"This...isn't this the newly improved brocade of our Zhijintang?" Big beads of sweat fell drop by drop on his forehead, pattering, dripping on his sleeves, and Zhao Silian's voice became softer when he spoke.
Gu Changan smiled and said, "As long as you recognize him."
Her eyes were light and her dark pupils were like deep pools that could suck people in.
Obviously she didn't say anything, but Zhao Si's throat was already tight with nervousness, and he cautiously asked: "What is the eldest lady doing with the new and improved brocade?"
Gu Changan glanced at Iris.
Iris immediately understood and dug under the brocade spread on the table.
Zhao Si stared at the dagger held in Liuli's hand and suddenly staggered, as if all the blood in his body had stagnated at that moment.
Without saying a word, Iris took out the dagger from its sheath, and without hesitation, the sharp blade lightly scratched the improved tapestry.
hiss--
The brocade was cut open in response, and Zhao Si's expression could no longer be described as bad, and he couldn't help but step back.
Gu Changan carefully looked at the two pieces of brocade that had been separated, and said: "The shopkeeper told me why this newly improved brocade was cut so easily? If I remember correctly, the brocade should not be as brittle as paper.
Is it the same?"
"Because it is an improvement... we did not take into account its toughness, but focused on its lightness..." Zhao Si said tremblingly as his breathing became rapid and his palms began to sweat.
"Light as a cicada's wings?"
Gu Changan slammed the table, stood up, and threw the brocade to Zhao Si's feet.
"So this is your excuse to cut corners?! This new brocade has poor thread routing, and even the silk used is of the worst quality! Such garbage, tell me how the cost is so high!"
The tapestry was lying on the ground, and you could see from the cracks how rough the workmanship was.
Zhao Sizhen didn't expect that the new piece of brocade that Gu Changan took away would be waiting for him here.
"Miss, this is all a misunderstanding. Recently, brocade weaving has not been as good as before. In order to break the situation, I have to invest a considerable amount of money to try to improve it. All the money is used to pay extra prices to the weavers." In a hurry, he could only
Any excuse.
At this time, how dare you open your eyes and tell lies?
Gu Changan sneered and said: "Since it is money given to them, you don't write it in the monthly silver expenditure column. Instead, you have to add it to the cost of the silk and satin."
Zhao Si's face became increasingly pale.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, I don't think the cost is too high, but you deliberately made false accounts to fool me!" She shouted loudly.
Zhao Si has never mentioned his name to Gu Changan. How did she know her last name?
He shuddered.
Suddenly a flash of light flashed through the lightning, and she looked at Gu Changan in disbelief. Could it be that she had already guessed that she would make false accounts, and everything she just did was just acting with him here!
Fear filled his bones, and Zhao Si retreated tremblingly step by step.
He suddenly turned around and ran out of the courtyard at full speed.
As long as he rushes back now to destroy the new batch of brocades, everything will turn around! If there is no proof, Gu Changan will have no choice but to do anything!
Shaoyao saw this and quickly blocked him.
"Get out of my way!" Zhao Si pushed Shaoyao away and rushed forward desperately.
Phew!
There was a sound in the air, and Zhao Si suddenly felt pain in his ankle, and tearing pain swept through his body instantly. He screamed and fell to the ground, looking down and almost fainted from fright.
It's a dagger!
A dagger just flew from behind and plunged directly into his ankle!
And in that direction, there is only Gu Changan!
Zhao's face was bloodless. He dug his fingers into the ground and crawled forward desperately. He had not moved an inch when he heard footsteps coming from behind. The next moment, his back was severely stepped on by embroidered shoes.
His chest was crushed to the ground and rubbed. He felt suffocated and his feet still hurt. Being tortured like this, his screams could only be stuck in his throat.
"Where do you want to go, Shopkeeper Zhao?" He stepped hard, and someone above his head said with a smile.
"Spare, spare...life..."
Zhao Si squeezed out a few words from his throat.
Gu Changan let go of his feet, but lowered his body, reached out and grabbed his hair, and pulled him directly in front of her, "Shopkeeper Zhao, are you willing to tell me the truth now?"
"..."
Zhao Si, who had been begging for mercy just now, suddenly tightened his lips.
Gu Changan looked at Zhao Si. She patted his face and sighed sincerely: "Shopkeeper Zhao is so sincere. He still has to protect his master at this time."
"You don't really think that I don't know that you and Bai Yuluo are embezzling Zhijintang's money, right?"
These fluttering words scared Zhao Si almost out of his mind. When his eyes met with Gu Changan's, he felt as if his whole body had been swallowed up by an evil spirit. He spat out a few words in shock, "You, how can you..."
"Don't think that others don't know it, unless you don't do it yourself."
Zhao Silian's fearful voice was drowned in his throat. When Gu Changan let go, he kindly helped him pull out the dagger from his ankle.
"ah--"
His eyes were so wide open that they almost fell out of his head, and the whites of his eyes were filled with clear bloodshot eyes.
Seeing him rolling on the ground in pain, Gu Changan said: "You should know very well that collaborating with outsiders to embezzle the shop's money is a serious crime according to the law. It is not an exaggeration to make you lose your head, but I will give you a
The chance of survival depends on whether you can seize it or not."
Just being pricked by a dagger will make you excruciating pain. If you are in prison, you will shudder just thinking about the harsh punishments of the jailer.
Zhao Si didn't want to die, endured the pain in his body, and kept kowtowing to Gu Changan: "What do you want me to do, Miss?"
Gu Changan smiled and said, "You should be familiar with Furong Garden."
Zhao Si suddenly nodded. He had been there so many times, so he must be familiar with it.
"Then let's go to Furong Garden."
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At this time in Furong Garden, Bai Yuluo and Gu Weirou were still immersed in pride.
Gu Wei said: "Mom, as long as we wait for shopkeeper Zhao to resign, can we open our own silk shop?"
Bai Yuluo nodded and said: "Of course. It's not just that. There are a large number of defective products in the Zhijintang warehouse now. As long as Zhao Si resigns, he will destroy all other good brocades. At that time, the weavers will also follow. Gu
Chang'an not only has no money, but also no brocade! As a Zhijintang, she can only use defective products to swindle!"
"If she really dares to sell defective products, then no one in the palace will let her go!" Gu Weirou smiled broadly. There has never been a moment that made people happier than now.
Bai Yuluo responded with a smile. Before he could be happy for long, someone screamed suddenly from outside the house, and his smile suddenly froze on his lips.
The two girls looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
When the two came out, they all screamed in fright when they saw the person still in the middle of the courtyard.
"What's going on?" Bai Yuluo pointed at the man tremblingly. She recognized it as Zhao Si at a glance. How could he be injured like this!
Immediately afterwards, a powerful voice sounded in the courtyard, "Smash it to me!"