This incident immediately alarmed several shopkeepers, and no one felt sleepy.
When danger came, except for Sima Jiuniang, who was always unwilling to protect her, and Zhao Xian'er, who wanted to protect her no matter what, the others seemed a little hesitant.
Shopkeepers Wen and Xia abstained and did not express their opinions, so the decision-making power fell into the hands of Shopkeeper Tao.
"Sister Tao, I have always admired your chivalry. My sister is a good person. She was forced to offend King Gui. You are smart and wise, so you must help her!"
Sima Jiuniang was afraid that Shopkeeper Tao would be persuaded by Zhao Xianer, so she hurriedly emphasized the harm involved, "I have the most dealings with King Gui. No one knows better than me how serious this matter is!"
Shopkeeper Tao couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he had to throw the problem back to Qianru.
Zhao Xian'er was anxious, "If she knew what to do, how could she come to seek refuge with Half-faced Peach Blossom? She just wanted to save her life by relying on the oracle that royal family members cannot enter Goulan."
At this point, Shopkeeper Tao softened his heart, "Sisters, we all have some connections, why don't you help sister Qianru check to see who is behind it, and then we can make a decision?"
After all, we should not be too ruthless and unreasonable after getting to know each other. Shopkeeper Wen and Shopkeeper Xia agreed, and each took the initiative to use their contacts to help Qianru investigate.
Everyone wanted to help, but Sima Jiuniang couldn't do it too well, so she freed up a utility room to accommodate Qianru.
After a few days, things became clear.
The murderer was Xu Huihui, the eldest daughter-in-law of Ninghou Mansion, who wanted to avenge Qianru for hurting her eye.
It was not King Gui, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But Xu Huihui had hated her for more than a day or two, and she had known for a long time that she had a house there. How could she just choose to find someone to go to her place on the night of the ninth day of September to smash it up and splash blood?
Qianru told Zhao Xian'er her doubts, and Zhao Xian'er asked several shopkeepers to help her investigate further.
Soon, another clue came.
It turned out that someone went to the Ninghou Mansion that night to stir up trouble, saying that Ning Zhiyuan, the prince of Ninghou, had fallen in love with An Qianru. Xu Huihui became jealous and started to settle old and new grudges.
But it is not clear who was behind the wheel. All we know is that she is a woman about forty years old, dressed in a flamboyant manner.
Qianru couldn't remember that she had ever offended such a person. When she was at a loss what to do, Liu passed by her majestically.
He is about forty, dresses ostentatiously, and even has issues with her.
Could it be Sister An Qianwen?
Ms. Liu originally came to her daughter to ask for money, but unexpectedly she was hit by a gun.
It was morning and there were not many people.
Shopkeeper Wen found a boy to lure Mrs. Liu to a house in a back alley, and then gave Qianru a stack of banknotes.
"This woman often comes to Qianwen to ask for money. If you want her to say anything, you have to rely on money."
Qianru understood and followed her into the house.
Seeing her coming, Mrs. Liu realized something was wrong, turned around and tried to escape, but unexpectedly the door was blocked.
"Qianwen, Qianya"
"At the moment, they are all busy and have no time to pay attention to you."
"I don't have time to pay attention to you, get out of the way!"
Qianru casually took out a silver note, waved it in front of Mrs. Liu a few times, and threw it on the ground, "It's only fifty taels. I'm not short of money at all. I just want to know who is digging a hole behind my back to harm me."
Mrs. Liu looked disdainful, "As if no one has ever seen money."
"Of course my aunt has seen it, and it's still thirty thousand taels. But what's the result? Maybe you still haven't figured out why the good son you hold in your hands buried the box in your yard, right? This is it.
Unjust is doomed to destruction!"
"Stop sowing discord here, you are too young to play such tricks!"
"The relationship between mother and child is like this, so what about the relationship between mother and daughter? It seems that it is not good, otherwise my aunt would not always come to ask for money. You know, sister Qianwen's bracelets cost hundreds.
Two!"
Mrs. Liu didn't bother to listen to what she said and went straight to the door. Seeing that she couldn't resist the boy blocking the door, she had to collapse on the ground and cry.
Qianru didn't panic at all, and calmly threw the banknotes in her hand on the ground one by one, reading the denominations while throwing them, and finally sighed: "Oh! I didn't expect that I took so many, and there were more than five thousand."
2. If my aunt is willing to tell the truth to me, I guarantee that all the money belongs to you and will not embarrass you at all."
Ms. Liu was a little moved. She came back to ask An Qianwen for money, but An Qianwen could only give her one hundred taels at most. But now, she has more than five thousand taels in front of her, which is enough for her to eat and drink for the rest of her life.
However, she has never done anything benevolent to Qianru and is afraid that she will regret it.
Seeing Liu's erratic eyes, Qianru roughly guessed her inner thoughts, so she picked up the banknotes one by one and stuffed them into her sleeves.
"My reputation is much louder than An Qianwen's. From now on, if my aunt wants anything, she can come to me. I can't give you a hundred or eighty thousand, but I can still provide you with a few thousand taels a month."
"A few thousand taels a month?"
Ms. Liu was completely moved and betrayed An Qianwen in an instant.
But he didn't expect that Qianru would also have a method today.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qianru asked the waiter to take her down, and she was forced to return the banknotes she received.
Qianru had no idea how to deal with the Liu family and her daughter.
After all, the "Three Beauties in Allure" gimmick had just been thrown out, and every move was related to the interests of the entire Banmian Peach Blossom, so she had no choice but to tell Shopkeeper Tao about the result first.
Soon, Sima Jiuniang also found out that they had detained Mrs. Liu and came over.
An Qianwen was her cash cow, so she was reluctant to punish her. She only gave her a few symbolic reprimands, asked her to pour a cup of apology tea for Qianru, and then settled the matter.
Qianru was very angry because she suffered from Liu's and her daughter's muteness every time.
She didn't want to endure it any longer. She couldn't punish An Qianwen, so revenge on the Liu family was always feasible.
So, she retaliated in kind, choosing a day when Ning Zhiyuan was having fun with An Qianwen, and bribed a woman on the street to go to Ninghou Mansion to gossip.
Soon, Mrs. Liu was beaten and threatened, and she came to An Qianwen crying and asking for compensation.
An Qianwen guessed that Qianru was seeking revenge behind her back, and rushed to find Qianru to seek revenge, but there was no evidence at all.
Qianru pretended to be nothing, and Sima Jiuniang couldn't help her.
An Qianwen was unwilling to give in. She gritted her teeth and pointed at Qianru, "Half a peach blossom can be with her without me, with me without her."
Qianru found it funny and calmly poured cold water on her, "A half-faced peach blossom will definitely have a third sister. Isn't your body bond in Jiuniang's hands?"
An Qianwen heard that she was going around the corner to humiliate herself. She straightened her back and said confidently: "Because of this, I am the half-faced courtesan. You are just a shady person. Sooner or later you have to get out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, dozens of men with sticks rushed in and surrounded the two of them.