King Jing wrote down the name of the carp spirit, thinking that the surname Li and the given name Yu were quite appropriate. He usually called him Xiaoyu, and he was not wrong.
However, the monsters in the storybooks were at least hundreds of years old, and at most thousands of years old. A monster who was only eighteen years old was already old for humans, but too young for monsters.
However, it was also possible that the age the carp spirit told him was false... But this did not hinder King Jing's judgment. He had long felt that the carp spirit's cultivation would not be too high. After all, it was a monster that could only maintain its shape for an hour.
As for why he came here, the carp spirit seemed to keep it a secret from him. King Jing was not in a hurry to ask, so as not to scare Xiaoyu away.
King Jing then wrote, why did you save me.
Li Yu: ???
Li Yu didn't take helping King Jing clean his eyes seriously at all. It was just a piece of cake for him.
After thinking about it, he thought King Jing was asking about the affairs of Duke Cheng'en's Mansion, so he tried to be brief and said: "I learned about the Second Prince's conspiracy by chance, so I thought of informing Prince Ye to let him be alert. I just wrote a letter, and it was all thanks to the conspiracy between Your Highness and Prince Ye. It doesn't count as me saving Your Highness ."
King Jing was stunned by his irrelevant answer, and he didn't correct it after he reacted. Xiaoyu didn't even take credit for saving Ye Qinghuan, so he probably wouldn't mention helping him clean his eyes.
King Jing was more and more satisfied with this fish. King Jing
wrote again: Where do you live now?
Li Yu thought, isn't he still living in King Jing's Mansion now, facing King Jing every day?
But if he said that, King Jing would definitely get suspicious, so Li Yu lied, "I... have no fixed place to live, wandering everywhere..."
King Jing: "..."
King Jing wanted to expose this fish, but at this moment there were the emperor, concubines and a bunch of other people outside the warm pavilion, so he couldn't choose such a critical moment to reveal his cards.
Not only could he not expose it, but he had to do everything he could to protect it. It would be best to immediately bring this lying human-shaped fish into King Jing's mansion and put his stamp on it. It would be too ostentatious and too dangerous for him to appear directly in the palace like this.
Since he had no place to live, he came to King Jing's mansion, and King Jing kept writing.
Li Yu: "..."
Li Yu couldn't believe it. King Jing was... willing to give him, a person of unknown identity, a place to stay?
"You, you want to take me in?" Li Yu wanted to confirm again, "But why, have I only met you a few times?"
King Jing wrote solemnly, you saved me, saved Cheng'en Mansion, I believe you.
Li Yu: "..."
The identity that has troubled him for a long time was solved so easily?
"But if I enter King Jing's Mansion... I'm very busy, I'm afraid I won't have much time to help you..."
Li Yu was embarrassed. It would be great if he could register his identity under the name of King Jing's Mansion, and he would be able to move around in the palace in the future. But in this way, he would have to work hard for King Jing and couldn't just "live" in the palace for nothing. According to the condition that he can only transform into a human for one hour a day, he can only clean a yard at most. King Jing's Mansion should not lack this temporary work, right?
No one knows the daily life of this fish better than King Jing. Every day, he eats and drinks, occasionally reads books and draws with him, and most of the time he blows bubbles, swims around, or sleeps under a blanket covered with water plants.
The carp spirit has a hard time sucking gold recently. I don’t know if it is really lazy or pretending to be busy. King Jing has some resentment.
In any case, it is impossible to let the fish sweep the yard. King Jing wrote, don’t worry too much, you just need to do one thing well, and you can stay in the palace.
"...What is it?" Li Yu asked expectantly.
King Jing: I have a fish, help me raise the fish when I am not around.
Li Yu: !!!
King Jing seemed to be afraid that he didn’t understand, and stretched out his hand to point in the direction of the crystal bottle. When the two sat down just now, Li Yu deliberately blocked the position of the crystal bottle with his body to prevent King Jing from noticing that the fish in the crystal bottle was missing.
As a result, King Jing seemed to have really not noticed, otherwise he would not have pointed it out to him.
So the King wanted him to raise fish?
Li Yu nodded in agreement. Of course he had to accept such a good offer. He didn't know much else, but he was very good at raising himself!
Li Yu said happily, "Okay, I can do this. I can help your Highness raise fish!"
As the two were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the warm pavilion. The King of Jing glanced at Li Yu, and Li Yu quickly covered his mouth. The
king said happily outside, "Your Highness, the emperor asked about you."
The King of Jing stayed in the warm pavilion of the side hall under the pretext of changing clothes. He couldn't stay for an hour or two. The King of Jing looked at Li Yu again and finally wrote: You can watch the fish for me. The warm pavilion will be guarded. Don't worry.
The King of Jing patted Li Yu's shoulder gently.
"Your Highness..."
Li Yu felt a sudden surge of warmth in his heart, and he sniffed with emotion. Prince Jing had solved several of his biggest worries, and not only that, he also told him not to worry.
Because it was Prince Jing's promise, he really believed it.
No wonder he was so happy when he learned that Prince Jing was willing to take him in, because staying with the tyrant monarch was the most reassuring thing for him.
Prince Jing walked out of the warm pavilion by himself, and ordered Wang Xi to continue to guard it for him, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.
Although Wang Xi was very puzzled, he still did as he was told.
The emperor ordered the imperial physician to check the injury on Qiu's arm again, but he could not see anything. The emperor himself was wondering if he had misunderstood Qiu because of overthinking, and his expression towards Qiu was slightly better.
With all the concubines present, Qiu could not stay in the bedroom all the time, so she soon followed the emperor out to meet the concubines.
Seeing that Qiu was still wearing delicate makeup and a thin and weak little blouse even though she was ill, Concubine Qian secretly scolded Qiu for being a coquettish woman, but Concubine Qian would never embarrass Qiu in front of the emperor. Since the emperor did not punish Qiu again, Concubine Qian followed the emperor closely, stopped questioning Qiu in time, and affectionately called Qiu sister.
When Qiu was still a noble concubine, she did not think highly of Concubine Qian, who was not very pretty, but now she even smiled and catered to Concubine Qian, as if the two of them were very good friends.
King Jing was originally wearing a black robe, but now he changed into a sapphire blue one with silver trim. It was rare for the emperor not to see him carrying a crystal bottle with him, and he teased: "If you get wet a few more times, you will let it go."
Wang Xi was responsible for guarding the Nuan Pavilion and failed to follow King Jing. King Jing wanted to find excuses to evade it, and also wanted to let the emperor understand that his idea was troublesome. He simply kept silent, letting the emperor misunderstand.
Qiu was chatting with Concubine Qian, and Prince Jing was watching Qiu from a distance. Although he secretly sent someone to deliver news to the third prince, it seemed that the progress of the third prince was not going well.
Concubine Qian was scheming and tried to support Qiu several times. But Qiu was very alert and had a confidant around her to protect her. She pushed Concubine Qian away in time. Concubine Qian could not get close to her. She was a little anxious when she remembered her son's instructions, but she couldn't let Qiu see it.
The third prince was also in a dilemma. Although he got the news, he was still skeptical. His people went to Yuhua Garden to look for the palace maid named Huanhua. He couldn't rashly propose to examine Qiu's injuries before the situation was clear. After all, Qiu was his stepmother.
The Sixth Prince had the same idea as him, suggesting that he continue to wait for news. The Third Prince could only go around and ask about Qiu's injury. The Emperor was a little impatient and stared at the Third Prince coldly. The Third Prince was afraid that he would be dissatisfied with the Emperor if he tried too hard, so he calmed down after a while. Qiu
guessed that her self-torture had worked, and knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, Zhao'er really knew his mistake. I was injured this time, and he was very concerned about my injury. I haven't seen him since he left the palace. Can you ask the Emperor for mercy? Please let Zhao'er enter the palace to accompany me. I will be very grateful."
Mu Tianzhao dared to plot against the Cheng'en Mansion. Qiu knew that he had committed a big crime, so she didn't dare to ask the Emperor for pardon directly. She only asked An Hou to lift the ban first. As long as he could enter the palace, she could slowly plot. Although the second prince had been hastily made a marquis by the emperor, according to Qiu's understanding of the emperor, as long as the emperor softened his heart this time, she could slowly and gradually coax him in the future, and maybe he would change his mind and re-make Marquis An a king...
Even the dumb fifth prince could be made a king, how could Qiu be willing, her Zhao'er was the oldest prince!
Qiu had guessed the emperor's thoughts quite accurately, but the emperor had already read Marquis An's memorial first, and when Qiu came to ask for the same thing again, the emperor was once again wary. Qiu was injured in the fire, so could it be that he could not do anything else? Why did he ask for mercy from both of them? The emperor
said lightly: "First, take care of your injuries, and don't mention anything else."
The emperor did not give in, and Qiu was stunned. Even if she had a lot to say, she did not dare to ask again.
The emperor did not want to talk about Marquis An anymore, so he changed the subject intentionally: "By the way, have you seen the fish of King Jing before?"
... Fish? ?
When Qiu heard the word, embarrassing memories came flooding back like a tide. She would never forget this shadow, and the fear of being hit in the face by the fish almost made her bite her lips. She panicked and said: "Why did the emperor suddenly talk about fish?"
The emperor smiled and said: "This fish is not an ordinary fish. Now it has golden scales. I think it is a good omen. You should come and see it too."
The fire in Zhongcui Palace was not auspicious after all. The emperor regarded the fish of King Jing as a good omen. Thinking of Qiu who seemed to dislike the fish, he naturally hoped that Qiu would stop being so stubborn. Taking this opportunity to reconcile with King Jing, wouldn't it be better than having to pull Marquis An into it? By the way, it can also wash away the bad smell on Qiu.
Qiu: What? ?
Qiu was unable to follow the emperor's train of thought. The emperor had already turned to King Jing with a smile and ordered King Jing to bring the small carp over.
King Jing's heart was tense. It hadn't been an hour yet, and he didn't know if the small fish had changed back.
King Jing couldn't go to the warm room to bring the small fish out at this time, so he had to come up with a plan to delay time. Because Wang Xi was not around, King Jing asked Luo Ruisheng to prepare the pen and ink, and he picked up the pen and wrote slowly, which took some time.
The emperor was still very happy when he saw King Jing's flying dragons and dancing phoenixes. King Jing was careless. He had just changed his clothes in the warm room of the side hall. He fed the fish and the fish was full and took a nap.
Emperor: "..."
The emperor was deeply embarrassed for a moment, because he knew that King Jing loved this fish, and the fish now had golden scales. The emperor thought that this auspicious sign would be somewhat different from ordinary fish, so he had to be extra tolerant.
The emperor smiled and said, "In this case, then punish King Jing to play a few games with me, and wait for a while."
King Jing nodded in agreement, and Luo Ruisheng immediately ran to get the chessboard...
The emperor had almost never lost when playing chess with others, but he lost two games in a row to King Jing, but King Jing won every game by a narrow margin. The emperor laughed and scolded in his heart: What a bad boy! But even if he lost, the emperor was still docile.
During this time, the Third Prince came to watch the game, hoping to join in the fun. Unfortunately, the Third Prince was the worst in chess among the princes, and he could not understand anything. When he occasionally spoke, the Emperor thought he was annoying, so he asked the Third Prince to move aside.
The Third Prince looked at King Jing again, his eyes full of envy and hatred. In the past, he mostly wanted to pull him, but now he was a little wary.
The Sixth Prince smiled and reached out to pull him: "Third brother, watch the game without talking, and I don't understand chess very well, brother, please go to the side and wait with me."
Because the Sixth Prince rescued the Third Prince in time, the Emperor unexpectedly looked up to this son who always acted as a transparent person.
King Jing calculated the time and it was about time, so he got up and went to the warm pavilion to look for fish.
Wang Xi had been guarding in front of the warm pavilion diligently. King Jing said he would not let him in, so the eunuchs who wanted to enter the warm pavilion to serve tea were stopped.
Outside, Wang Xi was talking in front of the king, and every word was cautious and cautious, as if walking on thin ice. But Li Yu was hiding in the warm pavilion, relaxed and carefree.
When King Jing left, he left behind a jade box for feeding fish. It had fish food and snacks, all of which were what the fish liked
. Li Yu simply hugged the jade box and ate while waiting. With King Jing outside, he felt relieved and felt that time had become faster. The system countdown started, so he closed the jade box and honestly went to the fish tank to wait...
Li Yu had just jumped back into the crystal bottle when King Jing came back.
Oh, master, the fish are feeding themselves! Li Yu swung his tail vigorously.
The little carp was a little worried that the human figure had "disappeared" and King Jing would look for it again, but King Jing didn't. He walked over and took the fish and the crystal bottle away.
"Your Highness, the person in the warm room just now..."
Wang Xi wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the male concubine. He couldn't suddenly appear and disappear all the time, which would surprise people.
King Jing glanced at him: He's gone.
Wang Xi: ???
Eunuch Wang was completely confused, but the little carp, who was brought by King Jing, put his heart back into his stomach, as if he had always disappeared before and King Jing was used to it.
Li Yu was brought to the emperor by King Jing. The little carp was also surprised when he saw Qiu. How come the noble concubine Liangliang is still there? Didn't anyone slap her in the face?
Or was this part different from what he knew?
The emperor ordered King Jing to bring the fish closer, and also asked Qiu to come closer. Qiu's whole body was stiff, staring at the fish in the crystal bottle uncomfortably, her eyes almost popping out.
Although the fish had golden scales growing on its belly and tail, she was sure it was the fish that had hit her in the face before. She would recognize this abominable fish even if it turned into ashes!
The emperor actually asked her to take good care of the fish. Qiu was very unhappy, but she couldn't go against the emperor's wishes, especially since she could sense that the emperor valued the fish in his words.
Qiu forced herself to approach, smiled with trembling lips, and wanted to say a few words to praise Yu, but she had scolded Yu thousands of times in private, and suddenly asked her to praise him, Qiu was stuck!
Li Yu shivered at Qiu's stiff smile, and then he smelled the fragrance of cypress.
Hey, isn't Concubine Liangliang still using the same trick? Why didn't the Sixth Prince and the Third Prince move?
Li Yu secretly glanced at the Third Prince again. He looked like he had a deep hatred and bitterness, and he wanted to pounce in front of Yu. Li Yu understood immediately. Could it be that the Third Prince was useless and couldn't find the right time to shake it out?
This is not good, Li Yu thought, maybe he and Concubine Liangliang really have a fate, and it's his turn to shake it out!
It's boring to always turn upside down. Li Yu smiled mischievously, watching him do something different this time.
Qiu had been watching the fish without blinking. Suddenly, she had a strange feeling that the fish was going to do something weird again. The
fish kept shaking its tail at her. The black fish tail with a hint of gold was seductive and beautiful. Qiu was watching it, and she was a little fascinated. Suddenly, the fish shook its body heavily, and with a "pop" sound, it spit out a long string of bubbles. It paused, shook again, and spit out the second long string of bubbles.
Qiu: "…………"
When the fish spit out the first string of bubbles, the emperor and King Jing were close and noticed it.
The emperor was surprised and said, "Tianchi, what's wrong with the fish?"
King Jing knew that the carp spirit was thinking crookedly again. How could he not support the fish? He deliberately looked at Wang Xi who finally came with a gloomy face.
Eunuch Wang immediately spoke for His Highness: "Your Majesty, this fish has a habit of getting uncomfortable whenever it smells a pungent smell. It is sneezing."
Li Yu: "..."