"The Wang Mansion rejected the Young Master's visiting card?" The guard in black clothes was full of shock.
Deep inside, a figure stood there, with their back to everyone. Hearing this, Xia Jingning involuntarily tightened his hands behind his back. The guards looked at each other and dared not say a word.
Everyone knew that although the Young Master of the Shire Duke's Mansion was not the monarch of the Hailing Kingdom for now, the monarch was still young, and it was the Shire Duke Xia Rui who held the real power in the court. In Shengjing City, no one would dare not to give the Shire Duke's Mansion face. Moreover, Xia Jingning was the only heir of Shire Duke Xia Rui.
"The Lord Wang, Wang Yanyan, is good - for - nothing. Although the Wang family is wealthy, they lack wisdom. In my opinion, the one who made this decision should not be Wang Yanyan." Wang Yanyan didn't have the guts. If his elder brother knew that he had rejected the Young Master's visiting card, he would probably beat Wang Yanyan until he lost three layers of skin.
"Of course it's not him," Xia Jingning said. "My visiting card was not for the Wang Mansion either."
If it wasn't Wang Yanyan, it could only be the mysterious and celestial figure in the Wang Mansion. Her deeds were now widely spread in Shengjing City.
"Does that mysterious person in the Wang Mansion really have the guts to offend the Young Master?" Xia Jingning hadn't expected this either. He had thought that the mysterious person was deliberately spreading these rumors to wait for him to come. But now, he had come on his own initiative, yet was rejected.
Was his previous judgment wrong? Xia Jingning was really puzzled about this suddenly - emerged mysterious person. His brows were deeply furrowed, and his face was serious. The air pressure around him was extremely low.
"How is Qi Yurou recently?" Sighing, Xia Jingning sat down on the nearby seat and softly asked this question.
Qi Yurou was a good alchemist. Although her spiritual power was not very strong, her figure resembled Yu Chen's. But her spiritual power was indeed a bit weak, and her physical condition was not good either. He didn't know if she could withstand such a powerful formation in the future.
That was why, over the years, Xia Jingning had been desperately searching for a woman with excellent spiritual power. However, every time after going through the formation, none of those women could survive. In the end, their corpses were taken away by a black - clothed man.
"After all this time, is her body still not strong enough?"
"Young Master, Miss Yurou has a weak personality. These years of your training haven't achieved much effect. Her cough problem is just a bit better than before."
Xia Jingning sighed deeply again. No, this was too slow. He couldn't wait that long. He needed a female alchemist with excellent spiritual power and physical condition. Even if the celestial figure in the Wang Mansion was a trap, he had to take the risk.
"Yue Wu, tell the people in the Shire Duke's Mansion to prepare. I will hold a grand beast - hunting competition half a month later. By then, all the prominent figures in Shengjing City must participate."
"Yes, I obey."
"By the way, privately inform Wang Gongquan about this. Remember to put some pressure on him secretly. If the 'celestial figure' in the Wang Mansion doesn't go to the beast - hunting competition, then the Wang family can forget about their industries in Shengjing City."
As Xia Jingning said this, the light in his eyes flickered. This kind of cruelty didn't seem to be the first time.
In Shengjing City, the Xia family was a noble family. Moreover, it was the Young Master of the Shire Duke's Mansion who was holding the beast - hunting competition. This measure quickly caught the attention of all the young nobles in the city within half a day.
After Wang Gongquan finished his duties in the court, he was stopped by someone. It was the vice - minister in charge of the Ministry of Justice. This official's position was higher than Wang Gongquan's. Usually, Wang Gongquan tried his best to avoid talking to them. But unexpectedly, he was stopped by the vice - minister today.
The two exchanged some pleasantries. Then the vice - minister mentioned the beast - hunting competition half a month later. Originally, Wang Gongquan planned to participate in person to show his sincerity and not to offend the Shire Duke's Mansion. But the vice - minister said that the Young Master was quite interested in a "celestial figure" in the Wang Mansion and hoped that the woman would also participate.
Wang Gongquan was just stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to be polite, the vice - minister continued, "The wood business of the Wang Mansion has been doing well recently. But I heard that there are some people with unknown backgrounds in it. Lord Wang, you'd better be more careful. If I find something wrong in my Ministry of Justice, I'm just and honest and won't show any favoritism."
These short words made Wang Gongquan break out in cold sweat. He was much smarter than his younger brother Wang Yanyan. With this reminder from the vice - minister, he knew that the person the Young Master really wanted to invite was not the Wang Mansion. And the meaning of what the vice - minister said to him now was also clear to Wang Gongquan.
The wood business was always closely related to the court. If someone in the court deliberately made trouble and casually framed them with a crime, they couldn't resist.
Although Wang Gongquan's face changed, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. He bowed and said, "I understand, Your Excellency. I will surely do my best to help the Young Master succeed in the beast - hunting competition."
The vice - minister of the Ministry of Justice smiled and left. Wang Gongquan's body couldn't straighten up for a long time.
After leaving the court, extremely rarely, Wang Gongquan went to Wang Yanyan's courtyard. At that time, Wang Yanyan was carefully reading a comic book given to him by Zhao Shuning. A servant rushed in and said that the eldest young master was back. Before Wang Yanyan could be happy, Wang Gongquan entered the door and slapped Wang Yanyan on the face. Suddenly, Wang Yanyan stood there stunned.
"Brother."
"Tell me, our Wang family has finally improved. Why on earth did you offend the Young Master? The Xia family is like the sky in the Hailing Kingdom. How many times have I told you that usually you can be arrogant and unreasonable, but you can't offend the Xia family. Why don't you listen!"
Wang Yanyan looked a bit aggrieved. "Brother, I didn't—"
"You are always indulging in wine and women. I thought that since you were alone when you were young and I was busy with the family business and had no time to take care of you, I just let you do as you please. I thought that although you were a bit lawless, you would remember the principles I taught you. But why on earth did you provoke the most powerful person in the Hailing Kingdom? Do you want to destroy our Wang family?"
"Brother."
Wang Gongquan's face was full of anger at this time. He had no mood to listen to Wang Yanyan's explanation. Seeing that he was still reading the comic book, he simply snatched it away and tore it into two halves. Wang Yanyan wanted to stop him but couldn't. His hands were trembling. At this moment, Wang Yanyan should be very scared.
"Brother, don't tear it. It's not a comic book. It's a cultivation technique given to me by my master. Brother—" At the end, there was already a great deal of grievance in Wang Yanyan's voice.
"Who are those scoundrels you've made friends with? They must be those swindlers who want to cheat your money. I'm not only going to tear this, but today I'm also going to throw away all the things you play with in this courtyard."
Wang Gongquan pushed Wang Yanyan aside and was about to walk inside.
"Brother, there's—"
Before he could finish his words, a beautiful and charming woman in a crimson dress slowly walked out from inside.
"Eldest Young Master, why get angry?"