Ch. 14
Chapter 14: Ambition, Is Vigorously Sprouting
“In the future, your identity will be the princess’s study companion, you can live directly in my palace, if you want to go back, those people including your father can’t touch you either.”
Looking at Loka who was lazily holding her own pillow and ignoring her, Yiwen unhappily climbed onto the bed, grabbed her cheek with one hand, and rubbed her face fiercely with both hands.
“Ouch, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, Princess, I was just in such a damp, cold, and deep dungeon, with only a hard wooden board and a ceiling that drips water……”
“Come on, I saw you sleeping quite comfortably.”
After teasing the princess, Loka, wearing pajamas, slowly jumped down from the bed.
As soon as they returned to the palace, Yiwen urged the maids to take her to take a bath, after washing her tender little face clean, it became bright and clear, like a delicate porcelain doll.
“Where are you going?”
At this time, Yiwen had also changed into a light purple nightgown, preparing to rest, suddenly saw Loka standing by the window, the moonlight shining on her hair reflecting silver-white light,
“You’re going to rest, so I have to leave too, or is it that——the princess wants accompanying sleep service?”
“Get lost.”
“As you command.”
With the sound of a pigeon whistle, Loka sat on the window and fell backward, disappearing silently into the night,
Leaving only a pool of silver-white moonlight pouring in front of the window, silent and quiet.
“Master, the person has arrived.”
“Let’s go, we can’t keep the guest waiting too long.”
The two quickly arrived at the port, a luxurious ship was docked at the pier, respectful servants led Loka and the other into the beautifully and luxuriously decorated reception room, a familiar short-haired man was sitting obsequiously at the table waiting.
“Mr. Robin, you truly foresaw things like a god!”
Lubi rubbed his hands and smiled looking at the visitor, his clothes were more exquisite compared to before.
From the outside, it looked somewhat plain, but the materials were not ordinary goods——this was also the “wealth not shown outwardly” principle advocated by the Oak Family.
From the gold-embossed badge on his chest, it could be seen that this bold move gained him unimaginable rewards, so much so that he couldn’t wait for more……
“Mr. Lubi, it seems you’ve been doing well during this time.”
“Not at all, it’s all thanks to your merit.”
According to what Lubi said, after that day, he sent trusted aides to quietly transfer the goods out, storing them in a private warehouse outside the port.
Unexpectedly, not long after the palace poison gas attack, a member of an ordinary noble family accused the Oak Family of hoarding the antidote.
“You don’t know, at that time the Emperor’s face turned livid, the old family head still calmly shook his head in denial, finally under the Empress’s mediation, everyone went to the scene together.”
When Lubi was woken up by the palace guards with a puzzled face, anxiously rushed from the inn to the port without stopping, when asked about the whereabouts of that cargo ship, his face almost turned green with fear.
If it weren’t for his firm desire for fame and wealth, he might have knelt and kowtowed to admit his mistake the moment he saw the Emperor.
It wasn’t until he timidly presented the entire itinerary and cargo list that the Emperor’s expression eased.
According to the excuse Loka provided him in advance, Lubi became suspicious upon discovering a large quantity of ordinary clover grass being shipped overseas, so he held back and waited for the incident to happen, then released the large batch of clover grass.
This way, the Oak Family changed from treacherous merchants attempting to control the antidote market to exemplary merchants who saved the day in time.
Plus the unexpected poisoning of the Fourth and Fifth Princes, making the Emperor have some more sympathy and trust towards the Oak Family.
As for that unknown noble, he probably became the scapegoat for the behind-the-scenes pusher, quietly shutting up in the prison cell.
The matter of cutting the grass and removing the roots, the people behind wouldn’t forget.
“Now the family, to commend my contributions, not only promoted me to a main family member, but also handed over the entire clover grass market to me to manage, to thank you, the one percent profit the family gave me, all to you!”
Offering it all, this kind of exaggeration in business was almost only used by little boys playing house to show they had special wealth.
But since the other party was willing to bleed curry favor, it was obvious that the little bit of profit revealed from my fingertips was not enough to satisfy the other’s increasingly huge appetite.
In that case, why not add another fire……
“Mr. Lubi, aren’t you curious about my real identity?”
“This…… You are a noble person, how dare I doubt you, but, for merchants like us, we always need some risk awareness, that token of yours, I haven’t seen which main family……”
“Oh? You mean this?”
Loka casually threw the token onto the table, the oak pattern on it was still clear, just that the wooden token as the carrier seemed somewhat crude, but Lubi held it respectfully as if it were a treasure.
Although the wooden token felt rough to the touch, the carving marks were very smooth.
If I looked carefully, the oak pattern was different from the one on his chest.
If it were fake, one could carve it as similar as possible, but this extra detail looked like it was deliberately carved that way.
Even the family head’s badge doesn’t have such marks, could there be a more mysterious existence besides the family head.
“Mr. Robin, no, Your Excellency, where did you get this thing from?”
“This? Someone casually gave it to me.”
Loka’s tone was like describing a little toy casually thrown over.
The more so, in Lubi’s eyes, the mysterious guest in front seemed more like a pivotal role in the Oak Family!
Thinking that the other party knew information even the family head didn’t grasp, from the clover grass incident to the poison gas attack case as if predicting the future.
To the false accusation case, this Mr. Robin’s identity was far more mysterious and authoritative than I thought.
It could be seen that the other party was very satisfied with my work. If I could climb onto this big ship, a mere main family position, I felt I could even achieve higher……
Looking at the other’s somewhat madly intoxicated appearance, even Lycan on the side couldn’t stand it, Loka just gently stopped her action of wanting to wake Lubi.
After all, the deeper this beautiful dream was, the more obsessed the desire for reality.
“Let’s not talk about these first, Mr. Lubi, I have another deal here that I want to chat with you about.”
“Of course, of course, you are my benefactor, as long as it’s something within my ability, whatever you want, I will do my best to satisfy.”
The more humble one’s tone, the more the other party would be pleased, naturally the attitude towards oneself would be more relaxed, this was the art of conversation that merchants were proficient in.
Loka’s mouth slightly curved up,the more humble the other’s tone, the easier his psychological defense was to shake, at this time, just a little spark was needed, and this fuse could be ignited immediately.
“If I want to make you the empire’s most powerful merchant group?”