After the rebirth of the wronged soft girl, the devil's crematorium

Wen thought this was a good idea. After all, Su Wan knew those people better than Qin.

Wen looked at Su Wan and said, "Just go with your sister-in-law. Perhaps you can help her. Don't be afraid. I will have someone protect you outside."

Su Wan looked extremely nervous. How could she have ever seen such a thing?

Seeing the two people's eyes that refused to refuse, Su Wan agreed. "I just hope I can help my sister-in-law."

Soon, Su Wan and Qin came to the side room. Hearing the noise inside, Qin was frightened. She repeatedly told those guarding outside to rush in immediately if they heard any noise.

Accompanied by the sound of light footsteps, the gathered tea merchants looked behind the screen and saw two ladies wearing veils on their heads and brocade clothes coming before them.

The two of them sat on the cushions, and Qin lowered her voice and asked, "Who is it?"

The leading man said, "We are tea merchants from all over Dachang."

Qin signaled to the people behind her to ask Manager Liu, who was hiding outside the door, to identify these people and see if they had done business with him. Normally, how could a manager recognize so many tea merchants? However, these few people were the ones he had interacted with the most, so they left a deep impression on him.

Seeing the returning servant nod, Qin continued, "What do you want from me?"

The man snorted, "Stop pretending! We're here to demand an explanation. Your Duke's Mansion sold inferior tea, defrauding the people, and you want us to take the blame. If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll confront the authorities!"

Qin sneered, "What a joke! As the Young Lady of the Duke's Mansion, I'm supposed to behave properly. Why would I lie to you? Are you trying to blackmail my mansion? If that's the case, do you really think I wouldn't dare go to the government office?"

Qin spoke with the usual air of a mistress. The tea merchant saw that she was not at all panicked. Although he did not suspect that they were adulterating the products, he believed that this was the Duke's Mansion after all. If they joined forces with the government, he would be in trouble.

"We have seals and witnesses."

Qin took the seal and was relieved to see it wasn't hers. She sighed and said, "I don't know if it's true or not, but I really don't know anything about this. How about I ask the steward another day?"

"Stop wasting time. A few days ago, you had one of our brothers injured, and we haven't settled the score yet. If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't give up."

Qin frowned, "What a boast! Even if there's this seal, so what? It's not impossible to say it's a forgery. Do you have any witnesses?"

The tea merchants fell silent, leaving Qin confused for a moment.

She softened her tone, "I know your business is not easy, and I know you're frustrated, but I honestly didn't know about this matter. Besides, why would I lie to you? The Duke's Mansion wouldn't risk its reputation for personal gain." Qin straightened up and said, "If you really have witnesses, why don't we confront them face to face?"

The tea merchants looked at each other. A few days ago, someone approached them, claiming the goods they were importing from the Yong'an Teahouse in the capital were counterfeit. They knew they'd been cheated, but firstly, the people below them hadn't noticed, and secondly, how could they seek justice from the Duke's Mansion? But the man said the middleman had defected, and they could use him as leverage.

"When we get to court, there will be witnesses confronting us, but the manager isn't there. Could he have run away?"

Qin smiled faintly. "I don't know what the steward did, but I'm truly innocent. I also know you're innocent, but if this really goes to court, are you sure you can get away with it?"

The visitor thought that this was true.

"Let's put it this way. No matter what, it's not easy for you. Find the person and I'll confront him face to face to see who is the ruthless person who insulted my Zheng family. If it's really as you said, I'll pay compensation."

Seeing that Qin spoke in a steady and dignified manner and did not seem unreasonable, the tea merchants, led by the leader, asked, "How much compensation can you offer?"

"This needs to be discussed. If it's less, I can't compensate you for your losses, and if it's more, I can't give you anything. I'm a woman, and I don't want to go to the government office because of the servants' mistakes, nor do I want to make a big deal out of it. We have to discuss everything for our own sake."

"I wonder if you guys can represent the others? If there are more than just you, then what you say doesn't count."

She wanted to see if there were any accomplices.

Several businessmen lowered their heads and murmured. This was true, but before they came, someone reminded them not to agree to anything they heard in a hurry. The one who was really anxious was the Zheng family.

"What are you still hesitating about? My sister-in-law has already given in. If it's true, we'll sign and seal it later. You hand over the person, we'll pay the money, and that's it."

Qin was not surprised by Su Wan's sudden remarks, as she didn't mention signing a contract.

Su Wan whispered, "Is this the only way to show our sincerity?"

However, the tea merchants on the opposite side were somewhat dissatisfied with the inexplicable threat from this lady. Seeing how anxious they were, it meant that the eldest young master's wife was not uninvolved.

Seeing that those people had been discussing for a long time without answering, Qin Shi endured it and said, "Where is the person? Can you tell me now?"

"Of course, the person is with us. Our people are still waiting. Besides, there are people waiting for the eldest young lady to apologize. We have to ask the lady to come with us.

Qin was already seething with anger at the tea merchants' aggressive behavior, but she was worried about finding them. Wouldn't it be best to catch them all and get the money back?

At this moment, she looked at Su Wan and felt that she was slightly more pleasing to the eye. If this matter could be resolved smoothly, she would live in peace with her.

Qin immediately agreed and sent someone to inform Wen. Wen immediately had the outer courtyard manager find a few efficient guards to quietly follow Su Wan and Qin, and then went with the group of merchants to their current residence.

When the carriage passed through the downtown area and arrived in front of a courtyard, Qin realized that this group of bastards were hiding near her teahouse.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw no less than twenty people looking at the door. Qin was immediately shocked. Why are there so many people!

The tea merchant explained the situation to the group. A woman came out and asked, "How much compensation are you planning to pay?"

"Let's see the witness first. If it's really the manager who did it, one hundred taels is the deal!"

"Dream on!" A strong man suddenly ran out and said, "Look at what you've done to our brothers. You're sending us off with just a hundred taels? No way!"

Qin was even more annoyed than her. "I've already backed down. I don't know if it was the steward who did this. I only softened my heart because I saw how hard it was for you. Don't push your luck!"

"Who should those injured people and those who bought tea go to for justice?" A woman suddenly stood up with a firm look in her eyes, causing Su Wan, who was silent beside her, to raise her eyebrows.

Qin originally hated dealing with this group of people, and her patience had reached its limit: "Then what do you say we should do?"

"Two hundred taels per person. You will pay for the medicine, and we will not bother you any more. If you don't agree, we will meet with the government."

Qin became anxious when she heard this.

"Two hundred taels? You're going too far! It wasn't my sister-in-law who beat him up. You should go find the one who beat him up. Why are you pestering my sister-in-law? You're still holding back on handing over the witness. Are you trying to extort money from us?"

Su Wan's words touched Qin's heart, and her eyes suddenly flashed.

"what!"

Just as she turned to look at Su Wan, someone threw a straw bag at Qin.

Qin was furious, "Which untouchable hurt me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like adding a basin of water to a boiling oil pan, which caused the pan to explode.

"They are lying to us!" said the group of people as they rushed forward.