Chapter 299 Gold is really hot

Shen Yuexi rushed back to her room, trying to separate the two fighting birds.

When the ladies in the hall heard that Shen Yuexi actually had a large parrot, they all came to see it. When they arrived at the door, they found that the door and windows were closed. Two maids were guarding the door, plucking feathers from their bodies.

A maid saw everyone coming over to see, and hurriedly stopped them, saying, "Everyone, Princess An has something to say. You must not open the door. That's how the thrush flew away last time."

The sound of flapping wings and the calls of thrushes continued to ring out in the house, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down, interspersed with Shen Yuexi's shouts from time to time.

"Liuli, come here quickly, don't chase it, be good..."

"Stop pecking Liuli... Oops, another feather has fallen off."

Xiao Zhuo said to Shen Lan, "Sister, you guys stay here to help Yue Xi. I'll go take care of some military affairs."

Chen Lan understood and said to him, "Brother-in-law, please do as you please."

She knew why Xiao Zhuo left. All the people present were women, and it was inconvenient for him to be here.

Mei Dai held the door open and said, "Sister, do you need help?"

"Yes," Shen Yuexi's breathless voice sounded inside, "They fly too fast, we can't catch up with them."

"Are there any tools like nets in the palace?" Mei Dai asked the maid at the door.

A net can be used to catch birds without harming them. Most wealthy families have this item. Shen Yuexi was anxious to separate them, as she couldn't catch them with her bare hands.

The two maids shook their heads and said, "The princess has never kept a bird before. The palace has never prepared such a thing."

Mei Dai was helpless and leaned against the door and said, "Sister, can I come in now?"

"Come in, come in, they both flew onto the bookshelf!" Shen Yuexi shouted from inside.

Mei Dai pushed the door open a crack, slipped in sideways, and closed the door with her backhand.

"Sister Mei, you block it from this side, I'll block it here..."

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After a while, Shen Yuexi shouted again: "Sister, come in and help. Sister Mei and I can't stop it..."

Chen Lan agreed and opened the door and went in.

Ji Yunyan was outside the door, listening to the chaos inside, several women shouting, tables and chairs overturned. She took the initiative to knock on the door and said, "Sister, you may not be able to do it, let me catch it."

"Yes, Sister Ji is good at fighting, come quickly." Shen Yuexi shouted.

Ji Yunyan also entered the room, and after some fussing, the room finally quieted down. Shen Yuexi came out first, holding the parrot Liuli, followed by Mei Dai and Shen Lan, and finally Ji Yunyan followed with the cage containing the thrush.

Everyone was covered in feathers, and they looked at each other and laughed. The maids came forward to pick off the feathers for them.

Shen Yuexi held the parrot as Ji Yunyan passed by, carrying a cage. The thrush pounced on the cage, screaming and spreading its wings in a provocative gesture. Liuli stretched her neck and grabbed the latch of the cage door.

Shen Yuexi quickly stretched out her hand to block the cage door: "Baby, please stop making trouble."

She finally understood. This thrush was particularly naughty. And Liuli was clever, knowing how to open the cage door. If these two birds were kept together, they would inevitably fight.

Liuli nudged her palm with her head, turned around and said to her, "Yuexi, good luck."

Everyone was very surprised when they heard this. Mei Dai asked, "This parrot can talk. Where did you buy it from?"

Shen Yuexi tickled Liuli with her fingers and said with a smile, "This is a gift from my younger brother. He wants to come over for Chinese Valentine's Day too."

As soon as he finished speaking, half of the people present stopped laughing and their expressions changed.

Mei Dai looked at Shen Lan and Ji Yunyan, and said to Ji Yunyan, "Yunyan, put Huamei in another room first." Then she said to Shen Yuexi, "Yuexi, put Liuli back first and go out for a walk with me. Shengjing is so beautiful, I want to see her."

Shen Yuexi placed Liuli in another room, and left the palace with Mei Dai, walking towards the city center along the bustling streets.

Although she was not as good at observing people's words and expressions as Mei Dai, she realized later that something was wrong between Chen Lan and Ji Yunyan.

Chen Lan's husband was killed by Xiao Beiheng, and she herself had her left hand chopped off by Xiao Beiheng. Ji Yunyan's grandfather was also coerced by Xiao Beiheng and forced to commit suicide, and was stabbed several times by Xiao Beiheng after his death. When these two heard that Xiao Beiheng was coming to Shengjing, they naturally showed dissatisfaction.

"Sister Mei," she said to Mei Dai as they walked over, "I just saw it too. Xiao Beiheng is coming, and I'm worried there might be problems."

Mei Dai comforted her, "Sister, from the moment you and Prince An knew that Xiao Beiheng was your brother, you shouldn't think about the past anymore. Didn't you tell me that the emperor didn't blame you?"

After Mei Dai reminded her, Shen Yuexi finally remembered.

When she went to see King Qi Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming mentioned the fire in Xiayuan Valley, but he just passed it over lightly and didn't care at all.

No matter what happened before, it should no longer be an obstacle after the truth is revealed.

"But I'm afraid my sister will be unhappy."

Mei Dai said, "It's okay. Ji Yunyan and Shen Lan are my subordinates now. I will talk to them. Xiao Beiheng gave you the parrot out of kindness. He and his wife are visiting Shengjing now, so how can I not treat them well?"

With Mei Dai's comfort, Shen Yuexi finally felt relieved.

After walking for a while, they looked up and saw Shenghe Hall. Beneath the golden plaque, a faint herbal aroma drifted from the two open red lacquer doors. People were coming in and out, carrying medicine bags of all sizes.

Shen Yuexi recalled the incident with Hua Duoduo. She said to Mei Dai, "Sister Mei, Doctor Hua is the owner of this place. His son saw Xiao Beiheng coming last night. Let's go in and ask."

Mei Dai nodded, and the two of them entered the clinic, only to find only a few clerks busy at the counter. She approached and asked, "Excuse me, is Doctor Hua in the back room?"

The waiters were busy as they were, and without even looking up, they said, "Yes, please go ahead."

Shen Yuexi and the others walked through the corridor and arrived at the back hall. Before they reached the door, they heard sighs from inside the room. The long sighs came from Doctor Hua, and the short sighs came from his son Hua Duoduo.

She knocked on the door curiously and said, "Doctor Hua, I'm here."

As soon as the voice fell, Hua Duoduo rushed out of the house, and when he saw Shen Yuexi, he knelt down and said, "Princess, please save me."

Shen Yuexi asked: "What's going on?"

When she entered the room and saw a plate full of gold on the table, she immediately understood what had happened.

Doctor Hua stood up and said to Shen Yuexi, "Princess, you've arrived just in time. My son is outspoken and audacious. Prince Ping believed him and just sent someone to deliver five hundred taels of gold, asking my son to leave the city at noon to exorcise the evil spirit for Prince Ping..."

Shen Yuexi thought, I didn't expect Xiao Beiheng to be so straightforward. Hua Duoduo had just finished looking for her, and now they had already sent the money for the "exorcism." This was a really tricky situation; they didn't even have time to figure out a solution.

With Xiao Beiheng's cruel and ruthless character, if he knew that Hua Duoduo was lying to him, Hua Duoduo would really die.

This plate of gold is really hot.

She turned around and said to the kneeling Hua Duoduo, "Do you know the consequences of lying now?"

"I understand. Princess, please save me for the sake of my parents, wife, and children," Hua Duoduo said, like a praying insect. "I will repent and never lie to anyone again."

"Hand over these five hundred taels of gold. I will return them to my brother later."

"Oh, as long as it can save my life, I'm willing to pay a little more."

"Well, go put on your robes and take your peach wood sword." Shen Yuexi gave instructions while thinking.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. She has to help Hua Duoduo overcome this difficulty.