After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

When she returned to the flower shop again, she was much calmer. The other party chose to smash the shop last night without leaving any traces. It was very likely that Li Yaoyuan had offended someone or touched someone's interests, so she was secretly retaliated against.

They did it so covertly because they wanted to make Li Yaoyuan suffer in silence and give her a warning. This was just the beginning, and there might be bigger troubles waiting in the future.

Nian Susu returned to Yulinju with a heavy heart. Everyone was up and having breakfast.

She ran into the hall angrily and gave them a general description of the situation in the store amid their puzzled and worried gazes.

"What! How could such a thing happen! Is there any law or order?" Xiao Yunzheng has always been righteous. What she can't stand the most is people who bully the common people by relying on their money and status. When she heard that someone was making trouble, she immediately got excited and picked up her weapon to take revenge.

Qin Junyu stopped the man and said seriously, "Let's go and check the situation first."

They exchanged glances and walked out together.

Li Yaoyuan said nothing on the way. Her expression was terrifyingly calm, as if she was holding back her anger and rushing forward.

When they arrived at the flower shop, Ding Changfeng was already there. He was holding the picture frame in his arms and looking around with regret. Only half of the painting was left, and it was so covered with dirt that its original appearance could not be seen, but he was reluctant to throw it away.

Li Yaoyuan walked forward, she couldn't bear to watch, the small shop she had worked so hard to run turned into a ruin overnight, her flowers, her paintings, and her hard work were all destroyed.

She staggered, and Nian Susu suddenly appeared behind her and supported her.

"Zhizhi..." Nian Susu knew that nothing he said could soothe her pain.

Seeing them coming, Ding Changfeng rushed out with a frown on his face, shouting angrily: "It must be that bastard who did it! This time he even smashed the store! Should he use a knife to hack people next time?"

Li Yaoyuan gave him a wink and glanced at the three confused people, suggesting that he should not talk nonsense.

How could Ding Changfeng swallow this? He clenched the picture frame with his five fingers, his chest heaving, but at her strong eye signal, he didn't reveal anything.

Nian Susu was anxious, "What bastard? Do you know who did it?"

Xiao Yunzheng's eyes turned red with anxiety. "That's right, why do you only speak half of your words? People are bullying us now. Sign up and let's go and deal with that bastard together!"

Of course Ding Changfeng wanted to tell Li Yaoyuan everything he knew, but when he saw Li Yaoyuan's expression, he didn't dare to speak.

At this point, the group returned to Yulinju to discuss countermeasures. After repeated questioning by Nian Susu and Xiao Yunzheng, Li Yaoyuan finally revealed the identity of the person behind the scenes.

"The flower shop's best business was in March this year, because I was the only one in Wujun that did flower arrangement, and the ladies all became regular customers. I made a lot of money, and I opened a branch in Yuhang."

"A tall tree attracts the wind. There is a family in Wu County named Liu, who is a well-known bully in this area. He will work in any industry that makes the most money. If the business of his peers exceeds his, he will do some small tricks overtly or covertly until the other party takes the initiative to make peace and give up more business opportunities."

After hearing this, Nian Susu roughly understood, "So... he also opened a flower shop, but his business was not as good as yours, so he kept targeting you. But you refused to give in, and after several hints, you didn't give in to him, so he smashed the flower shop?"

Li Yaoyuan lowered her eyes and nodded.

Everyone present took a deep breath. How could there be such a wicked person in Wu County?

Local tyrants are not uncommon, and landlord bullies are also common, but this is the first time that someone has blatantly stolen business.

"Since he is so famous, it seems that many people have been screwed by him before you." Qin Junyu held his chin in thought.

Li Yaoyuan nodded. "The Liu family is a powerful family. They have business dealings with several local families. If officials offend one of them, they will have trouble staying here. So it's useless to report to the authorities. All the families have to do is write a threatening letter to the county government, and the county governor and magistrate will have to obey them."

Qin Junyu suddenly realized, "No wonder so many local officials were dismissed when the new policy was implemented in the local areas. It turns out that the problem lies here..."

When local officials were controlled by powerful people, the people became dissatisfied. The imperial court could send people to investigate and find out from them who were good officials who served the people and who were corrupt officials.

Collusion between powerful people and local officials existed almost everywhere, so nearly a hundred local officials were deposed when the new policy was implemented.

Otherwise, there would be no need to hold the imperial examinations in advance to fill vacancies in various official positions.

Nian Susu immediately understood what he was thinking and said with a smile: "You see, only by coming from the masses and going among the masses can we truly understand what the people want."

Qin Junyu smiled knowingly.

Ding Changfeng and Xiao Yunzheng were confused. Weren't they just talking about the flower shop? Why did they suddenly talk about the new policy?

Li Yaoyuan sighed, "In July this year, Wu County got a new governor, but the situation has not improved. They have only restrained themselves a little under the governor's governance, but they still do evil things in secret."

Qin Junyu's face looked heavy, and Nian Susu's expression wasn't looking good either.

Xiao Yunzheng suddenly had an idea and stood up, saying proudly, "No, do we need to report to the police?"

Her eyes moved back and forth between Qin Junyu and Nian Susu, and her words had hidden meanings.

Ding Changfeng didn't understand what this meant, but the other three did.

The current emperor and empress are both sitting here, is there any official higher than them?

There is no need to report to the authorities. Once Qin Junyu issues an imperial edict, not only the local powerful people, but the entire Wu County will tremble.

Xiao Yunzheng blinked and said, "How about we go straight to the county government office?"

"No!" Qin Junyu and Nian Susu refused in unison.

They set up a perfect plan to sneak out of the palace. If they went to the county government in a high-profile manner and used their status to suppress others, wouldn't their plan be in vain?

Absolutely not. If the news that the emperor was in Wujun spread back to Shengjing, all the civil and military officials in the court would raze the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests to the ground.

Li Yaoyuan understood their difficulties and did not want to embarrass them, so she was prepared to take a step back. At worst, she could give in to the Liu family. At least they could continue to do business in Wujun and would not be troubled in the future.

After Qin Junyu and Nian Susu discussed, they decided to go to the county government first and sue the Liu family as civilians to see how the county magistrate would deal with it. The other three stayed in Yulinju and waited for news.

The two set out for the county government office. When they passed by the flower shop, they saw a lot of people gathered at the door, all there to join in the fun.

Nian Susu frowned, "Looking at their expressions, they don't seem surprised. It's as if they had expected this day to come. The local tyrants are really causing a lot of trouble for us."