After traveling through time, I became a princess in ancient times

After returning to Prince Chen's Mansion, Xia Yurou sent Xiaoxue to her room and calmed her down until she fell asleep peacefully.

As the night deepened, the sound of the night watchman's clapperboard could be heard in the distance.

Xia Yurou stood beside the bed, looking at the sleeping Xiaoxue. She felt mixed emotions in her heart. She didn't expect that her original decision almost hurt her.

In ancient times, losing one’s life was a minor offense, but losing one’s chastity was a major offense.

At this time, Steward Lin came running to report anxiously: "Princess, it's not good. Another guest has unbearable abdominal pain after eating hot pot. Another guest also ate hot pot during the day and went to the clinic."

Xia Yurou immediately made a hushing gesture to him, signaling Butler Lin to lower his voice for fear of disturbing Xiaoxue.

Then the two of them hurried to Rouyue Hotpot Restaurant. The candlelight in the hotpot restaurant seemed particularly bright in the dim night.

As Xia Yurou stepped into the store, she saw three customers lying on the table, holding their stomachs in pain and groaning faintly.

She quickly went forward to check on the diners and discovered that they were feeling unwell due to food poisoning, so she immediately took emergency measures and induced vomiting in them.

After Xia Yurou's guidance, several people vomited with difficulty. Accompanied by the stench, the atmosphere in the store became increasingly tense.

As a large amount of vomit was discharged from their bodies, their complexion gradually improved and the groans gradually decreased.

Xia Yurou finally breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically, "My dear brothers, I am really sorry for what happened today. I am willing to compensate you for your losses with my meager ability. In addition, I will arrange a carriage to take you to the clinic for treatment, and all expenses will be borne by my Rouyue Hotpot Restaurant."

The diners, who were originally very angry, showed some relief when they saw the princess apologize so sincerely.

They took the silver and left, saying that they would not hold the hot pot restaurant responsible. They just hoped that the princess would run the business well in the future and that similar incidents would not happen again.

After the diners left, Xia Yurou shuttled between the kitchen and the warehouse, checking each ingredient one by one, because she was sure that there must be something wrong with the ingredients.

Sure enough, just as she guessed, there was nothing wrong with the vegetables themselves, and even the meat was fresh meat purchased the next day. Instead, the cinnamon gave off a faint musty smell.

Because there are so many cinnamon bars, it is difficult to find the few defective ones if you don't look carefully.

The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale and the morning dew was still sparkling on the leaves, Xia Yurou had already arrived at the food store.

The owner of the food store was a short, fat man who was leisurely drinking tea. When he saw Xia Yurou coming in, his eyelids twitched, but he still calmly put on a smile: "Princess, how come you have time to come to our store today?"

"Boss Chen, there was something wrong with the cinnamon we bought last time."

Upon hearing this, Boss Chen pretended to be calm and said, "Princess, you are joking. My cinnamon is the best in the area. How could there be any problem?"

Xia Yurou stared at him coldly, her voice as cold as ice: "Boss Chen, do you really want to lie with your eyes open?"

As she spoke, she slammed a handful of cinnamon on the table, and the musty smell of the cinnamon filled the shop.

Boss Chen glanced at the pile of moldy cinnamon with his eyes flickering, but then he pretended to be calm and tried to hide his guilty conscience.

"Princess, what you said is wrong. The cinnamon in my store is all top-quality goods. How could it be moldy like this?"

His voice was trembling, and he was obviously trying hard.

Xia Yurou smiled coldly, took out the account book for the day of purchase, turned to that page and showed it to him: "Look carefully, it is clearly written in black and white that the goods were purchased from your store, Boss Chen. The time, quantity, and amount are all included. Do you still want to deny it?"

Now the evidence is irrefutable, but Boss Chen just coughed twice, with a cunning look on his face: "Princess, the records in the account book are true, but who can guarantee that the goods will not get damp and moldy after leaving the store? You have to produce solid evidence to prove that the moldy cinnamon came from me."

Seeing that he was still quibbling, Xia Yurou slammed the table so hard that the teacup on the table jumped up and splashed the tea everywhere.

"You are such a scoundrel. You made a mistake but you still refuse to repent and keep trying to make excuses. Today, I, the princess, will teach you a lesson."

Boss Chen stepped back in fear when he saw this, shouting, "Princess, don't come over here. I... I really don't know what's going on. You can't wrongly accuse me!"

"Humph, you are such a hopeless profiteer."

Xia Yurou grabbed his collar. Even though she was a woman, she was able to lift Boss Chen up with one hand.

Only then did he realize how terrifying this woman was. He trembled all over and no matter how he struggled, he could not break free from Xia Yurou's grip.

It was all because of this unscrupulous businessman that Xia Yurou punched Boss Chen so hard that his nose collapsed and blood flowed out. He squatted on the ground, covering his nose and screaming in pain.

Even so, Xia Yurou did not stop there. She grabbed Boss Chen by the collar and punched him in the face again and again. She put all her strength into each punch and left him completely defenseless, collapsing like a chicken.

Xia Yurou's fist was about to fall again when footsteps were heard outside the door and Ren Chennan walked in at this moment.

"Third sister-in-law, what are you doing..."

Boss Chen seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He struggled to kneel and crawl to Ren Chennan's feet, crying and complaining, "Nan Wang, Princess Chen not only wronged me, but also beat me. Please Nan Wang, please help me."

Ren Chennan knew that Boss Chen was at fault, but he walked up to Xia Yurou and said with a reproachful tone, "Third sister-in-law, do you have solid evidence to prove that the moldy cinnamon came from him?"

Xia Yurou glared at Ren Chennan, not understanding why he was biased towards Boss Chen. She raised the account book and pointed at the cinnamon bark, and said lightly: "Aren't the records in this account book and these moldy cinnamon bars all evidence?"

He nodded slightly, his eyes swept over the account book and cinnamon, then turned to Boss Chen and said in a cold voice: "These can indeed prove that there is something wrong with the cinnamon you provided."

After that, she looked at Xia Yurou again: "Third sister-in-law, it is indeed inappropriate for you to hit someone. As a princess, you should set an example."

Xia Yurou saw that Ren Chennan was deliberately favoring Boss Chen in order to suppress her, and her anger grew more and more intense.

She tried to calm herself down, shook off the hand that was grabbing Boss Chen's collar, turned and walked out the door.

But Ren Chennan's voice was like a cold iron chain that firmly locked her steps: "Third sister-in-law, you are now a princess, and if the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as a commoner."

Several guards outside the door immediately surrounded Xia Yurou. He said calmly: "Take the princess to the government office and prosecute her for intentional injury."

One of the guards stepped forward and said to Xia Yurou respectfully but without question, "Princess, please."

Xia Yurou's heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer. She had never thought that Ren Chennan would push her to the yamen so decisively, without any regard for his brotherhood with King Chen.

Even though she was taken to the yamen, Xia Yurou did not show any panic or fear. She was only disappointed with Ren Chennan. She didn't expect that they were birds of a feather.