Xie Yu burst into laughter and said, "Okay, okay, I won't be the one to get in the way."

Xie Zhaozhao was already waiting for Gu Shaoyu in the tea room. Without much small talk, Gu Shaoyu got straight to the point.

"Today in court, the Crown Prince submitted a memorial requesting the opening of a trade route to Xiandou. Miss originally said she wanted to open a trade route to the south. Has word of this leaked out?"

This person is truly cunning; he clearly wanted to ask Xie Zhaozhao about which trade routes had been opened and how the progress was, but instead he asked the Crown Prince whether he had copied her idea.

Xie Zhaozhao shook her head and said that she did not have enough silver to open up overseas trade routes at the moment.

I heard that Citong Wharf is a wild, lawless port where ships from many countries trade freely.

She wanted to trade goods with merchants from other countries in Quanzhou Port first, save up some silver, and then slowly consider long-distance sea routes.

"Can we start now?"

"The first shipment is expected to arrive in the capital soon."

"So fast?!" Gu Shaoyu was surprised by her quick action.

He walked up to her, knelt down, took her hand, and said, "Miss, I admire you deeply!"

Xie Zhaozhao's ears turned bright red. Why was this person touching her like that? She said in a low voice, "Why are you thanking me?"

Gu Shaoyu frankly said, "When the Crown Prince proposed opening trade routes in court, he asked for more than ten million taels of silver. Even His Majesty frowned and remained silent. However, the Crown Prince seemed certain that I would grant his proposal, and I felt uneasy."

Xie Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.

The Crown Prince was certain that Gu Shaoyu would obey him because he suspected that "Tu Qianyue" was the exiled prisoner Guan Yingying.