Li Qi couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Jiang Qian grinned and said: "As long as everyone knows that you are my confidant, and you come forward to help me when the time comes, no one will distrust you."
As he said this, he led Li Qi to the study room and started to write something.
Li Qi was a little confused as to what the prince wanted to do. After a while, Jiang Qian called Eunuch Zhao over and said, "There will be a big banquet tomorrow. I want to repay Li Shidu for saving his life."
As he spoke, Jiang Qian handed the written letter to Eunuch Zhao: "Zhao Fu, please tell me that this matter must be known to everyone, and everyone on the list I wrote must send invitations to them.
Let’s all come over and drink together.”
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Zhao quickly accepted the order and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
As soon as Zhao Fu left, Jiang Qian looked at Li Qi and said, "By tomorrow, the whole of Kyoto will probably know that Li Shidu is my guest. By then, you will have to step in for me on many matters..."
Li Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: This little prince is really thoughtful.
"By the way." Jiang Qian thought of something else, "You have to act in a play with me tomorrow..."
"acting?"
"Yes!" Jiang Qian said with a grin.
…
The next day, a huge banquet was held in the East Palace, and the guests were all high-ranking officials of the imperial court.
There were almost eight people at the table, which was quite lively.
Under the leadership of Jiang Qian, Li Qi met everyone one by one and drank wine one glass at a time.
Halfway through, Jiang Qian said to everyone: "I got a treasure a few days ago. Since everyone is here today, I also want to show it to everyone."
After saying that, he asked someone to bring out an exquisite brocade box. When he opened the box, he saw an exquisite luminous cup inside. Take a closer look.
Isn't this damn luminous cup that I sold in Sioux City before?
Why did this cup end up in the hands of the prince?
It seems that the person who originally bought this luminous cup was doing it as a gift.
Looking at the luminous cup on the table, Li Qi suddenly felt a little painful.
All the ministers who came to attend the dinner came together one after another.
"What a unique luminous cup..."
"This luminous cup looks like it was produced in the Western Regions."
Everyone gathered around the luminous cup and all admired it.
At this time, Jiang Qian said to Li Qi: "Li Shidu, look at this cup. This is my favorite thing, and it's the only one in the world."
Li Qi leaned over, took the cup from Jiang Qian's hand, and looked at it carefully.
At this moment, Jiang Qian winked at him, Li Qi's hand slipped, and the luminous cup fell to the ground.
With a "pop" sound, the luminous cup shattered instantly.
Everyone at the scene fell silent, not daring to express their anger, and all stared at Li Qi.
Li Qi couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Grandma, okay, a pair of luminous cups were smashed by me. They really have a beginning and an end...
"Be bold!"
Zhao Fu appeared out of nowhere at this time and shouted: "This is His Highness's favorite luminous cup. Li Shidu, you actually..."
Li Qi said disapprovingly: "I was also careless."
All the ministers looked at each other in shock, and they couldn't help but think in their hearts: Although this little attendant saved the prince's life, he actually smashed the prince's beloved things, and I'm afraid he won't survive tonight.
But who knew that the next scene would make everyone dumbfounded.
Jiang Qian hurriedly came to Li Qi's side and said with concern: "Li Shidu, are you not injured?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Li Qi waved his hand: "Back to Your Highness, I'm fine. It's a pity that I broke the luminous cup..."
"As long as you're fine, what's a small luminous cup? Isn't it just a few hundred thousand taels of silver? As long as Li Shidu is fine, a few million taels or tens of millions of taels doesn't matter."
The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and they all began to communicate with each other with their eyes.
When Jiang Qian returned to his seat and found some singers to dance.
On Li Qi's side, many people came to toast him.
"Li Shidu, I am Sun Jue of the Ministry of Rites..."
"Li Shidu, I'm Wang Lang from the Ministry of Works..."
In an instant, Li Qi became a favorite, toasting and drinking with everyone, looking like he was so late to meet each other.
After the banquet was over, everyone left the palace one after another, and Li Qi was no exception.
Early the next morning, Li Qi, who was still in Qingxiu City, received many invitations from all kinds of high-ranking officials.
This banquet completely made him famous in Kyoto officialdom. Not only did the prince throw a special banquet, he smashed the prince's beloved things, but he was not punished.
For a time, all kinds of things about Li Qi were spread like crazy.
Of course, there are good things and bad things. Some people say that Li Qi and the prince are in love with each other.
At first Li Qi didn't react, but one day when Wang Husheng looked at Li Qi strangely, he couldn't help but grab Wang Husheng and ask.
It's better not to ask, you will only know if you ask.
The broken sleeves are actually "glass"!
You say I can endure anything, but you say I am glass?
Li Qina was so depressed that he even asked for leave from the prince and did not go out for several days.
"Sir, are those things said outside true?" Tang Yun asked with a worried look on his face.
Li Qi sat on the Grand Master's chair and said, "What do you think?"
"I...I don't know."
Grandma's, don't you know?
Li Qi stood up, came to Tang Yun, and hugged her over.
Don’t you know? The young master will let you know.
Tang Yun exclaimed, and suddenly felt that he was pushed hard by something hard. His cheeks suddenly turned red, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes.
"Sir, I understand..."
Do you know again?
Li Qi was stunned for a moment.
Tang Yun quickly pushed Li Qi away and ran out of the room shyly.
Li Qi was a little confused. He just hugged you and you knew everything?
When he turned around, Li Qi found that the dagger on his waist had somehow come to the front. No wonder he felt a little nervous when he hugged her just now.
Thinking about it, Li Qi was startled and realized, that girl wouldn't think...
Seeing Jiang Qian again, this guy was happier than Li Qi.
"How's it going? What are people saying about you now?"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "They all say that I am the prince's confidant."
"Then you can carry out the original plan now. I have already made an agreement with the Ministry of Finance. I said it is okay for me to report, but I have to send someone there."
Jiang Qian paused as he spoke and said, "You will go to the Ministry of Finance in a while. By then..."
Li Qi smiled and nodded: "I understand, I understand."
"The Ministry of Finance must not be the only one who wants to make money from this matter."
Jiang Qian asked Zhao Fu to bring a stack of banknotes and handed them to Li Qi: "Take these coins. You will have to take care of them when the time comes."