Chapter 82 The Chu Family Was Framed
"Since this is a matter related to the spies of the Mingjing Division, the Song family can naturally investigate. Before reaching a definite conclusion, I will not punish anyone at will."
Listening to Jun Liluo's reply, Song Yunchu raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Your Majesty is wise."
[Yes, the dog emperor still keeps his word at the critical moment. ]
Jun Li Luo snorted coldly in his heart.
Was he very disloyal in the past?
No matter how he and Song Yunchu were wary of each other in private, at least in front of outsiders, he was on Song Yunchu's side.
There must be someone behind this incident with the Chu family. If this storm cannot be quelled, the good reputation that the Chu family has accumulated will be gone in one day, and they will also face imprisonment.
Song Yunchu protects his people, and his character is quite similar to his.
Protecting your subordinates at critical moments will make the relationship more solid in the future.
"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."
The Minister of the Imperial Household, Chao Junliluo, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, even if Lord Song is not aware of the Chu family's affairs, the eldest son of the Chu family is working under Lord Song after all. You can ask Lord Song to investigate. What if he is soft-hearted and protects the Chu family..."
Jun Liluo interrupted him and said, "To ensure fairness, the newly appointed Dali Temple Minister Tang Yuan and Song Qing's family will go together to assist and supervise. No one is allowed to raise any objections."
After hearing this, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to say anything more.
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows slightly.
[The former Dali Temple Minister was killed by the dog emperor. The new one must have been investigated. At least he is a neutral person, right? ]
[I am not familiar with this person, and we have no grudges against each other, so he should not be a hindrance to me. ]
Jun Liluo nonchalantly fiddled with the jade ring on his thumb.
The new Chief Justice of the Dali Temple was carefully selected by him, so naturally he would not do anything wrong.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites who accused Song Yunchu today is just a small pawn. Could the mastermind behind this man also be Jun Tianyi?
Of course, these are just his guesses and need further confirmation.
After the morning court session, Song Yunchu immediately went to the Mingjing Division.
As expected, Chu Yuni did not show up today. It must be that the turmoil at home has made him overwhelmed.
The most famous silk merchant in the east of the city sold inferior materials, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Chu family.
"Bai Zhu, let's go to the Chu family immediately to check the situation."
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"Have you heard? The Chu family has become more and more arrogant since they got the support of Prime Minister Song. The clothes they made used to be the best, but now they have started to cut corners. The materials of these clothes... are not comparable to before. I don't know how they still have the nerve to sell at the previous prices."
"He is just taking advantage of his superiors. This is a clear case of collusion between officials and businessmen. I used to think that Boss Chu was a decent businessman, but I didn't expect him to be such a ruthless rich fellow."
"Not only is he rich but also unkind, the young master of the Chu family is also a fool. He relied on a few dirty money to get close to Prime Minister Song and didn't take the law seriously at all. Such a person won't be able to be proud for too long. Let's wait and see."
A group of tea drinkers were talking in the teahouse, discussing the fact that the Chu family had recently sold inferior fabrics.
Shaoyao passed by the teahouse carrying a basket. After listening for a while, her face looked a little ugly.
After returning to the clinic, she told Jiang Rumin what she heard on the street.
"How could this happen?" Jiang Rumin was very surprised.
"Now it's being rumored that the Chu family and Mr. Song are colluding with officials and businessmen, saying that the Chu family is oppressing the people and is rich but unkind."
"This is ridiculous. The Chu family's reputation is hard-earned. How could they do such a stupid thing? They must have been framed."
Jiang Rumin put down the account book in his hand and said, "Yingchun, you stay and look after the store. Shaoyao, let's go to the Chu family's shop and take a look."
Although she had only met Chu Yuni a few times, she intuitively felt that Chu Yuni was not the type to bully others by taking advantage of her power.
If the Chu family really falls, Lord Song will definitely be implicated.
When the master and servant arrived outside the Chu family's shop, Chu Yuni was trying to appease a group of guests who were making trouble.
The guests were very angry and some even threw vegetable leaves at the door of the Chu family.
"What a shady shop! Look at what kind of clothes you made!"
"I worked hard to save money for three months just to buy you a new dress, but the material turned yellow after I wore it for less than a day. What kind of crappy material is this? You claim it's the most beautiful Liuyun brocade. Don't you feel ashamed of cheating me out of money like this?"
"Pay me compensation! I came all the way here, pay for my travel expenses as well!"
Chu Yuni's face looked extremely ugly.
If there hadn't been a group of guards standing in front of him, he would probably have been hit by vegetable leaves and rotten eggs and run all over the street.
Because the incident was so serious, his father became angry and passed out. He couldn't let his mother and sister come out to face these troublesome guests, so he had to bite the bullet and handle it himself.
"Fellow villagers, listen to me. The materials you brought here are definitely not from our Chu family! I, Chu Yuni, swear to heaven that my Chu family..."
"Who asked you to swear? Pay me!"
"You bought the material, and you still dare to quibble? If you don't give us an explanation, we won't leave and let everyone in the city know how black-hearted you are!"
When Song Yunchu and Dali Temple Minister Tang Yuan arrived outside the Chu family's shop, what they saw was a noisy and chaotic scene with vegetable leaves flying all over the sky.
The guards of the Chu family were all covered in vegetable leaves and egg liquid, and their faces were ashen, but they could only be forced to endure the anger of the people.
But in just two or three days, the Chu family has become notorious. If they fight with the guests at this moment, they will only face more accusations and abuse.
Song Yunchu frowned slightly and instructed Bai Zhu, "Take the brothers to separate the guests from the Chu family, warn them not to throw things around, and be careful not to hurt anyone."
Chu Yuni had never dealt with such chaos before, and the only way he could think of was to shout and explain. However, he didn't know that when the crowd was too angry, no one was willing to listen to his explanation.
Only by using strong warnings to quiet everyone down would he have a chance to speak.
Soon, Bai Zhu and his guards stopped the crowd with weapons.
"The court has sent two officials to investigate the Chu family. Please be quiet!"
When the guests saw the swords in their hands, they suddenly became much quieter.
Song Yunchu walked towards Chu Yuni.
When Chu Yuni saw Song Yunchu appear, she quickly stepped forward and saluted, then said with a bitter face: "Sir Song, I am wronged. My Chu family never sells inferior materials."
"Of course, they trust you, but it's useless for you to just swear to them. You have to prove that these materials did not come from your house."
As Song Yunchu spoke, she asked Bai Zhu to take clothes from a customer. She took a closer look at the condition of the clothes and found that they were indeed in a bad state.
She had worn the Chu family's fine clothes. The fabric in her hand was a little hard, and the satin was yellow. It felt like something crudely made when she touched and looked at it. But the strange thing was that the embroidery on the clothes was very delicate, and it really looked like the Chu family's craftsmanship.
Why should the embroidery be so delicate if the fabric is so sloppy? If you want to be sloppy, just be sloppy to the end. Otherwise, it will be troublesome.
She looked at the owner of the clothes and said sternly, "The material of this dress is so rough, you should be able to feel it the first time you get it. Why did you spend money to buy it and wait until today to complain?"
The customer saw her cold face and shrank his neck. Then he said, "When I first bought it, the dress was still good and there was nothing wrong with it. But after wearing it for two days, its color and material have deteriorated."
Song Yunchu saw that he didn't look like he was lying, so he asked the guest next to him, "Are you in the same situation?"
"Yes, I buy several pieces of clothes from this shop every year. They weren't like this before, but the problem has only recently occurred. I came here today specifically to confront them, but I didn't expect to meet so many deceived customers."
Song Yunchu wanted to ask more carefully, but he heard a familiar female voice in the crowd.
"Someone has tampered with the clothes! They must have been soaked in some kind of potion."
Song Yunchu heard the voice and looked over, and saw Jiang Rumin in the corner of the crowd.
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