Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Hey, stop hitting people randomly!"

Caught off guard, Jin Yanzhi was punched, the pain almost making his eyes pop out. He instantly grabbed the man's hand and, following his master Heitu's instructions, slammed the man to the ground!

With a loud thud, the man crashed heavily to the ground, letting out a pig-like scream.

"what……"

"Murder!"

As soon as the man spoke, several other men rushed over to help, shouting, "The people in the shop are trying to kill us to silence us!"

As soon as the man spoke, the scene became even more chaotic.

Seeing this, Cheng Qiqi's lips twitched. Jin Yanzhi... had joined the fray?

The scene was chaotic, and the constables, fearing they might hurt someone, could only talk.

Cheng Qiqi took a step back and stood directly on the stool where the consultation was being conducted. She slammed her hand on the table and shouted at the top of her lungs, "The magistrate is here!"

"Your Excellency, Magistrate?"

"Where?"

The scene, which had just been a chaotic mess, instantly turned to look outside, with someone shouting, "Your Honor, we beg you to do justice!"

"The magistrate didn't come, but..."

Cheng Qiqi's clear voice seemed to have a penetrating quality, and coupled with the fact that she was standing on a stool, she was much taller than everyone else.

"Madam Cheng, we trusted you enough to buy these taro balls, and now my son has been poisoned by them!"

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw Cheng Qiqi. She immediately pushed aside Tian Shi and Zhuang Sanmei, and yelled at Cheng Qiqi, "Pay up! You have to pay up!"

"Sister-in-law, if you really have been poisoned by eating taro balls, I will not only compensate you with money, but also with ten taels of silver as compensation. The taro balls I sold caused your child to come to the clinic for treatment. I would feel really bad if I didn't compensate you with money."

Cheng Qiqi's words made the woman's eyes light up, and she excitedly said, "Madam Cheng, you're so straightforward!"

"But are you really going to pay ten taels of silver in compensation?"

The woman swallowed hard. These taro balls, which cost ten coins, would actually cost her ten taels of silver.

The villagers, who were just angry, suddenly had a change of heart upon hearing this, their pupils contracting as they rolled their eyes. Wasn't this... a sign of getting rich?

Some people were clutching their stomachs, others were clutching their heads; shouldn't they be feeling unwell too?

"right."

Cheng Qiqi nodded affirmatively.

The woman immediately said, "Thank you, Madam Cheng. You are such a kind person, a true Bodhisattva."

The woman beamed, her earlier fierce demeanor completely gone. She dusted herself off and stared at Tian Shi and Zhuang Sanmei, saying, "Look at you two, you should learn from Madam Cheng!"

"Madam Cheng, when will I get this money? My son is in so much pain at the clinic, he's taken so much medicine!"

The woman stared at Cheng Qiqi's purse, her eyes filled with urgency.

Tian and Zhuang Sanmei looked at each other in disbelief, and were about to speak excitedly, but Cheng Qiqi's gaze swept over them, and the two bit their lips tightly.

Ten taels of silver.

Although the shop has made a lot of money, what will we do to earn so much money if we can't keep the shop open in the future?

"no."

Zhuang Haichao gritted his teeth and was about to get up when Jin Yanzhi grabbed him and covered his mouth, saying, "Your sister-in-law would never talk nonsense!"

"Hmm!"

Zhuang Haichao's mouth was covered, and he was held down tightly by Jin Yanzhi. He could only stare at Jin Yanzhi with wide eyes, his eyes filled with anxiety and urgency.

"Sister-in-law, the matter hasn't been investigated yet, so I can't give you the money 'temporarily'."

As Cheng Qiqi spoke, she looked at Inspector Li and said, "Inspector, my shop has caused you trouble. Please bear witness to this."

"What? What do you mean?"

The woman had already planned how to spend the ten taels of silver, but upon hearing Cheng Qiqi's words, she was immediately bewildered and confused: "Didn't you say it was indeed cassava poisoning?"

"It's cassava poisoning, but are you sure it was taro balls from my house?" Cheng Qiqi stared intently at the woman, looking down at her and clearly seeing the woman's evasive eyes!

"Of course, besides your family, who else sells taro balls?"

The woman raised her voice, a fleeting hint of guilt crossing her face. In an instant, she pointed her finger at Cheng Qiqi and yelled, "You little brat, Cheng, are you doing this on purpose to avoid paying compensation?"

As if she knew what Cheng Qiqi was thinking, the woman shouted excitedly, "You talk a good game, but you're just trying to avoid paying ten taels of silver!"

"If anyone eats my taro balls, I'm sure I'll lose money."

Cheng Qiqi spoke with certainty, then jumped off the stool and looked at the doctor, asking, "Doctor?"

"That child did indeed suffer from cassava poisoning."

The doctor seemed to know what Cheng Qiqi was going to say and took the initiative to speak.

"I know."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at the baby on the small bed next to her. The tiny bundle was pale and looked pained. She asked, "Doctor, is this the baby's vomit?"

"Yes."

The doctor nodded, looking at the basin beside him; the stench wafted over.

Cheng Qiqi stepped forward to look at it, and even picked up the basin.

Inspector Li walked over and asked, "Is there something wrong with these taro balls?"

"really."

Cheng Qiqi handed over the basin full of vomit.

Inspector Li nearly vomited from the smell. His stomach churned, and he took a step back, covering his nose, and said, "Whatever Madam Cheng says is fine."

"Fellow villagers, everyone is welcome to come and take a look!"

As Cheng Qiqi spoke, she pointed to the taro balls in the basin and asked, "Is there something wrong with this?"

"It's just taro balls, what's wrong with it? Madam Cheng, you're not trying to talk nonsense, are you?" the woman shouted anxiously.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry."

Cheng Qiqi answered calmly, her unhurried tone filling the initially puzzled villagers with even more doubt. Someone said, "Isn't this just taro balls?"

"I don't see anything wrong with it either."

Everyone was talking at once, craning their necks to look into the basin, which was full of vomit. Nobody wanted to go near it.

However, there were several undigested taro balls inside, which were easily recognizable as taro balls.

"wrong."

Tian and Zhuang Sanmei stepped forward. Zhuang Sanmei frowned and said excitedly, "No, these aren't the taro balls from our shop."

"Sir, look at the people in their shop, they're just trying to renege on their debts."

"They harmed my son, leaving him lying in bed like this, and they refuse to admit it."

The woman sat down, slapping her thigh and wailing, "Your Honor, you must do us justice!"

"You came to our shop to buy taro balls, but these taro balls you spat out weren't made by us."

Zhuang Sanmei said anxiously.

"That's right, our taro balls are all made to a specific size; we would never make taro balls this big!"

Cheng Qiqi's voice was firm and resolute.