"His Royal Highness Prince Teng didn't come? Ah, that's such a pity." Li Qinzai said regretfully with a look of joy on his face.
Cui Jie on the side looked at Li Qinzai and then at the Lord of Jinxiang County. She always felt that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange.
A woman's intuition is still very reliable. The strange atmosphere she sensed did not seem to have a relationship between men and women, but rather a bit of hostility.
"My husband is acquainted with the Lord of Jinxiang County. The County Lord even helped my husband when he was in Bingzhou." Cui Jie said with a smile.
Li Qinzai grinned.
Yes, her own father had helped. Without the money from Prince Teng, Li Qinzai would not have been able to pay for the food.
The main reason is that love is stronger than gold, so King Teng added more money.
There was a rustic love song "Love Business" in my previous life, which is very appropriate to be used here.
"Jie'er, your husband is amazing. He did a lot of earth-shaking things when he was in Bingzhou. He is still praised by the officials and people of Bingzhou. It is said that the people of Bingzhou have built countless shrines to Li County Bo. If all of them can be effective,
If so, Uncle Li will probably live to be a thousand years old."
The Lord of Jinxiang County stared at Li Qinzai's face, his tone seemed to be malicious.
Cui Jie smiled sweetly and proudly and said: "My husband, Cui Jie, is a man who is dedicated to the livelihood of the people."
Li Qinzai became more and more guilty, laughed twice awkwardly, and said, "Madam, please don't praise me. His Royal Highness Prince Teng and the Lord of Jinxiang County have also made great efforts for the people of Bingzhou."
Cui Jie looked at Jinxiang and said happily: "Have you also done many great things?"
Jin Xiang glanced at Li Qinzai and said coldly: "I am not humble anymore. I have indeed done something. After all, your husband is the governor, and my father and I must do something."
Li Qinzai hurriedly added: "Prince Teng and the Lord of Jinxiang County purely voluntarily contributed to the people."
Jin Xiang's eyes suddenly showed anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, voluntarily."
Cui Jie said happily: "The county master has come a long way, and the journey has been full of dust. Husband, can we have a banquet to treat each other?"
Li Qinzai said uneasily: "Okay, okay."
Cui Jie then turned around and arranged a banquet. Only Li Qinzai and Jin Xiang were left in the empty courtyard.
Jin Xiang no longer concealed his expression, his pretty face became increasingly angry.
"Uncle Li, won't you explain it to me?" Jin Xiang said coldly.
"What's the explanation?" Li Qinzai looked at her innocently.
Jinxiang gritted his teeth and said: "What did you say to my father when we were in Bingzhou? You said that our love is stronger than gold, and what kind of mutual affection caused my father to be suspicious of me. Is this possible?"
Li Qinzai flatly denied it: "I never said it, it was all your father's guess. I have to praise you, your imagination is really strange and rich, which is amazing."
Jin Xiang said angrily: "You didn't deliberately mislead my father! County Uncle Li, you and I have no grievances, why are you talking nonsense in front of my father?"
Li Qinzai rolled his eyes: "When did I mislead your father? I said that it was all your father's guess. What can I do? Should I kill myself in front of him to prove my innocence? Even if I want to prove my innocence,
You should be the one who should kill yourself."
Jinxiang was furious: "You also defrauded my father of all his money. My father couldn't even pay the toll for the honor guard convoy, so he had to change the route back to Chang'an halfway."
Li Qinzai wiped away the cold sweat, it was a bit embarrassing if this was true.
At that time, I felt that my love with the Lord of Jinxiang County was very precious, so of course I had to pay more. I didn’t expect that Prince Teng would be so willing to put an end to this bad relationship and put in all his own travel expenses.
To be honest, it was rare for Li Qinzai to meet such a rich and easily deceived person in his lifetime.
If you think about it carefully, Li Qinzai can't actually be called a liar. He didn't cheat at all. Everything was done by Prince Teng himself, and he willingly paid for it himself.
That is the buyout price of love.
What role did Li Qinzai play in it?
At best, he is a merit box in the temple.
Donating money is entirely voluntary, but if you want to take it back, the Buddha may not agree.
Thinking of this, Li Qinzai suddenly felt confident: "Why do you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air?...Making money cannot be considered cheating, making money! Can businessman's affairs be considered cheating?"
Jin Xiang was immediately stunned by Li Qinzai's shameless expression and remained silent for a long time.
In her limited life, she has never seen such a shameless person.
He defrauded his father of his money and refused to admit it.
Is this guy in front of me still the same Governor Li who saved the lives of the people and established a destiny for the people when he merged with the state?
Why did a good official who suppressed grain prices, severely punished evil officials and profiteers, promoted water conservancy projects, and transferred grain from the south to the north to help the people, turned into this face?
"You, you, you... shameless!" Jin Xiang was about to cry.
"You are amazing, you are noble..." Seeing that Jin Xiang was going crazy, Li Qinzai said hurriedly: "County Lord, your father's money is purely voluntary, and I am not greedy for a penny. It is all used to pay the price of food."
"The county boss and Prince Teng were also in Bingzhou at that time. They should know that after I lowered the price of grain, although the grain merchants had to sell me grain at a low price, they still have to pay for the low price."
"When I took office, His Majesty didn't give me much money. When I was in dire straits, your father came suddenly. He was cute and fat like a god of wealth, and he gave me money very happily. Later, I spent all the money.
Come to buy food."
"It is precisely because of your father's money that the official treasury of Bingzhou has been filled, and the people of the state and county have also stabilized. Your father has made a great contribution to this matter, and I have to thank him."
Jinxiang's pretty face brightened slightly when he heard this, and his expression finally softened a little.
Although she has a cold personality, she is kind-hearted after all. After Li Qinzai explained that the money was used for the people, all the resentment and shame he felt for many days finally dissipated like clouds of smoke.
"Are you really not greedy for a penny?" Jin Xiang stared at him suspiciously.
Li Qinzai raised his right hand and said righteously and sternly: "I swear on the heads of all the disciples in my school that I am really not greedy. If I violate this oath, all the disciples will be chopped into half-cooked pieces by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder."
Jin Xiang snorted and said: "Fortunately, my father didn't come with you today. Otherwise, if he saw you, he would definitely not listen to your explanation and fight with you without saying a word. You don't know how many times my father said this all the way."
, I have arranged hundreds of ways to die for you."
Jin Xiang came to Ganjingzhuang alone today, saying he was visiting his best friend Cui Jie, but in fact he was going to ask Li Qinzai for questioning.
The reason why she left her father aside was that she really didn't want him to have a face-to-face conflict with Li Qinzai. Although she was heartbroken by this guy, he was Cui Jie's husband after all. If her father clashed with him, Cui Jie would be in trouble.
It would be very sad, and she would be very embarrassed.
This is the reason why she came alone today.
Cui Jie walked to the courtyard and saw the two of them still chatting. She couldn't help but smile and said: "The banquet is ready. Husband, the county lord, please come in and have a drink."
Jin Xiang and Li Qinzai nodded and walked towards the front hall. Jin Xiang whispered beside Li Qinzai: "Don't go to Chang'an recently. My father wants to fight you desperately and is sharpening his sword in Chang'an City..."