mtlumby2d Chapter 308 The real purpose
Chapter 308 The real purpose
Qingli brought two people to the front of the store. Shen Yu had never seen them before, but seeing that they were one step behind each other in a familiar way, he guessed that they were also secret guards who were transformed into visible guards?
He nodded to Wuliu, and as soon as the other party raised his hand, the guards of the palace pushed out the people blocking the encirclement. In addition to several people from the Tan family, there were also some young people who followed them yesterday.
"Tell me your name, who was the leader in smashing this shop for no reason?" Qing Li spoke slowly.
The group of people looked at each other for a few seconds, and one of the younger men stepped forward and said, "Sir, I am Tan Ming. These are all misunderstandings. We just wanted to stay in the store. The shop assistant made things difficult for us without reason, so we had to take action. The group of people behind me are also victims. We were also rejected by the store before. We just came here to seek justice."
He was very smart. This person was obviously on Shen Yu's side, so he didn't dare mention the princess again... He didn't support this impulsive plan in the first place, but his father always doted on his cousin, so they probably had to admit defeat this time.
"Victim? Tell me everything."
Qingli walked to the table and sat down. This was the desk and chair that Guyu had ordered someone to move in temporarily. He glanced at the princess's maid, who seemed to be quite capable of handling things. With this set of postures, it really looked like a court interrogation.
Tsk! All that's missing is a gavel, otherwise he can also satisfy his desire to "redress injustice for the people".
One of the young men stepped forward. He was also the son of a merchant family who came with them. His family had always cooperated with the Tan family in a friendly manner and was used to being the one who had the upper hand. If the power of the Tan family fell into someone else's hands, they would not be able to get anything good either. So they would definitely stand on the side of the Tan family! So they joined the vandalism team without telling their father. Moreover, Miss Tan, a delicate girl, dared to seek justice for herself. As a man, how could he sit idly by and watch.
This princess is really not a good person!!
He shouted indignantly, "Your Excellency, I am Gao Yong. The incident started because Prince Zhuo drove our team, who came from Zhuo City to welcome us, out of the post station yesterday to please the princess. Naturally, we dared not resist the prince. But the princess also said that no other inn would accept us. Is this too much? We were lucky to be taken in by kind people last night, so we didn't have to sleep on the street. But today, we happened to pass by here and found that this shop called 'Tianji Pavilion' often refuses people to stay. We feel the same, so we followed to watch the fun... Your Excellency, is this not allowed?"
Shen Yu looked at the young man who was talking so eloquently and couldn't help but applaud in her heart. She had to admit that he was inferior in the ability to turn the tables.
Qing Li asked, "May I ask King Zhuo, is this true?"
"Nothing."
Lu Yingxing answered briefly. Seeing his wife's eyes full of doting, he could sense A Yu's high spirits. Of course, he couldn't steal the show, so he just let his little fox perform.
Qing Li was choked. How could he respond to this liar? He was not a real official and was not familiar with the business!
Wu Su, who had been standing behind them eating melons, chuckled and stepped forward to help his prince make amends, "Your Excellency, what our prince meant was that the post station was booked in advance by the palace, and those empty rooms were originally for waiting for the princess, as well as Mr. Wu, Manager Fu and other brothers who stayed behind. We hadn't arrived yet, so we let them stay temporarily. Since the princess arrived yesterday, the post station was not enough to accommodate her, so isn't it normal to let these temporary residents vacate their rooms?"
Since the princess has already appeared publicly in Los Angeles, there is no need to pretend that she has always been with us.
"You're talking nonsense. Princess Zhuo has been traveling with us. Does this young man mean that...Princess Zhuo is deceiving the king? Could it be that the princess in the carriage before was actually someone else in disguise?" This was the sentence that Tan Daixue was waiting for. She didn't expect that they would take the initiative to bring it up. She deliberately shouted in shock.
The people around were really misled, and some began to discuss that it was indeed several days since Prince Zhuo and his entourage arrived, but no one had seen the princess on the road.
Wu Su's smile deepened, and he gloated, "Oh, Miss Tan, is she not very smart? Have you forgotten that the one who personally escorted the princess here yesterday was the inspector in front of you?"
Everyone's faces immediately changed after hearing this. Qing Li angrily scolded, "How dare you! Princess Zhuo was unwell before she left, and the emperor specially ordered the imperial physician to take care of her, and then I was escorted by her. What, do you have any objections?"
Tan Daixue said slowly, "Your Excellency, calm down. So that's how it is. I didn't expect that Princess Zhuo is so loved by the Emperor. We, the people of Zhuo City, feel honored as well."
Who in Zhuo City doesn't know that their little prince was taken away by the emperor as a hostage when he was eight years old? Everyone was already wary of this new princess from Luocheng, and now there are even the emperor's dragon guards and Luocheng soldiers and horses accompanying him, huh?
She wanted to see whether the people of Zhuocheng wanted Shen Yu, the confidant of the emperor of Luocheng, to be the princess, or whether she, a native girl of Zhuocheng, would be the princess! Prince Zhuo could not care about their Tan family, so how could he not care about public opinion? The uncle had already sent someone back to report the situation here. By then, it would not be her who wanted to marry into the palace, but everyone would beg her, Tan Daixue, to marry into the palace, ha!
Shen Yu narrowed her eyes. It turned out that he was still waiting for her here. Oh no, it seemed that she had fallen into a trap. What should she do?
"So your honor is to collude with bandits?" Fu Yunxiu was the one who spoke this time. He felt that something was wrong.
"No, no, we are not bandits!" A man who participated in the looting was already scared silly. He was just a thug from the neighborhood, not a bandit at all!
"Tell the truth now! Bang!"
Qingli was satisfied. Guyu found a square piece of wood from somewhere. When the gavel came out, the people became quiet.
"It's them! They said they can seek justice for us!" The man recalled the words he had just heard. He was the leader of these gangsters and had good coping skills.
"We are just local residents. We have tried to stay at the Tianji Pavilion before, but were driven away every time. This time, even dignitaries like these were driven away. We just want an explanation. Does the Tianji Pavilion only accept rich people? Are ordinary people like us not qualified to stay here? It's not like we won't pay!"
Obviously, the man's words resonated with the people, and those who were originally wavering began to express their support and question him.
Shen Yu stepped forward and said, "Since everyone wants to know, I will explain it clearly today. However, in order to let you better understand the nature of our 'Tianji Pavilion', let's talk about the amount of compensation first. I understand that you want to ask me for an explanation, but you must pay for breaking my things. This principle is correct no matter where you are, right?"
The young man named Gao Yong snorted nonchalantly. The last thing they lacked was money. Let alone two shops, even if the entire 'Tianji Pavilion' was smashed, he could afford the compensation with his own pocket money.
So, he deliberately called out to the young masters behind him, "Look, Princess Zhuo is looking down on us. Is she afraid that we don't have the money to pay?"