Chapter 60
Li Yu saw a lot of interesting things along the way, but because of the unscrupulous boss from before, his mood was affected, so he really just went shopping.
When they arrived at the restaurant that Li Yu was looking forward to, Wang Xi had already brought some people to wait in front of the elegant two-story building.
The restaurant was called “Drunken Spring Breeze.” Li Yu thought it was quite unique, especially since it was a barbecue restaurant, so it was even more interesting.
Wang Xi had already booked the best private room upstairs in advance and told King Jing and Li Yu that the signature dishes were ready. Li Yu thought about the piping hot barbecue skewers and whole roasted lamb, so he walked more hurriedly than usual.
King Jing naturally saw it all.
When they arrived at the private room, the rich aroma of barbecue hit them in the face. Li Yu took a deep breath. Great, it was almost the same as modern times!
But even though he was anxious, he still knew that he should let King Jing move first. He took th soul that was about to fly out and eat to its heart’s content and moved to the side.
King Jing walked over and took his hand to sit with him.
Before Li Yu could react, his hand suddenly felt warm. King Jing had already pulled him to the main seat. Li Yu didn’t know whether to let go or not. It was the first time that such a distinguished guest like King Jing had come to the restaurant. The restaurant owner and several waiters were right in front of them. If he directly shook his hand, wouldn’t it make King Jing lose face?
When he thought about it in annoyance, King Jing’s face also seemed to have nothing to do with him. King Jing had already sat down, so he reached out his hand and pulled Li Yu to sit down as well.
He immediately realized that something was wrong. His seat was actually next to King Jing.
Although it wasn’t like he had never sat next to King Jing in the past, now that he knew that King Jing liked him and had been frightened by him being called “Princess Consort” outside, Li Yu quickly realized that the seat next to King Jing should be for the Princess Consort.
The title of Princess Jing hadn’t been cleared yet. If she sat down, wouldn’t it be confirmed?
While Li Yu was still hesitating, King Jing personally picked up a leg from the roasted lamb and placed it in a small bowl in front of Li Yu.
Li Yu’s eyes lit up. Wow, he had never eaten a lamb leg that was so big and so fragrant. He had never eaten one before!
Li Yu unconsciously sat down in front of the bowl. There were a few silver plates beside the bowl, filled with chili powder, cumin, peanuts, and black bean sauce. Li Yu said in surprise, “There’s actually so much?”
The restaurant owner hurriedly explained to Li Yu, “This is the custom of Jin Jue. You can eat roasted meat alone or with sauce.”
Li Yu liked this custom very much. He began to try mixing the sauce himself. Li Yu first put in a large pinch of chili powder and cumin, then sprinkled a small handful of sesame seeds. He raised his head and asked the owner, “Do you have sesame oil and garlic paste?”
Li Yu actually wanted to ask about oyster sauce, but he felt that there shouldn’t be oyster sauce in ancient times, so he changed his question to sesame oil, which was very fragrant.
When the owner saw that this person knew how to eat, he hurriedly said, “Yes, we do.”
Because many nobles didn’t like these two things, the owner was afraid of offending the guests, so he didn’t prepare them on the table. At this moment, he hurriedly ordered the waiter to bring them out.
Li Yu quickly finished mixing his sauce and felt a sense of accomplishment. He glanced at King Jing and saw that King Jing still hadn’t added anything to his bowl.
Li Yu thought, King Jing … doesn’t know how to eat?
After all, the princes mostly eat steamed food and rarely eat roasted food. Although King Jing gave him the lamb leg, he only casually picked up a piece of white meat, and only used half a piece.
“Your Highness, let me help you, okay?* Li Yu asked in a small voice.
King Jing had been waiting for him for a long time. He curled his lips and put his bowl next to Li Yu’s hand without any hesitation.
Li Yu carefully asked as he put the seasoning in the bowl, “Your Highness, do you eat garlic paste?” “Your Highness, do you eat peanuts?”
His Highness looked at him in a daze, nodding or shaking his head randomly. It was unknown what he was saying.
After a while, a bowl of seasoning was put in front of him.
King Jing vaguely remembered that Xiaoyu had made a bowl of cucumber with garlic sauce for him in the past.
Li Yu said, “Okay, these are all seasoned according to Your Highness’s taste. Your Highness, quickly try it. It’s definitely more delicious than just eating white meat.”
King Jing nodded. Under Eunuch Wang’s worried gaze, he picked up a piece of white meat with his chopsticks, dipped it in the seasoning, and ate it without changing his expression.
Delicious. His Highness smiled contentedly.
Li Yu quickly ate half of the lamb leg, drank some mutton soup, and tried to cut a plate of braised beef. Although his knife skills were very bad and he didn’t cut it well, at least it was edible. Almost all of it went into King Jing’s stomach.
After eating for a while, someone suddenly reported that the heir of Duke Chengen had arrived and was looking for King Jing. Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu put down his hand that was holding the lamb leg, and Eunuch Wang handed him a clean towel. Li Yu wiped his greasy fingers and mouth and looked at King Jing suspiciously: What is Heir Ye doing here? Did King Jing invite Ye Qinghuan to go shopping with him?
Li Yu was thinking too much. Of course, King Jing didn’t invite “irrelevant” people. It was Heir Ye himself who heard that King Jing was eating at “Drunken Spring Breeze” and wanted to join in the fun.
As for how Ye Qinghuan found out, King Jing gave him a sharp look. Wang Xi touched his nose guiltily. He was King Jing’s weather vane. When Heir Ye asked for his location, he would know where King Jing was.
King Jing ordered Wang Xi to let Ye Qinghuan in. Heir Ye, who always had a dog with him, was finally not alone this time.
Ye Qinghuan brought a thin and small young man with him. This young man had a feminine beauty that didn’t lose to Chu Yanyu. He had a pair of watery peach blossom eyes, a tall nose, and small cherry lips. His hands were firmly wrapped around Ye Qinghuan’s arms.
Li Yu was shocked by Ye Qinghuan’s appearance. The original novel set Ye Qinghuan as an only son and didn’t have any biological brothers. Therefore, this young man in front of him was definitely not Heir Ye’s younger brother. However, he was so close to Ye Qinghuan, which was very strange.
Moreover, wasn’t Heir Ye going to marry the princess? Why would he be so close to a young man?
Could it be ..
Li Yu thought of a possibility and glanced at King Jing. Could it be that homosexuality was also contagious?
Ye Qinghuan had never treated King Jing as an outsider. Now that he brought the young man into the private room, he was a little reserved. Before he even said a word, he buried his head and laughed foolishly.
Li Yu felt that this was even more suspicious.
The young man beside Ye Qinghuan looked a little scrutinizing at first. When he saw Li Yu, he didn’t react. However, when he saw King Jing, the young man suddenly covered his mouth and exclaimed softly.
As soon as he made a sound, he was immediately exposed. This was because it was a soft and beautiful female voice. King Jing and Ye Qinghuan looked at each other for a moment. After pondering for a moment, they knew who this person was. However, Li Yu was still immersed in his conjectures. ‘This young man is actually a woman in disguise’, Why would Heir Ye bring a woman dressed as a man to go shopping’, ‘Does Heir Ye have someone else?’
He muttered his thoughts out loud. Ye Qinghuan smiled and said, “I don’t have anyone else. This is the princess.”
Li Yu: Ah???
Li Yu was still wondering if Ye Qinghuan had done something wrong to Princess Jinjue. It turned out that the young man beside Ye Qinghuan was actually Princess Jinjue herself.
Li Yu was even more surprised than before. He had seen the princess from afar at the state banquet in Yangxin Palace Hall. The princess had even spoken up for the fish and dissed the second prince. However, at that time, he was in the fish tank and didn’t see the princess’s face clearly. Therefore, he didn’t recognize the princess when she appeared in men’s clothing.
“Hello, both of you.”
Princess Jinjue responded and nodded at King Jing and Li Yu in a friendly manner. King Jing’s status was not lower than Princess Jinjue’s. Naturally, he didn’t need to bow to the princess. Li Yu thought about his identity and quietly moved his chair away. However, King Jing suddenly put hi hand on his shoulder. Li Yu couldn’t stand up no matter how hard he tried.
Li Yu:”…”
Ye Qinghuan laughed and said, “Young Master Li, you don’t need to worry. Sooner or later, you will be relatives.”
The last time Ye Qinghuan went to King Jing’s house, he knew that King Jing had a lover. Young Master Li was usually hidden by King Jing. Ye Qinghuan had never seen Young Master Li. He had always wanted to meet Young Master Li. This time, when he knew that King Jing took Young Master Li out for a walk, Ye Qinghuan immediately decided to bring the princess along.
Jin Jue’s customs were open. There was no rule that unmarried couples couldn’t meet each other.
Men and women who liked each other could also meet each other. At first, Ye Qinghuan was afraid of getting married. Later, he thought better of it. He went to Jin Jue’s house and asked him to spend more time with the princess. Jin Jue thought highly of Grown Prince Ye, so he agreed.
Princess Jinjue didn’t like her husband, who was praised by the Emperor as “mature and steady”.
However, when she found out that Ye Qinghuan had a dog, the way she looked at him changed.
This was because the princess loved pets since she was young. She had kept cats and rabbits.
She thought that after she got married, her husband’s family wouldn’t allow her to keep pets.
However, she didn’t expect that her fiancé had the same hobby as her. Moreover, Crown Prince Ye was one of the more outstanding figures in the younger generation. The little princess liked Ye Qinghuan more and more.
Princess Jinjue was like Ye Qinghuan. It was her first time meeting Young Master Li. She was nervous and didn’t know what to say. However, the little princess still remembered the little carp from the state banquet. Therefore, when she saw the owner of the fish, King Jing, she was very excited.
“Did His Highness King Jing bring his fish with him this time?” Princess Jinjue asked curiously.
King Jing’s fish – was actually right next to King Jing.
Li Yu and King Jing both thought so. However, Li Yu was considering whether to take out the crystal bottle and let the princess look at it from afar without letting Princess Jinjue get close.
Li Yu racked his brains. King Jing just smiled and glanced at Wang Xi lazily.
Wang Xi immediately lied for his master, “Princess, unfortunately, His Highness didn’t bring his fish with him this time.”
The fish that was left behind. “…”
Li Yu sat in his chair and looked at King Jing’s hand uneasily. King Jing’s hand was still wrapped around the crystal bottle’s golden chain, but Wang Xi didn’t even blink when he lied.
Why didn’t the big bastard let the princess look at his fish?
However, by not letting her look, it could be considered as helping him. Hehe, he didn’t have to worry about the princess noticing anything.
Princess Jinjue was tactfully rejected. However, like her fiancé, Ye Qinghuan, she didn’t care about King Jing’s indifference. She smiled and said, “Then next time, can you let me take a look at it?”
Princess Jinjue didn’t just want to look at it, she also wanted to rub it.
This princess was very beautiful and her smile was even more charming. However, King Jing wouldn’t give her any face just because she was a woman and a relative. He decisively shook his head.
No, no way. You can rub it yourself!
Ye Qinghuan and Li Yu, “…”
Although King Jing didn’t allow Princess Jinjue to rub his fish, he still forcibly added two pairs of chopsticks to the barbecued food team.
Ye Qinghuan wanted to bring the princess to join in the fun because he thought that the princess might be homesick after being away from Jin Jue for a long time. This market and restaurant were filled with Jin Jue’s aura, so he instinctively felt that the princess would like it very much.
Sure enough, when the little princess saw the table full of beef and mutton, her eyes curved like crescent moons as she chatted and laughed with him.
The princess elegantly ordered her maid to cut off a leg of mutton and nodded at Ye Qinghuan. Ye Qinghuan happily gestured for her to eat.
The princess immediately rolled up her sleeves and grabbed the leg of mutton. Ye Qinghuan, “…”
The princess quickly devoured the leg of mutton, wiped her mouth, and placed the bone on the plate. Then, she elegantly ordered her maid to cut off another leg of mutton.
Ye Qinghuan’s lips trembled as he looked at King Jing. King Jing’s son, Young Master Li, was also eating mutton. He was holding a leg of mutton in one hand and a pair of chopsticks in the other.
He accidentally dipped the corner of his mouth into the sauce. Just as Young Master Li was about to lick it with his tongue, King Jing suddenly leaned over and happened to block Ye Qinghuan’s line of sight.
Ye Qinghuan, “…”
After blocking Ye Qinghuan for a while, King Jing sat back down. Young Master Li’s fair face was flushed red. Most importantly, the sauce on the corner of his mouth had magically disappeared and his lips were even redder!
King Jing, on the other hand, licked his lips happily.
Ye Qinghuan, “…”
