"Lin Jiuyue, don't go too far!"
Lin Jiuyue shrugged indifferently.
"Madam Li, are you regretting this? Don't want to mediate privately? That's fine! I'm easy to talk to, so I can handle it any way I want."
After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, he turned his gaze to County Magistrate Yang.
"Your Excellency, the Li family's eldest young lady is dissatisfied with the private mediation. Let's proceed to court."
The Li family's eldest young lady's wife: ...
I am indeed not very satisfied, but I don’t want to go to court.
"Mrs. Li, what do you think?"
County Magistrate Yang turned around and asked the wife of the eldest young master of the Li family.
"Haha, Miss Lin, we can still discuss this, right? You're really asking for too much. Can you please give us less?"
Lin Jiuyue pretended to be surprised and looked at the wife of the eldest young master of the Li family.
"As far as I know, your Li family is a big merchant. What's going on? Now you can't even come up with this little money?"
If the Li family's eldest young lady didn't still want to negotiate with Lin Jiuyue, she would probably have walked away in anger by now.
"Miss Lin, the three of them have to pay two thousand taels of silver as compensation. Although this price is a bit high, I accept it! But you said there is also your compensation. How much silver do you want?"
Lin Jiuyue thought about it.
"My compensation isn't high. 3,000 taels of silver will be enough. If it's more, I'm afraid you might object."
All in all, the total amount was five thousand taels of silver.
If this were for an ordinary family, it would be a sky-high price, but for the Li family, it would be a piece of cake.
"Miss Lin, you're asking for too much. Give me less."
Lin Jiuyue: ...
Sure enough, the richer people are, the stingier they are.
"Madam Li, I only want this much money. I don't want more, but asking for less is impossible. If you really want to settle this privately, then this is the amount. If it's less, we'll meet in court."
When the eldest lady of the Li family heard Lin Jiuyue's words, she frowned in dissatisfaction.
Originally, I thought that Li Xue's current master was a country guy with no background, but who knew that she suddenly had a general's mansion as her backer!
If I had known that she had the General's Mansion as her backer, I wouldn't have been stuck in this situation where I couldn't advance or retreat because of a lowly maid like Li Xue.
"I have laid out the conditions here. Now it depends on your choice."
"By the way, Madam Li, my time is very precious, and I may not be able to wait for you for too long."
Compared to Lin Jiuyue's calm appearance, the Li family's eldest young lady seemed a little anxious.
"Miss Lin, you're asking for too much! They've only been in jail for eleven days, and you're actually asking me for five thousand taels of silver!"
Lin Jiuyue showed a sarcastic smile.
"Madam, when you falsely accused Xiyue and the others, why didn't you feel you were going too far? Now that I'm asking you for five thousand taels of silver, you think I'm asking for too much? Is five thousand taels of silver a lot? Hmm?"
After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, she looked at the Li family's eldest young lady with cold eyes.
"Or do you think that only your life is valuable, and the lives of the servants are not worth living?"
"That's right. When Xiyue was in your Li family before, you didn't treat her life as life. Naturally, you think their lives are worthless."
"However, to me, their lives are worth money. I'm asking you for two thousand taels of silver because of Xiyue. Don't be ungrateful!"
The eldest lady of the Li family's face turned pale after hearing what Lin Jiuyue said.
"Alright! Five thousand taels of silver is five thousand taels of silver! This silver will be given by me!"
The eldest lady of the Li family said this with gritted teeth, and then gave orders to the servants behind her.
"Bring the banknotes here."
Lin Jiuyue watched as the servant of the Li family's eldest young lady took out a new note worth five thousand taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Lin Jiuyue.
Lin Jiuyue was not polite and took the banknote and looked at it carefully.
"Well, yes, it's true."
After saying that, he unceremoniously took out two thousand taels of silver from the banknotes and handed it to Xiyue.
"Xiyue, this is a note for two thousand taels of silver. Here, take it."
Not only Xiyue, but also the Li family's eldest daughter's wife and County Magistrate Yang who were present were shocked by Lin Jiuyue's actions.
"You, this is two thousand taels of silver! You just gave it to a servant like that?"
The eldest lady of the Li family asked in disbelief,
"Why not? I told you, Xiyue and the others are servants in your Li family, but here, they are just like my family members."
"Besides, these two thousand taels of silver notes are what they deserve. What's wrong with me giving them to them?"
The Li family's eldest young lady's wife: ...
Is this Lin guy crazy? He gave a two thousand tael silver note to a servant like that! He's crazy, really crazy!
Xiyue was holding the two thousand taels of silver in her hand, and she was stunned for a long time. When she came to her senses, she spoke.
"My lady, this is too much. I cannot accept it."
After saying that, he stuffed the banknote into Lin Jiuyue's hand.
Lin Jiuyue looked at Xiyue with amusement.
"Xiyue, this banknote is for you, your young lady said it's for you, so why can't you take it? There's absolutely no reason for me to take back what your young lady has given away."
After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, she pushed Xiyue's hand holding the banknote back.
Xiyue originally wanted to return it to Lin Jiuyue. But she thought about it, and realized that County Magistrate Yang and the eldest young lady's wife were still here. If she forced the banknote on her daughter, then County Magistrate Yang and the eldest young lady's wife would definitely think that her daughter was doing this for the sake of face.
Thinking of this, Xiyue hesitated and put the banknote away again.
"Since the young lady has said so, I will accept this banknote."
Lin Jiuyue smiled and nodded.
"Well, take it. Silver notes are good things. Save some for future use."
"By the way, this banknote doesn't belong to you alone. You have to split it equally with Uncle Li and Aunt Li."
After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, a smile appeared on her face.
Xiyue nodded gratefully at Lin Jiuyue. She thanked him, but she had already made up her mind: once the Li family's eldest young lady left, she would return the banknote to her young lady.
"Ms. Lin, look, this is what should be compensated, and this lady has already compensated. Isn't it time for you to drop the case?"
Lin Jiuyue kept the new note for three thousand taels of silver.
"Okay, okay, you can cancel it now."
Xiyue, Uncle Li, and Aunt Li had already endured the pain of being in prison. Even if he held on to this matter tightly, it would not change anything.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to just try to get them some more benefits. At least they won't suffer in vain in jail, right?
County Magistrate Yang heard the conversation between the two and stood up.
"Since both of you have reached a consensus, this case is closed."
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