Chapter 366 The Hairpin is Lost
"Let her go first." Zheng Yuang said to several yamen runners.
The bailiffs looked at each other and obediently let go of their hands.
Jian Pingping looked at them calmly: "Who said just now that you would get the money for her?"
Zheng Yuang's face was full of embarrassment. He knew that the girl in front of him was his cousin and also his fiancée, but both her parents had passed away and now she was out in the limelight doing business. How could she be worthy of him?
In addition, his mother was already trying to find a way to cancel their engagement, so he had been avoiding her during this period.
Mei'er didn't care that the other person was her relative. She glared at her and said, "This woman has already knelt down to beg you, and you still won't give in. You are so mean."
"Oh, is it true that in your family, no matter who commits a crime, even if it is a frame-up, as long as they kneel down and beg for mercy, they must be forgiven?"
Jian Pingping didn't give them any face at all.
Mei'er said subconsciously: "Of course not."
Jian Pingping looked at her with a half-smile: "That girl means the same thing, it's okay if you do it, but it's not kind if I do it?"
"You are me..." Mei'er was pulled by Xu Mengqing before she realized that she couldn't tell them about their relationship. With her status, it was really embarrassing to have a cousin doing business on the street.
Jian Pingping was not afraid at all that they would reveal their relationship with each other, because they would be the ones who would be embarrassed anyway.
If a relative comes to cause trouble, even if others know about it, they will say that they are unreasonable.
"These two siblings have a hard life. I'll give them the fifty taels you asked for." Xu Mengqing said softly.
"I didn't ask them for it. They came to my shop to blackmail me. This is their compensation for my losses." Jian Pingping corrected her.
"I'm just giving you the money, why bother making such a fuss?" Mei'er yelled dissatisfiedly.
Jian Pingping raised an eyebrow at her. Zheng Yuang stretched out his hand to stop Mei'er: "Mei'er, don't be rude."
Zheng Yuang looked like he was scolding Mei'er, but in fact he was afraid that Jian Pingping would reveal their relationship and embarrass Mei'er.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jian Pingping was right. Mei'er spoke so rudely to her cousin that others would question her upbringing.
"Mei'er, forget it. No matter what the reason is, since we have already agreed to pay the money, I will pay it." Xu Mengqing looked at the maid beside her.
The maid first glanced at Zheng Yuang before reaching out to take the money.
"Why do you need to pay? I'll pay for this." Zheng Yuang quickly stepped forward, took out a fifty-liang silver note from his pocket and handed it to Jian Pingping, saying in a low voice: "Cousin, this money is for you. Please don't make things difficult for others."
Jian Pingping really felt that these people were not very smart, but since it concerned the reputation of her own shop, she could only raise her voice and repeat what had just happened.
"This brother and sister came to my shop to extort money. If I hadn't discovered them, I'm afraid my shop would have closed down. I only asked them to compensate for the loss of fifty taels. Is that too much?" Jian Pingping glanced at Zheng Yuang with a mocking look. "I didn't expect you to be so generous, just giving me fifty taels."
She ignored Zheng Yuang's unpleasant expression, asked the servant beside her to collect the fifty taels, and then walked over to the yamen runner: "Someone has already compensated them. I won't pursue this matter further."
The two yamen runners looked at each other and really didn't understand what their young master was doing. The woman had obviously made a mistake, and he was now stepping in. Could it be that the woman who ran the shop had offended the young master?
Zheng Yuang was already regretting his actions. They had just heard a woman crying outside. Mei'er said that this was a shop opened by Jian Pingping, and that she must have used the power of the Zheng family to force people. Xu Mengqing was kind and spoke directly, and only then did they walk out of the crowd.
What he is doing now is simply not knowing right from wrong. If his father finds out, he will definitely be punished.
He couldn't stay here any longer and prepared to leave.
The two yamen runners glanced at Jian Pingping obscurely, thinking of coming back to deal with the person who offended the young master.
Jian Pingping noticed the expressions of the two and called out, "Cousin."
Zheng Yuang froze and looked back in disbelief.
"Cousin, this is not a place for someone of your status. Please don't come here too often. I will go to the mansion to see my uncle in a couple of days." Jian Pingping said calmly, and then said loudly to the crowd that since today has affected everyone's mood for shopping, everything in the shop will be discounted by 20%, and a sample product will be given away.
The people who were about to leave looked at each other and quickly calculated in their minds that one tael of silver was two hundred wen cheaper, which was a great deal. Those who reacted quickly squeezed into the shop.
Zheng Yuang and his companions were pushed around by the crowd. Two yamen runners quickly protected them and took them out.
"Cousin, do you think she will go and complain?" Mei'er asked nervously.
When Jian Pingping called out "cousin" just now, it was not only heard by Zheng Yuang and the two yamen runners, but also by several people around him.
"No, she was reminding me not to come here again." Zheng Yuang shook his head.
Both yamen runners broke out in cold sweats. Fortunately, they had only had the thought and had not had time to act. If the adults knew that they were making things difficult for his niece, they would probably have to take off their clothes.
Didn’t you see that Miss Mei was worried about being reported?
Xu Mengqing had just had a hairpin knocked off her head by someone. She sent her maid to look for it, her eyes twinkling, "Master Zheng, was that girl your cousin?"
Zheng Yuang nodded with a guilty conscience: "Yes, it's just my cousin. Her parents are both dead, and she came to me for refuge."
Xu Mengqing said softly, "Then let's come here more often to take care of our cousin's business."
Zheng Yuang shook his head: "No need."
Jian Pingping has made it clear that he is not welcome. If he comes again, I am afraid his father will not forgive him.
"The things here are not worthy of you. Let's go buy them somewhere else." Zheng Yuang watched more and more people pouring into the small shop and wished he could leave immediately.
"Miss, I can't find the hairpin." Xu Mengqing's maid came back, pounding her head in frustration, "That was your favorite hairpin. It's all my fault. I didn't look carefully just now."
"How can I blame you? It's all Jian Pingping's fault. She's so unlucky. Let's never come here again." Mei'er stomped her feet, took Xu Mengqing's arm and was about to leave.
Xu Mengqing glanced back, his eyes full of regret, and walked very slowly.
Zheng Yuang had already walked ahead and turned back: "I'll take you to buy a hairpin as compensation for your cousin."
Xu Mengqing glanced at him and lowered his head: "It's not your fault, how can I ask you to pay for it?"
Zheng Yuang didn't want to stay here for a moment, so he took a few quick steps and said, "Let's go buy it now."
Mei'er took two steps forward, and seeing Xu Mengqing still looking back, she stepped back and pulled her back: "Okay, Sister Qing, your cousin has promised to buy you a hairpin, so don't look for it anymore."
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