Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan hesitated for a moment: "Are you going to announce now that my sister plagiarized the incense?"
He Yunze nodded and turned to walk downstairs. Song Xizhi's bright eyes seemed to be imprinted in his mind.
"Yes, open the business early so that everyone can know what kind of person she really is."
Song Ruoan hurriedly followed He Yunze: "But the auspicious time we had someone calculate hasn't arrived yet!"
He Yunze sneered: "She's courting death, so there's nothing anyone can do about it!"
As he spoke, he looked up again, gazing earnestly at Song Ruoan's face: "Ruoan, I know you still cherish old feelings and think of her as your sister, but has she ever considered your relationship even once?"
He Yunze had already made plans; once this matter came to light, Song Xizhi's reputation would be ruined.
Upon returning home, he immediately informed his father and asked him to help his elder brother divorce the woman.
Even if his brother didn't live much longer, he believed that his brother, in the afterlife, would not want to share a bed in life or a grave in death with this woman.
Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan remembered that all of her and the Song family's wealth was now tied up in this shop.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, resolving the issue with Song Xizhi as soon as possible would be a good thing.
So she nodded hurriedly and held He Yunze's hand tightly: "Husband, I'll go with you."
The two squeezed through the throng of people and finally made their way to Song Xizhi's Fragrant Pavilion.
At this moment, the discount offered by Pinxianglou has everyone scrambling to grab it. Refined scholars and officials are practically fighting tooth and nail for a single ounce of the new incense.
He Yunze was extremely envious of that scene.
He carefully shielded Song Ruoan by his side while looking up and searching Song Xizhi's face.
Her outstanding appearance made her easy to spot in a crowd, and He Yunce found her immediately.
Then he shouted, "Song Xizhi, you resorted to such methods because you're afraid?"
He Yunze shouted loudly, his voice booming like a bell, which surprised everyone and made them stop what they were doing.
They first looked at He Yunce, then turned to look at Song Xizhi. When they realized that these were the younger brother and sister-in-law of the Marquis of Anding, their faces flashed with shock and curiosity.
Despite He Yunze's skepticism, Song Xizhi maintained a polite smile and slowly walked from the counter to He Yunze.
"Uncle, what's wrong? I was happy to see you open the brothel, so I organized an event to celebrate with you. What would I be afraid of?"
Madam Xin followed closely behind Song Xizhi, watching He Yunce warily.
Seeing her unrepentant attitude, He Yunze sneered, "What? You still have the nerve to say you're not afraid?"
"You plagiarized Ruoan's incense recipe, but now that the real one has appeared in front of you, how can you not be afraid?"
"They probably want to sell the incense at half price now, then close down and run away, right?"
Upon hearing this earth-shattering news, the already curious crowd gaped wide-eyed, their eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.
Prince Xiu was also in the Fragrant Pavilion at that moment. Hearing He Yunce's words, he scrutinized Song Xizhi's face while playing with the incense in his hand.
Meanwhile, in a private room on the second floor of Pinxianglou, someone was silently watching everything unfold before them.
Everyone was waiting for Song Xizhi's answer, but Song Xizhi's expression didn't even change: "You say I plagiarized, but what evidence do you have?"
Madam Xin also spoke with a gloomy face: "That's right, you have to be sure of evidence when you speak and act. We opened this Xianglou first, and you opened it later. If you're talking about plagiarism, I'm afraid it's you who plagiarized us!"
"If your baseless accusations affect our business, aren't you afraid we'll report you to the authorities?"
The other onlookers chimed in, saying, "That's right! Such excellent incense was all developed by the owner himself, how could it be plagiarism?"
He Yunze, sensing the doubts of the crowd, slightly opened his mouth.
He originally planned to reveal this shocking inside story in Ruoan Tower, ruining Song Xizhi's reputation while also building momentum for himself.
Unexpectedly, Song Xizhi disrupted his plans, leading to a sudden confrontation between them in the Pinxiang Pavilion.
But with everyone watching, there's nothing we can do now.
It would be acceptable to destroy everything that Song Xizhi was most proud of.
Since all the glory of Pinxianglou never belonged to her, then let it all end here.
As He Yunze gazed into Song Xizhi's dark eyes, he could even see his own reflection in her clear eyes.
He closed his eyes briefly, then said, "Your incense recipes are all plagiarized. The real recipe is in Ruo'an's hands; it's an old recipe from over ten years ago, the original one."
"So all the incense you make, Ruoan can make the same one, such as Muzong and Caomu Renjian. It is because of your despicable behavior that countless misunderstandings have been caused."
As He Yunze spoke, he glanced at the people around him again:
"If you don't believe it, you can come to my shop and see for yourself. Of course, you can also come and taste the incense made by Ruo'an. It is exactly the same as the one made by Pinxianglou, and the materials used are even more expensive than those made by Song Xizhi."
"Song Xizhi! She replaced the expensive ingredients in the recipe with cheaper ones to cheat you out of your money!"
He Yunze's words did indeed give everyone pause for thought. If the incense produced by the two incense shops were exactly the same, then either Song Ruoan or Song Xizhi had plagiarized it.
There's definitely something wrong with one of them.
But this matter was brought up by Song Ruoan, and he has the original prescription from over ten years ago as evidence. So it seems that Song Xizhi is the one with the problem?
Song Xizhi simply smiled and said, "My incense recipe has not been published. How can you prove that my incense recipe is plagiarized from yours?"
Song Ruoan glared at her intently: "Doesn't the fact that they taste the same prove it?"
"Before your incense shop opened, many people had already smelled the incense I made, including Prince Xiu, my mother-in-law, my grandmother, and many other ladies... They can attest that the scent is the same, and that I smelled it before you did."
Song Xizhi stroked his chin again: "But we live in the same mansion. I want to open a fragrance shop, so I have to make incense in advance. If you had already stolen the incense I made and given it to them, it would be convenient for you to turn the tables on them now."
Unable to argue with her, Song Ruoan was furious: "But I have the original formula! I had it more than ten years ago before you! You stole it from me!"
Song Xizhi nodded: "Oh, you have the original formula! Since you say that your Herbal World is exactly the same as my Wood Traces, and you want to reveal the formula of Wood Traces, could you please make Wood Traces on the spot so that everyone present can taste it and prove that your original formula and the incense I sell are the same?"
Hearing this, He Yunze felt that Song Xizhi wouldn't admit defeat until he was faced with a desperate situation, so he said, "Ruo'an! That's right, you make incense right here and now, so that Song Xizhi can't argue with you anymore!"
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