Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1420 - 1358: Who’s Slandering Whom

Jadeite wielded the short sword with impressive skill, its cold light flashing, causing the intruder to pause, a hint of fear in his eyes.

"Murder! Murder! Not only is the crooked shop selling Poisonous Rouge, but now they want to kill to silence me! Somebody, report to the authorities!" The woman was startled but quickly began slapping her thigh and wailing.

Onlookers murmured amongst themselves, pointing and gesturing.

"Make way, make way." Mo Lan guarded Wufu, pushing through the crowd.

"Shut your mouth!" Jadeite pointed the sword at the woman, sternly shouting, "Since the Zining Pavilion opened, all the materials used for our rouge have been top-notch. Each box undergoes rigorous processing, never causing any issue. How come there’s a problem with yours? Tell me, who instructed you to come here and smear our shop’s reputation!"

"Bah! Do you dare to confidently say there are no flawed rouges in your shop, and I’m just unfortunate enough to use your Poisonous Rouge?" the woman retorted coldly.

Jadeite glanced at her, then at the men trying to storm into the shop, and asked, "Who are they to you?"

"They’re my husband and son, so what?" the woman snorted.

Jadeite scrutinized the couple and said, "From the look of your outfits, none of you seem well-off. Our rouge is famous for being costly yet effective. The most basic one costs over two taels of silver per box. Your husband’s clothes are patched, and you use rouge worth two taels of silver?"

The crowd looked over and indeed found it so.

The man and boy became somewhat uneasy, glancing at the woman, who showed a flash of panic in her eyes, but quickly calmed down, saying, "Why can’t my husband and son cherish me? I just happened to celebrate my birthday, and they specially bought a good box for me."

"Yes, we’re willing to eat salted vegetables just to buy her something nice," the man said.

Jadeite mocked, "If your wife were an actual fairy, I might believe it. But as it is... you’d better not waste good rouge!"

"You insolent girl, you think you can sow discord between us? There’s no justice! This crooked store does shady deeds and even tries to break families, with no good intentions!" the woman cried out in despair.

"Scream any louder, and I’ll sew your mouth shut," Wufu calmly said as he walked up the steps.

The woman abruptly stopped sobbing and looked over. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"You say our rouge ruined your face? Then show us the powder you claimed you bought from here," Wufu coldly surveyed the woman’s face.

The woman wanted to curse, but upon seeing Wufu’s chilling stare, swallowed her words. Damn it, this girl is scarier than the one with the sword; those eyes look like they want to devour someone.

She took out a box of powder, saying, "I’m not afraid of you; this was bought right from your shop!"

Mo Lan stepped forward to receive it and passed it to Wufu, who turned the bottle over to check the number, then looked at Lady Fengniang and said, "Check the number."

Lady Fengniang took the rouge powder and then flipped through the registry book, quickly finding when this box of powder was sold, how much silver it sold for, and noting the purchaser’s name looked like that of a maid.

The crowd was somewhat puzzled, so Jadeite explained, "To prevent forgery, every box of our rouge has a different serial number, and its whereabouts are always registered for thorough investigation."

The woman immediately grew tense, focusing intently on Lady Fengniang.

"It’s definitely one of ours," Lady Fengniang announced, looking up.

The woman, upon hearing this, felt relieved, revealing a hint of smugness, "See, it is a crooked shop indeed!"

"The name of the purchaser was Huaner, bought just three days ago. You claim your husband bought it? I’ve been in the shop all the time and never served a man, let alone a common farmer," Lady Fengniang glanced at the man while speaking.