Qin Yue'e opened Yunshanfang for business as usual, and soon someone came to the door.

Qin Yue'e went to greet him with a smile, but she found him to be ferocious and menacing. Her smile froze as she looked at the mean-looking old woman, "I wonder if this old lady wants to buy fabric or ready-made clothes?"

The old woman stood at the door and didn't go in. She snorted heavily, "Who would dare to wear the ready-made clothes in your store? These are conscienceless and harmful things. They are expensive and deadly!"

Qin Yue'e stopped smiling now. It seemed like she was looking for trouble. She said stubbornly, "You need evidence for what you say! We're open for business, and you dare to slander us?"

As more and more people passed by, the old woman said angrily, "Evidence, right?" She pulled the woman wearing a veil next to her, lifted her wrist, and pulled up her sleeve, revealing a red rash.

The old woman burst into tears. "Look everyone, my daughter is getting engaged soon, and I wanted to make her a beautiful dress, so I ordered a red dress from Yunshan Shop. But not long after she put it on, she broke out in a rash all over her body. I called a doctor, and he said she came into contact with something unclean."

Qin Yue'e said coldly, "Oh, who knows if your daughter wore my clothes to meet her lover somewhere secretly, and she even pushed her dirty things onto the clothes. I've been making clothes for so many years, when have there ever been any quality problems?"

The old woman was so angry that her chest hurt. "You're talking nonsense! My daughter is innocent and never leaves the house. If she didn't come here to ask for an explanation, she wouldn't even come here!"

The woman under the veil burst into tears.

At this time, an old doctor came forward and shouted, "A woman's reputation is more important than anything else. Madam, please be more discerning with your words! I can testify that it is indeed a problem with the material. If you don't believe me, see for yourself!"

He put the red dress into clear water through his handkerchief, poked it a few times with a stick, and then picked it up. The clear water turned red. He took out a silver needle and dipped it in the water. The tip of the needle was a little black, which was frightening.

The onlookers saw it clearly, were shocked and talked about it.

The prices of custom-made clothes at Yunshanfang are high, so most of them are purchased by wealthy people. Few of the onlookers buy clothes, so most of them are there to watch the fun.

Qin Yue'e looked at their indignant expressions and said angrily, "You're all in cahoots. Who can prove that this clothing was bought by my family? Who can prove that this water is clean? You took everything, and yet you want to slander me with empty words! Are you trying to extort money from me, or are these other shops trying to harass us because they don't like our good business?"

The old doctor stroked his beard angrily. "I've been practicing medicine in the capital for decades. Everyone has seen how I conduct myself. How could I possibly give false testimony? You, woman, are truly taking things too far!"

"Hmph, even the future Princess Yi chose my family to make her wedding dress. Doesn't that prove my family's innocence? You bunch of clueless people, get out of here right now. If you don't, I'll report you to the police!" Qin Yue'e was extremely arrogant.

The old woman sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and crying, "Just because you have Princess Yi as your backer, you can bully us common people? My daughter's appearance has been damaged, and it will be difficult for her to get married in the future. That will ruin her life! This is a sin. I will not live anymore!"

The woman under the veil also hugged her and cried, "Mother, what should I do?"

"Cry, cry, cry, why are you crying? If you want to die, go die far away. Don't die in front of my store. It's unlucky!" Qin Yue'e asked the shop assistants to come out with brooms to drive people away.

"What are you doing? Disperse!" A team of officers and soldiers arrived at the scene and stopped the noisy scene.

Qin Yue'e smiled and said, "Sir, I don't know what brings you here, but you've arrived just in time. Hurry up and arrest these two troublemakers. They're just causing trouble for you!"

She wisely took out a purse and quietly slipped it to him.

But the yamen runner glanced at her but didn't take it. "Are you the proprietress of Yunshanfang?"

"Yes." Qin Yue'e felt a little uneasy. Why didn't the money work? Could it be that it was too little?

"Someone is accusing you of selling poisonous clothes at Yunshanfang, which has caused disfigurement. Come with us now."

Qin Yue'e froze in place after hearing these words, and then she thought of a retort, "Sir, it's unfair, they are the ones who slandered me. I've already been proven innocent!"

The old woman and her daughter stopped crying and quickly came over to kneel down. "Your Excellency, please understand. I and my daughter are also victims. We are willing to testify for the plaintiff. Please, sir, judge for us!"

The bailiff glanced at them and said, "Follow me!" Then he had Qin Yue'e taken away.

Qin Yue'e naturally refused, but she was no match for so many yamen runners. She only had time to ask her servant to run to the general's mansion for help before she was carried back by two yamen runners.

In the general's mansion, An Yan and Rong Yan were admiring the flowers. They picked the most beautiful ones to wear in their hair, and used the ordinary ones to make rouge.

At this time, a servant came to report that a clerk from Yunshanfang had come and said that his boss's wife had been taken away by officials from the yamen, and he wanted to ask the princess and the princess to rescue her because of her contribution to making clothes.

He has made great contributions to clothing manufacturing and he is quite shameless to say so.

She just had someone take Wang Xiaobao to fight crickets, let him get addicted, and squander his family fortune, but now he's involved with the government so soon?

An Yan frowned, "What did she do wrong? The government wouldn't just take someone away for no reason. It's only natural that someone should be punished for their mistakes. Why are they asking us for help?"

The servant was also at a loss for words. "That fellow hesitated and refused to speak, so I sent him away immediately."

"Wait." An Yan put down the flowers in her hand, "I'm going to see what's going on. Are you coming?"

Rong Yan looked at the half-finished rouge and the mess on the floor, and finally decided to finish it first. "I'll wait for you at home. Go ahead and be safe."

An Yan was more beautiful than a flower. She lifted Rong Yan's chin, pecked him on the lips, and then left gracefully.

Only Rong Yan was left, competing with Yanzhi to see who was redder.

When An Yan arrived at the yamen, the trial had already begun. She stood in the crowd outside and watched what was happening inside.

Seeing that she had just arrived and seemed to know nothing, the aunties next to her enthusiastically grabbed a handful of melon seeds for her and told her what had just happened while she was eating them.

It turned out that Yunshanfang had been selling inferior goods, using low-quality dyes, which had caused people to break out in rashes and become ill, leading to a lawsuit. Besides the two victims kneeling on the ground, several daughters of high-ranking officials had also been victimized, hidden behind the screen.

They were all good girls, how could they just let it go after being in trouble like this? That’s why this matter became such a big deal.

They were still indignant. They heard that the prices of clothes at Yunshanfang were shockingly high. Isn't this murder for money? What a sinister thing!

An Yan also joined in the condemnation. She really didn't expect that they would seek their own death even without her doing anything.

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