Manager Luo felt as if he had been slapped hard by an invisible hand, a slap called supreme imperial power.
This beating shattered his dream that he was a big shot in the capital city, a dream he had gradually developed over the years.
Who does he think he is?
He was just one of the princess's many lackeys; what good was it to fawn over and flatter the powerful?
Which of these powerful figures doesn't fear and obey imperial power? In fact, the day they offend the emperor, today's powerful figure could be tomorrow's prisoner…
Suddenly, I remembered the bloody end of the Wen family.
The last string in Manager Luo's heart snapped, and the belated fear magnified and spread.
He crawled on his knees toward Shang Changge, tears streaming down his face, kowtowing repeatedly. Gone was the arrogant, haughty manner he once had.
"Princess, I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please, Your Majesty, have mercy on me and my family!"
"I'll find a way to make the accounts right away, I'll find a way right away! Don't worry, don't worry, I'll definitely make the accounts right, I promise!"
His attitude in admitting his mistake was decent, so I'd say he barely passes.
Shang Changge: "Alright, get up."
After Manager Luo staggered to his feet, Shang Changge began to talk about the important matters that had been discussed that day, apart from the rectification of Huaguang Pavilion.
But it wouldn't make sense to say it directly, so she beat around the bush.
The beautiful woman leaned back in the pearwood chair, feigning pity and sympathy.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, she very kindly offered Manager Luo a suggestion and pointed out a clear path:
"I've heard that Sister Xiangrong has been visiting my Huaguang Pavilion these past few years, and you haven't asked her for any money in order to please her."
Each time, they would only make a token note in the accounts, and never actually went to the Yun residence to collect the debt.
"I reckon that even if you emptied your coffers, you might not be able to fill such a huge gap in the accounts."
"Why don't we go to the Yun family and collect all the debts from these past years? That should make up for some of the losses."
Shang Changge paused here, looking at Manager Luo, who looked dazed and shaken from surviving the ordeal.
The words were spoken very slowly and deliberately, as if mentioned casually yet also implying something:
"This way, we won't end up with nothing to cook at home. Adults can endure going hungry for a few meals, but babies in swaddling clothes can't."
Manager Luo's eyes widened in shock, and he knelt down before Shang Changge with a thud.
Shang Changge waved for a guard to help Manager Luo up, and said with a smile:
"Don't panic. As long as you do what I ask you to do, I won't touch your precious son."
Before she arrived, she had someone find out that Manager Luo had countless wives and concubines.
My daughter had given birth to one child after another, and only half a month ago did she finally get her beloved son.
To threaten someone, you have to exploit their weaknesses.
Sure enough, Manager Luo, trembling, knelt down again before Shang Changge and kowtowed repeatedly to express his loyalty:
"Princess, please give me whatever you wish, and I will do anything you ask!"
What Shang Changge wanted to do was, of course, collect the debt.
They wanted to recover the money that Yun Xiangrong should have paid to Huaguang Pavilion, and to recover the debt owed to the Yun family for their efforts in harming her.
That's right.
She's the kind of person who holds grudges and seeks revenge.
The Wen family has made their move, and the old emperor has also whispered in her mother's ear. How could the Yun family be left out?
"Princess, the Yun family's carriage is coming this way."
The guard standing by the window suddenly spoke up.
Shang Changge: "Hmm?"
Such a good thing? She just finished speaking and the prey delivered itself to her doorstep?
Qingyao walked to the guard's side, glanced down at the street below the window, and then looked down at it.
Sure enough, seeing the Yun family carriage slowly approaching them, he turned and nodded to Shang Changge.
"Princess, it's true. But I don't know if Miss Yun is sitting inside."
Shang Changge exclaimed that even God was on her side, and whatever she wished for came true.
Their gaze fell upon Manager Luo, offering heartfelt encouragement and support:
"Go ahead, for the sake of the money, for the sake of your precious son, for the sake of your future life, go and play the victim to the Yun family and demand your debts!"
It doesn't matter if it's Yun Xiangrong or not, as long as they're a member of the Yun family.
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