eurekapd Chapter 262 Making trouble
Chapter 262 Making trouble
After leaving the private room, Yu Wan and Yun Shang quickly walked through the corridor.
Yu Wan only stopped walking when she was far away from that gloomy Prince Yong.
Yun Shang stared at her with his dark, deep eyes. "You didn't suffer any losses, did you?"
Yu Wan waved her hand, "It doesn't exist."
She raised her chin, furious. "But if you had come in any later, I wouldn't have been able to resist dumping the pot on his head!"
Yun Shang frowned slightly, lowering his eyes to conceal the darkness within.
Yu Wan raised her eyes, pursed her lips, and looked at Yun Shang. "Prince Yong is eccentric. I'm afraid I've offended him today, and he might not let us off easily in the future."
"Am I causing you trouble?"
Yu Wan blinked.
Yun Shang gazed into her bright, moist eyes, raised his hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and softened his voice.
"No problem."
“King Yong knows that I work for Prince Chen, and he has long regarded me as a thorn in his side. Even if we try to please him, he will still cause us trouble.”
"If he makes you do something unpleasant, don't hold back. Even if you cause a huge uproar, I'll take the blame for you."
This was the first time Yu Wan had ever heard Yun Shang say such cheesy love words in a proper way, and she couldn't help but blush.
Her eyes darted around, she took a few steps back, and spoke quickly, "Um...didn't you say that Cousin Yu Ru was looking for me? I'll go find her now!"
Before she could finish speaking, she turned and ran away, lifting her skirt.
Yun Shang looked on, not at all surprised.
Yu Wan is a girl who can be incredibly bold at times, and as timid as a quail at others.
Unfortunately, he got caught up in it.
The other customers in the restaurant seemed unaware of the commotion in the private room, and the Prince Yong in the Yunyi private room did not get angry, as if nothing had happened.
But Yu Wan knew that this peace was only temporary.
Sure enough, trouble came knocking a few days later.
When Yu Wan arrived at the hot pot restaurant that day, she saw a group of people gathered at the entrance, making a lot of noise.
Sharp curses occasionally rang out from the crowd, interspersed with words like "eating dead people" and "pay compensation," causing Yu Wan to frown deeply.
Her heart sank, and she whispered a few instructions to Xizhu beside her.
Xizhu nodded slightly, agreed, and then turned and ran away quickly.
At the entrance of Yu Ji restaurant, two middle-aged men dressed in cotton clothes were blocking the doorway, shouting that there was something wrong with the ingredients.
"We ate at Yu Ji Hotpot, and when we got back we were vomiting and had diarrhea. We almost lost our lives!" he shouted, clutching his stomach in pain, his face contorted in agony.
A crowd of onlookers gathered around, pointing and whispering among themselves.
The once bustling hot pot restaurant entrance was now in chaos, resembling a disorganized vegetable market.
Wan Yuru stood at the door, her face flushed red, trembling with anger at these people.
If it were before, she probably would have been too timid to say a word in this situation.
But at this moment, she forced herself to remain calm, slightly raised her chin, glared at the two troublemaking men, and demanded, "What evidence do you have that you got food poisoning at Yu's restaurant?"
The middle-aged man at the head of the group had a face full of fat, a mocking smile on his lips, and a malicious glint in his eyes. "Evidence? We are the evidence! We've been tortured to death after eating your food. You have to give us an explanation today, or this shop can forget about staying in business!"
Seeing this, Yu Wan immediately understood what was going on.
These men must have been acting under someone's orders.
Either Prince Yong was behind it all, or someone was just jealous of how successful Yu Ji Hot Pot was.
Yu Wan was somewhat worried that Wan Yuru would lose her composure, but to her surprise, Wan Yuru became even calmer in the face of the man's fierce threats.
She took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly, and stared firmly at the men without fear.
"Words are no proof. Since you claim you got food poisoning at our Yu's restaurant, do you have a doctor's diagnosis?"
Her voice was clear and resonant, standing out exceptionally well amidst the noisy crowd.
"Or do you have other evidence to prove that the discomfort occurred after dining at our restaurant? If you're just making baseless accusations against Yu Ji based on a few words, why don't you ask the officials to investigate whether there's any truth to it!"
The burly man was momentarily speechless when questioned. His eyes flickered, and he roared angrily, "Stop trying to deny it! All the people around here can testify that we got sick from eating here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd immediately echoed his sentiments.
Yu Wan's gaze swept over those people, her eyes icy cold.
It seems that these two are not the only ones causing trouble.
The emotions of the people are easily stirred up, especially when someone deliberately fanns the flames.
Some people who were unaware of the truth immediately began to echo this sentiment.
"That's right. They don't seem to be lying. The shop owner should give an explanation."
"If there's a problem with the ingredients at a food stall, it's a serious matter. Who would dare to come to Yu's Hot Pot again?"
"Business owners can't just think about making money and ignore the lives of us customers!"
Wan Yuru felt anxious looking at the angry crowd.
The indignant questions from the surrounding crowd came one after another, making Wan Yuru's eardrums ache. For a moment, her mind went blank, and she didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, the middle-aged men became even more brazen.
One of the middle-aged men jumped onto a nearby stone pier, raised his arm condescendingly, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Look everyone, Manager Wan hasn't uttered a sound, he's clearly guilty and has something to hide!"
"This shady shop ruined us and they don't even dare admit it! Damn it, smash it all up!"
Incited by these troublemakers, the crowd became increasingly agitated.
Many people began to surge forward, trying to rush into the store, and the scene briefly spiraled out of control.
Wan Yuru was jostled and staggered, at a loss for what to do, she gripped the door frame tightly with both hands, trying to steady herself.
The staff at Yu's restaurant also looked tense, blocking the entrance and holding their own against the surging crowd.
Just at this critical moment, a cold voice rang out, "What's all this commotion about? Do you all want to be arrested and thrown into the Dali Temple?!"
A group of yamen runners from the Dali Temple, armed with knives, strode over, drawing their swords in a show of force.
The man in the lead was handsome with a cold expression; he was none other than Su Mu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Yu Wan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Su Mu appear.
Fortunately, he arrived in time.
Su Mu's gaze was icy as he scanned the crowd before speaking coldly: "To gather a crowd and cause trouble in broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this!"
Upon seeing the officials, the people calmed down, their emotions, which had been stirred up earlier, subsided, and they retreated in fear.
As soon as they retreated, the two troublemakers became particularly conspicuous.
Su Mu immediately looked at them, frowned and said, "You two say there's a problem with the ingredients at Yu's Hot Pot, but do you have any concrete evidence? If you can't produce any evidence, then you're deliberately causing trouble and disturbing public order. According to the laws of our dynasty, that's thirty strokes of the cane!"