The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

The next morning, the morning glow was like a brocade.

Liu Yu originally planned to pretend nothing happened and cover up the commotion of last night.

But Liao Qinglan would never give him this opportunity.

She arrived at the gate of Liu's house early in the morning and stood there, waiting for Liu Yu to come out.

"Lord Liu, we agreed yesterday that we would go together to settle the bills with the merchants. Why don't we set off now?" Liao Qinglan smiled as if the spring breeze was blowing on her face.

In her hand was a thick gift book, which was the one Liu Yu gave to Gu Mingzhao yesterday.

The clear handwriting on the paper recorded the names, values ​​and donors of various items.

Liu Yu recorded everything so clearly because he originally wanted to use them as Gu Mingzhao's weaknesses.

I didn't expect that it would become the receipt I needed to pay.

Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "Ms. Liao, I can go by myself for such a small matter, why bother you to come here in person?"

Liao Qinglan saw through Liu Yu's plan at a glance.

If she was not present, it would be hard to say whether those merchants would be able to receive their payments.

"Lord Liu, you are too kind. Your Highness is deeply moved by the hospitality of the people of Jizhou. You wanted to come here in person, but you are unable to spare the time. I am free on weekdays, so Your Highness specially ordered me to thank the people in person." Liao Qinglan smiled.

Liu Yu continued to make excuses to delay: "The end of the year is approaching, and there are still a lot of official business that has not been dealt with. I will go as soon as I finish it."

Liao Qinglan said, "This is even simpler. Lord Liu will go and do his work, and I will ask the housekeeper to go with me."

She refused to give in, and no matter what excuses Liu Yu made, she was easily defeated, so Liu Yu had no choice but to give in.

"The servants in the mansion are rough and crude. If they fail to take good care of you, how can I explain to Minister Liao? Forget it, I will accompany you personally."

After saying that, Liu Yu gritted his teeth and led the way, while Liao Qinglan followed closely behind in the government carriage.

The first place they arrived at was a tea shop.

The people of Jizhou may not know Gu Mingzhao and Liao Qinglan, but no one does not know the prefect Liu Yu.

When the shop assistants saw the prefect's carriage, they were surprised and delighted, and hurried to ask the shopkeeper to come out to greet him.

The shopkeeper walked quickly to the door, smiling, and greeted him respectfully: "Master Liu, you are such an honored guest! What brings you here?"

"It's almost New Year, so I'm just looking around. Business is pretty good lately, right?"

"With Lord Liu's care, business will naturally be good!"

The shopkeeper and Liu Yu were exchanging pleasantries, and Liao Qinglan took this opportunity to look around.

This shop is not big and its decoration is not very exquisite. The shelves are filled with cost-effective staple tea.

Liao Qinglan looked at the simple layout and then compared it with the thick gift booklet in her hand, and her heart was filled with waves.

The booklet states: "Two taels of premium Biluochun tea costs four hundred taels of silver; one cake of premium Yunnan raw Pu'er costs eight hundred taels of silver."

This kind of sky-high priced tea is already at the level of tribute!

Such top-quality goods are not available to ordinary small vendors.

Not only do you need financial resources, you also need connections. Even in the capital, there are not many shops that can produce such good tea.

This Liu Yu really set a lot of traps for Gu Mingzhao!

Liao Qinglan couldn't help but glance at Liu Yu, who was chatting with the shopkeeper for a long while and was reluctant to get to the point.

She had no choice but to take over the conversation herself: "Boss, did your store deliver any tea to the prefectural government yesterday?"

"Yes, yes. His Highness the Prince of Qin has been working day and night for the flood in Jizhou. I heard that His Highness will spend the New Year in Jizhou this year. Our shop would like to do our best to buy some New Year goods for His Highness."

"Your Highness appreciates your kindness. We are here today to settle the payment for the goods." Liao Qinglan said.

The shopkeeper waved his hands repeatedly: "Miss, you are too polite. These tea leaves are just a small token of my appreciation. How dare I charge you for them?"

Liao Qinglan said sternly, "My prince has always been a clean man. If you don't accept the money, I'm afraid you will be criticized by those with ulterior motives for exploiting the people. If this brings trouble to my prince, wouldn't it be a waste of the shopkeeper's kindness?"

After hearing this, the shopkeeper was deeply moved.

I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin was so compassionate to the people that he didn't even want to take advantage of the two taels of silver. He is such a good official!

He nodded and agreed: "In that case, let's do as the girl says."

Liu Yu wanted to avoid paying the bill, so he said to Liao Qinglan, "Miss Liao, there are still many shops to visit. Why don't I send someone to accompany you to the next one first? I will settle the bill and then I will come."

Liao Qinglan knew what he was planning.

This is because he is afraid that he will know the true value of this tea!

She was very determined: "It won't take too much time, no need to bother others, we can just pay the bill and leave together."

Liu Yu hesitated for a long time and was unwilling to pay.

"Master Liu, have you forgotten how much you have to pay?" Liao Qinglan was getting impatient waiting, so she opened the booklet in her hand and read clearly, "Four hundred taels for the top grade Dongting Biluochun, eight hundred taels for Yunnan Shengpu, quickly pay the shopkeeper."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper widened his eyes and looked at Liu Yu in confusion, as if he wanted to ask something.

Liu Yu gave him a glare, signaling him to keep silent, then reluctantly took out the silver note from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper.

Before leaving, Liao Qinglan gave Liu Yu a meaningful look and said to the shopkeeper, "Yesterday I gave a silver ingot to an old lady in Jizhou, and soon a ruffian came forward to rob her. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin helped me and I was able to keep the money."

The shopkeeper didn't understand why she said this, so he followed her words and praised her: "Your Highness the Prince of Qin is so righteous!"

"Although Jizhou is prosperous, it also has hidden undercurrents. Shopkeeper, your business is booming and your wealth is abundant, so you must be careful to protect your money. If you encounter any trouble, feel free to come to the government office to find His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, and he will seek justice for you."

Although the last sentence was said to the shopkeeper, it was actually meant for Liu Yu to hear.

Liu Yu was so angry that his face turned red and he walked out of the tea shop.

I went to several more stores later and the situation was basically the same.

After a busy day, Liao Qinglan went back to report her experience to Gu Mingzhao.

"Liu Yu is such a black-hearted person. He dares to write something worth three or five taels of silver as thousands of taels!" Liao Qinglan said indignantly.

Gu Mingzhao looked at her pouty look and thought she was quite cute. He couldn't help but want to poke her chubby little face.

"Why don't you say anything? He hurt you like this, it scares me, how come you act like nothing happened?"

"With you here, his tricks are not enough." Gu Mingzhao poured her a cup of tea to calm her down.

"You obviously don't remember me, but it's still easy for you to command me." Liao Qinglan glared at him.

"If you don't want me to order you around, then go back to the capital."

"How can that be! I can't allow anyone to harm my prince here!" Liao Qinglan immediately swallowed all her complaints, fearing that he would ask her to return to the capital again, and immediately fled from his room.

Gu Mingzhao looked at her back and didn't even notice that the corners of his lips were rising uncontrollably.

"My Lord...?"

He raised his eyebrows, quite satisfied with the title.