The wealthy tycoon wants to be the white moonlight of the little village girl

Chapter 218 The Backer Behind This Restaurant Is Concubine Jia

After saying that, the shopkeeper Yu called a few odd jobs and said, "Kick these people out! Don't let them in again!"

When several shop assistants heard the shopkeeper speak, they stepped forward angrily and said, "Get out now! Don't make trouble here, or we'll call the police to arrest you!"

Qing He said fearlessly: "Okay, even if you don't report it to the police, we will! If you don't let us in to look for it today, we will never leave!"

Seeing this, a guard behind Qinghe turned around and left quietly.

After an incense stick of time, there was a commotion and the sound of a gong, and Zheng Zegang, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, arrived in a sedan chair with a group of yamen runners.

Several yamen runners came in and shouted, "Who is the shopkeeper here? Come out! The prefect is here!"

After the waiter went in to report the incident, Shopkeeper Yu hurried to the sedan chair, knelt down and kowtowed, then he clasped his hands and smiled at Zheng Zegang, saying, "Sir, my name is Yu, and I am the shopkeeper here. I wonder why you are here today?"

Zheng Zegang looked him up and down and said in an official tone, "Someone reported that your restaurant kidnapped and secretly kept children. Is this true?"

Shopkeeper Yu said sincerely, "Your Excellency, this is absolutely not the case! We are doing business, and we value profitability. How could we do something that is so harmful to the world? I hope you can understand!"

Zheng Zegang glanced at him and said, "Why would he blame you for no reason?"

"Your Excellency, people's minds are unpredictable. Perhaps our competitors are jealous of our good business, so they deliberately sent people to cause trouble!"

"presumptuous!"

Zheng Zegang was furious and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Jiang's wife is jealous of your good business and deliberately comes here to cause trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Yu's face changed immediately, and he knelt down hurriedly and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I was blind and did not recognize Madam Jiang! I am sorry for the offense, and I hope you can forgive me!"

Zheng Zegang ignored him and got off the sedan chair, walked to Qinghe and said with a smile: "Madam Jiang, the servants were not able to recognize you, please forgive them! As for hiding your brother, I don't think they dare to do it! If you are worried, bring someone in to take a look..."

Shopkeeper Yu didn't wait for him to finish his words and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Master Zheng, you must not do that!"

When Zheng Zegang saw that he, a small restaurant owner, dared to openly interrupt him, he immediately became furious and shouted, "How dare you! I am talking to the young lady, how can you interrupt me! Why don't you leave quickly? Otherwise, when Mr. Jiang comes in person, you may not be able to open this restaurant!"

Shopkeeper Yu winked at him and whispered, "Please talk to one side, sir. I have something to report..."

Zheng Zegang was fully aware of the shopkeeper's actions and knew that he was planning to take the opportunity to bribe him.

If it were an ordinary situation, Zheng Zegang would not mind giving him a chance to please himself, but today was very different. Standing next to him were the young lady and guards of the Jiang Mansion, whose identities and status were extraordinary. The consequences of offending them would be far greater than the hundreds of taels of silver. Zheng Zegang had no choice but to grit his teeth and refuse!

He scolded her seriously, "If you have something to say, just say it directly! Why are you being so sneaky?"

Shopkeeper Yu had no choice but to whisper a few words to the master's ear...

After hearing this, the master's face changed. He quickly walked to Zheng Zegang's side and whispered in his ear...

Qing He looked at them in surprise, knowing that the situation was not good. The shopkeeper must have tried to bribe the prefect or use his backers to support him...

However, can any big backer be bigger than Jiang Yaonian? When the royal family members saw Jiang Yaonian, they all greeted him with smiles and were very polite. Could it be that the owner of this restaurant was more powerful than the princes and dukes?

Just when Qing He was confused, Zheng Zegang said to her with some embarrassment: "Madam Jiang, there may be some misunderstanding here. How about this? They also want to do business. It is not a good idea for us to go in and search like this. Why don't I send two yamen runners to change into the clothes of the waiters and go in to take a look? What do you think?"

Qing He thought to herself, what can we find out this way? Who knows if you guys are just going through the motions to fool me?

She said, "I'll go in with them and take a look."

Zheng Zegang said awkwardly: "This..."

Qing He stared at him and said, "Why, is it not possible? Is there some secret in there that cannot be seen by others?"

Living in a place that changes your mood and nourishing your body, after Qinghe had been with Jiang Yaonian for a long time, she unknowingly developed a sense of majesty without even realizing it.

Zheng Zegang quickly stammered back, "No... it's really... not very convenient!"

Qing He glanced at him and said, "Unless you let us in to take a look, I will go to the Censorate to file a complaint, saying that you are colluding with officials and businessmen to hide my brother!"

In desperation, Zheng Zegang had to choose to tell the truth, and said with a sad face: "It's not that I don't want to make the decision for the young lady, it's just that I have something to hide..."

At this moment someone said, "Mr. Jiang is here!"

Zheng Zegang thought to himself that this was not good! Mr. Jiang, whom he had been dreaming of meeting, had come at this time! Wasn't this a deliberate attempt to make him look bad?

But he didn't have time to think about it, and hurried to the front of the sedan chair, and respectfully said to Jiang Yaonian who got out of the sedan chair: "Your subordinate Zheng Zegang greets Mr. Jiang!"

Jiang Yaonian said politely, "Master Zheng, there is no need to be so polite. How is it? Have you investigated the matter clearly?"

Zheng Zegang said with an embarrassed look on his face: "It's not that I don't want to investigate, it's just that the matter is a bit tricky..."

Jiang Yaonian said in surprise: "What's so difficult about this? Let's go in and take a look, and the problem will be solved, right?"

Qing He also came over and said, "But they just wouldn't let us in to see. They must be hiding something!"

Jiang Yaonian stared at Zheng Zegang expressionlessly and said, "Sir Zheng, the people disappeared here, and it must be related to the restaurant. Are you trying to cover up for them?"

Zheng Zegang smiled and said, "I dare not! I dare not!"

Jiang Yaonian glanced at him and said, "Then send someone in to take a look. That way we can feel at ease and Lord Zheng can report to him!"

Seeing this, Qing He was about to go inside with Yao Furong, but Shopkeeper Yu hurriedly said in a stern voice, "Stop! You can't go in!"

Qing He and Yao Furong looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Yaonian frowned and said coldly: "Who are you yelling at?"

Several guards came forward and lifted up the shopkeeper Yu and brought him to Jiang Yaonian, holding his shoulders and saying, "Our master is asking you a question!"

Shopkeeper Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Please forgive me, sir! The owner of this restaurant is... is... Concubine Jia!"

Qing He suddenly understood... No wonder the prefect's attitude changed suddenly! It turns out that the backer behind this restaurant is the imperial concubine!

However, the four major families don’t even care about the princes of the royal family, so how could they be afraid of the emperor’s concubine!

But what Qinghe didn't expect was that after Jiang Yaonian was silent for a while, he turned around and said to her: "Leave this matter to me, you go back first!"

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