Gu Rui is a Heavenly Master and has a very high reputation in the Wu Kingdom. Even if he was accused of having a secret meeting with the Concubine, his reputation would not be damaged too much.

After all, this world is unfair to women. When this happened, it is inevitable that some people would think that Concubine Mei was the first one who couldn't stand the loneliness.

But if you are charged with theft and paraded through the streets with a stick on your back, that is a different matter.

While Concubine Mei was hesitating, Gu Rui had already walked out of the yard. When she struggled to get up and staggered to the window, she could only see Gu Rui's back.

Thin, but very strong.

This was the first time that Su Bei looked at him with admiration.

After all, the crime of stealing the relics of the previous emperor is not as serious as the crime of a woman being unfaithful to her husband.

Concubine Mei reached out and closed the window.

She spoke again: "Let King Zunyi come again."

Su Bei nodded.

This time, Gu Rui did what a real man should do.

He really was parading through the streets with a whip on his back, and every few steps he would repeat what he had said in Prince Jin's mansion.

A heavenly master who not only stole things but also stole the relics of the previous emperor. The concubine tried to dissuade him but he showed no remorse. If he had not been caught by Prince Jin, he would have probably become even more arrogant.

Although everyone admired him on a daily basis, what they admired more was his high position as Heavenly Master rather than this person.

What was there to admire about this man? He used to walk through the streets in dishevel, looking as dazzling as a peacock with its tail spread out. No matter how you looked at him, he didn't look like a serious person.

At this moment, everyone pushed the wall down. People on the street not only scolded him, but also threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at him.

Gu Rui endured it.

Since it concerns Concubine Mei's reputation, what does it matter to him?

I just hope she can live in peace, nothing else.

After walking two-thirds of the way down the long street, the road ahead became blocked and a magnificent carriage was coming towards us.

Gu Rui stopped and knelt.

He recognized it; it was Chu Younan's carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was opened, revealing a bright yellow robe, accompanied by Chu Younan's low voice: "Gu Rui, do you admit your guilt?"

"I, your servant, deserve to die." Gu Rui fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"You are really capable of stealing the Duan inkstone left by the late emperor to the concubine!" Chu Younan said in a deep voice.

Gu Rui still didn't raise his head, "I deserve death, Your Majesty will decide my fate."

"Of course I'm going to punish you! Remove you from your official position and demote you to Ping'an County to farm!" Chu Younan said in a serious manner.

This sentence was very serious, but he and Su Bei discussed for a long time on the way where to be demoted.

Although Gu Rui is arrogant and conceited, he is a man of real talent and knowledge. Besides, he and Su Bei are "fellow countrymen", so he can't go too far.

After all, they all knew that Gu Rui was actually taking the blame.

It’s better to send him to a place closer so that he can be taken care of in the future.

People on the street applauded.

Gu Rui fell from a heavenly master to an ordinary citizen.

Although he did not regret taking the blame for Concubine Mei, he still felt disappointed. After all, he did not know Concubine Mei's plan. He just thought that because of his wrong decision, he lost his job and did not get the beauty.

This matter requires further consideration.

Su Bei finally got out of the palace, so he went to visit his own shop.

The first thing she passed was a jewelry store, which was doing pretty well with many customers. But as soon as she entered, she heard a harsh voice complaining, "I told you not to come to this store, it's expensive and ugly, Taihu Pearl Jewelry Store is better, they have more styles and they're not that expensive!"

Su Bei couldn't remember who this person was for a moment, but he just felt that the voice sounded familiar.

When the shopkeeper saw her come in, he wanted to greet her, but she raised her hand to stop him.

The woman who was speaking hadn't noticed the wrong atmosphere yet, and continued, "This one is expensive and not good, let's go. You should give your aunt a present that's decent."

"But my aunt saw Princess Ningguo wearing this hairpin that day and she has been thinking about it ever since. I think she will definitely like it if I give her this..."

"What Princess Ningguo? She's just a daughter of a merchant who got lucky. How can she have any taste?!"

After listening to a few more sentences, Su Bei suddenly remembered who this person was.

It’s Yu Zihe.

It was Yu Zihe who was married to Uncle Duan Zhanfang as a concubine, and then divorced because she caused the concubine to have a miscarriage! Su Bei pursed her lips. It was fine if he couldn't appreciate the jewelry she designed herself, but it was a bit too much to say such outrageous things and ruin someone's business! She whispered a few words to the shopkeeper.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's brows immediately lit up with joy and he walked towards Yu Zihe and the other person.

"Auntie, do you like this hairpin? Our store is having a promotion today. If you spend more than 200 taels of silver, you will get a hairpin for free. This hairpin is fine, or why don't you take a look at other ones and get the 200 taels together?" The shopkeeper looked at the two of them with a smile.

Yu Zihe was almost furious. She was only seventeen and had just been married so she had a woman's hairstyle. How could she be an aunt? "Are you blind? If I'm an aunt, you're a grandfather!" she said angrily.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "You are right. My son just gave me a grandson the day before yesterday. I am indeed a grandfather."

Yu Zihe was speechless. The shopkeeper looked like she was only less than 30 years old, and it seemed that she was young. Or was she really in a hurry to grow up? The shopkeeper said, "Auntie, in addition to the 200 tael promotion in our store, we also have a 1,000 tael promotion, and a 5,000 tael promotion..."

"Who would want to buy so much of your stuff? The carving is not that good, and the jade is not used well!" Yu Zihe started to find fault.

“The items in our store are all minimalist, which is the most popular style at the moment. If you don’t believe me, go out and take a look. At least half of the women and girls on the street are wearing jewelry from our store.” The shopkeeper was explaining, but his eyes were full of contempt.

Although the clothes Yu Zihe was wearing were made of good material, they were already popular from two years ago. It seemed that she was definitely not living a good life.

The more unhappy a woman is, the more harsh her words are! Yu Zihe even showed him her harshness, "You are just bragging. Who's shop assistant would say that the things in their shop are not good? The jewelry store on the corner that has not been open for ten days or half a month says that their products are good!"

"Well, I'm not bragging..."

Before the shopkeeper could finish his words, he heard a waiter at the door say, "The princess is here! The princess is here!"

Su Bei had already found a table in the corner and sat down, so Chu Ruzhi and Mu Hui didn't see her when they came in, but asked directly: "Are there any new styles recently?"

"It's out, it's out. We're keeping them all for you two!" The waiter was extremely eager, and had already prepared the collector's edition as soon as the two of them entered the door.

Chu Ruzhi was still relatively calm, but when Mu Hui saw the violet jingle bracelet, she couldn't control herself anymore.

"This bracelet is so beautiful! I have searched all over the capital and have never seen anything like it! Wrap it up for me quickly!"

"Mu Hui!" Chu Ruzhi glared at her with a smile, "Have you forgotten that you came here to choose a dowry with your aunt today? You took all the good things. Are you going to let your aunt get married with something that no one would value?"

Yu Zihe was also curious about the bracelet that both the eldest princess and the princess liked. She moved closer to the screen and took a peek.

In fact, it was not that she disliked the hairpin, but it was priced at one hundred taels, and she really couldn't bear to part with it. You know, if you go to Taihu Pearl Jewelry Store, you can buy several hairpins with one hundred taels.

Maybe she could even coax Jiang Xiaochun into buying two for her.

She leaned over and saw the bracelet.

It must be said that women have no resistance to jewelry. Yu Zihe was so surprised that her mouth opened wide. However, she was shocked. Her hand loosened for some reason and the hairpin she had liked fell to the ground.

I fell three and a half times...