Dragon's Origin

This place is unbearable. What was once a refined, serene, and inspiring haven has been turned into a warehouse by the emperor, a vulgar treasure vault at that.

Am I someone who lacks money? To think they’d try to overwhelm me with gold coins, only the old emperor could come up with that. No, besides gold coins, they also use power and beautiful women to win me over and corrupt me, how shameless!

Fortunately, I am a staunch communist fighter who won't fall for that! Sugar-coated bullets, huh? I’ll eat the sugar and throw the bullets back!

Watching Mei'er leave excitedly with six female guards, Wang Sheng stroked his chin, lost in thought. Mei'er deeply trusted Wang Sheng. If Wang Sheng said these guards were trustworthy, she wouldn't doubt it and would keep them by her side.

However, Wang Sheng felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, couldn't figure out what exactly was wrong.

“Marquis, His Majesty the Emperor truly couldn’t be better to you,” Steward Wang also looked at the six female guards with an envious expression.

“Oh? How so? Is there something more to it?” Wang Sheng didn’t understand the ways of the court, let alone the royal family. Fortunately, Steward Wang was a seasoned veteran, so asking him would be right.

“The guards His Majesty assigned to the madam are the kind of inner court experts only used by the Empress and a select few concubines in the palace. Occasionally, one or two extremely favored princesses might receive this treatment,” Steward Wang replied quickly, “His Majesty has granted the madam the status of a princess!”

“A princess?” Wang Sheng pondered even more. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he thought of something.

From the beginning until now, Steward Wang had been addressing Mei'er as Madam, while Old Monster Li had always called her Miss Mei'er. This difference in address carried different meanings. In other words, the Emperor wasn’t treating Mei'er as Wang Sheng’s Marquis’s wife but was treating her separately.

That is to say, these six female inner court experts were truly sent to protect Mei'er. Was there an intention to monitor and threaten Wang Sheng? Yes! But that definitely wasn’t the main reason. Their primary mission should be to protect Mei'er.

Wang Sheng seemed to remember very clearly that Old Monster Li’s gaze seemed to change when he first saw Mei'er. He thought Wang Sheng hadn't noticed, but he didn't expect Wang Sheng's eyesight to be so abnormal. When facing Old Monster Li, Wang Sheng had to see every move of his clearly, fearing that he might miss something.

Could there be something Wang Sheng didn't understand? Mei'er was the adopted daughter of the Great Proprietor of Baoqing Remaining Treasures, could this also have some connection? But what exactly it was, he would probably have to explore slowly in the future.

Everyone was busy all day, finally managing to settle the batch of slaves that had been sent over, giving them a place to sleep for the night. In addition, sheds were erected in the side courtyards to cover the valuables, preventing them from being damaged by water in case of a change in the weather.

They didn't do anything else all day, just dealt with this, and still kept everyone busy until late at night. As a result, Wang Sheng was still dissatisfied when he had dinner with everyone.

“The speed is a bit slow,” Wang Sheng said to Uncle Liu and Steward Wang, “Sort them out as quickly as possible, categorize them, and store them properly. Quickly sort out which ones to keep and which ones to sell. Whether you set up your own shop or sell them to someone else, in short, the place must be cleared out.”

“So urgent?” Mei'er had also been busy all day, flustered and dizzy. As a result, Wang Sheng still complained about the slowness, and couldn't help but pout her cute little mouth and ask. In front of these people, she didn't wear a veil, and her peerless charm made people's hearts flutter with every smile: “Is there something important?”

“Nothing important,” Wang Sheng recalled Old Monster Li’s last words and couldn't help but smile wryly, “If we don’t clear it out and make room, there won’t be any place to put more things.”

Mei'er, Uncle Liu, and the others looked at Wang Sheng with blank expressions. There were more things?

“That old eunuch who came this morning, do you know him?” Wang Sheng unceremoniously called Old Monster Li an old eunuch, causing Steward Wang, who had always called Old Monster Li Ancestor Li, to grit his teeth. But he didn't dare to express anything, this was the Marquis, and even if he called Ancestor Li an old monster in person, Ancestor Li didn't seem to mind. The Marquis had that much face.

“I know him! Chief Manager Li, what’s wrong?” Mei'er saw Old Monster Li, but she didn't talk to him. Now, there were two female guards waiting not far behind her, protecting her around the clock.

“He said,” Wang Sheng paused, waiting for everyone to get excited before saying, “The Seventh Prince’s residence is still being searched, and once the search is complete, the things will be sent over.”

Wang Sheng looked at everyone’s wide eyes as if he were appreciating them, and said with some amusement, “Chief Manager Li said that the Seventh Prince’s family is bigger than those four families combined, and there are more things than those four families combined. If they are sent over, where do you think we should put them?”

As soon as Wang Sheng finished speaking, Mei'er’s soul-stirring peach blossom eyes immediately shone with light: “There’s more? That’s great!”

A money-grubber, I have no common language with her, ashamed to be associated with her!

Wang Sheng glanced at Mei'er with extreme contempt, picked up the chopsticks made of Seven Stars Pulling Mountain Elephant ivory in front of him, took a bite of a dish that almost made everyone swallow their tongues but that Wang Sheng didn't think was perfect, and then picked up the Seven Stars Jasper Rhinoceros horn cup, drank a glass of royal collection wine that was said to be thirty years old but wasn't very strong, and sighed deeply.

You say, a plate just needs to hold food, what's the point of having such a large mutton fat jade plate with carvings underneath? How good can it look? It would be better to spend more effort on the cooking skills.

Although this chair made of stardust wood is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is really uncomfortable, far less comfortable than a sofa. One day, I’ll still make a set of leather sofas to sit on. When I was strolling around this afternoon, I saw that the seven-star monster beast skin was at least as big as two rooms. I'll go pick some when I have time.

Uncle Liu and Steward Wang had smiles in their eyes, but their faces were twisted so badly. They were so old, who were they trying to complain to?

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“I estimate that things won’t calm down here for ten days or half a month,” Wang Sheng said to everyone, “Mei'er, work harder. Uncle Liu and Old Wang, please help out more and clean up as soon as possible. Sell what should be sold. The gold coins from the sale will be the capital for your next business.”

“What about you?” Mei'er cleverly heard something different from Wang Sheng's words, and asked with some anxiety. She had just found a place where she could settle down. If Wang Sheng abandoned her again, it would be a big problem.

“I’m going out for a while. I have some doubts about my recent cultivation, and I’m going to find someone who understands to ask for advice,” Wang Sheng sighed, looked at Mei'er’s pitiful gaze, smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll be back about the time you’re done packing.”