Chapter 314 Distant Relatives

Jiang Mi's words put Manager Liu in a very difficult position, and he immediately panicked: "What nonsense are you talking about? There's nothing of the sort. Why would Consort Jing give me such an order?"

Jiang Mi nodded in sudden realization: "So you've already admitted to acting on your own initiative, abusing your power, and committing wrongdoing. Then go with the government."

After Jiang Mi finished speaking, the soldiers outside came in. Manager Liu tried to dodge, but he was no match for them.

"How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you treat me like this? I haven't broken any laws. Be careful, or I'll arrest you."

Jiang Mi followed behind, sarcastically seeing him off: "Manager Liu, you have quite the nerve. Don't forget to return my compensation to me too."

After Manager Liu and his accomplices were arrested, the people around praised Jiang Mi endlessly, and the shop assistants were also very proud and admiring of their manager.

Manager Liu also looked at Jiang Mi with new respect. He had thought this young girl was extraordinary before, but after seeing her today, he found that she was even more capable than he had imagined.

"Shopkeeper, I owe you a lot today. Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't have been able to handle things so well."

Jiang Mi breathed a sigh of relief: "You flatter me. I never expected that this Manager Liu is actually Consort Jing's distant cousin. Their relationship is neither too close nor too distant. I guess he has made a lot of money through this relationship. I wonder what Consort Jing will think when she finds out about his foolish behavior today."

After thinking for a moment, Steward Liu said, "I've heard that Consort Jing is extremely beautiful, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's stunningly beautiful. She's been favored by the Emperor for many years, so she must not be a fool. She also has such a powerful family background. Everyone says that Consort Jing is very beautiful, but no one knows what kind of person she is."

Jiang Mi said, "Are you afraid that I offended Manager Liu today and he will complain to Consort Jing? Consort Jing seems to use my soap too, so she shouldn't treat me like this."

Perhaps a small bar of soap isn't enough to win the heart of a noble person; she has to do something to make herself irreplaceable and indispensable.

"Who knows? We can't fathom the thoughts of nobles. Fortunately, there are two young masters. If they are both officials in the court, they shouldn't do anything to you, Manager Liu. Manager Liu is just a distant relative of Consort Jing. In Consort Jing's heart, he shouldn't be of much importance."

Jiang Mi suddenly realized that she really didn't understand the relationships between people in the capital. Since she had decided to develop her career in the capital, she had to figure it out thoroughly.

"No matter what Consort Jing does, I have to do my job well and at least not let others find fault with me. Steward Liu, I'm leaving things here to you. I'll head back now. As for the guests who were disturbed, we won't charge them today."

Another gasp rippled through the crowd. The owner of Yue Shangshao was incredibly generous. Even after his shop was vandalized, he remained so magnanimous. As a result, everyone's impression of Yue Shangshao improved, and his business flourished.

Jiang Mi had just returned home when Huo Ran rushed over. He had been at the palace and had just heard the news when he headed towards Yue Shangshao. However, Jiang Mi had already returned home from Yue Shangshao, so Huo Ran hurriedly went to Jiang Mi's house and happened to meet her.

"I heard someone vandalized your shop, so I rushed over to help you. Luckily you're alright. Tell me who it was, and I'll teach them a lesson."

Jiang Mi thought for a moment, then asked curiously, "Do you know anything about Consort Jing?"

"Consort Jing?" Huo Ran frowned and asked in confusion, "She's the one who caused trouble today? That shouldn't be the case. She's in the palace; she shouldn't be involved in matters outside the palace."

Jiang Mi nodded: "In your heart, Consort Jing is high and mighty and wouldn't bother with such trivial matters. Did you know that Manager Liu is Consort Jing's distant cousin?"

Huo Ran was somewhat confused: "I don't know much about these things. I didn't know there was this connection. I'm quite impressed. So Consort Jing has some poor relatives too. Was it him who came to cause trouble?"

Jiang Mi didn't hide anything and nodded: "Yes, it was him, but I already taught him a good lesson. This guy seems to be just relying on being Consort Jing's concubine."

"Only relatives can be so arrogant. I think Consort Jing must not know about this matter, otherwise she wouldn't tolerate him so much."

Huo Ran had already made up his mind, but he didn't show it at all on the surface.

"He's just jealous that your business is better than his, so he did this shameful thing. In the end, it will only make his business more difficult. I've heard that the nobles in the palace are now using your soaps, and soap pods are rarely used anymore. Maybe one day you will really replace Manager Liu and be the one to offer soaps to the nobles in the palace."

Jiang Mi was a little worried: "But with Consort Jing as her backer, how could Manager Liu possibly fall? Even if business is bad, there are still people buying soap. They've lowered the price, and many people are still willing to use it, especially men who don't have any particular requirements."

Huo Ran thought so too, but some people were too greedy, always feeling that they had to have all the benefits and that others shouldn't get a share, especially when they saw others doing better than them.

"Don't worry about him, just do your own thing and leave the rest to me."

Hearing Huo Ran's words, Jiang Mi couldn't help but worry: "Are you going to deal with him? What do you plan to do? Will this affect you? Actually, it's not a big deal. I haven't suffered any losses. On the contrary, because of him, more people will know about Yue Shangshao. Giving him a lesson might be enough."

Huo Ran said coldly, "No matter how many lessons you teach a person like that, he will bite back unless you uproot him completely."

That's not very realistic. Consort Jing has been firmly entrenched for many years, and with the Liu family as her backing, it's impossible for her to fall. This is one of the reasons why Manager Liu is so arrogant.

"It's alright. I wouldn't stoop to fighting with such a nobody. I'll just send someone to teach him a lesson and make him behave. As long as he behaves himself and doesn't cause you any more trouble, I naturally won't take him seriously."

Jiang Mi nodded, thinking that besides Manager Liu, there must be quite a few people who were envious of her, but others didn't have Manager Liu's background and didn't dare to be so arrogant.

"That's good. I don't want such a small thing to affect your plans. I can handle this myself, don't worry."