Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 106: Aren’t You Afraid I’ve Poisoned This Tea?

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Aren’t You Afraid I’ve Poisoned This Tea?

Hearing his words, Qi Yu also lowered his head to look.

Just now, she had been too busy moving things and hadn’t taken a close look.

The several boxes of silver were clearly identical to the genuine gold and silver collected in Heifeng Village, all marked.

Her eyelid twitched, "Li Ming’an is not only colluding with Heifeng Village, but also with Qi Wei."

Li Mingjue nodded slightly.

This was not surprising, as Qi Wei and Li Ming’an were originally in cahoots.

However, he hadn’t expected Qi Wei to have hidden so much silver.

Moreover, it was certain that Li Ming’an was unaware of this.

Qi Yu quickly understood the interests involved, "It seems that their partnership is not completely watertight."

Everyone in the court knew that Qi Wei sided with Prince Li’s faction, she had thought they were on good terms.

Indeed, in front of interest, there are no eternal friends.

The two didn’t stay long in the space, after counting the silver and making a record, they left.

In the evening, Qi Yu was engrossed in reading a storybook.

Li Mingjue discussed this matter briefly with Song Ling in the study, and after deliberation, they decided to take the opportunity to sow discord between Li Ming’an and Qi Wei.

If they could bring down Qi Wei, Li Ming’an would be like losing his left and right arms, surely suffering a great loss in vitality.

After the discussion, he stepped into the night and returned to his room.

Qi Yu looked up at him, seeing his serious expression, she thought something was wrong.

She stopped reading the storybook and asked with a frown, "Did something happen?"

Li Mingjue’s thin lips lightly pursed, staring at her for a while by candlelight before saying, "Today, the Emperor said he wants me to take a trip to Jiangnan."

Upon hearing ’Jiangnan’, Qi Yu’s eyes shone bright as she looked at him, "I want to go too!"

She was almost stifled to death in the Prince Residence, and it would be nice to visit different places.

Moreover, Jiangnan was where she had grown up, and she was indeed very curious about this place.

Seeing her reaction, Li Mingjue felt he might have been overly concerned.

Earlier, in the Imperial Palace, upon hearing Li Tianze’s plan, he had refused without a second thought.

Travelling from the capital city to Jiangnan required a water route, and they would have to stay on the boat for a month.

He did not want Qi Yu to endure this hardship.

But, the matter was of great importance, and Li Tianze could only send him to investigate.

Li Mingjue hesitated all afternoon, unsure of how to broach the subject.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he mentioned it, Qi Yu eagerly agreed, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"This is not a pleasure trip, it will be very arduous," he could only try to put it more seriously.

However, Qi Yu was undeterred; sensing his reluctance to take her, she became anxious and shook his hand, "I am not afraid of hardship, please take me with you!"

Underneath the lamp beauty is watched, the candlelight reflecting the sparkling stars in her eyes, Qi Yu never understood how powerful her own face could be.

Nor did she realize how enticing her pitiful look was.

With just one look, all the refusals he had prepared could not be spoken.

Li Mingjue clasped her hand in return, sighing softly, "Alright."

After all, there was still more than a month’s time, enough for him to prepare everything.

After a night of good sleep, the next day, Qi Yu arrived on time at Yongchun Hall, her face as fresh as spring dawn concealed under a black veil.

But her aura was completely different from a few days ago, even the patients could sense it, it seemed like she was in a very good mood today.

Song Ling slightly shook his head as he watched from the side, he had heard from Qi Yu early in the morning about the trip to Jiangnan.

Outside, Lu Chen had been sitting in a teahouse at the corner of the street, waiting until the long line of people at the entrance of Yongchun Hall had all left, knowing the consultation hours had ended.

He dragged his feet, somewhat reluctantly heading towards Yongchun Hall.

After his father learned about the last incident, he was scolded and had to copy the Inner Canon of Huangdi several times, until his hand cramped from writing.

Seeing his dejected look, Lu Zhou advised, "Young Master, let’s just go and apologize and leave, it’s no big deal."

Lu Chen huffed, "When has this young master ever been so humble!"

Lu Zhou was speechless about his stubborn pride.

He really wanted to say that if it hadn’t been for him deliberately causing trouble in front of her place, she wouldn’t have bothered dealing with Tongfu Hall.

Just as the manager, Mr. Qian, was about to close the door, Lu Chen called out to him.

He looked at the tall man in surprise, "The consultations have ended for today, young master, please come back tomorrow?"

Lu Chen muttered, "I’m not here to see a doctor."

Mr. Qian paused, "Then the young master is...?"

Before he could finish, a person came down the stairs and interrupted him.

Qi Yu, hands behind her back, spoke indifferently, "He is sick."

Lu Chen was so embarrassed by her words that the tall man looked somewhat unable to find a place to hide, holding his neck stiffly, he shouted, "This young master is not sick!"

Qi Yu chuckled lightly, "If you’re not sick, what are you doing here at Yongchun Hall then?"

Lu Chen stammered for a long time, and only under the puzzled gaze of Mr. Qian did he quietly say, "I... I have come to apologize, I was wrong the last time."

Having said that, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The person standing at the stair entrance wouldn’t let him off, Qi Yu seeing his face becoming as red as a cooked shrimp, teased, "Is Master Lu not well-fed today, speaking so softly?"

Lu Chen easily fell for her provocation, glared at her, and shouted with gusto, "I said I am here to apologize!"

Qi Yu slightly curved her lips.

She nodded her head, "I accept your apology, you may leave now."

Lu Chen, as if redeemed, quickly bowed to the other two and ran off with Lu Zhou, not touching the ground as they went.

After he left, the tranquility of Yongchun Hall was restored.

Mr. Qian laughed and shook his head, "This Master Lu really is interesting."

Qi Yu also thought this person was silly, but he wasn’t a completely unreasonable person.

She then said to him, "Please prepare another gift for Tongfu Hall, and by the way, ask Manager Lu when he is free, I have something I need to discuss with him."

Mr. Qian’s expression turned somewhat troubled, "I’m afraid Manager Lu might not want to see you."

He had just been to Tongfu Hall two days ago, where Manager Lu’s attitude was not friendly, and he probably didn’t want to see Qi Yu even more.

Qi Yu, unconcerned, said, "Whether he wants to see me is his concern, just convey my message."

Mr. Qian had no choice but to nod and agree, still unsure what she was really planning.

In the tea room on the second floor, Qi Yu had just poured a cup of tea when there came a noise from the stairs.

She looked up, and it was Princess Lingya.

Perhaps because of familiarity, Princess Lingya did not stand on ceremony this time, she sat down directly and even took the tea Qi Yu had just poured for herself.

Seeing her drink, Qi Yu slightly raised her eyebrows, "Aren’t you afraid I might have poisoned this tea, princess?"