The waste prince is so fierce

Late at night, the cold moonlight sprinkled on the ridges of the Liuquantai Palace. As the morning light appeared, the people who had not slept all night finally got a temporary break. Li Quan looked at Xu Yingnan tiredly but firmly, and asked with concern: "Yingnan, you have worked hard all night, are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Yingnan tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes and said softly, "It's okay, I'm used to it. But Huaiji is young, I don't know if he can bear it."

As she spoke, she looked down at the sleeping Xu Huaiji, with maternal tenderness in her eyes.

Li Quan smiled and said, "Children recover quickly, so don't worry. But you, I noticed that your knees are bruised, do you want to find a doctor to take a look?"

His words were full of consideration.

Xu Yingnan shook his head and said calmly: "No need, this little bit of suffering is nothing. It's just..."

She hesitated for a moment, "I never thought you would do this, to respect my father so much."

Li Quan responded sternly: "General Xu sacrificed his life for his country and is a true hero. I deserve the same. As for you, Yingnan, I have always hoped to prove with my actions that I can be a solid support for you and Huaiji."

Xu Huaiji rubbed his eyes and woke up. Hearing their conversation, he naively interrupted: "Sister, Brother Jiu is right. We want a complete family."

Hearing this, Xu Yingnan's eyes softened, but he remained calm and whispered to Li Quan: "Thank you, Li Quan. But we still need time to consider what's going on between us."

Li Quan nodded in understanding: "Everything depends on fate. I'm not in a hurry."

In the following days, the palace was busy preparing for Xu Yingnan's celebration. At the same time, Li Quan secretly paid attention to the actions of other princes, especially the cheating eldest prince Li Qian. He thought to himself: "No matter how hard you work on the surface, it can't cover up your inner weakness."

After leaving the palace, Li Quan did not plan to go back to the prince's mansion directly. Instead, he took a detour to the Jinfeng Tower, which had been extremely popular recently. The reason was that there was a lively incident of a courtesan leaving the pavilion a while ago.

In order to keep a low profile, Li Quan followed Xu Niang's instructions and slipped into the Golden Phoenix Tower from the back door. Upon seeing Li Quan, Mingyue quickly stood up and saluted, "Mingyue greets His Highness!"

Li Quan waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to be too polite, and then sat down opposite Mingyue.

Seeing Li Quan sitting down, Mingyue asked curiously, "Your Highness, are you coming here today to take me away from here?"

Li Quan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I came to you because I have something to tell you."

Although he had a premonition of today's situation, Li Quan still felt a little surprised to be assigned to the remote and desolate Liangzhou.

Mingyue poured tea while staring at Li Quan with big eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Quan responded: "I will be leaving Kyoto for my fiefdom Liangzhou in the next few days, and I came here specially to say goodbye to you."

When Mingyue heard that Li Quan was leaving Kyoto, she did not show any surprise, but said calmly: "I will leave with His Highness."

Li Quan reminded her: "You know, the people in Liangzhou are tough and the environment is harsh. It's incomparable to life in Kyoto. Are you sure you want to go with me?"

Although he was a prince and had been named the King of Qi, no one would dare to say anything even if he took Mingyue away. After all, a prince who was far away from the core of power was not a big threat in the eyes of the public, let alone taking away an oiran. No one would care.

Facing Li Quan's question, Mingyue's eyes were firm: "I swore that the person who can pass the three tests is the one I love. Although Liangzhou is poor, wherever Your Highness goes, I will follow you through thick and thin!"

Seeing Mingyue so serious, Li Quan held back what he was about to say.

"Since Miss Mingyue has made up her mind, let's go together."

Li Quan continued, but then changed the subject, "However, before going to Liangzhou, I have a request..."

When it came to the next topic, Li Quan seemed a little embarrassed and even stuttered.

Mingyue blushed when she saw Li Quan's expression. She thought he was going to say something difficult to say, so she comforted him, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so nervous. Since I have decided to follow you, I will naturally follow your arrangements."

After saying that, she slowly walked to the window and closed it.

Li Quan saw it and immediately understood her intention. Just as Mingyue was about to untie her long skirt, Li Quan hurriedly stopped her: "Wait, you misunderstood, that's not what I meant!"

Mingyue stopped what she was doing with a confused look on her face when she heard it, and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, what are you doing..."

Li Quan paused, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "I want to... borrow money!"

He explained: "All my savings are with Boss Xu. Now I am so tight on money that I don't even have money to pay for my servants!"

Seeing Mingyue looking at him in confusion, Li Quan smiled awkwardly and explained. After hearing Li Quan's explanation, Mingyue immediately realized that she had misunderstood him. In an instant, her fair cheeks flushed red. "Your Highness, as a prince, your total assets are only 100,000 taels of silver?"

In order to avoid the atmosphere becoming awkward, Mingyue changed the subject. You know, 100,000 taels is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but as the prince of Dakang, this amount seems insignificant - many wealthy businessmen in Kyoto can easily take out more than 100,000 taels of silver. Therefore, the fact that Li Quan only has 100,000 taels of wealth did arouse Mingyue's curiosity.

Seeing Mingyue still staring at him in confusion, Li Quan couldn't help but touch his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Although I am a prince, this is all I have saved over the years."

He continued to ask: "I can be said to be penniless now. Do you regret leaving the prosperous Kyoto and living in Liangzhou with me?"

Li Quan waited for Mingyue's answer with curiosity.

Mingyue did not answer immediately, but turned to the table where she usually dressed up and took out a finely carved sandalwood box. "What is this?"

She opened the box, which contained a total of 150,000 taels of silver notes. That was the dowry that Xu's mother had prepared for her, and it was also all her property. "Since His Highness needs money now, you can take it first."

After saying that, Mingyue pushed the wooden box in front of Li Quan.

Li Quan was surprised that Mingyue gave him all her savings without hesitation. "Are you really going to give me all the money?"

"Ah."

Mingyue responded seriously, "Since Your Highness passed the three tests, I have been Your Highness's wife. Why can't I give my savings to Your Highness?"

Considering that he really needed money urgently, Li Quan thought for a while and accepted the banknote. "I will treat this money as a temporary loan, and I will definitely find a way to return it to you when I arrive in Liangzhou."