Seeing everyone arguing heatedly, Li Lao Er said, "Distinguished guests, there is only one Golden Lotus, and I cannot chop it up and distribute it among everyone. Therefore, I have come up with a good idea: a bidding process. Everyone should rely on their skills, strength, and luck to see who can bring the Golden Lotus back."
"What brilliant idea is it? Tell me quickly, my lord," someone urged hurriedly.
Li Lao Er waved his hand and said, "There's no rush. There is something I need to deal with first, which will also help relieve everyone's boredom."
Everyone guessed that the Li family had prepared a song and dance performance, but Zheng Feng and Zheng He knocked on the door of the empty room instead.
Then six guards emerged from the door, escorting four men in black.
The guards had stayed up all night and looked tired, but their eyes were bright.
The men in black could still walk on their own, but they seemed to have lost half their lives, exuding a sense of terror and death.
The guards forced the men in black to kneel on the ground and threw several sickles and scissors in front of them.
What's going on here? What's the Li family up to?
Everyone looked on with a head full of questions.
However, some sharp-eyed people recognized the guard's background and said, "Is this a guard from the Marquis's residence?"
Li Lao Er nodded and brought out the same set of things he had discussed with Mr. Wen the night before.
The crowd's surprise quickly turned to anger. How could someone want to destroy such beautiful flowers?!
"Who are these people? They are absolutely hateful!"
"Exactly! Why keep them alive? They should be killed immediately!"
Even Dean Zhou, who prides himself on his profound composure, spoke up, "Fortunately, Lord Zhou was protected, otherwise we would never have had the chance to see these beautiful flowers today, and this golden lotus!"
Everyone couldn't help but look at the golden lotus emerging from the ground, which seemed to be a Buddha sitting on the golden lotus, protecting all the famous flowers.
Li Lao Er's face was also grim, and he said in a sorrowful voice, "Our Li family has always been kind to others. I never expected that we would have such a deep-seated hatred with any family! Fortunately, the guards of the Marquis's mansion are resourceful and made these people reveal the truth."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Zechen behind the crowd, his expression complicated, and said coldly, "Lord Wang, these people all say that they are from your Wang family and that their orders are to destroy all the famous flowers in the Hundred Flowers Garden so that we can not open for business today."
"If Lord Wang has any grievances against our Li family, please speak up to me face to face. I will certainly accompany you to the end!"
"But how could you destroy such a beautiful flower? It is such a rare and wonderful thing, a beautiful embodiment of nature, how could you be so heartless!"
Wang Zechen's face was extremely ugly, but inside he was filled with hatred that felt like it was about to explode.
These people were indeed sent by him. He originally thought that even if they failed to complete the mission, they might still be able to escape, since these people were all people trained by the manor for several years.
This morning, when he didn't receive a reply from these people, he assumed they were injured or had replied late.
But he was afraid of something going wrong, so he came to Baihuayuan with his colleagues, intending to test the waters.
However, nothing seemed amiss at the Hundred Flowers Garden, leading him to suspect that these people had been delayed by something and hadn't visited the garden the previous night...
As a result, he grew to love the various flowers displayed one after another and gradually forgot about the matter.
Who would have thought that Li Lao Er would be so patient, waiting until now before finally snapping!
His mind raced as he tried to figure out how to cover it up, but a guard patted a man in black on the back.
The man in black seemed to have been trapped in a jar and suddenly had it opened. He gasped for breath and cried out for help, "Sir, save me! My mother is blind and lame, and she's waiting for me to go back and take care of her!"
Wang Zechen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
What's the point of hiding this? There's absolutely no need to hide it!
Everyone was already certain that these people were sent by the Wang family, after all, everyone knew about the feud between the Li family and the Wang family.
The Wang family has too many reasons and motives for wanting to harm the Li family.
But as Li Lao Er said, you can harm the Li family, and the outcome depends on your own abilities, but don't drag these flowers down with you!
Everyone present was a flower lover, especially the two distinguished gentlemen who treated flowers as if they were their own lives.
If they could stretch out a pair of hands right now, they would grab the sickles and scissors on the ground and chop Wang Zechen to pieces!
Everyone looked at him with disdain, which made Wang Zechen even angrier.
He started his career through scientific research, and with the support of his family, he rose rapidly through the ranks, enjoying a life of great success.
Although his father is now ill and his younger brother is mentally unstable, he still does not regard the Li family as any lifelong enemy.
He's nothing more than a bunch of sycophants who, through the Marquis of Xinting, managed to curry favor with the Emperor.
But today, he has fallen into the hands of this sycophant!
This made him feel as if he had been stripped naked and stood in the sunlight.
At that moment, he finally understood why his brother had gone mad...
Wang Zechen forced back the taste of blood in his throat, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Lao Er and the others, and put on a bitter expression. "Lord Li, gentlemen, these people... are indeed our Wang family's men, but they are usually under the command of my third brother!"
"As you all know, my third brother has a very deep connection with the Earl's family, and now he is mentally unstable and cannot be regarded as an ordinary person. Perhaps it was because he heard that the Hundred Flowers Garden had opened that my third brother made such a big mistake out of resentment."
"I apologize to you on his behalf, Your Excellency. I will personally visit you to apologize later. I hope Your Excellency will not hold a grudge against a madman."
Li Lao Er sneered, not returning the greeting, "Lord Wang, you and I both know who sent these people. However, if you're going to use Third Master Wang as a shield, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Under normal circumstances, I would certainly have a good talk with you, but today, with such a beautiful day and such exquisite flowers before us, it is not appropriate to use such sordid things to spoil the refined enjoyment of all you flower lovers."
"Therefore, sir, please take the person away. If the Hundred Flowers Garden is disturbed again, and even a single flower or leaf is destroyed, I will hold the Wang family responsible. I urge you, Lord Wang, to be mindful of your actions!"
Wang Zeren's face was completely devoid of color.
Li Lao Er insulted him vehemently, stripping him of all his shame, and now he's pretending to be magnanimous and letting the matter go, saying both nice and mean things!
The constant nodding of approval from the crowd clearly showed their utmost respect for the Li family.
Although he was standing, he had already become a stepping stone for Li Lao Er!
After today, when the news spreads, everyone will know that Wang Zechen is a despicable villain and Lord Li is magnanimous and of noble character!
Wang Zechen could no longer bear it and turned to leave.
Several guards from the Marquis's residence escorted the man in black, and followed with a sickle and scissors.
Once outside the gate, several men in black were shoved to the ground, and sickles and scissors were thrown around them. Guards then stood watch on both sides of the courtyard gate.
There were originally dozens of idlers gathered outside the gate, unable to enter the Hundred Flowers Garden to admire the famous flowers, but the roses on these two walls were still a delight to behold.
There wasn't anything important for everyone, so they just looked at the flowers and chatted, which made for a lively atmosphere.
As it turned out, they actually got what they were looking forward to.
What's going on with all these men in black, scythes, and scissors scattered all over the ground?
One of the bolder people asked loudly, "Brother, what's going on with these people? Are they here to rob us?"
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