"What a nice smell of alcohol, how can it be so strong?"

"Strange, where does the smell of wine come from? I'm already drunk just by smelling it."

"Waiter, do you have wine with this aroma? Give me a pot."

“…”

The noisy crowd didn't notice that the instigator had disappeared outside the store with Li Xiuzhu.

Li Xiuzhu and Xiaoyaozi got on the carriage. Li Xiuzhu said without further ado, "The prince is likely to be in danger. Your first mission is to protect him."

"Take this to the East City Post Station, and someone will help you arrange a fast horse, and someone will also point out the prince's route for you."

"When you see the prince, tell him that I asked you to protect him, and tell him that you can use him to your satisfaction."

Xiaoyaozi nodded upon hearing this, and then asked meaningfully, "Is the prince under your surveillance?"

Li Xiuzhu shook his head.

"I know where the prince has gone, and I have people at the city gate who will record the directions of the important people coming and going."

Xiaoyaozi didn't mean anything else, but he was still stunned when he heard this. What's the use of this?

After Xiaoyaozi left, Li Xiuzhu did not enter Yunzhu Tower immediately, but looked at the shopping mall not far from Yunzhu Tower and went in.

I was stunned when I saw a spring-colored jade bracelet. You know, it is rare to see jade these days, especially spring-colored jade.

"Boss, how much?"

The boss was stunned when he took a look at the bracelet in Li Xiuzhu's hand.

"Sir, you have good taste. This bracelet comes from Siam in the south. It is the best of the best. And it has been carefully carved by the master in our store..."

"Just tell me how much it is."

Li Xiuzhu seldom buys things, so many of these businessmen can recognize him, but it is definitely not many.

"100 taels, sir, this is my honest price."

Li Xiuzhu nodded, took out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket without bargaining, put it on the table and left.

Although 100 taels is a bit high considering the rarity and workmanship of this thing, it is worth the money.

When Li Xiuzhu returned to Yunzhu Tower, Kankan was playing with the teacup in her hand, staring at the door without blinking.

Seeing Li Xiuzhu come in, his eyes lit up and he regained his spirits.

"Master, why did you take so long?"

"Well, it didn't take long, did it? Just a cup of tea."

Upon hearing this, the little girl looked at Li Xiuzhu pitifully, as if asking, isn't it soon?

"But I feel like three days have already passed."

My goodness, it takes a long time for you to play with me?

Li Xiuzhu immediately pulled out his trump card and said, "Isn't it the Lantern Festival in two days? I thought I wouldn't be able to spend it with you, so I bought you a gift."

"See if you like it."

The moment Li Xiuzhu took out the bracelet, Kanan stared at it with shining eyes. She had already guessed that this was a gift from her master, but she still wanted to wait for her master to say it himself.

When he heard that it was really his, he showed a happy expression.

"Thank you, Master. I like it very much."

As she spoke, she was about to stretch out her hand, but when she was about to take the bracelet, she paused, and suddenly looked at Li Xiuzhu expectantly and asked, "Master, can you help me put it on, please?"

How could Li Xiuzhu resist the beautiful girl's pleading? Upon hearing that, he immediately grabbed his apprentice's tender white hand.

Li Xiuzhu felt the bracelet, which was smooth and delicate, and then put it on Kankan's wrist.

The jade bracelet is a blend of green and purple, with a blue phoenix carved on it, but it seems to be natural and not out of place at all.

"Thank you, Master. This is the only gift I have ever received in my life, and it is also the best gift."

"Well, yes~" Kanan stuck out her tongue, obviously embarrassed by her own stupidity just now.

Suddenly, Xianxian looked up and asked, "Master, don't you want to give something to the Queen? I can give it to her on your behalf."

Li Xiuzhu paused, but did not deny it. After thinking for a while, he said, "I will draw a picture for her. You can tell her and others that Liuli asked me to draw it for her."

"good!"

Kanan was also very curious about her master's painting skills, so after agreeing, she immediately went to the inkstone and started grinding ink for her master.

Li Xiuzhu looked at Kankan who was grinding ink and said nothing. He just took off the cap from a brush on the table.

Hmm? What is the master doing? At this moment, Li Xiuzhu said, "Okay, this ink can't be ground too wet."

A bit of sticky ink is just right.

The next second, Li Xiuzhu took the pen, dipped it in ink, and started painting on the rice paper.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Hmm? This, drawing with sticks?

Can this be painted?

Just as Kankan was doubting in her heart, Li Xiuzhu had already drawn lines with the round edge of the pen.

Since you want to draw, you must draw something different. Sketching is actually very easy to draw as long as you have the basics and theory, as well as the proportions.

After Li Xiuzhu practiced martial arts, he was like a human printer. Soon, a lifelike sketch appeared in front of Kankan.

Kanan stared at it in shock.

It really was exactly like the queen she knew.

"Master, you are amazing. They are so similar... No, they are exactly the same."

"Master, can you draw one for me too?"

Li Xiuzhu said, "You can draw, but do you have a place to put it? If you carry it with you, it will easily get damaged or cause inconvenience, right?"

Kanan opened her mouth but had no way to refute.

Yes, it is easy to get damaged if you carry it with you, but it is easy to be exposed if you don’t carry it with you.

Suddenly, she became unhappy and even felt a little jealous when looking at the portrait of the queen.

"Let's wait until next year. By then, Xianxian should have grown up and become more beautiful."

"Then Master won't need you to stay in the palace anymore. You can be yourself and do what you want."

What do you want to do? At this moment, the embarrassing scene of herself warming the bed for her master immediately emerged in her mind.

Suddenly her face turned red, and her eyes became affectionate as she looked at her master, and she started to pull the silk.

Hiss, what on earth was this little girl thinking about? This look is wrong.

"Then Master, can you promise me one thing next year?"

Li Xiuzhu instinctively felt that something was fishy, ​​so he did not agree immediately, but asked, "What is it?"

"I haven't made up my mind yet, but I just thought, Master, you owe me a promise."

Seeing Li Xiuzhu hesitate, Kankan immediately hugged Li Xiuzhu's arm and shook it.

"Master, promise me! I am your disciple, how can I harm you? I will treat you well in my life."

Li Xiuzhu thought about it and it seemed to be the case, and finally nodded after hearing it.

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, but it has to be something that Master can do. If you want the stars in the sky, Master can't do anything about it."

"Hehe, Master can definitely do it."

(End of this chapter)