It was noon on the third day after opening, when there were many people. Everything was fine and Wen Yan was about to go back when there was a sudden commotion at the door.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Yue Xueshun pushed the crowd away and walked out, followed closely by Wen Yan.

At the door, a young man in tattered clothes was kneeling in front of the Jinyu Tower, crying. On the stretcher next to him was an old man, who was already dead.

"It's so unfair! I just wanted my father to eat something good as he's getting old, so I brought some back from your house for him to try. But I didn't expect that he would die right after he ate the food!"

Yue Xueshun grew up in a merchant family and had seen many people who came to cause trouble. Most of them were sent by rivals to cause trouble. He gave Wen Yansong a look and whispered, "Good sister, let me do it."

As he said that, he walked towards the two people at the door and said, "You said he died because he ate something from Jinyulou. Do you have any evidence?"

The young man took out an exquisite pastry from the small cloth bag beside him and said, "Do you think this is something that only you can make?"

Yue Xueshun picked it up and took a look. It turned out that this thing was indeed from Jinyu Tower.

The guy had already brought a silver needle. Yue Xueshun held the needle and inserted it in, and saw that it had indeed turned black.

The crowd was in an uproar, and someone shouted, "Did you really put the wrong thing in Jinyulou?!"

"This cake is indeed from my Jinyulou, but how can you prove that it was poisoned by Jinyulou? Maybe you poisoned the cake outside and framed my Jinyulou?" Yue Xueshun showed a look of disgust towards the man in front of him, "Then I will say that you deliberately gave your father poisoned food in order to cheat my Jinyulou of money."

"I don't!"

"Let's take a step back. What hatred or grudge do we have against you in Jinyulou that we have to poison you?" Yue Xueshun added, "Or are you simply guilty and being bribed by someone?"

The young man cried out, "You, you all don't believe me?"

There were indeed few people in the crowd who stood on his side. "Little brother, this really doesn't make sense. Why would they poison you alone?"

“How should I know!” Seeing that no one believed him, the young man lost all hope and his face gradually became determined. “Since, since you all don’t believe me, then I will…then I will die to prove my will.”

Wen Yan frowned, strode forward, and pulled the young man back when he rushed to the pillar. The huge force made the young man unable to move forward. I thought it was just an ordinary blackmail, why would this young man rather die than seek justice?

The young man failed to commit suicide and cried bitterly while hugging the pillar. Suddenly, everyone felt sympathy for the young man.

Suddenly, someone recognized the young man and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, little brother, are you Pei Feng from the north of the city?"

"Pei Feng? He's a filial son from Xiahe Town!"

"That's right! Even the county magistrate praised it!"

"When the famine hit, I gave all the food to my parents and almost starved to death!"

At this time, the waiter behind him suddenly rushed out and said with a sad face: "Shopkeeper Wen, please stop pretending. Didn't you personally pack these cakes for me that day? You should know what you did."

The person behind this was actually calculating. He knew that he had bribed the people in Jinyulou in advance, and the cooperation between them left her speechless.

This guy had been following Yue Xueshun before, and Wen Yan had noticed long before that he was a sly guy who didn't do his job properly. Unfortunately, he was only good at superficial work, so she couldn't catch his faults.

"Then tell me how I poisoned him."

The man described vividly how she poisoned people in a treacherous and cunning way, and how she took people's lives lightly, as if he had really seen it with his own eyes. "You did it. Even if you don't admit it, there are so many of us watching. We must send you to the government office!"

The guy was filled with righteous indignation and incited the emotions of the people around him.

Wen Yan smiled and glanced at the guy, "It seems that everyone has a very short memory. They have all forgotten that I went to the police to prove my innocence."

When the guy heard about reporting to the police, a look of triumph flashed across his face, "I'll report to the police!"

Wen Yan did not miss his look... It seems that Wan Liangzhe really did this. He is the only one who has connections in the government. What kind of luck did they have to be so confident?

"The old doctor from Zhongjing Hall is here!"

As soon as the waiter from Jinyulou said this, the onlookers immediately made way for him.

The people who came were Shui Jinglüe and Jiang Shan.

Wen Yan nodded slightly to the two of them and said loudly: "Everyone, since you don't trust me, then let's ask the two old imperial doctors from Zhongjing Hall to come and check what exactly caused this person to die?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shan muttered, "I didn't expect that after living a lifetime, I would still be a coroner when I'm old."

Shui Jinglue glanced at him and said, "Xuan'er's mother, how can I not help her? Besides, how can Wen Yan treat us unfairly?"

The two men checked the body lying on the ground and then checked the pastries.

The young man stopped crying and hurried over to ask.

Shui Jinglue stroked his beard and said, "There is arsenic in this cake and in the mouth of the deceased."

Before the crowd could come to a conclusion, Shui Jinglüe continued, "But this deceased did not die of poisoning, but was suffocated to death."

He took out a potion from the medicine box and said, "Once this potion is contaminated with arsenic, it will turn black."

The potion was sprinkled on the half-eaten cake, and the cake quickly turned black. The water was slightly broken open, and the inside of the cake was still white.

"I already told you that it was the shopkeeper who sprinkled it there later. It's not surprising that this happened, right?" The waiter was still being stubborn.

Wen Yan: "Then how do you explain that there is arsenic on the side of the pastry that has been bitten. If it is true as you said, shouldn't that side not change color?"

The guy was speechless.

Wen Yan was too lazy to waste words with them, "Let's report to the police. You are all here as witnesses today. My Jinyulou is innocent, and we will never let go of those who framed our old boss!"

"Everyone who comes is a guest! To express our apology for wasting your time, we will provide you with free Jinyu Tea at Jinyu Tower today!"

No one doubted the skills of the two old imperial doctors. Not to mention Xiahe Town, even if the governor came, he would have to give them face. Therefore, they would never be bribed by a small Jinyulou, and everyone was willing to give face and spend money at Jinyulou.

The most important thing is that Jin Yu Tea costs one hundred coins a pot on the menu, but now you can drink it for free, isn’t it wonderful!

Wan Liangzhe's action was almost discovered by the filial son Pei Feng. Instead of suppressing Jinyulou, this action put him in great trouble. He finally got away and sent the Jinyulou staff to take the blame.

When he had dealt with this matter, he heard that Pei Feng had actually written a banner by himself and hung it in front of the Jinyu Tower, praising her intelligence and kindness.

Seeing that Jinyulou's business was getting better and better, the Wan family was so angry that they gritted their teeth.

Especially Mrs. Wan, who often pointed at Wan Liangzhe's nose and scolded him at home, "You can't even deal with Wen Yan, you are really useless. When the Wan family was in your brother's hands, everyone saw that the Wan family was not polite. Now? Any cat or dog can come and step on us!"

Wan Liangzhe threw his chopsticks, "You only know how to mention him! He's already dead! I'm the only one you can count on in the future! Don't talk to me in that tone!"

After saying that, he glared at her fiercely and left.

Old Mrs. Wan stood there in a daze, unable to reconcile the person in front of her with the well-behaved son in her memory.

Xu Xiaorou on the side showed a hidden smile and said, "Go ahead and quarrel, go ahead and quarrel. You will suffer all the hurt that I have suffered.

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