Chapter 113 He couldn't read, and looked so aggrieved.
Even Xie Yunjia herself didn't realize that the compromise in her words made her voice sound exceptionally soft.
Xiao Tao was taken aback and redefined her attitude towards the second princess.
When Xie Yunjia said this, Sheng Sheng naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
"Alright, then let's wait patiently for news from the Imperial Sister!"
Xie Yunjia nodded proudly and quickly left with her entourage. It was clear that Xie Yunjia was afraid of being scolded by Consort Xia if she stayed out too long.
Sheng Sheng couldn't help but sigh, even her resolute elder sister was so afraid of her mother.
It took some time to talk to Xie Yunjia. Sheng Sheng was eager to know what Xiao Hei had taken out, so she led the group back to Yuqing Palace.
Upon entering, Sheng Sheng saw Xiao Hei standing on a stone table in the courtyard of Yuqing Palace. Someone had placed a round pebble on the table for him, which Xiao Hei used as a stepping stone.
Yan Hu squatted on the stone bench, and Xiao Bai had also run over at some point. It lazily curled up in a ball and lay on the stone bench next to Yan Hu, swaying its tail back and forth.
Xiao Hei had one leg on a pebble, one hand supporting his forehead and resting on his leg, as he passionately recounted his heroic deeds of the day.
If conditions allowed, Sheng Sheng had no doubt that Xiao Hei would wear a small cape, and when the wind blew, the red cape would flutter, making him look very dashing.
Yan Hu and Xiao Bai appeared to be listening quietly to him, but in reality, their pupils were unfocused, and they were in a daze.
Yan Hu: Why hasn't the princess returned yet? It's been two hours since she left. I miss her, I miss her, I miss her.
Xiao Bai: I'm so hungry.
"Hey, the cunning queen summoned her head maid, Caiyun, and whispered sinisterly—'No one's been seen, neither alive nor dead!' Xiao Hei shook his head and waved his hand, like he was performing in a play. 'Hey, when I heard that, I knew she was trying to destroy the evidence! I was entrusted by Her Highness the princess to capture that audacious wicked queen, how could I let her succeed?' With a left hook and a right tail swing—'Ah-da!' I followed Caiyun into the queen's palace, and while she was busy destroying evidence, I subdued her in one move, successfully rescuing what Her Highness needed!"
Sheng Sheng: "?"
Is this some kind of storytelling performance?
Is it still a fantasy/mystical story?
As Xiao Hei talked, he got himself all fired up, bending his left arm across his chest and stretching his right arm diagonally upwards, laughing quite unrestrainedly.
"Hahaha! As expected of my Little Black Master!"
He was both amused and exasperated, unsure of what to say to him.
Sheng Sheng smiled and said, "Isn't what Xiao Hei said a bit too much? What uppercut and tail swing? Is that really true?"
Upon hearing the sound, Yan Hu immediately rushed over happily and pounced on her soft body.
Xiao Bai also sighed as if he had survived a disaster.
Xiao Hei stubbornly replied, "Of course! You don't know how I outwitted that palace maid later on. You couldn't see it, so of course you wouldn't know."
Sheng Sheng was amused by him and laughed so hard she hiccuped while trying to calm the excited Yan Hu.
Just then, Huang Ying led the palace maids out of the small kitchen carrying the breakfast. Seeing the group return, she told the maids to take the food inside first.
Huang Ying knew that she had caught a cold last night and was very worried: "You're back? Princess, the small kitchen has prepared some white fungus porridge for breakfast, and the milk is also being warmed up. It's windy outside, please come in quickly."
"Okay," she replied gently.
Sheng Sheng patted Yan Hu on the back, telling him to take Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei into the house first, while she went to the stone table to pick up the still slightly damp paper and letter.
After saying goodbye to Lao Mao and the others, they went down to eat first. Zijuan thought that although today's events were not related to the plague, everyone in the harem was busy cleaning the palace. If their Yuqing Palace did not also clean up, wouldn't that be very unusual?
So Zijuan pulled Huangying aside and vividly recounted what had just happened at Kunning Palace, which terrified Huangying.
Huang Ying exclaimed in shock, "W-what? Hundreds of mice?"
Huang Ying thought she had misheard and asked several times before she dared to believe it.
"Yes, Sister Huangying, right now all the palaces are probably busy cleaning every corner, big and small. The Imperial Hospital must be overwhelmed with customers. If we go to the Imperial Hospital now to ask for some insect repellent, they probably won't have any left. But it's okay, my sister has already gone to the Imperial Hospital, and she should bring it to us later."
"oh oh."
Huang Ying still couldn't quite believe it. She dared to imagine the scene of hundreds of mice pouring out of the ground, and a chill ran down her spine.
One small black cat was enough to make her feel terrible for a long time, but hundreds...
Huang Ying shuddered again: "Thank goodness the princess is alright. So many rats, it was terrifying."
"Yes, yes, so let's lead everyone to clean the palace today."
"Yes, yes, it's time to clean up. How did so many rats suddenly appear? Kunning Palace must be unclean!"
Huang Ying was so startled that she forgot that what she said was disrespectful. She shook her head and walked away, her face full of lingering fear, and went to find someone to start working immediately.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zijuan guessed that the milk was almost warm enough, so she went to the small kitchen to bring it over to Shengsheng.
Turning around, I found Sheng Sheng still standing next to the stone table, staring intently at the thing in her hand.
Zijuan was busy talking to Huangying and didn't notice her for a moment, thinking that she had already gone in with Yanhu and the others.
"Oh, Princess, why didn't you go in?"
Sheng Sheng stared silently at the two objects in his hands, one on his left and one on his right, his brows furrowed so deeply they almost touched, his face serious and troubled.
Zijuan had never seen her like this before, and immediately assumed something terrible had happened. She tentatively asked, "Princess, what's wrong? Could it be that some terrible secret is written on it, or... or perhaps the Empress's future plans?! Princess, if there's some kind of conspiracy, we must be prepared, otherwise..."
"No, that's not it." Sheng Sheng interrupted her, looking at her blankly and helplessly, "Well, Sheng Sheng can't read..."
Zijuan: "Huh?"
The little dumpling's nose was a bit red in the cold air, and her big, dark eyes showed a hint of helplessness and distress at not being able to read. She bit her lower lip and looked at her with a pitiful expression.
Zijuan imagined many possible actions that Empress Zheng might take, but she never expected that what would trouble the little dumpling was... illiteracy.
Sheng Sheng was also helpless.
She had no memory of anything related to books, and Sheng Sheng felt that she must not have read any books before returning to the palace.
Although she sometimes read books with Xie Yunchuan or Pei Ji these days, she mostly just listened to them read them aloud, and then she would raise her own questions, which they would then explain to her.
Over time, she learned some words.
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