The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

The next morning, after the court session, Vice Minister Luo walked out of Xuanwu Hall, spreading the word all the way about Miss Su making fake snake-repelling powder.

Originally, Vice Minister Luo planned to confront Miss Su directly, but he forgot the fake snake repellent powder at the Luo residence. He decided to go back to the residence to get the fake snake repellent powder before confronting Miss Su.

They planned to make a big fuss about this, so that people would doubt the snake repellent powder made by Miss Su and cause her credibility to collapse.

What kind of good person could a little girl who doesn't even recognize her own blood relatives be!

After returning to his study in the mansion, Vice Minister Luo took the snake-repelling powder and planned to go to Gu's shop.

As soon as I stepped out of the study, Fan Dajiang arrived.

Fan Dajiang looked flustered, and there were footprints on the front of his clothes, clearly indicating that he had been beaten.

"Master, something terrible has happened! Lord Xue and his wife have come to our door with their men."

Lord Xue and his wife arrived at the Luo residence with twenty servants from the Xue household.

The gatekeeper couldn't stop them at all.

Moreover, because the Luo family owed their servants wages, most of the guards had left, leaving them with no one available.

Therefore, Lord Xue entered the Luo residence as if it were his own home.

Madam Fang, the wife of Xue, said to Lord Xue, "You've been to the Luo residence before, so quickly take me to see that scoundrel surnamed Luo."

Before Su Qianqian appeared, Lord Xue and Vice Minister Luo had a decent relationship and would occasionally visit the Luo residence, so he knew the way and found the study in the Luo residence.

Outside the study, Lord Xue and his wife ran into Vice Minister Luo, who was carrying snake-repelling powder.

Although Minister Luo was somewhat intimidated by the large number of the other side, he straightened his spine, knowing that he was in the right.

"Lord Xue, I didn't even come to settle accounts with you, but you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep."

Madam Xue pointed at Vice Minister Luo's nose and said, "You, surnamed Luo, you spout nonsense and slander Miss Su for making counterfeit medicine. I'm here today specifically to teach you a lesson."

Now everyone in the capital knows that Miss Su is the biggest obstacle for Lord Xue and his wife.

I heard that the couple often fought outside the Gu family teahouse to compete for Miss Su's favor. I also heard that Madam Fang tore off a large patch of Lord Xue's hair and scratched his face, causing quite a commotion.

You can say to Madam Fang that Lord Xue is gay, or that Lord Xue is keeping a mistress, and Madam Fang will not react at all.

But you absolutely cannot speak ill of Miss Su in front of Madam Fang.

As soon as Fang realized that Lord Xue was gay, she understood a principle: men are unreliable, only Miss Su is reliable.

If anyone slanders Miss Su, Lord Xue and his wife will surely come knocking on their door when they find out.

Especially since Lord Xue personally sold the snake-repelling powder to Vice Minister Luo, Lord Xue and his wife were particularly annoyed.

Luo, the Vice Minister, was not afraid and threw the fake medicine powder directly at Lord Xue.

"You're selling fake medicine powder and you don't even want people to talk about it? Do you know how serious it is to sell fake medicine powder? According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, selling fake medicine is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family."

"The Prime Minister was carrying this packet of medicine powder yesterday, and he was bitten by a snake. Lord Xue, you can expect the Prime Minister's revenge."

Lord Xue picked up the medicine powder that had fallen on the ground, opened it, and discovered that it was not the medicine he had sold at all.

"The powder I sold you was light yellow, but your powder is dark yellow. It's obvious that this is realgar powder. A high-ranking official of the third rank doesn't even recognize realgar. You're incredibly stupid."

Luo, the Vice Minister, blushed as he was scolded for being stupid.

Just as I was about to explain, Lord Xue didn't give me the chance at all.

"I have reason to suspect that you deliberately switched the real snake repellent powder to frame Miss Su for selling fake medicine. If Miss Su is really executed along with her entire family, you, her own grandfather, will not escape either."

Vice Minister Luo couldn't help but roll his eyes. Everyone in the capital knew that he had long since severed ties with that girl, so what did it have to do with him if she were to have her entire family executed?

The two old women brought by Madam Xue and Madam Fang have already brought over Granny Li from the Luo family.

"Madam, we have already asked this old woman. The snake repellent powder that Minister Luo bought was not initially used by himself, but was given to Miss Mingfang in the mansion."

Fang said to the guards she had brought, "Let's go, let this old woman lead the way to Miss Mingfang's courtyard. I want to see who is so bold as to replace the snake repellent powder made by Miss Su with a fake one."

Vice Minister Luo was terrified.

How can an unmarried young lady ever face anyone again after a stranger barges into her courtyard?

It will be difficult to find a good marriage partner in the future.

"You are not allowed to go! None of you are allowed to go! If you barge into the courtyard of an unmarried woman, I... I will report you to His Majesty, and he will surely punish you severely."

However, Vice Minister Luo was outnumbered and outmatched, and could not stop them at all.

When Madam Xue arrived outside the courtyard, she did not immediately push open the door and go inside.

Instead, he gave a few words of advice to the guard carrying the bamboo basket.

The guards took several venomous snakes of different colors from the bamboo basket and threw them directly into the yard.

Minister Luo was terrified and was about to loudly warn his granddaughter to be careful, but Lord Xue covered her mouth first.

Soon, Luo Mingfang ran out of the courtyard, her face pale with fright.

She hadn't even had time to put on her shoes, and her hair was all messy; she looked like a madwoman.

She was quite surprised to see so many people outside.

Fang laughed, "See? These venomous snakes don't dare to come within three meters of Miss Mingfang, which means she has snake repellent powder on her."

Lord Xue gave a thumbs up, "Well done, Madam."

Fang rolled her eyes at Lord Xue. Today's success was all thanks to me. When we get back to Gu's Tea House, I'll have to be careful that my husband doesn't steal the credit.

My husband is a real show-off; whenever he sees Miss Su, he starts bragging.

Vice Minister Luo couldn't believe his eyes. "Mingfang, what's going on? Didn't you give me the snake repellent powder? Why do you still have a packet on you?"

Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Luo Mingfang quickly spoke up to explain.

"Grandfather, I didn't mean to fool you with fake snake repellent powder. I bought realgar powder to repel snakes and made it into a medicine pouch to carry with me. I wanted to give you the real snake repellent powder, but I mixed up the two pouches."

When Minister Luo saw his most beloved granddaughter crying with tears and snot streaming down her face, he felt extremely distressed.

This good child meant well, wanting to give his grandfather the real snake repellent powder, but ended up getting it mixed up.

The poor granddaughter's filial piety is truly admirable.

For the sake of his most beloved granddaughter, Minister Luo disregarded his pride.

"I'm sorry, it's all a misunderstanding. I apologize. Miss Su did not make counterfeit medicine. I misunderstood."

Lord Xue realized that what Vice Minister Luo valued most was this seemingly ordinary yet extraordinary granddaughter.

If you dare to slander Miss Su, then I will take action against what is most important to you.

"Luo Mingfang deliberately used realgar powder to impersonate the snake-repelling powder made by Miss Su. The circumstances are egregious. She should be handed over to the yamen. Minister Luo, you should have no objection, right? Our Great Qi law is the most severe when it comes to matters related to medicine."

Lord Xue and his wife brought a large number of men, and Vice Minister Luo was unable to resist at all. He could only watch helplessly as Luo Mingfang was taken away.

The little girl's piercing cries echoed in the courtyard: "Grandfather, save me—"

Minister Luo sat on the grass in the courtyard, his heart broken.

His most beloved granddaughter! She must be saved.