Chapter 182 She still had selfish motives
In the teahouse across the street, two managers were serving tea while watching the farce unfold downstairs.
It was this Yao Shuang'er who caused them to squander all their family fortune trying to fill the hole.
A naive young girl, fresh out of school, actually thought she was someone important after just two years of working outside.
He wouldn't let her suffer a severe setback and vent her anger, so he knelt on the ground and called her "mother"!
"Manager Yuan, what if they recognize this as fake?"
Manager Yuan smiled and said, "The seal is genuine, so the contract is genuine too."
Back then, in order to sell her shop and raise money to pay Meng Gong's salary, Madam Meng stamped an extra blank seal.
If it weren't for that brat taking away his family fortune...
He couldn't find it.
Except for the content, which he wrote on the spot, everything else about this thing is true.
If he can get the money, all the other employees will give him half of it.
If you can't get your money back, a shop that has lost its credibility is not far from closing down.
No matter where he develops, he won't lose out.
The farce at the shop escalated further.
More and more people gathered to watch.
She saw Zhou Wanqing through the carriage window as it passed by.
"Stop the car." She patted the carriage.
Wasn't the matter from last time already resolved?
As she approached, she heard the waiter yelling for his money back.
People around them were pointing and whispering.
"Who owns this shop? How could they be so dishonest?"
"Keep your voice down, this is a shop belonging to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."
"Does the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion really have the right to embezzle the employees' wages?"
“I’ve seen this shop here for over ten years, and I’ve never heard of anything going wrong.”
"You don't know this, do you? The young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, who has been missing for many years, has returned. Now all the shops are under her management. Like a new broom sweeping clean, she has fired all the managers."
Zhou Wanqing frowned. These people knew nothing and were just talking nonsense!
She pushed through the crowd of onlookers; Shuang'er was no longer the timid girl she had been last time.
But she was alone.
His voice couldn't drown out these guys, and his presence wasn't as imposing as theirs.
Zhou Wanqing stepped forward and snatched the contract from the shop assistant's hand, and the shop assistant immediately fell silent.
The paper was old, and the seal was also aged and had a color from years of storage.
It's just a little strange.
The waiter recognized the young woman who had stood up last time and knew she was the daughter of the Duke of Yingguo and the third wife of the Marquis of Xingyang.
A hint of guilt flashed in his eyes, but Zhou Wanqing, looking at the contract in her hand, didn't see it.
The waiter then remembered that Manager Yuan had mentioned it.
The paper and the seal are genuine, and the handwriting has been imitated to look old.
Even a deity wouldn't recognize him!
Thinking of this, the man became emboldened again.
“Young Madam Gao, this is our proof. You can’t protect us just because you know us.”
Zhou Wanqing gave them a cold look.
"You all worked together, why didn't you bring it out earlier or later, but now you've brought it out."
The waiter glanced instinctively at the teahouse across the street.
Shuang'er immediately caught his gaze.
She saw it!
She knew it was Manager Yuan who was behind it!
Zhou Wanqing saw it too, and she sneered.
Then she turned to the troublemakers and said, "Whether this thing is real or fake is not up to you or us to decide."
"Let's go to court and ask the officials of the capital's judicial department to make a decision!"
The capital's yamen was Zhou Congxian's territory, and she still had her own selfish motives.
The waiter disagreed, "We want to go to the Dali Temple!"
Zhou Wanqing hesitated for a moment.
She didn't know whether her brother was familiar with the Dali Temple...
Shuang'er then stepped forward.
"Okay, Dali Temple tomorrow!"
After Shuang'er returned to the mansion, she brought out a large box.
She knew it was fake the moment she saw the contract.
Because the Meng family had an identical contract for selling shops and estates.
Because the deed for selling a shop only needs to be written in two or three columns.
Therefore, the seal was placed in the middle.
The contract in the shopkeeper's hand was written in small, cramped spaces because it contained many words and the seal was in the middle.
The seals they possess may be genuine, but the contents must have been recently written!
The next day.
Meng Shilan, her voice hoarse, accompanied Shuang'er to the Dali Temple.
Shuang'er was no longer afraid. She presented all the evidence logically and with reason.
I would also like to ask Uncle Qi to testify that ten years ago, the Meng family sold a lot of shops and estates to pay military salaries.
That year, a locust plague swept through half of the Great Sheng Dynasty.
The imperial treasury was depleted, so Lord Meng sold his property to pay salaries.
Every veteran official remembers this matter.
This greedy fellow used old blank seals to forge documents!
Shuang'er exclaimed excitedly, "Lord Meng sold his property to pay the soldiers' wages, so how could he be short of money for a few workers!"
“They took advantage of Lord Meng’s absence from the capital and embezzled for many years. Now Miss Meng is settling accounts and making them return all their ill-gotten gains.”
"That's why they did such an infuriating thing!"
The waiter was speechless. Manager Yuan had clearly said that there were no loopholes in the matter and that he would get five hundred taels for free.
It was all exposed in just one night!
"Sir! We were just following orders!"
Shuang'er looked at her sister with a relaxed expression.
After this experience, nothing can defeat her anymore!
The two walked out of the Dali Temple, too lazy to listen to the pronouncements of these villains.
A familiar face was standing outside the Dali Temple.
Shuang'er noticed her pause for a moment, then said to her sister, "The Meng family just bought the shop in duplicate, and the contract between the buyer and seller was lent to me by the Third Miss."
"Back when the Meng family sold their shops, the Duchess bought several, and one of them was given as part of her dowry to the Third Miss."
"The Third Miss and I discussed this together yesterday; it's definitely a scam."
Meng Shilan pursed her lips. "Thank you."
Hearing that her voice was almost unrecognizable, Zhou Wanqing asked in surprise, "You've caught a cold."
She then took off the sachet from her waist.
"Although this sachet cannot cure a cold, it can clear the nose and calm the mind."
She paused for a moment, then said, "You were right that day. I won't deny my mistakes; a mistake is a mistake."
"Take the sachet, I'm going back."
Then she looked at Shuang'er and said, "Take the deed first, and think carefully about my suggestion."
As she spoke, she walked toward the carriage across the street.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and a hand with distinct knuckles reached out to support her.
Then Gao Zhilin's voice rang out, "Where's your sachet? I specially asked the Imperial Physician to prepare this medicinal fragrance for you."
"None of your business!"
The carriage started moving and soon disappeared at the end of the street.
Shuang'er sighed as she looked in the direction the carriage had disappeared, "I thought the Third Miss and Song Jiyun were on the same side."
Meng Shilan, "She has a simple nature, and the Duchess doesn't interfere, so she wasn't told what's good or bad."
"Therefore, when she was on good terms with Song Jiyun, she took Song Jiyun's joy as her own and Song Jiyun's evil as her own."
"He is someone who clearly distinguishes between love and hate, but makes the wrong friends."
The two talked as they walked toward the carriage.
"By the way, what was the suggestion she just made?"
Shuang'er's eyes immediately lit up.
"The dowry shop that the Third Miss owns happens to be next to those other shops."
"The Third Miss said that since Yu Bao Lou was shut down, there is no other restaurant in the capital that can compare to the Yu Bao Lou of the past!"
"Our current shop is in a better location. We've combined the five shops together and renovated the backyard as well, aiming to create a shop that's even better than Yubaolou!"
A hint of interest flashed in Meng Shilan's eyes.
"It's worth a try."
Shuang'er glanced at her, "Really?"
If it's decided, the investment won't be a small amount!
"Of course it's true, go ahead and do it."
She thought of that day at Zilin Garden, no, it's now called Nishang Villa.
For those wealthy women, buying clothes is as easy as buying groceries.
Clothes may get old, but jewelry is different; valuable things will always be valuable.
If this jewelry store opens, it may even surpass the former Jade Treasure Store in fame.
They'll earn just as much money as the Neon Mansion!
"Shuang'er, you should go somewhere."
"Where?"
Meng Shilan smiled, “A place that takes business to the extreme.”
"The ultimate?"
The Neon Mountain Villa is spacious and has dedicated parking spaces and grooms.
It's early spring now, and the ladies and young women of the capital come here to make their spring clothes.
There are quite a few people now.
But as soon as Meng Shilan stepped in, a maidservant hurriedly went to announce her arrival.
After what happened last time, a mere maid dared to accept money and frame someone, and the manager almost kicked the teahouse manager out as well!
Just when the innkeeper thought that Miss Meng would never come to the manor again.
Suddenly, they heard that Meng Shilan had arrived.
"Hurry up and serve the tea!"
The maidservant immediately withdrew.
Meng Shilan and Shuang'er were not in a hurry and walked slowly.
"Shuang'er, look, the silk threads on both sides of this building are a different color than the last time I came."
"You can tell it's spring now. You can see these colors everywhere from the moment you walk in. I'm sure you'll see clothes in these colors soon."
"Greetings to Miss Meng."
The shopkeeper greeted them warmly, saying, "Last time you left in such a hurry that I was unable to personally apologize to you even though I sent a gift to your residence."
"It was my fault for not disciplining you properly, which almost caused you to suffer an injustice. Today, you can choose whatever you want, and Ni Chang Manor will not charge you a single penny!"
Meng Shilan looked at her, who seemed sincere, and simply smiled.
"I'm just browsing."
"Yes, please take a look first."
Shuang'er was immediately captivated as soon as she stepped through the door, drawn in by everything from the clothes and decorations to the furnishings.
It truly is a beautiful scene at every turn!
There are many beautiful clothes, but the most eye-catching one is definitely turquoise.
The area from the entrance to here is beautifully decorated.
You'll fall in love with this color without even realizing it!
"Miss Meng."
Meng Shilan turned around, her brows furrowing.
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