Xuan was embarrassed and stood there awkwardly.
...
Shen Manman pulled Ye Caiping to the garden to swing on the swing.
Flowers were in full bloom all around, and a spring breeze was blowing.
Seeing Ye Caiping sitting listlessly on the swing, Shen Manman asked, "Auntie, are you unhappy?"
"No."
Shen Manman pouted: "You were clearly unhappy, but wasn't the matter resolved?"
Ye Caiping said, "It's nothing, I just feel like I've been played for a fool."
“Hey, what’s this? My grandmother always taught me not to think of myself as omniscient and omnipotent.” Shen Manman said while swaying, “We are all human. Our eyes are not in the sky, so we can’t see what others are doing behind our backs.”
"Even the smartest person can't guard against a cunning person setting traps one after another. That Magistrate Lu is a very cunning person."
"Although I haven't met him, people in the town and county all praise him, calling him an upright official and a local magistrate. This shows that he is good at hiding his true nature. Everyone has two sides."
"He might be a truly upright and just official, capable of judging cases and sometimes standing up for the people. At other times, he's greedy for credit and money. All we can see is one side of him."
Ye Caiping exclaimed in surprise, "You know so much!"
Shen Manman snorted proudly, "What's so special about this? You know what my dad does. Come on, I brought you lots of gifts."
After saying that, she jumped off the swing.
...
When Ye Caiping and Ye Xuan returned home, they brought a car full of gifts.
Grandma Ye, Grandpa Ye, and their family members all eagerly awaited their arrival.
Seeing the two enter, they quickly gathered around: "You're finally back! How is Magistrate Lu?"
Ye Caiping said, "He's been thrown into jail. The higher-ups already know about his misdeeds; the prefect has already reported it, and now we're just waiting to see how they'll handle the case."
The Ye family members finally felt a huge weight lifted from their hearts.
Ye Jin'er asked, "How come Mr. Shen is so amazing? What does his family do?"
Ye Caiping said, "He didn't say, and I didn't want to ask too much. Anyway, he's more powerful than the prefect."
“Then you won’t be afraid of people eyeing your workshop when you reopen it, right?” Grandma Ye said.
"Um."
Grandma Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but was also somewhat speechless: "Why did we have to bring back a cartload of stuff instead of thanking them?"
Ye Caiping was also helpless: "This is a local specialty that Miss Shen brought back from Hengzhou. Don't worry, Mother, I will give Master Shen a big gift later."
When she sought help from Su Hen, Su Hen promised her half of the shares in the spicy soup workshop and half of the shares in the glass workshop.
Now that Shen Zhiyan saved her, she should naturally give him something too.
Moreover, based on what we've seen today, the Shen family is prosperous and holds a prominent position in the capital; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to resolve the matter with just a letter.
He even made Prefect Qin treat him with utmost respect.
He has a very good character and is a trustworthy and reliable person.
She partnered with him in a glass workshop, and he became the main support for all her businesses.
She works hard to make money, he is her support, and she can also use his connections to expand her business. It's a win-win situation.
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