Shengjing Noble

Chapter 361: All Ancestors

Lord Zhang introduced: "This person was the steward of the imperial kitchen when the late emperor was alive. He not only knows about food, but has also seen the world. Do you two have any objections to his evaluation?"

Su Lanyin immediately said, "Sir, I have no objection."

Su Lanxin snorted coldly and said, "Humph, I have no objection either."

Mr. Zhang nodded when he saw this, and the old man with a white beard stepped forward to check the dishes one by one.

After reading it, he turned around and said, "Sir, the ingredients used in these dishes are all top-grade, and they are delicious and fragrant. If you charge a few thousand taels of silver, that's possible. What's more, Zuixianlou is the most luxurious restaurant in Shengjing, so this price is reasonable."

Hearing him say this, Su Lanxin got angry and immediately shouted, "Impossible! Did you, an old man, accept money from Su Lanyin and confuse right and wrong?"

That old gentleman was the favorite chef of the late emperor. He was respected wherever he went, and no one had ever yelled at him like that.

Lord Zhang immediately slammed the gavel and shouted angrily, "How dare you! Who do you think you are to be disrespectful to the late emperor's chef?"

Su Lanxin put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "I belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! His Highness opened Chunfeng Tower for me. If you dare to collude with each other to bully me, be careful or I will tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and you will be in big trouble!"

When these words were spoken, everyone inside and outside the yamen was shocked. Even Lord Zhang, who had looked so upright just now, looked embarrassed.

The other party is the prince!

If he becomes the emperor in the future, won’t he be able to cut off their heads or demote them to exile at will?

Who can afford to offend them?

The old man said coldly, "Since you don't believe it, why bother asking me to come out and identify it? Goodbye!"

After saying this, he left in a hurry. I think, as an old man at this age, he certainly doesn't want to be involved in the power struggle of the previous dynasty.

Su Lanyin also understood. At least he didn't change his words, so these dishes were reasonable.

So she said, "Sir, these dishes have been appraised, and 5,688 taels of silver is reasonable, so please make a ruling and let Su Lanxin pay."

Mr. Zhang sighed awkwardly and asked tentatively, "How about you discuss this matter privately?"

Su Lanyin shook her head: "She won't pay, and we can't negotiate, so I'm bringing the case to you."

Seeing that the Shuntian prefect was afraid, Su Lanxin became even more proud.

"Sir, I suggest that you sentence her to a high price and give her a hundred lashes as a warning, so that His Royal Highness will not pursue the matter in the future. She will lose her official hat because of this irrelevant person. What do you think?"

Lord Zhang was very angry, but the other party was the prince's man, so he could only endure it.

He then advised: "Su Lanyin, let's end this matter here. You don't want to lose your business, do you?"

He was also considering Su Lanyin. After all, she was just a county lady without any power. If she offended the prince, she would probably die without knowing how.

Unfortunately, Su Lanyin was not afraid at all.

"No!" she said firmly. "I demand that Su Lanxin pay the original price, otherwise I will sue the emperor!"

After saying that, she took out a jade pendant from her bosom. It was inlaid with a golden dragon, which was obviously a gift from the emperor.

Lord Zhang broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that these two were his ancestors!

One can see the emperor, and the other has the prince behind him. This makes him very worried!

He looked at the two of them, neither of them was willing to give in, so he made up his mind and rolled his eyes and pretended to faint.

The master understood what he meant and shouted quickly: "Sir! Sir, are you okay? Oh, you have an old illness coming back..."

Seeing that no one was in charge of the matter, Su Lanxin was feeling proud when someone suddenly walked in from outside the door.

"Master Zhang, I think Zuixianlou is extorting money and should be severely punished!"

The person who came in was none other than the Fifth Prince Fu Mingli.

He and the prince are brothers from the same mother, and they were like brothers in their previous life, so it is reasonable for him to stand on Su Lanxin's side.

But Su Lanyin didn't expect that he would rush to the yamen to support Su Lanxin.

When Lord Zhang heard someone talking, he opened one eye and saw that it was the Fifth Prince. He was so scared that he stood up and went down to pay his respects.

"Your humble servant pays respect to the Fifth Prince..."

"You are Welcome."

"Someone, take a seat!"

Soon, a bailiff brought a chair and placed it beside him. Fu Mingli sat down, looking calm and composed.

With a backer, Su Lanxin felt more confident and asked proudly, "Master Zhang, how should I judge? I don't need to say more, right?"

"This...is..." Lord Zhang was really embarrassed and did not dare to look Su Lanyin in the eye.

He returned to the case and said, "Su Lanyin, the owner of Zuixianlou, you are driving up the prices of vegetables and extorting money, which is a serious crime. Considering that you are a first-time offender and... a woman, I will fine you thirty strokes of the cane. You must not commit the same offense again!"

After saying this guiltily, he threw away the stick and turned his head away, not daring to look again, feeling extremely guilty.

The truth is that he couldn't afford to offend any of these royal relatives.

If he didn't beat her with a stick, Su Lanyin would only be thrown into jail, where her fate would be even worse. This was the only solution he could think of.

Those yamen runners were all Liang Youdao's brothers. They usually followed him and relied on the money given by the Lu family for care. For a moment, they hesitated and did not dare to step forward.

Fu Mingli narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you move? Are you waiting for me to do it myself?"

Seeing that they had no other options, the bailiffs had no choice but to step forward and whisper to Su Lanyin, "Miss, I'm sorry."

They exchanged glances and both understood how to beat him gently later.

After all, they have experience in this business, and some prisoners' families will give them money in advance to let them pretend to fight.

It looks heavy, but it actually doesn't have much strength.

However, Fu Mingli seemed to be a little disappointed, so he said, "Get out of the way, let my people fight!"

"Isn't this...inappropriate?" Upon hearing this, Lord Zhang immediately turned around and tried to persuade him. "After all, this is a matter for the government office. There's no need to trouble the prince's people."

"Why, my words don't work?"

"no no……"

"Then why don't you let your people get out of here!"

"This……"

Lord Zhang really had no idea what to do. He frowned, waved his hand, and asked the group of yamen runners to leave.

Everyone finally understood that the Fifth Prince was here to vent Su Lanxin's anger and would never let Su Lanyin go easily.

Seeing the group of tall and strong guards coming in from outside, Cuizhu immediately opened her arms and stood in front of Su Lanyin.

"If you want to hit someone, hit me, don't hit my girl...ah!"

"Go away!"

Before Cuizhu could finish her words, the leading guard kicked her to the ground and then reached out to grab Su Lanyin's arm.

I thought they were two weak women and easy to deal with, but unexpectedly.

The moment Cuizhu fell, Su Lanyin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly became furious. She raised her foot and kicked the guard directly between his legs.

For a moment, the court fell silent, with only the slight sound of "eggs breaking".