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

"Jiang Xiaobai, I'll fight you to the death!"

Xiao Qingxiu's lips trembled, his face turning pale and then red. Finally, he stood up angrily from the main seat and rushed towards Jiang Xiaobai.

As Xiao Qingxiu rushed closer, Tang Ningshuang frowned, her right hand already gripping the hilt of her sword.

But before she could draw her sword, the eldest princess sitting behind Jiang Xiaobai moved even faster.

Beneath the straw hat, a cold glint appeared in his eyes, and he raised his leg and kicked out.

boom!

Xiao Qingxiu arrived quickly, but returned even faster.

Everyone only saw a blur before Xiao Qingxiu's eyes, and he was already off the ground, flying several meters away before crashing into the seat in front of him.

Boom!

The dull sound made many people present twitch their eyelids.

Jiang Xiaobai sat there, and looked back at the princess with a surprised expression.

Tsk tsk.

That woman is ruthless.

Xiao Qingxiu is supposed to be my cousin, but when he kicked me, he showed absolutely no mercy!

"Young Prince!"

The owners of the two liquor stores, Mr. Pan and Mr. Song, changed their expressions and, together with Mr. Feng, the chubby owner of Xiangmingju, rushed over and helped Xiao Qingxiu up.

"Get out of here!"

Xiao Qingxiu shoved the three aside, steadied himself while clutching his chest, and glared at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "Jiang Xiaobai, I am a member of the royal family!"

"How dare a mere maidservant of yours touch me, the King?"

"Excuse me!"

Jiang Xiaobai pointed at the eldest princess, her face full of innocence, and said, "She's the little princess's person!"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the little princess. Right now... she's only staying with me temporarily!"

"Besides, you were the one who struck first!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly and said, "Even if she really is mine, so what?"

"Or... why don't you go to the palace now and complain to His Majesty about me?"

Jiang Xiaobai paused for a moment, then added with a smile, "Perfect timing! I should also give His Majesty a proper report on your collusion with the Northern Yu!"

"That's fake!"

Xiao Qingxiu, his face full of anger, retorted without thinking.

"Fake?"

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled softly, then turned to look at Helian Zhaoyue sitting on the other side: "Your Highness, I ask you, have you colluded with Xiao Qingxiu?"

"Jiang Xiaobai!"

Helian Zhaoyue clenched her fists tightly, her chest heaving with anger.

This bastard is talking complete nonsense!

It's true that she and Xiao Qingxiu have worked together, but what does that have to do with her?

Seeing that Helian Zhaoyue didn't answer, Jiang Xiaobai's smile faded slightly: "I'm asking you, is it... or not?"

Helian Zhaoyue gritted her teeth, and the scene of the eighteen cannons firing simultaneously flashed through her mind again.

After a moment, she let out a heavy breath and squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth: "Yes!"

"what?"

Xiao Qingxiu turned his head sharply and looked at Helian Zhaoyue in disbelief.

"Did you see that!"

Jiang Xiaobai slammed his hand on the table, pointing at Xiao Qingxiu with a pained expression, and said, "You, as a member of the Great Hua royal family, you...you actually colluded with the enemy!"

"Even if your father intervenes, he can't protect you!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Xiao Qingxiu first glanced at Helian Zhaoyue, then glared at Jiang Xiaobai again, looking like he was about to go crazy.

He really couldn't understand why Helian Zhaoyue would side with Jiang Xiaobai.

Logically speaking, this woman should hate Jiang Xiaobai more than he does, so why does she agree with whatever Jiang Xiaobai asks her now?

What exactly happened in these three days?!

"Where's the evidence?"

Xiao Qingxiu gritted his teeth and said, "You accuse me of treason, you should at least provide evidence!"

"evidence?"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly and gestured with his chin towards the direction of the Northern Yu delegation: "With so many witnesses from both countries' delegations, what evidence do we need?"

"you……"

Xiao Qingxiu opened his mouth, looked back at Helian Zhaoyue, then at Helian Mingchuan who remained silent, and remained speechless for a long time.

If this matter were to reach the emperor, all these people would accuse him of treason.

Even if he had a mouth all over his body, he probably still couldn't explain it!

"Young Prince, let's leave now!"

Boss Feng walked over to Xiao Qingxiu and whispered, "Given the current situation, it seems we won't gain anything!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingxiu's expression turned even more unpleasant.

The eight major merchant houses, and even the princess of Beiyu, are all on Jiang Xiaobai's side. Staying any longer will only make him look more humiliated.

"Jiang Xiaobai, you just wait!"

Xiao Qingxiu uttered a harsh remark and turned to walk out of the inner hall.

Boss Pan, Boss Song, and Boss Feng exchanged glances and could only hurry to follow.

Jiang Xiaobai watched Xiao Qingxiu's departing figure, smiled faintly, and didn't take it to heart.

After everyone left, he stood up and sat down in the main seat.

"Alright, let's continue our business!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at everyone present, pointed to the perfumes on the table, and said, "Each family can take one sample of these perfumes first!"

"As for the subsequent share, each of you needs to write down what benefits you can provide me!"

"For example, clearly state the distribution area, the time required, the amount of profit to be sacrificed, and how many caravans and shops you can utilize!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai leaned back in his chair and smiled, "I will prioritize allocating a larger share to whichever company you offer, based on the conditions you provide!"

"Finally, Yipinlou will provide you with the specific details!"

The managers of the eight major merchant houses exchanged glances and immediately became alert.

Jiang Xiaobai's smile deepened as he watched this scene.

Seeing that no one spoke up, Jiang Xiaobai continued to state his conditions.

……

Outside Yipinlou.

"I'm so angry!"

As soon as Xiao Qingxiu stepped out of the gate, he kicked the stone steps next to him hard.

As a result, a sharp pain in his toe caused his face to contort in anger, and he trembled with rage.

He was only detained for three days!

Only three days!

What happened outside? How could such a big change have occurred?

Jiang Xiaobai took the position of chairman, the eight major merchants revolved around him, and even Bei Yu's attitude completely changed.

Who the hell can I complain to?

"Young Prince, what do we do now?"

Boss Pan glanced at Boss Song, and finally, steeling himself, asked a question.

Their drinks rely heavily on the support of Beijing merchants, but with Xiao Qingxiu no longer the chairman, it's hard to say whether those restaurants will still give them face.

"How should I know!"

Xiao Qingxiu roared, his eyes reddening and his voice trembling with tears: "My guild leader is gone without a trace! Waaah, I don't even know who to turn to for justice!"

"And...who would have thought that Jiang Xiaobai, that bastard, would actually invent a perfume!"

"If only I had known..."

Xiao Qingxiu opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything more.

Yes, he's now kicking himself.

If it had happened at the Court of State Ceremonial, he wouldn't have deliberately used the liquor business to provoke Jiang Xiaobai.

They even went so far as to provoke people into starting a perfume business.

perhaps……

He's still sitting comfortably in his position as president of Yipinlou!