When I asked Lena if she wanted to go to a place in particular, she tilted her head cutely and shook her head .
Lena obviously just wanted to spend time with me, so she did not care what place we visited .
I shook my head helplessly and asked the coachman to take us to the Reincarnation Auction Hall . I could as well take advantage of this opportunity to see how my aunt and Susan are doing .
Different from me, who usually is not accompanied by guards, each time Lena leaves the palace she is accompanied by an entourage of guards and servants . Most of them followed behind us in another carriage, but I could feel some of them hiding above and below the carriage .
The difference in treatment is truly huge .
Well, it makes things more convenient for me, so I don't care .
We took less than twenty minutes to reach the Reincarnation Auction Hall . When we stepped out of the carriage, the auction hall's guards bowed respectfully towards us .
"Welcome, your highness, princess Lena . "
"No need to be so formal . " I nodded at them . "Is my aunt here?" I asked .
"Madam Dayana is inside . She is discussing something with some guests that came earlier . "
"Guests? Do you know who they are?"
"We don't . " The two guards shook their heads simultaneously . "But Madam Dayana seemed very serious . "
I nodded with a thoughtful expression and entered the auction hall together with Lena . Most of the guards and servants remained outside, but some of them followed us in .
Once inside, I was greeted by the clerks and some customers . I then guided Lena to the second floor, where most of the valuable things were located, and patted her head .
"Lena, I need to see aunt Dayana for a bit . Why for me here, okay?"
Lena looked at me and nodded begrudgingly but not without before making me promise her that I would spend the rest of the day with her .
I then went up to the third floor .
When I reached the third floor, two strangers were leaving aunt Dayana's office . They looked at her with a dark expression .
"I hope that Mrs . Dayana can consider our offer . "
"There is nothing to consider . I already gave you my answer . "
The two men shot my aunt a deep look before turning around and leaving .
They were slightly surprised when they saw me, but they just greeted me perfunctorily and followed their way .
Aunt Dayana also saw me and sighed in relief . "Claus . It's good that you are here . "
"Something happened?" Seeing my aunt's relieved expression, I knew that she was having trouble . I followed her to the office and sat down .
"Susan, bring us something to drink . " Aunt Dayana told to a girl that was seated nearby . I instantly realized that it was Susan, the girl I met at aunt Dayana's home .
She looked down shyly when she noticed my gaze and ran away . Seeing that, my aunt smirked .
"… I wonder what magic you used to make her fall in love so deeply with you . "
"The same magic I used in you, aunt . "
Aunt Dayana blushed and rolled her eyes . "Stinking brat . Daring to tease your aunt . "
The next instant, however, her expression turned serious .
"Claus, we had some troubles . "
"What happened?"
Aunt Dayana sighed . "It's like this…" She then recounted everything that happened in the last few days to me .
After the farse with her husband, aunt Dayana became more cautious . She knew that her husband was just a pawn, one of our enemies' attempts to weaken our businesses and that they would attack again soon .
And just like she expected, the next attack came less than two days later .
Some of the customers accused the auction hall of selling low-quality goods . At the same time, some merchant organizations refused to continue dealing with us .
Aunt Dayana realized that the enemies' attacks had started, so she replied firmly . In less than two days, she had uprooted the rumors about the quality of our products . As for the merchant organizations that refused to deal with us, aunt Dayana had been ready for something like that long ago, so she quickly found a solution .
But even she was overwhelmed by the enemies' next attack .
"… An unknown group had been attacking our stores . We received more than five attempts to robberies and more than ten violent assaults . Many of our workers had been threatened, and many of our customers were assaulted after leaving our stores . "
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They even dared to attack the customers, something like that is a taboo in business .
It looks like they are going all out against us .
"… Have you tried to ask mercenaries for protection?"
"I did, but they refused to accept our request or their conditions were outrageous . " Aunt Dayana shook her head dejectedly . "You saw the two men that just left, right? They asked for shares of our businesses in exchange for protection!"
I nodded . "I understand . Don't worry, I have a solution for that . I'll send you a group of men in a few days . "
Aunt sighed in relief . "Thank god . "
"What about our deals outside the capital?" I asked .
"… Two of our caravans were attacked by bandits, but I'm not sure if it was a coincidence . "
"Do you have a suspect for the attacks?"
"The clues point to the Riea family and the Ferret family…"
I fell deep into thoughts . It's normal for the Riea family to attack us, but the Ferret family too?
I could not help but think about the white-haired girl I met a few days ago . Is it also part of her plans?
While we were talking, Susan brought us cold drinks and left the room . Although she had become aunt Dayana's apprentice, she was not still qualified to know some things .
After all, aunt Dayana must test her loyalty and character before giving her more responsibilities .
Once she left, we continued our talk for another hour . The auction hall had more troubles than I thought .
Finally, aunt Dayana heaved a tired sigh . "It's all . "
I smiled and stretched out my body . I then used a thread of mana to lock the door .
The next second, I walked behind my aunt's chair .
"Aunt, did you miss me?" I breathed on her ear while hugging her back .
Aunt held her breath and shivered .
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