SFS Chapter 156 Her lips touched
Chapter 156 Her lips touched
"Oh dear, sir, please be gentle! These eggs are so fragile; they'll break if you're not careful. I'm counting on selling these eggs to save up some money for medical treatment!" The old woman's voice was filled with heartache.
The soldier was a little annoyed and was about to scold her when two eggs were stuffed into his hand.
He looked at the old woman, who smiled ingratiatingly and said softly, "Sir, this old woman doesn't have much to offer, these two eggs are just a little something extra for you."
The soldier immediately calmed down, stuffed the eggs into his waistband, and waved his hand: "Alright, stop dawdling, go in!"
The old woman linked arms with the old man, and the two of them, one limping and the other hobbling, entered the city.
As they walked into the alley, the old man, who hadn't spoken until now, finally spoke, his voice surprisingly youthful: "Who should we go find first?"
The old woman's voice also became younger: "His Highness Prince Qing gave me a list of people who support him and are relatively reliable. We can visit them one by one according to the list."
It turns out that Bai Jiyue and Mingyuan were disguised as an elderly couple selling vegetables.
“If we continue like this, we might not even be able to see the head of the family,” Mingyuan said.
Bai Jiyue took out a jade thumb ring from her bosom: "Let's take this jade thumb ring and say that it's an heirloom we're selling. Give the servants some money and have them pass on the message. Those who are loyal to Prince Qing will surely see us when they see the jade thumb ring."
This was given to her by Prince Qing before he left that night, as proof that she represented him.
At this time, the important officials in the court were still attending court, and after court they had to go to their duties. Bai Jiyue and the others were not in a hurry, so they found a roadside stall to have breakfast first, planning to inquire about the news in the city first, and then go to find those people later in the afternoon.
The two ordered two bowls of wontons from a roadside stall. Bai Jiyue ate most of them and pushed the remaining small portion in front of Mingyuan.
Mingyuan looked at her.
She smiled and said, "I can't finish this bowl. If you don't mind, you can eat the rest."
A bowl of wontons was quite filling; she would feel a bit full after finishing it, but Mingyuan had a big appetite and it might not be enough for him. So she simply left some for him, saving the money to buy another bowl.
Mingyuan wanted to say, "If it's not enough, we can order another bowl," but when he looked down at the spoon and the rim of the bowl, he remembered that her lips had touched them.
The food the girl had eaten seemed especially delicious, and he felt a surge of affection, but he didn't want to show it, so he said reluctantly, "You're such a hassle."
While saying this, his hands honestly pulled her bowl in front of him.
Bai Jiyue rested her chin on her hand and smiled at him.
After spending so much time together, she had a pretty good grasp of his personality. He was a guy with a sharp tongue but a soft heart, so she just had to interpret whatever he said in reverse.
Mingyuan finished his bowl of wontons in a few bites and then started eating Bai Jiyue's bowl. But he ate the wontons very slowly, as if there was gold hidden in the filling, and he wanted to chew and search for it carefully in his mouth.
Bai Jiyue noticed and couldn't help but ask, "Are you full? Why are you eating so slowly? If you can't eat, don't force yourself. Just leave some."
Mingyuan remained silent.
He was savoring the lingering scent of her, but could he really say that?
He didn't answer, but the owner of the wonton stall next to him smiled and said, "Your bowl of wontons is different from his."
Bai Jiyue looked at the proprietress.
She was a slightly plump middle-aged woman in her forties, dressed neatly in an apron, and worked efficiently.
"How come it's different?" Bai Jiyue asked her.