Dragon's Origin

“I will have someone send the gold coins over as soon as I return,” Steward Li replied without a second thought, agreeing not only to his own share but also on behalf of Steward Zhou and Senior Eunuch Shen.

Neither Wang Sheng nor Steward Li mentioned the amount of gold coins the three were going to invest. This was truly a benefit that Wang Sheng and Mei’er were giving to the three Grand Envoys. Even if each of them symbolically sent a single gold coin, Wang Sheng and Mei’er would accept it. The shares of the three Grand Envoys of the royal family, three grand masters of the tenth level, were something that many people wanted to give but couldn’t.

But for Steward Li and the other three Grand Envoys, Wang Sheng was practically gifting them a fortune. An increase in status was certainly impossible, but in terms of wealth, even just one percent of the shares would be enough to ensure that the three Grand Envoys would never have to worry about not having enough gold coins for the rest of their lives.

Steward Li was happy all day long. After returning to the palace, he immediately reported the matter to the Emperor. In terms of loyalty, Steward Li, Steward Zhou, and Senior Eunuch Shen were always absolutely loyal to the Emperor. Even with such a good thing, they would definitely report it to the Emperor first.

“Since it’s a kind gesture from that child, you may accept it with a smile,” the Emperor said, now very happy. Although not all vassal states had sent back news agreeing, the few that had were all good news and had nodded in agreement. When Steward Li mentioned this matter, the Emperor himself was inclined to reward the three Grand Envoys, and this was a good opportunity to give them some extra benefits.

The Emperor now truly regarded Mei’er as his precious treasure. When the Empress heard that the Emperor had told Wang Sheng about the Empress’s true origins and that Mei’er likely knew as well, she was so excited that she didn’t know what to do. Consequently, the Emperor also enjoyed the attentive service of a naturally charming woman who was much more mature than Mei’er, making him feel extremely comfortable in both body and mind.

Feeling comfortable from the inside out made the Emperor very curious about what Wang Sheng, who would soon be earning billions of gold coins, was doing. Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.

Not to mention that the royal family’s power couldn’t penetrate the inner residence of the Changsheng Duke’s mansion. Besides Wang Sheng, Mei’er, Rose, the women of the Grand View Garden, and Tantai Yao, no one else could enter. Even Ling Xu, whom Wang Sheng always respected, was the same. The royal family’s original informants couldn’t find out any information at all.

Moreover, Wang Sheng had already informed Steward Zhou. If the Emperor were to use those informants again at this time, Wang Sheng might turn hostile. Such good news had just come in, so how could the Emperor bring himself to turn hostile at this moment?

But the Emperor was truly curious! How would a person behave when faced with billions or even hundreds of billions of gold coins? At least the Emperor hadn’t slept all night, wondering if Wang Sheng was also unable to sleep.

At this moment, the Wang Sheng that the Emperor was so curious about not only didn’t have insomnia, but the tens or hundreds of billions of gold coins seemed to have no impact at all. He was in the small workshop in the Grand View Garden, meticulously carving his artwork.

Finally, he received replies from all parties. Everyone agreed to the Emperor’s conditions. Even the gold coins that each family would use to buy titles for their country’s children were quickly in place. The capital was so prosperous that all parties had long since stockpiled a large amount of gold coins in the capital, ready to be used at any time.

The Emperor also saw Mei’er again, but this time it wasn’t the Emperor who invited her. Instead, Mei’er took the initiative to come to the palace with Rose to discuss business with the Emperor.

Although he didn’t know if Wang Sheng and Mei’er had discussed it, the Emperor still brought the Empress along to talk. With a woman’s keen sixth sense, the Empress quickly noticed that Mei’er’s attitude towards her had a very subtle change.

That change was very subtle, but the Empress was able to detect it. It was a difference between being slightly distant before and now having a kind of intimacy. Like mother and daughter, if she couldn’t even detect this kind of intimacy, Wang Sheng would probably suspect whether the Empress was Mei’er’s biological mother.

Suppressing her excitement and happiness, the Empress remained calm and held Mei’er’s hand as always. But this time, she fully felt the kind of affection and closeness that Mei’er returned. The Empress almost couldn’t help but cry.

The Emperor was a very competent Emperor when dealing with official matters. When he talked to Mei’er about the disposal plan for the outer city, Mei’er had already discussed a draft with Rose, and she presented it item by item, each with great feasibility. Just listening to the preliminary plan that Mei’er and Rose came up with, the Emperor seemed to already see the scene of the new residences in the outer city selling like hotcakes, and mountains of gold coins rolling into his and Mei’er’s pockets.

“Have these plans been discussed with Changsheng Duke?” Although the Emperor had his own judgment, he now trusted Wang Sheng’s judgment even more. There was no other way, this was the illusion that Wang Sheng’s performance in front of the Emperor had created. As long as Wang Sheng nodded, the plan had a 90% chance of being feasible. If Wang Sheng didn’t nod, then this would have to be discounted by 20% and immediately become 70%.

“No, Rose and I discussed this,” Mei’er replied confidently. Such a big thing, even Uncle Liu and the others didn’t know.

“Changsheng Duke doesn’t even look at such a big business?” The Emperor was a little hesitant. Wang Sheng let Mei’er and Rose handle it without even looking at it. Wasn’t this too hasty?

“All of the Duke’s previous businesses were just an outline that he gave us. We discussed everything ourselves. It’s the same this time!” In this regard, Mei’er was extremely confident. With Wang Sheng’s guidance on the general direction, Mei’er could be said to be the most powerful female executive Wang Sheng had ever seen, without exception.

“Then what is Changsheng Duke doing now?” The Emperor finally asked the thing he had been curious about. He completely entrusted a business worth hundreds of billions of gold coins to Mei’er and Rose?

“The Duke is carving his artwork in his workshop,” Mei’er said with a proud smile. “The Duke said that he wants to use this artwork to break through to become a Grandmaster of Carving.”

The Emperor’s eyes widened when he heard Mei’er’s answer, and he looked at Mei’er with an unbelievable expression: “You mean, he came up with the idea of hundreds of billions of gold coins, and then he didn’t care about anything and just went to play with some carving artwork?”

Not only was the Emperor surprised, but even the Empress was shocked. Steward Li and Steward Zhou, who were serving beside them, were even more so. A business worth hundreds of billions of gold coins! How indifferent would one have to be to not even ask about the business and only care about some carving artwork?

The Emperor himself hadn’t slept all night after hearing Wang Sheng’s idea, and the Empress was the same. The Emperor even discussed it with several super-trusted important officials and the three Grand Envoys all night. But Wang Sheng, who came up with this idea and could also take half of the profits, didn’t even think about it. In his eyes, were tens of billions of gold coins not even as important as the status of a Grandmaster?