Chapter 46 He said I was a troublemaker in front of my husband!
Disgust flashed across Shopkeeper Chen's face. "I didn't sell inferior goods."
Du Yuanbao moved back, opened the box, and took out a bracelet that was emerald green and full of water, but had obvious cracks on the bracelet.
"Still trying to quibble, you black-hearted bastard! I spent a lot of money, and you sold me a defective product. You shady shop! If you don't use this shop as compensation, I will never let you go!"
People outside the shop who were watching the fun all stuck their heads out.
"No way, this Chen's Jade Shop has actually fallen to the point of selling defective goods?"
"Why is it impossible? Look at this young man in brocade clothes, all dressed in fine clothes and with that golden ruyi hanging around his neck. Why would anyone use a bracelet to frame him?"
"It's said that he rented out the shop to pay for his wife's medical treatment. I think it's not impossible that he sold inferior goods for money."
There was a buzz of discussion, and Du Yuanbao looked at Manager Chen with a smug look on his face.
Chen Yuan watched coldly from the sidelines, knowing exactly what he was thinking about this ball.
She looked at Du Yuanbao and said, "Can you let me see this jade bracelet? If it's really a defective product, I won't rent this shop anymore."
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Shen Yuan. She walked forward calmly and picked up the jade bracelet from the table.
Du Yuanbao glanced at her and said sarcastically, "Do you understand? Just watch it?"
Chen Yuan ignored him, picked up the bracelet and looked carefully at the broken part under the light. After studying it for a while, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
She looked at Du Yuanbao and asked, "Mr. Qiu, are you saying that the cracks on this bracelet were originally worn?"
"nonsense!"
Chen Yuan held up the bracelet and said loudly to everyone, "First, the edge of the crack on this bracelet is too smooth. Normal jade cracks, but the fracture shows spider web patterns. This is obviously caused by human intention."
"If you don't believe it, you can watch it for yourself."
Two people came forward out of curiosity, looked at the bracelet and said, "This is indeed man-made."
"Secondly," Chen Yuan snapped his fingers, and the jade bracelet made a dull "click" sound. "Real jadeite has a crisp and pleasant sound when struck, but this one has a dull sound, clearly caused by inferior Xiuyan jade. Look at the jade bracelet on Shopkeeper Chen's counter, and compare it to this one. This one clearly didn't come from Shopkeeper Chen's shop."
After Shen Yuan finished speaking, he loosened his grip slightly, and the bracelet instantly broke into several pieces, revealing the inferior base.
Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Chen took out a jade bracelet from the counter and threw it on the ground. The base of the bracelet was shiny and it was obviously not the same as the one on the ground.
The truth speaks for itself.
"There are all kinds of people who would falsely accuse others for no reason."
"Look at this body of flesh and this wealth of gold and silver. They were all acquired through extortion, weren't they?"
Du Yuanbao was so angry that he turned into a red ball. He pointed at Chen Yuan and said, "Come on, beat him up for me. Whoever tears his mouth apart will be rewarded handsomely!"
The servants surrounded them instantly. Shen Yuan pulled out a whip from his waist and protected Gu Yao behind him.
Shopkeeper Chen stepped forward and stood in front. "Thank you both for clearing my name. You two can leave first. I'll be here."
"Hmph, no one can leave!" Du Yuanbao snorted and blocked the door of the shop with his fat body.
"Sister-in-law, where did you get the whip?" Gu Yao looked at the whip in Chen Yuan's hand with excitement in her eyes.
"A must-have when traveling around the world. Can you fight?" Chen Yuan tilted his head and glanced at Gu Yao.
Gu Yao rolled up her sleeves and said, "I usually prefer one-sided martial arts instruction."
Outside the shop, the two secret guards were stunned. Just as they were about to join the melee, a patrolman with a knife hanging from his waist ran over from a distance.
"Stop it all, fighting, right? Take everyone back to Jingzhao Yin!"
The secret guards looked at each other. The lady and the young lady were dressed in men's clothes to avoid revealing their identities. If they took the person away, the identities of the lady and the young lady would be exposed.
One of the secret guards said, "I will follow the Madam and the Young Lady. You go and report to the Prime Minister."
As soon as Gu Huailing left the palace, a secret guard came to report.
"Sir, the Madam and the Miss were taken to Jingzhao Yin for fighting with someone."
Gu Huailing's face darkened as he hurried towards the carriage, "Go to Jingzhao Yin."
In the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, a fat man like a ball knelt on the ground, pointing at the whip marks on his face from Shen Yuan and the big bump on his head from Gu Yao, and cried:
"Sir, please help me. I just wanted to return some goods, but the shopkeeper and his accomplices, these two pretty boys, closed the door and started beating me."
"Look at how badly I've been beaten. You must help me!"
The Jingzhao Yin couldn't help but feel a headache. He knew Du Yuanbao, who was the nephew of the Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Revenue was promoted by the Prime Minister.
He didn't dare to offend the Prime Minister's people, so he could only target Chen Yuan and the others.
He slammed the gavel down and shouted, "Were the injuries on the defendant caused by you two?"
Chen Yuan frowned and retorted, "Your Excellency, he was the one who slandered me first, and then he attacked me. We both fought back to protect ourselves."
The Jingzhao Yin waved his hand impatiently, "So, you admit to assaulting someone? Someone, take these three away and give them twenty lashes of the cane as a warning to others!"
"Your Excellency, are you going to torture us without even giving us a trial?" Shen Yuan's face turned cold.
"You troublemaker! You still dare to make excuses? Come here and give me a good beating!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the bailiffs immediately stepped forward to arrest the man.
At this moment, a calm and powerful voice, which could not distinguish between emotion and anger, came from outside, "Wait."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Gu Huailing walking slowly from outside. He was wearing a scarlet official robe with a crane pattern, a black gold cloak, and a jade pendant with auspicious clouds tied around his waist.
His face was cold and expressionless, his lips were pressed into a straight line, his brows were sharp and the corners of his eyes were very thin.
His dark eyes were so deep that you couldn't see the bottom of them. The moment he stepped into Jingzhao Prefecture, even the wind stopped.
Chen Yuan and Gu Yao looked at each other, and two words appeared in their minds at the same time.
It’s over, the Prime Minister is angry!
When Jingzhao Yin saw Gu Huailing, he quickly stood up from his stool, trotted over to him, and bowed, "Why are you here, Prime Minister?"
Gu Huailing glanced at him indifferently, "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that Jingzhao Yin handled the case this way."
This sentence made Jingzhao Yin sweat profusely. He wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said, "I don't understand what the Prime Minister said. Please explain it clearly."
Gu Huailing looked at Chen Yuan and Gu Yao and said calmly, "What have they done to deserve torture?"
No one could withstand the pressure from the Prime Minister. Jingzhao Yin looked at Gu Huailing and thought that these two troublemakers had annoyed him.
He hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, these two unruly people ignored the law and beat innocent people in public. Look at the whip marks on Mr. Du's face and the wound on his forehead. They were all caused by these two unruly people!"
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