The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

Xia Yechen sneered and looked at Fu Yin: "What evidence do you have to prove that Liu Ran intentionally hurt the shopkeeper?"

Fu Yin pointed to the wounds on the shopkeeper's body and said, "These are all done by Liu Ran. We have witnesses to prove it."

Xia Yechen, Zhou Xiaoyuan clearly knew that according to Liu Ran's character, he would definitely not do such a thing for no reason. They looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

Xia Yechen said solemnly: "There must be a hidden agenda in this matter. We don't want to just let it go."

Fu Yin looked troubled, but still said calmly: "Miss Zhou, the evidence for this matter is conclusive. We will not unjustly accuse a good person, and we will not let a bad person go."

"Liu Ran was indeed injured by the shopkeeper. There is no room for turning around in this case."

Zhou Xiaoyuan interrupted him angrily: "What do you mean there is no room for recovery? You officials will bully us common people!"

"You just arbitrarily convict someone without thorough investigation. It's simply lawless!"

With that said, Zhou Xiaoyuan stepped forward and punched Fu Yin so hard that he staggered. Seeing Zhou Xiaoyuan's menacing attack, Fu Yin did not dare to fight back.

He could only swallow the breath and stand there with an ugly expression.

Zhou Xiaoyuan looked at the other shopkeeper again. Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately protected his face and became defensive.

"Bring Liu Ran out and reopen the case." Zhou Xiaoyuan said calmly.

Xia Yechen stood behind Zhou Xiaoyuan with an expressionless face. He didn't interrupt, just watched all this silently.

The shopkeeper and Fu Yin looked at each other and responded helplessly: "Yes."

Then he

They started to get busy and brought Liu Ran to the lobby.

As soon as Liu Ran appeared in the lobby and saw Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen standing there, she couldn't help but shed tears. She lowered her head and said nothing.

Zhou Xiaoyuan frowned slightly and said to Liu Ran: "Miss Liu, if you have any grievances, just say it."

Hearing this, Liu Ran raised his head and glanced at Zhou Xiaoyuan, his eyes full of gratitude. She took a deep breath, and then said: "The shopkeeper has been deliberately scorning me. I was just being defensive."

Seeing that the situation was not good, the shopkeeper immediately retorted: "Girl, you can't slander people casually! I've never met you, how could I have done anything inappropriate?"

He spoke plausibly, as if he had really been wronged.

Zhou Xiaoyuan grew more and more angry as she listened, and said coldly: "Shopkeeper, you have to think clearly before you speak. Liu Ran is my friend, and I know her character very well."

"If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"

When the shopkeeper heard this, a look of fear suddenly appeared on his face.

He was well aware of Zhou Xiaoyuan's identity and status, and knew that he could not afford to offend her. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Miss Zhou, please calm down. I have realized my mistake. Everything is just nonsense."

As he spoke, he put all the mistakes on himself, as if he was really at fault.

Liu Ran watched from the side and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. She knew that she could clear her grievances, thanks to the help of Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen.

If it weren't for them, I'm afraid that I would have been framed by the shopkeeper.

Xia Yechen also looked at the shopkeeper coldly, his eyes full of disdain and disgust. He knows this

People tend to follow the wind and bully the weak but fear the strong. If Zhou Xiaoyuan hadn't been there, I'm afraid he would have continued to bully Liu Ran.

"Shopkeeper, you'd better confess your crime honestly." Xia Yechen said, "Otherwise, you will regret it."

When the shopkeeper heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He knew that Xia Yechen's identity and status were much higher than his own. If he really pissed him off, he would probably end badly.

He quickly shook his head and said: "Mr.

Zhou Xiaoyuan frowned slightly when she heard this, looked at the shopkeeper and asked coldly: "So, what happened to the scars on Liu Ran's body?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face suddenly became a little ugly. He hesitated and said: "That... that's because Liu Ran didn't work well. I... I punished her by doing too much work, so..."

"So you bullied her?" Zhou Xiaoyuan said coldly, "Do you know how strong a girl must be to do the work you asked her to do? You clearly bullied her on purpose!"

Hearing this, Liu Ran lowered his head and looked at the scars on his body, and his eyes couldn't help but feel moist. She recalled that when she was working under the shopkeeper, she was often beaten and scolded by the shopkeeper for not doing well.

Sometimes, she even has to do some men's manual labor in order to meet the shopkeeper's requirements. Those scars were all left by her doing those jobs.

Zhou Xiaoyuan looked at Liu Ran's scars and couldn't help feeling a little distressed. She turned to look at the shopkeeper and said coldly: "What else do you have to say?"

But the shopkeeper suddenly complained because of insufficient manpower: "

Miss, you know that our store is short of manpower, but you still deliberately favor Liu Ran. Isn't this a bit unfair? "

Zhou Xiaoyuan frowned slightly, looked at the shopkeeper and said coldly: "Are you trying to say that because I know Liu Ran, I deliberately favored her?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly shook his head and said: "How dare you say that? It's just... you know that our store is short of manpower, and you still force us to compensate Liu Ran for her losses. This is a bit too much."

As he spoke, he shed a string of tears. He said with runny nose and tears: "I am forced to do this because of my livelihood. Please, Miss, be considerate of my difficulties."

Xia Yechen looked on, feeling a little disgusted. He knew that this kind of person would defend himself so hard just for the sake of profit.

He said: "What happened at that time? Please explain everything clearly."

The shopkeeper trembled when he heard this. He knew that Xia Yechen's identity and status were much higher than his own. If he said something wrong, he would probably anger him.

He quickly lowered his head and said: "At that time...Liu Ran came to the store to look for a job, but she was not very good at what she did and often did the wrong things."

As he spoke, he shed a string of tears: "The younger one also tried to persuade her many times, but she just didn't listen. In the end... she even deliberately broke things in the store."

Xia Yechen couldn't help but sneered when he heard this. He said calmly: "You mean, Liu Ran deliberately broke things and then wanted to frame you?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly shook his head and said, "Young lady didn't say that. It's just... Liu Ran, she

I didn't work well and broke things on purpose, so..."

"So you bullied her?" Xia Yechen said coldly, "Do you know how strong a girl must be to do the work you asked her to do?"