Chapter 245 The Queen Mother and the Regent Who Turned into a Cat 6
There was more than one snake in the house.
A few more were migrating down from the edge of the window.
Cha Jiu was so frightened that he used his hands and feet to sneak into Zong Yue's clothes.
"I've only seen cats teasing snakes before, but this is the first time I've seen a cat so frightened by a snake like you."
Zong Yue made a joke, then pulled Cha Jiu out of his clothes and put him on the bed.
He pulled out the long knife beside the couch and quickly killed several snakes in the room.
Only then did Cha Jiu understand how vigilant Zong Yue was.
Even when asleep, he can quickly detect a snake that is almost motionless.
Daggers and long swords were always placed under the pillow and beside the couch.
He allowed no living creatures to be around him while he slept, and that was no joke.
After a while, Yun An also rushed over. Seeing the snake body chopped into several pieces in the prince's room, his face turned pale and he knelt down immediately.
"More than a dozen snakes have sneaked into Yan Gui Tower. I failed to clean them up in time and disturbed the prince. Please punish me!"
Zong Yue calmly wiped the blade with a white cloth and said, "Let Yunkang check. You clean up these things and take the punishment yourself."
"Yes." Yun An was not dissatisfied.
When working for the Regent, everyone is treated equally, and rewards and punishments are clear.
He failed in his duty this time, and it is only natural for him to receive fifteen lashes of the cane.
Zong Yue returned to the bed and looked at the small bulge in the middle of the originally flat quilt.
The bulge shook like chaff in a sieve.
So pitiful and adorable.
Zong Yue was afraid that she would get bored, so he half-opened the quilt and soothed her, "Okay, now there are no snakes, go back to sleep."
Cha Jiu silently used his claws to cover the opened quilt back and continued to hide in the quilt, pretending to be invisible.
Zong Yue: "...You don't want to go back to the cat's nest"
Cha Jiu was silent: Who is such a good person who wants to sleep in the cat's nest?
In the end, Zong Yue compromised.
He put the long sword back beside the couch, moved Cha Jiu and the quilt to the inside of the bed, lay down himself, and began to close his eyes and rest.
Seeing that he no longer drove her away, Cha Jiu became bolder.
She walked straight to Zong Yue's side and lay down, using his warm palm as a pillow, closing her eyes comfortably and falling asleep.
Zong Yue raised his eyes and saw that there seemed to be a cat's head growing on his palm.
“…”
That’s it.
What else can you do if you don't adapt to the cat you picked up?
…
With a cat lying next to him, Zong Yue had no intention of falling asleep.
But for some reason, listening to the cat's subtle and very regular breathing, Zong Yue naturally felt a sense of relaxation and sleepiness, and fell into a deep sleep for half an hour without realizing it.
This was one of the rare times when he had a sound and satisfying sleep.
When he woke up, the cat that had been sleeping beside him had now laid on his chest, its wet nose moving as it breathed, and it was sleeping soundly.
"Your Highness." Yunkang's voice came from outside the door.
Zong Yue gently took Cha Jiu down and placed her on the bed, and covered her belly with a corner of the quilt.
Then he put on his robe and walked silently outside.
Yunkang reported the information he had found out: "The manager of Yujin Garden sent someone to buy these snakes temporarily, saying that they were going to use them to make snake soup for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet tonight. Unexpectedly, the palace maids in the kitchen didn't take good care of them, and the snakes escaped everywhere."
Zong Yue casually draped his black robe and leaned lazily on the chair.
He rapped his knuckles on the table and his eyes were full of sarcasm.
"The dishes for the birthday banquet were planned two months ago, and they still need to be approved by the Queen Mother. Is it the turn of a small manager of Yujin Garden to change them?"
Yunkang added: "It should be the order of His Majesty. The manager of Yujin Garden is also from His Majesty and the Lin family."
The Lin family is the maiden family of the young emperor’s biological mother, and the current Duke Lin is the emperor’s maternal grandfather.
However, the Lin family has always been mediocre and without talent. They were not valued when the previous emperor was alive. It was only because of the tragic death of Concubine Lin who was poisoned and the sympathy between them and the young emperor who also lost his mother that they won the position of a duke with no real power.
In order to win the little emperor's heart over to their side, the Lin family often secretly criticized the Queen Mother and the Regent.
Therefore, a big reason why the young emperor hated and loathed the two of them was because of the Lin family.
At this moment, a cat that had just woken up walked out from the inner room with sleepy eyes, slowly jumped onto the cushioned chair next to Zong Yue, and lay down.
"You're awake." Zong Yue held her in his arms, and his slender fingers slowly combed her messy hair from sleeping.
"Meow..." Cha Jiu answered lazily.
Zong Yue rubbed her fleshy chin, and in return he received a rub from her without any pain or itchiness.
Yunkang pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be related to the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother and our palace have always been at odds. Maybe this time she acquiesced to your Majesty's behavior."
Cha Jiu was finally sober now and howled at Yun Kang.
The emperor did stupid things, don't get involved with her!
Zong Yue held her head in his big hand, pinched her meowing mouth, forced her to mute herself, and said:
"There is no real grudge between the Queen Mother and me. It's just that His Majesty doesn't want us to get too close, so we just did as he wished."
Speaking of the Queen Mother, Zong Yue's eyes suddenly appeared with a face that was clearly in the prime of her life, but stern and majestic, with a rigid loyalty all over it.
Although he had some respect for her, he also felt it was pathetic.
Zong Yue lowered his head and gently stroked Cha Jiu in his arms, his voice almost inaudible: "She and I are nothing more than pawns of the late emperor."
Cha Jiu was slightly startled, and when he looked up, he happened to see the self-mockery and loneliness that flashed across his eyes.
Yunkang didn't hear clearly: "What?"
"Nothing." Zong Yue's tone returned to normal: "There is no need to investigate the matter of releasing the snake. Pass on my order to dismiss the manager of Yujin Garden and punish him with 200 strokes of the cane. All the people involved will be investigated as well."
Two hundred strokes of the cane means the person's death is at stake.
Zong Yue knew that dealing with the steward of Yujing Garden would be an insult to the young emperor.
But what does it matter?
All the injuries on Chajiu's body when he was brought back, and the revenge for the snake bite he almost got just now, all of these must be avenged.
Zong Yue felt that it was too easy for him to just eliminate the group of minions that the little emperor had hidden in the theater.
…
In Hanzhang Tower, the little emperor was furious.
"Zong Yue, Zong Yue! How dare he!"
The little emperor's face turned pale and he dropped the Xiuyu incense burner beside him to the ground.
The palace servants trembled and knelt down one after another.
He had ordered people to release those snakes intentionally. These were not ordinary snakes, but magical snakes used by wizards to find people and things. It cost several hundred taels of gold to raise one.
Since we can't search Yan Guilou openly, we'll just send a snake in to investigate.
Who knew that Zong Yue actually had all the snakes chopped to death!
Moreover, the manager of Yujin Garden and several other people were beaten to death.
At this time, still kneeling on the ground was Lin Guogong's youngest daughter, Chen Lin. Her husband was none other than Chen, the manager of Yujing Garden, who had been beaten to death an hour ago.
Chen Lin burst into tears, feeling very sad.
Lin Mincong, the third son of Duke Lin, who was supporting her, felt heartbroken and angry, and scolded Zong Yue in front of the little emperor.
"Everyone knows that General Manager Chen is a man appointed by His Majesty, but he can kill the Prince Regent without authorization, without asking for permission later. He doesn't take His Majesty seriously at all!"
"In my opinion, the regent's domineering and disloyal intentions are obvious!"
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