Chapter 33
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The pattern left by those tiny paw prints could vaguely make out the shape of a person.
Li Ziqing then picked her up, her little paws kicking nervously in the air a few times, so that she would face him.
"Are you drawing me?"
The man before me was exceptionally handsome, and his usually aloof eyes held a rare hint of something.
The little fox in his hand remained silent, but "accidentally" spilled ink from its paws onto Li Ziqing.
Dots of ink, scattered like stars.
Li Ziqing looked at her clothes that it had dirtied, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she picked up a silk cloth from the side, wet it, and carefully wiped its paws clean.
Only after wiping her clean did Li Ziqing put her down.
He tapped her little head:
"Stay put and don't be naughty."
His words were clearly full of doting affection. After placing the little fox in his hand on a low stool to the side, Li Ziqing went to the inner bedroom to change his clothes.
Just as she took off her coat, Li Ziqing heard light footsteps behind the screen.
Looking back, I saw the little fox's head peeking out from behind the screen.
"What's wrong?" Li Ziqing stopped what she was doing and didn't react at first. At this moment, a hint of allure was revealed on her chest.
The little fox pounced on him, as if worried that he would leave her.
Li Ziqing stroked her fur with his slender fingers, soothing her:
"It's not that I'm abandoning you."
After listening, the little fox gradually relaxed its body.
Seeing this, Li Ziqing no longer placed her behind the screen, but instead placed her beside him and took off his robe.
Its bones are clearly defined, and its jade-like color is naturally formed.
Although Li Ziqing's body was weak at this moment, it had all the necessary features, and Ying Ning also took a few glances at it from the side.
When he changed into clean robes and carried Yingning out...
It was already getting dark.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your medicine," a servant knocked on the door to remind you.
"Come in," Li Ziqing replied.
These past few days, Li Ziqing has spent so much time with the little fox that she has hardly noticed the passage of time.
His life was like a stagnant pool.
Every day is just eating, taking medicine, and watching the flowers fall and the water flow.
The appearance of the little fox completely shattered the loneliness he had endured for over a decade.
It was the first time he had ever felt anticipation.
Upon hearing the sound, the servant brought in the medicine, placed it on the table, and then carefully withdrew.
They all knew that the Sixth Prince had been playing with a little fox he had picked up these past few days.
The servant peeked out as he left.
Just then, I saw the little red fox playfully sniffing the medicine I had placed on the table, seemingly disgusted by the bitter taste.
It dodged it again in an instant.
This little fox cub is really smart.
The servant had never seen a fox cub as clever as Yingning before. After seeing it, he marveled at the fox's intelligence and then left the room.
The little fox's furrowed brows were not overlooked by Li Ziqing, who was closest to her.
"Is it too bitter?"
Li Ziqing picked up the bowl of medicine, and Yingning immediately stepped aside.
The action means: It's too bitter, I can't stand the smell.
Li Ziqing understood what she meant, tilted her head back and drank the medicine directly.
Without even frowning, the bowl of medicine was emptied.
After he finished drinking, the little fox seemed to feel that the bitter taste in the air had lessened considerably, and then it snuggled up to him again.
"Alright, it's getting late, you should go to sleep."
Li Ziqing carried her to the outer hall and gently placed her in a small nest made of soft mattress.
He lowered his head and said, "Go to sleep obediently, and I'll take you out to play tomorrow."
The little fox didn't seem to want to sleep at first, but when it heard that the man wanted to take it out to play, its eyes lit up.
It immediately lay down obediently in its little nest.
Li Ziqing took one last, reluctant look at Yingning before blowing out the candles and returning to her bed in the inner chamber.
He read for a while, then went to sleep.
*
In the middle of the night, coughing could be heard incessantly in the inner palace.
Yingning opened her eyes and walked lightly into the inner bedroom.
Even in his sleep, the man on the bed could not escape the torment of illness.
The fiery red fox leaped up and burrowed into his bedding, curling up against his chilly chest.
A warm sensation dispelled much of the stinging pain in his body caused by coughing.
Unbeknownst to her, Li Ziqing pulled the small stove into her arms.
Inside the bedroom, on the bed.
The human and the fox nestled together as they drifted off to sleep.
The next day,
When Li Ziqing woke up slowly, she realized that there was a fluffy feeling in her arms.
Looking down, I saw the bright red little dumpling fast asleep in my arms.
The docile little fox was warm all over, probably because it felt the little stove in its sleep last night.
Li Ziqing did not get up, so as not to wake Yingning.
She simply traced her eyes lightly in the air with her fingertips.
The thought of seeing her beside him the moment he opened his eyes stirred a soft feeling in his chest.
He once thought he was just a passerby in this world.
From birth, no one had any expectations of him.
He was never needed by others.
But now, he has found this little fox.
Although it was just a small pet, Li Ziqing felt that it was much better than many people she had met since birth.
It made me feel that I was not alone.
Perhaps it was because his gaze was too focused, but the little fox in the center of his vision twitched its ears slightly after a short while.
Then, she opened her beautiful fox eyes.
I was extremely excited as soon as I woke up.
It burrowed and weaved in Li Ziqing's arms.
"We know you want to go out, so we'll go after we finish eating."
Li Ziqing had figured out Yingning's personality thoroughly. Upon hearing this, the little fox obediently got up with him and ate breakfast.
after,
Li Ziqing then carried the little fox out the door.
The servants in the Sixth Prince's residence were quite surprised.
Since arriving in this fiefdom, the sixth prince has rarely left his home.
Today was unusual; the Sixth Prince carried the little fox and went out without any servants.
*
The shouts of vendors all around rose and fell.
"Candied hawthorn berries, candied hawthorn berries."
"Mung bean pastry, ten coins."
"Sugar painting, let's paint sugar!"
Li Ziqing was dressed in white and had an extraordinary air about him.
He was holding a bright red fox pet in his arms.
With such an ethereal beauty, her presence on this street seemed somewhat out of place.
Seeing that his clothes were not those of an ordinary person, the vendors enthusiastically recommended their goods to him.
"Young master, take a look at this hairpin."
"Young master, young master, freshly baked sesame cakes."
"I have some delicious roast chicken here."
......
The man in white, with a faint, aloof smile, passed by the merchants without saying a word.
He lowered his head only after they reached a quiet place.
"Little fox, what would you like to eat?"
He patiently asked Yingning.
The little head peeked out from his arms, and after understanding what he meant, it looked in one direction.
Li Ziqing followed the gaze and looked over.
It's a sugar painting stall.
Then he strode over.
Suddenly, the sound of 67 appeared in Yingning's mind:
"Master, Wen Chaosheng has arrived."
Is a warm tide rising?
Yingning thought for a moment and remembered that Wen Chaosheng was the Tianjian Cliff disciple she had defeated in the sect competition.
Is he here?
"Wen Chaosheng?" Yingning pressed for more information.
"Yes, I sensed his presence just now, and... strangely, Wen Chaosheng..."
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