She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Jinrong nodded toward Qi Younian, signaling that he understood.

Qi Younian instructed Yuan Shang, "You’ve had a hard time, running around all day; go and take a rest."

Indeed, for an outsider like Yuan Shang, who had only arrived in the capital a few months ago, to be so familiar with the city’s streets, customs, and people was no small feat.

Watching Yuan Shang leave, Jinrong said, "It seems that Ye Zi’s guess was correct. Today’s incident was not merely a conflict between craftsmen, but instead, someone wanted to use the newcomer’s discontent among the Jishui Lane craftsmen to completely replace the craftsmen in your Construction Industry."

"However, those craftsmen were restrained by Ye Zi and didn’t act like many others would have, rushing up to join in the brawl when someone stirred up trouble. This prevented those conspirators from getting the chance they wanted."

Qi Younian’s face darkened as he thought of the past events with his brothers, and he said, "Are you suggesting that they want to injure the people here so badly that we’re forced to hire others because these men won’t be able to get out of bed for months?"

Jinrong nodded, "If the craftsmen from Guangsha Construction are all, or mostly, injured in a fight, rendering them incapable of work for a long time, I’m afraid not many would dare to come work for your industry. And under such a shortage of hands, it would be even easier to infiltrate with people of unknown origins."

Qi Younian’s expression grew even uglier. How could he encounter such things everywhere he went? Even at the feet of the Son of Heaven. If he didn’t have the backing of Duke An’s Mansion and Prince Yu’s Mansion, one could imagine what his fate would be next.