The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Mr. Yao was a smart man. He immediately understood Zhou Youwen's look and turned to look at the girl sitting upright.

"I am your humble servant, I am here to see you, my son has angered you, I hope you can forgive me."

Nanny Su was unhappy when she heard this.

"How dare you ask the princess for forgiveness. Our princess was personally appointed by the emperor, and her status is noble. Mr. Yao is a bad parent, and he didn't apologize or reflect on himself. How can this be so disgraceful?"

Nanny Su’s words really scared Mr. Yao.

The second rank, that's ten levels higher than the county magistrate. Xie Lianxiang, Zhen Luosang, Yuansu Shuang, and Zheng Shutong looked at the kneeling father and son coldly. If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. Isn't that what they are talking about?

Mr. Yao looked at Zhou Youwen in fear, and his voice began to tremble.

"Yes, yes... I am a poor parent. This is all my and my son's fault. The princess will tell you how to punish us, and we will listen."

Nanny Su glanced at her princess.

Shen Jiarou picked up the teacup and took a sip, then slowly put it down. She raised her eyes slightly and looked directly at the father and son kneeling on the ground.

The girl's smile was bright and beautiful, but her words were as cold as winter.

"Master Zhou, our dynasty's laws have criminal provisions for impersonating a prince and verbally insulting a princess."

When Mr. Yao heard this, he was terrified.

Yao Xingye's eyes went dark when he heard this.

Zhou Youwen was about to speak when he saw this scene and was stunned for a moment.

Shen Jiarou raised her eyes to look at Feng Jingyun, and said softly, "It is better to let Master Yao wake up and listen. Otherwise, if he is punished without understanding why, it will make you dissatisfied with the public."

Feng Jingyun strode to the center of the court, squatted down and pinched Yao Xingye's philtrum hard.

Yao Xingye was awakened by the pain. When he woke up, he found himself still in the court. He was trembling with fear.

"Master Zhou, you haven't answered my question yet. Don't you know?"

Zhou Youwen shuddered. "My Lord, you are joking. I remember everything. Impersonating a prince means the whole clan will be executed, while the lighter punishment is exile to a cold and bitter place. If you verbally insult my Lord, you will also be punished with at least fifty lashes of the cane, plus exile to a cold and bitter place."

Yao Yuanwai was terrified when he heard this. "Princess, please spare my life. Please spare my life."

At this time, Yao Xingye was already frightened silly.

"No hurry. The bet between Master Yao and this princess is still there. Let him compensate this princess for her mental damages first."

Zhou Youwen was shocked. Five thousand taels of silver?

"Oh, by the way, his carriage was running too fast, causing me to eat just one of the candied haws before the whole string fell to the ground. He has to pay for it."

When Mr. Yao heard this, he immediately agreed.

"My Lord, I will pay for it."

"My sister and servants were all frightened, and the people's stalls were ruined. They worked for nothing today, and they still have to pay stall fees..."

Before she could finish, Yao interrupted her and said, "We, the Yao family, will compensate for all the losses."

Shen Jiarou smiled slightly when she heard this. "Well, that's right. Mr. Yao admitted his mistakes sincerely and acted in a proper manner. Mr. Zhou, can you lend me your abacus and help me with the calculation? We can't let both the people and Mr. Yao suffer losses."

Mr. Yao was about to cry. This girl was really a smart girl.

Zhen Luosang, Yuansuhuang, Zheng Shutong, as well as guards including Nanny Su and Fengjingyun were all stunned after hearing what happened.

The lawyer took out an abacus and Shen Jiarou began to speak softly.

"Lausanne, let's do the math."

Zhen Luosang obeyed the order and took the abacus that the master brought.

Shen Jiarou glanced at the crowd and said, "Everyone, which of the stalls just got damaged? Come and report immediately."

As soon as she said this, the two people who had suffered came forward.

"My Lord and my Lord, it was my mung beans that were scattered all over the ground."

A lady knelt down and said, "My Lord, these are my buns, they have fallen to the ground."

Shen Jiarou nodded slightly, "Who else is the victim?"

Zheng Shutong hurriedly said, "Princess, Senior Sister's bracelet fell to the ground and broke."

"I almost forgot how much Senior Sister paid for it."

Xie Lianxiang said calmly, "My lord, it's twenty taels."

Shen Jiarou glanced at Feng Jingyun and said, "Take it to Mr. Yao to see if it's worth the price, so he won't say we're cheating him."

As if she remembered something, Shen Jiarou looked at the two victims kneeling and said, "By the way, how much are your mung beans and buns worth, and the booth fee?"

Zhen Luosang and Element Frost looked at each other and wanted to laugh but couldn't, feeling very uncomfortable.

"My lady, I paid ten cents for the stall, and the buns were one cent each, so I got fifty buns."

"My Lord, my stall fee is also ten cents. Mung beans are twenty cents per pound, a total of thirty pounds."

Shen Jiarou glanced at Zhen Luosang and asked, "How much for thirty kilograms?"

"My lady, the total is sixty cents, and the total is six hundred and ten cents."

Shen Jiarou nodded slightly. "Well, Mr. Yao, your son has frightened our uncle and aunt. How about this? We, including our uncle and aunt, a total of twelve people, each pays another 100 coins as compensation, and let's call it a day."

Mr. Yao nodded repeatedly, "Very good."

Shen Jiarou then looked at the old man and old lady, "Uncle and old lady, what do you think?"

The two stared at each other.

"Listen to the princess." One hundred coins is a lot, but that's the richest man's family. Do you dare to take it?

Shen Jiarou seemed to know what they were thinking and smiled faintly.

"Guard Feng, remember their address. Next time when you have nothing to do, go to their house for a stroll."

Fengjingyun obeyed the order.

Zhou Youwen and Yao Yuanwai were stunned when they heard this. Is the princess worried about them?

After some calculation, Mr. Yao's family needs to pay sixty wen for the aunt + one hundred wen for the consolation fee, six hundred and ten wen for the uncle + one hundred wen for the consolation fee, twenty taels + one hundred wen for the consolation fee of Xie Lianxiang, plus nine hundred wen for the consolation fee of Shen Jiarou and nine others, and the five thousand taels of silver that Yao Xingye lost in gambling, totaling five thousand and twenty-one taels and eight hundred wen.

"Princess, I have calculated it. It is five thousand and twenty-one taels, eight hundred and seventy wen. Here is the list."

Shen Jiarou took a look at it and ordered, "Each of you should sign a written contract. Three copies for the master and the mistress, one for the government office, one for the princess's mansion, and one for the master and the mistress. As for the ten of us, we should just make two copies."

Zhen Luosang immediately did as he was told, and he and his master quickly wrote the contract, and both parties signed and put their fingerprints on it.

After dealing with these things, Shen Jiarou looked at the stunned Zhou Youwen.

"Master Zhou, the rest is up to you."

Zhou Youwen forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

“Yes.” This case was the most difficult one he had handled in all his years as an official, mainly because the other party was too high-ranking official and he dared not make any mistakes.

Yao Xingye was horrified when he heard this, "Dad, leave me."

Mr. Yao had just ordered his servants to go home and get the silver, and now he heard the princess' words and was almost frightened.

"Please spare us, my lord. This is all my fault. Please give us another chance."

Shen Jiarou leaned lazily on the back of the chair, calm and composed.

"It's not impossible."

When Mr. Yao heard this, he was delighted and said, "Please go ahead."

Shen Jiarou smiled faintly, and after a while she spoke slowly.