“Manager Nan, that’s not a good way to put it,” the tailor Li retorted.
Just as Nan Wusi and Li the tailor were confronting each other, Ye Zi bypassed them and directly opened both bags.
“Miss, the clothes in these two bags are the same.” Ye Zi held up two identical clothes for Nan Wusi to see.
"Tell me, what happened?" Nan Wusi looked at Li the tailor. She didn't believe that both bags were goods given to Lan Yi Fang.
Li the tailor was somewhat embarrassed when he realized that his lie had been exposed.
"Manager Nan, please don't make things difficult for me. I have no choice! Do you know who's behind Lirenfang? She's the Crown Prince's concubine. How could I possibly offend her?" Tailor Li looked at Nan Wusi with a bitter expression.
"So you think you can afford to offend me?" Nan Wusi looked at Li the tailor with disdain.
“The Crown Prince’s consort will be a concubine in the palace in the future. Although you are a young lady from the General’s Mansion, you are still…” Li the tailor glanced at Nan Wusi’s ugly face and did not dare to continue.
Even though Li the tailor didn't finish speaking, Nan Wusi certainly understood what he meant.
"So how much did that Crown Prince's concubine ask for?" Nan Wusi didn't believe that just because of her status, these people would be so willing to betray her. How could anyone be willing to do this without real benefits?
"It is indeed slightly more than what you gave." The tailor did not give a specific number, but this indicated that the extra amount was probably not just a little bit.
So Nan Wusi was genuinely puzzled. What exactly was Ouyang Jiangli trying to do? Was he spending so much money just to ruin her business? Was he stupid and rich?
“Since Tailor Li is willing to do this business with Lirenfang, then we won’t need to supply Lanyifang anymore.” Nan Wusi had no interest in providing Ouyang Jiangli with blueprints for free.
Without waiting for Li the tailor's reaction, Nan Wusi left immediately, as she still had many tailor shops to visit.
However, Nan Wusi's investigation results today were indeed somewhat unsatisfactory. She visited four or five tailor shops and discovered that these tailors had all betrayed her Lan Yi Fang, not only giving out the blueprints but also selling inferior goods as superior ones.
This resulted in Lan Yi Fang not only having higher prices but also lower quality. As a result, many of the customers who initially supported Lan Yi Fang were lost.
Of all the tailor shops with abnormal supply, only one remained to be visited. Nan Wusi didn't want to go anymore, but thinking that even if she was betrayed, she would tell the person in person that Lan Yi Fang had fired him, Nan Wusi still went to the last shop.
However, although the shop was open, it was completely empty.
Nan Wusi went inside and found that the tailor shop was more rudimentary compared to the other shops.
"Is anyone there?" Nan Wusi called out.
However, no one answered.
Nan Wusi glanced into the inner room and found a person lying on the ground.
She quickly stepped forward, helped the man up, and found that he was still breathing. She immediately called Ye Zi to help, and the two of them took the old tailor to the nearest clinic.
Thanks to the doctor's treatment, the old tailor was able to save his life.
After the old tailor woke up, he even wanted to thank Nan Wusi.
However, Namo Si would certainly not allow an old man to kowtow to her.
After learning more about the situation, Nan Wusi discovered that the old tailor had been ill all this time, so even if he wanted to complete Lan Yi Fang's order, he was unable to do so.
Moreover, because he couldn't deliver the goods, he received less pay, which led to a vicious cycle where he couldn't afford medicine.
If Nan Wusi hadn't happened to be checking out various tailor shops today, he might have really lost his life there.
"Old Master Sun, actually, the main reason I came here today is to ask you about Lirenfang."
"So that's what it is." Old Tailor Sun wasn't surprised when he heard this; he knew that Manager Nan would definitely inquire about this matter after returning to the capital.
“Lirenfang did approach me back then, and they even offered three times the current wages, but I refused outright. They actually wanted to make clothes for them according to Lanyifang's designs. This old man really couldn't do that,” Old Sun recounted the situation.
“I was a little sick at the time, so I guess they didn’t like my two pieces of clothing in the end. After I refused because I was unwell, they didn’t follow up.”
"I see, thank you for informing me, Elder Sun." Nan Wusi expressed her gratitude, now that her guess was completely confirmed.
Old Master Sun shook his head and said, "Manager Nan, you're too kind. This is what I should do."
"Old Master Sun is too modest. If everyone could have such integrity as Old Master Sun, that would be wonderful," Nan Wusi sighed.
"Dad, Dad, are you alright?" A young man rushed over, looking at Old Master Sun with concern.
"Hehe, I'm fine. Manager Nan saved me. Renwa, quickly thank Manager Nan." Old Sun looked at his son and choked up a little. He almost didn't get to see his precious son again.
"I, Sun Ren, thank you for saving my father's life, my benefactor." Sun Ren immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Nan Wusi.
"No, no, no!" Nan Wusi was terrified and quickly helped the person up.
Could this Sun Ren be the same one from the original text?
In the original story, the female protagonist, Ouyang Jiangli, encountered a young man selling himself to bury his father while she was out on the street one day. Looking at the handsome young man, she was moved and asked him about his background.
It turned out that his father had a son late in life and then lost his beloved wife, so he poured all his love into his son. He always encouraged his son to study hard and pass the imperial examinations.
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