"Young Prince, if that Supervisor Xie hasn't come, then so be it!"
Jiang Xiaobai looked at Xiao Qingxiu and said with a smile, "Why... must you make things so difficult for a servant?"
"Make things difficult?!"
Xiao Qingxiu smiled faintly. "Heh, I am the President of the First-Rank Tower. Even if I am making things difficult, that is an internal matter for the First-Rank Tower. An outsider like you has no business sticking his nose in!"
With that, Xiao Qingxiu waved at the servant. "All right, you may go!"
"Yes!"
The servant immediately felt as though a great weight had lifted from his shoulders. He turned and hurried away.
Indeed, although Xiao Qingxiu was no longer the President of the First-Rank Tower,
his status as the Young Prince... still weighed heavily on others.
Someone of his standing was far beyond what a mere servant could afford to offend.
But after walking some distance away, the servant could not resist turning back to glance at Jiang Xiaobai.
The current President really was better. A single sentence from him had gotten the servant out of that predicament.
Jiang Xiaobai noticed the servant's gaze, and his smile deepened. Then, with Tang Ningshuang and the Elder Princess, he began looking around the First-Rank Tower.
Aside from the main hall, the first floor had several areas branching off to either side.
Some people registered trade goods, while others received merchants from various regions. Everything seemed well organized.
Jiang Xiaobai occasionally stopped to take a casual look, appearing so relaxed that he really did seem to be there merely to wander around.
Xiao Qingxiu followed beside him, casting several glances at Jiang Xiaobai as his brow furrowed more and more deeply.
Indeed, what he despised most was Jiang Xiaobai's air of having victory firmly in his