Chapter 36: Anyu Pavilion, the law of nature will not spare anyone
Just as Su Mian stuffed the kitten into her arms, Xiao Dezi came over from behind.
"Eunuch Su."
Xiao Dezi waved his hand, and Su Mian quickly responded, "Hey, what's wrong?"
He held the kitten in his arms, afraid that he was holding it too tightly, and also worried that the kitten would stick its head out and be discovered.
"Let's go back quickly. The astronomer said it's going to rain heavily soon. The emperor ordered us to hurry on."
Su Mian looked up at the sky in the distance. It was cloudless before, but now there was a thick layer of clouds floating over. It was still dark in the distance, and it looked like it was going to rain.
"Okay, let's go."
Su Mian thought it was a good thing and continued on his way. As long as he stayed away from the carriage, no one would hear the kitten's sound.
He secretly lifted a corner and took a look into his arms. The kitten looked sleepy. It found a comfortable position and nestled in Su Mian's arms, already drowsy.
Now Su Mian felt more at ease, as it could save a lot of trouble.
The group continued on their journey. As a rainstorm was approaching, the sun was not as strong as before, but just a little hot and humid. Cheng Changgeng did not let Su Mian get on the carriage to serve him.
After all, when it comes to serving, there are concubines accompanying the emperor. If Su Mian is asked to do it all the time, it will inevitably cause criticism.
Su Mian's eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping problems were all solved. Now he just felt full of energy, relaxed and happy.
He followed Cheng Changgeng's carriage, thinking about what name to give the kitten.
[Little tabby cat, the tabby cat replaces the prince, should I call you the prince? ]
[No, no, we are of different generations, it is better not to have anything to do with the dog emperor. ]
[emm…I picked it up in the woods, its name is Mumu? ]
[No, no, it’s too rustic.] ]
Su Mian had ideas one after another, but they were all rejected by him. Coming up with a name was really a difficult task.
[Cheng Changgeng... There is Qiming in the east and Changgeng in the west, got it! ]
"Little guy, from now on you can be called Qiming, hahaha."
Su Mian covered her mouth and laughed secretly, not caring at all about the tongue twister of the name. All she could think about was:
[I can’t curse the dog emperor directly, so I’ll use a metaphor. If the dog emperor bullies me in the future, I’ll pretend to curse Qiming in front of others. I’m so smart. ]
Cheng Changgeng leaned on the couch with his forehead supported. If others saw him, they would think he was resting with his eyes closed, but in fact, he was listening carefully to Su Mian's mumbling.
After listening to this circle, he understood. It must be that Su Mian picked up a kitten from somewhere and gave it a name.
As he listened, he smiled helplessly. He was not angry that Su Mian was making fun of him, but he felt that Su Mian was doing something unnecessary.
After all, he often cursed him in his heart.
Let him be, Cheng Changgeng thought, in this boring world, raising a little thing can be a kind of spiritual comfort, just like he raised Su Mian.
——
They hurried and it didn't rain all the way, but as soon as they stepped into the Han Palace, heavy rain poured down from the sky.
Cheng Changgeng was sitting in the carriage, so he was naturally not wet by the rain. The moment Su Mian was drenched, he immediately rushed to the corridor, stunned the guards and eunuchs around him.
Is Eunuch Su just going to ignore the Emperor?
It’s not that Su Mian did it on purpose, but he was worried about Qiming and worried that Qiming would get wet in the rain and cold, and his little body couldn’t stand it.
His body was still somewhat wet, especially his hair, which was sticking to his head. Su Mian didn't care about herself. She dried her hands and reached into her arms to touch Qiming's hair. Fortunately, it was all dry.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked up, he saw those people running in the rain, looking at him in shock.
[Oh, forgot about the dog emperor. ]
Su Mian licked his lips guiltily and shouted into the rain, "Your Majesty, please wait in the carriage for a moment. I'll go get an umbrella and be back soon."
Oh, it turned out that Eunuch Su was trying to get an umbrella for the Emperor. They were overthinking it. How could Eunuch Su abandon the Emperor and them and go to hide from the rain alone?
If Su Mian knew what they were thinking, he would definitely feel even more guilty.
Relying on the original owner's memory, Su Mian came to the bedroom where Cheng Changgeng lived in previous years. He looked up at the plaque, Anyu Pavilion, which was quite appropriate.
Without thinking much, he walked through the hall and temporarily placed Qiming in a place in the backyard where they could shelter from the rain.
"Xiao Qiming, wait for me here and don't run around."
Although he knew that the little cat couldn't understand what he said, he really had no other choice now. He took a few steps and looked back, seeing Qiming sitting there waiting for him obediently. Only then did he feel at ease and took an umbrella and ran into the rain.
"Your Majesty, I am back. Please get off the carriage."
The carriage had already stopped in front of Anyu Pavilion. Su Mian's clothes were mostly wet. She held an umbrella outside the carriage curtain, waiting to pick up Cheng Changgeng.
Lifting the car curtain, Cheng Changgeng saw Su Mian, who was wet from the rain. She squinted her eyes and stretched out her arm to hand the umbrella to him.
Very lovable.
He felt a slight movement in his heart, but remained expressionless as he stepped down from the carriage.
When I put my hand on Su Mian's arm, I could clearly feel some wetness.
Frowning slightly, Cheng Changgeng glanced at Su Mian, somewhat worried about his health. He had been sick frequently before, and he might fall down again after being caught in the rain.
But Su Mian felt Cheng Changgeng was staring at him, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
[What is the Dog Emperor really staring at me for? Is there something on my face? ]
[Could it be that Qiming was discovered by him? ]
Su Mian's heart skipped a beat when he thought of this. Cheng Changgeng sighed when he heard this. There was really nothing he could do about him. He didn't care about himself at all.
"A-choo——"
As soon as he entered Anyu Pavilion, Su Mian couldn't help sneezing. Han Palace was a summer resort, and he was drenched in the rain, so he really felt the coolness.
"Don't stand here anymore, go down and change into clean clothes."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Mian was stunned. He didn't expect that the dog emperor was so kind-hearted. He immediately bowed and retreated.
He didn't even bother to change his clothes, but immediately went to the back garden to find Qiming.
But when he ran over, he found that Qiming was gone.
After searching around the back garden in vain and sneezing several times in succession, Su Mian had no choice but to go back to his place and change his clothes.
The Han Palace is not as big as the Imperial Palace. As the emperor's personal eunuch, he lives closer to the emperor's bedroom. There is only a study in the middle.
Su Mian didn't care too much. He had even lived in the dog emperor's bedroom, so there was no place he wouldn't dare to live in. Right now, his mind and eyes were full of Qiming's whereabouts, and he felt empty inside.
Although his original plan was to take Qiming to Han Palace so that he would not die in the wild, but after bringing him back and seeing that Qiming was so well-behaved and cute, he naturally couldn't bear to let him go.
After changing clothes, Su Mian walked towards the front hall dejectedly. No matter how bad her mood was, she still had to serve in front of the emperor.
"Alas, maybe Qiming and I are not meant to be together."
“Meow meow meow.”
As soon as Su Mian finished speaking, he had unknowingly walked to the front hall. Before he entered the door, he heard a few meows.
But the cat's meow was obviously not Qiming's baby voice, but rather like a person imitating a cat's meow.
Su Mian quickened his pace and entered the hall. As expected, he saw Cheng Changgeng holding the lost Qiming in his arms, teasing Qiming by imitating a cat's meow.
It really is true that there are cats meowing all over the room, but not a single sound is actually a cat’s.
"You're back?"
Cheng Changgeng didn't even raise his head, still teasing Qiming with his hands. Qiming lay on his legs, snoring comfortably with his chin tilted back.
Su Mian thought to himself:
[The useless little Qiming was kidnapped so easily! ]
It can be seen that Qiming was obedient and comfortable allowing the Dog Emperor to stroke him. Su Mian could also see that the Dog Emperor was very gentle to Qiming, which was rare.
"Su Mian, this kitten is destined to be with me. You can raise it in front of the palace from now on."
"I obey your order!"
Su Mian was overjoyed. Little Qiming, oh, little Qiming, you are really capable. You took down the dog emperor in one fell swoop.
But before he could continue to be happy, he heard Cheng Changgeng continue to say:
"What do you think I should name him?"
Cheng Changgeng muttered to himself, not giving Su Mian a chance to speak, and continued, "Look at his soft hair, why not call him Mianmian?"
Cheng Changgeng looked up at Su Mian with a smile in his eyes, waiting for his reply.
"Sleep...sleep..."
The corners of Su Mian's eyes twitched. It was really karma. No one could escape from it. Now it was his turn again. Was the Dog Emperor really not doing it on purpose?
But he also knew that the dog emperor used the word "mianmian". Besides, he didn't have the courage to refute the dog emperor, so he could only flatter with a fake smile:
"I think this name is very good, very good, haha..."
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