Chapter 128: Destroyed Goods, Exorbitant Compensation

The shopkeeper stood on the second floor and looked down. The scene in front of him almost made him faint.

What should I do? Why is there such a problem? I quickly ordered a few servants: "Guard the door tightly, don't let them in! I'm going to find the prince!"

"Okay, boss, go and come back quickly!"

The crowd outside was getting bigger and bigger, so big that it had already alerted the patrol officers of the government. They took this opportunity to report the incident to the government.

It didn't take long for the news that Huaxiang Manlou was making money by selling fake goods to spread like wildfire. Everyone in the whole Flower City knew about it. Since then, the reputation of Huaxiang Manlou has plummeted.

"See, they don't dare to open the door because they have something to hide!"

"That's right, it's such a big store, and we trusted them, but they didn't even give us an explanation!"

One of the women with the guards ordered several of her guards: "Go, break down the door for me! This is the Mo Mansion, and it belongs to the Regent. So what?

As the current prince, shouldn't you set an example and be a good role model? Using any means necessary to profit and deceiving others, is this what a current prince should do? "

"Right! That's right! Hua Xiang Man Lou should give us an explanation. A bottle of spices costs 30,000 taels, and a rouge costs 10,000 taels. Why doesn't he just rob people? It's so expensive, and he ruined my face!"

Give me back my money! And give me ten times the compensation!"

"Yes! Return the money! Tenfold compensation!"

The woman spoke with a righteous face, and others followed suit, one after another, and public anger reached an unprecedented peak.

Several guards also kicked the door open, and everyone rushed in. Some of the people who came in to watch the fun took the opportunity to steal things, and some deliberately damaged the goods.

Suddenly the room was in chaos, with goods on the shelves scattered all over the floor.

The first floor was smashed into a mess in a short while

At this time, a pair of officials came in to maintain order, and everyone stopped.

Then Shopkeeper Mo and the Regent also arrived at the store

Mo Feng sat down, glanced at everyone in the room, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, be quiet! Tell me what happened?"

A woman boldly stepped forward and said indignantly, "Prince Regent, you should ask Shopkeeper Mo of the Fragrance of Flowers now. He took our ten thousand taels deposit and asked us to come get the spices yesterday. But after we went back and used them, our faces turned like this! Don't you want to give us an explanation?"

"Oh, so you all got like this because of the flowery spice face?"

The disfigured women nodded

"Then what evidence do you have to prove that your appearance was ruined by the use of floral spices? Or that you ate bad food or used bad things?"

A woman said hurriedly: "This is simply slander! We clearly used your spices to become like this. Who is crazy enough to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to suffer this?"

Upon seeing this, the prefect quickly rebuked him: "How dare you! Who told you to speak to the regent like that?"

Mo Feng looked at the woman deeply, then smiled and said, "What is your purpose in coming here in a group to cause trouble today?"

"Lord Regent, we're not here to cause trouble! We just want an explanation, a refund, and ten times the compensation!"

"Yes! We want a refund and compensation!"

Manager Mo stood aside and didn't dare to say a word. He was so dumbfounded that he still didn't understand what was going on. He had just received the money and it wasn't even warm in his hand. Yesterday he paid another sum of money. If he had to pay ten times the compensation, even if Huaxiangmanlou went bankrupt, it would not be enough to pay for it!

He is in big trouble this time!

The instigator of all this is currently playing with Murong Qingling and her two children in the palace.

When the eunuch came to report that something happened in the Mo Mansion's Huaxiangmanlou, Murong Qingling was shocked, while Yunli smiled calmly.

She did not tell Murong Qingling about these things. Mo Feng was probably in a dilemma now. If he paid compensation, he would be bankrupt. If he did not pay compensation, Huaxiangmankou would probably be on the verge of closing down soon.

How can people buy from a shop that has lost its credibility? Moreover, the troublemakers are all family members of court officials. Without their support, it will be difficult to continue doing business in Huacheng.

"Mother, please take care of the child! I'll lend you the maidservant! I'm leaving the palace!"

Murong Qingling was surprised and asked, "Leaving the palace again?"

"Well! Leave the palace and earn a good reputation!"

Throwing down these words, Yunli took Baizhi to dress up and then left the palace.

They went straight to the Flower Fragrance Building, and the female official announced: "Princess Mingxi has arrived!"

The people in the house turned their heads to look outside, their faces showing surprise.

The prefect and Mo Feng knew about the canonization of the princess, and they also knew that the princess was the Royal Princess of Yueqi Kingdom.

Upon seeing this, the prefect quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets the princess!"

Except for Mo Feng, everyone else in the room knelt and saluted: "May Your Highness, Princess be well!"

Because Yun Li was wearing a veil, others could not see her appearance, but she smiled and said softly: "Everyone, please stand up. No need to be so polite!

Today, I am leaving the palace in the name of my mother to deal with the incident at Huaxiang Manlou."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Yun Li with joy.

"Please, Princess, help us! Hua Xiang Man Lou is a swindler. We spent tens of thousands of taels of gold on their merchandise, only to have our looks ruined. Now they're refusing to admit it and are demanding we produce evidence to prove there's something wrong with their merchandise!"

Mo Feng's face was extremely ugly. He had never been so embarrassed as today.

Yun Li glanced around the room, then said to the female official beside her, "Hongwei, bring over the goods they bought, as well as any problematic goods sold in the shops! This princess understands medical principles, and to ensure impartiality, she has also brought out the imperial physician. Also, please invite a few local doctors from Huacheng to come over and conduct an on-site inspection!"

Do you have any objection to my doing so, Lord Regent?"

Mo Feng's face was gloomy and unclear, and he said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, His Majesty has only announced the imperial decree, and the enthronement ceremony has not yet taken place. Princess Yu, is it a little too early to show off your princess style?"

At this time, Hong Wei took out an imperial edict and began to read: "Your Majesty decrees that I have learned of what happened in Huaxiang Manlou. I have specially ordered Princess Mingxi to investigate the truth. The prefect, the regent, and everyone in Huaxiang Manlou must cooperate and give an explanation to the victims!

And no matter what the results of the investigation are, the affected people will be provided with free medical treatment by the imperial physicians until their appearance is restored!

Meeting Princess Mingxi is like meeting me!"

Everyone in the room kowtowed and expressed their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding of justice! Long live Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Mo Feng said nothing more. Yun Li had long known that Mo Feng would definitely use her as a scapegoat. She had written the imperial edict in advance and read it out in front of everyone. Even if Mo Feng was unhappy in his heart, he had to be respectful on the surface.