Reborn as an abandoned daughter, she became a stunning genius

fiancée?

As soon as the three words came out, Jiang Ning's mind stopped.

"Hello? Are you listening?" Bai Zhiyue saw Jiang Ning stunned and stretched out his hand to wave in front of her.

Jiang Ning nodded in response, "I'm listening, you continue."

"The matter is very simple. The merchant cooperates with the Bai family and the two families are planning to get married. The merchant's son is either already married or has an engagement, so the place for the marriage falls on Ling Chuge." Baizhiyue briefly summarized.

"Later, I went to Ling Chuge to communicate my feelings, but he turned me away. In anger, I told the owner of the business and asked him to help me teach Ling Chuge a lesson. That is, in At that time, he told me that he already had someone he loved and that he had already made an engagement."

When Bai Zhiyue talked about the engagement, Jiang Ning inexplicably thought of his experience in the tiankeng illusion ten years ago.

I guessed that this should be Ling Chuge's excuse to avoid the marriage.

"Since he said he was already engaged, why are you still attached to him?" Jiang Ning asked.

Bai Zhiyue raised her head and hummed softly.

"He said yes? He hasn't even met An Chi, who has been following him all this time. He obviously made it up and deliberately lied to me."

"Later, in order to make me believe this lie, he pretended to hang a painting in the study room, saying it was a portrait of his fiancée."

Jiang Ning raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you seen it?"

Bai Zhiyue pursed her lips and shook her head.

"I haven't seen it before. He never lets anyone enter his study, not even Anchi, who is close to him."

"You never thought about sneaking in and taking a look?"

"Of course I have thought about it, and I have tried it many times. Only once, I almost succeeded." Baizhiyue recalled, "That time I finally entered his study, and found that the content of the portrait was hidden by the art of obscurity. He came back before I could unlock the Hazy Technique. After that, the barrier outside his study was strengthened again, and no matter how hard I racked my brains, I couldn't get in."

Jiang Ning took a sip of tea and thought in his mind.

Listening to Bai Zhiyue's description, Jiang Ning didn't feel that Ling Chuge had someone he liked. Instead, he seemed to have done this deliberately to confuse Bai Zhiyue.

"So, Mr. Ling does have someone he likes. Why is Miss Bai still persistent?" Jiang Ning followed the words.

Bai Zhiyue raised her head proudly, "I am the only young lady of the Bai family, one of the four major families. My father has told me since I was a child that the only person who can match me is the number one genius in the martial arts continent."

"Ten years ago, Ling Chuge returned to Shang. After practicing for only five years, his strength overwhelmed all the young masters in Shang who claimed to be geniuses. Only such a person is worthy of being my husband."

"So, Miss Bai actually doesn't like Mr. Ling?" Jiang Ning asked.

Bai Zhiyue thought for a moment and replied, "I like strong people. If he is strong, I will like him. If he is not strong, I will like someone else."

Such a childish answer instantly made Jiang Ning laugh.

"Why are you laughing?" Bai Zhiyue said dissatisfied.

"It's nothing."

Seeing Jiang Ning quickly put away his smile, Bai Zhiyue continued.

"The only time I successfully entered the study, Ling Chuge lost his temper after catching me. My father never yelled at me like that, so I scared him and said that if I see the person in the painting , I must kill her. Unexpectedly, he actually took it seriously."

"Is this the reason why Mr. Ling didn't let me tell Miss Bai?" Jiang Ning asked doubtfully.

Bai Zhiyue nodded affirmatively, "Yes, that's it."

"Now that you know the reason, it's time to tell me that person's name."

"Miss Bai..." After listening to Bai Zhiyue's story, Jiang Ning didn't know what to say.

"Let's do this. I promised Mr. Ling not to tell that person's name. I'll tell you her last name."

"also."

"Her surname is Jiang."

Bai Zhiyue said the word "jiang" in her mouth, thoughtfully, and called the maid the next moment.

"Go check all the women named Jiang that Ling Chuge came into contact with ten years ago!"

"Yes." The maid responded.

The Bai family, one of the four major families, would naturally find it easy to investigate a person.

It's just a pity that the initial search was in the wrong direction, and it was destined to get no results.

"Thank you for telling me this. You can choose any item from Qianwen Pavilion's auction tonight and I will pay for it." Baizhiyue promised with a wave of her hand.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Bai."

As expected of a member of the four major families, he is indeed very wealthy.

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, the auction started.

A female auctioneer with a hot figure and a delicate face walked onto the auction stage.

"Welcome to Qianwen Pavilion to participate in this auction. I am the auctioneer Qingrou. I will introduce all the auction items tonight."

As soon as Qingrou finished speaking, the audience immediately burst into lively cheers.

Auctioneer Qingrou is a famous beauty in the capital, and with the special skills she practices, she is like a seducing banshee.It's a pity that such a good person happens to be from Qianwen Pavilion. Many people with evil intentions can't help but flinch when they think of Qianwen Pavilion behind Qingrou.You can only get a glimpse of Qingrou's beauty by attending the auction.

After the opening remarks, the auction officially began soon.

"Today's first treasure is the thousand-year-old Hanyun strain that grows in the far north. The Hanyun strain has the effect of clearing away heat and dryness, and is the best medicine for dealing with fire poison. What's more, this Hanyun strain has been growing for thousands of years. For a long time, even the fire poison of the fire-type spirit beasts in the psychic realm can be completely eliminated. The Millennium Hanyun Strain, the starting price is 1 taels of gold, and each increase in price must not be less than 1000 taels, starting bidding."

"It's actually the Millennium Cold Cloud Strain! Such a rare treasure was released at the very beginning. It's indeed Qianwen Pavilion."

"I offer 5 taels of gold!" A rich voice sounded.

Someone immediately recognized the auctioneer.

"It's Patriarch Chang! I heard that his youngest son was poisoned by the Beast King's fire last month. He tried all the elixirs in Yaowang Pavilion but couldn't get rid of it. It seems that Patriarch Chang is bound to get this Hanyun strain. "

"The Chang family is just the bottom of a first-class family. Just buying the elixir from Yaowang Pavilion last month was enough to wipe out the family's wealth. Why do you still have 5 taels of gold to buy Hanyun Strain now?"

"You don't know this, right? The head of the Chang family loves the young master the most. In order to treat the young master, he spent at least more than 50 taels. What does this mere 5 taels mean?"

"Sixty thousand." One person suddenly raised the price.

The head of the Chang family did not hesitate at all and continued to follow.

"Seven thousand."

"Seventy-five thousand taels."

"Eighty thousand!"

"Eighty-three thousand taels!"

"One hundred thousand taels of gold!" The head of the Chang family shouted out one hundred thousand, and the voice of increasing the price disappeared instantly.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems that the rumors from the outside world are true. In order to save his youngest son, the head of the Chang family even gave up his family wealth."

"Oh, I hope this Hanyun strain can save Patriarch Chang's youngest son."