Tian Sangui and Shen Xing'er raised their eyebrows and looked at each other. The middle-aged man was kneeling at Lord He's feet. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that his forehead was covered in a dense layer of cold sweat.
This is the first time I've seen him so nervous since we were in court.
"Since it's a secret recipe, we laymen can't figure it out. Let's just open it and let Lord He go in and check the environment. We must examine everything carefully, especially the things His Majesty drinks!"
Shen Xing'er looked at her red-painted nails and pointed fingers, and reminded Lord He beside her.
Old Madam Shen chimed in, "Xing'er is right, Lord He. We should all be careful about the Emperor's diet. I believe Lord He won't spread secret recipes around."
"Yes, yes, yes, this humble official doesn't know how to make wine, and naturally the secret recipe cannot be passed on to outsiders. Shopkeeper, please feel free to open the door, I will go in and take a look myself!"
Having said that, the man had no other choice but to slowly get up and move forward step by step.
Lord He was puzzled. He exchanged a glance with Old Madam Shen, who shook her head at him, indicating that she didn't know why either.
Although the pace was slow, the wooden door was right in front of them; even at a slower pace, it was only a few steps away.
He took out the key, his hands trembling violently. Tian Sangui saw this and realized that he should have expected this day to come if he had schemed against her.
This can be considered as ridding the people of Fuzhou of a great scourge.
The moment he opened the wooden door, a strong metallic smell filled the air, causing everyone present to instinctively cover their mouths and noses.
She leaned back to avoid it, and the old lady coughed on the spot.
Lord He stared at the door with suspicion in his eyes for a long time before finally stepping inside to investigate.
The man followed behind, and inside was a large materials room.
In the middle is a large stone table, filled with all sorts of containers, with millstones of various sizes scattered haphazardly, and unused grinding powder still remaining in the grooves.
A row of large wooden cabinets lined the wall, containing what appeared to be ancestral secret recipes. Master He glanced at them but showed no intention of opening them.
Walking around the stone table, you can see that there is nothing else in the room except for the cabinet, the stone table, and some ordinary tools.
Just as he was closing his eyes, a silver light shone out from the crack in the cabinet, and Lord He, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks.
Before the man could put his mind at ease, Lord He turned and approached the cabinet.
Just as Lord He reached out to open the cabinet, the man behind him spoke up again to stop him.
"Lord He, these are all family secret recipes, not meant to be kept secret. Didn't you also say you wouldn't reveal them to outsiders?"
Lord He withdrew his hand with some skepticism. The same light emanating from Yu Tian San Gui's sword aroused his curiosity, prompting him to open it for confirmation.
Since it's an heirloom, he must have misjudged it.
But when Lord He convinced himself to lower his guard and lifted his foot again...
A loud "thud!" came from inside the cabinet, forcing Lord He to inspect it.
"Your family recipe has some kind of living creature involved, doesn't it?"
The man's face was deathly pale, and he tried his best to hide his guilty conscience in the dim light.
"Hehehe, sir, you misunderstand. This cabinet has been around since my grandfather's generation and has been used until now. It's inevitable that the wood will loosen and make noise."
Clearly, Lord He did not trust his words at all.
"Open it! I need to see it with my own eyes to be at ease!"
"My lord, actually..."
Seeing that the man still wanted to stop him, Lord He became even more convinced that something was amiss.
Under the pressure of his authority, the man had no choice but to bite the bullet and open it.
He had just removed the lock from the cabinet door, and before he could open it with both hands, the thing inside pushed it open and landed in front of Lord He.
A brief, out-of-control cry drew the attention of the crowd standing outside the door.
Led by the officers and soldiers, they all rushed into the ancestral secret chamber.
When Tian Sangui and Shen Xing'er squeezed in, what came into view was an arm covered in blood, with a jade bracelet on the wrist, swinging back and forth.
The ladies could not bear to see such a shocking scene; they all turned pale and screamed in horror.
Seeing this, the man wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape quietly.
Just as he turned around, the soldiers behind him surrounded him, pointing long knives at him.
Grandma Shen slammed her cane heavily on the ground, silencing the screaming ladies who had been yelling.
Lord He was so angry that he clenched his chest and ordered his soldiers to open all the cabinets.
Then, one after another, the missing limbs and bodies slid to the ground like dead, rotten fish.
Their bodies were covered in blood, and some of their faces still bore the marks of the fear they had suffered before their deaths.
"You, it was you all along!"
Lord He, his eyes red, sternly rebuked the man.
The man who had been pinned down by the soldiers stopped pretending and looked at Lord He with his true face.
"Hahaha, so what if it's me? The Emperor loves this kind of thing, hahaha!"
It turns out that he used the blood of these young women to brew tribute wine for the emperor.
"Damn it! Guards! Arrest his entire family! They will accompany me to the capital to meet the Emperor tomorrow!"
At this moment, the third master of the Shen family pressed down the young man who had just entered and brought him before Lord He.
"I discovered he was hiding a murder weapon, and he tried to escape through a secret passage, but I caught him in the end!"
"Thank you for your help, Third Master Shen. I will take you to the capital tomorrow. I believe the Emperor will surely uphold justice for the people of Fuzhou."
The murder weapon was then presented, and Lord He summoned the coroner to verify it.
Coroner Xu immediately identified it: "This is the murder weapon used to kill Miss Lou!"
The case became clear: Tian Sangui, like the people of the state city, was a victim in the whole affair.
If she hadn't discovered it in time and sought help from the Shen family overnight to discuss a plan with them...
Tian Sangui had no chance to defend himself from the moment Long Pozi identified him.
The thief cries "stop thief!" and tries to kill two birds with one stone. How could it be so easy?
Ultimately, they reaped what they sowed, and they deserved their fate.
In court, Lord He publicly declared Tian Sangui innocent and bowed to apologize to her.
The people knelt down and begged Tian Sangui for forgiveness for what they had done.
Tian Sangui helped the people up: "The matter has been done. Hefang Restaurant has been reduced to ruins and can no longer operate because of your following the trend."
I'm a businessman, and in consideration of everyone's sincere apologies, please help me restore Hefang Restaurant to its original state.
"Lord He, is my request reasonable?"
Lord He nodded: "That's only right. I saw everyone smashing up the restaurant. Since they did something wrong, they should apologize to them."
Starting today, each household shall send one able-bodied man to repair the Hefang Restaurant. I will have men overseeing the repairs, so do not slack off!
"No problem, Third Manager, you've helped us find the murderer and restore peace to Fuzhou. Repairing the shops is only right!"
The people enthusiastically spread the word and went home to prepare tools.
When Long Pozi and Xiao Tang saw that the God of Wealth had been captured by Tian Sangui, they were filled with despair. In order to save their lives, they took the initiative to confess to being bribed and framing Tian Sangui.
Xiao Tang was spared death, but Lord He discovered that Granny Long was the palace maid who poisoned the Empress Dowager years ago. The Emperor had already ordered that she be caught and executed immediately.
While locked in the torture cart, Granny Long sang her master's favorite opera in a mad manner.
The people channeled their hatred for the owner of Zuiyuelou onto Granny Long, and her joyful singing only fueled their indignation.
"You vile woman, die!"
After the woman finished speaking, she smashed the rotten egg in her hand onto the head of the old woman.
With that lead, rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were then continuously thrown at Granny Long.
She paid no attention to this, her eyes absorbed in her own world, as she sang her last song for her master.
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