But how could Madam Jiang help her now? That little bitch had just taken full advantage of her. Now that she was in trouble, she remembered to come to her aunt. Did she think she could have all the good things in the world?
Madam Jiang simply turned her head to the side and didn't even bother to look at her. She, Madam Jiang, was not someone to be trifled with.
When Li Jiaojiao saw Madam Jiang turn her head, she knew Madam Jiang wouldn't help her. So she looked at the surrounding commoners pitifully, tears streaming down her face as she said:
"I know I've implicated everyone. I'm sorry." Saying that, Li Jiaojiao bowed to the commoners around her and said seriously, "I'm indeed from the countryside. But even though I'm from the countryside, I was raised dearly by my parents.
Moreover, I'm only fourteen years old this year and haven't passed the imperial examinations yet. How could I possibly understand so many things? If I've really done something wrong, please forgive me."
The surrounding commoners saw Li Jiaojiao's sincere attitude of admitting her mistakes, and their resentment lessened a lot. Indeed, she was just a child. How could she handle things so well? When wronged, it was only natural to seek support from family adults.
Moreover, this Jiaojiao had just arrived in the capital and knew nothing. If they were to haggle with her, wouldn't it make them seem too petty? For a moment, their attitude towards Li Jiaojiao improved a lot.
Madam Jiang saw the change in the people around and knew that this little bitch had managed to win over the crowd. She sneered sarcastically in her heart. She hadn't expected her niece to be so scheming. She had really underestimated her before.
Madam Jiang looked at Li Jiaojiao and said, "Since it's settled, go back quickly. After all, it's not good for a girl to stay outside for too long." Madam Jiang glanced at Li Jiaojiao as she spoke.
Li Jiaojiao nodded meekly. "Yes, aunt. Jiaojiao will go back now."
Madam Jiang glanced at Li Jiaojiao. This matter definitely wouldn't end like this. Although Li Jiaojiao seemed to have won against Mu Fengqie on the surface, Mu Fengqie had shut down all the industries of the Pharmacist Valley.
As the name suggests, the Pharmacist Valley was mainly involved in medical affairs. Now that Mu Fengqie had shut down all the shops of the Pharmacist Valley, there would be a major panic in the capital in a few days, not to mention the shops under Mu Fengqie's own name.
It seemed that the capital was about to face a major panic, and the person who had caused all this... Madam Jiang glanced at Li Jiaojiao, who was obediently following behind her. Humph! It wouldn't be long before she knew who she had offended.
But for now, the most important thing was to find a way to get Mu Fengqie to go to the Jiang family to treat the old lady.
"Master, Madam Jiang and the others were really too much today. I can't bear this grudge." Zhu Fei said to Mu Fengqie with an ugly expression. If it weren't for the master calling her back just now, she really would have wrung Madam Jiang's neck.
"I know, but to teach someone a lesson, we don't necessarily have to use force or do it ourselves." Mu Fengqie took a sip of water to moisten her throat and said,
"How's the matter I asked you to handle going?"
"We've checked everything out. Not a single person on the scene was missed. I've made more than a dozen copies. Besides the ones sent out, I've kept a few for backup." Zhu Yan said. It didn't take them much effort to find out someone's identity, especially someone without any background. It was a piece of cake.
"Good. What about the shops of the Pharmacist Valley and those under my name?" Mu Fengqie squinted her eyes. The Pharmacist Valley might not be good at other things, but they were the best at protecting their own.
"I've given the order. The shops in the capital have basically closed. There are still some places far away that haven't been notified yet, but it won't be long. They'll all be closed by tomorrow." Zhu Yan said confidently.
Did they really think the people of the Pharmacist Valley were easy to bully? Even if they only used medicine, they could make everyone collapse. After all, who didn't have a sick person in their family?
Mu Fengqie pursed her lips. She hadn't wanted to be so decisive, but after seeing the attitude of those people today, she had almost lost her temper.
"Handle this matter well. Don't let Jing Xunce know. He's in a war now. I don't want him to be distracted because of this."
But Zhu Fei disagreed. "If the master-in-law were here, this matter definitely wouldn't have been resolved so easily today." They would have made those people on the scene pay a heavy price.
What Zhu Fei didn't expect was that her thought today would actually come true, but it wasn't Jing Xunce who did it. It was Yuan Yerui.
After Yuan Yerui came back with Mu Fengqie and the others, he returned to the palace. He usually didn't come out much and only quietly came out at night to learn martial arts from Zhu Yan.
When he heard what had happened in the capital today, he went straight to Yuan Yuchuan's palace.
"Brother Emperor, this matter today must be severely punished. Otherwise, the commoners may become restless because of this." He knew people's hearts very well.
This time they had bullied his master and succeeded. In the future, they would only become more and more presumptuous.
Yuan Yuchuan was also very angry about this matter. Since he had to show some respect to Mu Fengqie on the surface, now, wasn't that niece of the Jiang family blatantly slapping him in the face?
"I'll leave this matter to you to handle." Yuan Yuchuan couldn't handle this matter in person, but the necessary deterrence was still needed.
Yuan Yuchuan suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Go find the Regent King and ask him to help you handle it." With the Regent King's help, this matter would definitely be handled well.
"I understand, Brother Emperor." After saying that, Yuan Yerui turned around and left. He was going to leave the palace to see if his master was injured.
"Master, Yuan Yerui is here."
Since Yuan Yerui didn't have a title yet, the people around Mu Fengqie always called him by his name, which was also his own request. Only in this way did he feel that he was one of them.
"What's he here for?" Mu Fengqie asked Zhu Fei with a puzzled look.
"Probably because of what happened today." That was the only possibility.
"Let him in." Mu Fengqie said helplessly.
"Master, are you okay?" As soon as Yuan Yerui came in, he started circling around Mu Fengqie. After seeing that Mu Fengqie wasn't injured, he let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his master wasn't injured. Otherwise, he would never let those people off easily.
"I'm fine. Why did you leave the palace?" Mu Fengqie asked.
"Don't even mention it. Such a big thing happened to you, Master, and you didn't even send someone to inform me." Yuan Yerui pouted and said.