Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"Why hasn't Madam Shen arrived yet?"

"Yeah, I was already eating at this time yesterday, what's going on today?"

"Sister Shen hasn't forgotten us, has she...?"

"..."

At this moment, a large group of diners had already gathered and were waiting for Shen Qing at the usual spot.

They kept looking into the distance, hoping to catch a glimpse of Shen Qing.

Most of these people were regulars who had tried spicy strips before, while many others came specifically to try them.

When Shen Qing arrived, this was the scene that greeted him.

After appeasing Madam Yan and completing all the proper courtesies at the General's Mansion, she hurriedly pushed her cart over.

"Madam Shen!!!"

A diner spotted her and rushed straight towards her.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people shouted and rushed toward her in a hurry.

Shen Qing frowned slightly and quickly called out, "Line up!"

After saying that, she took the opportunity to park her stall cart.

The diners already knew Shen Qing's rules, so they stopped complaining about the crowd and all tried to line up.

"I'm number one!"

"No, it's me!"

"I'm number one!"

"..."

Several people who rushed up to Shen Qing started arguing, each refusing to concede and vying for the first place.

At that moment, a small figure darted over and grabbed Shen Qing's stall cart.

"I'm number one!" a childish voice rang out.

Shen Qing glanced down and saw it was that same little boy from yesterday.

After glancing at the arguing adults and then at the young boy, Shen Qing made his decision: "This young master is closest to the stall, so he's number one."

"Everyone else, move up behind him in line."

To be honest, Shen Qing couldn't tell who had arrived first among the people arguing.

It would be better to just announce that Kid is number one, which would avoid some trouble.

After all, adults tend to give in to children to some extent.

Shen Qing spoke, and the others immediately stopped arguing and hurriedly moved to the front of the line. For them, the sooner they ate, the sooner they could enjoy it.

Soon, a long queue formed.

"Can I buy two today?" The boy looked up, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"certainly."

"One garlic flavor and one spicy flavor!" His tone rose, and his face showed obvious joy.

He could consider bringing some to share with his friends today.

The main problem is that he couldn't resist eating all the spicy strips yesterday, and his friends all said he was lying, saying there was no such thing as a magical food.

Today he was determined to show those brats what truly exquisite food was.

Shen Qing smiled and packed one garlic-flavored and one spicy-flavored dish, handing them to the little boy.

"Thank you, sister!"

The little boy ran to the side of the line with the oil paper package in his hand, then squatted down and started eating.

With her dirty little hands, she grabbed a stick, put it in her mouth, chewed it with relish, but then found it too spicy and fanned herself with her hand.

Oh dear, I forgot to bring water.

I forgot again.

The boy looked somewhat annoyed.

"Water for sale! Water for sale!"

"One penny a bowl!"

"The boiled water at home is ready!!"

Someone was pushing a cart with two wine jars and hawking them in front of Shen Qing's stall.

"Give me a bowl of water!" the boy said urgently.

This is like a godsend – someone actually delivered a pillow when you're sleepy! There's water for sale right here on the street.

The water seller smiled, scooped a bowl of water from the wine jar, and handed it to the boy.

The little boy picked up the bowl, tilted his head back, and gulped it all down.

"Three more bowls, put them here, I'll return them to you later!" The boy asked for three more bowls of water.

With water, he could eat to his heart's content and then show off the leftovers to his friends.

The water seller was overjoyed; this was a newly discovered lucrative business, practically a risk-free venture.

"Alright, here are your three bowls of water!"

The kid was overjoyed, so he sat on the street eating and drinking.

This scene was witnessed by two servants who were spying from a distance.

They felt like the sky had fallen.

"Oh no, oh no, when did our young master become like this? Is this street food even safe to eat? What if he gets an upset stomach?"

"And you're one to talk! The young master has started drinking from large bowls—wait, when did he even learn that?"

"What should we do? What if the princess blames us when we get back..."

"How about we go over and try to persuade them?"

"You're so stupid. If the young master finds out we're following him, we'll be in even more trouble."

"..."

These two servants were from the Prince Chun's mansion, serving the young heir Nangong Yao.

Prince Chun currently only has one son, Nangong Yao, whom he cherishes like a treasure. This has fostered Nangong Yao's fearless and reckless personality, leading him to roam around aimlessly every day.

In the past two days, the servants have noticed that Nangong Yao hardly eats at all in the mansion, and every time he comes back, his clothes have a strong smell on them.

Fearing something might go wrong, the two servants quietly followed behind Nangong Yao.

They didn't dare get too close, and there were too many people around, making it very noisy, so they couldn't hear the water seller's shouts at all.

All they saw was their young master eating something from the roadside and drinking large bowls of wine.

The two of them felt as if the sky had fallen.

The young prince's precious child receives meticulously prepared meals daily by the head chef. There are even people who specifically observe the young prince's feces to monitor his physical condition and adjust his diet accordingly.

Good heavens, I wonder what they're eating by the roadside now. They're even refusing to eat the food at home.

"Look, the young master has put away the oil paper package; he seems to have had enough."

"Good heavens, I think he's had enough to drink."

"Don't let anything go wrong. Let's pretend to bump into him by chance, ask him what's going on, and then quickly take him back to the manor. We absolutely mustn't let anything happen."

The two servants made a decision: they would emerge from the shadows, walk into the crowd, and pretend to meet by chance.

"Oh! Master, what are you doing here?"

"Yes, there are so many people here, we must make sure you don't get hurt."

The servant's expression of shock was well-acted, and his tone carried a hint of coaxing a child.

Upon seeing the two people, Nangong Yao frowned slightly: "You've been following me?"

"No, no," one of the servants waved his hands repeatedly. "We just wanted to come and see what was going on because there were so many people. Meeting you was purely by chance."

"Yes, yes, it was all by chance, just a coincidence."

Nangong Yao was still just a child, and he already believed it to some extent.

In his eyes, people do indeed love to watch a spectacle.

Especially since Shen Niangzi's spicy strips smell so good.

He couldn't help but say, "Let me tell you, all these people are buying spicy strips up ahead. They're so delicious, you could practically eat them as a meal!"

His tone even carried a hint of boasting.

The two servants exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with bitterness.

Good heavens, so it turns out the young master was eating this unknown junk food outside.