Chapter 20 XX
twenty
As soon as Shen Rong entered the kitchen, he felt that something was wrong, the atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, everyone lowered their voices and whispered, sighing from time to time. Shen Rong timidly glanced towards the big kitchen, didn't see the fifth child, breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head, and walked lightly to the next room to help Mama Li.
When Mama Li saw him, she immediately showed a happy and mysterious smile on her face, beckoned to him, and whispered: "Brother Rong is here, come here, I have something to tell you." ”
Shen Rong hurried over and squatted down to help her choose vegetables.
"Your Uncle Hong said that the princess wants to pick a few scholars for the prince to serve closely, don't you also know the words, I mentioned it to Mama Cui, and I will let you try it when I go back. You are well-behaved and smart, you will definitely be able to be looked at by the prince, and you will have a great future with the prince in the future. Mama Li lowered her voice as if she was afraid of being heard by others, and there was light in her eyes, as if he had become a scholar beside the prince.
Shen Rong was stunned for a moment, and then he was so shocked by this huge good news that he didn't even know what to say, and he was stunned for a long time before he muttered in disbelief: "I...... I...... Thank you mom for saying good things for me, I ...... But ...... "He is the son of the family in the palace, so he naturally knows how good it is to be able to follow the prince, but can such a good thing come to him?" Shen Rong didn't have any bottom in his heart.
"Don't worry," Mother Li patted him lightly on the shoulder and whispered, "I said a lot of good things to you in front of Mama Cui, and Mama Cui also promised to help on the side." When you look back and see the prince, you should be smarter. By the way, the prince spoils his cat the most, you will praise the cat more when you meet, and when the prince is happy, he will not pick you. ”
"Is it the white cat?" Shen Rong's eyes lit up, and he felt a little excited in his heart.
"No," Li's mother said, "There is only that one in our palace, I heard that it is a god cat!" She paused, showed a look of disdain on her face again, and scolded in a low voice: "The fifth child really ate the gall of the leopard, and the cat of the prince of the world actually dared to make up his mind, and he just stole chickens and dogs on weekdays, and now he has stolen the head of the cat." That's the queen mother's cat card, and he's not afraid of being hot! You deserve to be kicked out! ”
Shen Rong was already stupid. He felt that his brain was a little inadequate, full of paste, and all messed up by the stick, and he had no way to think.
That beautiful white cat...... Shen Rong remembered the pink gentle little paw when he sat on the ground and cried silently, and it gently slapped his arms and the back of his hands, both gentle and compassionate. He only suffered a loss at the hands of the fifth child at noon, and the fifth child had an accident in the afternoon......
Shen Rong didn't dare to continue thinking about it, but there was a warm current in his chest that snaked up and flowed quickly.
In Xuanning Hall, the doctor had already come over to show Xu You. Xu Yousheng was afraid of revealing his stuffing, so he kept pretending to be sick, drooping his head and wilting, not screaming or moving, and lazily shrunk into Zhao Chengjin's arms. Zhao Cheng just ate her, and felt that he was a man who could be relied on by cats, and he hugged Xu You, who was becoming more and more mellow, and several times Cui Yu wanted to intervene to help, but he refused.
"I can hold it!" His little face was tense, and there was a kind of awe-inspiring insistence.
Xu You felt a little guilty, she rested her head on Zhao Chengjin's arm and rubbed it flatteringly, thinking to herself, should she lose weight.
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The expulsion of Lao Wu from the palace was just a small stone thrown into the pool for Prince Rui and Zhao Chengjin, and after a ripple, they quickly regained their calm, but for some people, it was a earth-shaking change.
Early in the morning of the second day, Shen Rong picked out the cleanest and neatest clothes from the cabinet and changed them, combed his hair carefully, and washed his body and face cleanly, making himself look fresh and neat. After a while, Mama Cui called someone to come and call him.
Because he chose an attendant for the prince, they were all seven or eight-year-old boys, plus Shen Rong, there were eight in total. Mama Cui gave everyone a lecture first, and then carefully taught the rules for a long time, and then led people to Liyuan after lunch.
When she arrived at the gate of Liyuan, Mama Cui was not in a hurry to enter the door, and only after the little maid in the yard reported that she led a group of half-grown children into the courtyard. Zhao Cheng was about to have lunch, and was smiling and walking side by side with Xu Yu in the yard to eat, when he caught a glimpse of Mama Cui entering the courtyard, he immediately put up a shelf and put on a serious and serious face.
Cui Yu moved the Taishi chair and placed it in the middle of the courtyard, and Zhao Cheng sat on it with a tense face, looking very solemn - if you ignore the fluffy white cat on his knees, which also had a serious face.
"Let's talk about it," he said, with a solemn gesture, "what's your name, how old is it, what will you do?" "I don't know who taught it.
Mama Cui nodded at the group of half-grown teenagers, and someone immediately stepped forward to answer, "If you go back to the world, the youngest is named Baocheng, and he is eight years old this year......
"Little ......"
“…… The little one knows a few words, and the little one loves to raise cats and dogs. ”
Shen Rong's brows jumped, knowing that this person must have been instructed. Sure enough, Zhao Chengjin's eyes flashed when he heard this, and his eyes swept over the young man beside Shen Rong, and he seemed to be a little interested.
When it was Shen Rong's turn, he took a deep breath, and then he stepped forward to speak, but the cat on Zhao Chengjin's knee suddenly stood up, stared at him with a pair of big round blue eyes, and obediently "meow-".
Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment, reached out and touched Xu You's head, lowered his head slightly and asked in a low voice, "Xue Tuan'er, what's wrong?" ”
Xu Yu screamed softly again, and then simply jumped off his knees, twisted his ass and paced in front of Shen Rong and poked his head against his trouser legs.
That's a good attitude, isn't it? Zhao Chengjin was a little jealous, and asked sourly: "Xue Tuan'er likes him?" ”
Xu You replied with a "meow-" again, she sensitively noticed Zhao Chengjin's fragile heart, and hurriedly came back and jumped back on him, rubbing his hand with her head flatteringly. Zhao Chengjin was happy at this time, pretended to be serious and coughed twice, and asked Shen Rong with a straight face: "What is your name?" ”
"Shen Rong," Shen Rong glanced at Xu You quietly, and quickly lowered his head again, "The little one is called Shen Rong." ”
"Do you know how to have a cat?"
Shen Rong hesitated for a moment and shook his head honestly, "If you go back to the world, the little one has never had a cat." ”
The corners of Cui's eyes jumped, and she couldn't help but glance at him and shook her head secretly. I didn't want Zhao Chengjin to laugh out loud, "Ha, I've never seen you so honest." He was so buried in his mouth, but he waved his hand and said to Grandma Cui: "I want him, and the rest of the grandma will pick it for me." ”
Princess Rui said let her pick four, but Mama Cui knew in her heart that there were only one or two who could really follow the prince of the world, and it was obvious that this Shen Rong had stumbled into the eyes of the prince of the world, as for the rest, Mama Cui didn't dare to mess around, and stepped forward with a smile: "Since you are going to study with the prince in the future, you have to know how many words, so it is better to pick a few literate ones." ”
Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "It's all up to you." After thinking about it, he pointed to one of the little boys who looked strong and honest, and said, "Your name is Mengzi?" Will there be a fight? ”
Mengzi shrunk his neck, not knowing what to do, after thinking about it, he still replied honestly with an urn: "Yes!" ”
Zhao Cheng grinned, "I'll just say, it's so strong, wouldn't it be a waste if you can't fight." ”
Mama Cui immediately had a number in her heart.
Sure enough, among the four people who were finally decided, there was a fierce son in addition to Shen Rong, and there was also a young man named Bai Peng who said he could raise cats and an honest boy named Zhang Wang. Xu You stared at Bai Peng for a few moments, and always felt a little kind, shook his head and thought about it for a long time, and finally remembered that he was five points similar to the maid named Bai Ping next to Princess Rui, and ten * was her younger brother - no wonder even Mama Cui secretly helped.
The next few days were busy.
Zhao Chengjin is about to enter school, the new attendants are going to learn the rules, and Xu You is squatting near Li Yuan and Mei Garden, hoping to find some clues to find the mastermind behind the secret harm. However, after a few days, she did not make any progress.
Of course, this is also expected by Xu Yu, although people will not guard against a cat, but in the same way, she has no way to use human methods to solve the case, what side knocks, what step by step, she can't even speak, how to ask the case? There is no brain-dead person who still talks about it all day long!
No wonder the ancients said that you can't have both fish and bear's paws, and cats and people can't have both!
However, Xu You is not particularly anxious, it seems that since she became a cat, she has brought some cat habits, arrogant, big shelf, no one cares about it, and even a little cold, most of the time it is not obvious, but there are also times when she is not able to control herself. It's like this, if she changed her previous personality, she would be so anxious that she would jump when she encountered this kind of thing, and she couldn't wait to pull the murderer out immediately, but now, as long as this matter has nothing to do with Zhao Chengjin, she has no sense of justice at all.
What makes Xu You find it interesting is that Xiao Shizi's sister, Zhao Yanran, the eldest lady of Rui Wangfu, also pestered Princess Rui to buy a cat on a whim, Xu You curiously slipped into her yard to see, it was a little milk cat that was not much bigger than a fist, with red and yellow spots on its body, a bit like Garfield on TV, although he was small, he had a big round face and pitiful little eyes, which made people's hearts melt.
That's really a beautiful little guy, even Xu You has to admit that it's much better looking than her current round and plump appearance, but Zhao Chengjin doesn't think so.
"It's not as smart as Xuetuan, and it's not as smart as it." At dinner, Zhao Cheng said to Princess Rui: "The one in my sister's house is a ...... Well, the embroidered pillow is useless, and it is also called almond cake, which is stupid when I hear it. Xue Tuan'er is a god cat! ”
Zhao Yanran was not angry with him, and pulled Princess Rui to speak with great interest, "...... To make a beautiful gown, I picked the red satin that my mother gave me last time......"
"Isn't it stupid to make clothes on a hot day?" The child, who was forgotten by his mother and sister, couldn't help but interject to brush his sense of existence, and was glared at fiercely by Zhao Yanran, and immediately became honest.
"Mother, I still want a cat card." Zhao Yanran pestered Princess Rui and hummed and chirped.
Zhao Chengjin's eyes lit up, and he also said, "I want one too." ”
"Aren't there all the snow balls?" Zhao Yanran pouted and glared at him unhappily, "You will fight with me." ”
Zhao Cheng said solemnly: "That one was given by the emperor's grandmother, it's too precious, don't dare to wear it again." Let's make it wood, it should be beautiful. ”
Princess Rui felt that he had some sense, so she responded: "Okay, okay, I'll ask Steward Xu to go to the warehouse to find two pieces of agarwood carved into cat cards in the warehouse, and I won't be targeted again in the future." "Although agarwood is also priceless, there are not many people who know the goods, and wearing it is not as dazzling as the jade cat brand.