Chapter 105 (8,000 words) Fishing Newbie Gift...
The sun is scorching in midsummer, and the scorching sun at noon casts a scorching light that is impossible to look directly at.
Many of the flowers, plants, and trees in the Summer Palace appear to be in a state of decline, with drooping branches and leaves and shifting shadows.
Most of the maids in the huge flower and tree garden had their cheeks soaked with sweat from the sun, but they still searched everywhere, not daring to slack off.
The dense flowers and drooping branches of the trees blocked out much of the light, making it a little cooler.
The jeweled Third Princess held a jewel-encrusted fan in her hand, shaking it gently as she looked impatiently at the tall and lush flower trees before her. The bright red blossoms were full and three-dimensional, and the green vines were entwined like a net.
Looking around, it was the same from the treetop to the roots, as if countless ropes were binding this huge tree, exuding a sense of death.
The third princess wondered, "This tree looks really strange. I wonder what it's called?"
The flower official who usually looked after it hurried forward and said respectfully, "This humble official has never seen it before. The late emperor named it a sacred flower."
"Oh, then you will be responsible for caring for the flowers and trees in this garden. Do you know why the late emperor loved sacred flowers?"
"I am a foolish official, and I dare not fathom the late emperor's will. I am merely following his orders and taking care of him."
The Third Princess raised an eyebrow and scolded unhappily, "This palace sees you as not stupid but cunning. The late emperor would come to the Flower Tree Garden every year during the Ghost Festival. Didn't he notice anything unusual?"
The flower official immediately dropped to his knees, not daring to look up. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead as he replied fearfully, "The late emperor would order his personal guards to seal off the Flower Tree Garden every year when he visited. I dare not disobey. If there's anything unusual, it's that these flowers and trees can eat human flesh."
As he finished speaking, a gust of hot wind blew over the branches and leaves of the flowering trees, making a rustling sound. Spots of light wandered around, illuminating the piles of white bones entangled among the green vines on the ground.
"Ah!" A maid was so frightened that she stepped back and fell. The people around her also saw many corpses entangled in dense green vines. They looked at each other in confusion, and felt that the bright red flowers hanging from the trees looked like human heads, which was particularly eerie and terrifying.
"What are you making a fuss about? What are you panicking about?" The third princess paused fanning herself, looking displeased. She lowered her eyes to look at the green vines all over the garden, which looked like ropes for hanging.
This scene inexplicably reminded the Third Princess of sacrifices. She looked at the Flower Official and said, "It is said that every year a group of prisoners are escorted to the Summer Palace. What is going on?"
The flower official replied without hesitation, "Every year, the prisoners' flesh and blood are used as fertilizer for the flowers. It's as if the tree is actively strangling them. Furthermore, the number of flowers blooming is proportional to the number of prisoners who die each year. It's quite strange."
As soon as the words fell, the flower garden suddenly became quiet. The maids felt a chill on their backs, and the timid ones trembled.
The third princess looked up at the cluster of bright red flowers among the lush green branches and leaves, and she had a hunch that her father would not raise such a strange tree for no reason.
But my father's thoughts and plans were too meticulous, and he didn't even reveal the fact that he knew witchcraft, let alone anything else.
So it is really unlikely that a flower official would know more.
Not long after, the Third Princess and the others left the Flower Garden. Jiang Yun stepped in with his sword in his arms, and looked at the corpses entangled in green vines. Judging from the location, the number of them must be considerable.
After a while, a long table was put together in the main hall of the small palace, with a pile of bones placed on it. Jiang Yun raised his hand and dipped it into the potion to clean it, sighing, "Alas, a good vacation, but it turned into an autopsy."
Liu Ci put on the gloves he had sewn and pieced together the bones. He said seriously, "That flower is too strange, so we can only find clues from the corpse. You should drink some red bean soup to cool down first."
At this moment, the little girl was sitting on a high stool with her feet dangling in the air. She was holding a bowl bigger than her face in her hands and drinking sweet bean paste soup. She didn't care about the horrifying corpse at all and was very calm.
Jiang Yun wiped his hands with a handkerchief, walked to the table, looked at the well-behaved little girl, couldn't help but raised his hand to pinch her chubby little face, and then sat aside to drink the bean paste soup.
The little girl rubbed her face innocently and said in a bright voice: "Sister Liu, Sister Jiang bullied Siyun."
"Cough cough!" Jiang Yun swallowed the bean paste soup in embarrassment, thinking that the little girl had learned bad things.
Liu Ci paused, turned his head and looked at Jiang Yun, feeling quite helpless.
"I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again." Jiang Yun raised his hands and immediately slid to his knees without any hesitation.
Seeing this, Liu Ci didn't say anything to Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the little girl who was drinking the red bean soup obediently. He thought to himself that if Yin Xing was as smart as her, he probably wouldn't have to worry about her fate.
The wind blows, the branches and leaves outside the window lattice sway, and the light and shadow on the ground inside the hall change.
On the other side, Yin Xing was holding an arrow pitching pot in his hand. There were many arrows piled on the ground, and the pot was empty.
Xuan Yizhen flipped through the rune scroll, listening to the clatter of arrows hitting the ground. He said slowly, "Aren't you tired?"
Yin Xing went forward and picked up a pile of arrows, and replied a little disappointedly: "It's not tiring, but tossing pots is too difficult to play."
As he spoke, Yin Xing walked over to sit next to Xuan Yizhen and asked in confusion, "Yizhen, it seems like you haven't been out much lately?"
"Well, can't I spend more time with you?" Xuan Yizheng closed the rune scroll and turned his head to look at Yin Xing, who was dressed in apricot clothes. He saw that she was quiet and well-behaved.
"Of course, it's fine. But since we're in the summer palace, we should meet with court officials and handle state affairs." Yin Xing responded while drinking tea. He always felt that Xuan Yi was a little too leisurely recently.
Xuan Yizhen raised his hand to adjust Yin Xing's hairband, and said calmly, "Some things can be handed over to a substitute. Besides, I don't have to do everything myself."
Some unimportant court affairs, as well as the noble sons who followed him into the summer palace, these were all things that the substitute could do.
When Yin Xing heard Xuan Yizhen mention the double, he couldn't help but ask, "So Yizhen didn't leave the main hall to protect the double?"
"Of course, after all, I have many eyes and ears around me, so I can't appear at the same time as my double, nor can I suddenly appear in an irrelevant place for no reason."
"Will the Stand report the situation to Yizhen to avoid exposing any flaws?"
Xuan Yizhen nodded, met Yin Xing's bright eyes, and said, "You seem very curious about the substitute?"
"Hehe, I just think that the stand-in looks too much like Yizhen, so I'm curious." Yin Xing explained with a smile and a curved eyebrow. He thought that the stand-in should know Xuan Yizhen very well, so he also wanted to know some things about Xuan Yizhen's past.
"It's just a stand-in, nothing special. Your curiosity is too strong." Xuan Yizheng raised his hand and gently pinched Yin Xing's soft earlobe, not intending to satisfy her curiosity.
Seeing that Xuan Yizheng concealed the substitute very well, Yin Xing had to give up the idea.
Soon, a palace maid brought some fruits. Yin Xing tasted the sweet and delicious lychee and said, "It's very sweet. Don't you want to try it?"
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing's lips, which were stained with water, and blinked her beautiful eyes as she replied, "Okay."
Yin Xing immediately peeled a big, round lychee for Xuan Yizheng and fed it to her eagerly.
"How about it?"
"Yeah, it's very sweet."
Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing, who was unaware of the situation, with some regret and responded.
Yin Xing was a little confused by Xuan Yizheng's calm and resentful eyes.
When Yin Xing went to peel the lychees again, he heard Xuan Yizhen respond slowly, "But I think you are sweeter than lychees."
Hearing the voice, Yin Xing's face turned red and he turned his head to look at Xuan Yizheng who was drinking tea. Her face looked normal, but so serious that it made people feel even more embarrassed.
In the silence, Yin Xing ate lychees silently, the sweetness reaching his heart. He listened to the rustling sound of Xuan Yizheng turning pages of a book, and stole a glance at her beautiful face out of the corner of his eyes, which was pleasing to the eyes.
Xuan Yizhen met Yin Xing's burning gaze calmly and asked softly, "What are you looking at?"
"Because it looks good." Yin Xing also wanted to praise Xuan Yizheng casually, but he didn't have enough brains, so he could only respond directly.
"I thought you were only focused on eating lychees and didn't care about anything else." Xuan Yizheng joked calmly.
Hearing this, Yin Xing could tell Xuan Yi was teasing him, and muttered innocently, "How could I be so greedy?"
It has to be said that Yin Xing sometimes feels that the gentle and dignified Xuan Yizhen has a bit of a sinister nature.
Otherwise, how could Xuan Yizheng tease me with such gentle words?
As soon as she finished speaking, the female official Chunli entered and reported through the screen, "Your Majesty, a large number of bees have been attracted to the South Courtyard from somewhere. Many nobles have been attacked. Xiao Yi is seriously injured and his life is in danger."
"Then order the imperial physician to diagnose and treat the patient more thoroughly, and send someone else to remove the bees and apply medicine to find out the cause." Xuan Yizheng gave the order in a calm voice, his expression calm and composed.
"As you command." Seeing that her master showed no further concern, the female official thought that he would naturally not go to visit Mrs. Xiao.
When the footsteps faded away, Yin Xing muttered in surprise, "I've never seen bees in the Summer Palace before. It's a bit strange that a large number of bees suddenly attacked me."
And normally bees won't attack humans in groups unless their hive is attacked.
Xuan Yizhen raised his hand to tuck the loose hair around Yin Xing's ears and said nonchalantly, "The Summer Palace is close to the mountains, so it's not surprising that there are bees. Maybe you're lucky, and they're unlucky."
It would be strange if those noble children didn't cause trouble one day, so Xuan Yizheng arranged them to stay farther away, not wanting to disturb Yin Xing.
After these words were spoken, Yin Xing was unable to refute them.
At dusk, the setting sun was like blood, dyeing the mountains, rivers and lakes red. The palace garden on the south side of the summer palace was bustling with people coming and going.
Many people were spreading pesticides to catch bees, and the wind lingered with a pungent smell. The eldest princess, who was strolling by the lake, frowned and said, "Why are they catching bees for no reason? What a big deal! A bunch of noble children are really spoiled!"
"Please calm down. It was a hornet that broke into the palace this time. Many people were crying for their parents in pain, and some were even unconscious." The waiter whispered.
"It's really strange. There has never been any poisonous bees in the palace for so many years. Why don't you go and check the specific situation?" The eldest princess shook her fan and spoke, knowing that Xuan Yizheng's harem had always been uneasy.
We can see the clues from the last polo match. Men are belligerent by nature, and their attacks are probably more brutal than each other.
Of course, the eldest princess didn’t care about these children from aristocratic families, she just wanted to see if Xuan Yi was really having fun.
The wind blew dead bees all over the ground, a deep blue curtain gradually appeared in the sky, the incense sticks in the hall were about to burn out, and scarlet sparks were reflected in the darkness.
The Second Princess gently stroked the snow-white cat at her lap. Her gaze fell on the cluster of vibrant red flowers before her. She pondered aloud, "These flowers used to be brought to the palace by the flower officials every year during their blooming season for the late emperor to admire. What secrets could they hold?"
A maidservant, holding a lamp nearby, glanced at the plump, towering cluster of flowers, their vibrant red color unusual. She whispered, "Perhaps the late emperor simply enjoyed admiring these flowers."
"You don't understand the late emperor at all. He has no other interests except power. He is heartless, ungrateful, cold and indifferent." The second princess remembered that the late emperor was good at witchcraft, and it was rumored that this flower tree needed to be watered with the flesh and blood of countless prisoners, perhaps to cultivate some kind of very powerful poisonous insect.
Thinking of this, the second princess' eyes showed some interest. She raised her hand and pulled off a petal, saying to the maid, "Eat it."
The maid hesitated and knelt on the ground. She raised her hand to take the bright red petals and put them into her teeth with trembling movements.
The sound of a cat's cry was heard, and the night outside the hall deepened, completely enveloping the summer palace and swallowing it up.
Steam was rising from the small palace garden as Liu Ci carefully pieced together and examined the bones, his expression revealing confusion.
Jiang Yun looked at the rows of rotting flowers, which looked like rotting flesh and blood, but had no smell at all.
This was the first time Jiang Yun had seen Liu Ci fail in training in all these years.
"It's very strange. Judging from the bones, it seems that there was no fatal injury. The cause of death cannot be determined." Liu Ci came back to his senses and spoke.
"But every year there are prisoners who are made into fertilizer for flowers. Logically, they should be executed, right?" Jiang Yun approached and glanced at the corpses.
Liu Ci shook his head and replied, "Judging from the corpses we brought back, these people didn't suffer any blunt force trauma, but regardless of the time, their flesh and internal organs have all rotted away very cleanly. It's very strange."
Logically speaking, different corpses in Huashu Garden should have different degrees of decay.
Jiang Yun pondered and said, "I think it's not that these people died strangely, but that Huashu Garden is very strange."
The most common sounds in midsummer are mosquitoes and cicadas, but the flower garden is dead silent. It is obvious that something is threatening them.
"Perhaps you're right. Just like these clusters of flowers, no matter how hard I try to cultivate them, they just won't survive. It's obvious that there's something special about that garden."
"This flower was highly valued by the late emperor. Those princesses have been exploring the flower garden lately. I think it's best to stay out of it for now."
Although Jiang Yun didn't know the specific reason, he understood that these royal relatives definitely had bad intentions, and it was better to have less trouble than more.
When Liu Ci heard this, he nodded without hesitation, because he also had some aversion to members of the royal family.
If she had to repay Yin Xing's kindness and cure the empress's illness, Liu Ci would have liked to take Jiang Yun away from the disputes to prevent her from becoming as miserable as her mother.
The candlelight flickered, and the scene in the house and yard was blurred, only faintly illuminating the decadent red flowers and the bloody human head.
The flowers rolled down, and bright red juice splashed on the ground. The second princess looked at the maid who was pinned to the ground by the maids and was twitching unconsciously, with an amusement look on her face.
This flower tree is actually a poisonous flower that drives people crazy.
It seems that Empress Wanqi's serious illness was more likely planned by the late emperor than by Empress Dowager Du.
The second princess raised her hand and dipped it into the basin, washing it carefully. Suddenly, she thought of Xuan Yizheng's abnormal behavior when he was a child. She might have been poisoned, which was why she was a little crazy.
Countless water droplets slid down from the slender fingertips, making a clear sound, and the second princess's face was reflected in the blurry basin.
In the night, the moon was high in the sky and the stars were shining brightly. Xiao Yi in the South Courtyard screamed in pain all night long, while Gong Yangluo played the piano with his fingertips, feeling leisurely and contented.
Despite Xiao's status, he dared to disrespect the four great families. Gong Yangluo had tolerated him for a long time.
However, Gong Yangluo's brows furrowed when he thought of the second princess' words. That Xizhou Yin was a woman, and it was simply a humiliation of the empress to the children of aristocratic families!
With a "clang" sound, the string of the zither broke. Gong Yangluo came back to his senses and decided not to let Yin escape unscathed.
But the empress wholeheartedly protected Yin, and she never left her side, whether in the capital palace or the summer palace. She was surrounded by palace maids and secret guards, making her very difficult to deal with.
Originally, Gong Yangluo specially sent someone to invite Yin to the banquet today, so that she would not be able to hide her identity if she was attacked.
But who would have thought that Yin didn't even reply to the letter, let alone show up. She was really arrogant and cunning.
The night is long, and people in the huge summer palace have different opinions. Dangerous thoughts are hidden in the darkness, ready to be unleashed.
In the morning, the sky was gray and it was a little dark in the gauze curtain. Yin Xing woke up in a daze and found that Xuan Yizheng was not next to his pillow. He was a little surprised.
Because Yin Xing was worried, he stepped out of the inner room in wooden clogs to look for someone. From a distance, through the screen, he saw two figures on the couch outside the open-air pavilion.
Xuan Yizhen sat at the railing, holding a folded book in her hands, her beautiful eyes lowered, and behind her was the vast lake and sky, which set off her quiet and elegant appearance.
Another woman stood not far away, standing still with her tall body, like a piece of cold jade green bamboo.
Then Yin Xing saw clearly that the woman standing there had a face very similar to Xuan Yizheng, and was stunned.
But the woman just glanced at Yin Xing lightly, with an indifferent expression, cold eyebrows and eyes, and a kind of arrogance.
Yin Xing immediately understood that she was Xuan Yizhen's substitute.
Xuan Yizhen closed the book, looked up at the stunned Yin Xing, waved his double away, and said calmly, "You did get up early today, but it's a bit inappropriate to come out and meet people in such a slovenly manner."
Yin Xing stepped forward and carefully examined Xuan Yizhen's face, staring into her eyes for confirmation before sitting down beside her and answering, "I thought Yizhen was missing, so I came out in a hurry to look for her."
In fact, Yin Xing remembered the time when Xuan Yizheng went out for a night out after falling ill, and he also knew that the summer palace was next to the water. If he fell into the water unconsciously, it would be terrible.
As he spoke, the stand-in walked slowly forward, his brows were relaxed, and darkness was surging in his eyes.
"What did you think of that substitute when you saw him just now?" Xuan Yizheng held Yin Xing, who was only wearing a thin underwear, in his arms, in an intimate posture, and spoke slowly.
"It looks so much like Yizhen that I almost didn't recognize her." Yin Xing rested his head on Xuan Yizhen's shoulder and looked at the jade-white face so close to him.
After he finished speaking, Xuan Yizhen's brows relaxed and a faint smile appeared on his face. He raised his hand and pinched the soft flesh on Yin Xing's side, then asked mysteriously, "Then how can you be sure that the current me is my real body?"
Yin Xing blinked and looked into Xuan Yizhen's clear eyes, blushing as she replied, "Because the stand-in looks at me coldly, but Yizhen looks at me lustfully."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hand that was pinching the soft flesh suddenly slipped into the hem of her clothes, causing someone to exclaim in surprise.
"Help me, hahaha!" Yin Xing was ticklish and couldn't stop dodging, but he couldn't effectively avoid Xuan Yizheng's teasing. He was breathing rapidly and looked very embarrassed.
"You dare to tease me, so I will tease you back." Xuan Yizheng hugged Yin Xing, not letting her escape. He kissed her behind the ear with his thin lips and bit her delicate skin with evil intentions.
Yin Xinghong's face flushed, her black and white eyes were moist. She quickly raised her hand to hold Xuan Yizhen's hand and said sincerely, "I was wrong!"
Seeing this, Xuan Yizhen paused for a moment, feeling the rise and fall of her breathing with his palm. His throat felt dry, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Alright."
It's just dawn, and it's not a good thing to be too noisy.
Yin Xing breathed a sigh of relief, no longer daring to tease Xuan Yizheng. He snuggled up to her, calmed his mind, listened to the waves, and looked at the glow emerging in the distance. Suddenly, he realized that getting up early was not a bad idea.
Xuan Yizheng lowered her neck and pressed it against Yin Xing's cheek, listening to her lively heartbeat and watching the changing colors of the sky and earth with her in the morning glow. Her heart seemed to change as well.
"It's so early today, is the substitute here to report something important to Yizhen?" Yin Xing asked with a focused mind, his gaze falling on Xuan Yizhen's dark eyes, which looked even more ethereal and ethereal against the sunset glow, like a compassionate Bodhisattva or a holy goddess.
"Nothing, just some small things." Xuan Yizheng entangled the black hair behind Yin Xing with his fingertips, lowered his eyes to look at her blushing cheeks, and didn't want her to know that those bees were originally used by someone to deal with her.
This method is really despicable.
Yin Xing saw Xuan Yizhen's nonchalant words and didn't think much about it for a moment. He stared at the beautiful face in front of him, raised his hand and touched her face, muttering, "It's strange, I don't think the stand-in is as pretty as Yizhen."
Xuan Yizhen smiled broadly, her brows relaxed. Unexpectedly, she was still thinking about the stand-in. She said, "Logically, the stand-in's face should be flawless. How could there be any difference?"
"Yes, but I feel that Yizhen is even more elusive and ethereal than a substitute."
"Really? I didn't expect your mind to be so complicated."
Yin Xing's fingertips paused on Xuan Yizheng's beautiful dark eyebrows and cold and arrogant phoenix eyes, not knowing how to say it more specifically.
If I have to describe it, Xuan Yizhen is probably like a misty cold fog, while the substitute is like crystal ice and snow, which is more concrete.
It is obvious that the stand-in carefully observed Xuan Yizheng's every frown and smile, so that he could imitate it so lifelike.
Perhaps the stand-in has been watching Xuan Yizheng for years, so his speech and voice are so real.
However, Xuan Yizhen's ethereal and invisible aura is difficult to replicate with a substitute.
"That substitute has been following Yizhen for a long time, right?" Yin Xing came back to his senses and asked.
"Well, usually she was selected by the female official Ji to enter the other courtyard when she was young. I personally taught this substitute." Xuan Yizheng spoke truthfully.
Since Xuan Yizheng had practiced imitating facial expressions in the past, practice makes perfect, so it was naturally easier to teach him.
When Yin Xing heard this, he realized that the stand-in and Xuan Yizhen were childhood friends!
Suddenly, Yin Xing felt a little sense of crisis.
"So now you have finished asking about the substitute, right?" Xuan Yizheng held Yin Xing's hand on his cheek and played with it casually, but with a bit of force.
"Yeah." Yin Xing took a breath and looked at his own hands silently, then he slowly realized that Xuan Yi was really unhappy.
Xuan Yizhen looked at the rising sun in Yin Xing's dark eyes, which were like beautiful gems. He didn't blame her for being distracted. He kissed the corner of her eye and murmured, "I really don't like you caring about other people or things."
Even though such thoughts were inconsistent with Yin Xing's image of a gentle and kind wife, Xuan Yizheng still couldn't control himself.
Yin Xing subconsciously closed his eyes, feeling the hot breath spraying, and replied with a burning ear: "Actually, I'm not concerned, I'm just asking."
After saying that, Yin Xing hugged Xuan Yizhen affectionately, lowered his head and couldn't help grinning. Being jealous or something, so cute!
The lake breeze in the early morning carries the fresh fragrance of the mountains, and has not yet been tainted by the summer heat, making people feel relaxed.
The lake waves surged, raising layers of golden light, while in the summer palace bathed in the rosy glow, different chaotic scenes had appeared in different places.
Jiang Yun led the palace guards to seal off a courtyard where the families of court officials lived. Many people now had scratches on their bodies, sharp marks that exposed the flesh.
Minister of Works Zhou Shengtai couldn't help cursing, "It's not even the Ghost Festival yet, and already the Summer Palace is haunted!"
Jiang Yun glanced at the scratches on the back of his hand and said, "It's just a cat. Sir Zhou, you are too kind."
When Zhou Shengtai saw that it was Jiang Zhengming's daughter, he couldn't help but get angry!
But when Zhou Shengtai looked at Jin Ling beside Jiang Yun, he had to give up his retort.
The palace guards were busy catching cats early in the morning. By noon, the heat had subsided and the court officials had already gone back to take a nap.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun waved his hand to signal the palace guards to take a rest in the cool air. Who wouldn't be annoyed by the cats and bees all day long?
Jiang Yun returned to the small palace garden to bathe and drink herbal tea. Liu Ci used a medicine grinder to grind the herbs, frowning and saying, "Why would a cat go crazy and scratch people in the summer palace?"
"Who knew? First there were hornets for no apparent reason, and then there were cats. I think a lot of people want to cause trouble." Jiang Yun responded while drinking the unpalatable herbal tea.
"Cat, I've seen it before." The little girl sitting aside and practicing calligraphy spoke out loud.
Liu Ci worriedly put down the medicine grinder, leaned over, and examined the little girl's hands, feet, and arms. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and inquire, "Where did you encounter the cat? Did you get bitten or scratched?"
Generally, cats and dogs that go mad are carrying diseases, but dogs are more obviously mad and more aggressive, so cats are generally ignored.
The little girl shook her head and replied in a childish voice, "I saw a kitten once in the corridor outside. It was very white and very pretty."
"It seems that I have to keep the gate closed from now on. Don't go out to play recently." Although Jiang Yun was not worried that a cat could cause any big trouble, if it scratched the little girl's face, it would leave a scar for life.
"Your sister Jiang is right, it's better not to go out." Liu Ci warned worriedly.
Normal children have common fears of danger, but the little girl is not very afraid and doesn't know how to avoid it.
The little girl nodded, but her big eyes looked outside the yard, as if she was reluctant to let the kitten wander outside.
That night, palace guards spotted the cat and joined forces to capture it.
Jiang Yun stepped on the courtyard wall and walked through the woods to catch the cat, but he didn't expect to fail in the end.
In the dark night, Jiang Yun heard some rustling noises, which was a bit strange.
However, Jiang Yun looked at the courtyard in front of him and knew that it was the residence of the second princess, so he did not want to provoke this vicious princess and turned around to look for traces elsewhere.
It took two days to search for the cat. A hint of blue appeared in Jiang Yun's eyes as he realized that he had underestimated the cat.
Jiang Yun was also a good cat catcher, but this cat was elusive and very fast, as if it was in excitement, leaving an afterimage.
So just when Jiang Yun decided to ask for leave, he didn't expect to meet Shangguan Sheng. Her face didn't look sick at all.
"Lord Shangguan, are you finally recovered?" Jiang Yun teased.
"Well, His Majesty has ordered that additional personnel be sent to the Summer Palace. I will assist in dealing with Captain Jiang." Shangguan Sheng still responded with a serious look.
Jiang Yun was not surprised at all. He yawned and replied, "That's perfect. I'm so sleepy. You should work hard tonight."
Shangguan Sheng said solemnly, "Wait a minute, thank you for what I did last time."
"It's okay. You paid for my meal last time, so we're even."
"OK."
After he finished speaking, Shangguan Sheng watched Jiang Yun leave in a very carefree manner. He felt that she did not look like a noble lady from an official family at all, but a very strange person.
That night, a fire was lit in a courtyard of the Summer Palace. Jiang Yun, who was originally sleeping soundly, was awakened by Liu Ci pinching his face, and was very confused.
Liu Ci raised her hand to fasten the buttons of Jiang Yun's clothes. She was very worried that the small palace would be burned. She kept saying, "Ayun, in this weather, if the fire is not controlled in time, it will be very dangerous."
Jiang Yun kissed Liu Ci with amusement and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, this is the royal palace, sleep peacefully, I'll go check on the situation."
Under the moonlight, palace guards were busy everywhere, but the east side remained calm and orderly, without any chaos.
At dawn, Yin Xing woke up and smelled the lingering smell of burning in the wind, only then did he realize that there was a fire at night!
Xuan Yizhen replied calmly, "It's nothing serious. Only one or two houses were burned down."
"That's good. It's very dangerous to catch fire in this weather, and the wind is strong near the lake, which can easily increase the fire." Yin Xing spoke indistinctly while eating the egg custard that Xuan Yizheng fed him.
The female official Chunli quietly retreated from the inner room, thinking that although only one or two houses were burned down, the master didn't say anything about the more serious things.
It was bright outside the house. The smoke from the fire gradually dissipated, and charred corpses were carried out in piles. The eldest princess hugged the dead body of a child with red eyes.
Shangguan Sheng stood not far away with an indifferent expression. The maids reported what happened last night, most of them with horror on their faces.
"It was a cat demon that harmed the young prince last night." The maid replied in panic, bloody scratches left on the back of her hand.
After he finished speaking, many maids responded in succession, and it was obvious that they were all in shock and had not yet recovered.
Jiang Yun yawned as he approached Shangguan Sheng, lowering his voice to tease, "How come a bizarre murder happened right after you arrived? Are you anxious to avenge your brother?"
Shangguan Sheng glanced at Jiang Yun, who was acting without restraint, and said, "Captain Jiang, please be careful with your words."
After the words fell, the eldest princess on the other side said in anger, heartbroken: "I will kill that bitch!"
Then the eldest princess hurriedly left the house with a group of maids. Shangguan Sheng asked with a puzzled look in his eyes, "Who is the eldest princess referring to?"
"The second princess is the only one who keeps a cat in the entire summer palace. Who do you think the eldest princess is looking for?" Jiang Yun looked like he was enjoying the fun.
These princesses all wished each other would die sooner, and the current situation was no exception.
The scorching sun rose slowly, and a place in the summer palace was caught in a violent storm, while the palace on the east side was calm. Yin Xing was seriously teaching Xuan Yizheng how to fish.
The purpose of vacation is to have fun and pass the time.
"Fishing is all about putting out the bait and casting the line, then waiting for the hook to be taken and reeling it in. Simple, right?"
"Well, that sounds simple."
After saying that, Xuan Yizheng raised his hand mischievously and gently fiddled with the straw hat worn by Yin Xing, covering her bright black eyes.
Yin Xing reluctantly put her straw hat back on. Seeing that Xuan Yizhen wasn't paying attention, she took her soft, pretty hand in hers, handed her the fishing rod, and muttered with a stern face, "Fishing looks easy, but it's actually not that easy at all. Fish are very cunning and it's not easy to hook them."
Xuan Yizhen blinked her beautiful eyes, a distant smile on her face. She took the fishing rod cooperatively and replied calmly, "I see. That's why you haven't caught a single fish so far."
"That's just my bad luck, not my strength, and I did catch fish." Yin Xing explained weakly, and suddenly understood why the fisherman took pictures to show off, these were all his achievements.
"Is that so?" Xuan Yizheng chuckled and said nothing more. He focused on fishing, looking quite serious.
After he finished speaking, there was silence for a moment. Yin Xing quickly let out his fishing line and decided to show his strength in front of Xuan Yizheng today!
When it comes to fishing, it’s impossible to be an empty-handed person all your life!
The two fishing rods were not far from each other, and the fishing lines were all hanging in the lake. The wind blew, and light ripples appeared on the wide water surface, which seemed leisurely and comfortable, but was full of invisible competitive pressure.
After a while, the fishing line tightened and began to swim slowly. Yin Xing saw it first and said happily, "Wow, it seems like a fish has taken the bait. Hurry!"
Xuan Yizhen then quickly raised his fishing rod, his gaze shifting from the tumbling fish to the smiling Yin Xing with curved eyebrows, and jokingly said, "It seems your luck isn't very good."
Yin Xing realized belatedly that it was not his fishing rod. He looked embarrassed and fell into deep silence.
Could this be the legendary fishing novice experience gift pack? !
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