Chapter 16 — He Forced Me To Sign A Separation, Unexpectedly I Have Been Waiting For This Day For A Long Time

He just quietly poured me a cup of tea.

“Miss Shen, when the Venerable was still alive, I was fortunate enough to meet him a few times.”

He spoke slowly, his voice gentle.

"Master Shen once told me that people who do business can also bring peace and prosperity to the country."

“A prosperous country does not depend on how majestic the court is, but on whether the streets have smoke or not.”

“I always, completely agree with that.”

He didn't say another word. Just quietly look at me. No solicitation, no transactions. He just wanted to tell me that he understood my father and also understood the path I wanted to take. At that moment, my heart was deeply moved. In two lifetimes, this is the first person in the royal family to truly understand the essence of the Tham family. I stood up and bowed to him.

“Thank you, Your Highness Third.”

“Cam Thu understands.”

Without saying another word, I turned around and left. Returning to the palace, I threw the Second Prince's invitation into the coal pot. Watching the gold-plated card curl in the fire, then turn into ash. I took the Third Prince's invitation card and carefully put it away. Thanh Mai asked confusedly.

“Miss, have you decided to help the Third Prince?”

I shook my head.

“Not to help.”

I walked to the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky.

“It's about cooperation.”

“What I need is not a support, but an ally.”

“An ally who can help me carry out my father's will.”

“An ally that can make the Tham family truly stand in an invincible position.”

Second prince, what he wants is my money. As for the Third Prince, what he sees is the value that the Tham family can bring to this country. How should this game go? We already have the answer in our hearts. What we need is just an opportunity. A perfect opportunity, so that we can put down all the cards in our hand in just one go, and at the same time be sure to win. The Second Prince's patience is more limited than we can imagine. I refused the olive branch he offered, for him, it was not only a slap in the face, but also a potential threat. If the Tham family's money cannot be used by him, then it must be completely destroyed. Late at night, wind and snow mixed together. I sat in the study room, using candlelight to look at books from everywhere. Thanh Mai walked in carrying a bowl of hot ginger soup, her face a bit pale. She put down the bowl of soup and spoke softly.

“Miss, something happened at the Tham family's brocade shop.”

I put down my pen and raised my head to look at her.

"What is up?"

“Tonight, the Second Prince's men brought a group of thugs to the brocade shop to cause trouble.”

"They said there was a problem with the brocade, causing customers to get sick, and they insisted on destroying the store."

I laughed coldly. This kind of despicable trick, even a Prince could come up with it.

“Are they still there now?”

Thanh Mai nodded.

"Still, the treasurer has already informed the mandarins, but the people from Thuan Thien palace still refuse to come."

I stood up and put on my coat. It's not like he refused to come, clearly the Second Prince had warned him in advance.

“I want to see who dares to touch my property.”

When we arrived at the brocade shop, the front of the shop was a ruin. Precious silk sheets were torn to pieces and scattered everywhere muddy snow background. The group of thugs were screaming loudly, the leader was a strong man with a meaty face, carrying a wooden stick in his hand. They surrounded the shopkeeper of the brocade shop, gradually pressing closer.

"This is your Tham family's business, selling all poisonous things."

“If I don't give you an explanation today, I will destroy this store.”

I stepped out from the crowd, my voice cold.

“What explanation do you want?”

The strong man saw that the person coming was a woman, and his eyes flashed with lust.

“Oh my, it turns out to be Miss Tham.”

"You came at the right time. Your clothes brought pestilence and caused my brother to get red rashes all over his body. How will this debt be calculated?"

I walked up to him and looked straight into his eyes.

“You said you brought pestilence?”

"That's right."

"So why don't you have a single rash on your body?"

I pointed at his open collar. He was stunned and instinctively raised his hand to cover it.

"That's because I'm too old, and it hasn't taken hold yet."

I laughed contemptuously.

"Fabulous."

"The fabrics in this shop are all tribute products. If they really carry pestilence, I'm afraid all the nobles in the capital will be in trouble."

“Are you saying that you are saying there is a problem with the royal tribute?”