Listening to the young man's sharp questioning, Shopkeeper Yang was so angry that his teeth itched. He thought to himself that if the sharp blade was not pressed against his neck, he would definitely kick this ignorant boy away! However, he could only respond with a sullen face, pretending to be inviolable, and gritted his teeth:

"Little brother, don't be impatient. Perhaps this wild ginseng was embezzled by one of the shop assistants. I will investigate carefully. If I find out the truth, I will definitely pay this little brother the money he owes. How do you think?"

The young man hesitated slightly after hearing this, and was obviously struggling in his heart whether to accept this proposal. He looked at Gu Qinlan unconsciously. Although he was young, he knew that the decision of today's matter depended entirely on the will of this beautiful girl.

Gu Qinlan smiled contemptuously, his eyes like knives, looking at the fat body of Shopkeeper Yang, and said sarcastically:

"Investigate, of course we have to get to the bottom of it. It's not just about this wild ginseng..."

Having said this, Gu Qinlan glanced at Lou Donglei and Xiang Zhu beside him. The two immediately understood what he meant and broke into Taibai Tower with a team of servants.

"Hey, what are you doing? Are you going to turn the tables?"

Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Yang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and jumped up and down to try to stop it, but Wocan hit him hard with the hilt of the sword, hitting his knee accurately, causing him to kneel on the ground involuntarily and roll around in pain.

"Oh my God, do you still have any law? Do you still have any law?" Shopkeeper Yang cried miserably.

The people around laughed when they heard this. Thinking of how Shopkeeper Yang had bullied the young man just now, and now he has become the victim, it is really ridiculous.

The young man was secretly happy to see that Shopkeeper Yang had suffered so much, and he could not help but steal a glance at Gu Qinlan. Gu Qinlan happened to glance at him as well, and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he found that the young man quickly retracted his head like a frightened deer, and his ears were red with shame.

A moment later, Lou Donglei and Xiang Zhu walked out of Taibai Tower, holding the seized evidence in their hands.

Xiang Zhu casually threw a dozen precious wild ginsengs in front of Shopkeeper Yang and said sarcastically:

"You dare to say that it was the selfish motives of the servants? Pah! These were all found in your room! And this box, Princess, take a look."

As he spoke, Xiang Zhu opened a sandalwood box, which was filled with silver bills, gold and silver jewelry. The value of these coins was probably no less than ten thousand taels. However, the monthly salary of Shopkeeper Yang was only thirty taels. Even if he did not eat or drink for ten years, it would be difficult for him to accumulate such a huge fortune!

Lou Donglei took out the account book of Taibai Building, flipped through a few pages, and said seriously:

"Princess, I only took a cursory look at the account book and found many suspicious points. For example, the price of lean pork was 40 coins per catty, which is nearly half the price outside. Moreover, Taibai Tower probably only consumes 50 catties of pork per day, but the purchase volume in the account book is as high as 6,000 catties per month! The pork item alone is so outrageous, and the accounts of other categories are even more unimaginable."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qinlan's eyes turned cold, like frost condensing. She spoke slowly, her voice was soft but full of unquestionable majesty:

"Manager Yang, you colluded with others, deceived your superiors and subordinates, and committed corruption and fraud. The amount is so huge that it is outrageous! Come, escort Manager Yang and his staff to the Jingzhao Yin and punish them severely according to the law!"

Amid the hustle and bustle of Taibai Tower, everyone was terrified after hearing that sentence. Their faces turned pale as paper, and they began to struggle fiercely, calling for help from Shopkeeper Yang in unison:

"Shopkeeper Yang, help!"

"Boss, we are all following your orders!"

"Boss, please find a way to save us!"

Shopkeeper Yang was already panicked by Gu Qinlan's words, and when he heard the waiters' shouts, he became even more furious.

At this critical moment of life and death, they are still shirking their responsibilities?

Shopkeeper Yang shouted at Gu Qinlan anxiously and excitedly:

"Let me go! What qualifications do you have to arrest me? I belong to the Prince Duan's Mansion! If there is to be any punishment, it should be decided by the Prince Duan's Mansion!"

Gu Qinlan sneered without saying a word, but Xiang Zhu had already straightened his chest and put his hands on his hips, angrily scolded Manager Yang, and shouted arrogantly:

"Duan Wangfu? You short-sighted slave! Why don't you open your dog eyes and take a good look! This is the newly-inaugurated Duan Wangfu Consort, the principal lady of Duan Wangfu! What else do you have to say now?"

"Princess Duan?"

When Shopkeeper Yang heard this, he looked at Gu Qinlan in astonishment, and then collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained away.

He never expected that his ordinary bullying would lead to Princess Duan showing up in person!

"It's over... it's over... everything is over..."

Shopkeeper Yang's lips trembled and his face was as pale as snow. He only muttered a few words before fainting from fright.

The servants in the mansion immediately stepped forward, tied up Manager Yang and his assistants, and sent them to the Jingzhao Yin along with all the physical evidence.

The crowd watching all knew that Manager Yang and his companions were completely finished...

however……

Princess Duan?

Everyone looked at Gu Qinlan in surprise, with deep amazement and admiration in their eyes.

Although everyone knew that this woman had an extraordinary identity, no one expected that she was actually the Princess Duan!

Moreover, Princess Duan's move completely eradicated the corrupt elements in Prince Duan's Mansion. This alone is enough to make people look at her with new eyes!

Gu Qinlan sensed the discussion of the crowd, turned to face the people, looked around, and said solemnly:

"Everyone, I am the wife of Prince Duan. I share his glory and disgrace. As husband and wife, I naturally hope that His Majesty will be healthy and the people will live and work in peace and contentment!"

"However, although the Prince Duan's Mansion is dedicated to the country and the people, it is unable to fully control everyone in the mansion."

"If the evil servants in the palace cause you any trouble or inconvenience in the future, you can come directly to Prince Duan's Palace. On behalf of Prince Duan's Palace, I will definitely deal with these evil servants fairly and will not tolerate them!"

Gu Qinlan's words immediately aroused warm applause from the people around him!

Everyone looked at this fairy-like woman with admiration in their hearts!

Regardless of whether Gu Qinlan will fulfill her promise, the fact that she can say such words is enough to prove that Princess Duan is indeed standing on the side of the people and caring about them!

The resentment of those who were originally dissatisfied with Prince Duan because of the Taibai Tower incident has now disappeared.

Ji Yinli, who was silently observing all this in the dark, stared at the godlike woman with a sharp gaze, and endless regret was revealed in his eyes...

Ever since that day Hu Jingrong was brought into the mansion, Ji Yinli has been tortured by Gu Qinlian and has suffered from constant headaches.

He hid to avoid being tortured again, but he didn't expect to witness the scene in front of him.

Gu Qinlan handled the crisis with ease, which not only did not tarnish the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion, but instead cleared the name of Prince Duan, which is truly admirable.

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