Dressed as a palace cat butler

Pei Ye looked at the kitten in front of him leisurely, as if he was waiting to see how he would respond.

But the little raccoon slave thought he was in a panic, and he didn't know how to move after being stunned for a long time, as if he was afraid of being stupid.

The emperor watched it openly for a while, probably feeling that it was enough to have fun, so he turned his head and told the eunuch who was standing in the hall: "Go outside and get some pots of mint."

The eunuch responded, and immediately withdrew, and after a while, he brought two small pots of mint grass.

Immediately afterwards, the "bald" potted plant that Fang Tishuang had just covered up in every possible way was removed indiscriminately.

The little cat looked at the two brand new "food" in front of him, then at Pei Ye behind him, and meowed in confusion.

"Let's eat," Pei Ye said softly, "there's still plenty out there."

Fang Tishuang has experienced ups and downs in life in just a short time, and besides being speechless, she also doubts that Pei Ye deliberately put this mint grass here to see him make a fool of himself.

It's fine to bully people, but what's the point of bullying kittens?

Fang Tishuang got angry for no reason, turned his back and jumped off the table. Although he didn't read much, he also knew how to write the word "backbone". Anyway, he would rather die than eat the mint grass of the stinking emperor. up!

Not long after he landed, he heard an internal official step forward and said: "Saint, Zhong Lang will ask General Su Jingsu to see him."

"please come in."

The Zhonglang general outside the hall got the order, stepped inside, and when he walked down the hall, he landed on one knee and saluted the person seated: "Your Majesty, Wan An."

"Excuse me," Pei Ye raised his eyes slightly, "Have you found it?"

Without the need for the emperor to speak, Qi Chunye sensibly pushed back those eunuchs.

Su Jing accepted the gift when the people were all gone. After standing up, there was still a bit of hesitation in his voice: "The clothes are old clothes from five years ago, the qiaoshi crown is also very old, and the boots are from last year. It was issued, but there are too many eunuchs in the palace who have received the new boots, and it would take a lot of manpower and time to investigate one by one."

"It doesn't matter," Pei Ye said calmly, "The general just needs to investigate. Whenever he finds someone, he will come and inform Gu. Gu is not in a hurry."

"Yes," Su Jing paused for a moment, and then said, "There is also the name 'Fang Yishuang' that His Majesty wants to check. I led people to search through the roster in the palace, but did not find this number." characters, just..."

The kitten whose name was suddenly called tightened its tail, and its heart beat faster.

"Just what?" Pei Ye asked.

"The humble official was afraid of missing something, so I looked through the book of flower names of the deceased palace man. I didn't think about it until I found the latest one, and saw the name 'Fang Tishuang' in it. This person was eight years old at the time. Entering the palace at the end of Suiqiu, he said that he took a peek at the castration process, and he was frightened to death."

Pei Ye's face remained unmoved: "Eight years old... can be matched."

Su Jing continued: "I asked a few people who had met him before, and they all said that this child has exquisite facial features, porcelain white skin, and is very beautiful. The most noticeable thing is his round and Bright almond eyes, once seen, never forgotten."

"Some people also said that the young gentleman was not scared to death, but fainted from fright, and asked the Shuang'er master who fell from the sky to step on his heart, which killed him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Ye's eyes fell on the kitten nestled on the tufted cattail with its back facing him.

Fang Tishuang suddenly felt like a light on her back, and she wanted to pretend that she couldn't understand human words, and lazily combed her hair. It wasn't until Pei Ye looked away that Fang Tishuang realized that her tongue was sticking. numb.

"The person is dead," Pei Ye asked casually, "what about the corpse?"

Zhonglang General Su Jing quickly replied: "It is said that he paid his aunt some money, and the body of the little man was dragged back by his aunt crying."

"Continue to investigate," the emperor tapped his index finger on the table, not thinking about the mystical things about ghosts and ghosts. Yes—someone digs his grave at night to see if there are any bones there."

What he said was cold, and the little cat nestled aside couldn't help shivering in fright.

Anyone who hears that someone is going to investigate their relatives and dig their own graves will definitely have a hard time.

"Yes," Su Jing responded, and then he paused, and said again, "Afterwards, I asked a few eunuchs who were present that day, and got an important clue: It is said that this young man was with you that day. His cousin came here together, although this young man passed away for some reason, but his cousin is still working in the palace..."

Pei Ye interrupted him: "What's his cousin's name?"

"Originally named Cao Liangyu, later renamed Cao Minghe by Yang Songyuan."

The emperor frowned slightly, feeling that the name sounded a bit familiar. Qi Chunye, who was beside him, was about to remind him when he saw this, but Pei Ye said again: "I remember, it's the slave that Yang Songyuan just sent."

Then he sneered: "Give a name?"

Qi Chunye hurriedly followed his words and explained: "Yang Songyuan, what is he? He is just a slave. To put it mildly, he is given a name, but to put it bluntly, he is a dog. I don't know how many sons and daughters he has secretly recognized. of."

Eunuchs like to recognize relatives and establish relationships. Pei Ye has also heard about this before. Eunuchs cannot have children. I don’t know who set the precedent. Now all the eunuchs who are in power in this palace are not "good boys" Good girls, disciples and grandchildren" under Cheng Huan's knees.

"So, if Fang Tishuang is not dead, maybe he is also Yang Songyuan's godson?"

Fang Tishuang: ...

Who is his godson?He doesn't want to recognize such a father!

No one noticed the twist of the kitten next to him, Su Jing nodded naturally and replied: "Both Fang and Cao were originally people who Yang Songyuan added to the roster to advance to the palace. Fang Yishuang for some reason After his death, another member of the Yang family came in, and now he is also working in Qingning Palace."

Pei Ye remained expressionless, and only ordered: "Chun Ye, go and bring that little slave named Ming He up."

"Yes."

As soon as Qi Chunye finished speaking, he leaned over and was about to leave, when the emperor on the seat stopped him suddenly: "Wait a minute."

Qi Chunye stopped immediately, but still kept his bowed posture, listening to his orders.

"Forget it," Pei Ye thought for a while, then changed his mind, "Don't disturb him, wait a few days and find a reason to transfer him to serve in front of the imperial court."

Fang Tishuang was terrified when she heard it, wishing she could turn into a living person immediately, and then ran to tell Cao Silang everything she heard.

He couldn't figure out what Pei Ye was thinking and what he wanted to do after thinking about it, but his elder brother was different. He was smarter than him since he was a child, and he learned everything faster than himself. Very ambitious.

The family had no money to buy books, let alone pay for his elder brother to study in school, so his elder brother would always pester him, asking him to dip a branch in water and silently recite the thousand-character essay for him on the bricks and stones.

While Fang Tishuang was silent, he faced it, and he learned everything he knew in a short time.

Therefore, he felt that if Cao Silang was here, he would definitely be able to come up with a countermeasure, and he would not be so anxious to get angry like him, but his mind was empty.

Zhong Lang left after finishing speaking, and Pei Ye stopped talking, but Fang Tishuang couldn't forget this matter, but he thought hard for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a good idea.

Xiaomao'er stayed in this position for a whole day, but fortunately, he would serve the emperor's meals, even if Pei Ye didn't serve them, he would have extra meals.

The biggest amount of exercise in a day is just to accompany the emperor to visit the Nanyu Garden. Except that Pei Ye likes to play tricks on him and scare him unintentionally, the life here is actually quite comfortable.

After finally staying up late at night, Fang Tishuang started yawning again and again after eating and feeding. She couldn't hold it anymore, so she jumped on the table openly and bit two mint leaves to refresh herself—anyway, Pei Ye told him You can eat whatever you want.

But the mint leaves only refreshed him for a moment. Once the coolness passed, he became even more sleepy. He rolled lazily on the table twice, and fell asleep against the back of Pei Ye's hand at some point.

When Pei Ye found him, the little cat was like a mountain of cats, pressing heavily on the memorial that Pei Ye had approved. If you listened closely, you could still hear his slight purring.

Pei Ye turned his head to look carefully at the little raccoon slave. During the day, he was afraid that he would die, but now he dared to jump on the table to sleep. He was really big-hearted.

Qi Chunye, who was standing by his side, said softly when he saw this: "Saint, why don't you move this cat master to sleep on the tufts?"

"No need," Pei Ye lowered his volume unconsciously, "it's nothing to hinder."

At night, Fang Tishuang thought in a daze that she had slept in the cattery, first stretched ferociously, and then turned over dramatically.

Unexpectedly, with just such a movement, half of his foot suddenly vacated, Fang Tishuang's heart skipped a beat, and he got up and sat up straight in confusion.

The room in front of him was brightly lit, it didn't look like his room at all, and when he moved his eyes again, he suddenly met the eyes of the stinky emperor, and Fang Tishuang woke up immediately——

He was still in charge of the imperial cat on duty, why did he doze off?And it was still sleeping on the emperor's desk... It's really strange that he didn't push him off.

At the same time, Qi Chunye suddenly stepped in from the outside, bringing a cold smell of frost and snow into the room.

On the seat, Pei Ye still had that cold expression: "Has the person not come yet?"

Qi Chunye nodded and said: "I have asked General Su and the internal officials who are on duty tonight, and they all said that they have never seen the child."

Fang Tishuang became more sober after hearing this.

Is Pei Ye asking him?By the way, I seem to have heard him say last night... that he was asked to come back tomorrow, that is, at this point tonight.

Pei Ye's expression remained unchanged, he just said, "Little liar."

There is neither intimacy nor reproach in his phrase "little liar", which is a little elusive.

"If we catch him again next time," Fang Tishuang heard him pause for a while, and then said very feudally and badly, "Let Su Jing detain him and send him to the Internal Criminal Division to receive ten punishments. If he learns a lesson, he must be fine." Don’t dare to break the contract again.”

Fang Tishuang: ...

He is too wronged.