Dragon's Origin

Including Steward Wang, no one in the entire Marquis household wasn't afraid of this new Marquis. The reason was simple: they had all been among the spectators at the execution outside the gates that morning.

The lives of hundreds of people were taken, all just to give the Marquis an explanation. This included a prince, four important court officials, and their families, as well as the various assistant officials in the prince's residence. How ruthless was that?

Even Steward Wang had been saved from the executioner's blade, reportedly as an act of grace from the Emperor, allowing the Marquis to choose one person to pardon. With even the Emperor showing such deference, which of the servants in the household would dare to show the Marquis any disrespect?

Not to mention the Marquis himself, even the stewards he brought in, who looked capable and shrewd, were being carefully attended to, afraid of the slightest neglect. If word of any mistreatment of these honored guests reached the Marquis's ears, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Steward Wang really had a way about him. To make sure the servants remembered the lesson, he specifically ordered them to collectively clean up the bloodstains on the street. The Marquis had said he didn't like the smell, so he made these fellows, who were used to living in the capital and thought they were superior, remember where all the blood came from.

This trick really worked. Every maid and servant woman, without exception, vomited thoroughly on that long street. As for the male servants, although they didn't vomit as much, they were all pale. Especially when they saw the bloody trails left by the rolling heads on the ground, they tried their best to suppress the churning in their stomachs, and their hearts filled with even more awe for their Marquis.

Wang Sheng didn't care about these things. He believed in his female boss's abilities. She could manage the huge Baoqing Remaining Treasures Hall in an orderly manner, so what was a small Marquis household?

Right now, Wang Sheng was sitting with the female boss in a cool waterside pavilion, looking at the serene lotus pond outside, discussing their current and future plans.

In the exquisite waterside pavilion, delicate teacups and teapots were placed before them. Not far away, two charming and beautiful maids stood serving them. As soon as their teacups were even slightly empty, someone would refill them, and if the tea was a little cool, it would be replaced with fresh tea. They didn't have to lift a finger themselves. A gentle breeze blew, refreshingly cool, and the view was filled with exquisite scenery, making one feel relaxed and happy. Wang Sheng had never even dreamed of such a life before.

"The place is nice, I'm very satisfied, what about you?" Wang Sheng was speaking from the heart, he was extremely satisfied. He was joking, if he could own a hundred-acre mansion near the imperial city in the center of the capital on Earth, what an achievement that would be, worthy of being cursed! Countless people would be envious to death.

The female boss rolled her eyes at Wang Sheng, as if despising his mentality of showing off in front of her. However, some things were indeed hard to resist, such as this Marquis household. The female boss really liked this irresistible place. In the end, the female boss nodded, which made Wang Sheng even more smug.

"Tell me, roughly how much would the assets we've seen in this Marquis household be worth in gold coins?" Wang Sheng really hadn't lived a life of wealth before, so he was very curious about everything, and asked the female boss to estimate the value of the Marquis household in a very vulgar manner.

"Land in the capital is extremely valuable, no less than Worry-Free City," The female boss thought seriously for a moment, then replied earnestly, "If we don't count the precious items we haven't seen, it's worth at least ten million gold coins! However, this is just an estimate. Even if you have ten million gold coins, you can't buy a Marquis household like this."

"As expected!" Wang Sheng raised his eyebrows and said dejectedly, "I thought I was already doing pretty well with a million gold coins to my name. Turns out I can't even afford such a broken yard."

"Broken yard?" The female boss almost spat in Wang Sheng's face. Calling such an exquisite mansion a broken yard, how much better have you seen?

"Think about it, such a large place is only worth ten Creation Pills," Wang Sheng said to the female boss with a smile, "No wonder the royal family is trying every means to increase their presence. If I were them, I would do the same!"

Upon hearing this, the female boss was stunned. She hadn't expected Wang Sheng to consider it from this angle. Putting it that way, this yard didn't seem as appealing as it did at first. Even the female boss didn't realize that she had been unconsciously influenced by Wang Sheng, and had gone from calling it a Marquis household to a yard.

"The Emperor was quite generous this time, even sacrificing a son," Wang Sheng stroked his chin and pondered, "Do you think he'll hold a grudge and wait to plot against me in the future?"

After Wang Sheng's conversation with Old Monster Li, the female boss understood why the Emperor had killed so many people. After thinking about it, she said, "The Emperor was just trying to enforce the law strictly, it has little to do with you, it was just a coincidence. However, since the Emperor even killed his own son, you should show some respect and give him some face, and that should be enough."

"That's true." Wang Sheng nodded, he wasn't ignorant of social graces. He figured he had scared the Emperor enough, it was time to give him some sweets to make him happy, so he casually said, "Then when the opportunity arises, I'll give him another idea, so he can sleep soundly at night."

"Another?" The female boss was very perceptive and immediately caught the key word in Wang Sheng's words: "Have you given the Emperor ideas before?"

"How do you think I got this Marquis title?" Now that things had reached this point, Wang Sheng no longer concealed anything: "I gave him an idea before."

"What idea?" The female boss was intrigued. Wang Sheng had plenty of brilliant ideas in business, could he also be good at politics?

"It's the Emperor's idea of enfeoffing the princes," Wang Sheng said casually.

Hiss! The female boss gasped so hard she almost couldn't breathe. Unlike Wang Sheng, who went to the Thousand Layered Earth after coming up with an idea, she knew very well how much the enfeoffment of princes had stirred things up and how many benefits the royal family had gained from it. She never thought that this idea had actually come from Wang Sheng. No wonder, such an idea was worth more than just a Marquis title, even a Duke title would be gladly given!

Another idea, the female boss thought of what Wang Sheng had just said and couldn't help but look forward to it. If it was an idea on the same level as the enfeoffment of princes, even if she were the Emperor and had to kill a son, she estimated that she would send half of her sons to Wang Sheng to let him kill them in a row. Who didn't know how many bastards there were among those princes? Letting Wang Sheng kill them to his heart's content would not only clear out a batch of useless sons, but also make the royal family even more glorious. Only a fool wouldn't do it.

As for resenting Wang Sheng and plotting against him in secret, how clueless would one have to be to do such a thing? If Wang Sheng was pushed to the limit, did they really think that he could come up with the idea of enfeoffment but couldn't destroy it?