In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang turned around upon hearing the sound.

Qin Keyu just stepped across the threshold.

At that moment, their eyes met, time seemed to stand still, and an awkwardness seemed to permeate the air.

Qin Keyu's face darkened, and she turned and left.

"Hey, Miss Qin!" Li Yuanchang caught up with her and blocked her way.

Qin Keyu frowned, refusing to look at him.

"Your Highness, Father is not here. He has gone out to purchase sorghum. I will tell him when he returns."

Li Yuanchang laughed and said, "I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you."

"Could you say a few words in private?"

"Your Highness, I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave." Qin Keyu did not want to stay a moment longer and simply walked away, unsure of how to face him.

Li Yuanchang shouted, "You wouldn't want me to say that in front of so many people, would you?"

Qin Keyu turned around and looked at him with a fierce, menacing gaze, as if she were warning him about something.

Li Yuanchang grinned and raised an eyebrow at her.

Qin Keyu was ashamed and indignant. She wanted to curse but didn't dare. In the end, she glared at him and could only agree to speak to him alone.

The servants of the Qin family and the servants of the Wang family all retreated outside the hall.

Inside the hall, the aroma of tea filled the air. Qin Keyu had a sullen face, her expression full of defiance.

"Miss Qin, I truly did not mean to do it last night."

"If I had known it was you..."

Qin Keyu interrupted, displeased, "Your Highness, I know, but could you please not bring this up again?"

Li Yuanchang pursed his lips: "Okay."

"But if this has made you uncomfortable, I am willing to apologize."

"If Your Highness is truly willing to apologize, then please leave," Qin Keyu said, directly issuing an order to leave.

Whether it was intentional or not, she was seen.

"Are you leaving before taking care of important business?" Li Yuanchang asked rhetorically, deliberately keeping her in suspense, knowing that this girl was very curious.

As expected, Qin Keyu finally turned her gaze towards her, slightly puzzled: "Serious business? What serious business?"

"I need your help."

"Helping someone again?"

"Your Highness is the dignified King of Han, the rightful king of Liangzhou. Why would you ask a weak woman like me for help?" Qin Keyu retorted, her eyes clearly still showing her dislike for Li Yuanchang.

Li Yuanchang didn't mind, after all, it was indeed his fault; he rushed in to help someone take a bath and was then hugged.

To put it nicely, it was a blunder; to put it bluntly, it was the behavior of a womanizer.

"I've heard you have a wide circle of friends. I'd like to ask if you know any foreign merchants or skilled craftsmen?"

Qin Keyu frowned: "Why did Your Highness summon these people?"

Li Yuanchang was overjoyed; judging from her reaction, he knew there was hope.

"The Liangzhou Prefecture Military Office is about to become a mere shell of its former self, and my own Imperial Guard also needs some warhorses, but the market simply cannot meet the demand."

"So we want to recruit some people and buy some warhorses."

"But I've only been here for two months, and I don't have that channel."

"Miss Qin is naturally outgoing and makes many friends..."

Qin Keyu was suddenly provoked and retorted indignantly, "Who's naturally unrestrained? You're the one who's naturally unrestrained!"

Li Yuanchang laughed and said, "Yes, yes, I have lost my words."

Guo Chao and his confidants, who could vaguely hear the conversation from afar, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Miss Qin, are you that bold?

She witnessed His Highness committing murder? And she just let it go like that?

"Hmph!" Qin Keyu snorted coldly, looking in another direction with a cold face.

"I wonder if Miss Qin knows such a person?" Li Yuanchang asked earnestly; this was his most important matter at the moment.

First, there's the equipment in the inner tent, which allows him to quickly have his own personal guard of five hundred men.

Secondly, there's the military officer, who will also be a force for him in Liangzhou in the future.

Qin Keyu raised an eyebrow: "But why should I help?"

Li Yuanchang was speechless, definitely still angry about what happened last night.

"I will repay you handsomely."

"I don't want a generous reward."

"Then name your terms." Li Yuanchang said seriously.

Qin Keyu's almond-shaped eyes flickered slightly, a hint of vengefulness in them as she asked, "Really, you can just drive like that?"

Li Yuanchang said, "We cannot violate the law, nor can we go against principles."

Qin Keyu's face fell again: "Then it's better not to say anything. If Your Highness is like this, you can do anything against the rules."

"Then go ahead and open it. Let me hear if you can satisfy me," Li Yuanchang said with a smile.

When he was talking to Qin Keyu, he finally understood why older, successful men all liked to date younger, straightforward, and lively girls.

Qin Keyu hesitated and thought for a moment.

"I haven't decided yet, but I'm sure I will in the future."

Li Yuanchang thought to himself, "Isn't this just an empty promise?"

But he still trusted Qin Keyu, and since he did feel guilty last night, he said, "Alright, I agree, but I owe you one condition."

"What if His Highness reneges on his promise later?"

Li Yuanchang blurted out, "Then you can just tell the princess that I took liberties with you and spied on you while you were bathing."

Upon hearing this, Qin Keyu's delicate face flushed red at a visible speed.

"you!"

"If you dare mention this again, I'll take you down with me!" She bit her red lips with her silver teeth, as fierce as a lioness.

Li Yuanchang laughed: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore, I won't mention it."

"Besides, I didn't see anything last night."

Qin Keyu frowned, suspicious, and tentatively asked, "You really didn't see anything?"

Li Yuanchang nodded without batting an eye: "I really didn't see it. The fog was so thick, and you were facing away from me. You were in the water, so at most I might have accidentally hugged you."

"Enough! This never happened!" Qin Keyu's mind was in turmoil.

"OK."

"Then?" Li Yuanchang raised an eyebrow.

Qin Keyu looked disgusted; her initial curiosity about Li Yuanchang had turned into utter loathing.

However, considering the relationship and cooperation between the two families, as well as Situ Lan, she still chose to help, at least that's how she saved face in her heart.

"Wait for me to change my clothes."

She stopped calling him "Your Highness" altogether.

Li Yuanchang was amused by her frankness once again: "Okay."

In the afternoon, Qin Keyu, disguised as a man, took Li Yuanchang to visit a teahouse owner who lived in seclusion outside Liangzhou City.

This man looks like the owner of a small teahouse, but he is actually a "broker"!

The term "broker" refers to a middleman who is fluent in foreign languages ​​and is responsible for foreign trade. These people usually have considerable connections and skills in business.

Here, Li Yuanchang successfully bought eight hundred Turkic horses from a merchant company in one go!

The middleman's profit was twelve strings of cash, and the recovered eight thousand strings of stolen money were instantly squandered. Li Yuanchang even had to personally advance more than a thousand strings.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Keyu demonstrated a network of connections that belied her appearance, using several friends to help Li Yuanchang find out about many master blacksmiths.

Even Li Yuanchang had to admire that this sixteen-year-old girl had the courage to make friends with many heroes.

This is completely inconsistent with her appearance.