Chapter 057 Don't Touch the Fish's Butt
Zong Zheng Xiao hissed, picked up the folding fan in his hand and tapped Rong Yin on the top of his head, "Your skin is itchy, you want to be beaten, right?"
Rong Yin covered his head and hid behind Lu'e before he dared to retort: "What I said is the truth."
Looking at Lu'e who was like an old hen protecting her cubs, Zong Zhengxiao smiled slightly and did not embarrass Rong Yin anymore.
But Rong Yin forgot that he was going to ride in the same carriage with Zong Zhengxiao.
“Mmmmm…”
In the carriage, Rong Yin sat on Zong Zhengxiao's legs, with him holding the back of her head and waist and kissing her wantonly.
Rong Yin frantically pushed Zong Zhengxiao away with both hands. After finally getting a chance to catch his breath, he quickly said, "Stop kissing me!"
Zong Zheng Xiao panted slightly, staring at Rong Yin with a dangerous look in his eyes: "If you don't want to kiss me, then who do you want to kiss?"
Lu'e? Or some other girl.
When he thought about Rong Yin abandoning him and going with someone else, Zong Zhengxiao couldn't control his violent temper. He lowered his head and wanted to kiss her again, but Rong Yin raised her hand to block him.
Rong Yin said, "It's not that I don't allow you to kiss me, it's that you kissed me too hard. Look, my lips are about to break. How am I going to eat later?"
"Let me see..." Zong Zhengxiao stroked Rong Yin's soft lips with his fingertips, and after a careful examination, he said, "You are talking nonsense again. Isn't it good to be fine? The skin is about to break somewhere."
Rong Yin retorted with reason: "You are not me, how can you know how I feel? Anyway, it hurts, so you are not allowed to kiss me again."
He thought that after he said this, Zong Zhengxiao would still argue, but he actually agreed readily: "Okay, no more kissing."
Before Rong Yin's eyes could even light up, he continued, "But you have to apologize to me for calling me old this morning."
Rong Yin: “…”
He was wondering why Zong Zhengxiao was like crazy after getting in the car, and kept kissing him. It turned out that he cared about this.
"I was wrong." Rong Yin said honestly, "I was just joking with you. You are still a young man under 30, not old at all. You are not an old man."
Zong Zhengxiao was satisfied, Rong Yin did not mind his age.
"When we have a fight in the future, you are not allowed to hide behind Lu'e. I have never hidden behind Si Xi." Zong Zhengxiao added.
"..." Rong Yin, "If I didn't hide, you would have hit me, right? I'm not a fool. I won't hide even if I'm hit."
Zong Zhengxiao slapped him on the butt, making a "slap" sound: "You just want to go against me, right?"
Rong Yin's face turned red after being hit by him, not because of the pain, but because of shame. He said angrily: "Just talk, can you please stop using your hands and feet? Do you know the saying that goes, 'Don't touch a tiger's butt!'"
"Where did the tiger come from? Aren't you a fish?" Zong Zheng Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Rong Yin raised his fist to express his objection, "You can't even touch a fish's butt."
"You can't touch me?" Zong Zhengxiao chuckled. Before Rong Yin could react, he slapped his butt again, even louder than before. "Look, I touched it and it didn't matter."
When Rong Yin thought that the driver outside might have heard what was going on inside, he felt embarrassed and annoyed, and in excitement he rushed forward.
"Shameless Zong Zheng Xiao, I will fight you to the death."
Zong Zheng Xiao easily controlled Rong Yin, holding his wrist with one hand, lifting his chin with the other, and kissing him hard, "I like you to fight me to death in this way."
Rong Yin struggled at first, but Zong Zhengxiao's kissing skills became more and more sophisticated. He was not careful and fell into the gentleness of this little goblin and gradually gave up resistance.
When the carriage left the palace and came to the street, when Rong Yin got off the car, not only her lips but also the corners of her eyes were red. Her eyes were misty and she looked very satisfied.
Lu'e and Si Xi followed behind and knew at a glance what the two of them had done in the carriage. Lu'e looked embarrassed.
Rong Yin naturally saw Lu'e's expression. He felt guilty for betraying the organization, so he quickly pulled Zong Zhengxiao to the breakfast shop and said, "Let's go. I'm hungry."
They had done some research before coming. This breakfast shop called "Qian's Breakfast Shop" is also very famous in the capital city where there is so much delicious food, especially its crab roe buns and lean meat porridge, which are delicious.
Although it is called a shop, this store is quite large. In addition to the lobby on the first floor, there are also private rooms on the second floor.
Rong Yin and his two masters, two palace maids and three guards attracted the attention of the customers as soon as they entered the store, especially Rong Yin and Zong Zhengxiao. Their appearance and temperament alone were enough to attract attention, not to mention that they were accompanied by servants.
It's obvious that his identity is not simple.
In order to eat without being watched by others and to enjoy the food in peace, Rong Yin and his friends had to go to the second floor.
Rong Yin chose a private room by the window. As soon as they sat down, the waiter came over and asked them what they would like to eat with a smile.
Rong Yin ordered the signature crab roe buns and thin porridge, and Zong Zhengxiao did the same. After they finished ordering, Rong Yin looked at Lu'e and the others and said, "Lu'e and Si Xi, what do you want to eat? Today your majesty... your master is treating us, so order whatever you want, don't be polite."
After he finished speaking, Zong Zheng Xiao also nodded, indicating that they should all listen to Rong Yin.
Lu'e, Si Xi and the guards sat at two separate tables. Seeing that Zong Zheng Xiao agreed, they did not refuse and ordered dishes according to their own preferences.
Breakfast is different from lunch and dinner. It is usually prepared in advance, so the food they ordered was served after a while.
Out of consideration for diners, the crab roe buns here are very small and elegant. People with small mouths can eat one in two bites, while people with big mouths can eat one in one bite. Rong Yin is the latter.
If Zong Zhengxiao hadn't stopped him and told him to wait until the buns cooled down before eating them, his mouth would have been full of blisters from the scalding.
It's no wonder that Rong Yin was anxious. He was already hungry, and the smell of the buns was so tempting that he couldn't resist.
When the bun went into his mouth, the soft dough was bitten open, the crab roe filling flowed out, and the fresh and fragrant taste burst out instantly. Rong Yin's taste buds were greatly satisfied, and tears of emotion almost flowed from the corners of his mouth.
He only hated that he didn't have the talent to be a food critic and couldn't use fancy words to describe the taste he tasted. At this moment, there were only three words left in his mind - so delicious!
He's almost dizzy from the fragrance.
Rong Yin swallowed the food in her mouth and took the time to say something to Zong Zheng Xiao before eating the second bun: "Zong Zheng Xiao, why don't you eat it yet? Come and taste it, it smells delicious!"
After saying this, he continued to eat hard.
The others who were eating heard the noise, looked over, and saw Rong Yin eating. They instantly felt that the already delicious food smelled even better.
Lu'e had discovered before that every time she fed Rongyin something, no matter what it was, Rongyin would act as if he was eating a delicacy.
But it's not like Lu'e hasn't tried it herself, it was just ordinary food.
But every time after watching Rong Yin eat, when she went to eat the same food again, she couldn't help but eat a little more when she thought of Rong Yin's eating habits.
If Lu'e were born in modern times, she would know that there is a profession called eating broadcast. Some people have this talent, which makes people's appetite increase when watching them eat.
Zong Zhengxiao was so immersed in Rong Yin's "everything tastes delicious" expression that he couldn't extricate himself and hadn't picked up his chopsticks yet.
After Rong Yin finished the second one, she saw that he was still sitting there stupidly, so she simply picked up a bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
He didn't change the chopsticks, but used the pair he had just used. Anyway, he and Zong Zheng Xiao had even kissed each other on the mouth, so he didn't care about this detail.
After finishing a basket of crab roe dumplings and a bowl of porridge, Rong Yin wiped his mouth and hands, and rubbed his stomach with satisfaction.
Zong Zhengxiao, who was wiping his hands, asked him, "Are you full?"
Rong Yin shook his head: "Half full."
"How about some more?"
"No." Rong Yin said, "I am a philanthropic person. How can I only save my stomach for breakfast? Where did you put the snacks, drinks, lunch, dinner and midnight snacks?"
Zong Zhengxiao nodded in agreement: "Well, in the food industry, there is indeed no one more philanthropic than you."
After leaving the breakfast shop, Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin walked to digest their food, with several guards following them at a close distance, so as not to attract attention but also to be able to step forward and protect them in time if anything unexpected happened.
The street stalls sold everything from dough figurines, sugar paintings, children's toys, jewelry, rouge and powder, and Rongyin's favorite food.
However, after walking for a while, no stall could attract the philanthropic Rong Yin to come and taste it.
Until they came to a store selling gold and jade jewelry, Rong Yin approached Zong Zhengxiao, tugged on his sleeve and shook him: "Brother~ I want to go in and have a look~"
This is the drama addiction coming back.
Zong Zhengxiao leaned close to him and whispered, "This is the Li family's shop. Do you really want to go in?"
"The Li family." Rong Yin was even more excited. "Of course I have to go. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle."
Zong Zhengxiao smiled and said, "All is up to you." Then he led Rong Yin inside.
Rong Yin's original intention was actually just to see how wealthy the so-called noble family was, but he didn't expect that not long after entering, he would encounter a disgusting thing.
Because it was still early, there were not many people in the store. Judging from their clothes and temperament, they were not ordinary people, so as soon as they stepped into the store, the shopkeeper came to greet them personally.
"What would you like to see? Whether it's gold and jade jewelry or ornaments, our store has everything. If we don't have what you like, we also accept customization and guarantee to meet all your needs."
Zong Zhengxiao remained silent, and Rong Yin continued, "Let's take a look first, and call you if we find anything we like."
"Okay, take your time."
The shopkeeper also understood the situation, and when he was told not to follow, he obediently stood aside.
The Jinyu Store was different from other stores in that the first customers who came in, even if they were not rich or noble, had some money in their hands. If the business was successful, the storekeeper would naturally be happy. If it was not, there was no need to offend anyone, as they might be potential customers.
The jewelry area is separated from the ornament area, and the jewelry area is further divided into men's and women's areas.
Rong Yin didn't want to contribute his achievements to his opponent. He just wanted to take a look out of curiosity. If he liked one, he would ask Zong Zhengxiao to ask someone to customize one for him.
The steward was a discerning man. He saw that it was Rong Yin who was looking at things and that Zong Zheng Xiao seemed to be the one to pay the bill, so he happily asked Zong Zheng Xiao to sit aside first and served him tea and snacks, hoping that if he served well, Zong Zheng Xiao would be more generous when spending money.
Zong Zhengxiao still had that expressionless look on his face, perfectly grasping the arrogant demeanor of certain dignitaries. Seeing this, the shopkeeper's smile became even more sincere.
Rong Yin looked for a long time and felt that all the jewelry on display were old-fashioned and none of them suited him. Just as he was about to turn around and tell Zong Zhengxiao to leave, a voice from the door interrupted the words he was about to say.
"Shopkeeper, quickly bring out the white jade and gold-thread fan that has just been added to the store!"
Rong Yin looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man dressed in luxurious robes, with a handsome appearance but a slightly vulgar temperament, leading a thin man in.
The man’s face was pale and there were dark circles under his eyes. Unlike the dark circles under Zong Zhengxiao’s eyes that were caused by insomnia in the past, his dark circles were caused by excessive indulgence and a weak body and kidney deficiency.
The shopkeeper was smiling at first, thinking he would have a good start this morning, but when he heard the man's voice, his expression changed immediately, as if he had stepped on a pile of dog shit while walking.
There were a few scattered customers in the store, but they all seemed to know the man. As soon as they saw him come in, they left in a hurry with obvious disgust on their faces.
Rong Yin was curious. Could this guy be a plague god? Why did they all dislike him so much?
The shopkeeper came forward and smiled reluctantly, "Young Master, why are you here so early in the morning?"
The man sighed and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Give me the golden jade folding fan. I want to give it to someone."
When he said this, the shopkeeper subconsciously looked at the weak-looking man next to him and guessed that the gift the young master was talking about was probably for him.
But that gold and jade folding fan is so expensive. Not to mention the price of the raw materials, which one is cheaper, gold or jade?
Moreover, whether it is the cutting, carving and assembly of jade or the most important gold wire pressing craftsmanship, these are skills that only experienced craftsmen can master. It took several months to complete this fan.
This fan cannot be called the treasure of the store, but it is also a valuable item worth a thousand taels. How can it be given casually to Mr. Rabbit from Nanfeng Pavilion?
But he didn't dare to say no directly, partly because he couldn't afford to offend the young master in front of him.
The young master is the only male of the young generation of the Li family, and he is the son of Mr. Li's most beloved concubine. Mr. Li loves him very much. If I make the young master unhappy, I will suffer the consequences.
On the other hand, if he gave the fan to the young master, Mr. Li might also cause trouble for him.
Before, when the young master went to the Li family's store, he would just take whatever he wanted, ranging from a few dozen taels to hundreds or even thousands of taels. Moreover, he would go there every two or three days. If he went there too often, the account would not look good.
More importantly, the young master did not use these things to make friends with the rich and powerful, but to reward the beautiful women around him. This is no different from throwing meat buns at a dog, and the Li family will not receive any reward.
Later, the head of the Li family called these shop managers over and gave them a warning, telling them not to obey the young master in everything. If they saw him causing trouble in the store again, they should just refuse him directly.
It was easy for the master to say it, but it was difficult for those who worked for him. At the beginning, there was a shopkeeper who did what the master said. When the young master went to take the valuables, he was determined not to give any of them.
As a result, the young master reported the matter to the master of the house. The master felt sorry for his son, so he took action against the shopkeeper and fired him.
Anyway, he is just a shopkeeper, so just hire another one.
This scared the other shop managers. They didn't know whether to resist or not, so they could only persuade him in a tactful way every time.
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and made an excuse, "Young Master, this golden jade fan has already been ordered by someone else, so I'm afraid I can't give it to you as a gift."
Young Master Li was very unhappy. "Someone has booked her. Who is it?"
The shopkeeper was talking nonsense, no one had ordered that fan at all. He was sweating anxiously, thinking about how to answer the young master, when he saw the young master suddenly raise his hand and point to a place.
"He ordered it?"
The shopkeeper turned around and saw that the person the young master was pointing at was Rong Yin, who looked confused.
The shopkeeper looked at the young master again and found that not only was he not as angry as before, but he was also staring at Rong Yin with his eyes shining.
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat, knowing that something bad was about to happen.
The reason why those guests were in a hurry to leave was because Young Master Li was a well-known pervert in the capital.
He was a man of both sexes and frequented brothels all year round. If he saw a decent man or woman, he would force her to marry him or her as long as he liked her.
No matter if they are children from ordinary families or businessmen or officials of lower status than the Li family, as long as they are favored by Young Master Li, they will not be able to escape the fate of being bullied.
Previously, there was a young man from a sixth-rank official family who, just because Young Master Li thought he was good-looking, was obsessed with him all day long, regardless of whether he liked men or not. He also asked the head of the Li family to put pressure on the young man's father.
In the end, the young man could not continue to study at the academy because of the gossip he received, and considering his father's future, he had no choice but to submit to Master Li.
Young Master Li treated him as his forbidden delicacy and kept him in a small courtyard for his own sexual release.
The shopkeeper had seen that young man before, and he was indeed very handsome, but this guest today was even better than that young man, and was a little younger, so he might be more liked by the young master.
Sure enough, the young master's eyes widened when he saw Rong Yin. He forgot that there was someone with him and walked towards Rong Yin quickly, saying some dirty words.
"Hey, blue eyes? She's a beauty with Hu ancestry. Look at her skin, it's so tender that you can squeeze water out of it. Let me try it to see if it's smooth and soft..."
Rong Yin was irritated by his greasy expression and words, and immediately clenched her fists.
He is usually kind to everyone, but that doesn't mean he has no fighting power. If this bastard dares to come close to him, I will beat him into a pig's head!
The distance between the two was not far, and Young Master Li quickly came in front of Rong Yin. But before Rong Yin could make a move, Young Master Li suddenly let out a scream, and then fell to the ground with a "bang".
As he fell, a teacup lid also fell to the ground with a crisp sound and a corner was knocked off.
It turned out that the teacup lid hit Li Xiaoshao's knee, causing him to kneel down.
Rong Yin turned to look at Zong Zheng Xiao, who had just retracted his throwing gesture.
Lu'e, who finally reacted, quickly stepped forward and pulled Rong Yin over. Rong Yin looked at Zong Zhengxiao and said, "I can handle it myself."
Zong Zhengxiao stood up and said, "If you beat him yourself, your hands will get dirty."
"That's right." Rong Yin stood beside Zong Zhengxiao and saw that Young Master Li had been helped up by the shopkeeper and the weak man.
Young Master Li grimaced in pain, pointing at the two men and shouting in anger: "Do you know who my father is? How dare you hit me? You don't want to live anymore, do you?"
Zong Zheng Xiao was too lazy to waste time talking to such an idiot, so he walked out holding Rong Yin. Seeing that Young Master Li was still unwilling to stop, Si Xi called the guards outside the store to stop him and not allow him to approach the two masters.
"You think you're the only one with thugs, right? If you have the guts, tell me your name. If you dare to offend Master Li in the capital, believe it or not, the bodies of you and your lover will be found in the moat tomorrow morning!"
Zong Zhengxiao still ignored him, but Rong Yin turned around and made a face at him.
"Hey!" Young Master Li was anxious. He regretted that he didn't bring the strong guards from home with him when he went out today, otherwise he would have beaten this arrogant guy to a pulp.
Si Xi turned around and looked at Master Li who was being held back by the guards. He said with a fake smile, "You are not worthy of knowing my master's name. If you really want to pay your respects to him, you can go back and ask your father."
After saying this, Si Xi was escorted by the guards and left without looking back.
Young Master Li just hangs around all day and hasn't even gotten a job, so how could he have the chance to meet the emperor, let alone remember what he looks like.
So when he heard Si Xi's words, he didn't think about it that way at all and thought that Si Xi was provoking him.
He was about to rush forward, but the shopkeeper stopped him and said in a trembling voice, "Young Master, forget it. I think the identities of those people seem to be not simple."
Young Master Li looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Do you know who he is?"
"I don't know. I've never seen them in the capital, but I just looked carefully. The fabrics on those two people look like tributes."
The shopkeeper had only had the good fortune to see tribute fabrics once, and that was two years ago, so when he first saw Rong Yin and Zong Zheng Xiao, he didn't notice anything at all, he just thought that the two men were dressed unusually.
It was not until just now that he questioned the identities of the two men and looked them up and down carefully that he discovered the peculiarity among them.
There are only a handful of people in the capital who can afford to use tribute, and Young Master Li cannot afford to offend any of them. If that person is really the one in the palace, he will be in trouble.
Young Master Li also understood what the shopkeeper meant. The relationship between these noble families and the royal family was strained. He must have offended them terribly by speaking so arrogantly just now. If the emperor took the opportunity to punish the noble families, his father would skin him alive!
Young Master Li was scared. He didn't care about the pain in his legs. He said to the shopkeeper with a pale face, "Tell someone to follow them. I'm going home to find my elder brother."
He certainly didn't dare to go directly to his father. Although his father doted on him, if he found out that he had caused such a big trouble, he would harden his heart and punish him.
His eldest brother doted on him the most and let him do whatever he wanted. Moreover, his eldest brother worked in the court and had met the emperor, so he went to sound out the matter first to see if that man was really the emperor.
If not, everyone is happy. If so, he will ask his brother to help him solve the problem.
As Rong Yin and Zong Zheng Xiao were far away from the Li family's store, Zong Zheng Xiao asked Rong Yin, "Do you want to continue shopping?"
Rong Yin nodded: "Of course we have to continue. We have finally come out here, how can we let a fool ruin our mood? It's not worth it!"
Zong Zheng Xiao asked: "Where do you want to go next?"
Rong Yin's eyes rolled around and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Next stop, Nanfeng Pavilion!"
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