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 behind 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.

金玉店鋪跟其它的店不一樣，首先會走進來的客人，即便不是非富即貴，手裏也捏着些錢，若是生意成了，掌櫃的自然高興，若是不成，也不用得罪人，說不定人家就是潛在客戶呢。

首飾區和擺件區是分開的，首飾區又細分為男式和女式兩塊地方。

戎音才不想給對手貢獻業績，他就是好奇看看，要是有喜歡的，讓宗政逍請人幫他照着模樣定制一個。

管事是個有眼色的，見看東西的是戎音，宗政逍才像是那個買單的，便樂呵呵地請宗政逍先到旁邊去坐，還奉上了茶水點心，期待自己服務得好了，宗政逍花錢時能大方些。

宗政逍還是那副面無表情的模樣，将某些權貴那高傲的做派拿捏得死死的，掌櫃見狀，臉上的笑意都更真誠了。

戎音看半天，覺得擺出來的這些首飾款式都很老氣，沒一個适合他的，正想轉身叫宗政逍走了，門口卻先傳來一道聲音打斷了他即将脫口而出的話。

“掌櫃的，快給本少爺把店裏新上貨的那柄白玉金絲扇拿出來！”

戎音尋聲看去，只見一個身着華貴衣袍，容貌也周正，但氣質略顯猥瑣的男人領着一個體型纖瘦的男子走了進來。

男人臉色泛白，眼下烏青，與宗政逍從前失眠導致的黑眼圈不同，他這個一看就是縱欲過度，體弱腎虛。

本來還笑吟吟，以為今早能迎個開門紅的掌櫃，一聽見這男人的聲音，神情立馬就變了，像是好端端走路上踩到了一坨狗屎似的。

店裏本來還有幾個零散的客人，但他們像是都認識這個男人 ，一看見他進來，就忙不疊離開了，臉上還挂着明顯的厭惡神情。

戎音好奇，這家夥難道是瘟神不成，怎麽都那麽嫌棄他？

掌櫃的迎上去，笑得勉強：“小少爺，您怎麽一大早就過來了？”

男人啧了一聲，道：“少廢話，把那柄金玉折扇給我拿出來，我要送人。”

他說這句話時，掌櫃的下意識看向他旁邊那個外表柔柔弱弱的男子，猜到了小少爺說的要送人大概就是送給他。

可那柄金玉折扇造價何其昂貴，原料的價格自不必說，金和玉哪個是便宜東西？

而且無論是玉石的切割雕刻和組裝，還是最重要的壓金絲手藝，這都是老工匠們才能掌握的技術，這柄扇子足足花了幾個月才完工呢。

這扇子說不上鎮店之寶，但也是價值千兩的名貴之物，哪能随随便便就送給一個南風館的兔兒爺。

但他又不敢直接說不給，一方面是因為他得罪不起眼前這位少爺。

小少爺是李家嫡系年輕這輩唯二的男丁，還是李老爺最寵愛的貴妾生的，李老爺寶貝他寶貝得不得了，自己要是讓小少爺不高興，只會吃不了兜着走。

另一方面則是，要是他把扇子給了小少爺，李老爺可能也會找他麻煩。

之前小少爺去李家的店鋪，都是随便拿東西，少則幾十兩，多則成百上千兩，而且他還是三天兩頭就要去一回，次數多了，這賬面就不好看了。

更重要的是，小少爺拿這些東西也不是去結交權貴，而是賞給跟在他身邊的莺莺燕燕，這跟肉包子打狗沒什麽區別，李家收不到任何回報。

後來李家主就把他們這些掌櫃的叫過去敲打了，讓他們不要事事都順着小少爺，以後再遇到他去店裏搗亂，直接拒絕就行了。

家主說得容易，他們這些給人幹活的就難辦了，一開始的确有個掌櫃按照家主說的做了，小少爺去拿貴重物品，他堅決地一件都不給。

結果小少爺告到了家主那裏去，家主心疼兒子，就拿那個掌櫃開刀，把人給辭了。

反正就是掌櫃的而已，再招一個就是了。

這可把其他掌櫃吓壞了，這攔也不是，不攔也不是，所以他們每次都只能委婉地勸說。

掌櫃想了想，找借口道：“小少爺，這柄金玉扇已經有人訂下了，怕是不能拿來給您送人。”

李小少爺很是不爽，“被人訂下了，是誰？”

掌櫃是亂說的，根本就沒人訂那柄扇子，他正急得滿頭大汗，思考該怎麽敷衍小少爺時，只見小少爺忽然擡起手，指向一個地方。

“是他訂下的？”

掌櫃的轉頭望去，發現小少爺指着的人是一臉茫然的戎音。

掌櫃再看小少爺，發現他不僅不像之前一樣生氣了，還盯着戎音，兩眼放光。

掌櫃的心裏咯噔一聲，知道要遭了。

方才那些客人之所以急着離開，就是因為李小少爺可是京城聞名的大色魔。

他男女通吃，常年出沒秦樓楚館也就罷了，看見良家的男女，只要他喜歡，也會強娶硬奪回去。

無論是普通百姓家的孩子，還是地位比李家低的商人官員，只要是被李小少爺看上了，就別想逃過遭受欺辱的命運。

之前有個六品官家的公子，只因李小少爺覺得他好看，也不管人家喜不喜歡男人，就整日癡纏于人家，還要求李家主給那位公子的父親施壓。

最後那位公子因為遭人議論，無法繼續去書院讀書，再加上為了父親的前途考慮，他只能屈服于李小少爺。

李小少爺将他當做禁/脔，養進一方小院，供自己發洩。

掌櫃的見過那位公子，相貌的确英俊非常，但今天這個客人，比那位公子有過之而無不及，而且年輕略小，恐怕更得小少爺喜歡。

果然，小少爺在看見戎音後眼睛都瞪直了，也忘了自己身邊還帶着個人，快步就朝戎音走過去，嘴裏還說着不幹不淨的渾話。

“哎喲，藍眼睛的？還是個有胡人血統的美人兒，看這皮膚，嫩得都可以掐出水來了，快讓本少爺試試到底滑不滑，軟不軟……”

戎音被他油膩的表情和言語刺激到，當即就攥緊了拳頭。

他平時對誰都和和氣氣的，不代表他真沒武力值，這個王八蛋膽敢靠近，自己就把他揍成豬頭！

兩人之間的距離本就不遠，李小少爺很快就來到了戎音面前，只是還不等戎音動手，李小少爺就突然發出一聲慘叫，然後“咚”一聲摔到在了地上。

随着他摔倒，一個茶杯蓋子也落到地上，發出清脆的響聲，磕掉了一個角。

原來是茶杯蓋子打到了李小少爺的膝蓋彎，這才讓他跪下了。

戎音轉頭看向宗政逍，他投擲的姿勢剛收回去。

終于反應過來的綠娥連忙上前把戎音拉了過去，戎音看着宗政逍，道：“我可以自己解決的。”

宗政逍起身，同時道：“親自打他，會髒了你的手。”

“也是。”戎音站到宗政逍身邊，看見李小少爺已經被掌櫃和那個柔弱的男子扶起來了。

李小少爺疼得龇牙咧嘴，惱羞成怒地指着兩人大吼：“你們知道我爹是誰嗎？居然敢打我，不想活了是吧！”

宗政逍都懶得跟這種蠢貨廢話，牽着戎音就往外走，眼看李小少爺還不肯罷休，四喜便叫來了守在店外的侍衛，将其攔住，不準他接近兩位主子。

“你以為就你有打手是吧，有膽子報上名來，敢在京城裏得罪我李少，你信不信，明早護城河就會出現你和你那小情兒的屍體！”

宗政逍還是沒理他，戎音卻回頭，沖他做了個鬼臉。

“嘿！”李小少爺急了，他只恨自己今天出門沒帶上家裏那幾個身強力壯的護院，不然早把這個傲慢的家夥打得滿地找牙了。

四喜轉身，看向被侍衛攔着的李小少爺，皮笑肉不笑：“我家老爺的名字，你還不配知道，實在是想瞻仰的話，可以回去問問你爹。”

說完，四喜就由侍衛護着，頭也不回地離開了。

李小少爺整日只知道厮混，連個一官半職都沒混到，那裏有機會見到皇上，更別說記得他長什麽模樣了。

所以聽見四喜的話，他根本沒往那方面想，還以為四喜是在挑釁他。

他正要接着沖上去，掌櫃卻攔住了他，顫聲勸道：“小少爺，還是算了吧，我覺得那夥人的身份好像不簡單。”

李小少爺看向掌櫃：“你知道他是誰？”

“不知道，我也從未在京城見過他們，但我剛才仔細看過了，那兩人身上的布料，好像是貢品。”

掌櫃也就有幸見過一次貢品布料，還是在兩年前了，所以初見戎音和宗政逍時，他完全沒看出來，只是覺得這兩人衣着不凡。

直到方才，他質疑兩人的身份，認認真真将他們上下打量了一遍，才發現其中的特殊之處。

這京城能用得起貢品的人屈指可數，每一個都不是李小少爺開罪得起的，若那人真是宮裏那位，就更是完犢子了。

李小少爺也明白掌櫃的意思了，他們這些世家跟皇室關系緊張，自己方才說話那樣嚣張，肯定是把人得罪得死死的了，要是皇上借機懲治世家，他父親還不把他的皮給扒了！

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!"