As soon as He Lanzhou arrived, the momentum of these menacing men weakened by three points. Under the eyes of the imperial officials, they did not dare to do anything to hit or hurt anyone anymore, and they all calmed down.
"Congratulations, Sir." The big men said: "This black shop has made the face of Cao Min's sister look like this. Now that my sister has been divorced, she doesn't even dare to come out of the door. Cao Min is just angry and wants an explanation. .”
He pulled the woman, and she took off the cloth covering her face with tears in her eyes, revealing her red, swollen and ulcerated face to others again. When He Lanzhou saw it for the first time, he was also shocked by the tragic situation. She quickly covered herself with a cloth and hid behind the big men.
The big men said angrily: "Master He, look at it, my sister is not married yet, and the rest of her life will be ruined by this black shop! If you have a sister in your family, you must understand how the common people are feeling now!"
The onlookers all agreed and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the crowd was passionate and the echoes were getting louder and louder, He Lanzhou had to stop everyone: "Everyone, I will handle this matter impartially. If it is true that makeup is harmful to others, I will never let it go."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and asked Wen Yiqing: "Wen... Shopkeeper Wen, what do you say?"
"My rouge will never harm anyone." Wen Yiqing shook his head and said: "Everything in my shop has been tested by myself before I dare to sell it in the shop with confidence. Even I use these rouges. If It’s such a harmful thing, how dare I use it on myself.”
Everyone looked at her face intently.
Her skin was porcelain white and translucent. At first glance, not to mention redness and swelling, there was no blemish at all.
The big man said: "You said it all by yourself. Who knows if the thing you use yourself and the one you sell to others are the same thing?"
There were also many female customers who had patronized the scene. At this time, they all said: "On weekdays, when Mrs. Wen entertains guests, she tries it out for us herself. All the rouges are placed in the shop and can be taken easily. There is no difference between them." That's it. Seeing that the rouge worked extremely well on Madam Wen's face, the female guests were tempted and willingly took out their money.
"I just said that this matter can't be explained in a few words. You can report it to the government and ask the government to testify. You guys didn't agree and even smashed my shop." Wen Yiqing raised his eyebrows angrily and looked at He looked sharply at the big men: "Since Mr. Xiao He is here, why not ask Mr. Xiao He to be a witness. You said that it was my rouge that harmed people. You are baseless. Do you have any evidence?"
He Lanzhou nodded.
The people whispered among themselves: "Yes, where is the evidence?"
"Since you're here to ask for an explanation, why didn't you dare to report it to the official?"
"My wife has also bought makeup from this store before, but she has never seen anything bad."
The big men came prepared and quickly took out a round porcelain box: "Is this yours?"
The containers in the powder shop are all custom-made.
The lid of the ceramic rouge box still had the name of the hairpin shop printed on it. Now it was scattered all over the ground, and each one was exactly the same as the one in the big man's hand.
All the witnesses and evidence were there. He Lanzhou thought for a moment and turned his head: "What about Shopkeeper Wen?"
Wen Yiqing pondered: "When did you buy the rouge?"
The big man and others were stunned for a moment: "What?"
Wen Yiqing waved to the clerk, who quickly found the account book from behind the counter and handed it to her hand.
Seeing everyone's confusion, the waiter explained: "Our boss is very careful and keeps records carefully. He remembers exactly who bought which rouge every day."
The price of her makeup is not low, and most of the female customers are wives of high-ranking officials. They all have their own preferences and habits, and no one should be neglected. Wen Yiqing wrote them down with paper and pen.
The big man and others did not expect this to happen. They panicked for a moment and casually mentioned a date: "The ninth day of June."
Wen Yiqing turned to the ninth day of June and smiled. The big man's heart was lifted.
She raised her eyes and glanced at He Lanzhou. Seeing his curiosity, she stretched out her hand and spread the account book in front of him. He Lanzhou glanced at it, but still didn't understand, so Wen Yiqing explained: "The box of rouge in his hand is called Lihuaxue."
Their handsome and handsome Master Xiao He looked down at them again, and then he also laughed. The people watching were all curious and stretched their necks to see.
"On the ninth day of June, I sold only eight boxes of pear blossom snow. They all went to Zhang Shilang's house." He Lanzhou asked: "What is your sister's name?"
No matter what she is called, she will definitely not be the daughter of the Vice Minister's Mansion.
The big man was sweating profusely: "I remember wrongly, it might be the tenth day of June..."
Wen Yiqing interjected: "After the ninth day of June, the shop no longer sells pear blossom snow."
"I...I remembered it wrong again!" The big man said in a panic: "It's May...May 20th."
There was no need to check the accounts anymore. The two looked at each other and He Lanzhou closed the account book directly and said: "On May 20th, this shop is not open at all."
During that time, Wen Yiqing went to the palace, and the shop was also resting and closed for many days.
He Lanzhou: "You said that your sister's face was ruined by rouge, but you can't even tell when you bought the rouge. I'll take a look. It's better to call a doctor first."
"Doctor please?!"
"Whether her face was damaged by rouge or there are other reasons, the doctor will know at a glance."
The big men panicked, and the woman whose face was covered with a cloth stopped crying and kept hiding back.
"When the doctor comes to investigate, if Rouge really harmed people, the government will seek justice for you." He Lanzhou said: "If not, you deliberately made trouble, deliberately framed, and destroyed other people's shops, and you can't escape the blame."
How dare they check again? They tried to leave in a panic, but the door was blocked by onlookers. The big man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hands to push the people away, and was about to rush out when he looked up and saw a group of officers and soldiers hurriedly running towards them not far away.
Several people were horrified and already had guilty consciences. Now they were even more panicked and turned around to escape, but the common people had already shouted: "Official gentlemen, this group of people is causing trouble!"
Chen Yun returned one step slower than Guan Chai.
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p; He ran over sweating profusely and saw only the backs of the group being taken away.
"Qing Niang, I heard that you were in trouble..." When he saw He Lanzhou, he stopped and asked warily: "Why are you here?"
"It was Mr. He who happened to be passing by and came to help and stopped me." Even so, Wen Yiqing looked down at the mess and the rouge powder scattered all over the floor, and couldn't help but sigh.
She thought of something and glanced back, then quickly looked away.
He Lanzhou followed her gaze and quickly remembered the pair of cloud shoes stained with rouge.
"Miss Wen, I will find out who ordered those people here." He also saw the mess on the ground and said, "I will find a way to make those people compensate you for the losses you suffered today."
Wen Yiqing said softly: "I don't dare to trouble Mr. He. I will go to the government to inquire about what happens next."
He Lanzhou smiled heartily: "Being an official in the court is not only a matter for the people of the capital, but also my responsibility."
After saying that, he glanced quietly to the back room, frowned slightly, and thought to himself: Just now Miss Wen was being made things difficult for someone, but that person was hiding behind and did not dare to show up. It was really embarrassing for a man.
The person inside refused to come out. Although he was curious, he couldn't barge in rudely, so he could only say goodbye first and make inquiries later.
Wen Yiqing didn't try to persuade him to stay. Shen Yun returned and wanted to stay with her to help clean up the mess, but she sent him away with a few words.
After everyone was gone, she went to the back room to check. She lifted the door curtain, but it was empty inside. remember
Only the remains of rouge were left on the ground, and no one was there long ago.
…
Shen Yungui quickly caught up with He Lanzhou.
"Master He, wait."
He stopped and said, "Mr. Shen, is there something wrong?"
Shen Yungui looked at him and said somewhat reluctantly: "Thanks to you today."
"It doesn't matter." He Lanzhou was anxious to inquire about the purpose of those people just now. He just recognized that the officers and soldiers who came to arrest people were from Dali Temple. This is not the responsibility of Dali Temple, but I don’t know who invited people from Dali Temple. "If Mr. Shen is fine, I still have important matters to attend to. Please take the first step."
"I have something to tell you."
"What?"
Shen Yungui lowered his voice: "Master He, do you still remember the person I told you about before? I have found out that his surname is Chen."
"List?"
"Excuse me, please ask again. Is there any family named Chen in Beijing?" Shen Yungui said, "Master He should still remember what he had agreed with Shen before?"
Of course he remembers.
There were many people in Beijing with the surname Chen. He couldn't think of any clues for the moment, so he could only write them down for now, say goodbye to Shen Yungui in a hurry, and go to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple has just arrested someone and is currently trying him, but he still has no clue. He Lanzhou waited for a while and then asked who came to report the crime. The people in Dali Temple didn't know anything about it. They only knew that it was the person who was ordered to be arrested by Lord Di himself.
He sat for a while and drank half a cup of tea. Suddenly, someone came in a hurry from the palace.
The emperor urgently summoned him to the palace.
He Lanzhou didn't dare to delay and immediately got up and went forward. But at the gate of the palace, he met Marquis Xuanping, who was summoned with him.
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dusk.
The sunset fills the sky.
Shanshan held Shi Shi's hand and stood with him in front of a mutton pancake stall, watching eagerly with his mouth watering.
This mutton pancake restaurant is also famous in Beijing, with long queues all day long. Shanshan watched with his own eyes. The stall owner grabbed a large handful of minced meat and wrapped it in the dough. The minced meat had been processed in advance, added with chopped green onion and spices, and was rolled into a thin pancake with a rolling pin. A large amount of sauteed meat was sprinkled on both sides. The sesame seeds were then roasted in the iron stove. After a while, the aroma came out.
She took a deep breath.
The rich fragrance penetrated the tip of the nose and fell lightly into the stomach.
She touched her belly, and a long growl came from her round belly.
"Brother Shitou, it smells so good."
Shitou: "Yeah."
"Alas." She sighed sadly: "Brother Shitou, don't look at it. We have no money and can't afford scones."
Shitou took out a few copper coins from his arms: "I have them."
"Brother Shitou, where did you get the money?"
"Ms. Wen gave it to me."
Wen Yiqing would also give him pocket money every month. Although it was not as much as Shanshan, he had nothing to spend on it, so he saved it all.
Now it has become a mutton pancake and entered Shanshan's belly.
Shanshan didn't ask for much, he only bought one and shared half with Shitou. She watched Shi Shi quickly finish the meal in two or three bites, and took out the remaining silver to count.
"Brother Shitou, can I eat pea yellow tomorrow?"
"Um."
Shanshan raised her little feet and held half a pancake, feeling very satisfied.
Although she couldn't afford Baozhizhai's snacks, she wasn't picky about food either. The food sold at Beijing's stalls was cheap and delicious. Although Brother Shitou doesn't have much money, after a while, if she goes to her mother to beg for mercy, maybe her mother will be willing to give her next year's pocket money on credit...
Her joy lasted only until she returned home.
Shanshan raised his head and asked the maid to wipe the sesame off his face, and then heard the nanny talking to the side.
Her shop was smashed into pieces!
The half-eaten scone in her hand fell to the ground with a thud.
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