Chapter 193: Imprisonment

Often tell yourself a bad news.

Chen Shiyi was looking at the account book in Jinzhu Garden. Hearing this, he spoke lazily.

"Haven't you heard enough bad news recently? Just tell me, no need to be so hesitant."

"The docks of Anzhou and the four gates in the east, west, south and north do not allow the goods of Yuming Tea House to enter Anzhou City. Once the tea on the ship arrives, we are not allowed to load the goods. The humidity at the dock is so heavy that if we leave it for one more day, our tea will be ruined."

Chen Shiyi slowly put down the book with a serious look on his face.

"It seems that the Chamber of Commerce has colluded with the prefect, and they are trying their best to get a share of my piece of meat."

"Boss, we need to hurry up and come up with a solution."

"The tea that cannot be transported in can be sold on the spot. We only collect the principal and interest of the tea and sell it off. I don't believe that those scattered tea merchants will not move. There are so many people in the prefecture and county, can the government and the prefect control them?"

"This…"

"There is no need to stop the subsequent tea shipments. Just ship them all over and hold on for half a month. I don't believe that the big tea merchants won't put pressure on the Chamber of Commerce. Tea is only a small part of my business. I can afford the loss, but they may not."

"This is killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of our own."

"I know, but I don't know what their next move will be. I can only respond as they come. There is nothing I can do about the losses. I have to find a way out."

Chang Yi couldn't help but ask.

"Boss, we can leave Anzhou. We don't have to fight them here."

"Chang Yi, in fact, everywhere is the same. We have not been to that place and have not experienced those things, so we naturally think that place is beautiful. Didn't we also think Anzhou was very good before? When winter comes, the lotus leaves in the pond wither and the mud will surge up. If I want to see the lotus in the pond again, I must plant seeds here so that I can have a glimpse of that beautiful fragrance..."

In the Anzhou Chamber of Commerce, everyone was sitting in the hall, and several tea tycoons were complaining.

"If Yuming Tea House continues like this for another half month, my tea house will be out of business for several months."

"Yes, she has robbed many of my retail investors."

"How can anyone do business like this? Huge amounts of money are lost. It seems that if she is not doing well, no one else will be doing well."

"This woman is very ruthless. She would rather lose money than join our chamber of commerce."

Chairman Tian tapped his cigarette holder, and his gray hair turned even whiter.

"Send someone to tell the prefect to let Chen Dongjia's goods pass."

Everyone in the hall was amazed.

Especially those selling tea.

"Should we give in to her then?"

"What else? Are you still doing your tea business?"

President Tian smiled disdainfully.

"With her limited skills, she is not good enough for me to take action, but everyone is very interested, so let her try her best."

A few days later, Chen Shiyi made arrangements in Jinzhu Garden.

Suddenly, a large number of yamen runners broke into the garden.

The leader had a scar on his forehead and spoke viciously.

"Chen Shiyi is suspected of murder. The prefect wants to take you in for questioning."

After saying this, he made a gesture and the bailiffs behind him came forward to tie up the man.

Fu Da quickly drew out the sword in his hand and held it across the front of the yamen runners.

"Suspected of murder? Who was killed? There must be a name and evidence, right?"

"Wu Daming, the owner of Chengde Cloth Shop, died at midnight yesterday. There were no injuries on his body. The coroner initially determined that he died after being beaten half a month ago. At that time, he only had a dispute with you."

Chen Shiyi's heart skipped a beat. They were actually plotting against him by taking someone's life.

It's really disgusting.

The bailiffs came again to snatch people away, but Fu Da still refused to let them go.

Said the leading yamen runner.

"Brother, please step aside. You are delaying the prefect's judgment. I will also throw you into jail."

Chen Shiyi grabbed Fu Da.

"I'll go with them first. Don't write to Pei Luoshu. They only want my money, and if Pei Luoshu makes a move, they want his life. Don't worry, I'll be fine. If I die, where can they get the money?"

Chen Shiyi knew that this was a frame-up.

Sure enough, there was no trial, no court session, he just chained himself and pushed himself into a dark cell.

The cell was a mess of thatched roofs and there was a urine bucket in the corner that smelled terrible. The walls were dirty and smeared with blood, as if someone had struggled to death. It looked even more eerie and terrifying under the dim light outside.

Chen Shiyi found a clean place to sit down, and recalled that he had once been imprisoned when he was fourteen years old.

I was young at that time and felt scared, and I was also afraid of death.

But now, I just feel sad.

People like me are exceptions in this world.

Once a person becomes an exception, life gradually becomes unhappy.

After all, there are very few people who can understand and tolerate.

As soon as the majestic palace gate with red walls and red tiles opened, Qingsong, who was guarding outside, immediately put the cloak in his hand on Wen Zhiheng who walked out of the palace gate.

The deep eyes under the straight-legged hat took in Qingsong's hesitation at the moment.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"An informant from Anzhou reported that the girl was wrongly imprisoned."

Wen Zhiheng paused as he was adjusting his cloak, and lowered his head slightly, suppressing the emotions in his eyes.

After a long silence, I finally heard his low voice.

"What does it have to do with me? Just send someone to watch her and keep her alive."

Qingsong's eyes dimmed and he lowered his head and replied respectfully.

"yes."

Inside Jinzhu Garden, everyone gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, Li Yunzhou took over and became their backbone.

Anchang Road also turned back from Jiangzhou.

Unexpectedly, nothing happened while he was there, but less than a month after he left, the girl was thrown into prison.

If Lord Pei knew this, he would definitely skin himself alive.

"I am writing to Lord Yushi for help."

Li Yunzhou then spoke to Jingran.

"Something happened to the boss. I'm afraid they will take further action. Keep an eye on the shop below to make sure nothing else happens."

"Chang Yi, go find out how Wu Daming died. You must find out in detail. If you find out anything, don't panic. Bring the news back and we will discuss it carefully."

Lan Yuanfeng was very puzzled.

"It's obvious to all that my aunt has been wrongly imprisoned. They won't release her easily. It would be better to rob the prison directly to save my aunt from suffering in there."

Everyone looked at Lan Yuanfeng as if they had seen a ghost, with expressions of shock.

Fu Da, who had been silent all this time, said.

"It's not impossible to rob her of her prison, but once she's released from prison, your aunt's reputation as a murderer will be established. Do you want her to flee for the rest of her life with such a reputation?"