He made a good start.
The remaining thugs and hooligans, not to be outdone, turned around and started looking for things to smash in the store.
Soon, the sound of ping-pong balls rang out.
The customers in line looked at each other, completely bewildered.
"What's going on? Someone suddenly came to smash up the shop."
"Hey, white sugar is so expensive and so good, it's making people jealous."
"That man looks like Young Master Cui from the Cui family. If they really mess with Young Master Cui, they're doomed!"
Hearing the fear in the voices of those around him, Cui Yuanzhao proudly waved his folding fan.
He has a perverted hobby.
The more others fear him, the happier he is.
The more people criticize him, the more he thinks he's amazing.
I thought I was going to scam my father from a great shop, but it turned out to be just a small general store.
He brought over thirty people with him this time, which is a huge waste of his talent.
It probably won't be long before this shop is smashed to pieces.
A moment later, a figure flew out and crashed heavily at Cui Yuanzhao's feet.
Cui Yuanzhao laughed loudly: "You're only begging for mercy now? Where were you all before! You should have come looking for me when my men started smashing the shop. Sigh, you won't shed a tear until you're faced with death, you had to be beaten like this before you started..."
As he spoke, he smugly kicked the person beneath his feet.
But after kicking him a couple of times, I realized that this person looked kind of familiar.
Um?
Isn't this Zhang Da, one of his trusted subordinates?
"How...how did you get beaten up like this?"
He opened his mouth wide and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood: "Young Master, there are experts in the shop, you must run!"
"What?"
Before Cui Yuanzhao could react, his thugs and hooligans flew out one by one like a shower of flowers.
And they were all piled up in front of him, without any bias.
When the last henchman was thrown out, the shopkeeper of the general store came out.
He was a man who looked to be in his forties.
As soon as he came out, he looked coldly at Cui Yuanzhao and smiled, "Guests are welcome to buy things, but if anyone tries to cause trouble like them again, we won't be so polite! Young master, since this is your first offense, we won't hold it against you, but let me make this clear: if you and your men don't get out of here within a quarter of an hour, I'll have to do what God says!"
After saying this, he snorted coldly and went back into the shop.
Soon a shop assistant came out and said, "We still have ten boxes of white sugar left today. Those who want to buy can line up and come in."
Upon hearing this, the people in line rushed forward, completely disregarding the fact that Cui Yuanzhao's men had been trampled.
Fearing he might be accidentally hurt, Cui Yuanzhao quickly hid to the side, but he was still somewhat dazed.
"What's going on with this shop? How come there's a master hidden inside? He couldn't even defeat all his men?"
A master is naturally a very skilled one.
The shopkeeper and the staff in this shop were all trusted confidants handpicked by the late emperor.
Let alone dealing with a scoundrel like Cui Yuanzhao.
Even dealing with professional bandits would be a piece of cake.
Realizing this, Cui Yuanzhao immediately disregarded everything and ran away.
...
The news quickly reached the palace.
After listening to Lin Wan'er's story, Wu Lanxi couldn't help but laugh: "Prime Minister Cui's son is really a good-for-nothing. He's almost twenty years old and can't even pass the county-level imperial examination."
“If I hadn’t been so reluctant to let the people suffer along with Prime Minister Cui, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry. As long as I waited until Prime Minister Cui died, the Cui family would be finished.”
Anyway, Prime Minister Cui is already over fifty years old and won't live for many more years.
She struggled to deal with Prime Minister Cui, but she could easily handle the useless Cui Yuanzhao.
Lin Wan'er said worriedly, "I'm afraid that Cui Yuanzhao smashed the shop at the behest of Prime Minister Cui. If they keep causing trouble or find out something, it may be detrimental to us."
Wu Lanxi shook her head: "Don't worry, the external agents chosen by Father will definitely be fine. Prime Minister Cui has chosen the wrong target if he wants to cause trouble for them."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "You don't need to focus on them. In the next couple of days, you can pack your things and we'll set off for Qihuai County in a few days."
Lin Wan'er was startled: "Going again so soon?"
"Isn't the sugar almost sold out? Qihuai County is out of sugar, so we need to find other business."
Lin Wan'er asked curiously, "Other businesses? Your Majesty isn't selling white sugar anymore?"
Wu Lanxi chuckled: "How can you keep doing the sugar business forever? If you sell too much of this stuff, it's easy to get caught up in the deception, and the price will drop too."
"By making this a collector's item, we can preserve the value of the white sugar gift box, preventing people from causing trouble like Cui Xiang did, and also protect the shop's reputation. Wouldn't it be much easier if they wanted to extort money from us again next time?"
Extortion...
So His Majesty knew in his heart that selling these sugar gift boxes was no different from extortion.
Sigh, I have a feeling that His Majesty has been corrupted by Tang Huan.
A few days later, after making some preparations, Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er actually set off for Qihuai County again.
Meanwhile, Tang Huan had already successfully met with Xie Wu.
Late at night, the two hid in a massage room at an entertainment center, each lying on a bed, receiving massages from beautiful girls.
They called out with enjoyment while conversing with sorrow.
"So, His Majesty already knows about the situation in Qihuai County, but why hasn't she made any statement? Logically, the imperial edict should have been issued long ago."
Xie Wu sighed and said, "The moment she makes her decision will be the moment your head rolls."
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