The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 93 Conspiracy
"Third Madam." He Sui came hurriedly, "Someone outside reported that Second Madam and First Madam were kidnapped by the Chen clan and taken to the Chen clan ancestral hall."

Since the engagement, Shang Mingshu rarely sees Shang Zishu. Chen Che always asks Shang Zishu out, takes her to see his winery, and shares his secrets.

Shang Zishu did not fail to invite Shang Mingshu, but Shang Mingshu did not want to interfere with the opportunity for the two to get to know each other.

Just as they were about to leave for home in two days, this happened.

She immediately took He Sui out and met Xiao Yu, who had also received the letter, at the door. The mother and daughter went out together.

"Don't worry, auntie. Second sister is not a reckless person." Shang Mingshu comforted Xiao Yu.

Shang Zishu is a rough but delicate person, and Shang Mingshu has confidence in this second sister.

"I'm not worried, and neither should you." Xiao Yu had seen a lot, and she was just a little angry that someone had tied up their merchant's daughter and taken her to the Chen family ancestral hall for interrogation without their permission. "I've already sent people to look for your father."

As he was about to set off for home, Shang Jinliang became busy again, with many things to take care of.

Shang Mingshu and her daughter arrived at the Chen family ancestral hall first. Nowadays, merchants are very wealthy, and their ancestral halls occupy either half a street or an entire street. As the largest tea merchant in Hangzhou, the Chen family's ancestral hall is very magnificent and occupies an entire street.

There were clan members guarding the place from a distance, and only after Shang Mingshu and Xiao Yu revealed their identities were they allowed to be brought into the ancestral hall.

When they arrived, Chen Che and Shang Zishu were tied up with ropes. Chen Che was forced to kneel in the middle. Shang Zishu refused to yield: "Why do you want me to kneel? I kneel to heaven, earth, my parents, and my king. What are you?"

"How dare you!" An old man pounded his crutch hard and shouted, "You two conspired to steal the Chen family's tea recipe. You are betraying your family and ancestors, and you have no remorse!"

"What a serious accusation." Xiao Yu sneered and led Shang Mingshu inside. "Chief Chen, you are the elder, and I respect you three points, but I will not tolerate your empty words slandering my daughter Shang. You and I both run a tea shop, and the crime of stealing tea recipes is enough to destroy the reputation of Xiang Ming Zhai. If you can't provide evidence to convince me today, I will file a lawsuit with the government and seek justice."

"Oh! Shang Yu, you still dare to file a complaint with the government? We are the ones who should file a complaint with the government!"

"Exactly. Your Xiangmingzhai is quite famous in Jiangnan after all. I never thought you would engage in such petty theft!"

"It's time for you to give us an explanation!"

"If you don't explain to me today, you three, mother and daughter, will never leave in one piece!"

The shouting became louder and louder. Shang Mingshu's eyes became fierce. She spun around as fast as a ghost, and her wide sleeves brushed across the face of the person who threatened them. She raised her hand to grab the arm of the person who was about to attack Shang Zishu, twisted it with her backhand, and with a click, she cut off his arm.

"Outrageous! Outrageous! Arrest her!"

Many guards and escorts rushed forward, but before they could get close to Shang Mingshu, they were thrown to the ground. She rushed to the large vat in the center and chopped it with a palm.

With a bang, the water tank exploded, and the full tank of water splashed out. She had already jumped and landed in the middle of the ancestral hall.

The water splashed all over many members of the Chen family, but Shang Mingshu was the only one who was not stained at all.

She turned around and rushed in front of Chief Chen, pressed his shoulders and pressed him down on the main seat.

"What...what are you going to do?" Patriarch Chen looked at the huge broken water tank outside, his voice trembling.

"I hate being threatened the most." Shang Mingshu said in a cold voice, "I will stand beside the clan leader and listen carefully to see who is right and who is wrong."

"Let go of the clan leader!"

"Hiss..." Someone was about to rush up to rescue Clan Leader Chen. Clan Leader Chen felt that the bones of his shoulders were about to be crushed by Shang Mingshu, and he hurriedly said, "Stop!" Seeing that Clan Leader Chen's old face was twisted in pain, the younger generations were afraid to step forward.

"Clan leader Chen, please continue with the judgment." Shang Mingshu's eyes met Shang Zishu's. Shang Zishu was not at all intimidated, and was filled with joy at having her sister's support.

"Let go, let go. Even if you threaten an old man like me, it won't change the fact that your sister conspired with the unfilial son of the Chen family to steal the tea recipe!" Clan leader Chen had a gloomy face.

"Did you steal the tea recipe?" Shang Mingshu ignored Patriarch Chen and only asked Shang Mingshu and Chen Che.

Chen Che was helped up by Shang Zishu. He straightened his back and flatly denied: "No!"

Shang Mingshu trusts Chen Che's personality. If he says there is no such thing, it definitely means there is no such thing.

"What evidence does Patriarch Chen have?" Shang Mingshu looked down at Patriarch Chen, who was being forcefully pressed down on the chair by her.

"I caught the thief and seized the stolen goods. I personally led my men to catch these two trading with merchants from outside the Great Wall!" Clan leader Chen pulled out the evidence from his pocket with his still free hands. "I heard with my own ears that this is the tea recipe."

Shang Mingshu wanted to take it, but Clan Leader Chen dodged. She held Clan Leader Chen's hand and exerted force, and finally took it away successfully. She threw it away in front of the angry faces who dared not speak, and after seeing the contents clearly, she looked at Shang Zishu.

“This is indeed a tea recipe.”

"The evidence is irrefutable..."

"But it's not your Chen family's tea recipe." Shang Mingshu interrupted Patriarch Chen and held the tea recipe in front of him. "Patriarch Chen caught the thief and took the stolen goods, but he didn't even take a look at the stolen goods before calling for the killing of innocent people."

“Impossible…” Patriarch Chen retorted subconsciously, but his voice got stuck in his throat when he saw the words in front of him.

The above is indeed a tea recipe, but it is not the Chen family's tea recipe, but a merchant's tea recipe.

Shang Mingshu let go of Patriarch Chen and slammed the tea recipe on the high table at the main seat. "Whether it's true or not, you can come forward and take a look."

She retreated to Xiao Yu's side, and many Chen clan members rushed forward. Although they did not know the roasting method of Longjing tea, they could recognize the words, which clearly stated the roasting method of Caoxi tea.

The quick-witted person remembered in his heart that Shang Mingshu did not stop it at all because it was wrong.

"Chief, why didn't you give us two a chance to explain? Why were you so arbitrary?" Chen Che broke free from the ropes and asked loudly.

Clan leader Chen's face turned pale.

"What makes the clan leader so sure that the two of us stole the Chen family's tea recipe?" Shang Zishu added.

Patriarch Chen knew that something was wrong, but for a moment he didn't know how to break the deadlock.

Someone, seeing the patriarch's distress, shouted, "It was Chen Jin who reported you two to the patriarch, saying you two stole the tea recipe. This is a serious matter, so the patriarch is mobilizing his forces to arrest you."

"Yes, yes, I can testify. It was Chen Jin who snitched on us. We heard it with our own ears."

"The clan leader tied up Madam Shang and I in public based on a false accusation made by an illegitimate child, and opened the ancestral hall with great fanfare to severely punish us. As a descendant of the Chen family, I am not a problem, but Madam Shang is not a member of our Chen family. I wonder how the clan leader will explain this?" Chen Che refused to give in.

As soon as she saw that it was Caoxi tea, Shang Mingshu knew that it was her good second sister and Chen Che who were plotting against Chen Jin.