Fu Jiuqu spoke in an understatement, but everyone was slightly stunned.

You look at me, I look at you, my eyes are weird and complicated.

Fu Jiuqu called Sun Huai over as if nothing had happened.

"Take Er Nian to wash your hands."

Sun Huai responded and went down with two thoughts.

With Fu Jiuqu around, everyone was a little nervous, and the courtyard seemed too quiet.

When Xin Yi washed his hands and came out, he saw Yi Nian sitting next to Fu Jiuqu. He went up and touched his head, then looked at Fu Jiuqu with a smile, "Eat, why are you standing there? Where is Eunuch Sun?

Why don’t you come and serve the king’s meal?”

Yi Nian looked up and said, "We are waiting for you."

Xin Yi was stunned, "Wait for me?"

She glanced at the table under the eaves and smiled.

"I can just eat over there."

Xin Yi is not a person with a sense of superiority and inferiority, so no matter what is eaten in the shop, everyone from top to bottom is treated equally. However, she also respects the customs of the Song people, and understands that Fu Jiuqu's eccentricities will never be the same as others.

A table was specially prepared for him.

The three children were considered his nephews, and it was reasonable to eat with him. As long as he didn't dislike it, Xin Yi had no problem with it.

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, Fu Jiuqu frowned.

"You sit down together."

Xin Yi was surprised and looked at the people in the yard.

"Isn't this... inappropriate?"

Fu Jiuqu's face turned a little darker, looking a little unhappy.

"If you don't sit down, who will take care of the child?"

"They have hands and feet, and they can eat by themselves..."

"I asked you to sit down, why are you talking so much?"

"..."

The weather is neither cold nor hot, so eating hot pot is the most comfortable.

Xin Yi sat down politely. At this time, Sun Huai came back with Erbao and washed his hands. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to wait on his master. However, Fu Jiuqu excused himself and ordered him and the two guards to go to the next table to enjoy hot pot.

Sun Huai happily accepted the order and went down.

Then, Xin Yi sadly discovered that Prince Guangling still didn't move his chopsticks and just looked at her.

"..." Is this because Prince Guangling is not used to eating like this, or does he want her to serve him?

Xin Yi picked up a thinly sliced ​​piece of rabbit meat, put it into the pot, and asked as if making small talk.

"Has the prince ever eaten hot pot?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her and said, "Every year on the first day of October, there is a hearth-warming party in Tokyo. Of course I have eaten."

Xin Yi raised his eyebrows.

It turned out that she was ignorant.

"Then the prince eats like this too?"

Fu Jiuqu lowered his eyelids and said, "This soup pot of yours has a richer aroma."

Although hot pot has become a folk food in the Song Dynasty, most people still boil a pot of water on a small stove, blanch the vegetables, and dip them with condiments.

The steps seem to be the same, but the taste is very different.

Xin Yi smiled softly and put the blanched rabbit slices into Fu Jiuqu's condiment bowl.

"The prince has a taste."

Her eyes were bright and full of expectation, no different from a cook who prepares food and waits for praise.

Fu Jiuqu ate very gracefully, putting it into his mouth carelessly, his face changing slightly.

Xin Yi became nervous, "How is it? Isn't it delicious?"

Fu Jiuqu's expression returned to its original coldness, and he said slowly: "Not bad."

Xin Yi only received a good review, but Xin Yi was actually a little unconvinced. She put a lot of thought into tonight's hot pot. Although the seasonings were not as comprehensive as modern ones, the stir-fried bottom was very fragrant, and the addition of stock made it even richer.

It's tempting. The meats are marinated in oil, sauce and pepper sauce, and the dipping sauce is carefully prepared. It should taste good.

She didn't say anything. She picked up vegetables for the children, and then she scalded a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

Her eyes lit up, "It's delicious."

Fu Jiuqu looked at her expression and coughed lightly, "It's okay."

Xin Yi:……

Forget it, I am a noble person who has eaten delicacies from the mountains and seas, and my taste is higher than ordinary people. Xin Yi no longer expects good reviews, and concentrates on eating his own food, and occasionally taking care of his three children.

However, in the blink of an eye, I found that those dishes that were only "appropriate" for the Prince of Guangling were becoming less and less under the Prince's chopsticks.

The three children all stared at their Uncle Fu with wide eyes in disbelief...

Xin Yi chuckled.

He is indeed a tsundere.

"Ms. Zhang, if you don't open a medicine hall, you can make a living by opening a restaurant." Eunuch Sun was eating hot pot at the next table and praised her heartily.

Xin Yi smiled and turned his head, "Then if Eunuch Sun wants to eat, he can come here often."

Because of the transfer price of the house, she had a good impression of Sun Huai and was very enthusiastic when she invited him.

Sun Huai agreed without hesitation. Seeing that his master's face seemed unhappy, he coughed in embarrassment.

"Youngster, it is because of Master Jiu's favor that he has the opportunity to eat the pot cooked by my wife. How can I have the guts to trouble my wife all the time..."

Xin Yi smiled and said a few polite words, and suddenly heard a loud clang coming from the room.

She and Fu Jiuqu looked at each other, threw away their chopsticks and ran over.

"What's the matter? Why did Mrs. Zhang run away?" Sun Huai was still there, dumbfounded, when he saw his mistress put the food on the chopsticks into his mouth, lifted the corners of his robe, and followed him in.

"What happened?"

Several people were confused and looked at each other.

~

In the room of Xiang Ling and her husband, a fishing net fell down, and a woman was covered in it, struggling desperately.

This was a plan that Xin Yi had arranged when he stayed with Fu Jiuqu. The original intention was to catch this woman who stole clothes. But at this moment, seeing such a person, Xin Yi's inner softness was deeply touched, and he felt very uncomfortable for a moment.

This is a woman who is not like a woman.

Her hair was messy, and the dark stains blurred her facial features, but there were scars all over her face, one after another crawling on her face like earthworms. Her skinny body was hung with her husband's brand-new clothes and bare feet.

Trying to pull back, testing

Breaking free from the shackles of the fishing net, she held in her hand an agate box that Xin Yi used to lure her. Her pair of black eyes, lifeless and fearful, like an abyss, were staring at Xin Yi in horror, shrinking back while making threatening threats.

appearance.

Xin Yi stepped forward calmly.

"You finally showed up."

"Ah! Ah~"

The woman was hit by someone and was so scared that she shivered, but in order to embolden herself, she kept pulling at the fishing net, bared her teeth at Xin Yi, and made strange noises like an angry dog.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Xin Yi slowed down and tried to calm her down.

Fu Jiuqu walked in, took a look, closed the door, and locked his subordinates out.

"Is it her?"

"Ah-ah-ah-"

Seeing Fu Jiuqu, the woman was obviously more frightened, and her screams were loud and fearful.

Xin Yi hissed at Fu Jiuqu and made a look, "Don't scare her, I'll ask."

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her and leaned against the door with his arms folded leisurely.

"Are you hungry?"

,OK?"

The woman's eyes were fixed on her, her mouth opened and closed, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't. However, her fingers were holding on to the agate box tightly, and she was curled up in the fishing net.

Xin Yi pondered for a moment and then asked: "You like the fragrance of sage, don't you?"
To be continued...