Chapter 719: Chapter 92 Offending Shouzhe! The Consequences Are Worrisome_4

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Longzuo County City.

In a certain high-end box of the Purple Mansion, a property of the Longzuo Wang Family.

Wang Shouzhe, who had once again rushed to the Commandery City upon hearing the news, was leisurely sipping a pot of high-grade Spirit Tea, a gift from the Lord Governor Taishi An Kang some time ago, known as "Immortal Tea."

This tea, worthy of being a fine product of the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty, not only has a long-lasting and distant taste but also nourishes the Spirit Platform Divine Thought. At his level, his Divine Thought was already very strong, and every bit of enhancement was not easy.

As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury. Wang Shouzhe has already commissioned various channels to purchase this Spirit Tea seed.

"Patriarch Shouzhe." Qiaan Xuehan was sweating profusely by the side, "At this time, you still have the leisure to brew tea and taste it, you should quickly think of a solution."

"Don’t rush, don’t rush." Wang Shouzhe smiled calmly, passing over a cup of tea, "Patriarch Xuehan, try this Immortal Tea first, it can calm your heart and gather Qi, dispel turbidity and dust, we can talk slowly."

"Gulp, gulp." Qiaan Xuehan took the tea and drank it in two or three gulps, wiped his sweat, and said, "Patriarch Shouzhe, the Zuoqiu Family is pressing our Qiaan Family to the ground. I don’t have the leisure you have."

Having been with Wang Shouzhe for a long time, Qiaan Xuehan has also learned some strange and fresh phrases.

He was in a very bad mood.

This time Zuoqiu Family’s comprehensive suppression primarily hit the various industries of Qiaan’s Trading Company, and every day, Qiaan Family suffers significant losses. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

In the past ten years, Qiaan Xuehan used to watch the Liaoyuan Cao Family’s good show.

Now when it’s Qiaan Family’s turn to be hit by Zuoqiu Family, he truly understands the pressure and helplessness. The gap between a Fifth-Grade Noble Family and a Fourth-Grade Noble Family is truly significant.

Moreover, the Zuoqiu Family is not an ordinary Fourth-Grade family. The Zuoqiu Family itself has six Ancestors of the Purple Mansion (one of whom is in Qeng’an Academy). Throughout Qeng’an County, they cover the sky with one hand.

"Patriarch Shouzhe, you must stand up for us Qiaan Family." Qiaan Xuehan said miserably, "Now there’s a rumor saying that Zuoqiu Qingyun was jointly taken down by us two. And the Zuoqiu Family has always believed that your Wang Family is merely our Qiaan’s claw... Hence, all their efforts are targeted at us Qiaan Family. It’s unjust, it’s incredibly unjust for me."

"Patriarch Shouzhe, you have to take responsibility for us Qiaan Family..."

"Stay calm." Wang Shouzhe comforted Qiaan Xuehan, "The death of Zuoqiu Qingyun is a scandal. The Zuoqiu Family dare not violate the Daqian Law because of it and directly attack the Qiaan Family. At worst, it’s just some clandestine tactics."

Clandestine tactics?

Qiaan Xuehan’s eyes were deep and soulful, Patriarch Shouzhe, you speak lightly, but do you know how much we Qiaan Family will lose in a year just based on those little tactics? As the family head, the pressure I bear is immense.

Moreover, now everyone knows very well that Zuoqiu Qingyun was killed by your Wang Family... yet it is our Qiaan Family that takes the blame! What frustrates Qiaan Xuehan most is that, to maintain long-term friendship and mutual benefit, their Qiaan Family has to continue to bear this blame.

"However, problems always need solutions." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "But before that, you and I should pay a visit to the Lord Governor."

"Will the Lord Governor be able to handle this?" Qiaan Xuehan was full of doubts. In fact, the Qiaan Family had already visited Commandery Governor Taishi An Kang first, but had not received a satisfactory answer.

However, Qiaan Xuehan still respected Wang Shouzhe’s suggestion and jointly paid another visit to the Lord Governor.

Inside the Governor’s Mansion.

Taishi An Kang, despite his "busy schedule," made time to meet Wang Shouzhe and Qiaan Xuehan, and treated them with good tea and fruit. The Qiaan Family, being a Fifth-Grade Noble Family, naturally garnered attention. And the Wang Family was not simple either, so Taishi An Kang was courteous.

"Patriarch Xuehan, as I have already mentioned before." Taishi An Kang said, "The Zuoqiu Family complies with the law and has established a chamber of commerce in our Longzhou County for normal business activities. As the Lord Governor, I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do."

"Lord Governor, our Qiaan Family is considered one of your own." Qiaan Xuehan said unwillingly, "If it were normal business competition, our Shouda Trading Company and Qiaan’s Trading Company wouldn’t be afraid. But the way the Zuoqiu Family operates is truly disgusting. Why would they abandon such lucrative flying chariot transport markets in Qeng’an County and come to our Longzuo County to compete with Shouda Trading Company?"

"This is plainly bullying, protecting their own pot doesn’t feed, but first inserting chopsticks into our bowl to grab meat, where’s the reason for this?"

Taishi An Kang’s face was slightly displeased as well. Ultimately, it was indeed a bit bullying by the Zuoqiu Family, and they indeed did not take him, the Lord Governor of Longzuo County, seriously, but he helplessly said, "The Zuoqiu Family’s approach is indeed vile, yet there’s nothing we can do against them either." He then looked toward Wang Shouzhe and said, "Patriarch Shouzhe, what solution might you propose?"

No matter what, both the Qiaan Family, Shouda Trading Company, and the Wang Family can be considered his own people. It’s somewhat like his own children being bullied, feeling helpless.

"What if the Lord Governor personally goes to Qeng’an County to visit the Qeng’an County Commander and Prince Cheng," Wang Shouzhe proposed, "and formally protests, saying that the Zuoqiu Family’s manner of conduct is too indecent, and ask them to control the Zuoqiu Family, not to do things to the extreme, not to be too excessive."

Taishi An Kang’s face turned dark.

He said to Wang Shouzhe with some disappointment, "Patriarch Shouzhe, the Qeng’an County Commander Wuu Dinghai has always been on the same side as the Zuoqiu Family. Going to Qeng’an County to ask for help is just putting my face forward to be slapped, it’s self-inflicted humiliation."

"The Lord is right." Wang Shouzhe nodded, "I just want the Lord to go there, get a ’humiliation’ and let the neighboring counties and many people in the Capital City know that the Lord returned humiliated."

Taishi An Kang’s face turned exceedingly sour: "Wang Shouzhe, do I, Taishi An Kang, not want face? How do you expect this Governor to continue to behave in the future?"

"Please stay calm, my Lord." Wang Shouzhe calmly said, "The reason I want my Lord to take this step is because of my upcoming deployment against Qeng’an County, targeting the Zuoqiu Family. My plan will be more disgusting and excessive than the Zuoqiu Family’s plan against us. The way they’ll conduct themselves will also be far uglier..."

"To avoid Qeng’an County Commander Wuu Dinghai, Prince Cheng, and others from not being able to endure it and coming to cry to you, causing you to be in a tough spot... it’s better that you first put your face forward to let them be arrogant for a while, blocking the tongues of the public~"

Taishi An Kang perked up immediately, speaking lowly, "What ingenious plan does Shouzhe have? Quickly share it to cheer me up."

Qiaan Xuehan on the side was equally excited, repeatedly saying, "I knew all along, Patriarch Shouzhe had a plan prepared..."

Wang Shouzhe chuckled, muttering something softly.

A quarter of an hour later.

The expressions of Taishi An Kang and Qiaan Xuehan kept changing, and in the end, they looked at Wang Shouzhe with strange and fearful eyes.

Your strategy is not just more excessive.

It’s clearly aiming to bring the Zuoqiu Family to ruin. Even they, as Wang Shouzhe’s ’own people,’ felt a cold chill. It was as if a warning bell rang in their hearts, reminding them not to offend Wang Shouzhe in the future.

The foundation was laid fifteen years ago, step by step, to tie the noose around Zuoqiu Family’s neck.

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