She then spoke up to remind him, but she didn't expect Liu Mingyu to be ungrateful and blame her instead.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper came over immediately to smooth things over.

"It was our negligence. The two young ladies were unaware of the situation. In my opinion, let's just let it go."

"Alas, Madam Su is wrong. Miss Liu is very wealthy, so this little money is nothing. Even the gold enamel bracelet on her hand is a rare fine product, and its value is definitely not less than five thousand taels.

A concubine's daughter can afford such expensive jewelry. I think tens of thousands of taels of silver are just a small amount of money in the Liu family.

Didn't Miss Liu's maid just say that? Even the county ladies and princesses of high rank like us have to give up the things her young lady likes. "

As these words fell, the bead curtain of a private room on the third floor was opened by two maids.

The design of the Golden Building is very ingenious. The second floor cannot see the guests on the third floor, but the third floor can have a panoramic view of everything on the second and first floors.

As soon as Liu Mingyu's maid started talking nonsense, the curtain beads in the private room on the third floor moved, but they were quickly pushed down.

Mu Yunyao originally just wanted to teach Liu Mingyu a lesson, but she had no intention of confronting the Liu family.

Madam Su came over to smooth things over, and she decided to let it go.

After all, harmony brings wealth. This is Jinlou, which is her mother's property. There are plenty of opportunities to deal with Liu Mingyu, so why bother disrupting her own business?

But when she followed the man's words and traced the bracelet on her wrist, a cold light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

Chong Qingyun hooked his finger and motioned her to come closer.

Qingyun showed a hint of surprise on his face when he heard that, but he quickly restrained himself.

He nodded to Madam Su and walked out of the Golden Building briskly.

Liu Mingyu was scolded without even seeing who that person was, but she knew that someone who could go up to the third floor was not someone she could afford to offend.

Judging from the man's tone, she was at least a county lady or above. She didn't dare to offend him and could only vent her anger on Mu Yunyao.

Seeing that she sent the maid out again, he thought she had no money and asked the maid to go back for money, he couldn't help but sneer.

"What? You don't have any money on you, yet you dare to steal from me?"

Mu Yunyao looked at her arrogant look and was too lazy to pay attention to her.

He fiddled with the things at hand slowly and said without raising his head.

"I dare not, so this set of December flower hairpins is yours, Miss Liu. Pay for it."

Mu Yunyao's quick admission of defeat did not make Liu Mingyu very happy. Instead, he hung her up and prevented her from getting down.

When Madam Su saw that the young mistress had spoken, she understood what she meant.

He immediately turned to the maid beside him and said.

"Go to the warehouse and get the other eleven pieces and pack them for Miss Liu."

Liu Mingyu was panicked now. There was no way she could bring this thing back home.

He immediately said, "Wait, who said I want to buy it."

"Miss Liu, you are joking. You named the price yourself, but you refused to admit it. If this gets out, how will the Left Inspector General save his dignity?"

Now that the master is gone, they in Jinlou have been keeping a low profile and not daring to show off, for fear of offending someone and having no one to support them. They are also afraid of not being able to protect the property left behind by the master and feeling guilty about it.

But now the young master is here, and he said he wants to sell the hairpin to the Liu family, so what is there for them to hesitate about?

Liu Mingyu felt embarrassed after being scolded by Su Mei, and immediately scolded her.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that? I won't buy this hairpin today. What can you do to me?"

If a person doesn't even care about her dignity, can others really do anything to her?

Su Mei subconsciously looked at Mu Yunyao, and Mu Yunyao did not disappoint her.

"No big deal? At most, if it gets out, Censor Liu will lose some face, or he might be accused of not managing his family properly and letting his daughter bully merchants.

It’s not a big deal.”

Mu Yunyao spoke each word lightly, but Liu Mingyu's back was already soaked.

But even so, she didn't dare to take this thing worth tens of thousands of taels back.

Just when she was about to cry while biting her lip, Mu Yunyao threw another heavy hammer at her.

"Compared to Miss Liu stealing other people's jewelry, this is really not a big deal.

After all, as a censor who supervises all officials, if he can't even manage his own backyard, then this position is probably over."

Mu Yunyao naturally had no control over the appointment and dismissal of court officials, but she knew that officials valued reputation and conduct the most. If there were any flaws in this aspect, it would become a handle for opponents to attack them.

Isn't it the same for Mu Jinnian, who is already the head of all officials?

Otherwise, how could he tolerate Mu Yunyao's repeated provocations and not dare to do anything to her openly?

"What do you mean by stealing? You are slandering me."

She simply couldn't believe that Mu Yunyao would use such a poor excuse to frame her.

She felt that Mu Yunyao was just a country girl. She had clearly found her weak spot, but instead of insisting on it, she brought up some unfounded accusation of theft.

This was a good opportunity for her to bite back at Mu Yunyao and let today's incident go.

Qingyun had already led the yamen runners into the Golden Building.

"Someone reported to the police that something was stolen. Who is the victim?"

Mu Yunyao stood up and bowed slightly.

"Excuse me, brothers. I asked someone to report it to the authorities."

The leading yamen runner saw that she was dressed elegantly and behaved in a dignified manner, and knew at first glance that she was a real official's wife.

Such people generally don't look down on low-ranking officials like them, and are most likely to boss them around. However, she didn't act condescending at all, but was polite and courteous instead.

You can tell at first glance that he is a truly educated person.

Seeing her politeness, the officer's attitude improved a bit.

"What did the girl lose? Do you know who took it?"

"When I was taking inventory of my mother's dowry yesterday, I found that a cloisonné bracelet was missing. I happened to see it today, so I asked a few brothers to come and take a look."

She said this politely, but anyone with ears could hear that she had asked someone to report it to the authorities because she had seen something.

The official didn't feel comfortable staring at the girl, so he didn't see the look Mu Yunyao gave Liu Mingyu.

Instead, he questioned Su Mei who was standing beside him.

"Madam Su, when did you guys at Jinlou collect the stolen goods?"

Su Mei quickly waved her hands to indicate that she was unaware.

"Sir, you can't wrongly accuse a good person. We never accept stolen goods in our Jinlou. Besides, every piece of jewelry we produce, except for those processed by customers, is original by our masters. The styles are different from those sold outside. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself."

Su Mei's cry of injustice confused the officer, who could only turn around and ask Mu Yunyao.

"Girl, you said you saw the bracelet your mother brought as a dowry, but I don't know where you saw it."

Mu Yunyao raised her hand and pointed at Liu Mingyu's wrist.

"That's the one she wears on her wrist."

The police were now in a difficult position. They were all grown men, and the girl was holding her sleeves tightly, so they could not go forward and forcefully check.

At this moment, several people came down from upstairs. Mu Yunyao recognized the person leading the group. She was actually the Princess of Liuyun County. Behind her followed several women in luxurious clothes. Although Mu Yunyao had never seen them before, she knew that they were of high status.

Even Princess Miaoshan, whom I met at the Huguo Temple that day, could only follow at the end, which was obvious.

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