"This is an official business, please make way!"
Pushing aside the crowd of onlookers, three yamen runners entered.
Han Shunde recognized the leader; he was Liu, the cousin of Chief Constable Song of Youzhou Prefecture.
After the grocery store opened, he treated Shopkeeper Song to a meal. His cousin, Da Liu, a cheerful young man, also came along that time.
Chief Constable Song once instructed his cousin, Da Liu, to give extra attention to the grocery stores when they patrolled the streets.
Today, when he was on patrol with his two brothers, he discovered that something had happened at the furniture store and the embroidery store. The stores had been vandalized and people had been injured.
They instructed people to take the injured to the hospital.
He remembered what his cousin, Song Putou, had once told him.
These three shops all belong to Li Lanzhen and Li Yiren from Peach Blossom Spring.
Moreover, this Lady Li has an extraordinary relationship with the Prefect, and is someone even the Emperor favors.
Make him think more clearly and give these shops more attention in the future.
When the furniture store and embroidery store had problems, he immediately thought that either Peach Blossom Spring had a grudge against someone, or Manager Han had a grudge against someone else, so the general store would definitely have problems too.
Thinking of this possibility, he led two brothers and ran over, just in time to see that the clueless man in the garrison uniform was swinging a knife and trying to slash Han Shunde, the owner of the general store.
He ran over to stop him, but it was too late, so he yelled to stop him.
Seeing that the man had stopped after shouting once, he felt relieved and stood in front of Han Shengde, his right hand on the knife at his waist.
Looking at the people in front of him, he felt puzzled and worried for Han Shunde and the others.
I don't know how the shopkeeper got into trouble with these thugs.
Despite feeling disgusted and annoyed by these scoundrels, I still had to put on a show.
He cupped his hands in greeting and asked, "May I ask which noble family's family you belong to under General Song's command?"
The man glanced at Liu and looked down on him for calling himself a family member or bodyguard.
He snorted coldly without answering, put down the knife in his hand, shoved it into its sheath with a click, and took a few steps back to stand to the side.
The soldier stepped back, revealing Gu Yuli in front of the carriage.
She took two steps forward, staring fiercely at Da Liu, her heart burning with rage.
That damned guy, if he had arrived a little later, she would have taught Han Shunde a good lesson for being such a heartless bastard who disregarded family ties and mistook a thief for his mother.
What kind of uncles are they! They're all bastards! They're all executioners who pushed me into that filthy place!
"Are you sure you want to meddle? Do you believe I could chop you up today? And no one would stand up for you!"
Get out of my way! Go do your own thing!
Da Liu cursed inwardly.
"I don't know if this woman is someone's concubine or mistress, but she comes here to show off her power."
Today, I was dressed in the uniform of a constable from the Youzhou Prefecture government office, and she still ignored me and acted so arrogantly!
He gritted his teeth, his face expressionless, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Gu Yuli, and said.
“Madam? If you have any personal grudges with the grocer, you can sit down and settle them.”
However, it is certainly not allowed to shout for war and killing in broad daylight.
Even if we were to talk about it in front of General Song, it wouldn't work!
Could you please give me the honor of being next?
Gu Yuli interrupted him before he could finish speaking, and said sarcastically.
"Face? How much face do you have? Get out of my way! Keep hitting him!"
At this moment, Da Liu's face had turned extremely cold.
Whose dog is barking like this without being leashed?!
Are you sure you're here for revenge? Or to cause trouble for your own man?
The Emperor has just purged a group of court officials, yet he still doesn't know how to restrain himself and continues to swagger around.
He stood still, coldly watching the people Gu Yuli had brought without moving.
They're not stupid; they can come out and vandalize a few shops and beat up a few people without any consequences.
However, since the prefectural government of Youzhou Prefecture intervened, they had to consider the face of their superiors.
Before leaving, the man told them that they could do odd jobs and even fight, but no one could die.
Also, we can't cause him any trouble, otherwise none of them will survive.
Although her family doted on her greatly, she was still just a concubine.
Their family brings in a new person almost every two months this year.
It doesn't count as lingering outside.
Today, while we are out, Madam Eleven instructed them to always address her as "Madam" while they are out and about.
They turned a blind eye and said nothing.
But now, it's impossible to let them go up there and lecture people in front of the government officials.
Gu Yuli saw that none of the soldiers under the master's command moved when she gave the order.
She stopped talking. Despite her glamorous appearance today, she knew perfectly well that it was just the master's lust for her private quarters.
If you go too far, you'll end up back in that filthy place where people eat each other without spitting out the bones.
She didn't want to live like that anymore!
So she looked at Han Shunde and snorted.
"We're letting you off easy today, let's go!"
After saying that, he got into the carriage and left.
After they had gone far away, Da Liu finally felt relieved and said to Han Shunde.
"Manager Han, the other two shops in Peach Blossom Spring were also vandalized, and the people inside were badly beaten."
We've taken them all to the clinic; you should go and take a look.
He was about to leave after he finished speaking when Han De quickly called him back.
"Big Liu, thank you very much today. I'll treat you and Officer Song to drinks in a couple of days. Here's some silver, take it and treat these two brothers to a meal first."
As he spoke, he went up and stuffed five taels of silver into his hand.
After watching the three of them leave, Han De quickly turned back to the few people still tidying up in the grocery store and said something.
"Alright, no need to tidy up the shop. Grab your things and let's go check out the furniture and embroidery shops."
When Han Shunde discovered that the furniture store and embroidery store had been vandalized even more severely than his own store, he was surprised to find that the damage was even more serious.
Moreover, Li Lanzhen's father has broken a leg and is currently in a coma.
Han Yitan's face was also swollen on one side, and she was unconscious.
Zhang Yuniang was awake, but she was covered in injuries. She saw him and started crying.
"Uncle, we can't afford to offend these people. Let's hurry back to Peach Blossom Spring."
Han Shunde also agreed, and decided to go back to Peach Blossom Spring to find out the situation before making any decisions.
He knew that Prefect Wu was not in Youzhou City, so even if he wanted to ask Gu Yuli, that damned girl, whose household she belonged to, he had nowhere to ask.
So he summoned several carriages, and with everyone and the herbs prescribed by the clinic, he went to Moon Bay Wharf.
They returned to Peach Blossom Spring by boat.
After hearing the whole story, Li Lanzhen was about to burst into tears!
But she still sat there, gently patting and rocking Han Yitan in her arms.
Li Lanzhen was afraid that the child would be too frightened and develop a fever, so she would touch his forehead with the back of her hand from time to time.
The dining room remained silent for about half a cup of tea's time.
At that moment, no one spoke; each person was lost in their own thoughts.
Just then, Aunt Huaihua rushed in, followed by Gu Yushi.
As soon as she arrived, she rushed straight to Han Shunde and asked anxiously.
"Boss, do you think Yuli is still alive? Is she really alive? How is she? Is she doing well?"
Gu Yushi followed her in, but she immediately spotted Li Lanzhen sitting there.
He slowed down and didn't rush forward.
But the concern in his eyes made her keep staring at Han Shunde.
Han Shunde stood up and used the locust flower rope to support himself as he sat down.
"Mother, Yuli is still alive. Today, she led a group of people who smashed up three shops and injured people."
Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Huaihua interrupted him.
Holding Han Shunde's hand, she asked, "The shop is smashed, so be it. Is Yuli alright? Where is she now? Is she doing well?"
Did you ask her where she lives now? We need to go see her.
Yuli is your eldest sister's daughter! This child fell into the water all by herself, and who knows how many hardships she endured to survive. *Sobbing*
Han Shunde's expression changed instantly. He stood up and said sternly, "Mother, what are you saying!"
What does it mean to say that a shop can be smashed and that's it?
She beat so many people, not even sparing a three-year-old child, and even broke Uncle Li's leg.
"Oh, why? You brat."
Then let's go see your Uncle Li right away, let's go apologize to him, he'll definitely be magnanimous. *sobs*
Li Lanzhen sat behind them and did not interrupt their conversation.
My heart sank deeper and deeper, and my expression grew colder and colder.
Hearing this, he couldn't bear to listen any longer and snorted coldly.
"Hmph! Fine, I'll break Gu Yuli's legs, slap her a dozen times, swell her face, break her nose, and then apologize to her. That should be enough, right, Locust Flower Goddess!"
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