Each pastry brought by the Ye family had a specific mark on it.
Prefect Wu was also in a bit of a dilemma.
He couldn't afford to offend the Ye family and had to give them an explanation, but he also knew that Xu Yuehuai was under the protection of the Regent. Even though Qi Guze was currently missing, he was still the Emperor's younger brother, and if he were to return by chance in the future, he would definitely blame him.
Xu Yuehuai noticed his hesitation and quickly said, "Lord Wu, let's wait for the results and see what exactly went wrong with the pastries."
No one said anything more and waited for the result.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, there is indeed a problem with these pastries. As for whether this Zhenxiufang has any similar ones, we need to continue investigating." After saying this, Zhang Laosan stood aside.
After a moment's thought, Lord Wu carefully chose his words: "Manager Xu, as you have seen, we have found the problem, but we still need to continue the investigation. We will have to trouble you to continue to cooperate with our investigation in the coming days."
"Don't worry, Steward Song. We will definitely get to the bottom of this and give you and Master Ye an answer. However, for now, we can only seal off this Zhenxiufang restaurant and conduct further investigations."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehua hesitated for a moment, but there was nothing else she could do but watch helplessly as her Zhenxiufang restaurant was shut down.
Butler Song said irritably, "Lord Wu, you'd better hurry up and investigate. My master is waiting for a letter."
After saying that, he ignored Lord Wu's attempt to speak, turned around, and left with his men.
Xu Yuehuai wanted to investigate further on her own after they left, but she was also kicked out.
"Manager Xu, you can leave now." Zhang Laosan stopped the two men and said righteously, "Don't interfere with our investigation."
Upon seeing Zhang Laosan's attitude, Prefect Wu immediately rushed over and said, "Manager Xu, please don't mind. You are a suspect now, so you can't touch anything here. But rest assured, I will definitely order them to be careful."
"Lord Wu, there are seven pastry pieces in the box that the Ye family brought back just now. Could I take one with me to take a look?" Xu Yuehuai knew that her request was a bit excessive, but in order to prove her innocence, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask.
Upon hearing this, Prefect Wu hesitated for a moment. These pastries were evidence, and he couldn't just let someone take them away so easily.
Just as he was about to refuse, Third Sister quickly came over and stopped him: "A-Yue, forget it."
"Then we'll have to trouble you, Lord Wu." With everyone trying to stop him, Xu Yuehuai couldn't say anything more and could only lead them back to Tianxiang Tower.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Lord Wu quickly reminded her, "Manager Xu, you must stay in the restaurant and not wander around. We still need to ask you about some issues. Don't worry, as long as you haven't done anything wrong, there definitely won't be any problems."
Isn't this a disguised form of lockdown? Everyone left in anger. They had clearly been very careful, so how could this have gone wrong?
"Someone must be trying to frame us because they see our business is doing well..." Zhao Ping said indignantly.
Third Sister nodded: "Yes, I don't believe there's anything wrong with what we made. This pastry shop has had so many hardships. Ah Yue, why don't we go and pray to Buddha?"
Xu Yuehuai naturally didn't believe it either, but she had no other choice but to wait for the government's decision.
"Third Sister, feudal superstitions are not to be believed." Seeing that everyone was feeling resentful, Xu Yuehuai could only offer some words of comfort, "Consider this a holiday, everyone should get some rest."
Third Sister glanced at Xu Yuehuai, knowing she must be feeling very upset, so she called everyone out, wanting to let her have some peace and quiet.
Indeed, Xu Yuehuai was extremely anxious. The closure of Zhenxiufang had also affected Tianxianglou, and she herself was confined to her home, awaiting investigation. This was clearly an attempt to prevent her from leaving.
The night was slightly cool, already showing signs of autumn.
Xu Yuehuai tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She was certain that someone had done this on purpose, but she couldn't even get any evidence and could only let others talk.
After thinking about it for a long time, she finally decided to get up and go downstairs for a walk to clear her head.
Unexpectedly, they spotted Anan's small figure in the lobby, looking at the calligraphy Jiang Shichen had practiced that day.
"Anan?" Xu Yuehuai was a little confused for a moment. "What are you doing?"
"Manager Xu..." Anan was caught red-handed, his face full of embarrassment. He even hid the calligraphy copybook behind his back, his face turning red.
Seeing his appearance, Xu Yuehuai became even more curious and couldn't help but step forward and snatch the calligraphy copybook, only to find that it contained the words and phrases from the Four Books.
For a moment, she felt a pang of sadness: "Anan, do you rely on their calligraphy practice books to study every day?"
“Yes, these calligraphy copybooks were given to me by Shi Chen. He said he needed to use his own books in class and couldn’t lend them to me, so he could only copy them for me in the form of calligraphy copybooks.” Anan was obviously more embarrassed, and even rubbed his clothes uncomfortably. He didn’t forget to add, “Manager Xu, don’t worry, I definitely won’t delay the business of the shop. I only take them out to look at after closing time.”
His sensible demeanor made Xu Yuehuai feel a little guilty.
She had clearly seen through Anan's ambition long ago, yet she still kept him working at Tianxiang Tower, which was clearly hindering his future. Besides, Anan had indeed helped her solve a lot of troubles these days.
Now is indeed the time for her to give back.
Xu Yuehuai reached out and ruffled Anan's hair, laughing, "Anan, there's nothing shameful about your love of reading. However, you work during the day and study at night; your body must be taking a toll..."
When Anan heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
"Manager Xu, please don't send me away. I won't read books anymore." He quickly shook his head, interrupting Xu Yuehuai, and couldn't help but cry.
He is only ten years old now. If he goes to another place, it will be impossible for him to work. If he leaves Tianxiang Tower, he will starve to death.
Seeing his expression, Xu Yuehuai quickly explained, "Anan, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to send you away. When we registered at Zhongnan Academy, there was a spot for Aqi. Now that he's entered the palace, he no longer needs the spot. Since you love reading so much, I'll talk to Mr. Liu after this whole thing has calmed down. Maybe we can get you accepted."
Anan was stunned by these words and didn't know what to say.
"What? Are you so happy you've gone crazy?" Xu Yuehuai gently patted his forehead.
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