Sun Youling knew what her father meant. She responded with a "yes" and sat down next to Li Xiuzhu.

After Li Xiuzhu knew the Sun family's thoughts, he naturally would not be polite.

Honey trap? Let them know what a meat bun is like...

Um, that's not right, please rephrase the language.

We have to let them know that even if you give up your wife, you still can't catch a pervert.

As soon as Li Xiuzhu put his hands on their waists, the two women felt tense all over.

Those stiff muscles are probably not as stiff as stones, but they are more stiff than the pimples on the face.

However, Li Canghai only tightened for a moment and soon softened, as if he had already adapted to Li Xiuzhu.

Sun Youling was in a state of tension the whole time, and was obviously very alert.

"What does your Highness like to eat? Canghai will feed you."

There are fine wine, meat and fruits on the table. Each one looks good and very appetizing.

"Then drink some soup first."

Upon hearing this, Li Canghai scooped a bowl of soup from the soup basin with his white hands, then carefully held it in front of him, blew on it, and fed it to Li Xiuzhu.

While Li Xiuzhu was enjoying the beauty's service, Li Canghai asked carefully, "Is it hot, Your Majesty? This is my first time serving someone. If there is anything that makes Your Majesty dissatisfied, please tell me."

Li Xiuzhu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood what Li Canghai meant. It turned out that those who could become the courtesan were extremely smart.

"But you came here voluntarily?"

Li Canghai was also startled, then nodded with a smile like a flower.

"I heard of the prince's reputation years ago, but never had the chance to meet him. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the Su family's sister found me and asked me if I wanted to meet the prince."

"Knowing that he was going to meet the prince, Canghai agreed without much hesitation."

"It's also thanks to the Su family's sister that she was thinking of me, otherwise it wouldn't be Canghai's turn to see the prince."

Well, is this a good thing? You don't know why they asked you to come here, do you? Girl, you are here to seduce me and let me sleep with you, are you sure this is a good thing? Li Xiuzhu blinked.

"Do you know what you are going to do next?"

Li Canghai smiled when he heard this.

"certainly……"

"Your Majesty, do you think my pleasure boat is okay?"

Li Xiuzhu nodded.

"Although it's my first time riding a painted boat, I can see that this painted boat is quite nice, especially when it floats on the Qinhuai River, it's a sight to behold."

Li Canghai continued after hearing this: "Then Your Majesty should stay on the pleasure boat to rest tonight."

"Cang Hai is also tired, and wants to find someone to entrust his work to."

Li Xiuzhu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I don't plan to redeem you. The money I'm going to give you to redeem you won't be cheap, right?"

Li Canghai smiled.

"It's not that easy to redeem an oiran. If it was just silver, 90% of the oirans would be able to redeem themselves."

"Of course, Canghai is different. Canghai has a good relationship with Miss Su and is already a free man."

"If Your Majesty wants to take me away, Canghai can go with you at any time."

"If you don't want to, the Sun family is willing to make up for my loss."

Quite interesting.

Li Xiuzhu only asked Li Canghai but did not plan to ask Sun Youling. It is only natural for a son to pay off his father's debts, so he just wanted to collect some interest first.

Sun Qirui and Zheng Jingren were not in a hurry either. They just ate and watched.

After seeing Li Xiuzhu finish speaking, he said, "Your Majesty, Sun has something to ask you."

Li Xiuzhu nodded politely and said, "Master Sun, please speak."

Sun Qirui did not beat around the bush and asked immediately, "Is it necessary to build the Grand Canal?"

Sun Qirui's face suddenly turned ugly. He didn't expect that the beauty trap would result in this. How could he bear it?

"Your Highness is so sure about what he said, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to return to the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuzhu looked at Sun Qirui in surprise.

"Hasn't the death of your eighteen assassins taught you the truth?"

"Do you think you can keep me?"

"With the two women in front of me?"

Sun Qirui's face changed and he looked a little embarrassed.

But in a moment he smiled again.

"Your Majesty, have you underestimated our three great families in Suzhou and Hangzhou?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"More than a dozen first-rate ones are just the tip of the iceberg."

Li Xiuzhu waved his hands impatiently and said directly: "If you don't want to talk nicely, then the next time you come, it will be hundreds of thousands of troops."

"Hundreds of thousands? Your Majesty, are you scaring me?" Sun Qirui had a half-smile on his face, as if he was sure of winning.

Li Xiuzhu continued, "You thought that the Quanrong troops were at the gates of the city, and that the Shu Road had to be defended, so you said that?"

Seeing that Li Xiuzhu was no longer hiding anything, Sun Qirui's face changed and he felt vaguely uneasy.

Li Xiuzhu continued: "Did Patriarch Sun forget that there are still hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Shanhaiguan, Juyong, and Yanmen?"

"Silla is on the verge of destruction. Even if I withdraw 100,000, it won't move."

Sun Qirui was silent for a moment. What Li Xiuzhu said was true, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue.

But at this moment, Li Xiuzhu said, "But the Jianghu is not just about fighting and killing, there are also human relationships. Why do the two family heads want to stop the excavation of the Grand Canal so much?"

When the two old foxes heard Li Xiuzhu's words, they were moved.

Zheng Jingren did not suffer any setback, nor did he have any grudge against the imperial court, at least not yet.

Therefore, upon hearing this, he said, “Many of the business of Patriarch Sun and our Zheng family are related to northern land transportation.”

"If sea transportation is opened up and costs are reduced, many traders will inevitably emerge, which will have a huge impact on the industrial foundations of our two companies."

Li Xiuzhu laughed and said, "You guys only see the gains and losses in front of you, and your vision is narrow."

Zheng Jingren's eyes lit up.

"Please give me some pointers, Your Majesty."

Li Xiuzhu then continued: "The opening of the Grand Canal is imperative, so why not consider how to benefit from it?"

"What if I become an imperial merchant and contract the canal trade rights?"

This time Sun Qirui could no longer sit still. The trading rights of the Huangshang River Canal deeply stimulated him.

He didn't care about face or not, and quickly asked: "Please tell me in detail, Your Majesty."

"How can I become an imperial merchant and contract the canal trade rights?"

Li Xiuzhu naturally would not control the two of them at this time. He would at least wait until the Sun family was gone.

"You all know what an imperial merchant means. It is nothing more than an exclusive merchant who serves the royal family and is specially supplied to the royal family."

"The advantage is that you don't have to worry about not being able to sell your items. As long as you have the goods and the prices are close to the market price, the royal family will dare to buy in large quantities."

"For example, Master Zheng, I heard that your family is mainly engaged in food and grass."

"You should have heard the news that the imperial court is going to crack down on grain dealers."

"If you become an imperial merchant, you won't be undercut by the price, you can survive, and you can even get an official position equivalent to that of a local official."

"If he doesn't become an imperial merchant, he will face suppression from the imperial court. He will either be bought out at a low price or his family will be destroyed."

"Master Zheng, do you want your family to be destroyed?"

(End of this chapter)