Chapter 81 The Eunuch's Fox Pet
The lines burned by love are like blooming flowers, making the boy's skin look even whiter.
Pei Duo felt the warmth of Lin Zhi's palm on the back of his hand, and suddenly laughed softly, saying, "Really? I'm afraid he doesn't like it."
Lin Zhi looked at Pei Duo with burning eyes and said, "Of course I like it too."
Pei Duo always forgets that fox spirits do not have the shyness of humans. They are spirits that have not been educated in the moral principles of the human world. They say whatever they like, boldly and passionately.
Even the coldest heart will be softened by his eyes.
Pei Duo no longer cared about his previous teasing and went to look for the missing child.
The cloth became thick due to absorbing water, but this was a magic illusion created by demonic power and was not a real fabric. Pei Duo used his fingertips as a blade and cut it open with deft movements.
Eunuchs who are good at playing power games naturally have hundreds of ways to torment people, but unlike the prisoners or enemies to be interrogated, these are just some harmless little tricks.
He moved slowly and with ease, and except for his disheveled outer shirt, Lin Zhi's clothes were properly worn.
Lin Zhi leaned on Pei Duo, cursing something in her heart.
Even if Pei Duo had been a eunuch for more than 20 years, he was not a blank sheet of paper. It was already densely covered with words and was full of bad intentions.
Lin Zhi murmured, "My lord, your hands are so cold."
"But I'll keep it warm for you, and it will be fine in a while."
There was a hint of infatuation in Lin Zhi's smile, like a soft feather falling on Pei Duo's heart, turning into a fine and dense net, wrapping his heart tightly.
This made Pei Duo lose his composure and no longer remain calm.
This ordinary carriage is not very spacious, and Pei Duo does not plan to do so today. Although he has done so before, he is not very used to it.
Although he had suffered hardships when he entered the palace at a young age and when he practiced magic, no one had ever made things difficult for him in terms of housing. When his parents were alive, he was the mistress's legitimate son and naturally enjoyed the best things.
After entering the palace, the emperor felt pity for him because of his inner feelings, so he made the place where this little eunuch lived equally soft and comfortable, not to mention that he has been in a high position for a long time.
The furnishings in his Pei Mansion are comparable to those in the imperial palace, and the bed in Yuxuan Hall is even more comfortable than that of the emperor.
Pei Duo made an exception and used the art of concealment when he was not catching monsters.
The cold moon shines on the world, reflecting the shadows of people on the street.
The people passing by in the night market were completely unaware that a young man in black was passing by holding a boy with fox ears. The pregnant fox demon became unstable after her emotions were aroused and she lost her soul again. This was the case when Pei Duo took her out of the carriage.
Lanterns are hung on the streets, depicting the bustling scene of life.
The young child pestered his mother for sugar paintings from the street and was scolded for having several missing teeth.
The girls were choosing watercolor hairpins and rings, thinking that the one they chose was more delicate and more cost-effective.
In the restaurant, scholars would drink and write poetry, while ordinary people would talk about the trivialities of life with saliva flying.
The street stalls cooking wontons are emitting steam, dispelling the winter chill.
"Little fox, don't let the handkerchief fall to the ground. If the spell is broken, we will all reveal our true forms."
Pei Duo's voice was mild and smiling, but his words and actions were more than despicable.
Pei Duo was aroused by Lin Zhi's thoughts, but he did not act rashly. The handkerchief embroidered with autumn leaves was only used to prevent the clear liquid from dripping.
It was inevitable that people would be nervous when they heard words that they didn't know whether they were true or not. Pei Duo knew that his little fox demon had always been well-behaved, but there were some things that could not be accomplished even with human power, and the same was true for demons.
The brocade handkerchief, with most of it falling off, looked like a shapeless fox's tail.
Pei Duo twisted the thick brocade handkerchief, knowing that this was a change in the little fox's body after the false pregnancy, which was obviously much stronger than before.
He naturally felt pity for the little fox, after all, it was because of him that the little fox had undergone this change.
The small courtyard with the barrier was as quiet as usual. The puppet maid had received the master's order long ago and left the courtyard to guard outside the door to prevent anyone from the Demon Suppression Bureau from looking for her.
Frost accompanies the bright moon, and the night is cold.
In the biting cold wind, the jade bottle is filled with clear ice.
Pei Duo did not hold back much. After all, he knew Lin Zhi's situation. Lin Zhi did not care, and he knew it well too. He was so excited that he put this incident behind him.
But they all overlooked one point. The fox's body had really adjusted itself to a pregnancy state, so it would be impatient with contact from others, even the owner. It would try its best to protect its belly and even store its magic power to supply nutrition to the non-existent demon fetus.
In the second half of the night, Lin Zhi covered her aching stomach with her hands, her face turning pale. Pei Duo, with his hair untied, hugged the little fox and fed him spiritual power to help him feel better.
"It was my fault."
Pei Duo held Lin Zhi's hand. His understanding of this matter was still too superficial.
Not to mention him, even Lin Zhi couldn't help but frown.
It’s like this now, my belly won’t really get bigger, right? But it’s a false pregnancy, what can it be pregnant with? Air?
I wonder if he will really be given a childbirth experience card at that time? Lin Zhi was in a bad mood and cursed Pei Duo many times in her heart.
He was too lazy to pretend to be concerned about Pei Duo now, but his appearance made Pei Duo have a hard time coaxing him.
It doesn't take much effort to coax the little fox. Just start by talking about the upcoming New Year's Eve banquet, and the exquisite ice lanterns and beautiful snow scenery. Then you can take him to see the mountains covered with rime, which will make it like a fairyland in the snow.
"Where I practiced before, the snow wasn't heavy. It would only snow intermittently for a few days, and it would soon disappear."
Lin Zhi whispered that he was not talking about the mountain where the original owner practiced, but the place where he lived a long time ago.
Before his family fell into poverty, his home was in the south, where there was not much snow. However, his family bought a ski resort for him to play and learn, and he could go out to the natural ski resort to practice in his spare time.
Later on, it was like a cloud of smoke. During the most difficult period, the whole family went back to their hometown in the countryside which they had not returned to for a long time. It was also winter. He sat in a sleeper train that he had never sat on before, watching the snow falling outside the window and listening to the sound of the train passing over the rails.
It seemed like a long time had passed, so long that he could no longer remember the faces of the uncles and aunts sitting opposite him. He only vaguely remembered the child crying in the aunt's arms, and the sound of them awkwardly apologizing to other passengers.
He showed great talent since he was young and was brought up by his grandfather. His talent in business far surpassed that of his second and third uncles, not to mention his father.
As the head of the family, grandpa had great authority in the hearts of the children. Not only did his sons obey him, but his daughters-in-law also listened to him. Before grandpa passed away, he did not forget to instruct his family to cultivate him well, to be cautious and not to be conceited.
Therefore, after encountering great changes, everyone relied on him so much and placed their hopes, hoping that he could become a figure like their grandfather and take them back to the past.
Pei Duo looked at Lin Zhi who was lost in his memories, held his hand, and gently stroked the small black mole in the center of his wrist with his fingertips.
"Want to go back and take a look? We can go there when we have some free time after the New Year. If you want to stay there for a long time, we can make plans after I get your heart back."
Pei Duo would not make empty promises, he would only say what he could do. When he said this, he had already chosen the date in his mind.
Lin Zhi shook her head and leaned in Pei Duo's arms, curling her fingers around the ends of his hair. As the pain disappeared, she said lazily, "I don't want to go back. It must be unsafe there. If they can't find me, Yun Lu must still be watching me."
He wanted to get his half of his heart back, and Wu Yan also wanted to get the remaining half of his heart.
Pei Duo was somewhat relieved that he could think of this, although it was not a big deal for him.
"Wu Yan's spies had already infiltrated the capital before."
"Luckily they didn't know I was a purple fox. When Yunlu asked me I told him I was a red fox."
Because the purple fox represents the coming of disaster, and this revelation is a secret of the fox clan, the original owner changed himself into the appearance of a red fox when making friends with Yunlu. This was one of the few clever ideas of the original owner.
Hearing the little fox's somewhat proud voice, Pei Duo pinched his soft cheek and praised: "Then you are smart."
"They only knew that there was a purple fox beside me. I concealed your demonic aura, so the spy thought you were just an ordinary fox and didn't pay any attention to you."
Pei Duo deliberately let someone come forward. Wu Yan only knew that he was the eunuch Pei Duo and didn't know that he was also the chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau, so the person who came to check on Lin Zhi's situation was just a sorcerer whose cultivation was not as good as his.
Pei Duo did this in order not to alert the enemy. There was no guarantee that Wu Yan would not take risks and disrupt his arrangements in order to save his remaining half heart.
Lin Zhi didn't know that the spies from Wucheng had come near him, and he thought that they were blocked outside by Pei Duo.
He looked up at Pei Duo and said with a smile: "My Lord, you treat me so well."
Pei Duo curved his lips and said, "Of course."
The next day, Pei Duo took the sleepy little fox into his arms and took it to Yuxuan Palace.
After a long time, Pei Yunzhi finally saw the little fox again.
But this time the little fox didn't come by himself, but Pei Duo brought him here.
"Fifth uncle."
Pei Yunzhi bowed and greeted. She was a very well-behaved girl, and even though she looked overjoyed, she bowed properly.
"New Year's Day is coming soon. I came to see you. Is there anything you need?"
Pei Yunzhi shook her head and said, "My niece is fine."
Pei Yunzhi knew that Pei Duo had worked in the Imperial Household Department. Although he had left long ago, it did not mean that there were no people left there. In addition, the Imperial Household Department always changed its stance according to the situation. As long as Pei Duo did not fall, she would never be treated perfunctorily even if the emperor did not enter her palace for several months.
Pei Duo hugged the fox and nodded: "That's good. If you want to write a letter home, send it to me and I will mail it back for you. If you want to see your cousins, I can also arrange something for you."
Male guests were not allowed into the harem. If Pei Yunzhi wanted to see his father, it was naturally impossible in the harem, but only somewhere else.
Pei Yunzhi shook his head: "No, I've only been away from home for more than two months. I can just write a letter and send it to Zechuan. The weather is getting cold. I also made gloves for my mother and a pair of shoes for my father. I'll have to trouble my fifth uncle to send them back for me."
There is no need to let his mother enter the palace. The more powerful Pei Duo becomes, the more Pei Yunzhi reminds herself to keep a low profile and not let others take advantage of her weaknesses. Let Concubine Shu do the publicity.
Pei Duo looked at her sensible appearance, sighed in his heart and nodded.
Pei Yunzhi asked Jin'er to bring a tray over. In addition to the gloves and shoes she mentioned, there was also a small piece of clothing.
"This is for Zhizhi. I wanted to make one for my fifth uncle, but after thinking about it, I didn't know what to make."
Pei Yunzhi seemed a little embarrassed. She made shoes and embroidered insoles for her father out of filial piety, but it would be inappropriate to do it for her fifth uncle.
After all, Fifth Uncle is a young man, so we still have to be careful about his clothes and shoes.
"Just give him enough to do it."
Pei Duo touched the little fox's soft fur and put him on the table.
Pei Yunzhi enthusiastically put clothes on the fox, and then found that the size he had measured earlier was not enough to fit the fox.
Pei Yunzhi withdrew his hand awkwardly and said, "Zhizhi has grown up so fast that my clothes are too small."
Lin Zhi looked calm, but Pei Duo seemed to be hesitant to speak.
How should he tell his little niece that Lin Zhi was not just fat, but that the person there was her non-existent brother or sister?
Of course, Pei Duo would not say this because such things sound too terrifying to ordinary people.
Pei Duo did not stay with Pei Yunzhi for long. He would not come on New Year's Eve, so he gave Pei Yunzhi a New Year gift in advance and asked Pei Yunzhi to send someone to deliver the things to be sent to Yuxuan Palace.
Pei Yunzhi watched his fifth uncle walking into the cold wind. His back did not look lonely. After all, his fifth uncle was stroking the fox in his arms as he walked, which made him look quite leisurely.
After retracting his gaze, Pei Yunzhi looked at the New Year gift given by his fifth uncle with a shocked expression, and Jin'er beside him couldn't help swallowing.
It is truly golden and silver, and extremely practical.
In addition to the golden leaves and golden melon seeds, some of them are shaped like little foxes, which shows Pei Duo's love for foxes.
Because of the fox raised by Pei Duo, many people in the capital city started raising foxes, but none of them were purple.
Pei Yunzhi thought that he had to take apart the clothes and make a new one for the little fox.
There was no snow in the capital on New Year's Eve.
But the snow that fell two days ago had not melted yet, and the white color remained on the eaves.
The plum blossoms in the plum garden are in full bloom, filling the air with a faint fragrance.
Pei Duo also asked someone to pick two branches and put them in a vase for appreciation.
According to custom, on New Year's Eve after offering sacrifices to the ancestors, the emperor would have a small banquet with his royal relatives and close ministers.
This year the same thing happened, but not many people at the table really felt honored.
The emperor sat on the main seat, with Pei Duo on his left, the Sixth Prince on his right, followed by the Seventh Prince, and next to Pei Duo was Prime Minister Huo.
On the surface, one-third of the people at the table were from the Emperor's party, one-third were from Pei's party, and one-third were from the neutral party. It was a balanced situation, but Pei Duo knew in his heart that most of them were his people, and the Emperor's side was divided into four forces.
The banquet was boring and Pei Duo was a little absent-minded, thinking about the beauties in the palace.
Lin Zhi's belly really got bigger. Although it wasn't too exaggerated, it was bigger than the bulging belly he usually got from overfeeding. However, he used his spiritual power to probe it and found that there was really nothing inside, only the demonic power that was condensed into a whole.
Lin Zhi also became rounder and looked pretty. In addition to her previous innocent allure, she now had an indescribable charm that made him unable to take his eyes off her.
Pei Duo was distractedly thinking about Lin Zhi while drinking with the people at the table.
Speaking of which, his chronic illness seems to have occurred less frequently, and even the severity is lighter than before, now back to the level it was about two years ago. Pei Duo couldn't explain the reason, but he thought it was a good thing.
At least this means that he can live longer, which is probably a good thing?
The banquet did not last very late. After all, no one was really in the mood to enjoy the so-called happiness shared by the emperor and his subjects.
Pei Duo drank some wine, and the cool breeze outside the house dissipated the slight drunkenness he felt. He put on his cloak and walked towards Yuxuan Palace.
At this time, snow began to fall, floating like willow catkins.
When they arrived outside the Yuxuan Palace, the lights hanging under the eaves flickered in the cold wind. A young man was standing there with an umbrella and the fox ice lantern he had given him. When he saw him, he smiled.
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