Royal rice bug, worm worm!

After a cup of tea, Wei Yu and Li Xi sat face to face at a square table near the window in Xiangfu Tavern.

Wei Yu himself couldn't explain why he didn't restrain his soft-heartedness, agreed to his invitation, and even brought him here.

Li Xi was like a little curious bug, his head was flickering and his mouth was not stopping for a moment.

"It's the first time I've entered such a small restaurant!"

"It turns out there are such restaurants in Chang'an City!"

"This table is so small!"

“The windows are too short!”

"Hey, Wei Shaoqing, what is that? Why is it so weird?"

All the people in the tavern looked at him, secretly laughing at the little Fanbang people.

Wei Yu supported his forehead and turned his face out of the window, pretending not to know him, let alone to be recognized by acquaintances.

In the end, it was still recognized.

The owner of the tavern wore an apron and greeted warmly: "Wei Shaoqing is taking a bath today? Why don't you see Sicheng Xiao?"

"It's not Xiu Mu, who came to Xishi to investigate the case, and stopped by Brother Wu to have a bowl of wine." Wei Yu said lightly.

Li Xi has always had the intuition of a small animal, and can be keenly aware of the emotional changes of the people around him.

For example, now, although Wei Yu didn't smile, and wasn't overly enthusiastic, he could clearly feel that Wei Yu knew the owner very well and liked him very much!

Li Xi blinked her clear amber eyes, and looked straight at the shopkeeper.

Lin Xiaowu smiled, with obvious smile lines on the corners of his mouth, "This... is Fanbang's envoy?"

Li Xi clicked his tongue, a little unhappy, "Which of your eyes can see that I am from Fanbang?"

No, it's just the eyes...

Lin Xiaowu smiled embarrassingly, and peeked at Wei Yu.

Wei Yu said: "This is King Fu."

As soon as these words came out, the small tavern fell silent.

Those who were drinking, chatting, bragging and cursing almost got into a fight, they all stopped and looked at Li Xi in unison.

Fu Wang?

The legendary little Fu Wang who was "born in auspiciousness and glittering with gold"?

"Oh, it's alive!" Lin Xiaowu stared at Li Xi with burning eyes, afraid that he would melt if he missed it.

The diners also talked a lot, their expressions were even more exaggerated than Li Xi just now.

No wonder everyone is so excited. You must know that princes and dignitaries like Li Xi usually go boating on Qujiang River, horse races in Leyouyuan, or enjoy the scenery in Furong Garden. To pass the rich and noble days, I would never come to a remote and small tavern in the West Market.

In the past, when Li Xi rode a horse and flashed past on the street, what was left to everyone was a back with a fragrant wind, and ordinary people seldom saw his face.When I saw her today, I still had to take a hard look at her. It’s so bragging when I go home!

Li Xi was still upset, "Why are you staring at me? Are my eyes weird? Or do you think my hair is not straight?"

"No, no, no," Lin Xiaowu praised sincerely, "The lord seldom shows up, and the little ones have never been lucky enough to see his true face. I never imagined that he would be so exquisite and extravagant...I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

You have vision!

The corners of Li Xi's mouth turned up and down, and the unhappiness he had just lost immediately disappeared.

"Serve the wine, the best in your store!"

"Okay! Wait a moment, I'll be right here." Lin Xiaowu grabbed his apron and hurried away.

Li Xi supported the table with one hand, leaned into Wei Yu's ear, and said in a secret tone: "His wine must be delicious."

Wei Yu raised his eyebrows, "Just because he praised you?"

"Of course, the craft of a discerning person is never too bad."

Wei Yu chuckled lightly.

This little gold bug!

The wine came, and there was a plate of crispy sesame seed cakes.

"My lord came back for the first time, and I don't have anything to give away. I invite you to taste the newly baked pancakes... Knowing that my lord is not short of money, this is Xiao Ke's kindness."

Li Xi felt quite fresh.

Those who are not as good as him always ask for things from him in different ways. Those who are worse than him, such as saints or queen mothers, have always given him what is valuable. This is the first time I have met a tavern shopkeeper. Noodles.

Li Xi took one out of curiosity, and bit it down, um, it was a bit mushy, the smell of meat and oil was strong, it was hard, and it was not quite the same as the ones he had eaten before.

However, he still complimented politely: "Your pie tastes good."

Lin Xiaowu smiled sheepishly: "This is an ordinary sesame cake without any fillings."

"Why don't you put stuffing, isn't it more delicious with stuffing?"

Lin Xiaowu explained: "It used to have stuffing, but recently the price of Chang'an pork has risen, and ordinary people can't afford it, so the stuffing is no longer in the cake."

Li Xi's face showed a strange color.

What he thinks about every day is to eat venison when he is tired of mutton, or some fresh rabbit meat, pigeon meat, the cheap and fishy pork, even the servants in the house don't like it——

Ordinary people... can't afford it?

Wei Yu cupped his hands in his sleeves, stroking the old scar on the tiger's mouth, and explained in a deep voice: "It's cold in the first month of the first month, and many piglets in the city froze to death. The half-sized pigs born in autumn last year have not yet been slaughtered, and the price of meat will naturally go up. gone."

Lin Xiaowu sighed: "Not only the piglets, it rained for half a month, and many people died of freezing."

Li Xi felt a lump in his throat, and suddenly felt that the venison and pigeon meat were not tasty anymore.

Although the taste of the turbid wine was astringent, and even though the unstuffed pancakes were not fragrant or soft enough, Li Xi followed Wei Yu's example and broke the pancakes into pieces and dipped them into the hot spicy soup, and ate them all in one bite.

During this period, Wei Yu looked at him several times, unable to hide his surprise.

This golden and precious little Fu Wang may be a little naive about "why not eat minced meat", but he is not as dandy and extravagant as the rumors in the market.He just never saw it, or no one let him see the suffering of people's livelihood.

Li Xi kept his word, and rushed to pay for the wine after dinner.

The two big men, even eating and drinking, only spent a total of twenty "Shengping Tongbao".Little Fu Wang has grown up so much, he has never spent so little money at one time!

After leaving the store, Li Xi took a hard look at the wine banner of "Xiangfu Tavern", "Wine and food are so cheap, won't you lose money?"

Wei Yu couldn't help laughing.

Originally, he wanted to finish his drink and get rid of this little Fu Wang, but now he changed his mind and wanted to take this little gold bug for a while in this busy city full of people and horses.

The boots on Li Xi's feet are soft-soled, covered with silk cotton, and decorated with rabbit pompoms. Usually, they either step on gold stirrups or white marble. This is the first time they walk on a path made of loess.

Li Xi didn't think it was dirty, nor complained, but just looked left and right curiously.

An ox cart came ahead, and the old ox who was driving the cart sneezed violently from the sachet on his body. The cart full of filth swung violently, and it was about to splash on Li Xi's body.

Fortunately, Wei Yu grabbed his waist and moved to the side, the stinky filth splashed on the ground, less than a foot away from Li Xi's delicate soft boots.

A skinny old man got out of the car, his body was bent, his face was wrinkled like locust tree bark, and he bowed to the two of them in great fear: "The little old man was distracted for a while and didn't look at this beast. My lord, forgive me, my lord!" Forgive me!"

Li Xi had never seen such a situation before, subconsciously took a step back, almost sticking to Wei Yu's body, but still maintained a smile and said: "It's okay, the old man can do what he wants."

There is no meaning of pursuing it.

Wei Yu was surprised again, and sighed again, most of the rumors in the market can't be true.

It wasn't until the old man climbed into the bullock cart and creaked away that the two realized how close they were to each other.

Wei Yu retracted the hand clasped around his waist, "Sorry."

"It's okay..." Li Xi tugged at his belt uncomfortably, suddenly remembering the last time he hit Wei Yu's hand.

After muttering for a moment, he pulled his face down and said, "I'm sorry last time, I overreacted."

Wei Yu evoked a slight smile, "It's okay, the prince has a noble status, so it's common sense to be cautious of others."

"It's not that there is a difference between men and men." Li Xi muttered in a low voice.

"What?" Wei Yu didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing." Li Xi smiled slyly, "You said that old cow was walking well just now, but he got excited when he saw us. Was he stunned by the young master's beauty?"

Wei Yu's smile deepened, he glanced at the sachet on his waist, and said insincerely, "I guess so."

"Just to put it bluntly, I should be the most beautiful man in Chang'an. The eldest brother-in-law and you are not good enough, and the one with a crescent moon has to stand aside!" Li Xi helped the hair crown, straightened his clothes, and raised his head. Stand tall and look proud.

Wei Yu couldn't hold back, and chuckled lightly.

Li Xi tilted her head to look at him.

It is rumored that this Dali Temple Shaoqing is a young and mature young man, serious and unsmiling.Look at it today, isn't this very funny!

It looks good when you smile!

Wei Yu coughed lightly, and changed the subject: "This... These are the silver sachets on the waist of the prince, right?"

"You know him?" Li Xi picked the biggest one out of seven or eight silver ball sachets, and brought it to Wei Yu, "Isn't it very fragrant and exquisite?"

Wei Yu nodded, "It's really exquisite."

This kind of silver sachet is made of two hollow silver balls, the inner core is two layers of concentric circular machine rings connected by two axes, and the position can be adjusted with the swing of the silver ball to ensure that the incense balls on it will not Broken or scattered.

One the size of a quail egg can be worth more than a hundred guan.

Li Xi brought seven or eight of them in one go, each filled with different spices, the smell... no wonder the old cow would sneeze when he smelled it.

Li Xi still thought it was very beautiful, so she jingled it and showed it to Wei Yu, "This one was given to me by my grandmother, and this one was painted by myself and asked Yinlou to make it. These three sisters lost to me." Mine, she often gambles and loses, and she will gamble even after she loses."

Wei Yu was so curious that he asked, "Why do you wear so many?"

"Because, this is the object that my favorite person likes. I hope he can see it one day and ask for it from me."

Xu Shi's atmosphere at this time is just right, Xu Shi Wei Yu is far away from his life circle, and Li Xi just said it without fear of him leaking the secret.

Wei Yu was stunned for a moment, and looked down at Xiao Fu Wang's face, which was slightly disappointed, but also with a look of faint expectation, and couldn't help being moved.

It turned out that this little gold bug who wanted the wind and the rain also had people who couldn't get what he wanted, and there were such existences that he cherished.

Li Xi looked around and made sure that no one here knew him, so he opened up the conversation with confidence: "I have known him for a long time, and he helped me. I was only six years old that year, and I broke my mother's beloved three-color pottery." I went to Dongshi alone to buy one, but my money was stolen and I lost my way, and I didn’t go out after the gate was closed..."

What happened in that chaotic night, Li Xi can't remember clearly, the only thing that is clear is the hand on his waist, although it is thin and immature like a young man, it is warm and powerful.

"He took me back to the place where he lived. It was an academy. There were a lot of papyrus in the room, filled with words, the room smelled of ink, and the bed was very small..."

He slept soundly.

He also ate the "savior"'s dinner, leaving him with no dinner to eat—in fact, it was just two steamed cakes and a plate of pickles.

That was the best pickle Li Xi had ever eaten!

Wei Yu listened attentively, inexplicably feeling that Li Xi's description seemed familiar...it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?

He asked, "Have you ever met the person you mentioned before?"

"Of course I have." Li Xi gave him a blank look like a fool, "Otherwise, why would I fall in love with him?"

Wei Yu actually wanted to ask one more question, who was that person, and felt it was inappropriate.Since he could be favored by King Fu, it must be a woman.

Chang'an City is so big, there are many children who get lost in the middle of the night, such stories happen every day.

It's he who thinks too much.

When it comes to his sweetheart, the proud little Fu Wang seems to have removed the golden shell from his body, and his whole body becomes soft.

Wei Shaoqing, who had always been cold-hearted, consoled her in a mysterious way: "Your sachet...will be given away."

Li Xi smiled brightly, "For the sake of your blessings to me, I will give you one first, and thank you for helping my sister out today."

As he spoke, he generously grabbed the biggest one and held it up in front of him, "Don't say no, if you don't, it means that what you said just now is perfunctory to me."

The words of refusal just stuck in his throat.

Wei Yu smiled helplessly and had no choice but to take it.

However, Li Xi took his hand back and helped him tie it with his own hands. While fastening it, he whispered: "This silver ball is big and has many holes. It is suitable for relaxing cypress and sandalwood. Don't put those flowers and plants. , on the contrary, it's vulgar, and it doesn't match your temperament."

Wei Yu lowered his head and saw the top of his hairy head, with a few strands of hair protruding from the crown, curled mischievously.

He responded softly: "Okay."