Seeing Miss Du's knowing smile, Li Kuo felt relieved.
"I didn't expect, um, I really didn't expect that such a delicious snack could be made at a street stall like this." Du Jingtian picked up another chopstick, and her cheeks softened and bulged, which was quite cute.
"Well, the quality of the food here depends on the skill of the chef, not the environment of the wine shop or teahouse." Li Kuo swallowed a piece of sauced mutton and poured himself a glass of wine.
Although Du Jingtian's background was not very noble, she was the only woman born and raised by shopkeeper Lao Du, so she was naturally pampered since she was a child. In addition, she was famous for her tough temper, so no one dared to offend this aunt.
To make Miss Du nod her head in approval, this shop's snacks are indeed pretty good.
Li Kuo picked up the wine glass and poured the wine into his mouth. The cold wine juice slid down his throat, making people feel refreshed.
"The store will bring you all the best wine and food."
Li Kuo followed the voice and looked around. As soon as he saw the middle-aged man wearing a dark yellow jacquard brocade round-neck gown, he subconsciously exhaled.
"Your Highness..."
"Order your food, shopkeeper!" The middle-aged man looked at Li Kuo playfully and took over the topic for a moment. This man was undoubtedly the current prince Li Heng, but I don't know when he left the palace and why he was dressed like this.
, blended into the crowd.
Du Jingtian felt very strange when she saw that her husband had suddenly become so reserved. Hearing the conversation between the two of them, he felt even more confused.
"Hey, I guess you've never been to a street stall like this before. We never order food here, we only order food!"
Hearing this, the clerk in the shop immediately gave a thumbs up and said: "This girl is someone who understands. A small shop like ours does a small business, and you can count the names of the dishes on your fingers.
, what else do you need? Sir, we have soybean mutton, Yangchun noodles, oil hammer, and yokan, what do you want?"
The attendant behind Li Heng stepped forward and said, "Is there any lighter food? My master is weak and the doctor said he cannot eat spicy food."
"Hey, this is difficult. Which food on this street stall does not rely on condiments to enhance its flavor. How about I make you a bowl of plain water without adding condiments?"
The waiter was in trouble for a while. Guanzhong people are very spicy. I have only heard of customers complaining about the lack of condiments in the store, but I have never heard of diners asking for no condiments.
"Bold!" Li Heng's retinue thought that the man was mocking the prince, so he was so angry that he even wanted to draw his sword and fight.
"Lide!" Li Heng stopped the attendant's behavior with a cold voice, and apologized to the waiter: "Shop, my attendant is a little impulsive, I'm sorry. In this case, just boil a bowl of plain water without any seasoning."
The paver boy had already been frightened out of his wits by his entourage, but now he heard Li Heng comfort him, and then he felt relieved.
"Look, this gentleman still understands etiquette!" He glared at the guard, and then walked towards the stove with some annoyance. He originally wanted to recommend the fruit wine he brewed at home, but look at the picture of the gentleman in front of him.
With a thin body, forget it!
"General Li, long time no see."
Now that he met the prince, Li Kuo didn't want to be too coy. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, why do you have the leisure to come to Zhuque Street to watch the lanterns today?"
Judging from Li Heng's previous behavior, it was obvious that he didn't want to reveal his identity, so the young man followed his wishes and treated him as an ordinary person.
"General Li, can't I just have a moment of leisure?" Li Heng smiled mockingly, but his eyes were fixed on the young man without leaving any trace.
Du Jingtian was bored when she saw the two of them talking so politely, so she interrupted: "I said, one of you is Mr. Li and the other is General Li. Why can't you change your titles? Since you are Xiaoqi's friend, you might as well call him directly.
Ranking among the clan. Oh, by the way, what’s your name?”
"Bold!" The prince's bodyguard saw this woman being so rude and wanted to teach her a lesson.
"Back off!" Li Heng pressed the case lightly without anger, and frightened the guard into kneeling down and kowtow.
"Your bodyguard is so strange!" Du Jingtian shook his head and said with a smile, "I have never seen such a moody bodyguard. It's really interesting."
"Interesting?" Li Heng was slightly stunned. He had never seen anyone say that guarding was interesting in all the years he had been in the palace since he was a child. This woman had a different flavor.
Du Jingtian put another piece of oil hammer into his mouth and asked: "By the way, what is your name?"
"Ah Tian, don't be rude!" Li Kuo glared at Du Jingtian and stopped her rude behavior. (Note 1)
"Hey, Qi Lang, it doesn't matter." Li Heng pushed his hand and said: "I only have one word for each word, you can call me Mr. Yu." (Note 2)
Of course, Li Heng was not a boy he met by chance. In fact, he knew the boy's whereabouts very well since he left Kinninbo. If it was a 'chance encounter', it was also a well-planned chance encounter.
He was trapped in the East Palace all day, and it was difficult to summon Li Kuo alone. In order to prevent his father from becoming suspicious, he came up with the method of conducting a private visit incognito during the Shangyuan Festival. In this way, even if his whereabouts were discovered, he would not be able to summon him.
It can be said to be a chance encounter.
The reason why he was so anxious to meet the young man was because he wanted to talk to him frankly about his future plans. Perhaps it was because of the young man's background in the East Palace that he had always regarded the young man as one of his own.
However, gradually he found that he and the young man were drifting apart. It was not until the end of the Longyou Battle that he truly realized that the young man had never been from the East Palace. He was just his father's and his own.
The poisonous plan set up by Gao Xiuyan and Li Linfu made the relationship between the boy and him quite embarrassing. Every time when he went to bed, he would involuntarily remind himself: the boy saw the scene between himself and Wei's cloud and rain, and he saw his naked body.
Ugly! He didn't know how he could endure it, but he knew that if the boy had been someone else, he would probably have ordered his bodyguard to kill him on the spot.
After this incident, he no longer felt the pride of a superior person in front of the young man.
But he is the only one he can rely on in the army!
Life is so funny and helpless sometimes.
"Master Yu, how are you these days?"
“Not bad.”
Li Kuo chatted with Li Heng all the time, and he could see the eager desire in the other person's eyes. He wanted to conquer himself eagerly!
If in the past, he would have been so favored and appreciated by the prince, he would probably have been loyal to him immediately. But that was not the case now. Ever since that encounter at Chongrenfang, he had been completely disappointed with Li Heng.
It's not because of Li Heng's current difficult situation, but because of his silence that night. If he had been tougher on Go Soo-yeon at that time, if he had saved himself at that time, perhaps the relationship between the two would have become closer now.
But no, he didn't do anything. He watched helplessly as he was taken away by Gao Xiuyan and sent to Jingzhao Mansion. If Mrs. Guo Guo and Gao Lishi hadn't come forward to protect him, he couldn't imagine how things would have turned out.
This is a mean and unkind person.
From that moment on, Li Kuo defined the prince. For such a person, no matter what others think or do, he will never throw himself into the arms of the other person. Such a person can drain your value and then ruthlessly
Kick it away. This kind of person can cut off the relationship with you without hesitation when you are in crisis, and then step on you severely.
He is no longer the ignorant young man who just entered the officialdom. He wants to plan for his own future. Obviously, Li Heng is not a person worth trusting.
Prince Li Heng's heart trembled slightly, and his lips trembled involuntarily.
He hates himself, he hates his silence that night!
It's not his fault, it's not his fault. In that situation, he was completely unable to keep the boy safe. His toughness would only make his father more suspicious! What's more, he still has a trace of hatred for the boy! As long as it's
A man would be furious if someone peeked under the bed, not to mention he was still a prince!
However, he could not say these words. He had to bear it all silently, with no one to share it with and no one to share it with.
"Hey, the fine white water is here, please treat me!"
The clerk in the shop took a few steps and placed the white water in front of Li Heng, nodding frequently to show his goodwill.
"Li De, give him face money." Li Heng smiled bitterly and loudly ordered his followers.
"This is your face!" The guard glared at the man, took out a silver coin from his purse and gave it to him.
"Hey, thank you, sir, thank you, sir."
The guy got the silver bullet and his eyes narrowed to a slit.
Li Heng looked at the oil stars floating in the porcelain bowl and lost his appetite. He pushed the porcelain bowl to the center of the table and coughed lightly.
"Shichiro, do you think I'm useless?"
"Don't dare." Li Kuo hurriedly bowed and cupped his hands. After all, the other party was also the prince of the Tang Dynasty, so he still had to have enough etiquette to show his face.
Li Heng shook his head and said: "Actually, only when people are alive can they have the opportunity to do what they want to do. I will go and talk to my father about it. I believe you will be able to get the approval from the Ministry of War soon."
Note 1: In ancient China, it was very rude to ask someone's name directly. Generally, people who were not familiar with each other would call each other by their first name or rank.
Note 2: Yu was Li Heng’s given name before he became the crown prince, and was changed to Heng after he became the crown prince.
ps: In fact, the Tang Dynasty was relatively open. On grand festivals like the Lantern Festival, the emperor might also visit privately incognito. Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty once traveled incognito with his queen on the Lantern Festival night in the fourth year of Jinglong (710) to visit various places.
Minister's family. Therefore, it is well-founded that Li Heng served incognito during the Lantern Festival. By the way, Xiaoqi's situation is not very good now, and he needs everyone's votes...