The reunion between Elsa and her grandparents should have been a joyous occasion, but the atmosphere in the room was far from harmonious.
Although Elsa and Parola were chatting happily, Erika, who was later brought over by Aradeline, was moved to tears when he saw Elsa, who looked exactly like his daughter, and joined the conversation.
Unfortunately, on the other side, Aubrey and Aradeline had been eyeing Twain covetously.
"Tang En, name your price."
Aubrey suddenly said in a low voice, "What do you want in order for Elsa to stay?"
"Your Grace, are you kidding?"
Tang En grinned. "If you want her to stay, you can talk to her. What's the use of talking to me?"
"Come on!" Aubrey snorted. "Who are you trying to fool? Even a fool can see that your words have a great effect on Elsa. Let me tell you, the direct descendants of the Forier family must go to the Royal Irus Military Academy to study. You should know that this is a great opportunity for Elsa. You can't deprive her of the opportunity to learn and grow because of your selfishness! "
"Of course! Of course! "
Tang En nodded repeatedly, his face full of righteousness. "I know the significance of this, so I didn't stop you."
Aubrey and Aradeline looked at Tang En suspiciously. Although he said he didn't stop them, even a fool could see that he didn't intend to let Elsa stay.
"You really don't want to stop them?"
"Of course! I mean what I say! "
"Well then … Elsa, I —"
Tang En said with a smile, "Your Grace, please wait a moment."
I knew it!
I must have been out of my mind to believe him!
Aubrey really had the urge to tear Tang En into pieces. "What is it?"
"I don't know if you've heard of the Datang Chamber of Commerce?"
"Datang Chamber of Commerce? Never heard of it. "
Aubrey frowned. "What's wrong?"
Tang En's smile froze as he looked at Hilton.
Hilton leaned over and whispered, "It takes a while for news to spread from Bein to the capital. In addition, we don't have enough supplies, so those independent merchants haven't spread the news yet …"
"I see …"
Twain nodded, and a bright smile appeared on his face again. "If that's the case, then I'll get straight to the point. Your Grace, I want to work for the welfare of my people, so I've set up a Chamber of Commerce in Ellington called the Tang Dynasty to do some small business."
"So?"
"This time, I came to the Imperial Capital to be interrogated by the Royal Parliament, and also to expand the market here, so —"
"Wait!"
Aubrey suddenly became excited. "What did you say? You want to be interrogated by the Parliament of Nobles? What kind of trouble did you get yourself into? "
"It's not a big problem …"
"Oh …"
Aubrey was disappointed.
Tang En was very annoyed. This old bastard seemed to want to see him get into trouble.
"I just killed a noble lord, that's all."
"So … what!?"
Aubrey was dumbfounded. "'Just'? You killed a noble lord? And 'that's all'? "
Tang En slapped his forehead. "Oh, I forgot, it's actually two."
"Two!?"
Beside him, Ardrian was also stunned. "What the hell are you trying to do?"
Although Prandal had real gods, theocracy did not interfere with royal politics and was independent of royal power, so a country was still headed by the royal power.
And under this, royal power needed to be protected by the nobles who had vested interests, so many provisions in the law were to protect the rights and interests of the nobles. In such an environment, even His Majesty Victor would cause very sensitive issues if he wanted to touch the rights and interests of the nobles.
But this kid in front of them actually killed two noble lords in one go!?
Well done!
Aubrey and Ardrian looked at each other and became excited at the same time.
Aubrey hugged Tang En heartily, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Kid, you're in big trouble."
"Yes, big ~ trouble!"
Ardrian nodded in agreement with a serious face, deliberately scaring Tang En — they thought that Tang En looked very young and should be easy to deal with.
"So, let's make a deal."
Aubrey grinned. "We'll help you deal with the Parliament of Nobles, and as a deal, you help us persuade Elsa to stay. How about it?"
Seeing that Tang En did not speak, Aubrey continued, "Of course, we won't treat you badly. You're talking about that Chamber of Commerce, right? The two of us can make the decision to give you a special license to operate the Chamber of Commerce in Alinx, recommend you to join the Trade Alliance, and then prepare a shop for you in the best location. How about it? "
Aubrey smiled proudly. He was sure that no one could refuse his conditions, especially this guy who had caused big trouble.
Tang En shook his head. "Nothing much."
The smile on Aubrey's face froze.
Tang En glanced at Aubrey and Ardrian. "Dukes, you don't seem to understand the situation."
"What do you mean?"
"That damned Parliament of Nobles, I don't care at all."
Tang En stretched out his hand. "Trust me, I have my own way to deal with them."
"But the business license —"
"No, no, no, Dukes, you're not merchants, so you don't understand what kind of creatures merchants are."
Tang En waved his finger and said with a smile, "Merchants pursue profit, so the business license can be settled with money. As for the Trade Alliance, I'm not interested at all … Among the conditions you mentioned, the only thing that interests me is the shop in the best location."
Yes, among those conditions, this was the only one that was useful to Tang En.
The land, especially the land in such a big city, must have been monopolized by the nobles. Under such circumstances, even if he had money, he couldn't buy it. He had to have connections, background, and strength.
However, even if he knew this, Tang En still wanted to try. What if they didn't know?
At the same time, he could pour cold water on them.
It was a negotiation, and it was a competition of who had the initiative.
Seeing them smile, Tang En poured cold water on them. "However, things like shops can also be settled with gold coins. For a businessman, as long as it's a problem that can be solved with gold coins, it's not a problem."
Aubrey's face was as black as ink.
"Hmph! Brat! Aren't you overconfident? "
Adrian said with a straight face. "This is Alinx, not Ellington. No one will give you face … Here, if you want to buy the shop in the best location, you can't just buy it with money. Without status and connections, you don't even have the right to enter!"
He reacted quickly!
Aubrey breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "That's right. In Alinx, the shops in the best location are already controlled by the various noble families. You, a nameless feudal lord with no status and background, want to buy it? They won't sell it to you even if they have the money. "
Tsk!
Tang En pursed his lips. These two old men actually knew?
"That's right."
Aubrey and Adrian smiled again.
"So we can still make a deal."
"Then let's do as I said before …"
"No, you have no right to negotiate with me."
Tang En's smile was very annoying. "You have to and can only listen to me in the way of the deal, because … Elsa listens to me."
This bastard …
Aubrey clenched his fists and restrained himself with great difficulty. Then, he heard Tang En continue. "The only thing I can promise you is to try my best to persuade Elsa to accept you and stay with you for a few days. She can come back to see you in the future if she has the chance. However, if you want her to stay, that's impossible. Ellington needs her, and so do I."
"And the deal you have to pay is a shop that satisfies me. There's no need for anything else."
Aubrey took a deep breath and said with a fake smile, "In other words, you don't want to pay anything. Just by moving your lips, you want us to fork out real money?"
Tang En spread his hands, looking very innocent. "In this deal, you're the party that's making demands, but I don't have any demands. So, of course, I have the initiative. At worst, we'll go our separate ways and I'll leave with Elsa."
"Good … Kid, you're good … In all these years, this is the first time I've seen someone as shameless and honest as you!"
So many years had passed that Aubrey had almost forgotten what it felt like to be controlled by someone else. Today, Aubrey finally recalled the fear of being controlled by someone else …
"Thank you for the compliment."
"I promise you."
"That's great."
"Adrian!?"
"Calm down …"
Adrian patted Aubrey's shoulder and pulled him to the side. Then, he whispered, "Promise him for now."
"But —"
"But what? Are you stupid? "
Adrian's face was full of disdain. "After so many years, your IQ hasn't grown at all … Think about it. If Elsa accepts us and acknowledges us, then in her heart, which is more important, us family or that lord?"
"Of course it's us …" Aubrey was startled. "You mean …"
"When she acknowledges us, of course we'll have the final say. What's that kid to her?"
Adrian grinned viciously. "When the time comes, won't we be able to do whatever we want to him?"
"I see!"
Aubrey suddenly realized. "You're really something! How could I forget that … Old man, after so many years, you're still so insidious! "
"It's not that I'm insidious, it's just that your thinking is simple and your IQ is low."
"You're picking a fight again, aren't you?"
Hilton was once again full of admiration for Tang En, who was calmly sipping his tea and still in the mood to tease Elijah.
Not only was the lord powerful, but he was also experienced in alchemy. His personal charm was impeccable, and he had such insights in business that even Hilton had a vague understanding of it.
Sigh, the lord is good in every way, but …
Hilton's eyes were a little strange as she watched Tang En scratching Elijah's neck and ears, making Elijah laugh. She remembered the rumors about Ellington a while ago.
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