Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 387

After the princess and her party left, the onlookers outside gradually dispersed, leaving only people walking around in twos and threes to watch the excitement.

Everyone in the room was frightened, the men were frowning, and the women were weeping. The shopkeeper was not here, and Ma Hui was sent back. The huge incense shop was in chaos, the counter was destroyed, and the calligraphy and paintings on the wall were torn off and thrown away. There were footprints all over the ground.

As for those plum vases and blue and white vases, they were all broken to pieces.

Qin Xiang and his entourage walked in, and everyone finally had a backbone. They gathered around and talked about what had just happened, pointing at the mess on the ground and being filled with indignation. At the same time, they also wanted to seek peace of mind.

Qin Xiang asked Lu Xiangyin to check if anyone was injured. Those who should call a doctor should be called, and those who were frightened should be comforted.

But she walked carefully with Xiao Chenyu and Qin Yaozu. The second floor was not as miserable as the first floor, but the second floor was originally filled with valuable things, so the loss was not unbearable.

Xiao Chenyu said: "Xiao Lian has gone to report to the official. I wonder how long it will take before someone comes?"

Qin Yaozu also said from the side: "Actually, it's also a embarrassment for them. What will happen if they come? Can they still arrest the princess?"

Lu Xiangyin came up and said, "Princess Huayi only smashes things but doesn't let anyone take them away. None of the waiters below were injured. Only Manager Ma was slapped on the cheek."

Everyone exchanged glances and felt enlightened.

Ms. Liu couldn't help but say what she was thinking: "It seems that Hua Yi is not without any brains. She was wrong to destroy the store, but she said that we sold her bad things, and she got angry. , so she came to vent her anger. However, she did not take away anything from the store, nor did she hurt anyone or kill anyone. Even if someone held her accountable, she would only be accused of being arrogant and domineering, and the most she would receive would be compensation and a few words of reprimand. , in fact, there is no way to punish her!”

Soon, people from the government came, and Qin Xiang asked Lu Xiangyin to receive him, and he accompanied the people from the government to inquire and record the losses one by one.

Qin Xi and the other two went home directly.

The next day, Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang got up early. Xiao Chenyu went to the young prince's place after breakfast, while Qin Xiang stayed at home and waited for the news.

Lu Xiangyin came to the house with the shopkeeper. Qin Xiang saw that the two of them were tired, and after asking, she found out that they had settled the losses last night, and it was not until now that they had a rough idea.

Of course, this contains a few things prepared for the incense tasting banquet.

The shopkeeper sat down and drank two cups of tea to moisten his dry throat.

He smiled apologetically at Qin Xi: "I'm getting older and I'm no longer useful. I haven't slept all night, so I can't stand it any longer."

After saying that, he glanced at Lu Xiangyin, whose eyes were still bright even though his eyes were black and blue, and he sighed again and again.

Qin Xiang was a little embarrassed. She went home last night but slept very well. Therefore, sitting here now, under the background of the two of them, she looked even more energetic and radiant.

Qin Xiang casually flipped through the account books prepared by the two of them, and there was also a list of losses that was specially copied.

Qinggu came in and reported: "Madam, there is a messenger outside and wants to see my wife!"

Qin Xiang thought for a while and said to Lu Xiangyin: "Go and see me, and I will disappear."

Lu Xiangyin stood up and followed Qinggu out. Qin Xiang opened the account books and lists and checked them one by one with the shopkeeper.

Lu Xiangyin came back in just one cup of tea.

"It's really unreasonable, it's just too much bullying." Lu Xiangyin said with anger on his face as soon as he came in.

Qin Xiang put down the account book and asked Lu Xiangyin to sit down before talking. "My boss was right not to go out to see that guy." After sitting down, Lu Xiangyin's mood calmed down a little.

It turned out that the Yamen official said that today they went to the Du Mansion first. However, the housekeeper came out and said that the young mistress was not at home and asked them to go to the Jianyong Marquis Mansion to find someone.

So, they went to the Marquis Jianyong's Mansion again, but this time, they only saw the Marquis's wife. The lady tactfully said that she could not be the princess's master, and they would have to wait until the Marquis returned home. He also said that he would ask someone to find the Marquis.

But now the Marquis is so busy that he has no time to deal with them. He only sent someone to say: "The princess was bullied by an unscrupulous merchant, so she will naturally be in a bad mood. If anything happens, just wait for the Marquis." Let’s talk about it later.”

Nowadays, the top priority of the entire capital and the imperial court is to welcome the envoys, and other matters are put on the back burner. This is understandable.

Qin Xiang asked Lu Xiangyin: "Then what is the purpose of the Yamen coming?"

Lu Xiangyin spread his hands and said with a helpless smile: "Of course we should put the overall situation first and wait for the mission to be completed first. But if we wait indefinitely, it is not a matter of murder and arson. Once the matter lasts, it will be over. That’s it.”

Qin Xiang nodded and said, "Well, of course it's a matter of national importance. It's our business, let's take our time."

Lu Xiangyin and the shopkeeper looked at each other with some anxiety.

Lu Xiangyin asked: "But what about our business? This shop may not be repaired for a while. If it doesn't open for a long time, the impact will be huge."

Qin Yu said: "It doesn't matter. Now I just take the opportunity to renovate it. Take your time and don't be in a hurry."

Seeing Qin Xiang being so calm, Lu Xiangyin and the shopkeeper also relaxed.

In fact, Lu Xiangyin was so busy preparing the incense for the incense banquet, as well as the various imports and exports in the warehouse that he couldn't even touch the floor.

Therefore, Qin Xiang arranged for Lu Xiangyin to continue busy with his own affairs and not to be affected by the shop. The shopkeeper takes care of the accounts and the renovation of the shop.

When the shopkeeper heard about the new construction, he asked: "Are you going to knock down the building and rebuild it again?"

Qin Xi smiled and said rather mysteriously: "It's not necessary to redo everything. It's just that some places are needed. You will know when the time comes."

The young prince looked at Xiao Chenyu in disbelief, and then looked at Qin Yaozu who had a sullen face. The veins on his neck gradually popped up, and he asked sternly: "What did you say Hua Yi fell on?"

Xiao Chenyu said: "The rest of the goods are placed in the warehouse. However, this batch of top-quality water agarwood from other regions is very rare, so it was placed on the second floor of the incense shop. It was originally locked, but yesterday, Princess Yaoxiang When we sent people to smash the incense shop, we happened to take it out for inventory and inspection, and then they were smashed by the people brought by Princess Yaoxiang. "

Then, he opened another big box, and the faint fragrance of agarwood floated into his nose. Unfortunately, this was a large piece of rare agarwood. It was top-grade in terms of appearance and aroma, but the most rare thing was that this was A very large piece of agarwood, which can be used as a sculpture, is now broken into countless pieces.

In another box, there are also rare spices, which are also damaged.

Although these can also be used as incense spices, it is a pity after all.

Although the young prince was angry, he had no choice but to wave his hand and ask Xiao Chenyu to close the box and stay out of sight.

The young prince asked again: "Is there any loss?"

Xiao Chenyu said: "Prince Qi, the rest are fine, most of them are stored in the warehouse, the loss is not big, and some of the most valuable things are placed on the third floor of the incense shop. There are people keeping vigil on the first floor, and the third floor is the most It’s safe and people don’t get in easily.”

The young prince was stunned and asked, "Why not put them together in the warehouse?"

Xiao Chenyu smiled awkwardly and said, "We all agree that it's better not to put things in the same place. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, wouldn't we have nothing?"