Just then, Xia Miaoyuan wiped his mouth and walked out of the main hall.
Seeing the Queen and Xiao Wanyin standing there in a daze, Xia Miaoyuan was a little puzzled.
The Queen made a gesture to Xiao Wanyin to keep quiet, indicating that she should not tell anyone about her discovery.
"Mother, little cousin, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so weird?"
The Queen pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile and said, "It's nothing. My mother was just discussing Maomao with Ayin. Maomao is really smart. Next time the Imperial Master comes, let him see what's so special about Maomao."
"Maybe it has wisdom."
Xia Miaoyuan said thoughtfully: "Maybe!"
The queen then took the magic pearl into the house and put it away again.
Seeing this, Xia Miaoyuan hurriedly called out, "Mother, wait a minute?"
"Miao'er, what?"
Xia Miaoyuan's little hands rubbed the corner of her clothes back and forth, and after thinking for a while, she finally said, "Well, mother, can you agree to Miao'er's request?"
The queen was confused. Xia Miaoyuan had been pampered since she was a child and had always said what she wanted directly, but it had never been like today.
"Miao'er, tell your mother what you want."
Xia Miaoyuan mustered up her courage and said, "Mother, could you please put the seven-colored divine beads in Miao'er's room? Why not put them away?"
The queen was stunned and looked at Xia Miaoyuan intently, as if waiting for her to give a reason for doing this.
"Well, it's so beautiful! I want to see it every morning when I wake up and every night when I go to bed."
[God bless you, mother must agree.] Xia Miaoyuan appeared obedient and calm on the outside, but inside he was secretly surging with excitement.
[You must agree! ]
[Only by interacting with this bead daily can I better understand its mysteries.]
[Damn old Yama! He didn't even tell me the secret of the beads, forcing me to figure it out on my own.]
When the queen heard her daughter's request, her heart tightened and she became hesitant.
She understood that her daughter wanted to understand the secret of the beads and wanted to touch the beads day and night.
But this bead is really too important. If it really plays a big role in the future as the national teacher said, if we lose it, we will regret it.
But if the beads continue to be locked up, it will not help my daughter to understand the mystery.
Xia Miaoyuan looked up and blinked her innocent big eyes at the queen, waiting for her to make a decision, but in her heart she recalled the dream that the King of Hell had given her yesterday, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
[Damn old Yama, damn old Yama, wicked old Yama! Ahhhhhhh!]
"If you're going to give me a hint, why don't you just tell me everything? You have to tell me bit by bit, how abominable!"
[Old King of Hell, you lack great virtue! ]
Rumble!
At this moment, a loud thunder suddenly struck the clear sky.
A flash of lightning split the blue sky and struck straight down.
Snap!
Immediately afterwards, a loud noise was heard in the courtyard of Kunning Palace.
"Mee..." Maomao was so scared that he let out a low cry and ran back to his nest, lying down with his butt facing outwards.
Hua Ni, who was tied under the corridor, was so scared that she whimpered "Oh...", closed her eyes, and lay on the ground trembling, covering her ears with her two front paws.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? What's that noise?" Xiao Luzi ran over in a panic, holding a whisk.
Several palace maids also rushed over following the sound.
Everyone looked around the yard suspiciously, trying to find out the source of the strange sound.
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed young eunuch pointed at a tree and shouted, "A tree has been struck by lightning!"
Xia Miaoyuan looked in the direction the eunuch's hand was pointing, and saw that a sycamore tree originally planted on the east side of the yard, with a trunk as thick as a bowl, had been split in half and fell to the ground.
There were still wisps of black smoke coming out of the tree trunk.
[No way?] Xia Miaoyuan covered her mouth in shock.
[Just after cursing the King of Hell, a thunderbolt came and struck the tree?]
[This is the King of Hell showing me off! ]
[Mamma Mia! Don’t curse at me!]
[Huh? Can't I curse in my heart?]
Xia Miaoyuan was so scared that her face turned pale and she stood there in a daze.
Even though the queen had seen a lot, she was still shocked.
However, out of a mother's instinct, she still forced herself to walk forward, squatted down, and embraced Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin in her arms.
She softened and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay, it's just a thunderstorm."
Xia Miaoyuan: That's all? Mother, you really know how to comfort people.
Xiao Wanyin: Miao'er, this is all your fault! Why don't you curse anyone else but the King of Hell?
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at the tree struck by lightning again, muttering to himself guiltily, "Old Yama, I was wrong. I will never scold you again."
【I will definitely be obedient.】
[I will definitely follow your instructions and study the divine pearl.]
At this time, the palace maids in Kunning Palace were still stunned, looking at each other in panic.
"This...this...this, Your Majesty?" Xiao Luzi stuttered.
In the distance, several eunuchs and palace maids were whispering.
"How come there's a thunderbolt in broad daylight?"
"It's really weird!"
"They say lightning strikes bad people. Could this be God's warning to everyone?"
"Then who is this thunder aimed at?"
At this moment, Nanny Li came up from behind them and shouted angrily, "Be quiet, everyone! Watch your tongues!"
The palace maids remembered what the queen had just told them and shut up.
The Queen calmed down, stood up and said to everyone, "It's nothing, just a thunderclap, nothing unusual. Let's get back to work. No more talking!"
The palace maids responded with "yes" and left.
Then the queen ordered people to clear the tree, and then she pulled Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin into the house.
This time, before Xia Miaoyuan could ask again, the Queen spoke first: "This divine pearl, Queen Mother has given you permission. However, you must be more careful."
Xia Miaoyuan nodded contentedly, and the fear and panic he had just felt immediately disappeared.
Xiao Wanyin, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the Queen say this, and felt happy for Xia Miaoyuan.
I thought to myself, now my cousin can study the bead with peace of mind. Maybe before long, she will be able to understand the secret of the bead.
Xia Miaoyuan held the seven-colored magic pearl in the palm of his hand, as if protecting his eyeballs, and took it into his bedroom.
All day long, except for eating, Xia Miaoyuan stayed in the bedroom holding the beads.
She tried almost everything she knew, heard, and could think of. She even placed the beads on a low cabinet as a sacrifice and knelt down to worship them.
But the beads still didn't react.
By dinner time, Xia Miaoyuan was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed holding the beads.
At the same time, in just one afternoon, the news that Kunning Palace was struck by a thunderbolt spread like wildfire.
It’s not that the palace maids in Kunning Palace are gossipy and spread rumors everywhere, but the main reason is that the tree that was struck by lightning cannot be concealed from anyone.
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