Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"That's hard to say," Shopkeeper Lu, mindful of Xiao Chenze's instructions, deliberately said, "We don't dare to rescue just anyone here. As for the girl you mentioned, I've never heard of her. I wonder how you two are so sure someone rescued her? What if no one rescued her and she died like that, or was thrown out? Besides, you said there was a girl in the warehouse at the back, but we didn't see her. You can't just say that and then try to blame us."

When Zhuzi heard this, his face turned pale and he was about to get angry with the shopkeeper, but was stopped by Yuan Zhilin.

"I didn't expect that this kid from the Yuan family had a serious illness and was completely transformed. Even his personality changed completely." Xiao Chenze couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the scene outside.

"Yeah," Shen Li recalled the first time she met Yuan Zhilin, his arrogant face that deserved a beating, and then looked at the low-key and calm man outside, "He has really been reborn."

Yuan Zhilin then said, "Don't blame the shopkeeper for not trusting us. It's really because we weren't very honest in what we did. We should have told you the truth at the time. Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid to tell you that the girl the prefect's wife has been looking for recently is Brother Zhuzi's biological sister. If it weren't for the government's search, we would have sent her to the clinic for treatment long ago. She wouldn't have died of a fever and coma in the end. We had no other choice but to send her here."

This time, Manager Lu did not argue, but still refused to admit that he had saved such a person.

Yuan Zhilin sighed and said, "Brother Zhuzi and his sister depended on each other for survival. He was framed and almost lost his life. When he finally ran out to find his sister, he found that she was missing. If he hadn't been thinking about revenge all these years, he would have collapsed long ago."

"It was God's will that the two of them reunited in Mizhou City. The brother and sister cried at the time. You didn't see it, shopkeeper. If you had seen it, you would have cried too. Under such circumstances, how could Zhuzi just abandon his sister here and not care about her anymore?"

"That day, he dropped his sister off to unload the herbs, and when he went back to look for her, she was gone. It happened that the officers were searching for his wife and puppy, so he didn't dare shout, fearing the officers would hear him. He could only leave, feeling uneasy. He didn't tell the shopkeeper directly because there were officers nearby, and also because he was afraid the shopkeeper would refuse to help, which would have meant his sister would have died."

"When he couldn't find his sister, he didn't return to the barracks. Instead, he stayed at the inn across from our yard, constantly watching what was going on here from the window. Zhuzi said that up to now, our yard hasn't shipped any large items out, which proves that his sister hasn't been thrown out and is still in the yard. So, it seems that the innkeeper not only didn't hand his sister over to claim the reward, but also saved her, right?"

I have to say that he is a descendant of an aristocratic family, and he is smart. He speaks very logically, and his analysis is reasonable and very meticulous.

Yuan Zhilin pushed Zhuzi, and Zhuzi quickly took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Manager Lu.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Lu didn't take it, Zhuzi opened his purse, took out the contents and showed them to him, saying sincerely, "This is the earring I bought for my sister. In a hurry that day, my sister dropped one and didn't notice it. I picked it up when I went back to the corner to look for her. Shopkeeper, if you don't believe what we just said, please take this earring and see if my sister has such an earring on her ear. If not, please ask her where the other earring is. She must have taken it off and put it away."

That’s not necessary. Shopkeeper Lu has seen the earring.

At this point, it seemed there was nothing left to admit. Shopkeeper Lu finally relaxed and bowed, saying, "Don't worry, Miss Xing'er was indeed rescued by us."

Zhuzi knelt down upon hearing this, kowtowed three times, and said in a choked voice, "Thank you so much, boss, for your kindness. Thank you so much, thank you so much."

"Please stand up quickly, you're welcome," Shopkeeper Lu hurried to help him up, "Stand up and listen to what I have to say to you two."

Yuan Zhilin also hurriedly helped the pillar up and said to him, "Okay, now you don't have to worry. I told you your sister is blessed with good fortune and won't die. How is it? Did someone save her?"

"I wouldn't dare call you a noble lady," Shopkeeper Lu took over the conversation. "When we found Miss Xing'er, she was barely breathing. We pulled out all the medicine we had in our closet to give her. To avoid any accidents, we had to have people guarding her day and night. She was so unconscious that she couldn't even take the medicine. It was the people in our courtyard who did everything they could to force it in."

Zhuzi bowed again, his eyes red and his face full of gratitude.

Shopkeeper Lu quickly returned the greeting, saying, "I'm not saying this to earn your respect, but to make things clear with you two. You'll avoid being blamed later for having only men here and not having a female doctor to treat Miss Xing'er."

"That won't happen, absolutely not," Zhuzi and Yuan Zhilin said at the same time, "We are so grateful that we can't express it enough. We will never be ungrateful. Please rest assured, shopkeeper."

"Yes," Shopkeeper Lu nodded and said, "The officials said they were here to look for Gou Zi, and I felt something was wrong. So when I saw Miss Xing'er, regardless of whether the officials were coming for her or not, I didn't dare let them see me, so I hid Miss Xing'er in a very secret place."

"It wasn't until Miss Xing'er woke up and learned we had rescued her that she confessed she was the prefect's wife's maid. She had escaped because she had accidentally learned the prefect's secret, and the wife wanted to kill her to silence her."

Zhuzi and Yuan Zhilin looked at each other.

I didn't expect my sister to tell the shopkeeper everything. It's a good thing she told me.

"Although Miss Xing'er is out of danger now, the wound on her head hasn't healed yet, so she can't be exposed to the wind for the time being. And to prevent her condition from getting worse, she can't be moved around. So she needs to stay in the secret room for a few more days."

"You two need to give me a lowdown on the relationship between the Yan Family Army and the prefect. If it's a very good relationship, then for the sake of me saving someone, please keep it a secret from outsiders and don't tell anyone about saving Miss Xing'er. This is to prevent gossip from spreading and the prefect's wife from hearing about it. I'm a businessman and I can't afford to offend her."

"Our general and the prefect don't have a good relationship at all."

Before Shopkeeper Lu could finish, Zhuzi spoke hurriedly.

"That's good," Shopkeeper Lu pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "Then we're relieved. We're not on good terms with him, it's just business, and we don't dare to offend them openly."

"Yes, you'd better stay away from the prefect. He's not a good person. You don't know what will happen to you in the future. Be careful not to get implicated by him."

Before Zhuzi could finish his words, he was stopped by Yuan Zhilin's cough.

He bowed and said to Shopkeeper Lu, "Would you be so kind as to allow the two of us to go and see Sister Xing'er?"

The shopkeeper thought for a moment.

The eldest prince asked for more detailed interrogation and asked that as long as the person was correct, he should tell the truth.

If there is no problem, you can let them meet.

"Of course, I can, but..." He pointed at the people waiting outside and said slowly, "The fewer people who know about this, the better. You two should send them all away first."