The third prince became suspicious of the Liu sisters and quickly sent his confidants to investigate the Liu sisters.
Since Cheng'an County is far away from the capital, it will take ten days at the earliest before there is any news.
Aunt Zhou was also concerned about this. When she saw Du Wanchun going to the shop on weekdays, she asked her to bring eggs and duck eggs to Lady Liu and Lady Xu.
Du Wanchun became acquainted with Mrs. Liu during these two visits.
Lady Liu has a charming appearance, with slightly slanted almond eyes and a graceful figure. Even though she is getting older, her charm is still there. Middle-aged men who pass by her shop on weekdays can't help but look at her.
After Mrs. Li left the Zhoujia Incense Shop that day, she confronted Magistrate Li.
He never thought that after County Magistrate Li learned that she had caused the tragic death of the Liu family, he would kill her with a sword. If he hadn't been stopped by Young Master Li, Mrs. Li would have died that night. ?.?????.???
Perhaps because he still missed the old relationship between the couple, County Magistrate Li did not kill her, but just gave her a letter of divorce.
Mrs. Li held the divorce letter and cried in her room all night. By the next day, the news of Magistrate Li's divorce spread throughout Cheng'an County.
The commotion soon reached the ears of Mrs. Li’s family.
Mrs. Li's natal family is considered a wealthy businessman in Qingzhou Prefecture, and her family happens to be in the rouge business.
It's just that her family's rouge business is spread throughout Xuanyue Kingdom, and Lady Liu's shop is naturally inferior to it.
A few days later, Mrs. Li’s eldest brother and sister-in-law came to Li’s house.
Du Wanchun has been in the shop these days. He had just calculated some accounts from the previous days when he saw a group of people pouring into Lady Liu's rouge shop opposite.
All the rouge and gouache inside were thrown into the street.
It didn't take long for Lady Liu's cry to be heard from inside.
I heard a woman say in a very sharp voice: "You are just a little bitch, how dare you go against our Sun family! You don't even ask about the status of my Sun family in the capital! The rouge used by the imperial concubine is all from us House's!"
Concubine Wu uses the rouge from the Sun family the most, so the Sun family relies on this to dominate these small counties.
In the past, County Magistrate Li was often suppressed by his family.
Zhang Qiuhe stuck his head out and said, "Wan Chun, let's go over and have a look, otherwise we're going to kill someone!"
Du Wanchun nodded lightly, and the two hurriedly walked towards Madam Liu's rouge shop.
Shopkeepers from several other shops also rushed over.
"In broad daylight! How can you bully people like this?" Madam Xu, the teahouse owner, quickly helped Madam Liu up.
There were injuries on Mrs. Liu's face, and it was obvious that she had been beaten by them just now.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Sun family refused to let go, "She deserves it. She deserves it for seducing someone else's husband!"
Madam Xu was furious when she heard this, "That damn wasn't her, she was your good sister! Back then, the young couple had already been engaged, and they were a definite couple. If it hadn't been for your Sun family ruining her family, now It’s not your sister’s turn to be the county magistrate’s wife!”
Other shopkeepers also echoed, "That's right, no matter what, you can't smash up the store and beat people up!"
Most of the shopkeepers in this street are from poor farmers and earn a living with just a few taels of silver, so they are usually quite harmonious.
Especially since the Zhou family opened a shop here, the business on their street has become more and more prosperous, and the relationship between the neighbors has become better and better.
Lady Liu, a weak woman, gradually received a lot of care and protection from them.
Seeing them all gathered here, the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Sun family felt somewhat at a disadvantage.
Madam Xu took this opportunity and led a group of shopkeepers to drive their people out.
With this rush, both sides actually started to take action.
Zhang Qiuhe quickly pulled Du Wanchun to hide aside and sighed: "The Sun family is so courageous. They suppressed County Magistrate Li and dared to beat people in front of so many people!"
At this time, someone in the crowd said, "It's not because of Concubine Wu's support!"
Du Wanchun frowned when she heard this. She quickly looked towards the crowd and saw Madam Xu.
She asked Madam Xu: "The Sun family is just a rouge vendor, how come they are related to Concubine Wu?"
Madam Xu lowered her head and whispered back: "Wan Chun, you don't know, I heard from people in the same village a few years ago that the eldest brother of the Sun family has some affection for Concubine Wu."
"Love?" Du Wanchun asked doubtfully, "What love?"
Madam Xu shook her head, "I don't know what it is specifically. When I was in Linxian, I heard a girl from the Sun family say that the eldest brother of the Sun family has a close relationship with Concubine Wu, so Concubine Wu likes to use their family's rouge."
As Du Wanchun listened, he seemed to smell something unusual.
