My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Um?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked completely surprised.

This princess, being from Beiyu, actually... knew the secret of their Great Hua Princess?

Could it be...

Helian Zhaoyue also found out that the princess's nickname was Little Fatty Egg?

Furthermore, there's the matter concerning the Eldest Princess at the Hidden Peak Sect.

He really couldn't think of anything else.

Tang Ningshuang, sitting beside Helian Zhaoyue, was also visibly surprised after hearing her words.

On the contrary, the eldest princess herself, with her eyes under her bamboo hat, glanced indifferently at Helian Zhaoyue, looking as calm as ever.

It gives the impression that the person speaking is not themselves.

"Could the princess please speak?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked curiously, "What kind of secret is it?"

"Of course I can't say that!"

Helian Zhaoyue said calmly, "If I tell you now, what kind of secret is that?"

"How about this then..."

Jiang Xiaobai said, "Where Zhao Bintian is, including the secret of the Eldest Princess, is your wager!"

"Otherwise... Princess, you can forget about getting the Concealed Edge Token!"

"you……"

Helian Zhaoyue frowned immediately.

One order to conceal one's strength, exchanged for two pieces of information?

This guy really won't take even the slightest loss!

However, considering their arrangements for today, Helian Zhaoyue finally nodded: "Okay!"

"good!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Then tell me, what exactly does the princess want to bet on?"

"The young prince told us about this before!"

Helian Zhaoyue slowly spoke, "Today, the eight major merchant houses from your Great Hua territory will be present at the Jingshang Yipinlou Restaurant!"

"And adding the Beijing merchants themselves, that makes a total of nine!"

At this point, Helian Zhaoyue paused, her gaze turning cold as she looked at Jiang Xiaobai, and said, "Let's have a competition. Whoever can first win over five families will win!"

"Oh?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow slightly: "How do we win them over?"

"This is obviously business!"

Helian Zhaoyue spoke up, "Doesn't your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion also have a liquor business now?"

As she spoke, Helian Zhaoyue's lips curled slightly: "Young Master Jiang is welcome to take it out and try it!"

"If this succeeds, with the influence of the eight major merchants, your liquor will surely be able to fill the entire Great China market!"

According to her understanding, including the nine major Beijing merchants, there were shops all over the country.

If Jiang Xiaobai is truly capable, his liquor could indeed reach the entire Dahua region.

But the prerequisite is that Jiang Xiaobai really has the ability.

"Can!"

Jiang Xiaobai actually sensed the sarcasm in the woman's words, but he didn't care.

"That's settled then!"

Seeing that Jiang Xiaobai had agreed, Helian Zhaoyue's expression visibly relaxed, and she smiled, saying, "Then you mustn't get angry after losing this time!"

"I don't want to see you resorting to such underhanded tactics!!"

"Of course, of course!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and nodded.

"Let's go then!"

After Helian Zhaoyue finished speaking, she didn't waste any more words. She lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down from the carriage first.

After the old man left, Teng Zixiu also stood up.

However, before leaving, Teng Zixiu gave Jiang Xiaobai a cold laugh.

That's right, he's afraid Jiang Xiaobai won't gamble!

If they gamble... they're guaranteed to win today!

Seeing that the three of them had left, Jiang Xiaobai thought for a moment, then turned to Tang Ningshuang and asked, "Miss Tang, do you still have the perfume I gave you?"

"I brought it with me!"

Tang Ningshuang nodded slightly, then took out the perfume bottle from her person.

"Can I borrow it for a bit?"

Jiang Xiaobai reached out his hand.

"No...no!"

Without a second thought, Tang Ningshuang stuffed it back into her bosom, shaking her head in refusal, "Mine!!"

"what?"

Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "I'll get you two bottles when I get back!"

"That won't do either!"

Tang Ningshuang shook her head again, her face clearly showing some discomfort.

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tang Ningshuang with a somewhat puzzled expression.

This woman doesn't usually seem to like these things much!

Why won't you even lend it to me now?

Left with no other choice, Jiang Xiaobai could only turn his head and look at the princess beside him.

"that……"

Jiang Xiaobai raised his hand and gestured.

He first pointed to the eldest princess, then made a rubbing motion on his wrist, and finally extended his hand.

The meaning is very clear: I need to borrow your perfume!

After glancing at him, the princess turned her head to look out the window, completely ignoring Jiang Xiaobai.

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile and could only look at Tang Ningshuang again.

But before Jiang Xiaobai could speak this time, Tang Ningshuang said first, "I'll go back and get some for you!"

"Okay then?"

Jiang Xiaobai thought for a moment and said, "However, please put one bottle of each!"

"good!"

Tang Ningshuang responded and jumped off the carriage.

The eldest princess is right beside Jiang Xiaobai now.

Moreover, the eldest princess's strength is unfathomable, so even if she leaves temporarily, there is no need to worry too much about Jiang Xiaobai's safety.

"This woman..."

After watching Tang Ningshuang leave, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but shake his head: "Hey, what's the difference?"

Jiang Xiaobai didn't bother to think too much about it and got off the carriage with the princess.

Upon arriving at the bottom, Jiang Xiaobai discovered that in addition to the Northern Yu delegation, members of the Qi delegation had also come up.

But after looking around, Jiang Xiaobai didn't pay any attention. Instead, he looked up at Yipinlou directly in front of him.

This building occupies a very large area and looks very impressive.

Outside the luxurious facade, most of the people coming and going were also well-dressed.

Above the entrance, a huge plaque hangs.

The five large characters of "Jing Shang Yi Pin Lou" (京商一品楼) look powerful and vigorous.

After glancing at it twice, Jiang Xiaobai quickly noticed that behind the five big characters, there was a small, inconspicuous mark.

Xiao Qingxiu!

This shows that these five characters were written by Xiao Qingxiu himself.

I must say, this young prince's handwriting is actually quite good.

It seems that Xiao Qingxiu is not entirely useless!

"Young Master Jiang!"

Just as Jiang Xiaobai was examining the plaque, Helian Zhaoyue's voice rang out from the side.

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai turned her head to look at Helian Zhaoyue and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What was your guard doing just now?!"

Helian Zhaoyue glanced in the direction Tang Ningshuang had left, somewhat puzzled.

Is this guy planning something again?

"oh!"

Jiang Xiaobai didn't hide anything, and said with a smile, "To be honest, after returning from the Court of State Ceremonial, I casually made some something like a perfume balm!"

"You just said you wanted to talk business, so let's give it a try!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, Teng Zixiu next to him couldn't help but burst into laughter, his eyebrows clearly showing disdain.

"Young Master Jiang!"

Teng Zixiu looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Well... you really know how to do business!"

Where is this? It's the Jing Shang Yi Pin Lou!

And who is the chairman of Jing Shang Yi Pin Lou?

Xiao Qingxiu!

Everyone in the capital knows that Xiao Qingxiu's perfume business is famously successful.

Both the quality and the market have long since stabilized.

Now, Jiang Xiaobai actually wants to use something like perfume balm to win over major businesses here?

What's the difference between this and walking right into a knife's edge?

Jiang Xiaobai is usually quite clever, so why is he... messed up today?

Thinking of this, Teng Zixiu's cold smile deepened. As he approached Helian Zhaoyue, he lowered his voice and said, "Princess, it seems..."

"We've got this in the bag..."