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These words startled everyone present.

Chen Mu Mu Mu's way of thinking would forever surpass theirs.

Send money to the Prefecture Overseer?

"There really isn't any." Chen Qingyun was exasperated, "We have already paid for the restaurant that was first reported to the Prefecture Overseer."

As he said this, he ground his teeth, "I wondered how those people could so easily torment us. It turns out they're giving us too little."

"Money has always been something that you can only think of as too little. How could you think of it as too much?" Rong Rongliu snorted, "In the eyes of a greedy official, one can only see benefits, but not the hardships of others."

However, they had only been in business for three days. If they had to pay in silver in three days, then the Prefecture Overseer would be so greedy!

They had invested a large amount of money in the opening hours. They hadn't even returned yet, so where would they get the silver to feed the corrupt officials?

Rong Rongliu's heart stopped.

Chen Mu Mu's gaze swept across Chen Qingyun and Rong Rongliu's faces, and realized that the two of them were not calm, and focused his attention on the seemingly calm Ning Yuan.

"So, the reason why the restaurant was smashed was that you didn't pay the Prefecture Overseer any money when you entered the prison?"

There might be such a possibility, but there was a high chance that it wasn't the case.

After all, no matter how greedy he was, he was still a Prefecture Overseer. No matter how arrogant he was, this place was still under the feet of the Emperor.

The business of Wang Jiang Lou was so good, and was even newly opened, that had earned the attention of all the citizens in the capital city. If the Prefecture Overseer purposefully made things difficult for them because they did not deposit the money in time, it would not be justifiable.

Although the Empress Dowager Tang was a woman, she was not kind to the greedy officials at all.

No matter how infuriated the Prefect was, it was impossible to do such an obvious thing.

They would only let others destroy their Wang Jiang Lou, and would then smile merrily as they came over to help that person step on his feet, in order to intimidate those commoners who did not respect them.

Then, who was this "other person"?

In broad daylight, under the attention of so many citizens, she had carelessly smashed her restaurant into smithereens?

Not only was she finished, she even sent all of her friends to jail.

How arrogant … Everyone was furious.

Chen Mu Mu Mu's heart was at ease, and his eyes revealed traces of shock and indignation.

Ning Yuan glanced at her, and sighed: "Since you have already guessed it, why do you need to ask us?"

"After all, what I guessed was a guess. Only by hearing it from the person in question would I be able to tell the truth." Chen Mu Mu Mu replied, "I want an accurate answer, there's no time to guess."

Seeing that she was anxious, Ning Yuan did not delay any further. His eyes flashed, and gave her the answer.

"Lin Xian Building, Tang Xiaomo."

Lin Xian Building was the number one restaurant in the capital. Because of its good reputation and reputation, it had taken over around sixty to seventy percent of the customers in the catering industry. On the other hand, the one in charge of Lin Xian Building was the third son of the Tang Family Patriarch and the current empress dowager's nephew, Tang Xiaomo.

He was the son of the country's abbot, and his status was very high. He had been born with all sorts of statuses, especially when it came to his family's business. To him, money was nothing but a piece of dung. Most importantly, in the third generation of the Tang Family, although they had many sons, only Tang Xiaomo still survived from death and injury.

Growing up in such an environment, Tang Xiaomo was obviously being arrogant.

Normally, he had heard that his character wasn't that good and often relied on his power to bully others. In order to achieve his goals, he would use any means he could think of. Now, even more so … Put your hand up to her.

Chen Mu lowered his eyes and sneered coldly.

"It seems that the so called Lin Xian Building is only mediocre."

In the food industry, the profits were high, but there were also many taboos. Once touched, it was difficult to turn the situation around.

As for Lin Xian Building …

People have died before.

Keep in touch with officials.

The food was bad.

Every single one of them was a thorn in everyone's heart.

Someone had died before, and was said to have become an immortal in the form of an feather.

Since she had a close relationship with officials, no one in the Tang family was an official. However, the empress dowager held supreme authority.

The food was bad, but half of the catering industry in the capital belonged to the Tang Clan. Even if they did not eat, they still had to eat.

As such, once the Wang Jiang Lou was opened, the customers would slowly move over.

The rise in the turnover was always more real than the false rumors.

Chen Mu smirked, "During those few days, there shouldn't be many people going to Lin Xian Building."

Chen Qingyun nodded: "No one has come."

Rong Rongliu suddenly said: "The food is better than the Lin Xian Building, the waiter is prettier than the Lin Xian Building, the price isn't even as expensive as the Lin Xian Building, and can even draw all kinds of fresh food. I really can't think of a reason to go to the Lin Xian Building. I didn't have a choice in the past, but now I have a choice.

Chen Mu Mu was speechless.

Child, if you are so sincere, it will be easy for you to suffer.

However, Rong Rongliu's words had indeed hit the nail on the head and pointed out the lack of Lin Xian Building.

But sometimes, there were some people who couldn't bear to see their own inadequacies. If they saw others laughing, they would even think that there was something wrong with their eyes.

Then, when someone else's eyes are attracted to something better, those people will shift their hatred onto something better.

The blame was because of the appearance of that thing, which caused them to stop being ridiculed and accepted at the same time.

The psychology was very sick, but it was the human side.

Ning Yuan sighed, and said: "It's about time, Tang Xiaomo saw that our business is even hotter than Lin Xian Building, and the glory is even deeper than him, so he brought people here to ruin the place."

"Come in the open?" Chen Mu Mu asked.

They were both attacking each other, so it wasn't the same thing to come out in the open and attack in secret when it was night time.

If it was the former, then the Tang Clan's influence would be placed there and they would bully others with their power. They would not be able to struggle at all.

As for the latter, it meant that the other party was still wary of them. If they were fearful of them, there was still room for negotiation … A ghost.

After smashing a tavern, she even sent all of her companions to jail. How could there be a single thing that could be discussed?

Ning Yuan's face sunk and nodded: "Come out in the open."

The Tang Clan's power did not need to fear the government. If they needed to fear the government or the eyes of others, how would they make things difficult for them?

However, no matter how powerful his background was, he should still be under a lot of pressure if he were to randomly smash a restaurant that had good business, right?

At least Empress Dowager Tang, who cared about her reputation, would not allow such a thing to happen.

The more family a person was, the more they had to be careful of their reputation as an official.

The corner of Chen Mu Mu's mouth hooked up, "Then what excuse does Tang Xiaomo have for smashing our restaurant?"

Rong Rongliu scoffed, "There is."

Thinking of that day's scene, the black aura surrounding him almost engulfed him.

"He intentionally brought people to our restaurant to eat, and after that, their stomachs got sick. Then, he said that our food was poisonous, so he smashed our restaurant into pieces."

As he spoke, he became angrier. His voice was almost squeezed out from the gaps between his teeth.

"Because he bit on the poison and wouldn't let it go, not only was the restaurant smashed, we couldn't escape prison either."

After all, food poisoning was a crime that was meant to harm.

Adding this crime to the power of the Empress Dowager Tang, it was more than enough for the authorities to kill them.

In the face of absolute power, the truth was not even as simple as floating clouds.

Tang Xiaomo escorted Chen Qingyun and the others to the dungeon, then the governor of the capital must have tortured Chen Qingyun and the others on purpose to curry favor with Empress Dowager Tang's nephew, no, curry favor with the Empress Dowager Tang.

Chen Mu Mu's gaze swept across the fatigue on everyone's faces, and the wounds that were faintly discernible under their sleeves. He clenched his fist, which was hanging by his side.

After a moment of silence, he decided not to check on their injuries.

She only needed to know that her little friends were still alive and she would remember this debt.

Tang Xiaomo.

A mere nephew of the empress dowager dared to be so arrogant?

One was after the other. There was no one without weakness. She would remember this debt first. It wouldn't be too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If one day, he fell into her hands …

The corner of Chen Mu's lips curled up in a cold smile.

She had always been a petty person.

Chen Qingyun and the others looked at each other, thinking for a moment, but they were still able to persuade her.

"Mu Mu, the Tang Clan's influence is too great. It's not something that we can afford to offend. It took us a long time to get out of the prison. Don't be rash."

Chen Mu Mu raised his eyebrows as he smiled sinisterly, "Don't worry, I won't act rashly."

On the contrary, she was very pleased.

The fact that her weak big brother, Chen Qingyun, was able to tell her not to be impulsive showed that he had grown up.

When people around him grew up, it was naturally good.

She didn't like being a babysitter and taking care of a "brother" who was nominally older than she was.

Even though she was twice as old as this' big brother '.

She was too used to being selfish and didn't have the awareness to think about others. If Chen Qingyun was like a child, she might abandon this burden one day.

Chen Tang's biological father had died, but she hadn't shown the slightest bit of sadness. Chen Qingyun's one big brother … It was more or less the same.

Xiao Mao raised his head and agreed with Chen Mu Mu's words, sounding somewhat proud.

"Big brother Chen, don't try to persuade big sister. She won't be rash. No matter how angry she is, she will wait for the right time to take revenge."

Unfortunately, she still didn't like him.

His gaze swept past the child's haggard face. After a slight pause, he asked, "How did Qin Tianshui rescue all of you?"

Everyone was silent.

Chen Mu Mu Mu surveyed the crowd and the corners of his mouth twitched. "Am I the kind of person who would repay kindness with hatred?" Isn't it just asking Qin Tiansei how she did it, that she wasn't afraid of offending the Empress Dowager Tang? "

However, based on Qin Tiansei's personality, there was indeed nothing to be afraid of.

He actually dared to steal the power of the little Emperor, dared to take revenge on the Empress Dowager Tang, and paid no attention to a mere Tang Xiaomo.

In terms of status, the late emperor's son, the Li King, was much more respected than the young master of the Tang family.

"I'm not doubting your intentions." Ning Yuan sighed, "It's just that we just got out of prison, we don't know how Li King saved us."

The child who had just been released from prison was currently in a stupefied state.

In any case, in the future, everything will come to light. Chen Mu Mu thought for a moment, but didn't press on. He only said, "You guys are all too tired, go and buy some medicine to take care of yourselves."

Chen Qingyun instantly recognized the meaning behind her words. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going out for a while." Chen Mu Mu muttered, "At most, a few days and at least half a day. Since I'm not around, you all should rest up. Don't let others get a hold of you."

Hopefully, it wouldn't be as difficult as others said it would be for Prime Minister Su Palace's Princess Qingxia s.