"Miss, are we really not going to give Steward Wen any face?"
Brother Nai was also talking about this matter with Jiang Shuwan.
The shopkeepers and the Wen family were in cahoots. In order to help these shopkeepers, the Wen family even sent a steward with the surname Wen from their maternal family.
Although this Chief Steward Wen has little power, he represents the Wen family's imperial merchant status.
The Wen family were royal compradors, and their profits were enormous.
"What is Brother Nai thinking? Could it be that he's planning to do business with the Wen family?"
“…Miss, this…”
Brother Nai blushed with embarrassment after his secret was exposed.
Given the relationship between Jiang Shuwan and the Wen family, it was impossible for the Wen family to approve of the Wen family's friendship with Jiang Shuwan.
But Wen Shi was, after all, a married daughter; how much could she possibly control?
If the emperor's agents could be on good terms with the Wen family, their business could extend into the palace.
"Brother Nai, quickly give up this idea! Don't get involved with anyone, and don't have any connection with the Wen family."
Jiang Shuguan knew exactly what he was thinking.
Brother Nai has indeed made progress lately, realizing that dealing with the Wen family can help her family's business grow stronger and bigger.
But the Wen family is truly a gluttonous snake.
Using his identity as a royal comprador, he ostensibly selects goods for the royal family, but in reality, the merchants he chooses are all backed by princes and princesses.
Especially those princes, who sold their possessions to their fathers at high prices, making the emperor a sucker and enriching themselves and the Wen family.
The two sides were exchanging glances and engaging in ambiguous and flirtatious exchanges.
She'd be crazy to interfere. If it comes out that their Marquis's family is using business to curry favor with the prince and has ulterior motives, then she'll be asking for death.
Not to mention the power to manage the household, she will drag the entire Jiang family into an abyss.
All she wanted was to earn money honestly and be the young mistress of the Marquis's mansion.
Those things involving betting and helping someone rise to power, the Wen family does them, she doesn't.
Jiang Shuwan was not interested in the Wen family and therefore would not give Chief Steward Wen any face.
Seeing that Steward Wen was useless, the manager of the manor began to despise Wen again.
"Madam spoke with such certainty. I thought the Wen family had a lot of power, but I didn't expect them to still not give me any face."
"That's right, they said such nice things back then..."
The shopkeepers' attitude infuriated the Wen family to the point of collapse.
She was just helping out and didn't take any benefits, yet the shopkeepers started complaining about her.
I didn't get to eat any mutton, but instead ended up covered in a fishy smell.
Wen was also unhappy and went to Madam Pei to complain about them, saying that they were incompetent and couldn't even get the purchasing list for the milk tea street. She said they were useless and should be replaced.
The Marquis's mansion does not support those who do nothing.
"Madam is trying to bring us down and replace us with her own people!"
The old shopkeepers were both furious and frightened.
They kicked Jiang Shuwan away, and then the Wen family tried to mess with them.
Of the three generations of mistresses of the Marquis's mansion, two generations had neglected them, with only the old lady still holding some affection for them.
But favors always run out, especially since they had been talking for several days without closing the deal with Brother Nai, and the old lady started giving them the cold shoulder.
The old shopkeepers finally understood what it meant to be at odds with the world.
They were so anxious they were practically bursting with anger. They had to run their business outside and also try to please the mistress of the house.
Needless to say, Madam Wen was also tempted by the idea, as Jiang Shuwan and the others also had ulterior motives, since everyone in the mansion was saying that the old lady loved it very much.
"What a mess! We just kicked the young mistress out a few days ago, and now we have to go beg her again..."
The shopkeepers felt incredibly embarrassed as they walked towards Jiang Shuwan's courtyard, feeling utterly humiliated.
But saving face can't put food on the table...
While hesitating.
"Huh—"
"That person looks familiar...that...that looks like Vice President Qin?"
Just as I passed by the garden, I saw a young man coming out of Jiang Shuwan's courtyard.
The person was dressed in an ordinary blue silk robe and had an ordinary appearance; the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd.
But they were very familiar with this person, after all, he was the client they had been begging for half a month without success.
The shopkeepers' hearts pounded wildly with anxiety. They looked at each other, realizing what was going on, and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
!
!!
What's Vice President Qin doing here?
How did he get out of the young mistress's courtyard?
What is his relationship with the young mistress?
Seeing that Brother Nai's figure was about to disappear, one of the shopkeepers hurriedly said, "Quick, send someone to follow him and see if he is really Vice President Qin."
"Yes, yes, maybe we're just seeing things."
Some shopkeepers have started to deceive themselves.
"There are so many similar people in the world, you might just be one of them who looks alike."
They tried to calm their frightened hearts, but were still uneasy. They then called over the maid sweeping the floor and gave her a piece of silver.
"Thank you for the reward, shopkeeper."
The little girl never expected to have such good luck.
That silver coin is worth three months' salary for her.
"Who is that young man, and how can he freely enter and leave the young mistress's courtyard?"
"That's the young mistress's brother."
The little girl thought they were going to ask something else, but she didn't expect this, so she answered without thinking.
However, her casual remark struck the shopkeepers like a thunderbolt, leaving them speechless with shock.
Several of the older shopkeepers were so weak they could barely stand and had to lean against the wall for support.
"He, he, he is the young mistress's brother?" Their voices were as hoarse as sawing wood.
"Yes, everyone knows that Brother Qin comes here often. I heard that Brother Qin is in charge of the estate and shops that were part of the young mistress's dowry."
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
