Chapter 296: What is the Black Market?

Chapter 296: What is the Black Market? Young Master Zhang and the other two were shocked. "Don't try to deceive us. What do you mean by 'backing'?" Ding Wenxi had a serious expression on his face. "I'm not joking. You all know that some trouble happened in Jiangyuan County recently. The previous county magistrate was arrested, and the new one, Lord Xiang, is an unknown figure. None of us merchants in Jiangyuan County have any connection to him. But it just so happened that when her new shop opened, Lord Xiang sent two government officials to deliver a generous gift." Young Master Zhang choked, "That woman has the government as her backing?" "Exactly. I found it strange when you mentioned the incident in the Peach Blossom Forest earlier. The government officials brought by Lord Xiang were very busy, so why did they suddenly appear in the Peach Blossom Forest and get involved in your small matters? And it was clear that they were biased towards the young lady, right?" The three of them hadn't thought about it in detail before. At that time, they were only concerned with avoiding any involvement with the county government, so they were satisfied as long as they could dismiss the official named Hu as soon as possible. But now, thinking back, things indeed seemed off. The root cause was here. Young Master Zhang became nervous. "So, that woman won't trouble us through the county government officials, right?" Ding Wenxi pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I don't think so. If she really wanted to persist, wouldn't it be more convenient with the presence of the government officials yesterday? Obviously, they also don't want to escalate the situation. However, if you go to her on your own initiative, then..." "We definitely won't." "That's good. Besides, that jade pendant is probably not in her possession. Otherwise, given her relationship with Lord Xiang, the jade pendant would have ended up in his hands, and you would have been taken to the yamen for questioning long ago." The three nodded, still somewhat frightened. If the path through Shu Yu was blocked, then the chances of finding their jade pendant would be even smaller. "I estimate that the jade pendant is still in the Peach Blossom Forest. Hurry up and go look again. I'll lend you a few people to help." The three immediately thanked Ding Wenxi and quickly left the Ding residence. Ding Wenxi smiled and sipped his tea, feeling relieved. After a while, he instructed a servant by his side, "Go and tell Second Miss maid, Xiaoyun, to let the young lady know that the Young Master Zhang's side won't bother her anymore." "Yes." At this moment, Shu Yu had already been brought back to the courtyard by Ding Yuehua. As soon as they entered, Ding Yuehua looked at her with a curious gaze. "Tell me quickly, what's the deal with that Young Master Zhang?" Helpless, Shu Yu could only recount the events of the previous day. However, she didn't mention her identity when it came to the part involving the orchids, only referring to herself as a young lady. After listening, Ding Yuehua sneered. "Serves them right." Shu Yu rubbed her temples. "I didn't expect them to show up at your house. And they accused me of stealing their jade pendant. It's ridiculous." "They were probably anxious and panicked because they lost the jade pendant, so they wanted to find a scapegoat." Shu Yu was taken aback. "A scapegoat? Me?" She furrowed her brow. "Is this jade pendant really that important? By the way, they mentioned the black market. What is it?" Ding Yuehua sighed and rubbed her forehead. It was difficult to answer. Shu Yu tugged at her. "What's wrong? This is a serious matter. Can't you tell me? If that Young Master Zhang comes to bother me again and I don't even know what's going on, I won't know how I'll end up." (End of this chapter)