Chapter 22: Give His Royal Highness a Nickname (Additional Chapter)
"It's okay, let's just pretend we don't know. It's not against the law anyway." Xie Shouzheng was indeed not a person who cared about trivial matters, and he quickly came up with a solution.
"First of all, for Prince Jin, this is a family matter. If it gets out of hand, he will lose face."
"After daybreak, I will report this exceptional appointment to His Majesty before the morning court session."
"The frequency of demonic activity has increased recently, and His Majesty hopes to recruit more exceptional individuals. Once your position is determined, you will be a civil servant of the court. No matter how powerful the Prince of Jin is, he still has His Majesty's support, and he won't dare to make things difficult for no reason."
If Xie Shouzheng had been wary of Lin Qingyue before, then after Lin Qingyue helped to resolve the snake demon incident, Xie Shouzheng recognized her strength and character and was naturally willing to recruit her.
"Alas, it's a pity that the Crown Prince can't manage affairs. Otherwise, I would report directly to the East Palace and things would be much simpler."
So Lin Qingyue took the opportunity to ask, "There are rumors that the Crown Prince's time is up. Is this true?"
Xie Shouzheng sighed sadly, "I don't know the details. When the Crown Prince was away, I happened to be tied up with official duties and couldn't accompany him."
"After the Crown Prince returned seriously injured, he was sent directly back to the Eastern Palace. When I heard the news and rushed there, the Eastern Palace had been sealed off. Not even a mouse could get in, and there was no way to find out any information."
"Ah, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is such a good man... I hope good luck will come to him."
Lin Qingyue glanced at the tabby cat squatting silently at her feet, and wondered: Since he can be rescued, it means that his body is still intact?
She then asked Xie Shouzheng, "I heard that the Xuanjing Division was founded by the Crown Prince. Does he know the identities of you demons?"
Xie Shouzheng did not hide it: "Your Highness naturally knows, he was originally my master. Fifteen years ago, I was seriously injured and accidentally entered the royal hunting grounds. I was almost shot to death by arrows. It was the prince who saved me."
"Later, His Highness discovered that I was a wolf demon. Far from being disgusted, he made me his attendant and took me to school, where I received human instruction."
"Ten years ago, the prince traveled and saw that the people were in a state of chaos and evil spirits were rampant. Although there were demon catchers and exorcists among the people, they either charged exorbitant prices or were unskilled, causing great suffering to the people."
"So the Crown Prince established the Xuanjing Division, with branches across the country. Whenever there were demons and evil spirits, they would eliminate them for free."
As he spoke of this, Xie Shouzheng's face was filled with admiration, tears welling in his eyes. "Those nobles have always looked down upon a rabble like us. Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so unconventional in his employment of people."
"Unfortunately, people have a deep misunderstanding of monsters and are terrified of talking about them, so the identities of us monsters are not made public."
"Hey, Princess, your cat is really interesting. It kept staring at me when I was talking, as if it understood. But it doesn't have any demonic aura, so it's not a monster."
How could Xie Shouzheng know that the Crown Prince he always mentioned was right in front of him, but he was wearing the body of a cat and it was inconvenient for him to recognize him.
Lin Qingyue evaded the point and said, "This cat isn't a monster. It's just a bit smarter and can understand human speech to some extent. Perhaps with time, it will have the opportunity to cultivate into a demonic form, so I've brought it with me."
Xie Shouzheng said: "It's okay to keep it with you, but don't bite our intelligence officer!"
Lin Qingyue smiled and said, "Don't worry, he doesn't eat mice."
Xie Shouzheng asked again: "What is its name?"
"Name?" Lin Qingyue asked, "I've only adopted him two days ago, and he hasn't been named yet."
Since the cat will be with you in the future, it would be more convenient to give it a name. You can't just call it "Mimi", right?
After all, his core is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Xie Shouzheng said, "Is naming it that difficult? Princess actually spent two days thinking and still can't come up with one. Since it's a tabby cat, let's call it Xiaohua."
As he spoke, he pouted and called the cat: "Come here, Xiaohua, let me pet your head!"
A certain prince: "..."
Xie Shouzheng was puzzled: "Why are you staring at me? Don't you like this name?"
Lin Qingyue chuckled: "Did Master Xie really go to school? That name is too casual."
"What do you mean by casual?" Xie Shouzheng was very unconvinced. "Naming after fur color is simple, direct, and easy to remember! This was suggested by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself back then. He also named me 'Xiao Hui', which I've always been proud of. Later, to adapt to officialdom, I took the formal name of Xie Shouzheng. Now that the Crown Prince is confined to the palace, no one in the world calls me 'Xiao Hui' anymore..."
Lin Qingyue looked at the tabby cat and smiled mischievously, "So, Master Xie's talent for naming comes from his master. Hmm, I suddenly think the name Xiaohua is very good, it's simply a stroke of genius! Okay, let's call her Xiaohua!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: “…”
He felt helpless as if he was hit by his own boomerang, but his objection was ignored by Lin Qingyue.
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