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.
唯一值得高興的事情就是，雲朵面包店在京城徹底火了，上到達官顯貴，下至平民百姓，沒吃過面包餅幹，你連跟別人閑聊都插不進去話。
要是誰喝過奶茶，更是會被身邊的親戚朋友追問滋味究竟如何？值不值得買？俨然成了朋友圈裏的香饽饽。
而且不知何時何人傳出了消息，說雲朵面包店的牌匾是皇上所賜，上面的字也是皇上親手所題。
要是能從牌匾下走個來回，就能沾到龍氣，得天子保佑！
打着這個主意來面包店的人不少，還增加了不少客流量。
雲朵面包店門口天天都排起長隊，要不是非特殊節假日，城內都有宵禁，好些人估計都願意從淩晨排到早上。
每天的面包、餅幹和奶茶數量都是有限的，問就是人手不足，管理不過來，這就是極限了。
而且人家還限購，并且不接受預約。
想吃就趕早，來晚了連味兒你都聞不到。
采用饑餓營銷策略是戎音的主意，一方面的确是人手不足，他暫時也沒有擴大生産規模的打算，短時間內擴招，萬一一個管理不當，混進來偷學手藝或者想要使壞的人怎麽辦？
另一個方面，得不到的才是最好的，有售罄危機才會刺激顧客消費，不然要是任何時間過來都有得買，顧客反而不珍惜不熱情了。
二樓基本也是日日客人爆滿，現在官家女眷們都以能來雲朵面包店二樓享受下午茶為榮。
戎音給自己人特殊待遇，專門為她們留了一個雅間，只要她們來，随時随地可以進去，點心和奶茶也不用擔心買不到，都提前給她們預留好了。
所以一些自家在朝中沒有明确站隊的官家女眷，便開始有意地親近功臣集團這邊的女眷，希望也能蹭個雅間，以及提前買到點心和奶茶。
季家最近就收到了不少請帖，都是其他官家女眷邀請季夫人去賞花吃茶的，天天這家轉完那家轉，差點沒空管自己家裏的事了。
夜間，季家夫妻倆摟在一起，季國公感慨：“從賣冰到擁有二樓的特殊待遇，銀子和面子陛下都給咱們掙來了，咱們沒跟錯人，陛下是咱們的好陛下。”
這些日子不止季夫人融入了更多京官女眷的圈子，季國公在官場上也得到了更多人的恭維。
大晟剛建立時，那些老派京官對手握重兵又深得皇帝信任的功臣集團表面上畏懼非常，但其實打心底裏看不起他們。
但随着他們能掙錢了，再加上世家在跟宗政逍的鬥争中一再落敗，皇室逐漸勢大，那些人才慢慢對他們起了真正的尊敬之心。
季夫人道：“還有銀鲛園那位貴人，我聽說面包店是他開的，目的就是幫陛下賺錢呢。”
一開始聽說鲛人幻化出了人形時，季夫人也吓了一跳，覺得鲛人的存在本身就很神奇了，現在他居然還能變成人，這更像是話本子裏天上神仙才能做到的事情。
不過後來京中流傳起了一個說法，據說海裏的其他鲛人其實并不會長出雙腿，京裏這個鲛人天天跟皇上待在一起，受龍氣滋潤，才獲得了這樣的能力。
如此以來，宗政逍真命天子的名聲就更加深入人心了。
季父道：“對，還有貴人，沒有他，也不會有現在的陛下，更不會有我們現在的好日子。”
季夫人有些驚訝，她只是覺得那位貴人有功勞，但沒想到丈夫對他竟然有那麽高的評價。
不過她不知道的是，季父已經從宗政逍那裏知道了，制冰造紙這些東西都是戎音想出來的，而且自從他來了以後，宗政逍的身體狀況越來越好，他們和世家的對抗也一再獲勝。
把戎音說成是他們的福星也不為過。
随着面包店生意越來越好，戎音投進去的成本也早就賺回來了。
眼見奶茶的熱度居高不下，戎音叫人宣傳出去，說會再開一家單獨的奶茶店，這個消息得到了顧客們的一致贊同。
他把面包店隔壁的店鋪買了下來，準備把這裏裝修成奶茶店。
出來考察店鋪內部環境時，戎音從綠娥那裏聽到一個消息，前兩天有人半夜想翻牆進面包店後廚，也不知是去搞破壞還是偷師的。
那小賊沒想到後廚有人守夜，被抓了個正着，第二天早上就把他扭送去了官府。
小賊是街上的混混，只說有人拿錢給他，讓他去面包店後廚看看裏面都有些什麽東西。
他不知道雇傭自己的人是誰，那人并沒有說出自己的身份。
連皇上開的店都敢偷，府衙的人自然不會放過他，這點倒是不用戎音操心。
不過雖然小賊不知道背後指使之人的真實身份，但其實用腳丫子都能猜得出來，想出手且敢對他們出手的，除了世家那邊也沒別人了。
據說面包剛出來的時候，世家那邊很是嗤之以鼻，說那麽便宜的點心，再好吃也登不得大雅之堂。
不過真香可能會遲到，但絕不會缺席。
沒過幾天，世家就抵抗不了潮流的侵襲，被迫吃起了面包奶茶，然後就自然而然地化被動為主動，不僅愛上了這個味道，還愛上了面包店日進鬥金的生意。
只可惜面包店的靠山是一國之君，硬搶他們做不到，想來陰的，卻被人家抓了個正着。
看着宗政逍能賺錢，他們估計牙齒都要咬碎了。
李家主就是恨得牙癢癢的那批人，他之所以恨，不止是嫉妒宗政逍賺了錢，更是因為最近宗政逍總針對他，讓他很是不爽。
他也是個有骨氣的人，人人都把面包餅幹奶茶誇上天，就他硬是一口都沒吃過，連看都沒有看一眼。
他還嚴肅要求，不許家裏人吃這些東西。
但他不知道的是，他最疼愛的小妾和兒子，根本不在意他的話，他不讓吃不讓喝，他們就陽奉陰違，自己私底下悄悄買。
李傲靠在涼席上，由着小妾喂他喝冰涼的奶茶。
奶茶進肚，暑氣消散，他很是惬意地出了口氣，然後他又想到了戎音。
沒想到藍眸美人不僅長的好看，還會做那麽多好吃的，要是他是自己的人就好了，既能給自己睡，還能幫自己賺錢。
只可惜，這些目前還是只能存在于自己的想象裏。
李傲不爽地啧了一聲，睜開眼睛看向給自己捏腿的小妾，從前覺得她貌美如花，如今看來，其實長相普通得不行。
既沒有戎音好看，膽子也沒戎音大，唯唯諾諾的，讓人看着就煩。
只是李傲永遠不會明白，這女子一直都是這副樣貌，他覺得醜，只是厭倦了，女子膽小怕事，也是因為長時間遭受他的壓迫，才養成了這種性格。
就像此刻，他因為不高興，擡腳就踹在了女人胸口上，女人跌倒在地上，連痛呼都不敢，害怕激怒他，招來更多的責罵毆打。
“真晦氣。”李傲起身，看都沒再看女人一眼，大步朝門外走去。
他去找了他大哥，還是因為戎音。
“哥，你給我找的那個胡人什麽時候才到啊？”
前些天李大少給了李傲一張畫像，上面畫着一個胡人少年，也長着藍眼睛，五官和戎音還有幾分相像，李傲當即就決定要他了，花多少錢他都願意。
李大少道：“昨天你就問過我了，我說了大概還有三天，他人不在京城，趕過來需要時間。”
李傲洩氣地坐到一邊，跟李大少說了自己心裏的想法：“哥，你吃過最近京城大熱的面包和奶茶沒？那些就是戎音店裏賣的，你說他人長得好看就算了，還會做生意，他要是我的妻子就好了。”
李大少像是有些驚訝：“你還念着他呢？不是已經給你找替代品了嗎？”
“不一樣……”李傲苦惱，“替代品哪裏比得上真正的他？”
李大少在心裏嗤笑：那你又比得上皇帝了？就憑你還想得到鲛人，癡人說夢。
不過表面上李大少還是那副溫潤兄長的樣子，他蹙眉勸道：“小傲，你還是趕緊把他忘了吧，咱們家可惹不起皇上啊。”
李傲急了，口不擇言：“怎麽就惹不起了？不過一個臭皇帝而已，比得過咱們家幾百年的底蘊？”
李大少繼續拱火：“這些話你在我面前說說就行了，可不能在外面亂傳。”
李傲不服氣：“我愛在哪裏講就在哪裏講，你管不着我！少給我擺大哥的譜，你不幫我得到戎音，我自己想辦法！”
說完，他就氣沖沖地走了，李大少看着他的背影，唇角上揚。
“脾氣急點好啊，找死都永遠跑在最面前，蠢貨！”
當晚，李傲約上狐朋狗友，去了一家有胡人舞姬的青樓，喝醉後口無遮攔，大肆貶低當今聖上及其家世，嘴裏髒話連篇，讓人聽了都覺得耳朵髒。
他還把一個胡人舞姬按在身下，為所欲為的同時喊她“戎音”。
他的所作所為都被有心人看在眼裏，這也成了他後面的催命符之一。
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.