Chapter 47 This Beast is Really Cheap
"What a joke! It ate this kind of fruit when it was in the Western Regions, and it became noble when it came to the Central Plains?" King Beining raised his whip-holding hand and pointed at the Qilin.
It makes me angry just thinking about it. This Qilin was quite obedient when it was in the Western Regions. Although it was dissatisfied with being locked in a cage on the way, it still had food and did not go crazy.
In order to raise this Qilin beast, he specially ordered people to pick the red fruits that the Qilin loved to eat from the Western Regions every day and transport them to Shangjing. In order to prevent the Qilin from choking, the palace servants also thoughtfully cut the red fruits into small pieces and put them in the trough to feed it. It can be said that he put a lot of thought into it.
But it was unexpected that this beast started to put on airs and refused to eat since it entered the palace. Occasionally, it would take a few bites and throw them aside. No matter how the palace servants tried to persuade it, it always had an expression of contempt and disgust. Later, the palace servants were afraid that Qilin would starve to death before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, so they had to whip it to force it to eat. In a fit of rage, this guy actually slapped a palace servant to death with one palm.
"It's not that it's trying to embarrass you on purpose," Fang Qianxue said, "It's just that the Qilin has a very sensitive sense of smell. After arriving in the Central Plains, something it doesn't like was mixed into the food."
Upon hearing this, the giant immediately nodded and said "oh oh".
Xiao Mingzhe barely stood up, and then he noticed a tear on Fang Qianxue's skirt. He didn't know whether it was caused by the Qilin biting her or by his whip accidentally scratching her. "All the food is provided by Shangsiyuan, there can't be any problem. Besides, Shangsiyuan has hundreds of horses, and there has never been any problem."
"Madam Lu!" At this time, He Qiong suddenly ran over from outside the iron gate, followed by two eunuchs carrying buckets. "I have brought everything you asked me to prepare."
"Thank you." Fang Qianxue casually took out an uncut red fruit from the bucket and fed it to Qilin, who swallowed it whole in one gulp.
Xiao Mingzhe sneered: "This beast lost all his dignity when he saw a beautiful woman."
Where is your usual arrogance? You are a Qilin!
Fang Qianxue blushed, took a step back and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, feed it one yourself."
Xiao Mingzhe had just fought a fierce battle with Qilin. The grudge between the man and the beast was still unresolved. When they looked at each other, they saw murderous intent in each other's eyes. The hair on Qilin's back stood up vigilantly as if in a defensive position.
"Forget it!" The man waved his hand.
"Master He, please try it." Fang Qianxue handed a red fruit to He Qiong.
"Me?" He Qiong took it doubtfully, and approached the giant beast in front of him cautiously, half believing and half doubting.
The overwhelming feeling of pressure made He Qiong breathless. She was still three steps away from Qilin and was unwilling to get any closer. Unexpectedly, Qilin leaned over and swept the red fruit in her hand with its tongue.
“???” He Qiong was stunned.
Xiao Mingzhe frowned again.
"It has been starving for a long time, and its hair has all gone bald," Fang Qianxue patted Qilin's body distressedly, "Pour these two buckets of food on the ground and feed it."
Upon hearing this, the two eunuchs immediately poured out the red fruits in the bucket, and in no time they were all eaten up by the Qilin.
"The Qilin is eating! Your Majesty, this is a good sign!" An eunuch ran out to report the news.
"Your Majesty, Madam Lu has really succeeded in persuading the Qilin to eat! The Qilin is eating very happily! From what I can see, there is no more hostility in it. It is truly a lucky animal!"
Although everyone was standing outside the fence, they also saw what had just happened, and the Imperial Garden was immediately in an uproar.
Although the concubines were not convinced and thought Fang Qianxue was just lucky, they had to stand up and congratulate Emperor Ming and the Empress Dowager.
"I congratulate Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. The birth of Qilin is a great honor for our Great Yong!"
Emperor Ming was in a very good mood after being praised, and couldn't help but curl up his lips: "God bless my Great Yong."
He had been suffering from long-term illness over the years, and the court was in chaos. Floods, droughts, bandits and foreign invasions occurred one after another, and there were many troubles. There were even rumors that he was cruel and killed his son, so Dayong suffered divine punishment.
He naturally didn't believe it. Everything he did was for the country and the people. What was wrong with that? He was a traitor and a traitor, and his crime should be put to death!
However, Xiao Mingzhe's life can be saved for the time being.
Emperor Ming narrowed his eyes and looked towards the center of the horse field: "Go and invite Prince Beining and Fang to come over."
"I shouldn't have gone to the trouble of asking someone to cut the red fruits into small pieces," Xiao Mingzhe sneered as he glanced at the "big lion" in front of him, "This beast is really mean, we can't be too nice to it!"
“Ouch!”
"Bang!" The giant beast slammed the ground with one claw, and was about to get angry again.
"Stop, you are a divine beast, don't bother with him!" Fang Qianxue pulled the mane on its head.
"Don't hold it! If you dare to move, I will chop it into pieces today!" Xiao Mingzhe's wounds were still bleeding, and his eyes were red from fighting, so he didn't feel any pain at all.
Who isn't a stubborn person?
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