Chapter 63 Measuring the waist with the hand
Deliberately provoking someone will result in punishment. This is Rong Yin's experience.
After Zong Zheng Xiao controlled him, he kissed him fiercely, as if he wanted to vent all his love and dissatisfaction with his previous mischief in this kiss. Rong Yin was completely encircled in his arms, tightly enveloping her.
Although the two of them practiced frequently, Rong Yin's kissing skills were still not as good as Zong Zhengxiao's, and she was soon kissed to the point where she couldn't breathe.
He pushed Zong Zhengxiao, making a few unbearable nasal sounds, sounding a little aggrieved.
Zong Zhengxiao bit his lips and moved back a little, finally being able to breathe fresh air. Rong Yin was breathing heavily, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes were filled with moisture.
After catching his breath, he glared at Zong Zhengxiao and said, "You stingy bastard, do you want to suffocate me to death?"
Rong Yin thought Zong Zheng Xiao would refute, but just as he finished speaking, Zong Zheng Xiao lowered his head and kissed him again, and the kiss was even more fierce than last time.
The aura from his body completely covered Rong Yin. Rong Yin no longer had the strength to resist and could only be led by him, even her breathing had to follow his rhythm.
When Zong Zheng Xiao stepped back again, Rong Yin's eyes were already blank, and his mouth was open blankly, as if his brain had stopped working due to lack of oxygen.
Zong Zheng Xiao kept staring at his face, like a wolf holding a rabbit under its claws and playing with it, waiting for the moment when it gets hungry, then lower its head and swallow it completely into its stomach.
It took Rong Yin a long time to come back to his senses, and he spoke in a stammering voice: "You..."
Rong Yin had just said one word when he saw Zong Zheng Xiao was about to kiss him again. He quickly turned his head away and said in a hoarse voice, "Wrong, wrong, don't kiss me, I'm going to die!"
Zong Zhengxiao turned his face and said in a shockingly calm tone, "You are about to die, but you still have a lot of energy, don't you?"
"Wuwuwu, I'm sorry, I won't tease you next time. I was wrong, husband, please forgive me." In order to avoid being kissed to death, Rong Yin tried her best to beg for mercy.
He took the initiative to hook his arms around Zong Zhengxiao's neck, and moved up to rub his face, saying softly and coquettishly, "My husband is the most kind and tolerant man in the world, and he is so handsome. He is simply the best partner in the world. Being able to be with you is the blessing I have cultivated for eight lifetimes."
Zong Zhengxiao asked, "Do you really think so?"
Rong Yin: "Really, more real than pearls."
Zong Zheng Xiao fell silent. Rong Yin was terrified, fearing that Zong Zheng Xiao would hold on to him and torture him again.
"Well, for your knowledge, I won't kiss you."
Rong Yin heaved a sigh of relief: "I knew you were the best, my husband..."
"Change it to this." Zong Zhengxiao interrupted and squeezed his right leg between Rong Yin's legs.
Rong Yin didn't expect that this could be reversed. Before he could react, he was dragged into another fiery vortex by Zong Zheng Xiao.
The next day, Rong Yin woke up late as expected.
He sat up on the bed with disheveled hair. The palace servants came in to help him wash and dress. When they saw his chest covered with red marks under his unbuttoned collar, they all couldn't help blushing.
His Majesty and the young master played too vigorously last night. They could hear the young master crying from outside.
Rong Yin knew what they were thinking from their expressions, so he simply pretended to be blind to avoid embarrassment for both parties.
Today Rong Yin is in the kitchen again. He has developed different flavors of milk tea based on different types of tea leaves in preparation for opening a milk tea shop.
After the production was completed, he distributed the milk tea to everyone in Yinjiaoyuan and Zong Zhengxiao as usual, and helped him choose the one that was most suitable for everyone.
While sipping his milk tea, Zong Zhengxiao handed Rong Yin a memorial.
Rong Yin opened it and found that it was a memorial submitted by the manager of the imperial estate. It said that all the winter wheat had been dried, crushed and bagged. After weighing, it was found that the yield per mu was about four shi, which was double the previous two shi.
The above is Rong Yin's summary. In fact, the content of the memorial is much more detailed than this. The steward wrote down the quality of the wheat, how many bags it was packed in total, and how happy and grateful the tenants of the imperial estate were to Your Majesty.
Rong Yin had anticipated this outcome when he saw the wheat harvest, so he was not surprised but very happy when he learned the actual result.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, your wish has been fulfilled." Rong Yin clasped his fists and congratulated Zong Zheng Xiao.
Zong Zhengxiao couldn't hold back the smile on his face. He had successfully taken the first step in his great cause of strengthening the country. "This is all thanks to you, Ayin."
Rong Yin shook his head: "I only take a small part of the credit. I came up with the idea, but it was others who did the work."
Zong Zhengxiao said, "Don't worry, Ah Yin. I have already given the order. They will not lose a cent of the reward they deserve."
"Then I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, on their behalf."
"I also want to thank you, Ayin, on their behalf and on behalf of the people of the world."
Rong Yin smiled and said, "Please help me choose the milk tea. It will be my thank you gift."
Zong Zhengxiao smiled: "I will definitely fulfill my mission."
Because Lao Yang and Rong Yin were researching new flavors every day, and most of the people who tasted their food were palace maids from Ginyagi Garden, it didn't take long for them to find that they seemed to have gained weight.
But they are reluctant to give up bread and milk tea.
In addition to the fact that the food tasted good, they also heard from palace servants who worked in the bakery that the daily supply of bread, dry cakes and milk tea in the store was limited, and people outside might not be able to buy them even if they lined up and had money.
But in Ginjaguar, they can eat there every day without paying and without queuing. They would be foolish to give up such a special benefit.
Therefore, the palace ladies who loved both food and beauty could only work very hard every day in an attempt to offset the high calories they consumed.
Rong Yin saw that they wanted to mop the floor eight hundred times a day, and was puzzled for a moment, so she asked them the reason. After knowing the truth, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
Rong Yin: "Hahahaha, then Chef Yang and I are really deeply sinful."
Palace people: "..."
My Lord, you are obviously taking pleasure in misfortune.
In the evening, when Zong Zhengxiao came back, Rong Yin took him to take a bath, her eyes always wandering around his waist.
The gaze was too hot, and Zong Zhengxiao's lower abdomen instinctively tightened.
He pulled Rong Yin into his arms, pinched his face, and said, "Where are you looking? Have you forgotten how you begged for mercy from me last time?"
When Zong Zhengxiao said this, Rong Yin recalled his own humiliating experience. He blushed and said, "I just wanted to see if you've gained weight."
He told Zong Zhengxiao about the affairs of the palace people.
Zong Zheng Xiao laughed when he heard this and said, "Then what did you see?"
"I can't tell." Rong Yin still couldn't control her mouth and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me measure it myself?"
Zong Zhengxiao challenged him: "Do you dare to measure it yourself?"
Rong Yin said quickly: "Why are you afraid?"
Zong Zhengxiao opened his arms and looked at him with a smile, "Then come on."
Rong Yin: “…”
I've been fooled again! Is it too late to regret now?
It's obviously too late.
So that night, the palace servants who were on guard outside heard some strange noises again.
After being drained for two consecutive nights, Rong Yin felt that she couldn't go on like this any longer.
Whenever he got close to Zong Zheng Xiao, he wanted to tease him. Whenever he teased him, he would be "bullied" in return, and he would always be the one who got into trouble in the end.
Rong Yin decided that he would be a cool fish who was frugal with words.
Zong Zheng Xiao didn't know that Rong Yin had such an ambitious goal. When he saw that Rong Yin didn't talk to him much in the next few days, he thought he was angry because he had been too harsh on him that night.
It was not until he saw Rong Yin being silent even to the palace servants that he realized things were not simple.
He began to pay attention to Rong Yin's inner thoughts, and sure enough, he discovered that although Rong Yin didn't say a word on the surface, she was actually in turmoil inside.
Rong Yin: Wuwuwu, it's so hard to act cool, I really want to talk to Zong Zheng Xiao, but I can't, too much talk will lead to mistakes, I will definitely not be able to hold back and tease him, then I will be the one who suffers, I can't give up halfway, Rong Yin!!!
Zong Zhengxiao suppressed his laughter and walked over.
Rong Yin: Why did he come here suddenly? I can't look at him, I have to be cool!
Zong Zhengxiao sat next to Rong Yin and approached him: "What are you looking at?"
Rong Yin held a book in his hand, his expression as cold as ice, and answered in a self-righteous manner: "Reading."
Zong Zhengxiao said with a smile: "But you hold the book upside down."
Rong Yin: “…”
Rong Yin: Ahhhhhh! How embarrassing!!!
He silently adjusted the book and turned the next page with an expression of calmness.
Zong Zhengxiao stopped talking and sat upright beside Rong Yin. When Rong Yin glanced at him secretly, he stared at her. Rong Yin was so scared that she had to quickly turn her gaze away and continue pretending to read.
After a long while, Zong Zheng Xiao didn't move. Rong Yin muttered in her heart: What is Zong Zheng Xiao doing? Could it be that he saw through my disguise?
After thinking about it, Rong Yin confidently denied it: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My acting is so good! There is no flaw at all! He must be curious about why I suddenly became less talkative. Humph, he can't guess the reason.
Zong Zhengxiao could no longer restrain himself. He tilted his head to look at the smug Rong Yin, and said with a smile: "A Yin, have you forgotten that I can hear your inner voice?"
Rong Yin: “?”
Rong Yin: “!”
Rong Yin: ...I am no longer alive, so why hasn't the world been destroyed?
Zong Zhengxiao seemed to be afraid that Rong Yinshe had not died enough, so he continued to use his ultimate move: "If you don't want to do that kind of thing with me, you can just say it directly. I will let you tease me, but I will never touch you."
Rong Yin didn't even have any thoughts at this moment. His face turned red to his ears and neck, and the top of his head was almost smoking.
He stood up tremblingly, walked to the edge of the pool, looked despairing, and jumped in resolutely.
He also had to pretend that he didn't hear Zong Zhengxiao's unbridled laughter behind him.
Although the process was different from what Rong Yin had imagined, he also achieved his goal. He didn't talk to Zong Zheng Xiao for a long time afterwards, mainly because he was too embarrassed to talk to him. Zong Zheng Xiao also didn't ask him to spend the night with him.
The only thing worth being happy about is that Yunduo Bakery has become extremely popular in Beijing. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, if you haven't tried Yunduo Bakery, you can't even join in a conversation.
If anyone has tried milk tea, they will be asked by their relatives and friends what it tastes like and whether it is worth buying. It has become a hot topic in the circle of friends.
Moreover, someone somehow spread the news that the plaque of Yunduo Bakery was given by the emperor and the words on it were also written by the emperor himself.
If you can walk back and forth under the plaque, you can get the dragon's energy and be blessed by the emperor!
Many people came to the bakery with this idea in mind, and the customer flow increased significantly.
There is a long queue outside the Cloud Bakery every day. If it were not a special holiday and there were no curfew in the city, many people would probably be willing to queue from early morning to dawn.
The quantity of bread, biscuits and milk tea is limited every day. The problem is that there is a shortage of manpower and we cannot manage it. This is the limit.
Moreover, they limit purchases and do not accept reservations.
If you want to eat it, come early. If you come late, you won’t even be able to smell it.
It was Rong Yin's idea to adopt the hungry marketing strategy. On the one hand, he was indeed short-handed, and he had no plans to expand the scale of production for the time being. If he recruited more people in a short period of time, what would happen if someone with improper management sneaked in to learn the skills or wanted to do mischief?
On the other hand, what is out of reach is the best. The risk of selling out will stimulate customers to consume. Otherwise, if the product is always available, customers will not value it or be enthusiastic about it.
The second floor is basically packed with customers every day. Now the wives of officials are honored to be able to enjoy afternoon tea on the second floor of the Cloud Bakery.
Rong Yin gave special treatment to his own people and reserved a private room for them. As long as they came, they could go in anytime and anywhere. They didn't have to worry about not being able to buy snacks and milk tea, as they had all been reserved for them in advance.
Therefore, some wives of officials who did not have a clear side in the court began to intentionally get close to the wives of the meritorious officials, hoping to get a private room and buy snacks and milk tea in advance.
The Ji family has received quite a few invitations recently, all from the wives of other officials inviting Mrs. Ji to admire flowers and have tea. She has been visiting one family after another every day and has almost no time to take care of her own family affairs.
At night, the couple of the Ji family cuddled together, and Duke Ji sighed: "From selling ice to having the special treatment of the second floor, His Majesty has earned us both money and face. We didn't follow the wrong person. His Majesty is our good Majesty."
These days, not only has Mrs. Ji integrated into more circles of wives of Beijing officials, but Duke Ji has also received more compliments in the officialdom.
When Da Sheng was first established, those old-school officials in the capital were outwardly very afraid of the group of meritorious officials who held heavy military power and were deeply trusted by the emperor, but in fact they looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
But as they were able to make money, and as the aristocratic families were repeatedly defeated in their struggles with Zong Zheng Xiao and the royal family gradually gained power, those people slowly began to truly respect them.
Madam Ji said, "There is also the nobleman from Yinjiaoyuan. I heard that he opened the bakery with the purpose of making money for His Majesty."
When Mrs. Ji first heard that the mermaid had transformed into a human form, she was also shocked. She felt that the existence of the mermaid itself was magical, and now he could even turn into a human. This was more like something that only the gods in the storybooks could do.
However, a rumor later spread in Beijing. It was said that other mermaids in the sea did not actually grow legs, and that the mermaid in Beijing stayed with the emperor every day and was nourished by the dragon's energy, which is why she gained such ability.
As a result, Zong Zhengxiao's reputation as the true emperor became even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Father Ji said: "Yes, and there is also the nobleman. Without him, there would be no His Majesty today, and we would not have the good life we have now."
Mrs. Ji was a little surprised. She just thought that the nobleman had made contributions, but she didn't expect her husband to have such a high opinion of him.
But what she didn't know was that Ji's father had already learned from Zong Zhengxiao that making ice and paper were all Rong Yin's ideas, and since he came, Zong Zhengxiao's health has been getting better and better, and they have been winning against the aristocratic families again and again.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Rong Yin is their lucky star.
As the bakery business became better and better, Rong Yin had already earned back the cost he invested.
Seeing that the popularity of milk tea remained high, Rong Yin asked people to spread the word that he would open another separate milk tea shop. This news was unanimously agreed by customers.
He bought the shop next to the bakery and planned to renovate it into a milk tea shop.
When Rong Yin went out to inspect the internal environment of the store, he heard a piece of news from Lu'e that someone tried to climb over the wall into the bakery's back kitchen in the middle of the night two days ago. It was unknown whether he wanted to cause trouble or steal the bakery's skills.
The thief didn't expect that there was someone on guard in the kitchen at night, so he was caught red-handed and sent to the government the next morning.
The thief was a street thug who just said that someone gave him money to go to the back kitchen of the bakery to see what was inside.
He didn't know who hired him, and the man didn't reveal his identity.
Since he even dared to steal from the shop opened by the emperor, the people in the government office would naturally not let him go. Rong Yin didn't need to worry about this.
However, although the thief did not know the true identity of the person behind the scenes, he could actually guess it with his toes. The only ones who wanted to and dared to attack them were the noble families.
It is said that when the bread was first introduced, the family was very disdainful of it, saying that such a cheap snack, no matter how delicious it was, was not worthy of being served in formal occasions.
However, the true fragrance may be late, but it will never be absent.
After a few days, the family could not resist the trend and was forced to eat bread and milk tea. Then they naturally turned from passive to active. They not only fell in love with the taste, but also fell in love with the bakery's lucrative business.
It's a pity that the bakery's backer is the king of a country, so they can't rob it by force. They tried to do it secretly, but they were caught red-handed.
Seeing how much money Zong Zheng Xiao could make, they probably felt like their teeth were about to break.
Patriarch Li was one of those people who hated Zong Zheng Xiao to the core. The reason for his hatred was not only because he was jealous of the money Zong Zheng Xiao made, but also because Zong Zheng Xiao had been targeting him recently, which made him very unhappy.
He is also a man of integrity. Everyone praises the bread and milk tea to the sky, but he has never eaten a single bite of it, let alone even looked at it.
He also strictly requested that no one in his family be allowed to eat these things.
But what he didn't know was that his most beloved concubine and son didn't care about what he said at all. If he didn't allow them to eat or drink, they would pretend to obey him but secretly buy things for themselves.
Li Ao leaned on the cool mat and let his concubine feed him iced milk tea.
As the milk tea went down his stomach, the heat dissipated and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he thought of Rong Yin again.
I didn’t expect that the blue-eyed beauty is not only good-looking, but can also cook so many delicious dishes. It would be great if he was mine, so that he could sleep with me and help me make money.
It’s a pity that these can only exist in my imagination for now.
Li Ao clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, opened his eyes and looked at the concubine who was massaging his legs. He used to think she was as beautiful as a flower, but now it seems that she is actually very ordinary-looking.
She is neither as good-looking as Rong Yin, nor as courageous as Rong Yin. She is always timid and timid, which makes people feel annoyed when they see her.
But Li Ao would never understand that this woman had always looked like this. He thought she was ugly because he was tired of her. She was timid and fearful because she had been oppressed by him for a long time.
Just like at this moment, because he was unhappy, he raised his foot and kicked the woman on the chest. The woman fell to the ground and didn't even dare to scream in pain, for fear of angering him and attracting more blame and beatings.
"What bad luck." Li Ao stood up, without even looking at the woman, and strode out the door.
He went to find his elder brother, still because of Rong Yin.
"Brother, when will the Hu people you found for me arrive?"
A few days ago, Young Master Li gave Li Ao a portrait of a young Hu man with blue eyes. His facial features were somewhat similar to Rong Yin. Li Ao immediately decided to take him and was willing to spend any amount of money.
Young Master Li said, "You asked me yesterday, and I told you that it would take about three days. He is not in the capital, so it will take time to get here."
Li Ao sat aside in frustration and told Li Da Shao what he was thinking: "Brother, have you tried the bread and milk tea that are so popular in Beijing recently? Those are sold in Rongyin store. You said that he is not only good-looking, but also good at business. I wish he was my wife."
Young Master Li seemed a little surprised: "You still miss him? Haven't I found a replacement for you?"
"Not the same..." Li Ao worried, "How can a substitute compare to the real him?"
Young Master Li sneered in his heart: "How can you compare with the emperor? You still want to get a mermaid? It's just a fool's dream."
But on the surface, Young Master Li still looked like a gentle brother. He frowned and advised, "Xiao Ao, you'd better forget about him as soon as possible. Our family can't afford to offend the emperor."
Li Ao was anxious and blurted out, "Why can't we afford to offend him? He's just a stinking emperor. How can he compare to our family's hundreds of years of foundation?"
Young Master Li continued to add fuel to the fire: "Just say these words in front of me, but don't spread them around outside."
Li Ao was not convinced: "I can speak wherever I want, you have no right to control me! Don't try to be my big brother. If you don't help me get Rongyin, I will find a way myself!"
After saying that, he left angrily. Young Master Li looked at his back with a smile on his face.
"It's better to be quick-tempered. You're always the first to seek death, idiot!"
That night, Li Ao invited his cronies to a brothel with Hu dancers. After getting drunk, he spoke without restraint, denigrating the current emperor and his family background, using foul language so profane that it made anyone's ears ache.
He also pinned a Hu dancer under him and did whatever he wanted to her while calling her "Rong Yin".
Everything he did was seen by people with ulterior motives, and this became one of the death warrants for him.
July is the time when lotus flowers bloom and lotus seeds ripen.
Rong Yin jumped into the lotus pond and picked a handful of lotus stalks and lotus flowers. He distributed the lotus stalks to the palace servants and kept only a few for himself. However, he gave all the lotus flowers in his arms to Zong Zhengxiao.
Now, his preference can only be given to Zong Zhengxiao.
Zong Zhengxiao took the lotus, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise. He beckoned to Rong Yin, "Come here."
When Rong Yin approached, Zong Zhengxiao immediately grabbed the back of his head and lowered his head to kiss his lips.
He knew that Rong Yin would be shy, so he didn't give the palace maids a chance to peek, so he held up the lotus to block their faces.
Rong Yin was kissed until she was dazed. After they were done, Zong Zheng Xiao held her in his arms and said he wanted to peel lotus seeds for her to eat.
But what he didn't expect was that Zong Zheng Xiao had so many tricks to feed lotus seeds.
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