Chapter 332: How to Deal with a False Accuser

Eunuch Song's face twitched with rage.

A manager?

That man was clearly the Fourth Prince; even the Emperor would not dare to provoke him lightly!

Yet this Young Master Li of the Fuji Trading Firm was still here spouting such nonsense!

If the other party gave a single command, he could have Young Master Li hacked into a pulp of meat.

"You bastard, shut your mouth this instant." Eunuch Song's eyes bulged with fury as he glared fiercely at Young Master Li, "What bandits? I think you're the one who looks like a bandit."

Eunuch Song's attitude had changed so abruptly that Young Master Li was stunned.

He simply could not understand why Eunuch Song would be so afraid of a mere manager.

But having traveled far and wide, Young Master Li sensed that something was wrong and immediately spoke with caution.

"Eunuch Song, what exactly has happened?"

Eunuch Song had no time to attend to Young Master Li; he straightened his robes, trotted over to Xiao Moting, and spoke with the utmost respect.

"Your Hig..."

"I am Manager Xiao."

"Yes, yes, Manager Xiao! I am truly sorry; I was blind and failed to recognize your greatness! I hope you are magnanimous and will not take offense."

Xiao Moting glanced at him, "Are you the one who wants to search our caravan?"

That glance was exceptionally cold, carrying a heavy, intense pressure.

Eunuch Song shivered all over under his gaze, his knees nearly buckling as he knelt, and he hurriedly explained.

"It's a misunderstanding, Manager Xiao; this is truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple."

After saying this, he leaned closer to Xiao Moting and respectfully lowered his voice.

"Prince, yesterday this servant received the message you sent, and I was just planning to visit you today."

"I never expected to encounter such a misunderstanding; I beg for the Prince's forgiveness."

Eunuch Song's voice was low, audible only to Xiao Moting.

Xiao Moting gave a cold snort, "You had better keep your people in check first; if you can't, watch out for your head."

Eunuch Song trembled and nodded repeatedly.

"Please rest assured, Manager Xiao, I will certainly keep my subordinates under control."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Young Master Li, standing behind him, dropped his jaw in a perfect circle.

His face was full of shock; he simply could not make sense of it.

"Eu, Eunuch Song, why are you so respectful to a manager?"

A vague, ominous premonition crept into his mind, but it seemed too late for him to realize it now.

At this moment, Eunuch Song turned around with a dark face and came straight over, gritting his teeth.

"Young Master Li, you came here to falsely accuse the Bai Grocery Store, claiming their goods contained illicit items—what exactly is your motive?"

Young Master Li was dumbfounded, "Eunuch Song, aren't we on the same side?"

"Nonsense." Eunuch Song was furious, "With your kind of person, you think you're worthy of having me on your side? The goods from the Bai Grocery Store have branches all the way to Shengjing; the ladies in the palace especially love the rare items from the Bai Grocery Store, and they can't even buy them with silver."

"You're jealous that their business is better than yours, so you're green with envy and came to falsely accuse them, isn't that right?"

Young Master Li was startled; Eunuch Song was clearly his own man, so why had the situation suddenly flipped?

He hurriedly explained, "No, I didn't falsely accuse the Bai Grocery Store; their goods are of unknown origin to begin with..."

"Shut your dog mouth." The more Eunuch Song heard, the angrier he became, and he immediately barked, "Men, seize Young Master Li, who falsely accused the Bai Grocery Store, along with the remnants he brought, and hand them over to the authorities."

Upon hearing that Eunuch Song was turning around to arrest him, Young Master Li was completely stunned.

He had clearly brought Eunuch Song here to capture this group from the Bai Grocery Store, yet after all his hard work, he was the one being arrested?

Seeing several officers holding steel swords walking toward him, Young Master Li was terrified.

He retreated a few steps and hurriedly spoke.

"We're on the same side, we're all on the same side, don't arrest me."

But his words were like wind; no one listened at all.

The attendants Eunuch Song brought were all palace guards in disguise, possessing great skill and martial arts, only slightly inferior to Xiao Moting.

How could these guards listen to Young Master Li? They rushed up in a few strides and pinned him to the ground.

Bang!

Young Master Li was forced to kneel on the ground, his heart filled with extreme panic.

At this moment, Bai Wei spoke, "Eunuch Song, have the items in our grocery store really been sold to the palace?"

Eunuch Song smiled obsequiously and replied respectfully.

"Yes, the goods in your Bai Grocery Store are dazzling, and they are all clever things that our own craftsmen cannot make."

"The ladies in the palace simply cannot put them down, and they keep the little trinkets bought from the Bai Grocery Store very well."

"Even the current most favored Consort Yun uses items that are mostly from the Bai Grocery Store."

Bai Wei raised an eyebrow, "Is that so?"

She was surprised internally; she really hadn't expected that the small items from her two-dollar shop that she shipped back to Daliang Kingdom from the modern world would spread to the palace so quickly and gain the favor of the ladies.

If there were no war, she wondered how much silver she could earn doing business in Daliang with Xiao Moting.

Eunuch Song smiled, "That is only natural; the ladies in the palace have always lived within the palace walls and rarely have the chance to leave, so they all love the fresh novelties from the Bai Grocery Store."

Bai Wei smiled, and an idea quickly popped into her head.

She turned around and whispered to Xiao Moting.

"Manager Xiao, I see that the market in the palace is huge; we could take our business into the palace."

"You want to do business in the palace?" Xiao Moting's sword-like brows furrowed slightly.

"Yes." Bai Wei nodded vigorously, "I've paid some attention, and now the subjects of the Daliang Kingdom all treat the royal family as a trendsetter and are scrambling to imitate them. When the Emperor eats mangoes, the commoners find out and scramble to buy mangoes too."

She had just realized this from the situation of the various merchants scrambling to buy mangoes.

"If we also do business with the palace, even if we don't earn much silver, the status of Bai's Grocery Store will be raised instantly."

After Bai Wei finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Moting expectantly.

A flash of surprise also crossed Xiao Moting's eyes.

However, this surprise vanished quickly.

He smiled slightly, "Bai, since you want to do business with the palace, then go ahead and do it. You just focus on selling goods; leave the rest to me."

After speaking, Xiao Moting turned his head and coldly swept a glance at the detained Young Master Li.

He raised his head and spoke to Eunuch Song in a calm and composed manner.

"Eunuch Song, how do you intend to deal with this false accuser?"

Eunuch Song immediately perked up, "Fu's Grocery Store falsely accused a good person and settled a private score; it is simply heinous and should be taken to the government office for punishment, and all property carried should be confiscated."

"What?" Young Master Li was greatly shocked, "Eunuch Song, what has happened to you? Aren't we on the same side? Even the carriage that brought you to search Bai's Grocery Store was provided by me."

"I have nothing to do with you." Eunuch Song said righteously, his eyes almost rolling up to the sky.

Heh, who even knows him?

The cold wind howled, and the snow fell even more heavily.