Chapter 313

“What are your plans, Lady Eliza? Do you need me to purchase more farmland?” Malaki asked from the side.

He had rushed over to Saint Grace Nunnery with Lawrence after hearing the news, wanting to see what Eliza intended to do.

Eliza shook her head and replied, “No, don’t bother buying any. If they want to buy it, let them. We can’t beat them on this front.”

Hearing that, Malaki felt a sense of relief and thought, ‘Our lady truly is wise.”

But Lawrence didn’t understand and probed, “Hm? Why? If you let them buy it all, what will you do?”

Malaki warmly explained on Eliza’s behalf, “Powerful forces back the farmland and manors near Hasen City. The tangled interests are as complex as those in the imperial court. Every manor is likely tied to a government official–more than likely, a civil official. And who do civil officials align themselves with Naturally, no one other than the Duke of Mowbay.”

As soon as Lawrence heard that, he understood and thought, ‘Her Grace’s father is the top–r

Most of those civil officials work under him.

top–ranking civil official

Although the Duke’s estate had taken a hit recently, even getting chastised by the young king, chopping off a few branches didn’t topple

the tree.

Unless it were uprooted entirely, it wouldn’t fall so easily.

the civil officials under the Duke wouldn’t leave his side just like that.

And th

With just a word from him, the officials backing those manors would never agree to sell their land to Eliza.

civil officials are full of dirty tricks!”

such a kind,

could compare with her?”

helped her scold that

they clearly plan to get into herb cultivation too. If they buy up

you have?”

to? Hasen City isn’t the only place with farmland.

two perfect locations where no one

lighting up as he asked, “Are you talking

But

soon as he said it, he frowned and added, “But those places are so far

seven or eight days to reach Plutonville from Hasen City, and about ten days

to go all the way out there

a bit far, but distance comes with its own advantages,

City, then everything she did would be under the Duke’s constant watch.

Setting things up

Of course,

had to go there

remain in

she couldn’t go wherever she pleased, and

Hasen City to keep

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notice what was happening

she would select someone to go to Plutonville and Noganlul in her

her

about it for a while and eventually understood Eliza’s

and praised. That’s a brilliant move, Your Grace.”

in Plutonville and Noganlul, things will go even more smoothly over there

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