The waste prince is so fierce

Li Hao's heart tightened, but he remained calm: "Oh, I just received an urgent report from Beijing and I need to go back to Beijing immediately to deal with some urgent matters."

"is it?"

Li Quan's eyes flashed with cunning, "Then Fifth Brother, can you tell me what kind of urgent matter is this, which is more important than inspecting Jiangnan Road?"

Li Hao sighed inwardly, knowing that Li Quan had become suspicious.

He took a deep breath and decided to show his hand: "Li Quan, I'm afraid that Fifth Brother can't protect you this time."

Li Quan was stunned for a moment and said, "Fifth brother, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

Li Hao was also straightforward and directly handed the secret letter he had just obtained from the mysterious man to Li Quan: "Ninth brother, what do you think of the things in this?"

After Li Quan opened it, he looked at the bill inside and was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this my Wuwei County bill? How come it is in your hand?"

The smile on Li Hao's face froze for a moment: "You said, this is your Wuwei County bill?"

"Yup!"

Li Quan nodded.

Li Hao continued to ask, "Is it the pearl soap and toilet water?"

"That's not."

Li Hao swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "Ninth brother, are you saying that your pearl soap and floral water make a profit of 200,000 taels a month?"

"Hey, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Wu. It's just that the revenue hasn't been very good during this period, otherwise it would have been even better."

More!

Li Hao now felt like a pauper in front of Li Quan.

Although Li Hao is the eldest grandson of the third generation of the Li family, he should have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, with the best food, clothing and daily necessities and no worries about money. However, compared with Li Quan, he is simply weak.

Li Quan looked at Li Hao's astonished expression and couldn't help feeling a little proud.

"Fifth brother, how about we go to the study to discuss it in detail?"

Li Quan suggested that he planned to take this opportunity to further demonstrate his strength and find out the real purpose of Li Hao's visit to Jiangnan.

Li Hao nodded and followed Li Quan to the study.

The study was brightly lit, with various account books and documents neatly arranged.

Li Quan asked Li Hao to sit down and poured tea for him personally.

"Fifth brother, try this new tea from Jiangnan and see if it suits your taste." Li Quan handed over the teacup with a smile.

Li Hao took the teacup, took a sip, and praised: "Good tea, with a refreshing fragrance and endless aftertaste."

"As long as Fifth Brother likes it."

Li Quan smiled and said, "To be honest, I invited Fifth Brother to Jiangnan this time because I wanted to take this opportunity to show Fifth Brother the prosperity of Jiangnan. This pearl soap and floral water are only a small part of it. There are more treasures in Jiangnan waiting for Fifth Brother to discover."

Li Hao put down the teacup, looked at Li Quan and said, "Ninth brother, I really admire your ability. However, I didn't come to Jiangnan just to travel. Father attaches great importance to the development of Jiangnan, and he hopes that you can use more of your wealth for the construction and development of the country."

Li Quan's heart moved when he heard this. He knew that Li Hao was testing him.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Fifth brother, don't worry. Although I, Li Quan, love money, I also know what the overall situation is. As long as the court needs me, I am willing to contribute my strength to the country at any time."

Li Hao nodded after hearing this: "I feel relieved when you say this. To be honest, my father has high expectations for you. He hopes that you can become a pillar of the country. As long as you serve the court loyally, your future prospects will be limitless."

After the two chatted for a while about national affairs and the development of Jiangnan, Li Quan suddenly asked:

"Brother Fifth, did you find anything unusual during your visit to Jiangnan?"

He planned to find out indirectly whether Li Hao had found any evidence that was unfavorable to him.

Li Hao glanced at Li Quan and said with a smile: "Ninth brother, you are worrying too much. This time, everything went well during the inspection of Jiangnan Road and nothing wrong was found."

He did not mention the letters and bills sent by the mysterious man because he still needed to further verify the authenticity of the evidence.

Li Quan heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Then I'm relieved. Fifth brother, you've worked hard all the way. Why don't you stay in Yangzhou for a few more days to relax?"

Although the two of them seemed peaceful on the surface at this time.

But what the two of them are thinking in their hearts, probably only they themselves know.

…………

After Li Quan left, Li Hao's face became completely gloomy.

"As I suspected, all this is Li Quan behind the scenes."

While he was angry, he was also somewhat fortunate that he met Ren Yu when he was in Jiangnan Road and thus got to know this teacher.

If it weren't for Ren Yu, Li Hao's trip to Jiangnan would probably have been discredited.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Ren Yu.

"I don't know what he has been doing during this time."

Li Hao was filled with worries. Although he believed that Ren Yu was not a bad person, the waters in Jiangnan were too deep. If he was careless, he would fall into the trap set by others, so he was extremely cautious.

He looked up at the sky. The stars were shining brightly tonight, and the Milky Way hung across the sky.

"Since you're here, why not go find Ren Yu for a drink!"

Li Hao thought to himself and galloped towards the suburbs.

Half an hour later, Li Hao arrived at the gate of the manor where Ren Yu lived. He jumped off his horse and was about to walk into the manor.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from behind.

Li Hao looked back and saw a tall horse galloping towards him.

The Blade on Horseback has a sturdy and strong build, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a pair of sharp eyes.

He rode his horse forward, dismounted, and walked straight to Li Hao.

"Your Majesty."

The man clasped his fists and bowed.

This man's name is Zhou Yong. He is Li Hao's personal bodyguard, and is usually responsible for protecting Li Hao's safety.

"Zhou Yong, where is Mr. Ren?"

Li Hao asked.

Zhou Yong replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ren is drinking in the pavilion."

"Take me there!"

"Yes!"

There is a pavilion in the heavy rain.

There was a man drinking in the pavilion.

"Haha, why is Mr. Ren drinking alone here?"

Before Li Hao arrived, hearty laughter could be heard from the rain.

"The Fifth Prince has come down, please take a seat."

The man in the pavilion turned and looked at Li Hao.

In the pavilion, Ren Yu was wearing a straw raincoat and standing beside the stone table. Behind him was a bamboo basket filled with hay and wood. It was obvious that he was busy making something.

Li Hao sat down on the stone bench, picked up the teapot on the desk and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Mr. Ren, I just arrived and you happened to have some good wine here. Why don't you drink with me?"

Ren Yu smiled faintly and waved his hand to signal Zhou Yong to leave.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, please."

"Thanks!"

Li Hao raised the cup and drank it all, and immediately felt the sweetness lingering on his lips and teeth.

He drank several more cups, and finally couldn't help but exclaimed:

“Good tea!”

Ren Yu laughed, "This is the Pu'er tea I brewed in my spare time. It's not worth mentioning. Your Highness the Fifth Prince, please don't make fun of me."

"No, no, no, Mr. Ren is too modest." Li Hao shook his head and said.

"What brings you here today, Your Highness?"

"Nothing, just stopping by to see Mr. Ren and have a bowl of tea to quench my thirst."

"I see. Your Highness has come a long way, so he must be thirsty. Why don't you have two more cups?"

"it is good!"

The two of them raised their glasses and drank tea in a harmonious atmosphere.

After a long while, Ren Yu finally spoke slowly, "Fifth Prince, are you here for the matter of Yangzhou City?"

Li Hao nodded: "Yeah."

Ren Yu picked up the wine cup, took a sip and said slowly: "This matter is easy to do, but also difficult to do."