Chapter 532: Chapter 532: Powerful Background!
Chief Li glanced around briefly, intending to gloss over the situation and clear Mr. Li’s na.
Unexpectedly, Xu Chun shouted from the doorway, “Everyone, look! What’s the pattern on that jade porcelain cup in the cabinet? This is clearly sothing from the palace! Soone must have stolen these illicit goods, and the Li Family is quite bold to dare to sell palace objects.”
Everyone followed the direction pointed by Xu Chun’s jade-ringed hand.
On the old wooden cabinet, there was an exquisite white jade porcelain cup, and the moon pattern engraved on it was clearly a palace item.
Mr. Li stiffened; how could this be? When he left today, there was no white jade porcelain cup. He imdiately said, “This white jade porcelain cup is not from my shop!”
Chief Li’s expression changed instantly upon seeing the pattern on the cup. Could Xu Chun have done this on purpose?
He knew Xu Chun well enough to suspect that the cup might have been planted by him, now accusing the Li Family to ruin them.
Chief Li fought an internal battle; facing Xu Chun, who had a drinking friendship with him, and Li Sui, who had a powerful background, he chose the latter, deciding to protect the Li Family!
Thus, Chief Li discreetly blocked everyone’s view and hid the jade porcelain cup.
Xu Chun couldn’t understand why Chief Li was doing this.
He shouted, “Chief Li, what are you doing? Are you shielding them?”
Xu Chun sneered arrogantly, “Everyone saw it; that’s a palace item not for ordinary families to use. The Li Family’s intention to privately trade palace items is punishable by death!”
Mr. Li, an honest man, trembled as he pointed at Xu Chun, “You’re a despicable scoundrel; it must be you who did this, deliberately framing us!”
Mrs. Li turned pale with fear. She was terrified. Her son had previously suffered imprisonnt, and Li Sui’s temples turned white overnight. She cried until her eyes were damaged, and now light-sensitive; if this incident involved their son, what would they do?
Xu Chun watched the panicking couple excitedly, “You two old fools better not talk nonsense, or I might add a charge of defamation against you!”
“Enough!” Chief Li suddenly turned on Xu Chun, gritting his teeth as he warned, “Who do you think you are? What right do you have to pin a cri on them?”
Xu Chun felt that today’s Chief Li seed like he lost his mind, acting unpredictably.
They usually staged disagreents in front of others to conceal their good relationship.
However, today he sensed that Chief Li was genuinely angry.
Xu Chun stopped speaking, muttering with his head lowered, “Anyway, everyone saw it! The neighbors all saw it, right?”
Xu Chun glanced at the onlookers, who exchanged looks. So had indeed seen Chief Li hide the jade porcelain cup.
A few ruffians familiar with Xu Chun imdiately said, “Yes, we saw it—the Li Family’s jade shop hiding palace items inside!”
Chief Li coolly confronted them, carefully taking out the jade porcelain cup from his cloak, and the townspeople saw the moon pattern clearly.
He pointed his finger at the ruffians, “Aren’t you feeling itchy? This evidence is being presented to the Lord Governor at the Capital Governnt, so stop spreading false rumors!”
Reluctantly, the ruffians closed their mouths.
Suddenly, soone in the crowd said, “Exactly, what do you know? Today I saw Li Sui going to the palace; perhaps this jade porcelain cup is a reward from His Majesty!”
Soone added, “Yes, Li Sui went to battle with the Empress recently; how could his parents be involved in privately trading palace items! There must be a misunderstanding!”
Xu Chun let out a mocking laugh, “Li Sui, a forr prisoner, going to battle! As if he could follow the Empress to war, who are you kidding, stop joking!”
Those unfriendly with the Li Family, and neighbors sympathetic to them, no one wanted to pay attention to Xu Chun.
Thus, he naturally did not know about Li Sui following Zhan Lan into the army.
Mrs. Li pointed her trembling finger at Xu Chun, tears in her eyes, cursing, “Xu Chun, you’re truly vile. My son was wrongfully accused that year; the case was long settled. My son is upright, with a clear conscience!”
Xu Chun opened his narrowing eyes, angrily shouting, “You old shrew dare to curse , do you want a beating?”
Mr. Li shielded Mrs. Li, “Rogue! In broad daylight, do you dare!”
He gazed past the crowd towards the street lit with lanterns. Why was his son so late today?
Could it be that sothing happened when Li Sui went to the palace?
Xu Chun approached Mr. and Mrs. Li, “What don’t I dare, are you two old thieves feeling guilty?”
The couple was shoved to the ground by Xu Chun and a few ruffians behind him.
“Xu Chun is too domineering!”
“How can he behave like this!”
The neighbors couldn’t bear it any longer, but fearing Xu Chun and the ruffians would retaliate, they didn’t dare confront them.
Xu Chun stepped on Mr. Li’s hand, causing him to grit his teeth in pain, cold sweat drenching his brow. Mrs. Li rushed to push Xu Chun but was kicked aside.
Mrs. Li clutched her stomach, breaking into a cold sweat, curling up together.
Xu Chun’s gaze was fierce, “You two old fools, show this son of yours who beca a phoenix in the palace! Where is he?”
The hooligans around him laughed without restraint, their laughter piercing.
Chief Li looked at the chaos before him, feeling overwheld. He couldn’t tolerate Xu Chun any longer. He glanced at the constables beside him, ready to order them to arrest Xu Chun and the ruffians!
Suddenly, Xu Chun let out a scream, being kicked to the ground by soone!
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