Sun Youcai quickly replied: "My Lord, the Regent has agreed, but the time is not three days later but seven days later."

He was also nervous when he said this, wondering if Sun Qirui would blame him for not doing the job well.

But he knew how ruthless Sun Qirui was. If Sun Qirui was really unhappy, he would probably be sunk into the Qinhuai River.

Fortunately, Sun Qirui just frowned, and then said: "I know, you go and inform the Zheng family's master and the Su family's master."

"Yes, sir, I will go right away."

Sun Youcai finally breathed a sigh of relief, the disaster was over.

Sun Qirui ignored Sun Youcai and looked at Han Wenxuan.

"Mr. Han, why did the Regent delay for four days? Does he have any tricks up his sleeve or any other moves?"

Han Wenxuan had also been thinking about this question. Hearing this, he said, "According to our informants, no one has entered or left the barracks in the past three days, and they have not received any information about the Regent's actions, so even if the Regent really took action, it would not be on a large scale."

"The second is the follow-up move."

"It is said that the Regent brought seven female relatives with him this time, two of whom are guards. Their strength is unknown, but it seems that they are only first- or second-rate at most, and definitely not peerless."

"As for the female relatives, it's hard to say, but it's impossible for all of them to have kung fu skills."

"It may be difficult for two guards to protect the women, let alone a backup."

"So in my opinion, maybe the Regent is really in trouble."

"The Regent is now focusing on the Grand Canal. Perhaps something went wrong with the excavation of the Grand Canal?"

If Li Xiuzhu heard what was said, he would just say, "Kid, you're overthinking it. He was waiting a few days because he was waiting for someone from the capital to show up."

The Sun family must be destroyed. This is to give an explanation to the Bai family and to the court officials.

If no one cares, who will work for the court in the future?

And at this time, as members of the Sun family, they must speak up for the Sun family, otherwise they will never have the chance to speak again.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people want to take the opportunity to break away from the Sun family.

But Li Xiuzhu believed that the Sun family would not leave any evidence against those people. As long as those people were not stupid, they would not dare to turn against them before getting evidence against them.

Once these people start to move, Fu Wenhan will be able to take action as well.

The second reason is that Huang Rong will be promoted soon and Li Xiuzhu is working hard.

He estimated that it would only take two days, so he said seven days later.

Three days later, Huang Rong's aura changed, but it was only her aura that changed. She still had the strong temperament of a young woman, which made Li Xiuzhu love her deeply.

Another two days passed. After Li Xiuzhu saw the news from Shangjing, he set out for the Qinhuai River in Jiangdu.

He didn't bring the five girls with him. The Qinhuai River was on the river, and no one could stop him if he wanted to leave.

If there was an ambush, bringing a few women with them would make them timid.

And there had to be someone in the barracks. Although it was unlikely that someone would steal the barracks, what if? Before leaving, Li Xiuzhu gave the gold medal to Huang Rong. She was the only one who was good at battlefield command.

Li Xiuzhu stayed in Jiangdu for one night, and arrived at the bank of Qinhuai River before nightfall on the second day, which was the seventh day.

Sun Youcai had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Li Xiuzhu, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, please get on board. My master is already waiting on board."

Li Xiuzhu was not afraid of the Sun family's cheating, so he followed Sun Youcai onto the boat and rowed towards the center of the river.

The boat's target was clear: a huge pleasure boat, as if a three-story building was built on the boat.

There were three lanterns hanging on the bow, with the words "Famous Painting Studio" written on them.

Li Xiuzhu asked curiously, "Why is this painting boat called Minghuafang?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Youcai quickly said, "Your Highness, the flower boats on the Qinhuai River are called painted boats. Famous paintings are equivalent to famous flowers, implying that the owner of this boat is extraordinary."

"Unusual? How unusual?"

"The most beautiful lady in Qinhuai is selected every year. Last year, Miss Canghai was chosen without any controversy."

Li Xiuzhu was stunned when he heard this.

"Undisputed?"

Can the election of the Oiran be undisputed?

As if he understood the meaning of Li Xiuzhu's words, Sun Youcai continued to explain: "Yes, Your Majesty, there is no dispute."

"For example, if there are 100,000 tickets for the selection of the most beautiful flower, then Miss Canghai will get 80,000 of them."

"Even if someone wants to praise the lady, it's like an egg hitting a stone, and the chicken flies away and the eggs are broken."

When Li Xiuzhu heard Sun Youcai say this, he couldn't help but feel curious.

He had some expectations for this woman he had never met.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"Then why was she only the most beautiful lady last year? Why wasn't she re-elected this year?"

Sun Youcai smiled and continued, "This is thanks to Qinhuai's rules."

"Once Qinhuai becomes the oiran, no one will be allowed to compete for the oiran anymore."

"Of course, once you are chosen as the oiran, you are allowed to be the oiran for five years... before you get married."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"Then you have a lot of courtesans in Qinhuai."

However, what Li Xiuzhu did not expect was that Sun Youcai actually shook his head.

"There are rarely more than three oirans in Qinhuai at the same time. These oirans usually get married within one or two years of becoming oirans."

"This courtesan is my master's concubine."

Fortunately, Sun Qirui was not here, otherwise Sun Youcai could have been buried today. He couldn't even hide, as Sun Youcai actually sold him out.

The pleasure boat arrived very quickly. Li Xiuzhu didn't even wait for the boat to lower the rope and pedal. He just stepped on it and was already on board.

Sun Qirui had been waiting on the side for a long time. He was not surprised to see Li Xiuzhu suddenly appear on the deck. He stepped forward, bowed and said, "Sun Qirui, the head of the Sun family, greets His Majesty."

The head of such a powerful family is equivalent to a clan elder. When he meets ordinary officials, he only needs to bow, but this does not include princes.

I don’t know whether he was too proud to let go or wanted to give Li Xiuzhu a warning.

However, Li Xiuzhu would not bother too much with a dying man and let him be arrogant for a few more days.

However, Li Xiuzhu did not indulge him much and just said "hmm" softly as a response.

Sun Qirui was unhappy in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface.

"Your Highness, please come in. I have prepared a little surprise for you."

Li Xiuzhu walked ahead, with a servant carefully leading the way.

Pleasure boats make a living on the water all year round, so naturally they have to focus on comfort.

It is not quite the same as what is shown in movies and TV dramas. In fact, the lower cabins are all foldable and winding, mainly to resist wind and rain. There is an inner hall inside, and at the end of the corridor leading to the inner hall is a staircase going up to the second floor.

The second floor is what the pleasure boat looks like. Water cannot splash up from this height, and it also has wooden windows and doors.

The three floors above are the pavilions and towers of the pleasure boat, which are open on all sides, with gauze hanging on the pillars, from which you can enjoy the view of the Qinhuai River.

As Li Xiuzhu came up, a "clang" sound was heard.

(End of this chapter)