Ling Mu only dared to enter the room after seeing Qu Qingxi leave. He saw the prince sitting on the bed, shirtless and deep in thought.
"Your Highness, I have found some clues about what happened last night." Ling Mu said, head bowed.
“They are from the Imperial Guard.” He Liufeng put away his smile and spoke slowly.
"Your Highness? You know?" Ling Mu looked up at He Liufeng in surprise. Yesterday, he led his men to investigate. At first, he wondered if he had made a mistake, but after multiple verifications, he proved that he had not made a mistake. Those men were indeed the Jinwu Guards.
In the palace, only the emperor and empress could command the Imperial Guards.
"Hmm." When Qu Qingxi fought with them last night, he noticed that their skills looked familiar. He had trained with the Jinwu Guard since he was a child, so he was very familiar with their moves.
He simply didn't want to believe it, nor did he dare to believe it.
“Go down and investigate thoroughly; there’s definitely something fishy about this.” He Liufeng waved his hand.
"Your Highness, things are going smoothly with the Crown Prince. The refugees have been properly resettled, and the dam is almost finished. He is expected to return in less than ten days. The rest will be handled by the local officials."
"Okay, sure." He Liufeng nodded casually. Qu Qingxi had said before that as long as Ren Nuanyun went, the Crown Prince would handle this matter quickly and well. He still had doubts in his heart and did not believe that Ren Nuanyun could have such great ability.
But the current outcome tells him that Qu Qingxi was right; Ren Nuanyun really does have such abilities.
After Qu Qingxi left, Qingdai brought over dishes with her people.
He Liufeng looked around for a long time, but still didn't see Qu Qingxi come in. He then turned to Qingdai and asked, "Where is the Princess?"
"The Princess Consort said she had something to attend to and went out." Qingdai glanced at He Liufeng, and seeing that he wasn't angry, she continued, "Your Highness, about Qingzhu yesterday..."
"I understand. In the future, if the Princess needs anyone, you can just arrange it. There's no need to come and ask me for permission." He Liufeng looked down at the dishes on the table. Today's dishes were much lighter than before, probably because Qu Qingxi had told the kitchen something.
“Yes, Your Highness, but sometimes Ling Mu is busy, and this servant may not have the authority to mobilize manpower.” Qingdai hesitated before speaking.
He Liufeng finally looked up at Qingdai, thought for a while, and then said, "I grant you the same power as Lingmu, and you can mobilize manpower at will when something happens."
"This servant thanks Your Highness." Qingdai could hardly hide the smile on her face. After bowing to He Liufeng, she happily went out.
Arbitrarily mobilize manpower? Wouldn't that put him on par with Ling Mu? Hahaha, as expected, clinging to the prince's thigh is not as good as clinging to the princess's thigh; the princess's thigh is the thickest.
Qingdai was overjoyed and skipped off to find Lingmu. She was determined to tell Lingmu the news herself and she was eager to hear his reaction.
Qu Qingxi didn't return until evening. When she got back to her courtyard, she saw He Liufeng and Gu Liangsheng sitting together, seemingly discussing something.
Upon seeing Qu Qingxi enter, Gu Liangsheng quickly said, "Your Highness, I have prepared and processed all the items according to the list, but what should we do next?"
Although Qu Qingxi told him the required quantities of each item, he still didn't know what to do next.
"Two thousand taels of silver, and I'll personally teach you once." Qu Qingxi sat down and looked at Gu Liangsheng with a smile.
"Two thousand taels?" Gu Liangsheng stood up in shock. "Why don't you just rob someone?"
Last time it was three thousand taels, and this time it's two thousand taels? Was Qu Qingxi an abacus in her past life? How could she calculate so precisely?
"It's not that I'm deliberately asking for a higher price, it's just that the process is very troublesome, and I have to handle it myself." Qu Qingxi spread her hands, indicating that she was also in a difficult position.
"Moreover, as you know, currently only I in the world know this skill. If you also master this disguise technique, then you will be one of only two people."
"At that time, this thing will become your most valuable possession. If someone comes to you for help, you can ask for an exorbitant amount of silver—three thousand taels, five thousand taels, or even ten thousand taels?"
Qu Qingxi patiently guided him.
Gu Liangsheng was indeed fooled. After thinking for a while, he nodded firmly, "What the princess said makes sense. Two thousand taels it is."
He Liufeng witnessed the whole thing. He silently mourned for his friend's naivety for a second. Based on his experience, that thing was not easy to learn. Qu Qingxi really had the ability to fool people.
Gu Liangsheng was completely fooled and willingly took out two thousand taels of silver. No, Gu Liangsheng just said that he had three thousand taels of silver last time, and now he had spent five thousand taels of silver just on materials. And to perfectly apply all those things to his face, the price would probably not be low either.
He Liufeng lowered his head, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip. His princess was truly formidable.
Gu Liangsheng was completely unaware that he would need to be taught how to do the makeup. When he heard Qu Qingxi agree to teach him how to handle the materials, he was overjoyed. Once he mastered this art of disguise, he could ask anyone to do his disguise for 10,000 taels of silver and make back all his money, including interest.
The next day, Qu Qingxi kept her word and asked Gu Liangsheng to bring the materials to an empty room, where she began to demonstrate to Gu Liangsheng how to process them.
He Liufeng naturally did not want his princess to be in the same room with another man, so he ordered someone to move a table to the corner of the room, ostensibly to keep them company.
Gu Liangsheng was naturally unhappy. "He Liufeng, I paid money to learn, and you actually want to freeload?"
"Ling Mu, go to the account and take ten thousand taels of silver to give to the Princess. Consider it my tuition fee." He Liufeng raised an eyebrow slightly.
This infuriated Gu Liangsheng. Ten thousand taels? He Liufeng was incredibly cunning. He and Qu Qingxi were husband and wife. What difference was there between him giving Qu Qingxi ten thousand taels of silver and putting silver from his left pocket into his right pocket?
No, he hasn't won her over yet. In other words, Qu Qingxi is still Qu Qingxi, and she's not entirely his queen yet.
Hmph, he offended me today and still wants to win over Qu Qingxi? Dream on! He'll definitely ruin it for He Liufeng!
After silently complaining to himself, Gu Liangsheng began to seriously follow Qu Qingxi's teachings.
Qu Qingxi taught him meticulously, and Gu Liangsheng, having experience in handling medicinal herbs, naturally learned very quickly. Qu Qingxi would also explain things to him from time to time.
It took Qu Qingxi almost half a day to finish processing the materials brought by Gu Liangsheng.
Looking at the row of jars in front of him, Gu Liangsheng felt as if the silver was beckoning to him.
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