Chapter 716 Candidates of The Commander

Yun Shang patted Luo Qingyan's hand around her waist and stood up with a smile. "Go to bed and pretend to be unconscious."

Looking at his empty hand, Luo Qingyan smiled helplessly. "Qian Yin is your confidant. It doesn't matter."

Yun Shang glanced at him coldly and then asked Qian Yin to come in.

As Qian Yin raised the curtain and came in, she saw Yun Shang standing beside the bench, and Luo Qingyan leaning against it. She paused for a moment, and then quickly walked up to Yun Shang and bowed to her. "Your Highnesses."

Yun Shang walked to a desk and sat down before she spoke up, "On my way back to the mansion, I noticed that many Xiao's shops has been opened for business which sell the same items as the Wang's shops do as I instructed. You've done it really quickly." Is the price of the items lower than that of the Wang's? "

Qian Yin hurried to answer, "Yes, all the items are cheaper than those of their shops, but not too much. The price of inexpensive ones are about 3 or 5 pennies lower while the expensive items are two taels of silver cheaper."

"I have observed carefully all the way, only to find that although we offer lower prices, our business is not as good as the Wang's. Is that true? What's going on? " Yun Shang asked again.

Qian Yin nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness is right. I have also been paying attention to it recently. A few days ago, I had someone inquire around in the street. Most customers still prefer the Wang's as it's been a time-honored brand people in the Jin City are familiar with. They don't want to risk just for a small price difference from the Xiao's.

Hearing what Qin Yin said, Yun Shang fell silent. She should've expected that people would grow bond with the shop they frequently visited and become loyal to some certain brand.

Once they got used to it, it's not easy to change their habit.

"Do you have a solution?" Yun Shang looked up at Qian Yin and asked softly.

Qian Yin kept silent for a while before responding softly, "Well... I have come up with some ideas. I think we could make some more trouble for them as we did last time, to totally ruin the reputation of the Wang's."

Yun Shang shook her head and said, "Wang Congwen and the seventh prince have colluded with each other. If we use the same trick, he might find out that I am behind that fabric incident. In this way, he will know that the Xiao's is mine. If he invents a charge against us, it will be difficult for us to regain everything we have in the Jin City as we don't have a deep foundation."

Qian Yin replied in a low voice. After a while, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, these days I've noticed that there are many businessmen in the Jin city who travel between the two countries for trade. Recently, the news that the State of Yelang harasses the people at the border of the State of Xia and wants to start a war has provoked a lot of public indignation. And His

eventh prince, I can foresee that something terrible will happen. Xia Huanyu does have a brilliant tactic."

"Although I don't know why Xia Huanyu made such an arrangement, I know that they can't win this battle. If he wins, the Su clan will be more powerful, which is the last thing Xia Xia Huanyu wants to see." With hands under his head and feet crossed, Luo Qingyan narrowed his eyes and looked very relaxed.

Yun Shang turned to look at Luo Qingyan, "It seems that everything is under Your Highness' control?"

Luo Qingyan nodded gently, "I won't let you down. Just wait and see."

At the moment, another thing suddenly occurred to Yun Shang. "The eldest princess..."

Have the secret guards ordered to investigate the whereabouts of her got any news?" Hearing Yun Shang mention the eldest princess, Luo Qingyan turned to her and hastily asked.

Yun Shang kept silent for a while before she shook her head. "I've been so busy recently that I almost forget it." Then she turned to Qin Yi and asked, "Where his Qian Zhuo? Send someone for Qian Zhuo and I'll ask her about the matter."

Qin Yi received the order and exit.

After a while, Qian Zhuo hurried into the room. "Your Highness."

Yun Shang nodded slightly. "How is the investigation going? Have the secret guards found any clue through the clothes and hairpins you got from the Yuan Mansion?"

Qian Yin shook her head and said, "I've placed secret guards in all the stores selling those items, but there's no news yet."

Yun Shang nodded slightly. After a long time of silence, she said, "It's really an ineffective method..."

Patting on the armrest of the chair, Luo Qingyan frowned. "It's hard to look for a needle in a haystack."

Yun Shang contemplated for a moment and said, "I want to start from the Palace. What do you think, Your Highness?"

"From the Palace?" Luo Qingyan turned to look at Yun Shang. After a moment of silence, he asked, "You mean Lady Shu?"