Chapter 69
Li Yu thought that the next step would be an even more shameless mission to improve his relationship with King Jing, but in the end, it was to “share joys and sorrows”. Could this be an indication of what kind of difficulties they would encounter in the future?
Even if there were, it didn’t matter. He and King Jing had always shared joys and sorrows. Now that they had become lovers, how could they only care about enjoying themselves? No matter what happened, he would accompany King Jing to the end, advance and retreat together.
Li Yu was very confident that this step would be completed.
The reward for “sharing joys and sorrows” was still King Jing’s secret.
It seemed that sooner or later, he would have to dig out all of King Jing’s secrets.
Li Yu smiled and exited the system. He glanced at the bed worriedly. King Jing should be resting and didn’t pay attention to the fish tank. Li Yu swam to the silver stone bed and wrapped himself in the seaweed quilt.
Recalling the scene where she had messed around with King Jing in bed, the fish, who was unusually proactive, suddenly felt a little shy. Her heart thumped, and she fanned her tail excitedly.
It was as if doing this could drive away all her embarrassment.
…. Forget it. What’s done is done. There will be better things in the future. What’s there to be shy about?
Li Yu kept comforting himself, but he still fanned himself a few dozen times before he slowly fell asleep.
The person on the bed waited until the fish’s movements completely disappeared before he opened his eyes and looked at the fish tenderly.
Ye Qinghuan and Princess Jinjue’s wedding date was approaching. The little princess had invited Li Yu to attend the wedding, and Li Yu had agreed. Seeing that the wedding was coming soon, Li Yu felt that it was time to prepare a gift for Heir Ye and the princess. After all, he couldn’t just do it in time and space.
However, his fish form had to accompany King Jing to work during the day, and his human form had to date King Jing at night. Everything couldn’t be done without King Jing. Li Yu had to specially pick a day to bring King Jing along to buy a gift with him.
King Jing actually didn’t quite understand. These kinds of things in the residence were usually handled by Wang Xi. King Jing had never worried about what Ye Qinghuan liked. Why did Xiaoyu want to buy it personally? Wasn’t it enough that he could casually choose from the storeroom?
“Your Highness, this is a gift from my heart. I have to personally prepare it to show my sincerity,” Li Yu explained.
King Jing was extremely unhappy that Xiaoyu was busy with other people’s matters. However, he was still very happy to accompany Xiaoyu out. King Jing followed Li Yu closely throughout the entire trip.
Li Yu liked shiny and shiny things. Thus, he adhered to his usual style of giving gifts. Considering the status of Heir Ye and the princess, he didn’t have to consider whether the gifts were practical or not. Li Yu relied on the fact that he had a boyfriend to support him and barged into a high-end antique shop. He wanted to buy a high-end antique for the Heir Ye and his wife.
However, Li Yu didn’t have the slightest interest in antiques. He first took a fancy to a purple gold incense burner. As he had promised King Jing that he would try his best not to expose his identity, the two of them were walking without any bodyguards. In addition, King Jing rarely shopped, so the shop owner thought that the two of them were fat sheep and deliberately exaggerated his shop. Li Yu felt that the incense burner was golden and had intricate patterns carved on it. He was very tempted and was about to pay for it. King Jing, who was standing at the side, couldn’t stand it anymore. He silently knocked on the incense burner with his knuckles. A large hole appeared on the lid of the incense burner, revealing the color of the stone. It turned out that the incense burner was just covered with a layer of gold.
Li Yu was speechless.
Sob sob sob, so the beautiful antique incense burner was a fake!
He couldn’t blame the fish for this. Fish didn’t have much experience and couldn’t tell.
However, since antiques could be called antiques, they should be dusty. There must be something wrong with making them shiny and shiny. Therefore, he couldn’t buy them!
The shop owner who was selling fake antiques was caught by Eunuch Wang and his bodyguards and brought to the magistrate’s office.
Li Yu quickly learned his lesson and pulled himself together. He went to another shop and took a fancy to a dressing box. The shop owner patted his chest and said that it was an antique belonging to a princess from the previous dynasty. Li Yu also felt that the box was antique and looked very old. It should be a genuine antique. Moreover, it was a princess’s item that matched a princess’s. Just as Li Yu was about to buy it, King Jing coughed softly and glanced outside the window. Li Yu followed his gaze and saw that there was also a row of identical antiques from the previous dynasty on a small roadside stall.
Li Yu was speechless.
Li Yu was deeply affected. He felt that he wasn’t cut out for buying antiques. In a fit of pique, he changed to buying gold and silver ornaments.
He took a fancy to a gold and jade screen and thought that it wouldn’t be a problem. However, there was a very subtle crack on the back of the screen. King Jing, who had sharp eyes, noticed it.
King Jing only touched it for a moment, and the screen split into two halves.
Li Yu then took a fancy to a pair of green dragon and phoenix tablets. King Jing casually poured a cup of herbal tea on them. It turned out that the jade used to make the tablets was fake. The dark green on the jade was seeped in by pigment. With just a cup of herbal tea, the green was washed away.
He went to one shop after another. Whenever Li Yu took a fancy to something, it was either fake or twisted. The shop owners were also caught by Wang Xi one after another. However, Li Yu still didn’t find anything.
And it was a koi. What kind of luck was this?
Li Yu was very unhappy. He was always deceived by a series of fake antiques. Didn’t this mean that his taste was so bad that he was almost blind?
Li Yu exploded with anger. He snorted and was about to leave. King Jing pulled him back and stuffed something into his hand.
Li Yu wasn’t angry at King Jing. It was just that he always picked fake antiques. He didn’t want to lose face.
For the sake of his boyfriend, he calmed down a little. He lowered his head and looked at the thing that King Jing stuffed into his hand. It turned out to be another small goldfish. It was the same model as the one that King Jing had given him earlier. It also looked charmingly naïve, but its movements were different. The previous one had its tail curled up, while this one was pouting and blowing bubbles.
Li Yu frowned and glanced at King Jing. King Jing was also looking at him. Li Yu knew that the other party was begging for mercy again. He burst into laughter and held the fish in his hand. He wasn’t angry anymore.
How many more small goldfish were there?
Li Yu took the initiative to lean over and let King Jing hang the fish for him.
King Jing smiled and hung the fish for him. Then, he took his hand and led him to the largest jewelry store in the Imperial City.
The owner of the jewelry store often did business with high-ranking officials and aristocrats. He recognized King Jing and hurriedly came up to greet him.
Only then did Li Yu know that the fish that King Jing had given him were all custom-made at the jewelry store.
He was really stupid. Why did he have to find a store himself? Why didn’t he ask for King Jing’s opinion earlier? Why did he have to take such a long detour and get cheated?
Because he didn’t expect that King Jing would also come to the jewelry store.
With King Jing by his side, the owner took the initiative to put all the best goods on display for Young Master Li to choose from. Li Yu went all out and chose a pair of silver vases, a pair of golden ruyi scepters, and a pair of lifelike jade dolls.
King Jing left a few banknotes. The owner quickly ordered people to wrap them up and send them to the King’s Mansion.
There weren’t many opportunities to come to the jewelry store. Li Yu thought about it and added an oval silver bead.
This bead was about the size of a thumb and the pattern on it looked like the earth in the modern world. It attracted Li Yu’s attention. Li Yu felt that King Jing had given him so many things, but he hadn’t given King Jing anything decent.
Li Yu asked the owner for a red string. He personally threaded the string through the bead and handed it to King Jing.
“This is for Your Highness. Thank you for taking care of me!” Li Yu said with a smile.
King Jing bought everything else with banknotes. This one should be his!
Li Yu rushed to take out a bulging light gold pouch to pay the bill. In fact, this was also given to him by Wang Xi when he left the King’s Mansion. It didn’t count as his money. But since it was given to him, it was counted as his purchase!
This kind of bead in the jewelry store should be very expensive, right? Li Yu thought based on his intuition.
The owner of the jewelry store wanted to say something but stopped. He didn’t dare to say that this was just a small bead for decoration. It wasn’t worth much and he could even give it away for free. But under King Jing’s cold gaze and the expectant gaze of the young master beside King Jing, the owner hesitated for a while and weakly reported the price. Li Yu excitedly paid the bill.
The bead was indeed a little expensive. Li Yu was a little reluctant to pay for it. But you get what you pay for. Seeing King Jing hang up the bead in front of him, Li Yu was very happy. He felt that his taste wasn’t so bad that it couldn’t be salvaged.
At least, she was good at picking a boyfriend!
After buying the gifts and returning to the mansion, King Jing ordered someone to rewrite the gift list and put in the gifts that Li Yu had bought.
“Why did you put them together with Your Highness’s?”
Li Yu knew that the gifts he bought couldn’t be compared to King Jing’s.
King Jing personally wrote down Li Yu’s name next to his and unexpectedly gave him a meaningful glance.
Li Yu suddenly understood and his face turned red.
The seat next to the king was for the princess consort. Why did King Jing put their gifts and names next to each other? Of course, it was because he treated him as a member of his family, a princess consort.
They were just dating. Did he want to be the princess consort or not?
Li Yu thought about it and didn’t say anything to refuse.
On the day of the wedding, Li Yu wore a coral-red brocade robe embroidered with a silver lotus pattern made for him by King Jing. His hair was tied up with a jade hairpin and there was a string of small goldfish ornaments around his waist. He looked lively and noble.
King Jing also wore a matching black robe with a crimson border and a red hairband. He looked extraordinarily handsome.
Li Yu stole a glance and was amused. They seemed to be wearing matching outfits. Wouldn’t they steal Lord Ye’s limelight?
King Jing hugged his waist and reassured him. His Highness King Jing didn’t care what Ye Qinghuan thought.
After the two of them were ready, the carriage set off. Li Yu followed King Jing in the same carriage. After getting on, he realized that something was wrong.
The last time they went to the market, it was clearly a very cramped carriage. This time, it was very spacious and more than enough to accommodate two people. A table, tea, and even his favorite snacks were all prepared.
King Jing smiled and held Li Yu’s hand. They sat down together with Li Yu.
Li Yu glared hatefully at King Jing. A scoundrel is still a scoundrel after all!
On this trip to Duke Chengen’s Mansion, King Jing still brought his “fish pet’ to prevent Xiaoyu from changing back halfway.
The crystal bottle was placed in the corner. The fish pillow floated quietly, as if it was looking at the two of them.
The carriage started moving. King Jing gave Li Yu a storybook. Of course, it wasn’t the kind with a fairy. King Jing realized that Li Yu liked to read storybooks. This time, the carriage was very big. Li Yu lay down comfortably and leaned against his knee. He flipped through the storybook and talked to him.
King Jing picked up a peach blossom cake and tore it into several pieces. He put one piece into the crystal bottle to “feed the fish” and fed the rest to the carp spirit that was waiting to be fed.
They soon arrived at Duke Chengen’s Mansion.
On this day, Duke Chengen’s Mansion was bustling with noise. It was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. The wedding of Lord Ye and Princess Jinjue was attended by not only the Jin Jue Royal Family and Duke Chengen’s Mansion’s relatives and friends. There were also many court officials who came to congratulate them. Steward Luo brought the Emperor’s imperial edict and bestowed a lot of gifts. The gifts were so numerous that he couldn’t finish reading them in half an hour. Jin Jue Royal Family also loved this daughter of his very much. The wedding procession stretched for more than ten miles.
Li Yu followed King Jing and was personally welcomed by the bridegroom, Lord Ye.
King Jing nodded slightly at Duke Chengen who was sitting on the main seat. The current Duke Chengen was Empress Xiaohui’s brother. He was King Jing’s uncle and nephew. When the two met, there were many things that needed to be said.
Madam Duke Chengen and King Jing’s aunt were also receiving guests. When she saw King Jing and the young man beside him, she smiled.
Not long after, a maid came and handed Li Yu a pair of jade butterflies. She smiled and said,
“Madam thanks Your Highness and Young Master Li for coming to attend the wedding. She also wishes you two a long and happy marriage.’
Li Yu:???
Li Yu took the butterflies. From afar, he saw Madam Duke Chengen looking at him with a smile.
Li Yu was puzzled. Wasn’t Ye Qinghuan getting married today? Why did she tell him and King Jing?
Could it be …..
Li Yu suddenly realized something. Could it be that King Jing was also bringing him to meet the parents of Duke Chengen’s Mansion?
Li Yu covered his face. How could it be so sudden? The fish wasn’t prepared at all!
