Sure enough, the next second the man hesitated and said, "Um, that little miss!"
The price listed for this shop only applies to the front of the shop; there's also a yard in the back. So, you see, that's the price.
Xia knew immediately from these words that the person in front of her was going to raise the price at the last minute.
"Whatever price you posted! That's the price you should pay! How come you're raising the price on the spot now?"
We don't absolutely need your shop, so let's just forget about it.
Su Muyao nodded in agreement. Her little girl was becoming more and more to her liking; she could say whatever she wanted to her without her having to say a word.
Just as Su Muyao turned to leave with Xia, the burly man behind her slammed his hand on the table and said, "This place isn't a place you can just come and go as you please. If you don't buy this shop today, you won't be leaving this door."
Xia turned around and pointed at the big man, saying, "Do you know who our young lady is? How dare you detain us? Watch your head!"
The burly man exchanged a glance with his brothers behind him, then threw his head back and burst into laughter.
"Who cares who your young lady is? Even if she's the daughter of a high-ranking official, so what?"
To be honest, we were already planning to leave.
"Where would you find us if you left the capital? You probably don't even know our names, hahaha."
Su Muyao naturally understood that if she investigated carefully, she really wouldn't know the identities of these people.
After all, the hoodlums who can survive in the capital are not ordinary hoodlums; they are basically people who have changed their names or committed crimes elsewhere and ended up here.
He also had a ruthless streak, which made him the leader of the gang.
"Oh, really? I'll leave here today and see what you can do to me then?"
As she spoke, she pulled Xia Xia forward and said, "Go forward and let them see the power of your young lady as a sharpshooter."
Xia stumbled from the push and quickly returned to Su Muyao's side.
Naturally, Su Muyao understood what her young princess meant. During this time, Su Muyao had been practicing shooting at home.
While it's impossible to say that you can hit the bullseye every time from a distance of many meters, you can easily get a headshot at such close range.
The man in front of him heard the little girl say that she wanted to show him the power of a sharpshooter. Although he didn't quite understand what she meant, he figured she was saying that he was quite skilled.
They didn't believe that a little dumpling could have any power.
The burly man at the head of the group stepped forward to grab Su Muyao, who was just a maid.
To catch a thief, first catch the king. If we can capture this little bunch of kids, we should be able to collect a lot of silver notes.
In the capital, children from wealthy families started managing shops and doing business at a very young age.
I never expected that the young lady I met today would be so young.
When I was still more than a meter away from the little dumpling, before the outstretched hand even reached me, the little dumpling raised its hand with a loud bang.
The burly man collapsed in disbelief, while his henchmen cried out in terror, "Murder! Murder! Help!"
Several of them had already run away, and the city's garrison quickly came to arrest them.
After all, openly killing someone in the capital city is a clear sign that they don't respect the city's garrison.
When the guards arrived, they saw a little girl with a maid.
The body of a burly man lay on the ground, and a group of thugs squatted nearby, trembling with fear.
For a moment, I didn't quite understand, until one of the thugs next to me stood up shakily and explained what had happened.
However, the words they spoke completely absolved them of any responsibility.
They only said that their boss had taken a liking to this little cutie and wanted more money, but the little cutie refused.
During their argument, the little girl raised her hand, grabbed something, and killed the leader.
Qiu Ming, a member of the city garrison squad, asked Su Muyao, "Is what he said true?"
The little girl shook her head and then nodded before speaking, "Yes and no. It was clearly this group of people who tried to kidnap us by force. I only killed him in self-defense."
Qiu Ming frowned: "So that means you admit you killed him?"
Xia stepped in front of her princess, saying, "I killed him. If you want to take someone else, take me with you!"
Although they knew their princess had been taken away, nothing could possibly go wrong.
Qiu Ming then looked at the little girl dressed as a maid beside him. It was possible that this little girl had killed the big man.
But to say that this tiny little girl, barely reaching a person's knees, killed such a burly man is truly unbelievable.
He nodded and said to his brothers behind him, "Take this little girl back. Also, find out whose little dumpling she is and send her back too."
Upon seeing this, Su Muyao said, "My maid really can't go with you. After all, I killed the person, and it has nothing to do with her."
Among the group of thugs was a shifty-eyed man who pulled two silver ingots from his sleeve and stealthily approached Qiu Ming.
"Sir, thank you for making this trip. This is for the brothers' tea money. We all know you always work hard to get things done."
Please don't find it offensive.
After saying that, she stuffed the silver ingot directly into Qiu Ming's hand. Su Muyao saw the captain weigh the silver ingot in his hand and then stuff it into his sleeve.
Seeing this scene, Su Muyao finally understood why there were so many thugs and hooligans in the city.
He gave Xia a look and said, "Go back and tell that your young lady has been arrested. Also, tell her about this person taking money."
Xia nodded, knowing that her young princess would be alright, since the princess had sent her to speak with the people above.
Then this matter must be handled well.
Su Muyao's mind was now filled with thoughts of going over there to see what was going on.
The laws of the Great Dynasty forbid accepting money, yet the soldiers before them were openly accepting it.
I'd like to see if all the city guards are the same, otherwise why do the others seem unfazed?
The thugs next to him were still telling Qiu Ming that it was this little girl who killed their boss.
Although the group of city guards were somewhat skeptical, they found that everyone's testimonies were exactly the same, and the little girl group herself had also admitted it, so they had no choice but to leave with their men.
There has never been a case of a child committing murder before, so after locking the little group in jail, they went to discuss how to deal with it.
Xia went straight to the palace, knowing who her young princess was referring to.
Knowing that his young princess was waiting for him to save her life, he was stopped at the palace gate.
"I need to see the Emperor. I am the personal maid of the young princess. Please make an exception for me, elder brother."
Xia was running so fast that she was almost at the palace gate when she realized she hadn't gone back to the manor to get the little princess's jade pendant.
The guards naturally knew that these were people from the young princess's entourage, and that the young princess could come and go as she pleased.
But the Emperor didn't say that the people around the young princess could come and go as they pleased!
Just then, Aunt Xiao Qiu came out from the palace gate. She was someone who served the Empress.
Aunt Xiaoqiu had come out of the palace to buy things, but more importantly, she wanted to go home and visit her relatives. As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, she saw the little princess's personal maid talking to the soldiers guarding the city.
The sound was especially loud, and after getting closer, I understood the whole story.
He took Xia Xia directly to the Emperor's study.
The young princess has been arrested; this is a matter of utmost importance and cannot be delayed.
Su Muyao was locked up in jail, but she was chatting enthusiastically with several middle-aged women in the cell.
The purpose of my visit was to find out whether the city's garrison was as I thought.
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