I am a cat in the palace

ah?how can that be possible?I looked back at the old emperor innocently, with a sincere expression on my face.

But Rourou suddenly covered his mouth after the old emperor asked, "Oh! I promised Daxian not to tell others."

Why?Why?Rourou's words are entirely your own words, and have nothing to do with me!

really--

"You still have an agreement with Daxian?" The old emperor was even more shocked.

I feel that the old emperor can't understand me with a wry smile on my cat face, but I don't know what other expressions I can put on other than a wry smile.I just want to slap the old emperor on the face and say to him loudly: Can you take your child's words seriously?Sure enough, if you haven't brought up a baby yourself, you have no experience!

The old emperor was silent again for a while, and suddenly he winked at the eunuch Chang An who had been standing silently not far away. Chang An immediately approached knowingly, the emperor whispered something in his ear, and Chang An subconsciously looked at it. With a glance, I showed a slightly surprised expression, but this expression was only fleeting, and I turned my head and left.

After a while, Chang An turned around and held a small box respectfully with both hands: "Your Majesty."

The old emperor took the box, stroked it gently with a nostalgic look, and then carefully opened the mother-of-pearl box that looked a bit old. Inside were two pieces that didn't look very The eye-catching square black metal pieces, one is a little bigger than a copper coin, and the other is about the size of a fingernail. Both of them are engraved with some fine and complicated patterns, but if you look closely, you can't see any tricks.

"Shang Xin, come here." The old emperor pulled Shang Xin to him, and took out the small sign from the box. There was a very strongly woven black silk rope hanging on the small sign. Or rope, very inconspicuous.The old emperor hung the larger plaque around Shang Xin's neck, and carefully put it inside his clothes. "This pair of black gold nameplates was handed down by the Emperor Taizu and the Empress Dowager Taizu. It's a pity... now the emperor gave this to you. You have to wear it carefully. Don't take it off casually, and don't let outsiders see it. , if you encounter any difficulties in the future, just take a good look at it."

Ouch?What precious things?Why use it?My curiosity was aroused by the old emperor's words, and I jumped up on Rourou's shoulder after rubbing against it, and stretched out my paw to touch the little sign. Card.But the old emperor didn't stop me, instead he smiled and patted my head, turned around and picked up the smaller sign from the box, adjusted the black silk rope, and circled it around my neck .

yeah?yeah?what?I hastily twisted my head and stretched out my claws, trying to stop the old emperor, but was hugged by Rourou. Since I didn't feel the old emperor's malice, coupled with Rourou's comfort, I didn't behave towards the old emperor. Put up a particularly fierce resistance, and when I fully understood, the little black tag of the same style as the fleshy neck had been firmly tied around my neck.

What is this?A pair of cats?Is it afraid that I will get lost or that the meat will get lost?

Uncomfortably, I used my paws to pull the small black card on my neck, but when Chang An saw that I was actually grabbing the card with my claws, I was so frightened that I stretched out my hand to catch it under my neck. Pull it down hard.He looked at the old emperor anxiously: "Your Majesty, is this...suitable? What if the Daxian loses his naughtiness...or the Daxian gets lost by himself..."

You will get lost!I rolled my eyes at Chang An.

"Then it's God's will. These two nameplates are only handed down to the empress from generation to generation. It's a pity that my empress is not someone I can rest assured of. Over the past few years, my energy has become more and more sluggish, and my health is getting worse day by day. I'm afraid I can't see that after Shang Xin gets married, although Daxian is just a cat, I can't find anyone in this palace who is more loyal to Shang Xin than him. This nameplate should be hung on him, anyway. It makes me feel more at ease than handing it over to someone with ulterior motives."

"Then there's no need to rush now... Your Highness is still young." Chang An looked very disturbed.

The old emperor didn't speak any more, just shook his head lightly. Seeing the old emperor's expression, Chang An took a half step back and didn't say any more.

After hanging up the cat card for me, the old emperor patted me on the head again, smiled and said to Rourou: "The Great Immortal is a cat with only spirituality, you have to treat him well."

Well, I like to hear these words, and I immediately stared at Rourou: "Meow!" Did you hear that?Your father told you to treat me well, if you treat me badly, you will be double deceiving the king!

Rourou nodded vigorously, picked me up and wiped her face vigorously, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Daxian."

Ouch, go, go, who cares about you!The oily seeds in my mouth haven't been wiped clean yet, it's all rubbed on my hair!

"But—Royal Father, what exactly are these two plaques?" Rourou still paid attention to the small black gold plaques hanging around his and my necks, especially the one under my neck, which was only the size of a fingernail. Once the long hair on my neck is covered, if you don't look carefully, you won't find it at all.

"It's the background of my Great Xia." The old emperor smiled mysteriously, "As for how to use it, after a few years you will grow up, and the father will tell you. Now you are really too young. For several years, you and Daxian will wear them well, don’t lose them.”

I tilted my head and looked at the old emperor's mysterious expression, and vaguely realized that this was probably also a test for the old emperor.

"Your Majesty, Shougui is back." The palace maid Ruixiang walked to the edge of the soft cave softly, and whispered back to Concubine Duangui who was reading a book.

"Tell him to come in." Concubine Duan's eyes tightened, she lifted the thin quilt and sat up on the soft couch, Rui Yan who was standing beside her hurriedly put on a soft ermine shawl for her.

"Good luck, empress!" A eunuch who was not tall but had a very ordinary face entered the hall, knelt down at the feet of Concubine Duan and saluted.

"Get up, have you heard clearly?"

"Hui Niangniang, I have inquired clearly. The Third Highness entered Yu Chunyuan just in time for the meal, so he had a meal with His Majesty, but during the meal, there was no one in there except Chang An. After the Third Highness came out, he went directly to the sleeping hall to rest. , nothing unusual." Shou Gui did not respond to Concubine Duan's words, but still knelt on the ground and reported the news he had inquired to Concubine Duan.

Hearing that the emperor had dinner with the third prince but did not keep anyone around, a sharp light flashed in Duan Guifei's charming eyebrows: "Then whose idea was it to arrange the third prince and Prince Hui in the same courtyard, find out Is it gone?"

"Go back to your mother, the residence of the third highness is arranged by the Inner Palace Secretary according to the regulations. I haven't heard of anyone who has communicated with the Inner Palace Secretary. The Inner Palace Secretary sent someone to report to Yu Chunyuan just after there was a commotion on King Hui's side. Empress, this servant feels that this should be just a coincidence. It is well known that Chang Xing, the secretary of the Inner Palace Department, never dares to take responsibility, but he will report to the higher authorities if there is anything wrong. The emperor should..."

"Stupid!" Concubine Duan gave her confidant who was kneeling at her feet with a knife in her beautiful eyes, and the eunuch in charge called Shougui immediately shut her mouth and did not say a word again. "You actually think that Chang Xing doesn't dare to take responsibility? If he doesn't dare to take responsibility, the emperor can send him to the Department of Internal Affairs? He was used by the emperor when he was in the hidden residence. If it doesn't work, can he stay until now? Do you think that he can sit in the position of the head of the inner government for more than ten years, just because of the advantage of being with the emperor for a long time? He can take on more things than you."

"Yes, yes, the empress taught me the right thing, slaves are ignorant!"

"Okay, let's go down, I have to think about this matter carefully." Duan Guifei waved her hand, Shou Gui hurriedly got up from the ground, and was about to bow out of the imperial concubine's bedroom when he suddenly heard: "Wait!" Concubine Duan stopped him again, and quickly knelt back on her knees that had just gotten up.

"I heard that the third child came this time and brought his cat with him?"

"Back to the empress, yes, the slaves have also heard about it."

"The emperor didn't say anything?" Concubine Duan asked with interest while playing with her green fingertips and well-maintained pink and shaved nails.

Shougui was startled, and replied in a bit of embarrassment: "I don't seem to have heard of it, but the little eunuch who sent the message mentioned something, saying that when the emperor summoned the third highness to eat, the third highness even brought the cat in." Which child doesn't have a favorite thing?Besides, the third prince is particularly fond of that cat, and it is nothing new in the palace to bring it with him wherever he goes, even in the Imperial Study Room. His Majesty the Emperor has never said anything, and everyone has already gotten used to it. Well, after all, it's just a cat, so why would he specifically inquire about this kind of thing.

"He really knows how to get used to children!" Hearing Shougui's words, Concubine Duan sneered, but a sharp pain suddenly came from her fingertips, which made her let out a low cry. Ruixiang hurried forward, but saw The nail on Concubine Duan Guifei's left little finger had already been torn apart by herself, and the bright red blood dripped from the fingertip immediately.

"Your Majesty!" Rui Xiang exclaimed, and hurriedly asked Rui Yan to get the ointment and cleaning cloth, but Concubine Duan Gui shook off her hand and waved at Shou Gui: "Go down, a few yards They are all under the watchful eye of Ben Gong, if there is any trouble, report it immediately."

"Yes, empress!" Shougui didn't dare to stay longer, he was afraid that Concubine Duan would say "wait a minute" again, kowtowed hurriedly, and immediately retreated.He didn't dare to wipe his eyelids until he got out of the gate of Concubine Duan's bedroom. Looking at the lantern in the corridor, he saw that it was indeed a drop of blood with a fishy smell.

After Shougui went out, Concubine Duangui sat down and let Ruixiang and Ruiyan bandage her nail wounds. After calming down a little, she turned to Jiangui who was standing silently by the side, "This time, that little bastard committed suicide , if we don’t make good use of it, we will be too sorry for God’s will.”

"Your Majesty..." Jian Gui hesitated to speak, but when he saw the white cloth that Concubine Duan Gui had just wrapped around her fingertips, the words she wanted to utter became: "Please, Madam, please tell me."