"I didn't expect things to go so smoothly." Li Sisi's face was full of joy. "Niannian, I'm in a good mood today. Let's go shopping?"
"Okay, it's a good opportunity for me to see if there are any fresh snacks in Beijing." Li Nian stood up and took the two pears on the table.
He came to the door and stuffed it into Xiaolu's mouth: "Here, it's for you to eat."
Xiaolu took it as usual, took a bite, and chewed it.
The slightly sweet and crisp taste spreads in the mouth, making people salivate.
Xiaolu was enjoying her meal when she heard Li Nian say, "Let's go to West Street next."
Xiaolu, with the pear flesh in her mouth, responded incoherently, "Oh, yeah."
Xiaolu ate a pear while driving the carriage through the bustling streets and came to West Street, where the roads were crowded and the most civilians were.
If you were to ask where in the capital city has the most outsiders, it would be West Street.
If you were to ask where in Beijing the people are the most mixed, West Street would undoubtedly be the place.
West Street is naturally the place with the most street food.
There are all kinds of food coming from different places, each with its own unique taste of sweet, sour, bitter and spicy.
The strong smell of mutton soup with steamed buns makes those who like it salivate, but also makes those who don't like it stay away.
The fragrance of bamboo tube rice dumplings seems to pull the bustling street market into the depths of the bamboo forest in an instant, letting you feel the taste of nature.
Li Sisi suddenly saw a newly opened shop, her eyes lit up instantly, and she exclaimed, "Ice cream! It's ice cream from Dong'an City!"
She happily pulled Li Nian over and held up two fingers. "Boss, two ice creams, please," she said cheerfully.
"Okay!" The boss raised his hands with a smile: "Two ice creams, take them."
"Thank you!"
"Thanks."
The two took the ice cream and continued shopping.
Suddenly remembering Xiaolu who was following her, Li Sisi reminded her: "Just buy whatever you want to eat yourself. We are here to relax, so eating while walking won't delay anything."
Xiaolu was already eating the second pear and nodded: "Okay, I understand."
"What should we eat?" Li Sisi looked around, undecided for a moment.
Li Nian said, "Let's have spicy hot pot like before, shall we?"
Li Sisi looked up at the shop not far away where people were already queuing and nodded: "Okay, you go queue up, I'll go buy some sweet water."
This is the regular combination they have every time they come here. The spicy hotpot here is really spicy, but the spicier it is, the more refreshing it is, and it is addictive.
In order to avoid feeling uncomfortable due to the spiciness during the meal, they would always buy sweet water in advance to relieve the discomfort.
Mala hotpot is similar to the modern Mala Xiang Guo, except that the meat and vegetables are separated and served with a small bowl of rice.
Not many people can accept the spiciness of their food, so the queue doesn’t have to be very long.
Li Sisi had just bought sweet water and the spicy hot pot was already on the table.
Listening to the people in the shop talking and chatting with different accents, I could roughly guess what they were saying.
It seems to be related to the princess's marriage and the renewed war in Xiyuan.
Li Sisi raised her eyebrows at Li Nian as if to seek credit.
Li Nian gave a thumbs up knowingly.
After the two best friends finished their meal, they bought some food to take home and eat slowly.
As soon as Li Nian returned to Shuixieju, he saw Xiaobai guarding the study door.
Seeing her come back, he immediately stepped forward and said respectfully, "Madam, the master has been waiting for you in the study for a long time."
Li Nian was puzzled: "Waiting for me? Is there something urgent?"
At this time of day, Xiao Yunyu is usually too busy to have any time to go home.
"You'll know when you go there."
Seeing that Xiaobai didn't say anything, Li Nian stopped asking.
When she pushed open the door of the study, she saw Xiao Yunyu, who was wearing a dark brocade robe embroidered with gold patterns and exuding luxury and nobility, sitting at the desk with a gloomy face, looking at her with a serious gaze.
"Who did you meet today?" Xiao Yunyu asked in a cold tone.
Li Nian hadn't seen Xiao Yunyu treat her like this for a long time.
Since he asked like this, he must have known it a long time ago.
Li Nian didn't intend to hide it: "I went to meet Qi He and asked him to go to the northwest to protect the people in the border areas..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Yunyu interrupted him: "Are you protecting the people of the northwest, or helping the princess build connections?"
Li Nian: “The first one.”
"Huh?" Xiao Yunyu didn't react for a moment.
Li Nian added, "The first reason you mentioned is to protect the people of Northwest China."
Xiao Yunyu stared at her in silence for a long time.
Li Nian simply stood across from the table, looking him in the eye. "Did you come home suddenly just to ask this?"
Xiao Yunyu's brows darkened as he suddenly spoke, "You're helping her like this, but do you know she has bad intentions towards you?"
Li Nian was stunned, her face full of surprise. "Did you misunderstand? I went there with Sisi today. Besides, he almost hates me. His attitude towards me today was very bad."
"I'm not talking about Qi He, I'm talking about the princess." Xiao Yunyu kept his eyes fixed on her while speaking.
"Ah..." Li Nian suddenly realized and said with certainty, "She didn't have any bad intentions towards me."
Xiao Yunyu's eyes were gloomy, and his tone was firm: "So you know she likes women!"
"I know, she didn't hide it from me." Li Nian said frankly.
"Good, very good." Xiao Yunyu sneered, "It seems that your relationship with her is closer than I thought!"
"He and I are just friends," Li Nian explained.
She was a little confused as to why Xiao Yunyu was so hostile towards the princess?
"Friend?" Xiao Yunyu snorted coldly, his tone sarcastic: "What kind of friend would you disregard worldly ethics and support her to ascend the throne?"
"These are two different things. If the princess didn't have this ability, or if there were princes with outstanding abilities, I wouldn't have such thoughts. But the reality is exactly the opposite. Does that mean she's not qualified to fight for it just because she's a woman?"
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