Anfu was about to welcome a Prince!
The old troupe leader had lost his confidence. After all, he did not dare to believe the words of a mere scholar. Hence, he could only turn his gaze to Ji Yunshu.
He thought to himself, You have to show me the evidence!
"The items must be in the inn, and they must be well hidden. The items inside must be safe and sound." As Ji Yunshu spoke, she took the towel off the waiter's shoulder and plucked a blade of grass from it. She twirled it around her fingertips a few times, then tilted her head and asked curiously, "It's really strange. Why would there be a blade of grass on this perfectly fine towel? What's even stranger is the smell of horse dung on the towel. It's normal for a waiter to have dust on his sleeves, but isn't it strange for the towel on his shoulder to have the smell of grass and horse dung? It's not strange to say that it's strange. After all, to hide the three big boxes in a secluded place, it's unavoidable for the smell to be on one's body. "
As soon as she finished speaking …
The waiter's legs turned to jelly and he almost fell to the ground.
The crowd stared at her.
Ji Yunshu threw the towel back at the waiter, then turned to the old troupe leader, "Old Troupe Leader, there should be a secret room under the straw in the stable. Your boxes should be in there. Just get someone to move them out."
The old troupe leader acknowledged and sent someone to the stable.
Not long after, the troupe came back with the three missing chests.
The leader panted, "Old Troupe Leader, these three boxes were indeed found in a secret room under the stable."
The evidence was conclusive!
The old troupe leader was full of confidence, "Lady Boss, the items have been found. What else do you have to say?"
Sanniang's expression was ugly. She suppressed the anger that was about to explode in her eyes. She lifted her leg and kicked the waiter.
She reprimanded, "You're suicidal. How dare you steal?"
The waiter immediately knelt on the ground, "Sanniang, please spare me. My hands were itchy, so …"
"Itchy hands?" Sanniang was furious, "Fine, then chop off this hand."
The crowd was in an uproar!
The waiter wailed and begged for mercy, "Sanniang, please spare me. I won't do it again, I really won't. If I chop off this hand, I'll really be ruined. Sanniang, please spare me on account of all the years I've been by your side. I promise, there won't be a next time."
Sanniang did not waver. Her face was cold as she glanced at her subordinates, "What are you waiting for? Hurry and chop off his hand. "
"Yes."
Two people came forward. One pressed the waiter's hand, while the other raised his saber to.
"Sanniang,"
Ji Yunshu stopped them.
The waiter stopped.
She couldn't bear to see blood in the middle of the night, so she said to the old troupe leader, "Old troupe leader, since we've already found the item, you didn't lose anything. Moreover, Sanniang has already said that she'll compensate you double. I think we should just forget about this matter.
Although the old class leader was angry, the item was indeed found. Moreover, it was Ji Yunshu who helped him, so he couldn't refuse.
After thinking for a while, he took a deep breath and waved his hand. "Since the young master has spoken, then forget it." He then said to the waiter on the ground, "Listen carefully. If there's a next time, I'll send you to the authorities."
"Yes, yes, yes …" The waiter kowtowed repeatedly.
The old leader also ordered people to move all the boxes upstairs.
Thus, the group of people dispersed.
Sanniang looked at the waiter, "You don't have to break your arm, but that doesn't mean you'll be fine. Since it's your arm that caused the trouble, your arm has to take a beating. Fifty strokes, if you can take it, then so be it. If you can't, then so be it."
The waiter didn't dare to beg for mercy and was dragged away.
Of course, Sanniang did not forget to thank Ji Yunshu. "Thank you, Young Master. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that there was a thief in my inn. When the sun rises, I will send him to the magistrate."
Ji Yunshu said, "That's a pretty good move. It's seamless, and you're able to wash your hands clean of this matter."
"What do you mean by that, Young Master?"
"That box was so heavy, it didn't look like he could carry it alone. Moreover, there was a secret room under the stable. Isn't that strange? So, Sanniang, your subordinates must have done this kind of thing many times, right? Or even … Sanniang, you're involved. "
Her words hit the nail on the head!
Sanniang's expression didn't change.
She leaned towards Ji Yunshu and said, "Miss, you're such a smart person."
Miss?
Ji Yunshu was startled.
Sanniang opened her fan, the hair on the tip of the fan lightly brushing against Ji Yunshu's face. She wrinkled her nose and said, "The scent of a man and a woman is different. I, Sanniang, have seen more people in my life than you have eaten salt. One look and I can tell whether it's a man or a woman."
"…"
"However, I still have to thank Young Master for showing mercy."
Ji Yunshu said, "I'm not being merciful. I'm just tired and don't have time to blow things up. Since you're trying to graft, I can only kill the chicken to warn the monkey. I hope that Sanniang, the monkey, can restrain himself."
"Good. I, Du Sanniang, will remember these words."
With that, she smiled and left.
After everyone had dispersed, Jing Rong walked over. "This Sanniang is a smart person. You were right not to expose her. After all, we're on the road, so it's better for us to keep our mouths shut."
She nodded.
"Alright, rest early. We still have a long journey tomorrow."
"Mm."
The two of them went upstairs.
However —
In a room on the first floor, the waiter, who had been beaten fifty times, knelt on the floor. His hands hung by his sides as if they were dislocated.
His body was trembling and his face was pale.
Sanniang sat on a chair, her face fierce and murderous. She stretched out her leg and kicked the waiter.
"Useless thing."
She reprimanded.
The waiter fell to the side.
"Sanniang, please spare me." His voice trembled.
"I've told you before, don't try anything funny. We can't afford to offend those people in the inn. You didn't even listen to me and acted on your own. You've been with me for so many years, but today you 'tripped' me up. If I didn't stop what happened just now, I would have taken your life."
"Sanniang, how would I have known that a scholar would appear in this inn, and that he knew everything? I …"
"You still dare to speak? If it weren't for that scholar sparing us, you and I would have been escorted to the yamen by now."
The waiter was dumbfounded.
Sanniang said, "You were the only one who could lift the box? There's a secret room in the stables. Did you dig it all by yourself? She only let us go because she didn't want things to get out of hand. "
The waiter thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Then Sanniang, should we …" kill her?
Before he could finish his sentence, Sanniang slapped him across the face.
Smack!
"You reckless thing. Do you know who they are?"
The waiter asked in confusion, "Sanniang, who are they?"
"The man in blue with that scholar. He's a prince."
Ugh!
The waiter was dumbfounded. He was frightened.
"Prince …?"
His whole body trembled.
Sanniang narrowed her eyes and began to think. After a while, she instructed the person beside her.
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