Chapter 296 What is the Black Market?
The three young masters were startled. "Don't try to fool us. What kind of backer are you talking about?"
Ding Wenxi said with a serious face, "I'm not joking. As you all know, something happened in our Jiangyuan County a while ago. The former magistrate was arrested, and we don't know who the new Magistrate Xiang is. None of us merchants in Jiangyuan County have anything to do with him. But it just so happens that when this family member Lu opened his new shop, Magistrate Xiang had two constables deliver a big gift to him."
Young Master Zhang choked up abruptly, "That woman has the government as her backer?"
"Indeed! I found it strange when you talked about the peach blossom grove. The officials that Lord Xiang brought were all very busy, so why did they suddenly appear in the peach blossom grove and bother with your little matter? And they were clearly biased towards Miss Lu, weren't they?"
The three of them hadn't thought about it in detail before, since at the time they were just thinking about not getting involved with the county government and getting rid of that official surnamed Hu as soon as possible.
But looking back now, something really didn't seem right.
So that's where the root of the problem lies.
Young Master Zhang immediately tensed up, "Won't that woman get the county officials to cause trouble for us?"
Ding Wenxi pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't think so. If she really wouldn't let it go, wouldn't it have been more convenient to have officials present yesterday? Obviously, they didn't want to make a big deal out of it. However, if you come to them yourselves, then..."
"Of course not."
"That's good. Besides, she probably didn't take that jade token. Otherwise, given her relationship with Lord Xiang, the jade token would definitely have ended up in Lord Xiang's hands, and you would have been taken to the yamen for questioning long ago."
The three young masters nodded, still somewhat shaken.
If Shu Yu's path is blocked, then the chances of them finding the jade pendant are even smaller.
"I reckon the jade tablet is still in the peach blossom grove. You guys hurry up and go look for it again. I'll borrow a few of you to help out."
The three of them immediately thanked Ding Wenxi profusely and left the Ding residence shortly afterward.
Ding Wenxi smiled and took a couple of sips of tea, feeling much better.
After a while, he instructed the servant beside him, "Go and tell Xiao Yun, who is by the Second Miss's side, to tell Miss Lu not to worry, that Young Master Zhang will not bother her anymore."
"yes."
At this moment, Shu Yu had already been pulled back into the courtyard by Ding Yuehua. As soon as she entered, Ding Yuehua looked at her with curious eyes, "Tell me quickly, what exactly is going on with that Young Master Zhang?"
Helpless, Shu Yu could only recount the events of the previous day. However, regarding the part involving orchids, she didn't reveal her identity, only saying that she was a young woman.
Ding Yuehua sneered after hearing this, "Serves you right."
Shu Yu rubbed her temples. "I never expected them to show up at your house. And they even said I stole their jade pendant, what a joke."
"They probably panicked after losing the jade pendant, so in their desperation they wanted to find a scapegoat."
Shu Yu was startled. "A scapegoat? Me?"
She frowned. "Is this jade pendant really that important? Oh, and they also mentioned the black market. What's that?"
"Um... this." Ding Yuehua rubbed her temples, unsure how to answer.
Shu Yu tugged at her. "What's wrong? This is a very serious matter. Is it hard to say? Then you have to tell me even more. Otherwise, if I'm still confused and that Young Master Zhang causes me trouble again, I won't even know how I died."
(End of this chapter)
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