A quarter of an hour later, Shu Qingling hurried back from outside.

She took off her aura as the eldest lady of the Shu family and put on a pair of coarse linen clothes, which did not cover up her beauty at all.

As soon as she entered the door, Shu Wan'er couldn't help but pounce on him.

"Sister! You are finally back!"

"Is there anyone knocking on the door today?"

Shu Wan'er shook her head, "No, sister, don't worry."

Then, Shu Wan'er gently pointed her finger into the courtyard.

Only then did Shu Qingling see Li Yunxing, who was facing them with his hands behind his back.

"Your Majesty... Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Shu Qingling quickly pulled her sister to kneel down and salute, with a bit of nervousness and trembling in her voice.

Li Yunxing turned around with an indifferent expression, "Miss Shu, if I don't come to see you, have you forgotten something?"

One sentence made Shu Qingling's hair stand on end.

"Your Highness, that's not the case! It's just that my parents have not been buried for a long time. I am worried that the weather will be hot and smelly, so I want to finish it early so that my parents can rest in peace as soon as possible."

"Did you know that if I wasted my time, the Shu family might have a second funeral?"

This sentence carries a very serious threat.

The third minister, Nong Qing, is dead. Although a lot of stolen money has been recovered, the floods in Jingzhou have not been quelled and the suffering of the common people has not yet been resolved.

Li Yunxing is not a living Buddha, so it is impossible for her to give her so much time to be sad and sad.

He must gain control of the river fleet as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, I forgive you. It's not that my daughter is unwilling. It's just that after my father died, my mother's family stopped all contact with her. That fleet..."

Shu Qingling swallowed a mouthful of saliva and did not dare to say any more.

Li Yunxing was previously promised that she could use her mother's fleet for the prince's use.

Unexpectedly, after Shu Qian and his family hanged themselves, his mother's family was afraid of being implicated.

He actually cut off contact with Sister Shu Qingling.

Now, they can't even borrow a tael of silver, and the sisters haven't had a grain of rice for two days.

"So, you are making fun of me?"

"The daughter of the people doesn't dare!" Shu Qingling hurriedly knelt down and said, "Please be patient, the prince. The daughter of the people has prepared something and is about to present it to the prince."

After getting Li Yunxing's acquiescence, Shu Qingling quickly got up from the ground.

Shu Wan'er followed her sister step by step and entered the study.

Although she is still young, she also knows how to read people's eyes.

This Crown Prince is by no means a kind person, otherwise my sister would not be so scared that she would be shaking like chaff.

After entering the study, they were the only two left, with Shu Wan'er holding Shu Qingling's hand.

He said softly, "Sister, don't be afraid."

Shu Qingling glanced at her sister and felt much comforted.

He smiled and took out a scroll from the cabinet.

"Don't worry, I will protect you."

The two sisters held hands and returned to the courtyard. Shu Qingling knelt down and presented the scroll to Li Yunxing with both hands.

"Your Highness, please take a look."

"What is this?"

"River Transport Map of the Wu Dynasty."

River transportation map? Li Yunxing was shocked.

The Wu Dynasty had a vast territory and was crisscrossed by rivers. Unlike modern times where professional satellite mapping is available, it is extremely difficult to draw a river transport map.

A river map is as precious as a city. Why does Shu Qingling have it?

Li Yunxing took it and unfolded the scroll.

There is actually new ink on it, obviously it was painted recently.

"Did you draw it yourself?" Li Yunxing asked.

"Yes, the girl has lived on the river since she was a child and traveled with the fleet many times. The accuracy of this river transportation map is ten times more accurate than the rumors in the market. If His Highness the Crown Prince does not believe it, feel free to send someone to the river bank to investigate."

"oh?"

Seeing that the prince seemed suspicious, Shu Qingling quickly added, "Although the folk girl is not good at studying, she is a pretty good painter. If His Highness is worried, you can inspect the goods first, and when the fleet returns, His Highness will come and inspect the goods in person."

Can."

Li Yunxing put away the river transport map and snorted coldly, "Are you really not trying to be mysterious?"

"How dare a citizen girl deceive His Highness the Crown Prince?"

In fact, the other party does not need to commit. Li Yunxing already knew that this river transportation map was real just by looking at this picture.

Not only were the counties and cities along the river marked, but even the dangerous passes were additionally marked.

There is no such river transportation map even in the government posthouses.

"Miss Shu is indeed smart."

Although Li Yunxing said this, his tone did not show any approval.

Shu Qingling's heart trembled.

"Your Highness, the daughter of the people knows that the daughter of the people promised you the right to cross the river before. Now that the daughter of the people has presented you with the map of the river transportation, she does not want to settle the matter so simply."

Li Yunxing looked at the two of them condescendingly.

This Shu Qingling really does have some brains.

If she hadn't said what she just said, Li Yunxing would have gotten the river map and asked Xiu Yiwei to send the two sisters to hell together after leaving home.

The reason why river maps are precious is because no one in the world can draw them.

But it only took Shu Qingling a few days to draw a complete map of the river transportation of the Wu Dynasty.

Keeping her here will only increase the risk.

Only by erasing her can this river map have value.

Li Yunxing's thoughts were running around, but his face didn't show any strange color.

“How are you going to get your river rights back?”

Shu Qingling raised her eyes and looked at Li Yunxing.

"Please, Your Highness the Crown Prince, lend me a hundred thousand taels of silver from a common girl."

Shu Qingling was wearing linen and coarse cloth, but it could not hide her determined expression at this time.

Completely different from before.

Shu Qingling, who has experienced major changes, has become like a spring orchid on a cliff.

In the darkness under the temper, a quiet and light fragrance drifted from the cliff one day, and then I realized that the beautiful orchids in the deep valley below were blooming alone.

However, this is not the reason why Li Yunxing gave her money in vain.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver? Haha, what a big appetite. Just based on this river transport map? Do you think it can be worth one hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"The civilian daughter does not want money, but wants His Highness the Crown Prince's help."

Li Yunxing raised his eyebrows, "What can you do?"

"The civilian women want to form a fleet and establish a private fleet to undertake various maritime trade and commercial transportation within the Wu Dynasty."

After hearing this, Li Yunxing's face darkened.

"Why should I believe you?"

Shu Qingling lowered her head and said sincerely, "Your Highness, please believe me. Whether you can make money or not depends entirely on His Highness's judgment. One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a big amount for the Prince. But if it is

If you don't give it a try, how will your Highness know that you won't succeed."

"You're really planning on it, and it's all on me!"

"The daughter of the people can prove my sincerity. Please give me three months, Your Highness."

Li Yunxing stared at her for a moment and suddenly sneered.

"Okay, just three months! After three months, you have to return one million taels of silver to me with interest."

"People's daughters obey orders."

After Li Yunxing left, Shu Qingling breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!