As days went by, on the surface, everything calmed down.
"Hmph, I think they don't have any real skills; they've just been lucky. We've been here for such a long time and they haven't made a move," some nobles said as they looked in the direction of Earl Jia Siwei, filled with jealousy and disgust.
"They probably can't even fathom our thoughts. After all, they are of merchant stock and probably think we would protect them here," a group of nobles laughed loudly without any intention of concealing their mockery.
They even wanted Earl Jia Siwei to see and know their thoughts.
In their eyes, the genius idea of Martha Earl was something they couldn't unravel, and neither could Jia Siwei.
Indeed, because Jia Siwei had been inactive for so long, they couldn't help but think this way. Even Martha Earl, who had been vigilant at first, no longer cared.