"What nonsense are you talking about..." The manager was angry and annoyed by so many people. He couldn't win the argument with so many people. He was so angry that he wanted to reach out his hand and pushed them out while shouting, "My master is of noble status. How can you lowly people talk nonsense to him?"
This time it was Nanny Miao who was hit again, and it was obvious that Nanny Miao had not fallen well. After being pushed to the ground, her eyes rolled up, foamed at the mouth, and she fainted. What was even more coincidental was that when Nanny Miao stretched out her foot, she tripped the steward, and the steward also fell to the ground with a plop.
When Nanny Miao fell, everyone reached out to help her up hastily; but when the steward fell, many people stepped back and no one wanted to lend a hand.
She threw the steward to the ground, his face turning green from the pain. She covered her waist with one hand, pointed at the people around her and cursed: "You are so bold that you dare to come here to cause trouble. Let the concubine arrest you one by one, throw you into prison, send you to exile, and lose your heads."
The steward was very confident. His master was not just any random person. She was the Crown Prince's concubine. Maybe even the future Crown Princess or Empress Dowager. How could this man discredit her
I don't know who was the first to get annoyed and picked up the cabbage leaves at hand and threw them over. Then more people reached out and hit the manager on the head. There were even two rotten eggs, which hit the manager so hard that he got up, but then he staggered and fell down again, and then he fainted.
Someone yelled, "Someone's dead! Quick! Someone's dead!"
"Go and report it, go quickly."
The crowd watching immediately started shouting, some ran out to look for people, some went to the next door to report the news, and some went forward to help people, the place was in chaos.
As for the steward's subsequent words, "Empress Concubine," few people heard it. Even if people nearby heard it, they did not understand the meaning for a moment.
When Qu Moying came over, people from the yamen had already arrived. They were from Jingzhao Yin and they were responsible for the general public security in the capital.
Yu Dong went forward to help Nanny Miao up. Seeing that Nanny Miao was still unconscious, she became very anxious. Someone reminded her to pinch the Ren Zhong point, and Yu Dong then took action.
After pinching Miao Ma's nose several times until it turned red, he finally managed to calm her down. As for the person in charge, he had already been awakened by two slaps in the face by the people from the yamen.
The steward sat up, still feeling dizzy. When he saw the people from the yamen, he immediately grabbed them and shouted, "Catch these troublemakers, quick, catch them."
The tone he used was commanding, which made people feel quite uncomfortable.
The people from the yamen pushed him away, looked at him coldly, and asked the people around him what was going on.
The people around then told the whole story one after another. The steward's behavior disgusted everyone, and therefore in everyone's eyes, he was an arrogant and domineering person. The most important point was that the steward's master coveted Mrs. Ling Anbo's dowry.
Changing the store name is an important piece of evidence, just like how the second wife of the Qu family changed the name of the store of the first wife of the Qu family. The purpose is very clear, which is to swallow up this store.
With so many people testifying, this manager is now the target of public criticism.
The manager was also furious. He could not care about much at this time. Besides, he had said before
It was the Concubine, so there was no difficulty in saying it now. She glared at the people around her and cursed loudly: "My master is the Concubine of the Crown Prince's Mansion. What does Madam Ling Anbo have to do with our Concubine? If anyone dares to slander our master, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
The steward threatened viciously.
After hearing what he said, everyone around him quieted down. This was completely different from what everyone had thought before, and even the people in the government office found it difficult to deal with.
The people in the Prince's Mansion were not something they could control, and for a moment the whole scene was eerily silent.
"Is this the shop of the Crown Prince's concubine?" A gentle and cold voice came, and everyone looked together and saw Qu Moying standing in front of Nanny Miao.
The long and wide veil concealed most of her face, but one could see that there was a hint of coldness on her face. Her cherry lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes seemed to fall on the steward through the veil.
"Yes, our boss is the prince's concubine." said the manager, helping the clerk who came out of the jewelry shop to stand up, wiping his face proudly.
"Are you sure your master is the prince's concubine?" Qu Moying stared at the steward and asked again, "Do you know that if you talk nonsense, you will be severely punished?"
Many people looked at the steward.
The steward was a little flustered by Qu Moying's question. After calming down, he felt that he was worrying too much. Why would he be afraid of a blind girl? "My master is the concubine of the Crown Prince of the East Palace. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate. Am I afraid that the investigation will fail?"
"Why does this shop belong to Concubine Ji? What right does she have?" Qu Moying asked almost word by word.
"Why? It originally belonged to our Concubine. Of course it belongs to our Concubine. What's the objection?" The steward said nonchalantly, thinking that Qu Moying was afraid, so he repeatedly reviewed the case. He then mocked, "If it doesn't belong to our Concubine, is it still yours?"
After saying that, she looked Qu Moying up and down, thinking she was just an ordinary lady. Then she saw Aunt Miao standing behind Qu Moying, and she was even more furious. "Is this woman yours? I advise this lady, if you still want to live well, sell this woman out, or beat her to death, so as to avoid any trouble."
These words made the crowd angry. It was clearly the manager who caused this situation, but now he was pushing the blame on others.
"Since you said that this shop belongs to Concubine Ji, do you dare to confront Concubine Ji face to face?" Qu Moying cast a cold gaze on the manager.
Yu Dong turned around and said to the two people standing in the government office, "Gentlemen, our young lady wants to sue Concubine Ji."
“W…what?” The two yamen runners of Jingzhao Yin had never expected that such a thing would happen. They were speechless and didn’t know how to answer for a moment. How could they, two people from a small yamen, dare to take on such a matter
"This shop was clearly left to the Crown Princess and Miss Ji San by our young lady's aunt. Now that the Crown Princess and Miss Ji are gone, this shop should have been left to the Prince of Ling Anbo. Why did it become the dowry of Concubine Ji?" Yu Dong said angrily.
"Hey, how can you talk like that? These were left by the Crown Princess. Now that she's gone, of course they belong to Concubine Ji." The steward heard her say this and realized that the person in front of him
The young lady is the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion, but even so, he is not afraid.
"The Crown Princess's dowry will be left to Concubine Ji. Concubine Ji is indeed so powerful that she would even do such a thing." Qu Moying sneered and turned away.
Of course, she would not really go and file a complaint. On the one hand, two yamen runners were not enough. On the other hand, it was not convenient for her, a lady from an aristocratic family, to go directly to court. Moreover, although the matter was exposed, she was an outsider after all.
The carriage was waiting on the roadside. Qu Moying got on the carriage and drove away with his men.
When the two yamen runners saw that there was nothing for them to do, they left in a hurry. This kind of thing was really not something they could handle.
When the crowd saw that the victim had left, they all dispersed immediately. Once they dispersed, the words that were previously inconvenient to say immediately spread.
"Isn't Concubine Ji the concubine who entered the Eastern Palace to take care of the Crown Princess?"
"Yes, that's it. It looks like there's something fishy going on. This concubine is clearly not a good person. She even managed to steal the Crown Princess's dowry."
"Didn't it say that if a woman has no children after marriage, her parents can ask for a dowry? Why haven't I heard anyone talk about this?" someone else asked.
"I heard that the one in charge of the Crown Princess's family now is the Second House. Isn't the Second House the biological mother of Concubine Ji? How could they possibly go to the Crown Prince's Mansion to ask for it? Wouldn't it be better to leave it to their own daughter?" someone whispered.
"Yes, so this is the reason why the Crown Prince's concubine robbed the Crown Princess's dowry? Then this Concubine Ji may not have entered the Crown Prince's Mansion for the Crown Princess. Could it be that the Crown Princess is still her..."
Having said this, the man didn't dare to continue. His eyes rolled around and he immediately lowered his head, but everyone understood the meaning of his words.
It was said that Concubine Ji entered the Eastern Palace for the Crown Princess. Maybe the Crown Princess was angered to death by this concubine. Otherwise, the Crown Princess was so young, even if she got sick, it would not be possible for her to recover all of a sudden.
This is a big deal!
"Does that mean that Concubine Ji already had... an affair before she entered the Eastern Palace?" This was said vaguely, and was guessed by another person, but the meaning was very clear, that is, it was guessed that Concubine Ji and the Crown Prince had already had an affair, otherwise Concubine Ji would not have entered the Eastern Palace at that time.
Some things just need to be said. The more you say them, the more they seem to be true. And it is indeed the case. No one has mentioned it before, but now it seems really possible. If this is really the case, the prince's so-called deep love for the princess is too fake.
What's more, when the Crown Princess was seriously ill, he allowed such a woman to enter the palace to anger her. After she was angry to death, he took away her dowry and even changed the name of her shop. Isn't this the same as the Second Madam Qu wanting to covet the shop of the former lady of the Qu family
The crown prince is the heir to the throne. If he really did something like this, it would really make people doubt his character and make people wonder whether he is really suitable for the position of future crown prince
While everyone was discussing and speculating, doubting the good reputation of Pei Luoan and Ji Youran, Qu Moying had already arrived at the Ling Anbo Mansion.
Yu Dong went to knock on the door, and a doorman came out. Hearing that Qu Moying was looking for Madam Duan from the main house, the doorman was very hesitant and said after a while, "Madam Duan is ill and cannot see guests. Please ask Miss Qu Si to go back!"