A deep, hoarse voice sounded behind Luo Jiu.
Luo Jiu was startled and almost dropped the kitten in her arms.
She turned her head and saw Gu Muchen sitting on horseback, looking at her mysteriously. She breathed a sigh of relief. She held up the kitten in her arms and said:
"Uncle, look, isn't the kitten I found adorable!"
Seeing Luo Jiu's smug smile, Gu Muchen's furrowed brows relaxed, but he couldn't help but sternly say, "I told you to go hunting, but there was no prey. Did you only go to pick up small animals?"
"Hehehe!" Luo Jiu laughed, "What's so fun about hunting? Look how cute this little kitten is." She casually shook the kitten's two little paws.
"Meow!" Luo Jiu must have touched something on the cat, because the kitten in her arms let out a sharp cry, which startled her.
"What's wrong?" Gu Muchen quickly jumped off his horse and ran to Luo Jiu's side, his words filled with unconscious concern.
"I don't know. Maybe I hurt it," Luo Jiu murmured softly.
Gu Muchen looked the kitten in Luo Jiu's arms up and down, then reached out and lifted the kitten's paw. After examining it for a while, he said, "This cat's leg is injured."
"Ah!" Luo Jiu was a little worried. She looked at the kitten's leg, which was covered in gray mud but was still bleeding.
"It must have been bitten by an animal nearby. I really don't know how it escaped," Gu Muchen said softly, stroking the cat's head.
"Then I'll hurry back! I'll summon a royal physician to treat my kitten." After saying this, Luo Jiu quickly mounted his horse, put the kitten in the bag beside him, and headed back.
Seeing Luo Jiu's flustered appearance, Gu Muchen was a little worried and quickly followed her.
...
"Your Majesty, why are you back so soon?" Eunuch Li rushed to help Luo Jiu when he saw her return.
Unexpectedly, the sound attracted Prime Minister Yes. Due to his advanced age, the Prime Minister had not participated in the hunt and had remained at the camp.
"Your Majesty returned so quickly, did you return with a full load?" Ye Si couldn't help but sigh when he saw Luo Jiu return so soon. Although the emperor was young, his horsemanship was still quite impressive.
"This..." Luo Jiu was a little speechless. She couldn't very well say that she hadn't hunted anything and had just picked up a lame kitten.
That's so embarrassing.
A moment later, Gu Muchen caught up and dismounted.
Luo Jiu glanced at Gu Muchen's bag, which was overflowing with prey. Summoning courage from who-knows-where, she spoke up:
“I found a kitten on the road, so I put all my prey into the Regent’s bag.”
After he finished speaking, all eyes in the room turned to Gu Muchen's bag.
Gu Muchen was taken aback, then a strange smile appeared on his face as he looked at Luo Jiu, as if he were pondering whether to tell the truth or not.
Luo Jiu looked at Gu Muchen with pleading eyes. If he denied it, the Prime Minister would nag her to death!
Seeing Luo Jiu's pleading gaze, Gu Muchen fell silent.
His silence was seen by everyone as an admission of guilt, and the ministers rushed forward to praise Luo Jiu, using phrases like "radiant with heroic spirit," "majestic and powerful," and even "broad-shouldered and burly."
Luo Jiu laughed awkwardly, "Why don't you all disperse first? I still need to take the kitten to see the divine doctor. The kitten seems to be injured."
After dealing with the group of ministers, he quickly grabbed the kitten and ran towards Rong Yu's tent.
"Is Young Master Rongyu here? Is there something I need to trouble you with?"
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