The next day.
The story of the longevity cake spread throughout the upper circles of the capital.
With Miss Lu from the Prime Minister's Mansion taking the lead, and with the old lady of the Marquis approving of the longevity cake on the birthday banquet day, the other young ladies in the capital no longer hid it and began to discuss it with their sisters in private.
"It's really delicious. Sister, believe me, on the day of Madam Hou's birthday banquet, the longevity cakes came out with a fairy-like aura, just like a fairy, with white mist floating around."
"Sister also heard that longevity cakes have the power to bless and prolong life. If you are sincere enough, your wishes will come true."
"And it's so hard to get one. I sent my maid to buy one today, but the queue is still until tomorrow."
"Is it really that delicious? I see a lot of people buying it."
Passersby saw from afar that there were many carriages parked in front of the longevity cake shop. Judging from the carriages' attire, they knew that the carriages were occupied by young ladies from prominent families.
Following trends and being curious is a very cohesive thing.
When more and more people around are talking about longevity cakes, longevity cakes will be given influence and will attract more people to follow suit and buy them.
The people who were gathered at the door and shouting yesterday were shocked when they saw this scene.
"Is this longevity cake really that delicious? It's only the second day of opening, and so many people are buying it?"
"Is this a pastry? This is gold! Such a small piece costs at least one tael of silver. I heard there are even ten taels. It's ridiculously expensive."
"With so many people buying, how much money do they make in a day? No wonder they dared to pay the female workers one or two taels of silver a month. So pastries are so profitable?"
Chen Wei expected that business would be good the next day, but he didn't expect so many people to be alarmed.
In an era without entertainment, the slightest movement would spread. Now the whole capital is probably talking about this matter. The more it spreads, the more people know about it.
Only at this time.
Chen Wei finally found a sense of security in this era.
However--
This only sense of security disappeared in an instant!
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
"Kick out the people inside and seal the door!"
A group of officers and soldiers strode in aggressively from outside, trying to force everyone out.
However, the maids and servants who were queuing up to buy longevity cakes did not run out in a hurry, but looked at the group of officers and soldiers calmly.
Their masters are all people of status, so they are naturally not afraid of the government's behavior.
Chen Wei walked over and asked the leader of the group of officers and soldiers, "Sir, what's going on?"
The leading officer said unruly, "We are ordered to investigate. We have no further comment. Please leave immediately."
"As for what he has done wrong, we will know when we go to court."
After that,
The leading officer stared down at Chen Wei and said, "Are you the owner of this shop?"
"Take all your shop assistants with you and go to court. Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you face. I will arrest you on the street and put you in shackles."
The maids and servants around saw that things were getting out of control and thought that the government was serious. Maybe the store would go bankrupt today?
The maids and servants who had already paid hurriedly asked Chen Wei to return the money.
"Boss, your store is closed, please return the money quickly."
"Yes, give me back my money immediately. I won't buy the longevity cake anymore!"
“.......”
The bustling sounds around temporarily drowned out the voices of the officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers also saw from the carriages outside that the masters of these people were powerful, so they did not dare to drive them away directly.
The more times like this happened, the calmer Chen Wei became. After thinking about it for a while, she realized that there must be someone who was dissatisfied with her smooth sailing and wanted to use the government to close down her shop.
But who is this person?
It could be Xie Yuchuan, or it could be someone else. After all, there are too many people in the capital who dislike her.
Someone pushed Chen Wei in the crowd, and she was caught off guard and her elbow hit the corner of the table. The dull pain made her scalp numb for a moment, but she also regained her mind.
In the current situation, the reason is not important; what is important is how to resolve the crisis.
"You are all prominent figures. You shouldn't start a quarrel here over a few pieces of silver. If word gets out, people who don't know will think your masters are greedy."
"Be quiet, everyone."
After everyone was quiet, Chen Wei continued, "Every time I announce a name, someone will come to return the money. Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged."
"Panxi, bring me the booklet."
The leading officers and soldiers had never seen such a situation before. Usually when they sealed off a shop, they would just kick people out. If the shopkeeper dared to say a word, they would just smash the shop.
Beat someone, seal them up, and leave, all in one go.
But in the current situation, he didn't dare to take action directly.
This was not because the shopkeeper was a woman and he was attracted by her beauty, but because he knew that this woman named Chen Wei had a marquis behind her and he could not afford to offend her.
But if he and his men just stand here stupidly without saying a word, that wouldn't work either.
The leading officer was about to open his mouth to scold, but he heard Chen Wei speak first: "I don't care, it's mainly because of the power behind these maids, I can't afford to offend them."
"If I don't return the money now, not only will it be difficult for me to explain myself, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to explain yourself too."
The leading officer understood the implication of Chen Wei's words and frowned.
This shop is not only related to the Marquis' Mansion.
The power of the masters behind these dozens of maids and servants is also complicated. At a glance, some of the wealthy and powerful families in the capital are here.
How could he afford to offend?
Therefore, the leading officers and soldiers remained silent and urged Shen Wei to finish the work quickly.
Just at this moment, a carriage happened to pass by the shop.
Mother Qin lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked at the officers and soldiers at the door of the longevity cake shop. She glanced at the heavy curtain again and became puzzled. "Go and ask what's going on?"
Qin's mother's maid quickly asked people around about the situation and reported it to Qin's mother.
"Madam, I heard it was sealed off by the government."
Mother Qin's eyes flashed with surprise and shock. Lord Xie didn't even help her with such a small matter... Finally, as if she understood something, Mother Qin suddenly sneered disdainfully:
"How can such a woman be worthy of competing with my daughter?"
"She's a joke in the Marquis' Mansion. For a woman, it's not enough to just be able to seduce others. She also needs to have a family background and support from her parents! A woman from such a small family is not even qualified to be a concubine in the Marquis' Mansion."
"Let's go to the Marquis' Mansion."
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