"What flowers I like is none of your business! Are you still going to shop? If not, let's go home!"
Jiang Segu quickened his pace.
"Why are you walking so fast? It's still early! I know a place in the north of the city that makes really good tofu pudding. Shall we go try it together?"
Jiang Segu was reluctant to go, but Wan Tianci dragged and pulled her along, so Jiang Segu had no choice but to follow him to the North City via a side road.
When the smooth and fragrant tofu pudding was put into her mouth, Jiang Segu's pent-up frustration dissipated considerably.
Seeing her relax, Wan Tianci asked with a grin, "How is it? It tastes good, right?"
"It's just so-so!"
"This is just so-so? If you don't like it, leave it here. After I finish eating, I'll take you somewhere else!"
Jiang Segu glanced at the west where the sun was no longer visible and shook his head reluctantly, "Let's go back after we finish this, so as not to worry my second aunt."
"I told my mom when I left, so she's not worried at all!"
"But I didn't tell my mother when I went out. She'll worry! If she finds out that you were the one who dragged me out for a stroll and wouldn't let me go home, she'll definitely have someone keep a close eye on you from now on!"
Wan Tianci instantly recalled that two years ago, because of a lie told by Jiang Segu, his third aunt sent two tails to follow him closely, ostensibly for his safety. Since then, he has never had the chance to meet Jiang Segu in private.
If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but since it's his future mother-in-law, he naturally can't act rashly, lest his third aunt exclude him from consideration when arranging marriages for Jiang Segu in the future.
Wan Tianci listlessly drank his tofu pudding, looking like a wronged wife who hadn't said anything.
Soon, the two finished their tofu pudding.
Jiang Segu walked towards the carriage beside her, but Wan Tianci grabbed her sleeve and said, "Jiang Segu, shall we just walk out of the streets like this?"
Seeing his rare display of weakness and helplessness, Jiang Segu lowered his eyes. "You'll have to take a carriage back once you reach the street corner!"
"good!"
Wan Tianci was overjoyed and his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
Jiang Segu regretted giving in so easily.
As I approached the street corner, a shop was surrounded by people.
Wan Tianci, always eager to help, pulled Jiang Segu into the crowd, asking those around him as they went, "What exactly happened here?"
The onlookers were all "enthusiastic" people; as soon as someone asked about the news, they all started talking at once.
"This shop has been robbing customers again! I thought the owner would have cracked down on this after what happened last time, but they're even more lawless than before!"
"Who says otherwise! How many times has this happened since then?"
"If you ask me, this kind of unscrupulous shop shouldn't be allowed to continue operating. Those customers who lost their money shouldn't let this shop off easily either. They should take it to the authorities and have them shut down the shop to prevent more people from suffering the same fate!"
"That's exactly what happened! They're all cowards who just want to get their money back and let it go!"
"..."
Jiang Segu looked at the familiar shop, and his thoughts immediately returned to that day, and he also thought of Gu Songhan.
I wonder where he is now?
Just then, I heard a series of exclamations.
"Ouch! Someone actually hit someone!"
"This shop is absolutely lawless! They allow their employees to steal money, and now they're even assaulting people!"
"What kind of look is that! Didn't you see that the shop owner was the one who got beaten up?"
"Huh? The shop owner got beaten up? Wasn't that a woman?"
"What's wrong with the woman? She condoned the waiter's theft and then refused to admit it. Shouldn't she be taught a lesson?"
Jiang Segu was short and couldn't see the situation in the shop clearly. He was also annoyed by the crowded place. He tugged at Wan Tianci, who was looking on with interest, and frowned, saying, "Let's go!"
Wan Tianci originally wanted to see what was going on, but seeing the impatience on Jiang Segu's face, he suppressed his enthusiasm and agreed.
Just as they were about to turn and leave, Jiang Segu heard a familiar voice.
"Madam, wake up! You people are going too far! Every day, different people come to extort money from Sancaixuan. My wife didn't want to argue with you over a few taels of silver, but you are insatiable and today you want to extort ten thousand taels from Sancaixuan..."
The maid's words once again sparked discussion among the onlookers.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Segu stopped in his tracks.
That sound was heard at Jigu Bookstore!
Jiang Segu wanted to go forward to see what was going on, but Wan Tianci pushed the people in front of her aside, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the crowd of onlookers. However, after seeing the silver coins in Wan Tianci's hand, the dissatisfaction quickly disappeared.
Jiang Segu looked at the lady he had met once at Jigu Bookstore. She was being held in the arms of the maid she had met before, her eyes closed, presumably having fainted.
"You little brat, you have such a sharp tongue! You've made black seem white. It was clearly your shop's waiter who stole ten thousand taels of silver from us, and now you're trying to deny it!"
"Come, come, all of you, be the judge! Today, my brother and I were escorting goods to the capital. Our master gave us silver notes, so we came to buy jewelry for our wives. Who knew this shop would be such a shady place? They stole our silver notes and refused to acknowledge the debt. Not only that, the owner is now ordering his men to tie us up and send us to the authorities! Is there any justice in this?!"
Some of the more level-headed citizens said, "It's a good thing that it's difficult to see an official; it will allow the official to give you justice!"
"Bah! It's always been officials protecting each other. Have you ever seen an official willing to stand up for us poor people!"
These words were echoed by many people.
The maidservant panicked upon seeing this.
“Our lady is not an official, so how can there be any official protection between officials! You are unwilling to see the officials because you are guilty, because you did not lose any silver notes at all!”
“You say your mistress isn’t an official, but your master isn’t necessarily not! Listen, everyone, this maid keeps calling this woman ‘Madam.’ If their master isn’t an official, how can he be called ‘Madam’?”
This statement caused another uproar, with everyone demanding justice for the two people whose money had been stolen and for Sancaixuan to return the silver notes!
The maid's eyes reddened with anxiety.
Before leaving the capital, the prince repeatedly instructed them not to quarrel with anyone in the capital. Therefore, when someone tried to extort money from them, the lady ordered them to pay to avoid trouble.
But these people's appetites grew bigger and bigger, and now they were asking for ten thousand taels of silver. The lady was unwilling to be cheated by these people any longer, so she ordered the shop's waiter to tie them up and take them to the authorities.
Who would have thought that these people would dare to lay a hand on the lady!
These people are now distorting the truth and misleading the people. She really doesn't know what to do!
Just then, a clear and melodious voice rang out.
"These two brave men are truly audacious. Knowing that the owner of Sancaixuan is an official, they still dared to attack the official's relatives. I really admire them!"
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