Chapter 216 (2/2)

Looking at her bowing to express gratitude, I was lost in thought for a moment.

If that’s the case, is satinet also popular, as expected? In the past, muslin was popular because of the gorgeous decoration of the hairpin. Now, as simple hairpins were popular, gorgeous satin should draw the consumers’ attention. DId I bait them properly?

As if she noticed what I was curious about, she quickly said, checking my expression carefully,

“It seems that satinet is also popular because of the simple hairpin these days. Thank you very much, my lady. I think I can make a lot of profits thanks to your valuable advice in advance. ”

“Really? That’s wonderful! Hmm, satinet. I wonder if they received my return presents.”

“As you ordered, I sent the top 50 families who attended your coming-of-age ceremony satin dresses and hairpins, regardless of their faction, and other families only hairpins. How generous you are! You spent a lot of financial resources on this…”

“Well, our family can deal with that spending because of our wealth. So, don’t worry about it. By the way, if satinet is such a seller, I’m afraid muslin won’t sell as much.”

“Yes, that’s right,” said Entea with a bright smile.

I could imagine easily how embarrassed Jiun was by now. She might be agonizing about why muslin isn’t as popular as before. Well, unless she is stupid, she has probably noticed that I am responsible for all this, and she might be so mad at me now.

“By the way, what happened to the two merchant groups controlled by Duke Jena?”

“Thanks to your timely measure, one of them has been hit hard financially. The other one is just barely surviving.”

“Oh, I see. Let me take care of the other one. Thanks for your nice job, Entea. ”

“You are welcome. Your project is also beneficial to my merchant groups, too.”

While expressing gratitude, Entea was furtively reminding me that I should not forget her share of the current business deal.

“By the way, what is Lady Jena doing these days?”

“Well, her activities have decreased after her muslin business failed, but she is still very energetic. I hear she continues to attend social meetings and sometimes she attends the cabinet meeting, citing she is the candidate for the empress. She also keeps visiting the temple. Oh, she started a big project recently… Have you heard about it?”

“What is that?”

“I hear that she is leading relief efforts for the poor by joining hands with the temple these days. I don’t know the details because I didn’t look into it. Do you want me to find out?”

I was going to ask, but shook my head. I had already asked Baron Caron to investigate the matter the other day, so he’s going to brief me about it a little later anyway.

“You don’t have to, Entea. Sooner or later, all the merchant groups under Duke Jena’s influence will be disbanded. Just focus on increasing your market share in the capital. Let me take care of my own affairs.”

When Entea left the office after bowing deeply, Baron Carot stepped in shortly. I greeted this middle-aged man who seemed rather depressed. Did he bring bad news?

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, Baron.”

“That’s fine, my lady.”

“But you look pale. Anything wrong with you?”

“Nothing special, but…’

He was unusually hesitant today. I felt things didn’t work out well for him, so I began to talk about what I was curious about these days instead of asking him about my instructions first.

“Baron, have you ever heard of the man named blessed criminal?”

“Blessed criminal? How do you know him?”