hsntnovel Chapter 2681 Will the price drop?
Chapter 2681 Will the price drop?
Wang Xuance nodded blankly, looking at the composed Prince Ji, somewhat bewildered.
"Haha, that's great. Write down what I said later and send it to His Majesty in the palace."
Let my father see this too. It's not that I don't want to participate in politics, nor that I don't want to share the burdens of the court.
I am simply lacking in talent and knowledge, and have not read enough books, so I do not have the ability. It is not because I am lazy.
"I am utterly uncultured; I can barely read a few characters. I am nothing but a spoiled brat."
Li Shen laughed and made an excuse for his lack of ability: he dropped out of school halfway through because his family was too poor to afford to continue his studies.
Anyway, he wasn't the eldest son of the legitimate wife, so he didn't need to inherit the throne.
Upon seeing this, the few who had just felt any sympathy vanished. How could Prince Ji feel inferior? It was even less likely that he would feel ashamed of his appearance.
Prince Ji's skin was thicker than the city walls of Chang'an.
"Alright, I've finished arranging everything. You don't need to rush. You can do it after the Lantern Festival."
Tomorrow I will accompany His Majesty to the Gaohe Manor. Xuan Ce and Ming Li, would you like to come along?
After finishing their discussion, Li Shen closed his notebook.
"Your Highness, I have other matters to attend to tomorrow, so I will not be going."
Wang Xuance knew that Prince Ji wanted them to show their faces in front of the Emperor, but since he had decided to follow Prince Ji, it didn't matter whether he saw the Emperor or not.
Wang Hongfu was not qualified to see the emperor at all, so Li Shen didn't even ask.
Pei Mingli, however, was somewhat tempted and opened his mouth.
"What? Mingli has something to do too?" Li Shen asked after seeing this.
“No, no, I am willing to accompany Your Highness to the Gaohe Manor,” Pei Mingli immediately agreed.
"Well then, I'll take you with me tomorrow. It'll be a good opportunity for you to see what I think."
Li Shen nodded.
"Alright, everyone, leave now."
"I'm waiting to retire."
The group rose, bowed, and left. Wang Xuance didn't write down Li Shen's earlier insights here; instead, he went back to his cell to write them.
Li Shen carried the cat onto the bed, lost in thought.
"Your Highness, have some tea." Shi Tou walked over with a teacup in his hand.
"Hmph, I haven't even addressed you yet. What nonsense were you spouting?"
Upon seeing the stone, Li Shen immediately roared in anger.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I don't know what I said wrong." Shi Tou was a little confused, as he hadn't said anything.
"Would I wrong you? What did you say to the King of Bohai and the King of Longxi just now?"
You said my Prince Ji's mansion could consume more than two million strings of cash worth of spices, and I had a hard time covering for you.
It almost averted suspicion.
The mere mention of this infuriated Li Shen, who felt a surge of anger at how much effort he had just put in to make amends.
"Well... I only said that so they would think we used a lot," Shi Tou explained timidly.
But Li Shen was still angry and immediately retorted:
"Then you shouldn't have said so much. Do you even know how much spices worth over two million strings of cash are?"
Only these two people would believe it; anyone else would think I'm a madman.
"Yes, yes, it was my fault, Your Highness, please calm down." Shi Tou quickly apologized.
"Go feed the horses and see how my precious treasure is doing. It's going to be very useful in the future."
Li Shen waved his hand impatiently.
"Your Highness, I go to see the horse every day. The servants take good care of it, and the house is cleaned every day."
Shi Tou hurriedly reported. He knew that the Shifa Chi that Prince Ji had brought back was Prince Ji's most prized possession, something he valued above all else.
Prince Ji had not presented it to His Majesty, intending to use it for a crucial moment.
Although King Ji said that, Shi Tou had followed King Ji for many years and knew that King Ji was definitely planning to sell him for a high price.
"Get lost." Li Shen didn't even look at the stone.
After bowing, Shi Tou reluctantly withdrew.
Li Shen closed his eyes to rest, thinking about what else might have been overlooked.
With so many things to do, Li Shen felt his brain wasn't quite up to the task.
After thinking it over for a while, it seems that the only thing left is Li Tai's weight loss, but we'll have to talk about that after the Lantern Festival.
But now we can think about how to torture this fatso.
As Li Shen pondered, he grew sleepy and slowly closed his eyes.
Meanwhile, in the study of the Prince of Wei's residence, Li Tai sneezed several times.
"Your Highness, have you caught a cold?"
He was sitting opposite his advisor, Du Chuke.
"No, I don't know why I sneezed." Li Tai rubbed his nose.
Suddenly, I remembered Li Shen's words about wanting to curse twice. Could it be that someone is cursing me?
"Your Highness, is there something you wish to discuss with me today?"
Du Chuke asked, explaining that he had already returned to the Du family but was summoned by someone sent by the King of Wei.
Li Tai took a sip of tea and said:
"Shanbin, I will be accompanying His Majesty to the Haohe River tomorrow. I originally wanted to discuss some matters with you after your leave."
However, I may not have time in a few days, so I've summoned you today to discuss some matters.
"The Gao River? Could it be the ice and snow city built by the Prince Ji's mansion?"
After hearing this, Du Chuke guessed. The only place to visit on the other side of the Hao River is a manor belonging to the Prince Ji's residence.
Because most of that land had been bought by the Prince Ji's Mansion, and it became the private property of the Prince Ji's Mansion.
Since His Majesty and Prince Wei certainly wouldn't visit the Prince Ji's villa, it would have to be that ice and snow city that was built not long ago.
"good."
Li Tai nodded:
"The important thing is to go to that place called Ice and Snow City. I heard that Old Ten built it into a really fun place."
Last year, His Majesty went there for a few days, but I did not accompany him. This year, I must go and see for myself.
"What does Your Highness wish to discuss with me?" Du Chuke asked. It was normal for the Prince of Wei to go on a trip with His Majesty; it wasn't anything important.
"Shanbin, do you think the price of spices will drop?" Li Tai suddenly asked, catching Du Chuke off guard.
"Why would Your Highness ask such a question? Have you heard some news?"
"There is some news, and it came from the tenth prince. He said that the price of spices would drop, and asked me to sell him the spices I had. He was willing to pay 100,000 strings of cash."
They also said that the war in the Western Regions had ended and that merchants from the Western Regions would soon arrive...
Li Tai did not hide anything and told Du Chuke what Li Shen had said to him during the sacrificial ceremony.
"Shanbin, do you think what Lao Shi said is true?" Li Tai finally asked.
This was also what he was most worried about. Li Shen was quite talented in business matters, and his words often represented the trend of the Tang Dynasty's business community.
I was already too late when I bought the spices myself; it cost me 50,000 strings of cash, and now the price has doubled.
If the price really drops, I'd better sell it as soon as possible.
After listening, Du Chuke fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he looked up and said:
"Your Highness, I don't think that even if prices drop, it won't be that quickly."
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