The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Half a month later, a letter came from Luoyang. When Li Xi took a look, it turned out to be the good news about his fourth uncle and Madam Wei. There was a note at the end: the letter arrived first and the carriage was about to arrive. Uncle and aunt invited him together.

Li Xiqie put away the letter. How could she not go?

After hearing the news, Hawksbill Amber packed a bag for the princess overnight.

The next morning after breakfast, the carriage arrived and stopped outside the manor. She got on the carriage with only Amber by her side.

Although the journey was not long, it was inevitable that they would pass through mountains and valleys, and it was bumpy all the way, not as fast as riding a fast horse alone. However, this carriage was sent by Li Jian and Wei Yu, and if they did not take it, it would be a waste of their kindness.

Li Xixiao had no choice but to sit in the carriage bored. He lifted the curtain to look at the lush and green grass and trees on the road, and the scenery was beginning to show signs of life.

The walls of the car were covered with thick mattresses, the seats were cushioned, and there was a small square table in the middle, with dried fruits, cakes and fruit drinks on it.

Amber sat on the other side, her eyes wandering around, as quiet as a chicken.

Li Xi couldn't help but let down the curtain, took a piece of Tangguo and handed it to Amber, looking at her intently, "Can you taste it for me to see if it's spoiled?"

Amber took the Tangguo from her hand in confusion. The pastry was shaped like a peach blossom with branches and leaves, and was extremely delicate and beautiful. She took a bite and found it soft in the mouth and flowing sand inside, leaving a long aftertaste.

As soon as you taste it, you can tell that it was made freshly by His Royal Highness Prince Xian while he was preparing the car. It was kept in a wooden box and arrived at Muyan Villa two hours later. It was still slightly warm and had a hint of fragrance that made people want to eat it again.

"How is it?" Li Xiying asked.

Amber smiled and said, "The princess loves to play tricks on people. Just think about it, how can the snacks prepared by His Royal Highness Prince Xian not be fresh? Moreover, in this season when water freezes into ice, let alone those that have just been made, even if they have been made for two or three days, they will not lose their flavor."

Li Xi was just laughing when the carriage stopped. Just as she was wondering, Amber opened the curtain and looked at the busy city where carriages and horses were still converging. She then asked the driver, "Why did you stop before you even arrived?"

The coachman got off the ground, said helplessly: "I have diarrhea, I'll be back soon!" Then he drove into an alley.

Another groom asked Amber, "Madam, do you want to continue on your journey or take a rest here and wait for that fellow to join you?"

Amber lowered the curtain and then asked Li Xiying for instructions.

Li Xi asked, "How far is it from my fourth uncle's residence?"

The person outside answered, "About a mile to go."

Li Xiying suddenly had an idea and said, "We have been riding in the carriage for so long. Since it is only one mile away, we can just walk and have fun along the way."

Seeing that the princess was getting bored sitting there, Amber agreed with her idea when she heard someone talking not far away. She got off the carriage first, stepped off the stool, and came down holding Li Xiying's hand.

The coachman had always been Li Xuan's bodyguard. Seeing that the princess was going to walk, he left the carriage on the side of the road and waited for another coachman to come back and drive it back. He would protect the princess's safety, so he followed behind.

As soon as Li Xi got off the carriage, she felt that all the aches and pains in her body were relieved. The coachman gave directions verbally from behind, and she and Amber followed the route.

Suddenly, they passed by a wine shop, and there was a burst of fragrance inside. Although Li Xi was not good at drinking, he could smell that the wine was rare and good, so he said to the coachman behind him: "Let's go in and buy a jar of wine. I'll trouble you to help carry it later."

Bringing a jar of good wine is just a small token of my niece's appreciation for my uncle and aunt's marriage.

Then Amber listened to Li Xiying and took out a string of money from her waist bag to give to him as a tip for the transportation.

Since the guards received the money, they naturally had no choice but to do their job.

Li Xixiao immediately entered the tavern and asked the owner for some top-quality wine.

The store owner asked someone to bring a jar over. Seeing that she looked like someone who was rich but ignorant, he said, "We have good wine here. Before you buy this jar back, please taste it first. Don't buy it back and don't understand it, and then ask someone to bring it back and smash my store."

Li Xi was quite puzzled. "Since it's good wine, I won't drink it alone. I'm giving it to others. Just give me the best wine."

The shopkeeper felt more reassured after hearing this, so he handed the jar of wine to the guard and took one or two ounces of gold from Amber.

As a few people were about to leave the house, they were suddenly blocked by a man in a black robe holding a fan.

Li Xi looked up and saw a strange man who looked to be in his twenties. He looked as if she had been cheated and glared at her and said, "This wine is worthless. If you leave this door and go to the store again, they won't recognize you."

She didn't know whether the other party had good intentions or not, so she just smiled and said, "Could it be that they will only do business with me once?"

The other party immediately laughed out loud, "Earning one ounce of gold from one business, this business makes more money than selling a hundred people."

Amber believed it immediately and turned around to ask the store owner if this was true.

The shopkeeper, however, was as steady as a rock, and said calmly, "Our shop has always been a one-way street, with payment followed by delivery, and we never cheat anyone! You haven't even left the house, and haven't even tasted the wine, yet you actually trust a guy sent by the neighbor to mess things up?"

"Next door?" Li Xiying glanced at the man in black clothes and he didn't look like someone who was in this line of work.

The attendant beside the young master sneered in a disdainful tone, "Our young master is used to the battlefield, but seeing that this lady was tricked miserably, he just meddled in other people's business. Now he is sent by his colleagues to crack down on the wine seller?"

"If you don't believe me, why don't you open the jar and have a taste?" the young man pointed at the wine in the guard's hand.

Li Xixuan knew that no matter who lied, it would be bad for her. If the store owner lied, and she found out after opening the jar and drinking, then it would be proved that the store owner lied. It would be a small matter to ruin the store's reputation, but it would be a big matter if people gathered to watch and made a big fuss.

If the man in black robe lied, he would be scolded by the store owner, which would make the situation even worse.

She was going to her fourth uncle's house for a wedding banquet, not to waste her time on this.

She stopped the guard from opening the jar and walked in, saying, "Forget it. I think the store owner thinks I don't know much about wine and heard that I wanted to give it to someone, so he gave me inferior wine to cheat me. But it's hard to prove that this gentleman is a liar. Since the money has been paid and we haven't left the house, we can only change the jar of wine!"

As he said this, he asked the guard to put the jar of wine back.

The shopkeeper pointed at the young man, raised his head and said sternly: "Madam, do you believe him? I dare say this is our good wine, sorry I won't replace it!"

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so calm and composed, and that there were only a few guests in the hall at this time, Li Xixiao did not rule out the possibility that the shopkeeper took advantage of the idleness to overcharge the guests, so he immediately said with a smile: "Really? If I open the wine jar, I will invite all the Dongjiu guests in the hall to taste it. If it is good wine, I will buy another jar. If it is not good wine, I will smash your sign in public."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't hold back any longer. He realized that this lady was not someone to be trifled with. He immediately lost confidence and said with a faint smile, "Madam, you are truly a heroine, very smart and considerate. I have lost my confidence now. Let me check if I have taken the wrong item."

He looked at it again and couldn't help but stumble, "Ouch, I almost smashed my own sign!"

Then he brought another jar of wine from the bottom of the counter and said, "My eyes were blurry just now. This jar is the signature wine passed down from our ancestors. If you don't believe me, you can ask passers-by to have a taste."

Amber sneered: "You are very generous to others!"

Li Xi said, "I believe you this time, but I won't do it again. Good wine is worth ten gold coins. This is just a matter of willingness. If you sell the wine for one or two gold coins, you will ruin your reputation."

The store owner said, "Alas, our signature wine is limited every day. This... is also because my eyes are blurry and I didn't see it clearly."

Li Xi asked, "You just slandered that young man, shouldn't you apologize as well?"

The shop owner had no choice but to apologize to the young man, "Sorry, young man, this won't happen again, this won't happen again."

The young man nodded and left alone.

Li Xi ordered the guards to bring the wine, and he followed the young man out of the tavern, bowing and saying, "Thank you, young man! I don't know how you can tell that the wine is not good since it's not opened yet?"

The young man paused, seeing that she didn't understand, and couldn't help but laugh: "It's easy to make money by observing with your eyes. Also, I was drinking in the tavern next door just now, why are you willing to believe me?"