bookrebus Chapter 418: A group of ants actually dared to plot against me!
Chapter 418: A group of ants actually dared to plot against me!
He returned to the palace and informed the Crown Prince of this matter, "Your Highness, fortunately you are wise and gave the recipe to others, otherwise they would have blocked the Eastern Palace today."
The prince held the porcelain white wine cup in his fingertips and played with it, his eyes raised, "As long as they don't make trouble in front of me, let them go to Yongning Marquis Mansion to vent their anger."
Zhu San didn't feel any sympathy for the people in Yongning Marquis' Mansion.
When the prince handed the affairs of Zhennifang over to Bai Yanlang, those people took advantage of the power in their hands to gain benefits.
Having gained benefits, it is only right that I suffer a little now.
At the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, Bai Yanlang finally entered the mansion with the help of Li He.
It took him an hour to cover a distance of only a few dozen meters.
His hair was disheveled and his whole body looked like it was falling apart. He didn't know which old bastard had secretly attacked him and beat him so hard that he almost died on the spot.
Bai Qingyu and others saw him and hurried to greet him.
"Second brother, what did Youyou say?"
Bai Yanlang was panting. He smoothed his scattered hair and took out the wrinkled deed from his arms.
"Youyou only gave me this and said you will understand after you see it."
Bai Qingyu took the deed from his hand and recognized it at a glance as a document signed by Zhen Nifang.
His eyes fell on the word "one year" circled in cinnabar. He was a little confused at first, but after a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Never mind the loss of the shop, the biggest expense was the 2,000 taels of silver that had to be paid as a signboard fee.
if--
Bai Yanlang took a few sips of tea and asked anxiously, "Brother, do you see anything strange?"
Old Mrs. Qiao stood beside Bai Qingyu, her eyes also fell on the words circled in cinnabar, her eyes moved, "The contract said that the two thousand taels of silver for the signboard fee is for one year, but it's not even a year yet!"
"Since it hasn't been a full year, you can withdraw!"
Bai Yanmei exclaimed, and a smile instantly appeared on her face, "Let's go, let's go find Yong'an Hou and return the silver!"
Although the shop was also losing money, the big portion returned was just enough to fill the hole.
When the other merchants in the room heard this, they quickly took out their deeds, read them carefully, and suddenly understood.
Bai Qingyu looked at them and said loudly, "Everyone, this Zhennifang belongs to the Yong'an Marquis, and my second brother is just working for someone else. The contract says that the signboard fee of 2,000 taels of silver is for one year. Now, Zhennifang has closed down before the end of the year, so this contract is naturally invalid. If you want to return the money, go to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion."
"Yes, yes, it was Zhen Ni Fang that breached the contract first, so we have to go and return the money!"
"Let's go, let's go early and come back early before it gets dark."
When everyone heard this, they all rushed to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
For a time, the former Yong'an Marquis Mansion, now the Jiang Mansion, was extremely lively.
When Zhu San got the news, his face suddenly changed, "Why are they going to Yong'an Marquis Mansion?"
"It's because of the deed."
The secret guard repeated Bai Qingyu's words, and Zhu San's heart sank suddenly.
Neither he nor the prince noticed this, but they actually found an opportunity!
The prince was drinking tea and listening to music in his mansion when Zhu San came to report in a panic, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
The prince frowned and sat up straight on the couch, "What are you so scared about?"
Zhu San told the story again, looking worried, "Your Highness, they were informed of the loophole in the contract of Zhennifang, and now they have all gone to Master Jiang."
The prince put down his teacup, his eyes turned cold, "A bunch of ants dared to plot against me!"
He stood up and paced back and forth. After a moment, he ordered, "Zhu San, take some people with you and go to Jiang's house to watch over it. My uncle is not here now, so don't let those merchants act too recklessly!"
"Your Highness, most of the people making trouble are the princes, nobles and wealthy families. If this matter gets out of hand, it may be disadvantageous to you."
"There are more than 10,000 shops in Zhennifang. If we need to refund the money, it will be several million taels. Where can I get so much money in such a short time?"
The prince lost all his leisure time. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking more anxious than ever. He didn't expect that this seemingly perfect situation would have such a loophole.
"Take your men and stabilize them first, and I will think of a solution later."
"Yes."
Zhu San took the order and left.
At this time, the entrance of Jiang Mansion was crowded with people, and many merchants were clamoring to see Mr. Jiang to seek an explanation.
The butler was blocking the door, his forehead covered with sweat.
"Everyone, everyone! My master has not been in the mansion recently. If you have anything to do, please wait until our Marquis returns to the mansion before coming."
A merchant dressed in dark blue brocade stood at the front of the crowd and said, "Butler Jiang, we have no intention of offending you, but the contract is written in black and white, and we hope that Master Jiang will come out and give us justice."
"Marquis Yongning, our master is really not in the mansion, you should come back another day!"
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Zhu San arrived with his men.
"What are you all doing here?" Zhu Sanda shouted.
When the merchants saw the people from the Eastern Palace coming, they suddenly became quieter.
Zhu San looked at everyone and bowed slightly, "Everyone, Master Jiang is not at home, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come and handle this matter. Although there is ambiguity in the contract, Zhen Ni Fang is now closed, and the prescription has been given to you before. We agreed at the time that you will bear your own profits and losses."
"Master Zhu, the prescription is the prescription, and the contract is the contract." The merchant in dark blue brocade clothes held the contract in his hand and said, "This contract is written clearly in black and white. The two thousand taels of silver are the one-year signboard fee. Now that it has not been a year, you should return half of it."
"Yes, we agreed to a year, but you closed down after only half a year. We haven't even calculated the other losses yet, but you can't refuse to refund the signboard fee!"
"That's right, you must return this money!"
"Money back!"
"Give me back! Give me back!!"
The law does not hold everyone responsible, and if someone takes the lead, those people will become fearless.
Bai Youyou stood at the corner, looking at the angry crowd, with a sarcastic smile on her face.
The prince had killed twenty-three of her people, causing her to suffer heavy losses, and now she wanted to escape safely.
snort!
Don't even think about it!
It was getting dark, and the noise here was so loud that it attracted a lot of onlookers.
"It's almost done, let the people who were assigned do it!"
Following Bai Youyou's order, several sturdy men in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Master Jiang is hiding from us, everyone rush in and ask Master Jiang for justice!"
Everyone was already very excited, and immediately rushed to the main gate of Jiang Mansion.
The housekeeper and servants fought hard and the scene was in chaos.
Zhu San was horrified when he saw this and hurriedly ordered his men to stop them. However, these merchants were like crazy and could not be stopped at all.
At this moment, a group of soldiers came over, and the leader, Xu Lingyun, shouted loudly: "Stop it! Gathering a crowd to cause trouble is disgraceful!"
But these merchants refused to give in. The merchant in navy blue brocade clothes came forward and cried, "Sir, we are just asking for the money we deserve. The Jiang family was the first to defraud us!"
Xu Lingyun knew about this when these people surrounded the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. After patiently listening to their story, he walked up to Zhu San and said in a sharp voice, "Sir Zhu, if you don't want the matter to get bigger, you'd better persuade His Highness to pay money to settle the matter. Otherwise, I will report it to the emperor and let him put an end to this matter!"