ushernet Chapter 18 Inferior Medicinal Herbs
Chapter 18 Inferior Medicinal Herbs
"Miss, here is the medicine you requested. It's ready. It will cost three taels of silver." The shopkeeper handed the medicine to Qinghe, who was standing nearby.
"Shopkeeper, is the medicine you dispensed top-quality? I need the best medicine!" Yun Juan reminded the shopkeeper, as if afraid that he might be fooled.
"Don't worry, Miss! Our Yiyuantang is backed by the Prime Minister's Mansion! How could we possibly harm you!" The manager deliberately brought up the Prime Minister's Mansion as a powerful backer!
"The Prime Minister's residence? Is this Prime Minister Yun's residence? This shop belongs to Prime Minister Yun's family?" Yun Juan looked surprised, while Qing He silently gave her a thumbs up.
Is Miss starting her performance again? She didn't get enough of her performance at Wanbaolou last time.
It looks like this young lady is really going all out this time. If the shopkeeper knew this was an audit team, he'd probably be kicking himself.
Seeing the little girl's adoring expression, the shopkeeper straightened his back!
"Of course! Do you know what my relationship is with Prime Minister Yun? I'm afraid it would scare you if I told you!" The shopkeeper started to get a little proud and couldn't help but brag to Yun Quan and the others.
Yun Quan was very accommodating, showing an expression of admiration on her face.
"Wow, shopkeeper, are you really related to Prime Minister Yun? Prime Minister Yun is a favorite of the Emperor! How could you possibly get close to him?" Yun Juan's face showed admiration, but also a hint of disbelief.
When the shopkeeper saw that Yun Juan didn't believe him, he knew he had to get straight to the point and start explaining.
"Don't you believe me? I call Prime Minister Yun's mother 'Aunt,' and Prime Minister Yun is my cousin." The shopkeeper patted his chest, as if to say, "Now you believe me? Scared? You can't help but admire me!"
"So you two are relatives?" Yun Juan took the medicinal herbs from Qing He's hand, opened them, and held them in her hand.
"Shopkeeper, didn't I say I wanted top-grade medicinal herbs? Look... what did you give me? It's probably not low-grade herbs, is it?"
The shopkeeper, as if someone had stepped on his tail, retorted, "No way! Don't talk nonsense, little girl! How could Yi Yuan Tang sell inferior medicinal herbs!"
He still stubbornly refused to admit it, his neck stiff.
"Shopkeeper, although I'm not a doctor, I do know a little about pharmacology! As for these medicinal herbs, I can tell the difference between superior and inferior quality!" Yun Juan gave me a look that said, "Don't try to fool me."
"Oh ho, you're not here to sell medicinal herbs today, are you? You're here to cause trouble, aren't you?" The shopkeeper realized that these two young girls had come with ill intentions.
"Hmph! Whether you're looking for trouble or not, it's wrong of you to deceive others with inferior medicinal herbs!" Qinghe couldn't help but step forward and confront her directly.
Yun Quan didn't stop Qing He. It would be good for the little girl to get some experience so that she wouldn't be unable to speak clearly if she was bullied in the future.
"Hmph! Just because you say it's a low-grade medicinal herb doesn't mean it is! I have the Prime Minister's Mansion behind me! Little girl, you can't afford to offend the Prime Minister's Mansion!" The shopkeeper glared fiercely at Yun Quan and her companion.
Yun Juan understood his meaning; he simply wanted to persuade me, which meant he wanted to take action against the Prime Minister's residence.
She was just a helpless little girl, so naturally she wouldn't dare to mess with the Prime Minister's mansion. She just wanted to scare her away with words, so that she wouldn't dare to cause trouble and would have to swallow this bitter pill!
"Hmph! I'm here to investigate matters concerning your Prime Minister's residence! I wouldn't bother with anything outside of your residence!" Yun Juan had come to audit the accounts, so naturally she couldn't give him a friendly look.
"Looking for trouble, huh! Just you wait! Men! Throw these two little girls out!" the shopkeeper shouted towards the backyard.
Two burly, rugged-looking men came out and tried to drag Yun Quan and Qing He out.
Who is Yun Quan? Even the Regent's men couldn't get the better of her, despite being just two burly men.
Unexpectedly, the two burly men were also skilled in martial arts, and they attacked Yun Juan directly.
"Ah Qing, go and watch from the side. Lest I accidentally hurt you!" Yun Juan sent Qing He aside, while she faced the two burly men with their feet scratched by their noses.
"Come on, both of you come at me together, stop talking nonsense! I need to go home for dinner as soon as possible, I'm starving!" Yun Juan took out a hair tie from her space and tied her hair into a bun.
Otherwise, in ancient times, long hair would have been a real nuisance.
If it weren't for the fact that this dynasty didn't allow women to have short hair, Yun Juan would have wanted to cut it off.
Seeing Yun Juan's reckless behavior, the shopkeeper became even angrier: "Attack her! Beat her to death! If she dies, the Prime Minister's mansion will be held responsible! My cousin is the Prime Minister!"
There were many people on the street at the time, and everyone heard what he said!
Upon hearing this, Yun Juan thought, "Good heavens, this Prime Minister Yun's teammate doesn't seem very bright. Old Madam Yun's judgment is poor."
They're already openly trying to establish connections with the Prime Minister's residence. If Prime Minister Yun's political enemies find out, they'll surely impeach him.
Selling fake medicine is one thing, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone selling fake medicine under a fake name!
Two burly men, each over 1.9 meters tall, stood in front of Yun Juan, blocking her view.
Okay, okay, you want to see who's taller? I'll make you lie on the ground and then we won't have to compete!
Yun Juan took out silver needles coated with anesthesia from her spatial storage and gave one needle to each person.
Before the two burly men could even make a move, he was already lying on the ground!
The onlookers and the shopkeeper were all stunned! What was going on? This little girl is so amazing?
Or are these two big men all show and no substance?
He collapsed before they could even get him out?
"Did you all see that? I didn't touch them. They fainted on their own! Don't try to extort money from me, shopkeeper, or make me pay them back!" Yun Juan spoke in a teasy tone, looking like she had been wronged.
The crowd, who were already dissatisfied with Yiyuantang's exploitation of the people, naturally felt some sympathy upon seeing such a pitiful little girl.
"Don't worry, young lady, we all saw that you didn't lay a hand on me!"
"Yes, yes, it definitely wasn't the girl who did it!"
"I clearly saw them faint on their own!"
"Yes, I saw it too!"
Yun Juan nodded in satisfaction; these commoners were quite sensible.
"I am the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, the shopkeeper! The auditors you've been waiting for have arrived! As far as I know, this shop has always been under my mother's name, right? How did it become the Yun family's?" Yun Juan, ignoring the crowd of people, voiced her questions!
When the shopkeeper heard the words "the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion," and when all the burly men under his command had fainted, he himself trembled with fear.
Although he didn't show it on his face, he was already terrified inside.
"Young Miss... Madam's health has been poor these past few years, so it's been the old lady who's been running the household! The old lady is still the one in charge of the Prime Minister's residence!"
The shopkeeper meant that no matter how arrogant you are, you are still just the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion. How can you possibly surpass the old lady?