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Jiang Rong felt that if things really were as her mother said, then wouldn't she be coming out ahead if His Majesty favored her?

Besides, her greatest crisis right now was the Chamber of Commerce's suppression.

Even if the City Lord could uphold justice for her tomorrow, what about afterward?

The Chamber of Commerce and the other lineages would still join forces to suppress the Jiang Family-or rather, retaliate against them.

Thinking it through, Jiang Rong realized that the Chamber of Commerce's president, Zhang Wanshan, could bully her like this only because he had the Prefect behind him.

The Prefect held immense authority over an entire region, a towering figure whom an ordinary merchant lineage like hers dared not offend.

But the thing was, while they could not afford to offend the Prefect, wasn't he just a dog before His Majesty?

As long as she gained His Majesty's favor, who would dare bully her?

Besides, her mother was now embroiled in the trouble over demon collusion and had drawn the City Inspector's attention.

How frightening was the newly appointed City Inspector? She was His Majesty's trusted confidante. That connection alone made her immensely powerful, not just in Shanghe City, but even in the Imperial Capital.

Ultimately, that was simply because she had His Majesty looking after her.

Now His Majesty was right beside her, and she could ask him to look after her too. That was perfectly reasonable.

Besides, Jiang Rong had seen what Li Chen looked like. Saying women did not lust after good looks was a lie-you simply were not handsome enough to make them lust after yours.

During their earlier conversation, Jiang Rong's gaze at Li Chen had already grown so lingering it could have drawn threads, though she had not noticed it herself.

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