Li Yu was dizzy for a while, and soon realized that he had turned back into a fish.

His method was flawless. He pretended to jump out of the window and escape, and then the person would naturally "disappear", leaving only the fish. But first, he didn't expect King Jing to break the door directly. Well, he was quite touched that King Jing cared so much about a fish, but this time he was too hasty. Not only was his true appearance seen by King Jing, but he almost transformed in front of King Jing...

He was too anxious when he jumped out of the window, and he almost fell. Fortunately, he turned back into a fish the moment he jumped out.

He thought he had finally dealt with it, but second, he didn't expect that King Jing was not satisfied with breaking the door, but also ordered people to set an ambush outside. Even if he was lucky enough to "escape through the window", what was the use? There were a lot of people guarding outside, and they didn't even see his figure. How to explain that a person disappeared leaving clothes all over the floor?

Li Yu felt that King Jing was sometimes even more deceiving than the system that cheated him. At least the system cheated him, but he could still find a way to save himself. King Jing cheated him, and basically cheated him... He lost his temper.

The guards in charge of the ambush said nothing about the young man. Seeing that King Jing was about to check the clothes on the ground in person, Li Yu immediately shook his tail loudly, hoping to divert King Jing's attention. The

clothes he dropped should be nothing, but he was afraid that if King Jing thought about it, he would be exposed.

Although diverting attention by shaking the tail may seem like betraying the fish...

Li Yu: Oh, it's okay to betray a little bit of fish, but it's not okay to turn into a carp spirit!

King Jing heard the fish tail shaking, stopped, bent down and picked up the teacup himself, and Li Yu shook his tail even more vigorously.

King Jing was still a little angry and glared at the fish. Li Yu inexplicably felt guilty and used the tip of his tail to curl King Jing's fingers in a flattering way. He thought King Jing should like this. Every time the tip of his tail gently touched it, King Jing's expression would relax a little.

Sure enough, under his deliberate cuteness, King Jing temporarily stopped asking about the clothes scattered on the ground, but pursed his lips and gently pinched the back of the little carp, which meant that King Jing was willing to play with him.

Li Yu suppressed his shame and continued to show off his fish-selling style.

"Your Highness, there is a pond near the house. I think the thief took advantage of the ambush and swam away."

A guard came over to report. The guards also speculated based on the clothes on the ground. Otherwise, people can't just disappear out of thin air. The guards had a headache thinking about it, and they could only think of this possibility.

Li Yu was stunned. How could he force an explanation like this?

Yes, most people would never think that a human could turn into a fish or a fish could turn into a human. Their first reaction would be that the suspicious young man had escaped.

The guard's explanation was not impossible. King Jing nodded and wanted to go to the pond in person to see if there were any suspicious footprints or something like that.

Li Yu quickly jumped onto his palm. There was nothing in the pond. King Jing couldn't let him find it!

King Jing was interrupted several times by him, his brows relaxed, and he tapped the fish's head gently.

Knocking on the head - what does it mean?

Li Yu had wanted to ask this question a long time ago, but no one would tell him.

Seeing that King Jing had relaxed his guard, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally escaped.

Since everyone thought he had escaped by swimming, it was not bad.

After the guards checked the clothes on the floor, Wang Xi rushed over to confirm that the clothes on the floor all belonged to King Jing, and the outer clothes were ordinary old clothes, and there was also a pair of old cloth shoes.

Aunt Xu was brought in soon and recognized the old clothes given to the boy. Aunt Xu felt very wronged. At first, she thought the boy was harmless. Who would have thought that he would steal the fish of the prince?

Aunt Xu remembered that she had brought fish food to the boy, and she regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.

According to Aunt Xu, the identity of the fish thief was a male concubine who was driven out by the main wife. Eunuch Wang: "..."

What kind of a reason is this? Because he was bullied by the main wife, he came to steal the fish of the prince? It's not related at all.

Li Yu was listening in the hands of King Jing. He himself did not understand. He was at most a lost man. How did Aunt Xu imagine him to be a male concubine? Aunt

Xu kept kowtowing. Li Yu could not bear it. He stole a glance at King Jing, fearing that King Jing would be angry and punish Aunt Xu.

Wang Xi guessed King Jing's expression and said in a stern voice: "If you hide a thief, you should be expelled from the palace."

Li Yu: !!!

No, he is not a thief at all. Aunt Xu just gave him a bite of food out of pity. Why should you drive him out? He did not want to implicate Aunt Xu who was kind enough to help him.

Li Yu quickly wrapped the finger of King Jing with the tip of his tail and rubbed it pitifully.

King Jing: "..."

King Jing found the fish. The fish looked good. King Jing was in a good mood and glanced at Wang Xi.

Wang Xi felt sorry for it and said, "For the sake of your ignorance and Master Yu's failure, I will not expel him this time. You will receive thirty strokes of the cane and remember this lesson in the future."

Aunt Xu was grateful. It was indeed her carelessness. She could not lose her job in the Wang Mansion. She was tough and it was better to just receive a beating than to be expelled from the mansion.

Li Yu was not satisfied with the result of being beaten. However, when he saw Aunt Xu thanking him sincerely, he felt that he had helped a little and his guilty mood was slightly relieved.

If the fish color was used too much, it would not work. Li Yu stopped while he was ahead.

King Jing, who had been enjoying the touch of the fish’s tail, suddenly felt nothing: “…”

Wang Xi dismissed Aunt Xu and said to King Jing: “Your Highness, although Xu has been dealt with, I still find it strange why the thief would steal fish?” King Jing remembered

the sleeve he had just torn off and motioned Wang Xi to take it over. He saw that on the piece of cloth, in addition to water stains here and there, there was also a piece of silver fish scales.

Li Yu: !!!

Damn, how could he leave such a big handle!

Would King Jing have thought that this was left by him when he turned into a fish?

“Your Highness!” Wang Xi was surprised: “How could there be fish scales on the sleeve of the thief?”

King Jing’s eyes darkened.

In the past, there were fish scales on the imperial concubine's handkerchief because the imperial concubine had attacked the fish. Now there are also scales on the thief's sleeve, which means... that means the thief had also attacked the fish.

How dare these people!

Wang Xi said for him: "Your Highness, Master Yu has really suffered."

King Jing touched Yu's head, as if to comfort him. Li Yu: ???

Is this possible? Shouldn't he be thankful that he had played a trick on the imperial concubine before?

Since King Jing had found the fish, Wang Xi reminded him that there were still a large group of guests waiting in Ninghui Hall. Even if many people wanted to leave, they still had to wait until King Jing came back to say goodbye. After all, this was a banquet arranged by the emperor. King Jing, as the host, had to leave temporarily for something, and King Jing was just like that, so they couldn't leave at will.

King Jing was too lazy to go back to the backyard first, so he directly held the teacup in his hand and took the fish to Ninghui Hall.

Li Yu, who originally wanted to secretly deal with the aftermath: ???

No, he didn't want to see the second master!

But the master's decision did not allow a fish to say no, King Jing took him into Ninghui Hall and put him on the main table. A group of guests in Ninghui Hall were stunned. They heard that King Jing had a pet fish and treasured it so much, so this must be it!

I don't know who started it, but all the guests praised the fish raised by King Jing in unison.

Li Yu happily swung his tail, feeling a little dazed. He was not that good. It was almost like he was smart and cute. It was definitely blind to say he was prettier than a kinki.

Suddenly, Li Yu's dark fish eyes saw a young man in a white dance costume. The young man was very good-looking, with eyebrows and eyes that looked like they were painted. He stood quietly in the noisy crowd, looking so different.

This is the protagonist temperament that attracts everyone even if I don't attract him...

Li Yu was startled. Could he be the legendary protagonist?

The protagonist is named Chu Yanyu. Li Yu is looking at Chu Yanyu through the teacup. Although he doesn't like the second master, Chu Yanyu is so beautiful that it's no wonder that the fish likes to look at her.

King Jing: "..."

King Jing frowned. What is this fish looking at?

King Jing flicked his long finger and pushed the small carp back into the teacup. Li Yu stumbled and playfully threw a handful of water at King Jing, but King Jing dodged it!

King Jing smiled silently. Li Yu wagged his tail and thought happily that the master is also very beautiful. It's enough to just look at the master, not Chu Yanyu!

The second prince Mu Tianzhao moved his lips when he saw the fish King Jing brought over, but the second prince didn't say anything. He knew that the fish would not die easily, and it was estimated that it was another conspiracy of King Jing.

The second prince secretly hated that King Jing threatened him for a fish, and he would definitely take revenge after he ascended the throne.

The third prince, Mu Tianming, saw King Jing return, and begged for a third dance.

King Jing agreed.

Chu Yanyu was ignored twice, but he was not impatient. He shook his sleeves and looked behind him.

The sixth prince was not far away, and he looked at him. The sixth prince nodded slightly. Chu Yanyu bit his lip, turned around and saluted generously.

This time, Li Yu placed the whole fish on the edge of the teacup. Others were marveling at Chu Yanyu's appearance, but Li Yu raised his head and focused on the moment when Chu Yanyu and the sixth prince looked at each other.

King Jing fell in love with Chu Yanyu at first sight, but Chu Yanyu didn't like King Jing. He liked the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince had never been favored since he was a child. When he grew up, he became the follower of the Third Prince in order to have a better life. The Third Prince needed someone who could sing and dance well, so the Sixth Prince pushed Chu Yanyu, who was his childhood sweetheart and loved him, out...

Because the Sixth Prince also had hidden ambitions, but there was only this one confidant and trustworthy person around him.

For the Sixth Prince's great cause, Chu Yanyu was also willing to sacrifice. On the surface, he was a dancer recommended by the Third Prince to King Jing, but in fact, he was really loyal to the Sixth Prince.

The Fish and Lotus Dance began. This was the music and dance that Chu Yanyu composed and choreographed. Although the dance was interrupted repeatedly, the guests were soon immersed in the exquisite dance. Soon after the group dance, Chu Yanyu and another stunning female lead dancer came...

The dancers, with fluttering skirts and dancing gracefully, were like white lotuses blooming among the lotus leaves that reached the sky.

Li Yu had no interest in the dance and wanted to sink to the bottom of the water, but the teacup was too shallow for him to sink. He lay in the teacup and watched King Jing with his remaining eyes. King Jing... was admiring Chu Yanyu's dance.

Li Yu blew a bubble lightly and turned his head away, not wanting to pay attention to this person.

After Chu Yanyu finished dancing, according to the original book, King Jing should have asked his name, but after a while of dancing, King Jing did not say anything.

The second prince was inevitably happy in the misfortune. Although he failed to play a brotherly and respectful role with King Jing, the third prince also failed to take advantage.

The third prince could not sit still and asked King Jing for his opinion. King Jing held his chin and glanced at Wang Xi lightly.

Wang Xi immediately said, "It's okay."

And then there was nothing else.

The third and sixth princes who failed to present the beauty: "..."

Li Yu: ???