Chapter 248 Crying and begging
Zhu smiled knowingly and said, "You are right. Whether it is an injustice or not, the government will be able to determine it."

She had a good impression of Ye Jiayao, and her mother-in-law was on good terms with the Marquis's wife, so she asked. After all, Ye Jinrong was Ye Jiayao's biological sister, and if the sisters had put aside their past grudges, she wouldn't mind introducing them. It would be a piece of cake.

Now it seems that Ye Jiayao is not going to take care of this matter, so she doesn't need to get involved.

"Thank you for telling me this." Ye Jiayao said softly. She understood that Zhu meant well.

"What is there to thank me for? If I have to say thank you, I should thank you. This wedding banquet is all thanks to your help and for sending so many cakes." Zhu said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao joked, "I am using this wedding banquet at the Su Mansion to advertise the new products in the store!"

Zhu also smiled and said, "That's great, it's a pity that the Su family only has this one daughter, otherwise, I would like you to come and advertise more often. Hey, it's my birthday next month, do you want to come and advertise?"

"I won't miss any opportunity." Ye Jiayao said seriously.

Zhu burst out laughing: "You are such an interesting person."

Ye Jiayao thought Jinrong would not come to beg her, but unexpectedly, when she returned from the banquet, she saw Jinyao and Jinrong talking at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

"Sister, please save Liu Jiang. He was really wronged and has been captured by the Jingzhao government. Please save him..." Ye Jinrong, with a big belly, rushed over when she saw Ye Jiayao getting off the carriage, grabbed her and begged bitterly.

You Shi was well aware of what the Second Miss Ye had done, so she had no favorable impression of Ye Jinrong and entered the mansion first with Madam Sun.

Mother Sun asked worriedly, "Madam, don't you care?"

You said calmly, "Second son's wife will handle this kind of thing herself."

Ye Jiayao looked at Jinrong coldly. Due to her pregnancy, her face was a little swollen and looked much uglier. Added with her worry, fear and anxiety, her complexion looked even more sallow and haggard.

"You've come to the wrong place. If you want to appeal for justice, you should go to the Jingzhao government office." Ye Jiayao said expressionlessly.

"Sister, isn't it okay that I was wrong? It's all my fault. I was bewildered for a moment. I instigated Liu Jiang to do this. You can kill me or cut me up, as long as you save Liu Jiang..." Jin Rong begged crying.

She really had no other options. Even her uncle from the Mu family had been locked up. Yesterday, she and her aunt tried to get help everywhere, but they were rejected everywhere. It was like when a tree falls, monkeys scatter. When a wall falls, everyone pushes it. No one who used to be close to her was willing to stand up and speak, let alone help. She was really desperate and had to ask her eldest sister for help.

Ye Jiayao smiled coldly. What do you mean by "Is it okay if I'm wrong?" It was as if she was forcing her to admit her mistake. Whether she admitted her mistake or not, it had nothing to do with her. Would she care?
"I'm sorry, the case in the government office is not my responsibility, so I can't help. If Wei Liujiang is really wronged, the government will investigate it and clear his name. If he has indeed done something wrong, he will naturally not be able to escape the punishment of the law." Ye Jiayao waved her sleeves and was about to leave.

But Ye Jinrong held her tightly, knelt down in front of her, and cried, "Liu Jiang is really innocent, he doesn't know anything, he just believes whatever the people below say, he is totally unaware of it, now even his uncle has been implicated, no one can save him, elder sister, no matter what, for the sake of our sisterhood, for the sake of the child in my belly, please save him! You can't let the child be without a father..."

Ye Jiayao was speechless. Sisterly affection? Do they have it? If they do, would they bribe the bandits to murder her? What a joke, she still has the nerve to say that. Besides, what does the baby in your belly have to do with me?
"Ye Jinrong, I can't help you with this matter. Even if I can, I won't help. God is watching what you do. Whether you are being wronged or it is true, the embankment is full of sand. There is not even the most basic mud for pouring. This is a fact. If I help, it will be interfering with the judiciary." Ye Jiayao said coldly.

"But deliberate and negligent acts are completely different crimes, sister. If you had just asked your brother-in-law to say hello, or asked the Marquis to say hello, the result might have been completely different..."

Ye Jiayao laughed out of anger. She even asked the Marquis to go and say hello. How dare she say that!

"Ye Jinrong, instead of wasting time begging me here, you might as well go find a lawyer. Jinyao, help your second sister up and let her go back!" Ye Jiayao was pulled by her skirt and couldn't move at all.

Jin Yao then stepped forward and advised, "Second sister, you should go back!"

Ye Jinrong raised her tear-stained face and cried, "I won't leave. If you don't agree to help me, I will kneel here until you agree."

Ye Jiayao was really angry and said in a low voice: "Do you think it's fun to cheat me? Kneel if you want, and let go."

"Sister, are you really so heartless?"

"Heartless? You have severed the relationship between us a long time ago."

"I've already admitted my mistake, what else do you want? If anything happens to Liu Jiang, I won't live anymore. Do you want us three to die before you're satisfied?"

"Second sister, don't do this. This is the Marquis' Mansion. You will embarrass your eldest sister." Jin Yao advised. "I don't care. My family is about to be destroyed. Why should I care about embarrassment..." Ye Jinrong knew that this was her only lifeline.

If this wasn't the Marquis' Mansion, Ye Jiayao wouldn't be afraid of her cheating. She wouldn't even raise an eyebrow if she rolled on the ground. But the problem is, this is the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. What would the people coming and going think if they saw her?
"You get up first." Ye Jiayao said helplessly, just perfunctorily and let her let go before talking again.

Ye Jinrong was overjoyed: "Sister, you promised to help me?"

Ye Jiayao said: "You'd better tell me everything clearly and don't hide anything, but I'll be frank with you. If Wei Liujiang really did something he shouldn't have done, I won't care."

Ye Jinrong burst into laughter and nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, big sister, Liu Jiang is really wronged."

Ye Jiayao asked Jinrong to come into the house, and then she listened to Jinrong's account of what had happened in the side hall.

"My uncle handed the matter over to him, and he found a contractor. That person did all the work. Liujiang only went to inspect it every now and then. He didn't know anything about building dams, so he just did whatever the contractor said."

Ye Jiayao asked: "How much silver did the court send?"

Ye Jinrong hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly, "I don't know about this either."

Ye Jiayao smiled sarcastically: "This is the most critical issue. You'd better figure it out before coming to me."

This is how government projects are, with subcontracting and exploitation at every level. If nothing goes wrong, it's all good for you, me, and everyone. But once something goes wrong, a string of problems will lead to a chain of crimes. As long as the upper and lower levels give testimony, and Wei Liujiang embezzles money during the subcontracting process, then it will be useless even if you cry out for justice at the top of your lungs.

“You have to understand that this is not a small civil dispute, but involves the law. If the charges are true, and I still let Chunyu plead for mercy, that would be harming Chunyu. I have almost lost my life because of you, and I can't let you harm Chunyu again.” Ye Jiayao said in a deep voice.

Ye Jinrong remained silent, her eyes flickering, completely unlike the righteous confidence she had shown when she protested her injustice earlier.

Ye Jiayao got angry just by watching this. Damn it, today she was threatened by the most annoying person.

"Go back first and come back to me when you have figured it out." Ye Jiayao ordered him to leave without any hesitation.

Ye Jinrong hesitated as she was about to speak. She slowly stood up, took two steps, and suddenly turned around and knelt down, crying, "Sister, let me be frank. Liujiang made a profit from this, but it was only a small portion of the money. This is what everyone has been doing all along..."

Ye Jiayao took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.

He sighed and said, "If you are not ignorant of the law, you should know that greed is greed no matter how much or how little. Others were greedy, but nothing happened to them. But what about Wei Liujiang? Everyone has seen what the dam is like. Fortunately, the flood season has not arrived yet, so no one died. Otherwise, he would really have no way out. Jinrong, it seems that I can't help you with this matter."

"Sister..." Ye Jinrong fell to the ground and cried.

"He has realized his mistake and will never do it again. Please save him. His career has been ruined and he has been punished enough. Do you still want to watch him be completely ruined?"

Ye Jiayao stared at her for a long time. The Second Miss Ye who used to show off in front of her was now kneeling in front of her so pitifully, begging her to save her. The life of that scum who had caused her so much suffering was so ridiculous.

"Ye Jinrong, there is one thing you have to understand. It was not me who asked you to end up like this. If you want to blame someone, blame your mother. She spoiled you to the point where you disregarded family affection, flouted the law and harmed your sisters. If you want to blame someone, blame Minister Mu. He arranged things for Liu Jiang but didn't teach him how to take shortcuts or cut corners." Ye Jiayao said coldly.

"Yes, I know I don't have the face to beg you, but now I can only beg you, sister, I am truly sorry..." Ye Jinrong was worried about Liu Jiang. For Liu Jiang, she could do anything, even kneel down to the person she had always looked down upon, be humble, trample on her own dignity, and sink into the mud. She just wanted Liu Jiang to come back safely.

"In just over a month, the baby will be born. Big sister, I really want to die..." Ye Jinrong cried bitterly.

Ye Jiayao looked at her big belly and felt very uncomfortable. Although Jin Rong and Wei Liujiang were hateful, the child was innocent. Poor child, she was born in the wrong womb.

"You'd better go back first. I'll discuss it with Chunyu." Ye Jiayao sighed, fearing that Ye Jinrong would cry too hard and get a miscarriage.

Ye Jinrong was supported out by Jin Yao. She cried so hard and felt so heavy that she couldn't even walk.

What was Ning doing at this time? Wasn't she very capable? Didn't she always have a good idea? Why didn't she do anything? It was really reassuring to let Jinrong come here alone with a big belly!
(End of this chapter)