Chapter 833 Stop acting!

When the fat steward heard this, he thought she admitted it, and immediately shouted excitedly:

"Really? You've admitted that the fruits and vegetables in your home are poisonous, right? Everyone has heard it, right? Be careful next time. Don't buy any fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, or fish from Devil's Valley. They're poisonous and can kill people!"

After hearing this, the people around started to stir again, and it seemed that some people were ready to take action.

Before those people could make the next move, Qiao Ran raised her index finger and shook her head:

"You heard me wrong. I didn't admit that there was anything wrong with the things I sold. The ones who had the problem were you!"

She pointed at the fat steward, the woman, and the old eunuch Chen Gonggong one by one.

"What's our problem? Didn't you admit that Wang Baogui died of poisoning after eating your mulberries?"

Qiao Ran sneered:

"Uncle, you are not too old to be hard of hearing, right? I said that this person died of poisoning, but I didn't say that he was poisoned by eating mulberries from my house. In fact, he has never eaten mulberries at all!"

"You're talking nonsense! He died from eating the mulberries you sold! His wife can testify to that!"

After saying that, the fat steward pulled the woman over and asked her to testify.

Qiao Ran looked at the woman, who shrank back a bit, but still raised her head and said loudly at the fat steward's signal:

"I testify! My husband died of poisoning from eating mulberries! Manager Chen said that he bought the mulberries from your shop. Return my husband to me! You have to pay for my husband's life! You..."

"Stop! Stop acting!"

Qiao Ran stopped the woman from continuing her performance and looked at the crowd:

"Everyone heard it, right? The steward of Prince Ping's Mansion and this woman both said with certainty that this person died of poisoning after eating mulberries from my shop. So, if I can prove that this is not the case, should Prince Ping's Mansion compensate me for the defamation and slander against my shop and the loss of business today?"

Everyone fell silent.

The Prince Ping's Palace was not someone they could afford to offend, so no one dared to speak out in agreement.

Qiao Ran stared at Eunuch Chen, who had a gloomy face, waiting for his answer.

While Eunuch Chen was still weighing the pros and cons, the fat steward couldn't wait to shout:

"Okay! If you can prove that it has nothing to do with you, Prince Ping's Mansion will compensate you fifty taels! If you can't prove it, then you have to compensate this lady of the Wang family five hundred taels!"

"Ah!"

Qiao Ran laughed angrily.

"Do you know how much money my shop can make in a day? Do you know that you delayed my work for half an hour, and my loss is far more than five hundred taels? You are the Prince of Ping's Mansion, and you only compensate me fifty taels for spreading rumors and slandering people without any reason, causing heavy losses?"

The fat steward choked and felt a little embarrassed. Without thinking, he immediately changed his words:

"Six hundred taels! I'll pay you six hundred taels! Prove it now! If you can't prove it, you still have to pay us six hundred taels!"

Eunuch Chen's face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot and he rolled his eyes at the fat steward.

Just as he was about to speak, Qiao Ran didn't give him the chance to speak. She walked directly to the body and squatted down.

The eyes of the onlookers were all on Qiao Ran, paying attention to her every move.

Eunuch Chen thought about it and didn't say anything else. He just watched Qiao Ran's actions with a gloomy face.

The fat steward looked confident of winning. He tilted his head and moved slowly, thinking that he would soon be able to earn back 600 taels for the prince. The prince might be so happy that he would reward him with the position of a senior steward, and he would be able to make even more money in the future.

Just when he was thinking happily, he heard the calm voice of that stinky girl:

"Everyone, look, is there anything unusual about this person's hand?"