He didn’t even realize it before, but now hearing her say this, he found that he had inadvertently assisted the Imperial Court. If Prince Pingyang were to find out about this, would the Wang Family still have a footing in Yu State?
Just thinking about it, Master Wang felt a shudder in his legs.
"I, I, I really didn’t think that much!" Master Wang hastily said.
Xin He lifted her lip slightly, "If I didn’t know that Master Wang truly hadn’t thought much about it, I wouldn’t be appearing before you today."
"Yes! Yes, indeed!" Master Wang nodded repeatedly.
Xin He sniffed lightly, "Master Wang was confused before, unable to understand, but now you should understand who can truly guarantee the unending prosperity of the Wang Family from generation to generation, and whom you should truly pledge your loyalty to."
"Of course, it’s Prince Pingyang!" Master Wang immediately said.
Although Master Wang doesn’t understand imperial court politics, he knew at least one thing: Yu State today is no longer what it was years ago. After Prince Pingyang took over, Yu State gradually became independent. Everyone with eyes could see that Yu State and the Imperial Court were not in alignment.
Previously, Master Wang always felt this issue didn’t concern him and never thought about what he should do. But after this incident, he realized that he was unknowingly caught up in it all and almost made a huge mistake. How could he dare to underestimate it?
Given a choice between Prince Pingyang and the Imperial Court, almost every citizen of Yuzhou would choose Prince Pingyang without hesitation. The improvement of Yuzhou and the development of people’s livelihood aside, it’s more important that they know very well that the land they live on is called Yu State. They simply want to guard their livelihoods; they don’t have the mood to think about anything else.
Having lived in Yu State, growing up in Yu State, they naturally know who can truly protect Yu State and them. For the Wang family, their entire foundation is in Yu State. If they offend the Imperial Court, there’s still Prince Pingyang to protect them. But once they offend Prince Pingyang, the destruction of Yu State will probably happen in an instant!
For the Wang Family, the Imperial Court is ultimately a distant existence that can’t help them during pressing times.
If forced to choose between the two, the Wang Family would certainly choose Prince Pingyang.
Though Master Wang may be a bit timid, he isn’t stupid.
Xin He curved the corner of her mouth, "Master Wang being able to understand this point means that at least there is some hope for you."
Master Wang let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Then why is the girl telling me this?"
"I’m telling you this so that you can better distinguish between people in the future so you won’t be easily used. After all, most of the time, wall-head grass dies a terrible death."
Master Wang pursed his lips, "Last time, I was indeed misled and easily exploited, next time it’ll surely..."
"I don’t need your next time as assurance. My young master always says, a mistake cannot be resolved just with an apology. At least, show some sincere rectification." Xin He said quietly.
Master Wang vaguely understood something, "What does the girl mean?"
"Now, as long as Master Wang does one thing for the Winding Pavilion, we’ll disregard the grievances between the Wang Family and the Winding Pavilion as if they never happened, maintaining relations as before." Xin He said with a grin.
"May I know what it is?" Master Wang had a feeling it wouldn’t be something good...
But now, it wasn’t his turn to choose!
Xin He curved the corner of her mouth, "Don’t worry, this task won’t be difficult for Master Wang."
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"Get out!"
With Manager Jin’s furious yell, the normally quiet and elegant Winding Pavilion suddenly buzzed, prompting many from upstairs and downstairs to peek and watching the commotion. Even the entrance was surrounded by crowds.
"Manager Jin, let’s have a good talk, there’s no need to be like this..." Master Wang was forcefully pushed out before he could finish speaking.
Manager Jin pointed at Master Wang’s nose and cursed, "Now you’re begging for mercy with a shameless face! What should I have done earlier? Do you really think our Winding Pavilion is a soft persimmon you can easily squash, with you pissing on us and pretending nothing happened, expecting us to be magnanimous? I spit!"
Master Wang quickly said, "Manager Jin, there indeed were reasons for what happened last time."
"Stop talking about those nonsense excuses! As if I don’t know what you are! Dare to withhold goods from the Winding Pavilion; you underestimate our standing here in Yu State! You expected the Winding Pavilion to silently swallow this loss after you’ve had your fun. You wish!" Manager Jin spat.
He dropped a threat and went on: "Let me tell you this today, from now on the Winding Pavilion and your Wang Family are incompatible! You just wait, after you set us up last time without a word, let’s see how big a price you’ll have to pay! Or else you really think our Winding Pavilion is easy to bully. Let me see how your Wang Family is going to survive in Yu State after becoming our enemy!"
After saying this, Manager Jin coldly huffed, flung his sleeves, and went inside.
Master Wang stood outside the entrance with a pale face, unable to utter a word.
The crowd, however, had already started to buzz with discussions, creating a noisy uproar. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"Hey, what’s going on? How could Manager Jin of Winding Pavilion lose his temper like this? Isn’t Manager Jin famous for his good temper?"
"Isn’t it all because of the Wang Family’s overstepping? The success of the Wang Family today is largely due to the support of the Winding Pavilion. Without the Winding Pavilion, how could the Wang Family’s wharf have such a high flow of goods? How could they expand their business so much? Turns out, this ungrateful wretch that they’ve nurtured, bit their hands. I heard that they dare to withhold goods from Winding Pavilion a while ago, even when Manager Jin personally went to collect the goods, they refused to release them. This caused a significant impact on a few big orders in the hands of the Winding Pavilion."
"So, that’s what happened? Gosh! The Wang Family is shameless, doing such a thing. Now they still have the nerve to show up here? It’s no wonder Manager Jin is so angry."
"Hmph! The Wang Family is just short-sighted. They dared to offend the Winding Pavilion for a tiny profit. Look at the Winding Pavilion’s current influence in Yu State. Now that they are in conflict with the Winding Pavilion, Manager Jin doesn’t intend to let the Wang Family off easily. I’m afraid they’ve had their day!"
"Are you sure about that? The Wang Family market’s wharf is quite big." Someone questioned doubtfully.
"Why couldn’t it be? No matter how big the market is, it was given by the Winding Pavilion. If the Winding Pavilion wants to change the vendor, naturally the Wang Family will have their bad luck!"
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