Li Yu felt that his legs were not very strong. Perhaps he had been a fish for a long time and was used to swimming. At first, he walked lightly and staggered. However, this feeling did not last long and he got used to it.

Because he did not have suitable shoes, he was barefoot all the time. Fortunately, the weather was mild and he did not feel cold. The floor of Prince Jing's mansion was cleaned very well. He was especially careful about his feet. After leaving the rockery, he walked for a long time without encountering any accidents.

However, his outfit, wearing only an inner garment and barefoot, was really a bit horrible. It was because of this that several servants did not dare to question the unfamiliar Li Yu when they saw him.

Today, King Jing is hosting a banquet. There are many guests in the palace, all of whom are princes and nobles. There are guards outside the palace, and you need an invitation to enter. Therefore, there will be no unidentified people in the palace. If someone dares to dress like this, he must be a young master with a bad temper.

But it is not appropriate to let this young master walk around. Some servants of King Jing's palace have already rushed to ask the eunuch to deal with it, and others followed Li Yu from a distance.

An old servant lady was soft-hearted. Seeing Li Yu walking barefoot all the way, she couldn't bear to see it any longer, so she came out and asked softly, "Whose family are you from and why are you dressed like this?"

Li Yu listened to Wang Xi talking a lot, and it was no problem for him to have a conversation with ancient people. He said vaguely, "Auntie, I... I am a guest and I accidentally got lost." He

thought everything was fine when planning, but in reality, there were many problems, such as either no clothes or no shoes, and they were solved on the spot with great difficulty. Next, he thought the kitchen would be easy to find, but it turned out that Prince Jing's Mansion was too big, and it was not easy for him to find his way out from the rockery. He didn't dare to ask for directions, and he was a little anxious.

The old lady saw that he had a clean face, was handsome and pleasing, and his black eyes were like a pair of black balls in mercury, which were particularly bright. She liked him a little.

The old lady said, "Young Master, since you are lost, how about I take you to find Eunuch Wang?"

Li Yu couldn't meet Wang Xi, so he hurriedly said, "No need, Eunuch Wang must be in Ninghui Hall now, I should be able to find him if I just walk around... Auntie, do you know where the kitchen is?"

Li Yu blushed and touched his stomach. The old lady understood and said with a smile, "Young Master, are you hungry? If you trust me, please follow me."

The old lady was dressed as a servant of the palace, and she was wearing an apron. Li Yu subconsciously trusted the people of Jing Palace, so he followed the old lady to the kitchen.

Li Yu chatted with the old lady along the way. It turned out that the old lady was the cook of Prince Jing's mansion. Li Yu felt that he was lucky. With the cook taking him, how could he be afraid of not being able to find a place to eat?

The old lady's surname was Xu. She took Li Yu into the back kitchen. Li Yu saw many dishes that he had been thinking about day and night, and his eyes were straight.

Aunt Xu smiled and took out the plate and asked Li Yu what he liked to eat. Li Yu looked at the dishes and drooled. He unceremoniously reported a long list of dishes.

Aunt Xu picked some according to his preferences and took two plates: "These dishes have been served to the master, and he will not order them again. This is an extra portion, no one has touched it, please eat it, young master."

Aunt Xu took a wooden bowl and filled it with a bowl of fragrant white rice, put it on a tray and served it to Li Yu.

After Li Yu turned back into a human, it was the first time that someone was so kind to him. The steam from the food made his eyes sore. He thanked Aunt Xu, took the bowl and started eating.

The unique taste of human food bloomed on the tip of his tongue, making him feel that his life as a fish in the past was like a dream, but -

he looked down at his bare ankles. This was just a temporary transformation potion. It wouldn't be long before he would turn back into a fish.

Aunt Xu saw that he was wolfing down the food as if he had been hungry for several days, and advised him to eat slower, fearing that he would choke. Li Yu smiled and didn't explain.

"Young master, why are you alone?"

Aunt Xu asked hesitantly. The young man in front of her looked about the same age as her youngest son, and Aunt Xu couldn't help but want to show some concern.

Li Yu thought of his sad memories, but he couldn't mention King Jing's name, so he made a random allusion and said, "My master... master is going to ask for a second... wife, and he can't take care of me, so I'm out for a walk."

Aunt Xu was shocked when she heard this. This was both master and wife. It turned out that the boy was a male concubine kept by a noble family?

No wonder he ran out in dishevel. He must have been annoyed by his future mistress and must have been hungry for a long time.

Aunt Xu imagined a scene of the wife punishing the concubine. Li Yu's words were pitiful, but she did not look down on Li Yu. Instead, she patted his hands kindly and comforted him, "Don't worry, just stay here for a while and eat more."

But it was not a good idea to keep wearing underwear. Aunt Xu looked at Li Yu's figure and gave him a set of clean cloth clothes for his son and a pair of cloth shoes. The clothes were emerald green, the color of seaweed that Li Yu liked. Li Yu was worried about not being able to find suitable clothes to change into and shoes to wear. Seeing this, he was very happy. However, when he changed his clothes, he thought about it and put on the underwear and underwear that he got from King Jing.

Aunt Xu was afraid that Li Yu would be embarrassed, so she did not continue to ask.

Li Yu rarely had a meal of human food. He ate until his belly was slightly bulging, and then he reluctantly put down his chopsticks. After eating, he would take a walk with Aunt Xu in the kitchen to help digestion. This was a habit he developed after being raised by King Jing, and he still kept it as an adult.

The kitchen in ancient times looked quite lively. Li Yu felt fresh when he saw the chopping board and knife, but he was very sensible and knew that some chefs and cooks would be cautious, so he just watched with his eyes and did not touch anything.

Li Yu found a fish basket and remembered the thousand carp soup made by the noble concubine when he first entered the book. He became curious and said, "Auntie, are you going to make thousand carp soup too?"

Auntie Xu laughed and said, "It's used for birthday celebrations in the palace. The palace does

n't care about it. Your Highness used to drink fish soup often, but I don't know why he doesn't drink it recently." Auntie Xu started talking to herself and Li Yu heard it. He thought, could it be because of him?

After all, King Jing still dotes on this fish.

Thinking back to all the good things King Jing had done for him, Li Yu couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Aunt Xu smiled and asked him, "Young Master, you mentioned fish soup, do you want to drink it?"

Li Yu shook his head quickly. Why would a fish drink fish soup? He stopped talking and asked Aunt Xu where the stage was.

According to his plan, he would go back after dinner and watch the show for a while, because he was delayed for a long time because of his clothes and getting lost, and he didn't know how long the transformation potion would last.

Aunt Xu told him that the stage of the palace was set up in Yayin Garden near Ninghui Hall.

Li Yu planned to go to Yayin Garden immediately, and he saw several bamboo boxes on the kitchen counter.

Li Yu was somewhat familiar with the appearance of the bamboo boxes. Aunt Xu generously opened several boxes for him to see: "This is the fish food that His Highness specifically requested. There are several kinds in total. It's not something rare."

Li Yu's nose was sour for no reason. He pointed to the box of red fish food and said: "Can I take some?"

Aunt Xu said, "Okay, okay. The kitchen has prepared a lot, so there won't be enough. But this is for the fish. Do you want some, young master?"

Li Yu nodded randomly, "...Yes, yes."

Aunt Xu thought he also raised fish, so she took out an empty box and filled half of it for him.

Li Yu followed the ancients' example, stuffed the box into his sleeve, thanked Aunt Xu, and headed for Yayin Garden.

Passing by Ninghui Hall, Li Yu thought cautiously that he must not be able to resist going in to take a look. The main characters were meeting each other, what did he have to do with it? He didn't need to do anything.

He resolutely didn't look in the direction of Ninghui Hall. When he arrived at Yayin Garden, he could hear the music from a distance, but the guards outside Yayin Garden stopped him and wanted to check his badge.

Li Yu thought, it's bad. No one checked him in the kitchen just now, why would he be checked for listening to an opera?

Besides, where does he have such a thing as a waist badge?

Li Yu didn't know, because he was wearing the old cloth clothes of Madam Xu's son and cloth shoes, and looked like an ordinary servant. According to the rules of the palace, ordinary servants were not allowed to enter the Yayin Garden at will, so the guards stopped him.

Li Yu didn't dare to argue with the guards. Anyway, he didn't have to listen to the opera. He didn't have much time left. If he couldn't stay here, he would go somewhere else. Li Yu cleverly wanted to change places. When he turned around, he met an acquaintance, eunuch Wang Xi.

...Isn't this Wang Xi!

Before Li Yu could say hello, Wang Xi waved his hand and asked the guards around to come and surround Li Yu.

"Catch this man!"

Wang Xi was still panting, and it was obvious that he had been running for a long time. He was originally following King Jing to look for someone in the garden, and didn't pay much attention to the news from other places. Later, he heard from the servants that a young man was walking around the mansion in his underwear. No matter how Wang Xi thought about it, he felt that this man was most likely the thief who stole King Jing's clothes.

Then he thought about it further, the clothes and the fish were lost together, and the person who stole the clothes must be the one who stole the fish, so he immediately informed King Jing and rushed over to take a look.

Li Yu was startled when he saw Wang Xi blocking him, and then he remembered that he was a human being, and the arrangement he made in King Jing's room should not be so easy to be discovered. He must not show his weakness first and let Wang Xi see something unusual.

Li Yu asked with a smile: "What's the matter, Eunuch Wang?"

Wang Xi snorted coldly: "You thief, you stole the fish from His Highness, and you still dare to ask what's the matter!"

Li Yu: !!!

Eunuch Wang is always kind to him, and he is so uncomfortable to be scolded.

Wait, Li Yu reacted, could it be that the fish pillow and the window he deliberately opened were exposed?

There is not much time left, what if Wang Xi catches him, and then he will turn into a live fish in front of so many guards...

Li Yu wants to stay calm, but this is not something that can be solved by being calm. He has to find a place to hide first, and he can't turn back into a fish in front of so many people!

Li Yu suddenly had an idea, and took something out of his sleeve, shouting, "There--"

He threw the thing in his sleeve out with all his strength, and took advantage of Wang Xi and the guards' distraction to run away!

Wang Xi was not sure whether the young man in front of him was a thief, so he was just trying to trick him. Who knew that this man actually ran away... Doesn't this mean that he is really a thief!

But this man moved too fast, and he didn't see clearly what he threw away. Wang Xi gritted his teeth, really afraid that this man had thrown Master Yu away, so he hurriedly ordered a few guards to find out, and he led the rest of the people to chase after him.

Li Yu ran very fast and hurriedly found a room to hide in.

Prince Jing's office had originally brought people to search around the garden. After receiving the urgent news from Wang Xi, they also rushed over to join Wang Xi and blocked Li Yu in the house.

The thing that was thrown out before was confirmed to be a bamboo box for fish food. Now it was more certain that this person had stolen the fish. Wang Xi was very angry and was waiting to catch the man and torture him. This person not only disrupted the banquet of Prince Jing's mansion, but also stole the clothes of His Highness and the lively and lovely fish master. He really deserved to be killed!

"Come out quickly and hand over His Highness's fish, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" Eunuch Wang knocked on the door and shouted loudly.

King Jing stood outside the house with a gloomy face and a sword in hand. Li Yu poked a hole in the paper window and looked out. When he saw King Jing's fishy temper, he subconsciously wanted to go out and shake his tail.

Then he remembered that he was a human being. King Jing didn't recognize him. If they met directly, he would be killed by a sword. Wang Xi asked him to hand over the fish. On the one hand, Li Yu was a little moved, but on the other hand, he was shocked.

The fish was right in front of them, what could he hand over!

He originally wanted to wait until the people who were looking for him left before leaving the house, but looking at the situation, King Jing and Wang Xi were watching him closely, and he couldn't get out for a while.

Li Yu burst into tears:...It's just a meal, how could it turn out like this.

And suddenly there was a system reminder!

"Host, there is not much time left to maintain the human form..."

The pit fish system usually pretends to be dead, but now it starts counting down for him!

This is the rhythm of changing back immediately!

It was so hard to change once, but it was gone after eating a meal. This is not the point. The point is that he was blocked in the house by King Jing. If he changed back to a fish in the house, how to explain that the fish appeared, but he, a living person, "suddenly disappeared"?

Li Yu thought of a way. He counted down and shouted to the people outside: "I won't go out. If you have the ability, come in and catch me. If you catch me, you will give me the fish!"

Li Yu was taking a gamble to buy time for himself and prepare for the aftermath. Generally, if you take the initiative to ask the people guarding outside to rush in, the other party will definitely think there is a trap and will not easily enter!

He thought King Jing would hesitate for a while, but who knew -

the next moment after he finished speaking, King Jing broke into the room.

Li Yu was stunned and uttered a soft "ah".

Mu Tianchi saw a young man in green clothes whom he had never seen before. He turned around to look at him and hurriedly fled to a window in the house.

Mu Tianchi had suffered a loss before because of the open window. He mistakenly thought that the thief escaped through the window, but he didn't catch him. He estimated that the thief deliberately created confusion and made him look in the wrong direction.

This time, he blocked the people in the house. At the position of each window, several guards were placed in advance. After making sure that they were all guarded, he asked Wang Xi to knock on the door.

Mu Tianchi strode after him, and the young man had jumped onto the windowsill, turned around and smiled mischievously at him.

Mu Tianchi was stunned, wondering if it was an illusion. Look at this young man...

This is a handsome and clean boy, with eyes as bright as glass, and the look of his lips curled up, which is surprisingly familiar.

Mu Tianchi paused, and his hand movement was delayed for a moment, trying to catch the suspicious boy, but he only managed to grab a piece of clothing.

A figure flashed, and the boy jumped out from the window sill.

Mu Tianchi was not in a hurry, and waited for the guards ambushing outside the window to capture the boy, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement at all.