Qin Deyou was stunned. He didn't expect Shen Shuyi to say this.

He looked carefully at the girl in front of him, but the girl had a calm expression and her eyes were full of sincerity, so he couldn't tell any emotion from her.

Yao Huiyan's maid was very angry: "We didn't break the law, nor did we steal anything, why should we report it to the police! Don't worry, boss, we will leave on our own!"

The little maid was so angry that she almost cried. She thought Shen Shuyi was a good person who was willing to speak up for them, but she didn't expect him to be even worse than the shopkeeper!

Qin Deyou wanted to see what Shen Shuyi was up to, so he sneered, "Whether it was illegal or not, whether something was stolen or not, your words don't count! We have to wait for the officials to come, and then their words will count!"

For a moment, other guests on the second floor also started to watch the fun.

"Miss..." the maid said hurriedly.

Yao Huiyan stopped her and said gently, "Let's take a look first."

Qin Deyou gave his waiter a look, and someone immediately went to the government office to ask the officials to come to his house. However, no matter what Shen Shuyi's plan was, Qin Deyou was not afraid.

After all, when doing business, especially the jewelry business, one has to deal with officials.

Over the years, they have accumulated a lot of money and have been able to run the business. Besides, since this is Shangshu Shen's shop, they don't have to worry about the officials causing trouble for them.

A quarter of an hour later, led by the waiter of Linlang Pavilion, five or six officers strode up to the second floor.

The leading officer was wearing a black official uniform, a dark red belt, and a saber on his waist. He glanced at the few people and said in a cold voice: "Who reported it to the police? But someone is causing trouble!"

Qin Deyou was about to speak when Shen Shuyi took the lead and said, "I reported it to the police."

The officer looked her up and down, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Xueqing and Zhao Baokun's eyes fell on Shen Shuyi. They were a little worried for a moment, not knowing what Shen Shuyi was going to do.

Shen Shuyi took the golden hairpin that Jin Zhu had just bought in her hand and said calmly, "I think Linlang Pavilion is a fake, please make the decision, sir!"

The officer was stunned and subconsciously looked at Qin Deyou.

They usually received a lot of help from Qin Deyou, so when the guys from Linlang Pavilion came to them, they were willing to make the trip.

But what is going on now?

Others wanted to testify against Linlang Pavilion, so why did Qin Deyou call them here? Could it be that he was making a false accusation and wanted them to make the decision for him?

Qin Deyou obviously didn't expect this to happen. He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Second Miss Shen, you can't say that! You have to produce evidence if you do this!"

Shen Shuyi raised the peony gold hairpin in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper Qin said that this gold hairpin was carefully made by the craftsmen of Ruyifang. It is worth a hundred taels and is considered a rare treasure in this floor."

"That's right." Qin Deyou said in a deep voice.

"But as far as I know, the two masters of Ruyifang are both from the palace. In order to prevent others from imitating, they would leave the three words 'Ruyifang' on the jewelry made by Ruyifang."

"What you said is true, but how can you prove that my hairpin is fake?" Qin Deyou's eyes were gloomy. He obviously did not expect to be tricked by Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi curled his lips and said, "Most people only know that all the jewelry of 'Ruyifang' has inscriptions, but they don't know that these three words are also hand-carved by two masters. Because everyone has different writing habits, and the carving on the jewelry is quite delicate, so usually these few words are not very smooth..."

The officer was confused. Qin Deyou said impatiently, "What exactly does the Second Miss want to say? You know, if you can't produce any evidence and ruin the reputation of Linlang Pavilion, you can't bear the responsibility!"

Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry, Manager Qin? You only need to carefully identify the words engraved on this gold hairpin, and you will know whether it is real or fake."

The official was confused by what he heard. He glanced at Qin Deyou and slowly took the golden peony hairpin from Shen Shuyi's hand.

"The characters 'Ruyifang' on the hairpin are neatly written. They are not hand-carved, but stamped with a mold. Moreover, the two masters learned from the same master. Whenever they wrote the character 'Yi', they always liked to turn the pen back. The character 'Yi' on this hairpin is obviously not hand-carved."

Shen Shuyi's words were well-reasoned, which made Qin Deyou's heart beat fast.

Could it be that this gold hairpin is really fake?

At the beginning, he bought the goods from the apprentice of the master of Ruyifang because the price was cheaper. But since he was the apprentice of Ruyifang, how could he fake the goods?

Although the officer didn't understand, after looking carefully, he found that it was indeed as Shen Shuyi said, and immediately looked at Qin Deyou with a fierce face.

After all, what the other party said made sense, and with so many people watching, he couldn't go too far.

Qin Deyou immediately said, "How can you trust the second lady's one-sided statement?"

Shen Shuyi said confidently: "It's not difficult for Shopkeeper Qin to get evidence. He can ask the ladies present to see if anyone has jewelry from Ruyifang and borrow it to compare."

Zhao Xueqing said at this time: "What a coincidence, this hairpin of mine also came from Ruyifang. Although it is a jade hairpin, it can be used to compare the handwriting engraved on it without making any mistakes."

As she spoke, Zhao Xueqing took off a jade hairpin from her head. The hairpin was emerald green all over and was carved into the shape of a lotus leaf. The very top was dyed pink, making it look like two lotus buds.

The official took the two hairpins to compare, Qin Deyou's face turned green, and then he heard Shen Shuyi say: "Of course, if Shopkeeper Qin is worried, you can also ask the master of Ruyifang to come over, or send the hairpins to Ruyifang for comparison."

Seeing Shen Shuyi's confident words, the official next to him winked at him, and Qin Deyou said quickly: "There's no need to be so troublesome. We have a lot of Ruyifang jewelry upstairs. Miss Second will know at a glance..."

Having said that, Qin Deyou invited Shen Shuyi to the third floor.

After all, although there were not as many people on the second floor as downstairs, there were still more than ten guests. If this matter was really confirmed and spread, the reputation of Ruyifang would be ruined.

Shen Shuyi did not move. He smiled at Qin Deyou and said, "If I remember correctly, Manager Qin said before that he would do as much as you can with the money you give. The jewelry upstairs is worth a fortune. I'm afraid I can't afford it. What if something gets damaged..."

Qin Deyou's face turned blue and red for a moment, and he finally understood that Shen Shuyi had been waiting here after a circle.

Qin Deyou lowered his voice and said to Shen Shuyi: "Second Miss, this is your own shop. Why do you have to support that master and servant and affect the reputation of the shop? I will pick out two nice pieces of jewelry for you later, and you don't have to pay any money. Isn't it a happy ending!"

Shen Shuyi raised her eyebrows and said again: "I am just an unmarried woman. I don't understand business matters. As for what Shopkeeper Qin said about reputation or not, I don't really understand it."

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