Seeing Qiaohui's wrath, Qin was furious. Three days ago, Su Wan had asked Linglong to come and explain, but she was in a hurry to get to the farm, thinking it was a minor matter, and asked Nanny and Suixin to handle it. Who could have known Su Wan would be so bold as to treat her like this?

But on second thought, how could Su Wan be so cruel? Even if Su Yanci taught her something, her personality wouldn't change so quickly. It must be that what Qiao Hui said was too unpleasant.

"Tell me, what did you do?"

Qiao Hui, lying on the ground, was startled. She had knelt for nearly four hours that day. After returning, Su Wan's smiling face and those words kept flashing in her dreams, disturbing her mind. Now that Qin was angry again, she felt her whole body numb. But how could she dare to tell the truth? She hesitated and said, "I didn't say anything. I just said a few more words, and the Second Young Master's wife punished me severely for the whole night. I hope the First Young Master's wife will understand."

Qin snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm that idiot? You don't really think I'm kinder than Su Wan? Besides, is your brain full of mush? If I were you, I'd definitely smash your mouth and still not vent my anger!"

Qiaohui suddenly became nervous, "I am just angry at Yu Luo's attitude, I just feel..." Suddenly she realized, yes, why did she go to someone else's yard to curse?

She remembered that she had said a few unpleasant things and was scolded by Yu Luo. They had argued for a while, but Yu Luo had been so angry that day that she stood up for Su Wan and made faces at her. She was furious. Who dared to challenge her? Yu Luo had taken off running, mocking her as she ran. She was getting more and more angry. More and more angry, so she followed Yu Luo to the courtyard, and then...

Qiao Hui's expression froze instantly. Did Yu Luo do this on purpose?

Qin looked at Qiaohui's pale face and incredible expression, and cursed herself in her heart for taking in such a brainless person.

Then a nanny came out from behind. She was the mistress of the Qin family and was here to teach Qin how to do things. Because of the complicated relationship between the Qin family and the Wen family, this nanny had some status in the mansion.

"Madam, no matter what, you can't suffer this loss."

Qin lowered her eyes with impatience, "Mammy is right, I will get it back." It is true that we should not give up at this point, but we still need to find an opportunity.

The atmosphere froze, and Sui Xin, standing nearby, shrank back. She'd wanted to tell him about how she'd taken it upon herself to teach Su Wan a lesson the day Qin left, only to be caught by Liu Shang. But it was a shameful thing to do, so she decided not to bring it up at this point.

"exquisite."

"I'm here." Linglong walked forward with her head lowered.

Unlike the other servants in the courtyard, Linglong was specially placed by Qin and her mother-in-law to be by Su Wan's side. "If she makes any moves in the future, report them immediately." Although she still didn't take Su Wan seriously, she had to be on guard.

Linglong agreed and returned to Tingyuxuan.

"I will not punish you today. If you embarrass me again in the future, it will not be as simple as a beating." Qin has never been a good person. The reason she did this was to make her attitude clear to Su Wan.

Thinking about the fact that Su Wan had sent all the servants back, Qin felt a little depressed. She thought that she might as well take this opportunity to recruit a few more smart ones, so she took her people and left the yard.

Just as she walked out of the door, a servant came to report: "Madam, a woman in the shop is anxious to see you."

Qin said with a look of disgust: "Which shop is this? Is it as urgent as my business?" Seeing that the maid said nothing, she waved her hand impatiently.

"Madam, Madam." Before the person arrived, the shrill voice made Qin feel disgusted. She was always worried about him.

The woman stumbled over, but lost her footing and fell to the ground. She pushed Qin, causing her to stumble backwards. This further inflamed the already angry Qin.

She kicked the old woman and said, "Even if I were reincarnated, I wouldn't be reborn like you!"

Ignoring the pain, the old woman climbed up and cried, "Madam, help me."

"Then we need to find a doctor!"

The old woman cried loudly, "Yes, it's the Second Young Master and the Young Madam." Qin closed her eyes and sighed, looking up at the sky. Is this Su Wan a ghost? She gritted her teeth and maintained the last bit of rationality and said, "Speak!"

The nanny cried, "The Second Young Master's wife's people drove this old slave out of the silk shop!"

Qin opened her eyes and suddenly frowned, "Why?"

"I don't know either. I was doing my job well, but the manager asked me to do chores the day before yesterday and kicked me out yesterday." She used to be an accountant, and this job was both easy and profitable.

"I am an old man who lives by the side of the old lady. How can the young lady treat an old slave like this?" She hugged Qin's thigh and burst into tears. Qin had a headache and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. What on earth was Su Wan going to do?

"What about my husband who is bedridden? Madam Young Master——"

Qin gritted her teeth and shouted, "Where is the Second Young Master's wife!?"

"This old servant sends his regards to the Second Young Master's wife."

In the backyard of Mingxiangxuan, Manager Liu stood in front of the screen and bowed respectfully.

Su Wan, who was sitting behind the screen and under the veil, didn't know that Yu Luo was deliberately making Qin's people look bad, nor did she know that Qin was about to come and chop her with a knife. She smiled gently and charmingly.

"Uncle Liu, no need to be so polite."

Uncle Liu? Manager Liu was surprised. After not seeing his wife for half a year, she seemed to be much more friendly.

"Come closer and talk."

Manager Liu was at a loss, "Madam, this is against the rules."

Su Wan spoke in a gentle voice, "You and those elderly people were once the people my mother trusted the most. My mother passed away many years ago, and you have devoted yourselves to running the shop for me. To me, you are my family, my relatives. There is no need for family members to be too restrained."

These words warmed Manager Liu's heart.

Su Wan signaled Liuyan to serve tea, and Manager Liu bowed and sat down.

"I have found the person Madam asked me to investigate. He is a tea merchant."

Su Wan was puzzled. "Tea merchant?"

"Yes, I've been doing business for many years and have some unconventional skills."

Su Wan frowned, "The Duke's Mansion has been purchasing goods from other countries recently, so how could they have any dealings with such an unofficial person?"

Just as she finished speaking, Su Wan suddenly realized, "Is she passing off inferior goods as genuine ones?"

Manager Liu was very pleased to see Su Wan's quick reaction. "It's been a long time since we last met. My lady has grown a lot."

"But that tea is mostly sold to royalty and nobles. They've tried everything. Can't they taste it?"

Steward Liu smiled faintly, "That's the problem. He just doesn't dare sell it to the princes and nobles."

Su Wan raised her eyelashes, "The ones given to the nobles are genuine, while the ones sold to the common people are fake. This way, I can still make back the difference."

Although there is a distinction between the gentry and the common people in Changguo, they have no qualms about making money from the common people.

"My wife is smart. However, most of them first sell the goods to tea merchants in those places, and then the tea merchants sell them."

"Are the tea merchants involved?"

Manager Liu shook his head. In my opinion, "Most of them were probably deceived."

Su Wan smiled slightly, "That's easy to say."

"Arrange some people to squat in front of the tea shop and wait for the tea merchants. Also, I remember that Uncle Liu has some brothers from the Cao Gang who are close friends."

Uncle Liu nodded, "Yes, there are some, and they are credible."

Su Wan's eyebrows curved slightly. "Then I'll have to ask them for help. Also, I want you to help me check someone."

"Ma'am, please tell me."

"His name is Shen Wenqin, and he's a scholar."

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