Duke Wei frowned and said, "I didn't even know about this, Wang Tao!"

Not long after, Wang Tao came over, humbly bowing. He greeted the Duke of Wei and said, "Duke, what are your instructions?"

The Duke of Wei said angrily, "I heard that your brother-in-law caused trouble for a cloth shop on West Street today?"

Wang Tao exclaimed, "That shop was selling inferior goods as good ones. The fabric they sold caused my sister-in-law to break out in rashes. That's why my brother-in-law brought people to smash it up."

Yun Xiangye asked, "What evidence do you have that my uncle's fabric caused your rash? All the fabric in my embroidery workshop now comes from my uncle's house. I come into contact with it day and night, but I haven't gotten any rashes."

Wang Tao said, "This...this rash is caused by wearing this fabric."

The Duke of Wei was furious and said, "This is not the reason why your brother-in-law smashed up the cloth shop. You should prepare some money and go to the cloth shop to apologize."

Gu Yan slowly spoke, "Uncle, you also said that this wasn't the reason. A while ago, Wei Xi brought people to Xiangye's embroidery workshop to cause trouble. She told Xiangye to wait. Now, the cloth shop of Xiangye's uncle's family has been smashed by the brother-in-law of your Wei family's housekeeper. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

Duke Wei frowned and said, "You mean it was Mei'er who ordered it? That's impossible. Mei'er wouldn't do such a thing..."

Yun Xiangye said, "Duke Weiguo, you are Wei Xi's biological father, so you naturally think your daughter would never do such a thing. However, many people witnessed Wei Xi causing trouble in my embroidery workshop a few days ago. How could today's incident not be related to Wei Xi?"

Steward Wang Tao hurriedly said, "This matter has nothing to do with my young lady. She is the consort of the Prince of Chu and the niece of the Empress. Why would she come after you? It's because the fabric you're selling is causing rashes, so they're destroying it. Don't speak nonsense and slander the daughter-in-law of the royal family."

Yun Xiangye couldn't help but frown. Wei Xi was very well prepared, and the reason was sufficient.

Duke Wei looked at Gu Yan and said, "Yan'er, you can't just say that Mi'er sent people to smash and destroy things. Mi'er is now the Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince of Chu's Palace. How could she embarrass a small cloth shop? Our Duke's Palace will double compensate the cloth shop for its losses. Let's just leave it at that."

Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye's frowning eyes, sighing inwardly and feeling helpless. He said coldly, "This matter cannot be settled. I came here today just to talk to you, uncle. I will make Wei Yu pay for the injustice suffered by the Ye family and Xiangye today. I will not hesitate to consider our friendship with you."

After saying that, Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye's hand and walked out of the Wei Mansion gate.

On the pitch-black street, looking up you can see the Milky Way and the stars in the sky. The summer starry sky is extremely beautiful.

Yun Xiangye said to Gu Yan, "We have no evidence pointing to Wei Xi as the one behind this incident... I'm afraid we can't seek justice from Wei Xi."

Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "Believe me, I promised you that I would never let you suffer any injustice again. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."

Yun Xiangye said, "But, didn't you say that the Duke of Wei is the Empress's brother? Would you offend the Crown Prince and the Empress by doing this? Besides, Wei Xi is now the Princess of Chu, so you might still offend the Chu Palace..."

Gu Yan said, "Even if it would offend the Queen and the Crown Prince, I will not let you suppress your anger. I will let you vent it first."