Chapter 141 The Car Overturned
The eldest brother of the Sun family coughed twice and said loudly, "The Imperial Concubine is my cousin!"
The eldest son of the Sun family has an unusual relationship with Consort Wu, but they usually claim to be cousins.
It was because of this title that the Sun family member was able to openly enter the palace with the rouge.
"Consort Wu's cousin?" Du Wanchun said sarcastically with a raised lip. "So, Master Sun only opened the shop because of Consort Wu. I'm sorry, but even if you are Consort Wu's cousin, we will not sell the shop."
The eldest brother of the Sun family was so angry that his face turned slightly pale.
He originally came to Cheng'an County to support his younger sister, but unexpectedly, his sister was a disappointment and was divorced and kicked out of the house by Magistrate Li.
He figured since he was already there, he might as well buy two shops and start a fragrance business. It just so happened that the Yuan family's fragrance shop in the capital was about to close down. If he could also take over the fragrance business in the capital, then he wouldn't have to rely on Consort Wu anymore.
But he never expected that this young woman would refuse to sell him the incense shop.
He was furious. He looked up and glanced around at the farmhouse in front of him. "Fine, you won't sell? I have ways to make you sell!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.
"Wan Chun!"
Ignoring the fact that Sun's eldest brother hadn't left yet, Zhou Ruiyuan strode out of the house.
The eldest brother of the Sun family was stunned.
Du Wanchun was also taken aback and quickly pulled Zhou Ruiyuan aside, saying, "Husband, what are you doing out here?"
"Are you going to stay out here and let him bully you?" Zhou Ruiyuan said, looking at the eldest brother of the Sun family. He said in an extremely cold tone, "Don't worry, no matter what method you use, our Zhou family incense shop will not sell."
"Furthermore, don't ever set foot in my Zhou family's home again without permission, or don't expect us to kick you out."
Sun's eldest brother stared at Zhou Ruiyuan for a long while, then suddenly came to his senses and said, "Your family still has men? I thought your Zhou family had no men and needed women to do business."
He said with a sneer, "Then I'll wait and see if you'll sell."
Du Wanchun breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing his words; it seemed he hadn't recognized Zhou Ruiyuan.
After finishing his sentence, the eldest brother of the Sun family turned around and immediately left the Zhou family.
Zhou Ruiyuan watched his departing figure, his brows furrowing slightly. "Wanchun, if he comes again in the future, just call me out."
Du Wanchun pulled him aside and said, "Husband, he didn't recognize you!"
Zhou Ruiyuan looked in the direction where the eldest brother of the Sun family had left. "This guy surnamed Sun usually sneaks into the palace to go to Consort Wu's palace. When he runs into us, he'd rather take a detour. He doesn't dare to look us in the eye at all."
Du Wanchun suddenly realized, "If that's the case, why was my husband so worried a few days ago?"
Zhou Ruiyuan took her hand and slowly walked into the house. "My mother and I have never paid attention to this man surnamed Sun before, and we had forgotten about him for a while. But when I heard his voice in the house just now, I remembered that he has never seen the faces of the four of us, mother and children."
What he said was reasonable. The Sun family was just a small merchant family. How could they have seen the faces of the Empress and the Crown Prince? He probably hadn't even glanced at the Emperor more than a few times.
Du Wanchun was completely relieved.
Zhou Ruiyuan helped her step over the threshold. "Just be careful lately. I don't know what method he's using to buy our shop."
"Yes, I understand, my husband," Du Wanchun replied softly, revealing her small dimples and a smile on her lips.
Meanwhile, the eldest brother of the Sun family angrily got into the carriage, saying, "That Zhou family is really ungrateful! I came to them personally to buy the shop, and they actually refused to sell!"
The servant beside him reassured him, "Master, don't worry. No matter what, they are just powerless farmers who run an incense shop. If we use a few tricks, they will sell it!"
The eldest brother of the Sun family nodded. "That's right!"
He thought for a moment, then instructed his servant, "Find a few men to tie up that woman in their house, and extort two thousand taels of silver from them. I doubt they, as farmers, have two thousand taels of silver. They'll definitely come after us to sell the shop!"
The servant replied with a smile, "Yes, sir, we'll take care of it right away."
The eldest brother of the Sun family gradually smiled, looking determined to win.
Just then, the carriage wheels suddenly ran over a tall rock.
The entire carriage began to shake violently, then overturned and fell to the ground.
"Ah! My head!"
The eldest son of the Sun family and the servant fell into the carriage together, their foreheads colliding, and they cried out in pain.
"What happened? How did the carriage overturn?" The eldest brother of the Sun family was furious. He covered his head and struggled to climb out of the carriage.
The servants outside the carriage rushed forward to help him up, saying, "Master, I don't know what happened, but a stone suddenly appeared on the ground."
The eldest brother of the Sun family, supporting his aching back, looked at the stone on the ground. "I didn't see this stone when I came here, how come it suddenly appeared when I left!"
The servant in the carriage also climbed out. He pointed to a small hillside to the side and said, "Master, look, it must have just rolled down the hillside."
Upon seeing this, the eldest brother of the Sun family exclaimed, "Why am I so unlucky? Why did I have to leave now, not earlier, not later, but just when we're going back!"
The servant quickly said, "Pah! Pah! Master, please don't say that, or you'll really be in trouble."
The eldest brother of the Sun family was usually a very religious person. Upon hearing this, he quickly spat out his own words and bowed with his hands clasped together, saying, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, sorry for bothering you."
The servant looked around. "Master, it's getting late. How are we going to get home?"
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