Pata!
Hearing the conversation between the two, Prince Ling, who had taken the opportunity to slip out with the satin rat in his mouth, stumbled. The rat in his mouth fell out. He quickly reached out and pulled back the rat that had fallen off the beam. If you like it, then use it. Watermark Advertisement Test Watermark Advertisement Test
His Majesty the Emperor seemed to have sensed something and raised his head. The fur on the big tabby cat's tail immediately stood up. He quickly hid in the shadows of the eaves with the rat in his mouth.
"What is it?" Su Yu followed the Emperor's gaze but didn't see anything.
"Nothing." An Hong-chul put away his disdainful gaze and pulled Su Yu's hand as they slowly walked down the jade steps of Ci 'an Palace. At the bottom of the jade steps was Wang Gonggong and the carriage that had been waiting there for a long time.
"Where are the concubines?" Su Yu sat in the carriage and yawned. He was already used to the ancient people's work and rest. When the sky turned dark, he began to feel sleepy.
"Investigating a case." His Majesty yawned as well.
Investigating a case? Su Yu's face was full of confusion. What case were the concubines investigating?
In Ye Xiao Palace, Concubine De and Concubine Shu glared resentfully at Concubine Lu.
Concubine Lu's face was also ashen. She held a stack of rice paper as she stood in the winding corridor. Her sharp nails were about to tear the paper apart.
"Concubines, please hurry. After midnight, the evil spirit will be strong. It will not be good if you offend the Emperor." The leading guard coldly said.
The guards around them lit up the torches, illuminating the winding corridor. The concubines all had rice paper and red brushes in their hands. They had to copy down the runes on the corridor and clean it up before the hour of the eleventh hour.
Previously, when Concubine Lu had questioned the Emperor's purpose in cleaning the corridors, someone had pointed out that the cat venom was an evil spirit. Even if the cat had been taken away, after midnight, the seal scripts would still be harmful to the person who had been cursed. Since Concubine Lu had said that the cat venom could have been used to curse the Emperor, what was the purpose of keeping the seal scripts?
Concubine Lu broke out in a cold sweat. She hurriedly tried to explain, but His Majesty casually said, "Since you have the heart, please make a copy of the runes before midnight and hand it over to the National Tutor for judgment tomorrow."
Since the spearhead was pointed at Concubine Xian, the suspicious Concubine Xian naturally could not participate in the gathering of evidence. This important task was given to the loyal Concubine De, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Lu.
As a result, Concubine De and Concubine Shu, who could have left, were forced to stay with Concubine Lu to copy the scribbles. The other concubines gloated and went back to sleep.
"What was drawn? Why is it so hard to copy?" Concubine De quietly spat at her deputy chief eunuch, who was kneeling on the side. The scribbles were all over the floor. They were crooked and there was no order to follow.
That eunuch's face was ashen. He didn't have the mind to pay attention to Concubine De's complaints. When he heard that His Majesty was going to hand it over to the National Tutor for judgment, he was already scared out of his wits. The matter of witchcraft had always been unclear. The cat witchcraft of the previous dynasty could implicate a lot of people, but the Da 'an Dynasty was different. The Da' an Dynasty had an Imperial Preceptor who truly possessed divine power. This kind of matter was likely to be explained clearly in front of him.
Su Yu expressed admiration for the concubines' persistence in investigating the case, "Then what about Ying Yu?"
"The guards are watching. They won't let them come close." His Majesty the Emperor impatiently waved his hand. What was there to investigate? These people dared to court death, so he could only fulfill their wishes.
His Majesty the Emperor returned to the North Pole Palace and lay down on the soft cushion in the middle of the hall. He waved his hand at Su Yu, "Come, help zhen take off my clothes."
Su Yu went over and sat down. He poked the cat who was lazily squinting his eyes, "Emperor, the Empress Dowager already knows that I signed a blood contract."
An Hong-chul suddenly opened his eyes. He slightly frowned and turned to stare at Wang Gonggong.
"Heaven and earth can be my witness. It definitely wasn't this old servant who said it." Wang Gonggong immediately swore with an innocent face.
His Majesty the Emperor thought for a while and slowly said, "It was probably Imperial Uncle who said it."
"National Tutor?" Su Yu's eyes widened. The National Tutor didn't look like a person who talked a lot. Previously, when the Empress Dowager sent him to approach the National Tutor, he always thought that the Empress Dowager didn't have a good relationship with the National Tutor.
Wait! A flash of inspiration quickly flashed through his mind. Su Yu suddenly asked a rather sharp question, "Emperor, is the National Tutor also a... cat?" Su Yu didn't know what to call the bloodline of the imperial family. He firmly believed that these guys were a group of cats.
His Majesty the Emperor glanced at Su Yu, "That's natural."
The corner of Su Yu's mouth twitched. He seemed to know something. Thinking that the god-like National Tutor might have been bribed by a satin mouse, his mood suddenly became a bit complicated.
His Majesty the Emperor heard this and nodded in agreement, "Muhou's mouse is very fun."
The Empress Dowager didn't come from an illustrious aristocratic family. When she was young, she learned needlework. Her family didn't hire a famous embroiderer as a teacher, so she just casually learned. Therefore, the Empress Dowager still didn't know how to embroider complicated and gorgeous dragon-patterned cloud brocade. Instead, she liked to make small things.
Speaking of this, His Majesty suddenly didn't feel sleepy. He excitedly got up and rummaged through a cabinet in the Many Treasures Pavilion. He took out a camphor wood box and placed it on the soft cushion.
"What is this?" Su Yu curiously looked at the camphor wood box.
"Darling," His Majesty the Emperor mysteriously said. He pushed the box in front of Su Yu and paused for a moment. As if he thought of something, he quickly pulled the box back, "Actually, there's nothing to see."
Su Yu unconsciously pressed down on the wooden box and raised his head to look at His Majesty. Seeing that he was hesitating and his ears were starting to turn red, he couldn't help but become even more curious. What exactly was inside the box? He blinked and moved over to sit next to His Majesty, "What's inside? Didn't His Majesty bring it over for me to see? "
Su Yu had a premonition that the box should contain something very important to His Majesty. His Majesty taking it out for him to see at this time, the meaning was self-evident. Of course, he couldn't disappoint Uncle Cat's good intentions.
"You really want to see?" His Majesty the Emperor cast a sidelong glance at him.
"Let me see." Su Yu nodded and looked at His Majesty expectantly.
"Humph, there's no harm in letting you see." Only then did the Emperor snort, with a helpless expression on his face that said 'zhen dotes on you so that you can be so unscrupulous'. Then, he proudly opened the camphor wood chest.
The box was about three feet square. It wasn't deep and didn't have any compartments. There were a lot of things inside that were piled up messily.
Su Yu quietly looked at the things inside the box and didn't recover for a long time.
Among those messy little things, there were cloth mice of various colors, long teeth-grinding sticks, colorful bells and balls, and even a golden doll kitten.
Su Yu picked up the doll kitten and looked at it carefully. It was only the size of a palm and was wrapped in two layers of apricot yellow satin. The inside was filled with cotton. It was soft to the touch, but it wouldn't change shape. The stitches were so fine that there were no seams. Probably because His Majesty was worried that the pearl-studded doll would be swallowed by the young His Majesty, the doll's facial features were all embroidered. The two ears on the top of its head were also filled with cotton. It stood upright and looked very spirited.
The doll kitten was a bit old. There were many small holes on its body. In fact, they were rows of tiny teeth marks. There were even a few places where the threads were pulled open.
His Majesty the Emperor raised a slender finger and poked the kitten in Su Yu's hand, "This was made by Imperial Mother when Zhen was still the Crown Prince." Apricot yellow was the color used by the Crown Prince. This kitten was made from the fabric left over from the tailoring for the Crown Prince at that time.
Su Yu blinked and picked up a small ball with a silk ribbon and waved it in front of His Majesty.
"Pah!" His Majesty the Emperor pinched the small ball and glared at Su Yu, "Don't make trouble!"
Su Yu was unmoved. He picked up a cloth mouse and shook it by the tail.
"Pah!" His Majesty made a move again. He snatched the cloth mouse and pressed Su Yu down on the soft cushion, "Stupid slave, you dare to tease Zhen!"
"Hehehe …" Su Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
His Majesty the Emperor angrily glared at him, "You're not allowed to laugh!"
Su Yu buried his face in the soft cushion and laughed until his body trembled.
"Pah!" His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand and slapped that raised buttocks. Then, he angrily pounced on Su Yu and bit the back of his neck.
Su Yu suddenly couldn't laugh anymore. Before he could remedy the situation, he was lifted up by His Majesty and strode towards the dragon bed. He was immediately scared out of his wits, "Y-Your Majesty, don't …"
He was still injured. If His Majesty did this to him, he probably wouldn't be able to get up from the dragon bed for three days.
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