Chapter 22 Red-Clad Warning
Afternoon, the back garden of the Regent's Palace.
Since Tangli "incorporated" the Prince's army, navy, and air force, this place has become the fastest place for intelligence to circulate in the entire capital.
A grayish carrier pigeon flapped its wings and landed on Tangli's shoulder with practiced ease, its small, beady eyes sparkling with gossip.
[Coo-coo! Big news, boss!]
[I almost got shot down by that chubby kid with the slingshot at the Minister's mansion while trying to find out this information! Quick, two kernels of corn, that's the most I can get!]
Tang Li sat on the swing set, smiling as she fed two plump corn kernels from her palm, then casually stroked the carrier pigeon's feathers, activating the communication magnetic field:
"Thank you for your hard work. Tell me, what's going on with the Tang family?"
The homing pigeon swallowed a corn kernel, shook its feathers contentedly, and began to vividly recount the scene it had witnessed from the rooftop of the Minister's Mansion:
[Coo coo! That woman named Tang Wan has gone mad!]
She tried on clothes in the room, a full ten outfits! Finally, she chose a dress that was as red as a monkey's bottom… oh no, I mean, as red as fire!
She even had someone scent her clothes! The smell… ugh… it was lily scent, incredibly strong! It made me sneeze even on the roof!
Red dress?
A rich aroma?
Tang Li paused slightly while peeling peanuts, then a meaningful smile curved her lips.
It's true... You have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, and you come to hell even though there's no way out.
Tang Wan has really stepped on all of Pei Yunjing's landmines.
In the eyes of this regent, whose five senses were overloaded, highly saturated red was no different from a screen full of blood, a visual poison.
The rich, powdery scent of lilies was an olfactory bomb that could send him into a frenzy.
Tang Wan thought she was going to "outshine all the beauties," but little did she know that in Pei Yunjing's eyes, she was just a walking "source of biochemical pollution."
"A fiery red dress..."
Tang Li repeated these words softly, her gaze falling on the lawn not far away.
There, the Prince's Palace boasts the pinnacle of combat power—
Big White, the white-browed tiger, was lying sprawled on the grass, basking in the sun. His white belly rose and fell with each breath, looking quite content.
Besides Pei Yunjing, there was another person in this mansion who absolutely hated the color red.
That's Baymax.
According to Uncle Zhao, Da Bai was injured when he was a child and was surrounded and hunted by hunters carrying torches and red cloths.
Therefore, it has an ingrained stress response to bright red.
It wasn't fear, but rage and aggression.
"A perfect closed loop."
Tang Li patted the crumbs off her hands, got up, and walked towards Da Bai.
"Big White".
She walked over to the tiger, squatted down, and gently scratched its large ear with her finger.
"roar……"
Big White lazily opened one eye and made a comfortable purring sound in its throat.
It nuzzled its big head into Tangli's arms, clearly regarding this human who could understand it and gave it jerky as its personal cat owner.
While stroking its fur, Tangli spoke in her mind with an extremely gentle yet murderous tone:
[Big White, we're having guests at our manor tomorrow.]
Big White yawned, uninterested.
[Pshaw, what's so interesting about two-legged creatures? You can't eat them anyway.]
"But..." Tang Li paused deliberately, her tone becoming somewhat mysterious, "This guest is different. She wrapped herself up like a huge, red... giant red envelope."
[It was a particularly glaring red, just like the color that bastard who burned your beard with a torch was wearing last time.]
Upon hearing the keywords "red" and "torch," Big White, whose eyes had been half-closed, suddenly opened them wide, his pupils instantly becoming vertical straight lines.
A wild, fierce light gathered in its eyes.
[Roar?! Red?!]
The big white dog scratched at the ground with its paws in frustration, carving several deep furrows in the lawn.
I hate red! It's too bright! It annoys me just looking at it!
Where is that bad guy? Tiger is going to tear him to pieces!
It recalled the fear and anger it felt as a child when it was besieged by a group of humans dressed in red and carrying red flags.
That color made the tiger want to kill.
Tangli patted its tense back reassuringly, her smile deepening:
Don't rush, don't rush.
Tomorrow morning, that "big red envelope" will be delivered to my door. At that time...
She leaned close to Big White's ear and whispered like an instigator:
"Sister will take you to play in the garden. Whenever you see that red thing, pounce on it and tear it to shreds, okay?"
The finer the beef is shredded, the fresher it will be for dinner.
Big White let out a deep growl from deep in its throat and lashed its tail hard against the ground in agreement.
[Roar! Tear it apart! Shred it!]
[Dare to wear red in front of Uncle Tiger? Tomorrow she'll learn why flowers are so red!]
Looking at the fiercely determined Big White, Tang Li stood up with satisfaction.
Sight, smell, and the stress response of wild animals.
The triple trap is in place.
Tang Li patted her skirt and looked in the direction of the Minister's residence, her eyes slightly cold.
“My dear sister, this is a ‘gift’ I’ve carefully prepared for you.”
"I hope you can wear that red dress comfortably."
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