"Your Highness, these are the shops' final financial figures. Please take a look."
Servini glanced at the Servini Merchant Guild's final financial report in her chief steward's hands and sighed softly. She took it, skimmed it, and gave a bitter smile.
"To think we earned several thousand gold coins after operating for only a few months. No wonder those people went to such lengths to drive out the Xinfei Merchant Guild."
The chief steward looked at Servini in puzzlement. Why did the Princess Royal bring up the Xinfei Merchant Guild even when looking at a financial report?
Could the rumors really be true? Was the Princess Royal close to the Xinfei Merchant Guild's president, and was that why she kept paying attention to the guild?
"Take all those several thousand gold coins and use them to buy grain. Then distribute it to the people in those villages outside Tagg City. They suffered floods recently, and this grain should help them get through this difficult stretch," Servini said.
"Yes." The chief steward nodded, then smiled and praised her. "Your Highness, you are truly merciful. The people in those villages aren't even your subjects, yet you still think of them. If Tagg City's lord learned of this, he would surely feel deeply ashamed."
"Although they aren't subjects of my territory, they are subjects of the Lampari Kingdom. As a princess, it is only right that I care about them," Servini replied calmly.
"But His Maj..." The chief steward paused and swallowed the words that had already risen to his throat.
Servini glanced at him with a hint of warning in her eyes and waved a hand. "Enough. Go and make the arrangements."
The chief steward hastily nodded and withdrew.
Watching his figure disappear through the doorway, Servini let out a wistful sigh