Hearing her words, the nanny felt utterly incredulous. How could she so brazenly eat the emperor's beloved pet?
Moreover, Sheng'er was the prettiest rabbit she picked out at the market. She had visited several stores before finding this rabbit to be the cutest.
While she was in the palace, she was training it. Whenever she called Sheng'er, it would run over, hopping and skipping, which was very endearing.
When the old woman thought about all this and looked at the plate of roasted rabbit on the table, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing her looking furious, Yao'er tore off a leg and handed it to her, saying with a smile, "Brother Xiu gave it to me so I could eat it. I've always loved eating rabbit the most, and I always eat it all by myself. You've been taking care of Brother Xiu since he was little, so I'll share it with you. It's really delicious. If you don't believe me, try some!"
"You even tore Sheng'er to shreds?" The nanny exclaimed in shock.
Yao'er looked innocently at the rabbit leg in her hand: "It will still be in my tummy in a little while..."
"You, you, you..."
"What's wrong with me?" Yao'er didn't understand her mentality at all. Why was she not eating the delicious food and instead talking a lot? In the end, she lost patience, put the rabbit leg to her mouth, took a bite, and chewed: "Then I'll eat it."
Sure enough, it was still lacking in flavor, not as delicious as the rabbit roasted by my benefactor.
But she baked it using the same method...
I don't understand, I really don't understand at all.
As the old woman watched her eat the rabbit leg piece by piece until only a bone remained, the image of Sheng'er jumping around with her ears perked up flashed through her mind again, and she almost fainted from anger.
At this moment, Helian Xiu returned from hunting.
Everyone stared at the prey he was carrying on his shoulder.
The old woman: "..."
maid:"……"
Imperial guards: "..."
Chief Eunuch: "..."
They had never seen an emperor like this before, and they were completely dumbfounded. They blinked, and when they opened their eyes again, it was still the emperor they knew, only now his coarse linen clothes were disheveled in the wind.
I didn't see the Emperor this morning. It turns out he changed into these clothes and went hunting, something only farmers and hunters do.
Helian Xiu sensed something was wrong and frowned: "What's going on with you all?"
Everyone: "..."
Did they see it wrong? Or was there a problem with their perception?
Where did the awe-inspiring majesty of the Emperor go? He's just like a gentle, refined young gentleman...
The old woman couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to accuse Yao'er of killing her pet Sheng'er. Not only did she kill it, but she also roasted it and ate it. All that was left on the table was Sheng'er, who was missing a leg.
Helian Xiu showed no emotion, simply looking up at her: "You like eating rabbit, don't you?"
"yes."
"Next time I'll ask the nanny to buy you more."
Upon hearing this, the old woman thought she had gone deaf. Back when Sheng'er was in the palace, she had always asked the old woman to take good care of her, and she had grown up plump and healthy. She had thought that Sheng'er would be even more beautiful when she came to live with Yao'er, but instead, she was eaten.
Back then, didn't the Emperor also like Sheng'er very much?
She was so desperate that she almost fainted on the spot.
It seems that all forms of affection pale in comparison to the affection shown to Miss Yao'er.
In the end, everyone really did sit down and eat together.
Everyone had seen this rabbit before; it was once the emperor's beloved pet, but now it was a meal. They were all shocked and dared not eat it.
To everyone's astonishment, Yao'er ate a whole rabbit all by herself.
However, Yao'er's heart wasn't made of iron. At first she didn't understand, but she gradually came to realize that everyone really regarded Sheng'er as a very important little animal. After thinking it over, she went to ask her brother that very night.
"Brother Xiu".
Helian Xiu said, "If you truly consider me your elder brother, then call me brother."
"Brother, how long did Granny nurse Sheng'er take care of him?"
While reviewing the memorials, Helian Xiu said, "It's been about half a year."
Yao'er was puzzled: "During all this time, didn't Granny ever have the urge to eat it?"
"Does Yao'er think that rabbits are a must-eat?"
"Of course!" She knew that perhaps her species was different from humans. Just like humans need to eat three meals a day, she was different. After ascending to immortality, she could abstain from grains and choose to eat the food she liked. Even if she didn't eat, it didn't matter.
Helian Xiu had spent so much time with her, and although he couldn't say he understood her completely, he knew her personality very well. If he didn't explain things clearly tonight, she would probably be very confused.
Helian Xiu asked, "Do you really like the neighbor's big yellow dog?"
"Yes, although it's a country dog, it's like a person, it can communicate with me, and it's especially cute, wagging its tail whenever it sees me."
Helian Xiu gently curved his lips, his clear, jade-like eyes flickered, and he asked, "Would you eat rhubarb?"
"Of course not!" There's almost no need to even think about it.
Helian Xiu looked into her bright and clear eyes. Although she was over twenty years old, she was like a child, ignorant of many things in the world, and confused.
He added, "For Sheng'er and the nanny, it's like the relationship between you and Dahuang. You won't eat Dahuang, so naturally they won't eat Sheng'er either."
"I see." Yao'er pouted and muttered, "If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten it in front of Granny."
“It’s alright. I was going to give you this rabbit earlier this morning. You have a natural love for eating rabbits. I should have given you a different gift. It was my oversight that caused you distress,” Helian Xiu said.
"Okay, sure."
Of course, she should do this herself.
That night, she returned to Heaven and asked the Immortal Lord to check the Book of Life and Death. She discovered that she had eaten many rabbits, all of which were nameless. She quickly found out that she had eaten Sheng'er.
"Immortal Lord, can Sheng'er be reincarnated?"
"All things in the world, every flower, every blade of grass, every tree, are living beings, and all can be reincarnated," the immortal lord said.
"Then can you arrange for Sheng'er to be reborn as a human in her next life?"
The immortal lord continued, "Humans have seven emotions and six desires, as well as troubles like greed for money and daily necessities. Are you sure?"
Yao'er frowned: "Look at the rabbits I've eaten, they're all from the mountains and fields. Ah, this is my fault. I didn't know that someone had raised these rabbits for half a year. I thought this one was bought for me to eat."
She was truly wronged. She shouldn't have needed to worry about this, but her brother said that the nanny treated Sheng'er the same way she treated Da Huang, and she always felt uneasy about it.
The immortal lord thought for a moment and then said, "It was a pet that the mortal emperor raised for you. Since it was eaten by you, this gluttonous little fox spirit, it had already become your disciple before, so it can be considered your pet. It has also been tainted by immortal energy. How about I let it ascend to immortality and become the Jade Rabbit to accompany Chang'e?"
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