Smiling Under Lanter Chapter 54 - 51 Ji Xun1

Chapter 54: Chapter 51 Ji Xun_1

The light inside the shop was dim, and fine dust floated and danced in the air.

Ah Cheng’s voice ca slowly from the chair.

"... The processing center is run by the Imperial Court, and all the finished dicine sold by pharmacies and dical halls in Shengjing must pass through the center’s inspection."

"Previously, when selling the dicinal tea, Renxin dical Hall clearly had the official seal from the processing center, which allowed us to sell the finished dicine on our own. But today..."

Today, people from the processing center showed up and, without a word, searched the dical hall and seized the ’Chun Shui Sheng’ dicinal tea. They claid that the recipe was incorrect and the dicine fraudulent, confiscating the official seal for selling dicinal tea from Renxin dical Hall. From now on, Renxin dical Hall was forbidden from selling any finished dicine.

Yin Zheng asked, "Then the injuries on Shopkeeper and Ah Cheng’s faces..."

"It was those bastards who started the fight!" Du Changqing bit back angrily.

At first, when the people from the processing center wanted to take the dicinal tea, Ah Cheng couldn’t bear it and reached out to snatch it back. He didn’t expect that these people would be so vicious as to strike with lethal force, even against a child. How could Du Changqing stand by and watch Ah Cheng be bullied? But he cursed himself for being a powerless young master who could only get himself beaten when he jumped into the fray.

Lu Tong looked at Du Changqing, "Why would the people from the processing center suddenly make trouble for the dical hall?"

With a furious punch on the table, Du Changqing exclaid, "What else could it be? Of course, it’s that damned old bastard ddling!"

"People from the processing center used to be acquainted with my father. They never asked too many questions about new dicines in the past. It’s clear that today, they ca pre-inford to purposefully wreck the shop."

"Bai Shouyi is despicable and shaless. After failing to copy ’Chun Shui Sheng’, I thought he had settled down for a while. Instead, he was waiting for an opportunity like this. That damned old bastard!"

As Du Changqing spoke, his expression beca more and more indignant. "Those people from the processing center too, when my father was around, they would fawn and grovel, wagging their tails more vigorously than anyone else. Now that they see soone in distress, they all hustle to kick him while he’s down. Pah, a bunch of opportunists! If my father were still here, he would make sure they couldn’t get off the stage..."

Though his words were venomous, his voice choked up, and Du Changqing turned his face away, randomly brushing his hand across it.

Startled, Yin Zheng caught a glimpse of his complexion and consoled him, "Shopkeeper Du, you don’t have to be so angry. A big man like you, shouldn’t start crying over a little trouble. My lady ca to Shengjing and was almost out of money without a place to stay, far worse off than you. She didn’t even shed a single tear back then. Shopkeeper Du, you need to pull yourself together!"

The very ntion of it only made Du Changqing more unable to contain his sorrow, his voice getting thicker with emotion, "You’re just a girl, what do you know? Back in the day, wherever I, the young master, went, people would crowd around and flatter . But now, these people have barged in and smashed my shop, and I don’t even have a place to seek justice. Wouldn’t you feel stifled in my shoes?"

Yin Zheng, at a loss for words, exchanged a look with Ah Cheng, who was lying on a chair, and then turned to Lu Tong, "Miss..."

Lu Tong said, "I wouldn’t feel stifled."

Du Changqing’s sobbing halted montarily as he wiped his nose and turned to look at her.

Lu Tong sat down at the table, "In the past, they flattered you because you were Old Master Du’s most beloved son. Without Old Master Du, you’re just a useless lump of muck with no skills, and naturally it’s not worth their effort to flatter you."

Du Changqing glared at her, "Lu Tong!"

"In the past, you were high above, accustod to luxury, unaware of worldly hardships. Now that you have fallen from the clouds, with no one to depend on, destitute and downcast, you’re at the rcy of others."

"Bai Shouyi can bully you because he has silver and a family business, and a profitable Xinglin Hall that he never forgets to manage well, building relationships. The processing center gives him face, so they can trip you up and deal with you."

Her words, neither too fast nor too slow, were even sowhat gentle, "That’s how the world works. You are no longer the adored Young Master Du. If you want people to respect you and not dare to bully you, you will have to climb up, rising higher than them, making them flatter you, complint you, and even fear you."

"Easy for you to say," Du Changqing replied sourly. "Don’t you know? I’m just a waste, a puddle of mud, good for nothing either in literature or martial arts. How can I climb up?"

"Why can’t you?" Lu Tong challenged him. "Just because you’ve shed the skin of Young Master Du, does it an you can’t achieve anything? Don’t you still have a dical hall?"

Du Changqing looked at her.

Lu Tong smiled, "You managed to convince Official Hu to buy dicine here and have kept the dical hall going for several years. Of course, you can charm others as well."

Du Changqing frowned, "But now the processing center won’t let us sell finished drugs." He paused suddenly and looked at Lu Tong, "You have a way, don’t you?"