I Shall Master This Family's
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Chapter 40

The Royal Empress Palace Lambrew.

Even within the Imperial Palace, the most beautiful room only started the day until noon ended.

This was normal since the empress, who usually did not fall asleep easily, only fell asleep at dawn.

The queen's bedroom is dimmed with curtains to prevent bright sunlight outside.

The wet-haired empress, who had just finished her bath, sat in front of the mirror.

The bedroom was filled with people, like a waiter who brushed his hair hundreds of times to dry it. A maid prepared a dress for the empress today, and a maid cleaned the bed from sleep.

However, the space was quiet and silent.

Sometimes, they can only hear ****** annoying empress.

Dozens of servants moved without making any sounds or footsteps.

But no one frowned.

In front of the empress, they knew they had to be careful even while breathing.

After a while, the empress' clothes were already attached.

The empress laughed in satisfaction when she saw a beautiful woman sitting in the mirror and no one else could match her.

"Go, only you can stay."

The empress pointed to one of the maids who arranged the underwear she took off.

As if familiar, everyone walked out of the room, bowing politely.

However, the skin of the waiter who was standing upright turned pale.

It was because he knew very well why the Empress asked to stay with herself.

"you."

It had been five years since she had served the Empress right next to her, but the word she always called out was 'you'.

The dark-haired maid, named Bella, had her hair tightened further.

"Yes, Empress."

"Why is there no news?"

"That, that"

Bella's eyes were trembling anxiously.

"I gave it with my hand as clearly instructed ..."

What Empress Rabini ordered to Bella was simple.

To poison the food of the second prince Perez.6

No matter where his mother came from, he was still the son of the emperor.

To poison the second prince.

It was a heinous job, but the face of the Empress, who gave the order, was dry as if plucking out useless weeds.

Bella was terrified.

He didn't want to do anything terrible.

However, he had no right to refuse the Empress' order.

The Bella family, one of the many vassal families of the Angenas family, was a poor noble with one palm-sized house in the western part of the empire.

Bella, the eldest daughter of such a family, was presented to the Empress by her father.

By the way, her father ordered that she should serve the Empress right next to him because she was the most beautiful and the cleverest among the brothers and sisters.

There were also those who said that he should not think of returning to the estate again for anything else.

Among the servants serving the empress, some servants were in such a situation, and their dead lives and their families all depended on the empress' words.

If she did not obey the Empress' words to add poison to the second prince's meal, not only Bella, but all her family would also die.

So he closed his eyes and started poisoning Perez.

After the death of the second prince's mother, once a week, he took her food and took her to a separate palace.

It's been a couple of months.

However, the second prince had not died.

"If she's lying in bed every time you go, she must have the same poison, but... Why didn't he die!"

Bella's face turned pale.

If the child does not die, he will die.

Innocent families will die.

Bella recalled the Second Prince's dull, thin appearance.

A kid like that.

If he were to die quickly, everyone would feel at ease.

"I'll add more poison next time."

The empress glanced at Bella's trembling shoulders and said.

"te, thank you!"2

Bella's voice is light.

He was relieved not to die today and still had a chance to live.

The empress, who was irritatedly staring at Bella, ignored one hand.

It means 'disappear from before me.'

It was like repelling an annoying insect, but Bella was very happy.

As a habit, she sniffled, stealing tears as she left the empress' bedroom.

That's good, that's very good.

It wasn't him dying, but he was really lucky no one cared about it.

* * *

“Here is a report on the sales status of clothing store.”

Clerivan gave me a stack of papers written in neat handwriting.

"And this is the result of a simple survey and distribution of the age of the customers you mentioned."

Last time I asked Clerivan.

Is an event where people who visit clothing stores are given ribbons or buttons that can be attached to clothes and decorated by asking for understanding first before answering a simple questionnaire.

Those who regret having purchased the same ready-made clothes as others are willing to participate to get small items that can be decorated in the clothes to their liking.

"Obviously, there are a lot of female customers. And her age... Most of them are in their 30s and 40s."

"I wonder if it's because women who originally made clothes at home prefer to buy ready-to-wear clothes."

"I guess so. Hm.."

While I was thinking for a moment, Clerivan waited at the side.

Even though I didn't say anything, she was looking forward to seeing what I was going to say with my shining eyes, and I didn't know what to do.2

"you're looking for a new branch, right?"

"Yes, we are looking for a suitable place in the same Haslot market."

"What did my father say?"

"Gallahan was in charge of the operation, so he was very busy ...."

If you always read books, you will be busy running such a big business.

It will take time to adjust.

I nodded and said to Clerivan.

"Even if you are in a hurry, please pay attention to interior and exterior decoration as luxurious as the main store. Since it is cheap, we should avoid the image that the finished clothes are cheap."

"Yes I understand."

“And if possible, I think it would be better to start with another type of clothing than just women's clothing at the time of branch opening."

"You mean different types of clothes?"

"This time grandfather ordered the clothes of Lombardy employees, and the sewing staff had the experience of menswear."

It took money to set up a new model and prototype, so I had to worry about anything I could worry about.

"Male clothing with a relatively simple design and fewer embellishments can leave a lot of margin in a clothing store."

"But the main customer base is women. Is it okay?"

"Because the main customer base is women, I think men's clothing will work well."

I said as I tapped the report with my fingertips.

Clerivan thought for a moment at my words and then hit his knee.

"Ah, if you're a woman in her 30s and 40s, you'll also buy your partner's clothes!"

"true."

"Of course, Miss...."

Clerivan was so happy that he could not speak.

This might be the first time he's seen the clever Lombardy.

I understand that heart, Clerivan.

I reached out a short hand and patted Clerivan on the shoulder.

Then he extended another hand.

"You should also provide an order form."

"Oh, here it is."

Clerivan placed a stack of papers with all sorts of numbers in my hand.

In fact, I had no intention of paying attention to the details of the money going in and out.

There was only one item I was looking for in this complicated order form.

"The margin ratio is significant?"

"Yes. Somehow, I did a lot of trading through Top Lombardy and the guild."

Clerivan said proudly. It's natural.

The most accurate measure of a merchant's ability is how much a merchant selling an item makes a profit.

I turned over some reports.

And I finally found what I wanted.

As expected, there was a need for a little adjustment.

"Please raise the wages of weavers and tailors a little more."

"Yes? Then the clothing store's interest rates will go down."

"so. But after all, these people are Lombardy, right?"

The people who lived in this land of Lombardy, worked for Lombardy, and paid taxes to Lombardy.

That is why it does not make sense to save money for them and make more money.

"And if you raise your wages, the efficiency of your work will naturally increase. You should look for more workers in the future. Needless to say that it would be easy to get people at that time."

Clerivan lifted his glasses and nodded.

"OK, from a macro point of view, this is a way to release a bit of margin now and instead strengthen Lombardy himself."

After all, Clerivan quickly understood.

Even if I don't have to explain everything, she reads the sentence accurately.

In the study position again, I got up from the chair and walked to the nearest bookshelf leaving Clerivan observing the report he wrote.

I'm afraid it'll be full of books just for the kids because it's my library.

The last time he said, 'Because I saw you reading people from the south, the books were somewhat adjusted to the level of an adult.'

There were so many interesting books that could be useful to me right now, and while I was looking for them, I suddenly realized one thing and asked Clerivan.

"Isn't this the day that Lombardy scholarship students will soon gather?"

"Yes? Yeah, yeah, but how do you know that...."

Been a long time.

I refer to the Lombardy scholarship students who meet once every quarter as 'Lombardy's Children'.

They were people from all walks of life who grew up with the protection of Lombardy, or rather, sponsored by my grandfather.

Clerivan is one of them.

There were nobles and commoners, but the common ground they had was a strong sense of belonging and bond as Lombardy Scholars, and a deep loyalty to my grandfather.

Since the Lombardy Child was considered as a weapon as powerful as the family fortune, Viese was present on the grounds of being present to grandfather on the day they met.

"Where did you gather this time?"

"The location was decided here for the Lombardy mansion, but I received the message that the date could change."

"really?"

This is unusual.

Since each of them has a key position, the date and location are usually set a few weeks ago.

What happened to Grandpa?

It all depends on my grandfather, so I have to know.

"Will that person come too?"

He was small and could not erase any traces of his age, but at the same time, he had an incredible presence.

"It would be great if you opened your face first."

I muttered as I recalled the gray-haired middle-aged woman I had seen for a while in my previous life.

* * *

After my 'private class' with Clerivan, I left the study room.

Not long ago, Gilliu and Mayron started taking swordsmanship classes.

Shananet decides to exhaust the energy of the twins, which exudes an overwhelming sense as time passes.

That would be a good choice since they were two people who had reached the top when the tournament was held in their previous lives.

"Because the weather's good. Wanna go for a walk?"

Soon, the swordsmanship class of the twins will be over.

I slowly stepped up to go to Shananet together.

And that's when I was on the lonely road to the training center.

rustling!

Something flew up and smashed into my face with a huge sound.