Hearing what Li Qi said, Jiang Qian was very happy and praised: "Li Shidu is indeed what I thought. It's a pity that this fairy is unique, and I am very fond of her. I'm afraid Li Shidu won't have a chance."
Already."
"Your Highness is joking. No one can match this kind of fairy except Your Highness."
Jiang Qian smiled and said, "When I meet her next time, I can ask her if she has any sisters, and then introduce them to Li Shidu."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
This prince actually has my best interests in mind, but it's a pity that the woman I like is much more beautiful and outstanding than you.
"Your Highness, I don't know what to call the girl in the painting?" Li Qi asked.
Jiang Qian sighed and said, "Her surname is Ye Ming'e."
What?
Li Qi was startled, what is this woman's name?
Ye E?!
There's no mistake, right?
Is it the same name?
Li Qi confidently looked at the painting again, and he found that they were quite similar, except that the person in the painting had no birthmark, while the Ye E he knew had a birthmark on his face.
There must be a mistake...
No matter how heavy the taste is, this prince can't be so heavy on taste, right?
Thinking about it, another possibility popped into Li Qi's mind.
Could the birthmark on the face of Ye E that I know be fake?
Thinking of this, Li Qi felt that it was very possible.
When I went to rescue her, she was in a bandit's den. If she had been a bit pretty, she would have been killed by the bandits long ago...
Then when she followed him to Kyoto, why didn't she show her true face?
Is it possible that she is still on guard against me?
"Li Shidu?" Jiang Qian shouted when he saw that Li Qi was in a daze.
Li Qi came back to his senses: "Your Highness."
"What are you thinking about?"
"No, I am thinking about how to help His Highness find the person in the painting so that His Highness can relieve his lovesickness," Li Qi said.
Jiang Qian grabbed Li Qi and said, "Do you have a way to find her?"
"Your Highness, don't get excited." Li Qi smiled.
"I've been looking for her for a year, but I haven't seen her again. If Li Shidu can help me find her, I will remember this kindness in my heart!" Jiang Qian said with a serious face.
Grandma, when you asked me to help you deal with Huang Yunrou, I didn't see you so excited.
Now for a woman, you actually even say your kindness and keep it in your heart?
Sure enough, love is great and can make people dizzy...
"I will do my best on this matter," Li Qi said.
"Okay! If Li Shidu helps me find her, don't say it's me who's looking for her, and don't reveal my identity..."
"Why?"
"I don't want her to alienate me because of my status as prince."
"I understand, little man. Don't worry, Your Highness."
"Yes." Jiang Qian patted Li Qi on the shoulder and said, "Li Shidu, this time you helped me deal with Huang Yunrou. I will ask Zhao Fu to reward you with a hundred thousand taels later. Just accept it."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
…
After coming out of the palace, Li Qi just arrived at Qingxiu City when he saw a carriage parked at the door.
Li Qi stepped forward to ask, and saw a man who looked like a housekeeper cupping his hands and saying, "Master Li, my master invites you to come to my house for a gathering."
"Your master?"
The housekeeper smiled and stepped forward and said: "Lord Lu, the Minister of Household Affairs, is my master..."
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Lu."
Li Qi quickly took out a one hundred tael silver note and handed it over: "Sorry to trouble you."
"Master Li, you're welcome."
The butler took the banknote with a smile, quickly lifted the carriage stool and let Li Qi get on the carriage.
Arriving at Lu Haochu's house, Li Qi saw Mr. Lu in the study.
"I hope you will forgive me for inviting Mr. Li to my house rashly." Lu Haochu smiled and asked the servant to pour tea.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Master Lu, if you are there, it would be an honor for me to be a guest in Master Lu's house."
After the two exchanged a few words, tea was served.
Lu Haochu asked his servant to close the study door, and then he got down to business: "Master Li, I don't know what you said last time. How is the prince thinking about it?"
"Master Lu is really impatient." Li Qi smiled, picked up the tea and took a sip, "His Highness's attitude on this matter is also very clear. His Highness's side wants 70%, and the embankment cannot be destroyed."
"Seventy percent?" Lu Haochu hesitated, "Seventy percent is not difficult to handle, but if we don't destroy the dike..."
"Master Lu, I know what you mean. But there are some things that we must be satisfied with." Li Qi said, "The matter of destroying the embankment can be big or small, and once it is exposed, when the emperor investigates it, we will all be implicated.
His Royal Highness is also to blame."
"That's right..." Lu Haochu said with a smile, "I was reckless."
Li Qi felt a little strange, why was this Lu Haochu so loyal to destroying embankments to make money?
Is it possible that he is short of money?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. He is in charge of the treasury, so it is not difficult to make some money.
Could it be because he is too greedy?
But isn't he afraid of this kind of blatant greed?
"Master Lu, the money for building the embankment is quite a lot, we should be satisfied." Li Qi said with a smile.
Lu Haochu said: "Master Li is saying that since His Highness has decided so, we can only copy it. After the emperor approves the three million taels of silver, I will immediately arrange the operation."
"How much will His Royal Highness get?" Li Qi asked.
Lu Haochu smiled and said: "About one million taels."
"So few?"
"This is already a lot." Lu Haochu said, "Master Li, you don't know. To do things like embankment repair, the Ministry of Works will definitely spend a lot of money, and they have to deal with various things. It's a huge sum of money...
…”
Having said this, he raised his eyebrows at Li Qi: "Master Li will naturally have to consider it. When the time comes, I will give you one hundred thousand taels. I hope you will not refuse."
One hundred thousand taels?
Grandma, this kind of immoral thing is all you can do in the end?
I might as well sell luminous cups!
This Lu Haochu was not only greedy, but also very evil-hearted.
Think of a way to investigate why this guy is so short of money.
It's a pity that I don't have any friends in the officialdom, otherwise it would have been easier.
After chatting with Lu Haochu for a while, Li Qi left Lu Mansion.
As soon as he arrived at Qingxiu Capital, Wang Husheng winked at him and hurried over: "Master Li, Master Geng from the Criminal Department has been waiting for you for a long time."
"oh?"
We just met, the head of the household department, and the people from the punishment department are here too?
"Sir, please hurry over and see me." Wang Husheng said with a smile.
As a small person in Kyoto, Wang Husheng has never seen any big officials in these years.
If I have to talk about big names, apart from meeting Prince Jiang a few times, there are none.
Not long after Li Qigang arrived in Beijing, he not only became the prince's attendant, but also interacted with the ministers of the imperial court, which made Wang Husheng admire him very much.