The people around him started calling her the princess, and King Jing's expression softened a lot, but he had no intention of correcting it, nor did he say anything to Li Yu.

Li Yu was still thinking that if the other party brought it up, he could refuse it. After all, they were not husband and wife, and it would be bad if people misunderstood them. But since King Jing didn't mention it, he couldn't take the initiative to tell King Jing, and he couldn't explain it to the people himself, as if he cared about the title of princess. So Li Yu felt very aggrieved when many people called her the princess, but he couldn't refute it because of various considerations.

Li Yu regretted going out to shop, sobbing, why did the big bastard not say anything, and he was led by the nose!

Wang Xi had come to this market once before and briefly introduced it to King Jing and Li Yu. If the master was interested, he could lead the way. The guards of the palace were responsible for protecting King Jing, and King Jing protected Master Li. Therefore, although there were many people watching the excitement, King Jing and his party were not actually affected.

King Jing handed the simple topographic map drawn by Wang Xi to Li Yu, as if he was in charge.

Li Yu only had one hour to visit, and he could not waste time on unnecessary politeness, so he took it without saying anything.

The topographic map drawn by Wang Xi was simple and self-understanding, and it was clear at a glance. It turned out that the market had two entrances, north and south. They were now at the north entrance. Along the main road, there were many shops and stalls, as well as a restaurant that had hired a troupe from Jin Jue. Li Yu knew that it was impossible to visit every corner of the market this time, so he went to the busiest place to take a look. The restaurant was said to be the largest restaurant in the area. Although it was opened by a local, the chefs used were all from Jin Jue. It was said that Jin Jue was good at cooking beef and mutton, so the restaurant's signature dishes were roasted whole lamb and various meat skewers, which really tempted Li Yu.

Li Yu couldn't help but slurp his saliva: "Your Highness, let's walk slowly south along the main road, look at the roadside stalls, then have a meal in the restaurant, watch the variety show, and then go back to the south entrance, how about it?"

Li Yu's plan was in line with the rules, and King Jing had no objection, and signaled Wang Xi to do it. Eunuch Wang immediately ordered a guard to trot to the restaurant and book the best private room. Moreover, roasted whole lamb is a dish that takes a lot of effort and cannot be prepared in a short time, so the restaurant can also make it first. It seems that Master Li and His Highness will stroll around for a while, and it will be almost ready when they arrive at the restaurant.

Li Yu and King Jing walked and strolled according to the plan.

Wang Xi was right. Many of the goods in the market were selling Jin Jue's specialties. Li Yu had only read one or two sentences from the original book before.

Jin Jue people like shiny, bold and elegant gold ornaments, especially bracelets and masks. Bracelets and masks are usually painted with Jin Jue's golden crow totem.

Li Yu also loves shiny things. These gold ornaments are placed on open-air stalls. Li Yu will stop and look at them curiously every time he passes by one.

King Jing found a white jade hairpin. The tail of the hairpin was made into a rare fish shape, and the fish eyes were inlaid with black jade. King Jing thought the hairpin was well made. Although the material was a bit rough, it had some of the spirit of a small fish, so he asked for the hairpin to take a closer look. King Jing

was looking at the hairpin, and Li Yu was happy. It turned out that the big bastard also liked jewelry.

While King Jing was looking at the hairpins, he went to another stall. King Jing noticed it immediately and handed the fish-shaped hairpin in his hand to Wang Xi to deal with. He followed Li Yu from a distance with his guards.

He knew that since Xiaoyu came to the market, his eyes would be glued to these things along the way. King Jing thought that it would be okay to let the carp spirit play for a while.

There were many people around the stalls on the main road. Li Yu finally found a place with few people and walked over. This store specializes in selling bracelets and masks. Li Yu's admiring eyes lingered on the rows of masks hanging high. The masks in this store were coated with a thick layer of gold powder, and the forehead was uniformly a golden crow, and the tail of the golden crow was decorated with beautiful peacock tail feathers, which looked simple and mysterious.

After looking at the mask, Li Yu went to look at the bracelet. He picked up a gold ring with great interest, and put it under the sunlight to observe carefully. As expected, there was also a golden crow carved on the inside of the bracelet, just as the legend said. Li Yu touched the gold ring with his fingers and felt that it was polished very smoothly. There was no other decoration except the golden crow on the inside. He tried to put it on his hand. The heavy gold ring on his thin wrist gave him the feeling of a nouveau riche. After trying it on, Li Yu felt that it was not suitable and wanted to take it off.

Unexpectedly, the stall owner saw Li Yu coming alone and didn't know Li Yu's identity, so he smiled and said: "Since this guest has put it on, it means that the gold ring is destined to be with you. This is the rule of our Jin Jue. Please don't let this fate down and buy it." The owner

was strong and muscular, with a full beard and deep eyebrows. He asked Li Yu to buy the gold ring and asked for fifty taels of silver. Li Yu was a little embarrassed. He just tried it on for a while and wanted to buy it. It was so expensive. Could it be that he encountered the ancient version of forced selling? King Jing,

who was far away, was about to step forward when he saw something wrong. Suddenly, he saw Li Yu pinching his cheek and showing a mischievous smile.

King Jing: "..."

King Jing paused, as if he accidentally discovered the scene of Xiao Yu's mischief.

King Jing thought to himself that Xiaoyu was a carp spirit after all, so he could do whatever he wanted as long as there was no danger.

Li Yu recalled carefully that the boss did not tell him not to try it on at the beginning. He looked at other stalls and saw that there were also customers trying it on. Other bosses did not say anything, but this one was different. Li Yu understood that he probably accidentally ran into a black shop and was cheated by it.

Li Yu was not in a hurry to deal with such a person. He said leisurely: "Uncle, when I wanted to wear it, you didn't say that I had to buy it after wearing it. Why did you say it now?"

"It's not too late to say it now."

The boss simply lied: "My gold ring is a spiritual object. When you wear it, the spiritual energy will be sucked away by you. If you don't buy it, how can I sell it to others?"

Li Yu: "..."

Can you even make up such a perfunctory lie?

Li Yu cushioned the gold ring in his hand. It was very heavy. He estimated that it could be worth a lot of money, but it was definitely not fifty taels of silver. Li Yu heard from Wang Xi that ten taels of silver could only last a year for ordinary people. How could he spend five years' worth of money on a piece of jewelry?

Besides, he had no money. He was in charge of raising fish in Prince Jing's mansion. The "work" he had to do every day was really easy. Food and clothing were provided by the palace. Li Yu himself did not think of asking for monthly salary. Why should he, a fish who traveled through books, care about these material things? Even if there was space, he should save it for other important things.

Although Yu was covered with a golden silk and water grass quilt every day and woke up from a spacious silver stone bed, he was actually penniless and had no savings. He was a poor fish. He could not afford the gold ring no matter how he looked at it. He did not want to waste money and encourage unhealthy trends. It would be best if he could teach the boss a lesson.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, fifty taels is too much." Li Yu said straightforwardly.

Whatever you say, what if I don't buy it?

The boss' eyes widened. He couldn't be wrong. The material of the boy's clothes was woven from the finest ice silkworm silk. Even the string of jade beads casually tied around his waist was full of water. He therefore guessed that the boy was a nobleman. But how could a nobleman not be able to come up with a mere fifty taels and act like he was free to bargain?

The boss said with a dark face: "Forty-five taels at most, no less."

Li Yu sighed: "Uncle, I can't afford forty-five taels."

The boss still had hope, and he bargained down the price by five taels at a time. When it reached twenty-five, the young man still did not intend to pay. The boss was getting anxious.

"Then how much can you pay?"

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I forgot to bring money when I went out today." Li Yu smiled and stuck out his tongue.

The boss was almost mad at him: "Why are you shopping without money?"

Li Yu said innocently: "Uncle, didn't you tell me that I have to buy it if I wear a gold ring?"

The boss was so angry that he wanted to drive him away. Just as he was about to quarrel with him, he saw a tall young man standing behind the young man from a distance. Behind the young man stood a large group of followers. He raised his head with a cold expression and looked into his eyes with murderous intent.

The boss's heart trembled, realizing that the young man was probably the young master's backstage. His lips opened and closed, but he swallowed back the curse he was about to say.

Li Yu was unaware that someone was supporting him. Seeing that the boss was silent, Li Yu put the gold ring back on his hand.

The boss was confused by his confusing behavior and whispered: "You, you don't have money and you don't buy it, so why are you wearing it?"

Li Yu said honestly: "Uncle, didn't you say that I sucked away the spiritual energy of the gold ring? Now I wear it for a while longer, let it suck me too, can't I sell it to others!"

Boss: "..."

The boss just said that the gold ring has spirits. If he denies it immediately, he will be slapping himself in the face.

The boss glanced at the young man in the distance anxiously. Perhaps he was hallucinating in the face of danger, and he always felt that the young man's cold face became even colder.

The boss helplessly watched Li Yu rolling the gold ring back and forth and playing with it in various ways.

Some passers-by looked at Li Yu curiously, and some were interested in playing with the gold ring. The boss thought that a transaction was coming, but Li Yu said in a rough voice: "Do you have enough money? The boss's rules say that you have to buy it if you put it on."

The passers-by were shocked and hurried away with their necks shrunk.

The boss was angry and anxious, but he didn't dare to get angry. In the end, he had to ask Li Yu to return the gold ring to him and go somewhere else.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Uncle, I wish you a prosperous business. I will

come again next time!" The boss prayed to the gods in his heart that the ancestors would never come again.

Li Yu felt that he had been away for a while, and King Jing should still be looking at the hairpin. Li Yu wanted to go back to find King Jing, but when he turned around, he found that King Jing was standing behind him with his lips curled, like a solid copper wall or iron wall.

"Your Highness!"

Li Yu's tongue was tied. It turned out that the big bastard was there all the time?

Then he bargained with the boss and teased the boss, wouldn't he be seen? !

As a happy person, his image in King Jing's mind would probably be ruined.

Li Yu was a little nervous, but King Jing walked up to him with a smile, rubbed his head, took out a white jade hairpin with a fish-shaped tail from his sleeve, and carefully inserted it into Li Yu's hair.

Li Yu:? ? ?

When Li Yu first transformed into a human form, the system made some adjustments to his hair, making it a little longer, so no one said anything about his hair. Li Yu himself thought that this was adapting to the local customs, and he didn't pay much attention to it. Moreover, he was in a hurry every time he transformed, so it was good to have clothes to wear. He didn't have time to tie a braid or a crown, so he usually just let his hair down behind his head. King Jing thought he liked it that way and didn't demand it.

Now that he got a hairpin, Li Yu was fascinated by the round little fish at the end of the hairpin.

Was it because his name was Li Yu that King Jing gave him a hairpin with a fish on it?

King Jing really liked fish too much.