In other words, after the four great noble families had worked together to inflate prices for three days, the prices miraculously dropped back to their original levels in a single morning!
The Mo Family's sudden betrayal shocked everyone. It also made them shudder at the power of the new Lord. He had managed to turn the Mo Family without a word and even rallied all the wealthy merchants to resist the other three noble families. Such a thing would have been utterly unbelievable in the past!
Merchants daring to oppose the nobility were unheard of!
These merchants had always survived by catering to the nobles' whims. Had they suddenly grown a backbone?
That wasn't all. To the people's pleasant surprise, an astonishing notice was suddenly posted at noon on the bulletin board of the long-unstaffed administration hall. The commoners who saw it went from disbelief to doubt, and finally, to breaking down in tears.
