"Is he a local tycoon, a nobleman from Guangcheng, or a retainer of some family in the capital?"
Madam Zheng didn't want to run into a brick wall.
"I've inquired, and they don't seem to have any influence in Lingnan. However, their shop sign does have the words 'Prince Yan's Residence' written on it!"
Although Chen Guang valued profit, he was a clever man.
They never dared to deceive their superiors or subordinates, nor did they dare to arbitrarily exploit those who "did not know the truth" by taking advantage of the power of the governor's office.
He wouldn't dare to make a move unless he knew for certain that the other party was weak and didn't have much backing.
It was precisely because of his intelligence that Madam Zheng, who managed the household affairs of the Cui family, always trusted him implicitly.
“The Prince of Yan’s residence? Are you sure? It’s not the Prince of Yue’s residence.”
When the King of Yue arrived in Yuezhou, Lady Zheng, as the "First Lady" of Yuezhou, naturally already knew about it.
However, she also learned from her husband that King Yue, having been deposed and exiled, was disheartened and resigned to his fate, and had become addicted to drinking.
He drank heavily all day long and never even left the palace. All the affairs of the Prince's mansion were left to Xie, a mere woman.
Such a hopeless case was completely disregarded by the governor's office.
Even so, the King of Yue was still a vassal king of Yuezhou.
If the sugar shop were registered under his name, Madam Zheng wouldn't be able to openly try to seize it, so she could only secretly sabotage it.
But what about the Prince of Yan's residence?
"Reporting to Madam, I have seen clearly that it is indeed the 'Yan Prince's Residence'. The person guarding the shop is Xiao Zixiu, the military commander of the Yue Prince's Residence!"
Xiao Zixiu?
That was the Prince of Yan's "good uncle"!
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