On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Mr. Cheng's face darkened as he took a look at the box.

"Manager Shen, what does this mean?"

Shopkeeper Shen noticed the change in his expression and didn't take it seriously.

"Master Cheng, I'm sure Mrs. Cheng is familiar with these two pieces of jewelry. As far as I know, Mrs. Cheng and Miss Cheng just bought them at the Jewelry Pavilion."

"It was very lively at the time, and many ladies saw it, and it became a good story for a while."

Someone in the crowd nodded in agreement: "Yes, I know about this. My wife complained to me a lot, blaming me for not being as good at making money as Brother Cheng and not being able to buy beautiful jewelry."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Mrs. Cheng's face was burning. As glorious as she was then, she felt as embarrassed now.

Shopkeeper Shen added, "Because I also heard that when I saw a woman sneakily taking these two pieces of jewelry to sell, I felt something was wrong."

"After asking the old woman a few questions, she actually said that the mansion had encountered difficulties and she wanted to pawn her jewelry or even her life."

Shopkeeper Shen shook his head and said, "I run a pawn shop and have seen all kinds of people, but I have never heard of someone selling something at a high price and then secretly pawning it, or even pawning it dead."

"So, I felt that there must be something fishy going on. In order to calm the old woman down and not alert her, I bought it at the normal market price for jewelry and then sent it back to you."

Only then did Mr. Cheng understand what was going on.

But he couldn't say it was a misunderstanding now. If he admitted it to her face, and it was the maid in the mansion who pawned the things, wouldn't that prove that something had happened in his family's shop?

But if I don't admit it, how will it end? Will I get the jewelry back?

Mr. Cheng's head was buzzing and he was in a dilemma.

After much thought, it would be better to let the mother-in-law take the blame and simply say that she stole the item and pawned it for money.

If a slave steals, especially stealing such valuable things, it is a capital crime. He will be beaten to death and his testimony will be silenced.

Thinking of this, Master Cheng bowed and said, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Shen! Shopkeeper Shen helped me out of righteousness and saved me from loss. It is really a great honor. Please accept my gift."

He saluted again, and Shopkeeper Shen narrowed his eyes slightly and gave him a light hand: "No need to be polite."

"This is because the old woman in the mansion was greedy and bold enough to steal! Fortunately, Manager Shen had a keen eye, otherwise, my wife would have been kind and might have been fooled by that old woman."

Yan Ruyu glanced over here, but due to the distance and the crowd, she couldn't see Mr. Cheng's expression clearly. However, his words still made people feel cold.

"With just two casual words, you cut off the old woman's life."

"Sacrificing the life of the old woman to protect his family's reputation, this choice," Huo Changhe paused, "is not surprising."

"But it's impossible to just let it go like this."

Shopkeeper Shen smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it would be best. Return the things to their original owners. I will not interfere in Mr. Cheng's family affairs."

"Thank you," Mr. Cheng reached out to take the box he handed over.

Manager Shen added, "The total amount of the pawn is 6,000 taels. Although it is a dead pawn, this is a special case. As long as Mr. Cheng returns the full amount, I can also return the pawn ticket."

People come and go all the time, and they personally deliver things to my door. I spent half a day and didn't make any money, but I have done my best.

Everyone present couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this.

I can't say a single bad thing about Manager Shen.

But Master Cheng was startled and retracted his hand: "Still...still want money?"

Shopkeeper Shen chuckled: "What does Mr. Cheng mean? Just accept the jewelry, no money?"

Someone in the crowd asked, "What are you talking about? They gave it to me for free, but I took the jewelry and didn't return the silver. So, you want to get six thousand taels for free?"

"Six thousand taels is not a small amount," someone else echoed, "You can't get something for nothing like this!"

"That's right, Manager Shen has a big family and a lot of wealth, but he can't just waste his money."

Master Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Manager Shen, it's not that I don't want to pay, but the matter has not been clarified yet. After I find out..."

He hasn't seen the money yet and is still waiting for it to help him out. Does he have to spend another fortune?

He looked back at Mrs. Cheng, signaling with his eyes for her to speak.

She was the one who caused the trouble and she was the one who hired someone to take the blame, so naturally she has to solve it.

Mrs. Cheng didn't know how things had come to this.

"Manager Shen, this matter... is indeed not yet clear. The matter of the silver..."

Shopkeeper Shen kept smiling, and his words were gentle, but they could not be questioned: "Madam, please understand, I am also a small business, and I really paid the six thousand taels in silver notes."

"Here is the ticket. I speak the truth."

"No, no, I'm not questioning you, but..."

Before he could finish his words, someone asked angrily, "Shopkeeper Shen, the price you took the pawn for was two thousand taels cheaper than what I got at the auction, and I accepted that. But why did you come to my house to return the items? What's your intention?"

Yan Ruyu looked over when she heard the voice and couldn't help but chuckle.

Yes, here comes the troublemaker.

Mr. Cheng just tried to make up an excuse by saying that it was the old woman who stole the things and he and his wife were unaware of them, just to save face.

Now, his daughter Cheng Fengyao revealed everything with just one sentence.

Cheng Fengyao walked in angrily with her maid, staring at Shopkeeper Shen, not even paying attention to the look Madam Cheng gave her.

"Shopkeeper Shen, the jewelry came from the Jewelry Pavilion. Many people have seen it. It's genuine and worth the price. There are two pieces. When I bought them, they cost a total of eight thousand taels. I haven't worn them yet. I'll give you six thousand."

"I didn't say anything. Although I think your behavior is a bit shameful, I still happily paid the money."

"Why, you come to my house with your stuff and ask for a refund? Is that how you do business?"

"You pawnshop, do you still have some integrity?"

Cheng Fengyao held her head high and felt that she was absolutely right, and her words were very convincing.

"I pawned the things, and I have the banknotes. You want to return them," she said firmly, "No, no way!"

Mrs. Cheng closed her eyes.

Shopkeeper Shen looked at her like a proud, stupid peacock who had lost his brain.

Shopkeeper Shen chuckled, his eyebrows and eyes curved with laughter.

After a moment of silence, low laughter could be heard intermittently.

"What are you laughing at!" Cheng Fengyao asked angrily.

Shopkeeper Shen said slowly: "I am laughing at myself for meddling in other people's business."

He nodded slightly to Master Cheng: "I thought..."

His eyes swept to the maid next to Cheng Fengyao again: "I was thinking wrongly. How could such a valuable thing be handled by a maid privately? It is not what Master Cheng said, that the maid stole it and sold it privately."

The old woman's eyes widened in shock and a chill ran down her back.

"So that's what Miss Cheng meant."

Cheng Fengyao finally realized that something was wrong: "What does it have to do with our mother-in-law? It's my idea, what's wrong?"

Master Cheng was furious and slapped her in the face: "Shut up, rebellious girl!"