Su Yunmo kicked the two people on the ground. "These two are the evidence."
Third Concubine sneered disdainfully. "What kind of evidence is this? It's possible you bribed them, seeing my business doing well and wanting to drive me away so you can dominate the market."
The onlookers outside also started whispering.
Speaking of which, there were indeed instances of competitors using their power to play dirty tricks behind the scenes. What she said wasn't impossible.
Third Concubine listened to the murmurs of the crowd and raised her chin. "Your Highness, arresting someone requires catching them red-handed. You can't bully a weak woman like me just because you're royalty."
Su Siqi spat on the ground.
If this woman was a weak woman, then there would be no good people left in the world!
A cold glint flashed in Ye Jingyu's eyes. "What if I seal your shop today? What can you do?"
What he said was proof enough!
Third Concubine choked, looking at him in astonishment. "You're clearly being unreasonable."
Ye Jingyu glanced at her coldly. "I am here today to support the little one, not to reason with you."
Su Yunmo shouted "Magnificent!"
Qianxue immediately stepped forward, pressed Third Concubine, and began to escort her out, silently rolling her eyes.
If this person wanted to reason with Master, they must have water in their brain, right?
Who in the capital didn't know Master's temper? When Master decided something, not to mention her, even His Majesty couldn't change it.
Third Concubine was pushed onto the street by Qianxue, still yelling unyieldingly.
Su Siqi felt a great sense of satisfaction. "Someone, move all the remaining things from inside, leave nothing behind!"
Since this woman had smashed the jewelry in his shop, she had to compensate with items from her own shop.
Everyone stepped forward to move the goods.
Third Concubine rushed forward to stop them, but the mute slave pushed her away with a hand.
Third Concubine fell to the ground and sat on the street, patting the ground with her hands and wailing, "Everyone, come quickly and see! Prince Yu is bullying people with his wealth and power!"
"People from the General's Mansion are colluding with Prince Yu to bully honest business people like us. Everyone, please judge this!"
Her commotion attracted everyone passing by.
Although they dared not say anything harsh in front of Ye Jingyu, their words showed some dissatisfaction with the General's Mansion.
Su Siqi, busy moving things inside, couldn't be bothered to argue with them.
However, Su Yunmo was unwilling to let the General's Mansion's reputation be tarnished.
She grabbed the servants who had been caught earlier and threw them in front of the crowd. "Let them speak for themselves to clarify who is right and who is wrong."
She took out a bottle of medicine from her懷 and poured it directly into the mouths of these two people.
They immediately clutched their stomachs and cried out in pain, confessing everything.
"It was our shopkeeper who sent us to smash things at the jewelry store opposite when no one was there. She told us to do all this!"
Third Concubine had spent a lot of money hiring them, but she didn't expect that with just a bottle of medicine from Su Yunmo, they would betray her.
"Nonsense, I didn't! They are slandering me!" she shouted in explanation.
But the crowd didn't believe her.
Ye Jingyu waved his hand, dismissing Qianxue to pull the people away, lest they block the path of the crowd.
Third Concubine watched as the items from her shop were gradually moved out and began to wail loudly.
"Hmph, serves you right!" Su Siqi emerged from the jewelry store with his people, feeling refreshed.
He walked up to the little dumpling and rubbed her head. "Our Mo Mo is truly amazing, you've helped second brother a lot."
"Second brother's business is my business," the little dumpling replied obediently.
Su Siqi pinched her cheek. "Then second brother thanks Mo Mo. Also, about the cooperation..."
He paused, then looked up at Ye Jingyu, his eyes full of anticipation.
Ye Jingyu realized that the request the little dumpling had made earlier was for Su Siqi. He glanced at the little dumpling.
Su Yunmo gave him a fawning smile, cupped her hands, and silently conveyed a message: You absolutely must not let me lose face.
Ye Jingyu smiled helplessly and said dotingly, "This King understands. I will send someone to inform Yu Qin Lou."
Su Siqi's face immediately lit up with joy, and he cupped his hands. "In that case, I won't be polite!"
"Thank you." Su Yunmo walked to Ye Jingyu's side and nudged his abdomen with her elbow.
Ye Jingyu caught her elbow, his expression becoming even more helpless.
"Then you guys carry on. I have other matters, so I'll be leaving now." Su Siqi waved his hand grandly. "Little ones, take the things and go back!"
He walked back like a proud rooster.
The mute slave and others followed him back with the items.
Su Yunmo glanced casually, then paused, her brows suddenly furrowing. "Wait a moment."
The mute slave, walking at the back, stopped when he heard this.
Su Yunmo quickly walked over, took a jade bracelet from his hand, examined it carefully, and her expression turned grim.
Ye Jingyu looked somewhat surprised. "What's wrong?"
Su Yunmo didn't reply. After looking at several more pieces of jewelry, she let them leave.
After they left, Su Yunmo took a deep breath, a trace of anger rising in her eyes. "These pieces of jewelry were my mother's dowry!"
Ye Jingyu narrowed his eyes. "If this King remembers correctly, after Madam Lin passed away, according to the regulations for the marriage alliance with Nanjiang, this dowry should have been buried with her."
Su Yunmo clenched her fists tightly, gritting her teeth. "Lin Ze Qu!"
Third Concubine had no authority to manage the household in the mansion, and her mother was a princess from a marriage alliance, so her funeral rites were a major event.
If Lin Ze Qu hadn't tacitly agreed, she wouldn't have believed for a moment that Third Concubine could have kept these things by herself!
"Good, very good! I never realized this over the years!"
To profit from the dead, how could they even think of such a thing!
Ye Jingyu calculated mentally. "Including those that were smashed just now, these are just a fraction."
"My mother's dowry from Nanjiang wasn't just jade and jewelry," a dark gleam flashed in Su Yunmo's eyes.
Ye Jingyu furrowed his brows. "What do you intend to do?"
Su Yunmo sneered. "Do I even need to ask? Find a way to get all of mother's things back!"
She looked up at Ye Jingyu. "Help me with something."
Ye Jingyu walked over and placed his hand on her little head. "Tell me, as long as this King's help is needed, this King will naturally assist you."
Su Yunmo waited for his words and then climbed into his arms, clinging to his clothes.
Ye Jingyu saw her struggling to climb and reached out to lift her by her collar, pulling her into his embrace.
The little dumpling then whispered something into his ear.
Ye Jingyu listened, nodded, and said, "Alright, then this King will come to pick you up tomorrow morning."
The little dumpling said "Good" emphatically, then rubbed her hands together in anticipation.
Marquis Lin, just you wait and see!
As the end of the year approached, various mansions became busy.
Lin Ze Qu was a figure of considerable influence in the court, and many officials sent him gifts at this time of year.
The entrance to the Lin mansion was almost trampled flat by visitors.
In previous years, when Lin Ze Qu was not in the capital, Lin Niange handled these welcoming and sending-off matters.
Now that there was no such person as 'Lin Niange' in the Lin mansion, and Lin Yuning was married, these matters all fell upon Third Concubine.