86. Livestock

Youshu was still worried about how to crack the witchcraft, but after meeting the master, she was not in a hurry. As long as he can be with his master, even if he becomes a dog, he is willing, if he recovers his body, he may not have the current encounter, let alone get along day and night, and if he wants to enter the palace, he may only be a eunuch.

The Seven Princes and the Eight Princes live in the Shuangxue Palace, because the Seven Princes are not good at walking, and they usually need a lot of palace people to take care of them, so they live in the most spacious main courtyard, and the Eight Princes live in the side hall. The two brothers seem to have a harmonious relationship on the surface, but in fact they rarely have any contact.

As soon as the seventh prince returned to the palace, he asked for a basin of warm water, and was ready to bathe the puppy in person, worried that the technique was not right, and it hurt it, so he specially asked for a eunuch from the cat and dog workshop, and he was responsible for taking care of the dog's trivial matters in the future. Youshu lay on his back between the master's legs, and his four little paws were raised to the sky, revealing his soft-soft and round belly, writhing and humming at the same time.

The Seventh Prince was flustered by its wet and bright round pupils, and said in a trembling voice, "It, what's wrong with it?" Uncomfortable? ”

The little eunuch smiled while adjusting the temperature of the water, "It's full, let you help it rub its belly." The abdomen is the key point of small animals, and it is generally very well protected, if they lie facing the sky and show their belly to you, it means that they have accepted you wholeheartedly and are expressing their attachment to you. His Royal Highness really had a relationship with this Zang sleeve dog, and he became close so quickly. ”

"Yes." The Seventh Prince's face was not obvious, but the roots of his ears slowly turned red, and he stretched out his hand to rub the puppy's belly, and was fascinated by the fluffy, soft-soft touch, and soon enjoyed it.

Or do you like to circle around your master when you are a human, let alone become a dog? He longed for his master's touch and embrace, as if it were an innate instinct, and when he began to rub his belly, his mouth also itched, and he gently grinded his master's fingertips with his small, immature baby teeth, and let out a low whining hum.

Many goosebumps immediately appeared on the back of the Seventh Prince's hand, but it was not because of disgust, but because of joy, and he felt that his cold heart had melted into a pool of water in the puppy's cute behavior.

"It's still small and doesn't bite people, so what if it grows up? Will it hurt His Highness? You see, it's biting His Highness's finger. The palace maid, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

The Seventh Prince's happy expression instantly converged, but the little eunuch laughed stupidly, "This aunt, you are too worried. The reason why the Zang sleeve dog is called the Zang sleeve dog is because it comes from Wusizang; The second is that it will never grow up and can be carried in the sleeve by the owner anytime and anywhere. This Zang sleeve dog grows up to the sky for so long, where can it hurt people? He raised his hands and gestured to length.

"Can it only grow to the size of a palm? It is true that the slave and maid are too worried. The slave maid had never seen a Zang sleeve dog, how could she know this, so she opened her mouth rashly and asked His Highness for forgiveness. The big palace maid explained in a low voice.

The Seventh Prince didn't care, just picked up the puppy and said softly, "It's time to take a bath, are you afraid of water?" ”

Youshu's body was so dirty that she wanted to wash up for a long time, so she hurriedly screamed twice. If there are outsiders, he will not be too smart, lest he be regarded as a monster.

"It seems that he is not afraid of water." The Seventh Prince actually understood, and slowly put the puppy into the copper basin, holding its belly with one hand, and gently rubbing its fur with the other, worried about choking it, and scraping off the water droplets on its nose and eyelids with his fingertips from time to time.

Youshu has never been served by the master like this, and it feels very fresh and interesting, and she uses her four paws to shoe. After getting smaller, the objects in the line of sight are also very different from usual, just like this copper basin, which doesn't look very big, but after going down, it is comparable to a swimming pool, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, you can play casually.

"It's amazing that it can swim at such a young age." The Seventh Prince slowly let go of the puppy, but his hands were always hanging above his head to prevent accidents. He watched with fascination at the puppy's varied swimming style, and his cold and dead heart slowly became warm, and then countless joys swelled up.

The little eunuch flattered, "Dogs can swim, it's innate." But this little master is only four months old, but he can swim so well, which is really rare. ”

"It's very smart, and it's very cute. Have you ever seen a puppy cuter than it? The Seventh Prince's face was full of pride, and it was faintly mixed with some coldness, if the other party answered yes, he would definitely be furious. His attitude towards puppies is not like a pet, but more like his own child, and he takes care of his shorts.

The little eunuch was very knowledgeable, and hurriedly shook his head and said that he had never seen a more beautiful and cute puppy than it, not to mention that in Dayan, even in the whole world, it is also a rare and superb in the world.

The seventh prince was satisfied, and when he saw the puppy wagging his tail and swimming towards him, he hurriedly reached out to hug it, and ordered the palace maid to immediately take blankets, combs and other things, and raise a few braziers. Youshu obediently let the master fiddle with it, let him raise his head, let him raise his claws, and bite the master a few bites in the gap, the force is very light and light, but he likes to hold his fingertips.

"Haven't you been weaned yet?" The Seventh Prince was reluctant to pull his fingers out, so he could only chuckle helplessly.

After the hair was dried, Youshu felt that she had become extremely fluffy, and she walked with the wind, as if she could float to the sky. In the eyes of the Seventh Prince, he was completely a round-rolling snowball, plus two black eyes and a pink nose tip and small mouth, which looked cute, which made the Seventh Prince's heart beat wildly and his ears were hot, so he hurriedly picked up the puppy and covered his face to hide his overly enthusiastic expression.

The master's exhaled breath continued to blow to the navel, making Youshu itch uncomfortably, he hummed softly while hugging the master's head and patting it, feeling that the master began to arch his belly with the tip of his nose, and quickly struggled.

"Little things are tickled." The Seventh Prince raised his face and said firmly, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows overflowing with joy.

"This minion doesn't know that every dog has its own personality and needs to be slowly explored by the owner." The little eunuch secretly wrote down the matter, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly added, "Your Highness, if you are worried about the dirty dog, you can give it to the slave to train for a few days, so that the slave can teach it to use the bucket by himself." ”

"Does it have a special gong bucket? Show it to Hongu. The Seventh Prince's eyes were shining, obviously very interested.

Only then did you think that after becoming a puppy, she would have no human rights, not only did the bath have to be handled by the master, but even the size and urine had to be taken care of by him, that scene, I panicked when I thought about it! He raised his front paws to cover his eyes, and he was so hopeless that he couldn't love it.

The Seventh Prince pinched his pink-tender little paws in his hand, and Lang smiled, "It understands what this palace is saying, it's so smart!" ”

The little eunuch and the palace maids echoed in unison, but in fact, they thought that this was just an illusion of the Seventh Highness, how could the puppy understand such a complicated matter, unless it became a refinement. The little eunuch quickly brought a low gong bucket, with a layer of gold wire mesh on top and fine sand below, which was very chic; There is also a kennel made of fine flannel and cotton.

"The kennel is gone, it sleeps with Hongu at night, and the Gong bucket is placed next to the Gong bucket in the main palace, and the Gong Gong teaches it personally. It's none of your business here, so let's go down first. The Seventh Prince waved his hand lightly.

The little eunuch was originally going to show his strength, but when he saw that His Royal Highness the Seventh was doing it himself, he couldn't help but be a little frustrated, and went down with a clatter. The palace maid refused to leave, and reminded in a low voice, "Your Highness, this is your usual reading time, why don't you let Xiao Shunzi take the puppy down?" ”

"You don't need to ask about the affairs of this palace." The Seven Princes are neither salty nor light.

The palace maid couldn't, so she had to lead everyone to retire. Seeing that they didn't want to push the master to the desk or put him on the bed, Youshu suddenly became angry, crawled on the master's shoulder, barked, and tried to call people back.

"Stop shouting, they're not coming back." The cold voice in the eyes of the Seventh Prince retreated, and instead showed a warm expression, turned his head to kiss its small mouth, and said comfortingly, "I am not the wasted person you imagined, I can't do anything without the servant to serve." With his hands on his wheels, he slowly moved towards his desk.

The wheelchair is made of wood, and no matter how delicate the design is, it will inevitably be a little bulky. The master is only twelve or thirteen years old this year, right? But I can walk in a wheelchair on my own, how long has this been the result of practice? What are the people who take care of him doing? Youshu was very distressed, and threw herself on the master's face and kissed and licked, only hating her petite size, she couldn't give him a hug, and she couldn't help him.

The Seventh Prince accepted his kindness, and hurriedly hugged him so as not to fall off his shoulder, and smiled at the tip of his nose, "Don't worry, it's not that they refuse to serve me, it's that I don't allow them to get close." Come, I'll tell you a story. ”

He turned his wheelchair to his desk, picked out a copy of "The Analects", felt that it was too strict, and replaced it with "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and began to tell the story of the ancient mythical beasts, "The dog is like a dog, green, and cannibalism starts from the beginning." It means that there is an animal called a snake, which looks like a dog, is blue, and eats people......" He paused slightly when he said this, and then realized that this kind of story is not suitable for puppies to listen to, and quickly covered its ears, and said abruptly, "It's wrong, let's change it." ”

Finding that the master treated him like a baby, Youshu wanted to laugh a little, and then thought that he was too lonely to be like this, and his heart inevitably throbbed. He grabbed his master's thumb and bit it a few times to show comfort, and then his little paw tapped the next few pages and made him jump and read.

"You still want to hear it? All right. "The Seventh Prince didn't think the puppy was too weirdly clever at all. When he picked it up, he didn't think of it as a pet, but as his friend and partner, hoping that it would be as smart as possible. He picked out a few interesting stories to tell, and also picked up a brush to draw, very dedicated.

After telling five or six stories, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the dictionary next to him and mentioned it with great interest, "You don't have a name yet, why don't I pick one for you?" You can't bark a puppy or a puppy. As he spoke, he pulled out the dictionary and looked through it slowly.

Thinking of the enchantress's granddaughter calling herself "dog" one by one, Youshu felt angry, hurriedly jumped on the table, and used her front paws to cut the pages of the book, indicating that she wanted to name herself. The Seventh Prince understood and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll help you turn the page, if you see a word you like, you can hold it down with your paws?" That way, he can gauge how smart the puppy really is.

It can understand human speech and read and write, isn't it a monster? The Seventh Prince shook his head and smiled secretly, what if he was a monster? As long as it can accompany itself.

A man and a dog worked hard for a long time to find the word "Youshu", and then took a pen and wrote it on paper. The Seventh Prince chanted silently, unsettled, and muttered, "Just two words make my heart surge, it seems that you deserve this name, and you have a good relationship with me." ”

Oh, yes! We've been married for three lifetimes! Youshu wanted to speak, but what she made was a series of barks, so she had to lower her head and snort twice.

The Seventh Prince picked it up and kissed it mouth to mouth. At this moment, the palace maid came in with a bowl of steaming medicine, and said softly, "Your Highness, it's time to drink the medicine." ”

Youshu has studied Chinese and Western medicine, and her already keen sense of smell has increased a hundred times after becoming a dog, and she instantly smells that something is wrong with this bowl of medicine. When prescribing traditional Chinese medicine, we must pay attention to "eighteen antis, eighteen fears", which means that many Chinese herbal medicines are mutually restrictive and must be avoided in the same prescription. Youshu didn't know if the doctor of Dayan Kingdom understood this kind of common sense, but the imperial doctor who prescribed medicine to the master obviously committed a big taboo, and actually mixed several medicinal materials that were mutually restrictive, although the toxicity was light, but if it was taken all year round, it would cause weakness and organ failure.

The master was already poisoned, and it became more and more difficult to detect it, and when he finally died of exhaustion, who would doubt it? Youshu was angry and anxious, and when the palace maid came to the table, she pounced on it, trying to knock over the medicine bowl. The Seventh Prince had already prevented the puppy from being burned, but before it could pounce, he had scooped it up in mid-air and hugged it tightly into his arms, his face turned pale with fright.

The palace maid was also taken aback, and immediately dropped the medicine bowl and retreated in surprise. Fortunately, the liquid did not splash on people, but was poured on the ground.

"Your Highness, are you hot? This puppy is so naughty, you might as well return it. You're not in good health, and it's time to fall ill after a few more tosses from it. The palace maid dodged the medicinal juice on the ground and knelt down to persuade.

"I don't need you to tell me what to do in this palace. Clean the place immediately so that it doesn't get hot. The Seventh Prince ordered to carefully examine the puppy's body.

The palace maid wanted to speak and stopped, but was forced back by his sharp knife-like gaze, and had to go out to call someone. Seeing that there were no outsiders in the hall, Youshu immediately broke free from the master's embrace, jumped to the ground, pretended to lick the medicinal juice, and then staggered a few steps, and finally rolled his belly and rolled his eyes, and lay still.

His movements were very funny, which made the Seven Princes laugh again and again.

Youshu had no choice but to get up and perform again, this time she took a snack, let out a few screams before pretending to be dead, and stretched out her tongue half-pulled.

The Seventh Prince suddenly restrained his smile, and his eyes were clouded. Youshu knew that he should understand, so he hurriedly walked over and pulled the hem of his clothes with his front paws, making a comforting sound of rattling.

"Did it scare you? I'm sorry. The color of anger instantly receded, turning into tenderness, he scooped up the puppy and patted it gently, and said in a low voice, "This bowl of medicine is poisonous?" ”

Youshu nodded busily.

The Seven Princes were silent, their eyes gradually empty, and they didn't know what they were thinking. Believing in the judgment of a puppy, ordinary people will definitely think that he has gone crazy. But the problem is that Youshu is not an ordinary puppy, it is very smart, the Seventh Prince can even assert that it is smarter than most people, it is still loyal to itself, single-minded, if you don't believe it, who can you trust?

When the master was silent, Youshu didn't dare to move, for fear of interrupting the other party's train of thought. He was also thinking about who the poisoner would be. It stands to reason that the master is crippled and is not qualified to inherit the throne, so what's the point of attacking him? Who can benefit from this?

"It's the mother." When these three fluttering words fell into Youshu's ears, he was really stunned for a long time.

The eyes of the seventh prince were deep, and he couldn't see the slightest affection at all, and he attached it to Youshu's ear, and said slowly word by word, "It's the concubine." If I die, the eighth child will be eligible to inherit the throne. She and Lao Ba are probably the people in the world who don't want me to live, and this pair of snow halls is completely under her control, if she wants me to live, I can live, and if she wants me to die, I will die at the most suitable point. ”

Twins cannot succeed to the throne, which is the root of a crime, and even the so-called "surrogate father" back then, now I think about it, there is the shadow of the mother everywhere. He was poisoned and paralyzed, the imperial concubine Bai Aya died, his mother's family was even nine clans, the eldest prince was demoted to a concubine, the queen was grounded and fell out of favor, no one ended well, but the mother concubine who never showed the mountain dew jumped to the concubine, and is still in favor now.

"No wonder my father doesn't come for a long time, I will be seriously ill, no wonder ......" The Seventh Prince's voice became lower and lower, and his hands tightened tighter and tighter.

Youshu was in pain, but she was reluctant to struggle, turned her head and gently licked the back of her master's bruised hand, with tears in her eyes. The qiē suffered by the master was because he gave up the position of star king. He should have been high and powerful; He was supposed to be the lord of the number of buckets, the king of kings, but now he has been reduced to a tool and a puppet in the hands of a vicious woman, who is still his biological mother.

How sad and angry should he be? But he couldn't show the slightest bit, because everyone in the Shuangxue Palace was Concubine Hui's eyeliner, and they kept an eye on him all the time, making him fall ill or even die at the right time.

Where is this a palace, but a death row, the master doesn't say self-preservation, he doesn't even have the ability to go out alone! Youshu's heart was painful, and she hugged her master's palm and cried, her tears wet the fluff on her face, and she looked extremely pitiful.

In the midst of despair and grief, there was still a little life that could cry for himself, and the heart of the Seven Princes was immediately healed like a steel knife. He buried his face in Youshu's back and comforted him in a low voice, "Good, don't cry." We'll be fine. That being said, he couldn't think of a way out of the predicament for a while, and the only thought was: Fortunately, Youshu is so cute, and if I die, others will definitely be willing to adopt her.

The son does not speak of the father, and the same is true of the mother. As a son, what would a father think if he suspected that his mother had poisoned him and sued his father without hard evidence? Especially this is the royal family, which is completely different from ordinary families, and there can be no warmth and love, but there is doubt and suspicion. What's more, since Concubine Hui dares to poison, she must have set up a good situation, and the final result may not involve her, but it is likely to eradicate an enemy for her.

The Seventh Prince hated his powerlessness, especially when he thought that one day in the future, Youshu would snuggle into another person's arms like snuggling himself, and his heart began to throb. Why did he give Youshu to someone else to raise? Why can't you live it well and take good care of it?

An extremely strong desire to survive rose from the bottom of his heart, which made the Seven Princes quickly cheer up. He raised Youshu to his lips and kissed it, and said firmly, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you." ”

"I'll protect you too!" Shu whined in response, and the two fat and short front paws hugged the master's handsome face, barely counting it as a hug.

At this moment, the palace maid led the two eunuchs in and ordered, "Wipe the medicinal juice on the ground, and burn some incense pieces to smoke it." At the end, he presented a bowl of medicine with both hands, and said with concern, "Your Highness, the slave has re-boiled the medicine, you can drink it while it's hot." ”

Youshu would let her succeed, and wanted to pounce, but she was pressed in her arms by her master, and she could only bark with hostility.

"Put it there, Hongu will drink it later." The Seven Princes picked up the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and flipped through it, and there was no discoloration on his face.

His Royal Highness has always been old and serious, and he never resisted to drink medicine, and the palace maid did not suspect him, so she put down the bowl and went out. The two eunuchs wiped off the medicinal juice, burned the incense burner, and retired together. The Seventh Prince picked up the bowl at this time, but he didn't know where to pour it. Outside the window is the corridor, the palace maids and eunuchs are constantly coming and going, and when they find the traces of water on the ground and the strong smell of medicine, they will immediately wake up. Pen washing, floor vases, buckets and other things are cleaned every day, and the medicinal juice will be reported to the public, and it will startle the snake.

The Seventh Prince put down the bowl and hated his powerlessness. If he has a strong body, why is he like this? Fang just said that he could take care of Youshu, but now it seems that it is all a joke! His eyes were red, his fingertips trembled, and his expression looked angry and depressed.

Youshu also began to hate that she was a Zang sleeve dog, and if she had become a Tibetan mastiff, she would have gone to Ganquan Palace and bitten Concubine Hui to death. He was so anxious that he saw the clothes box in the corner, and suddenly had an idea. He barked at his master, then raised his paw and pointed at the box.

The Seventh Prince said with a clear heart, "You want to pour the medicine into your clothes?" ”

Youshu nodded, and was about to jump off the master's knee, but was fished back. The Seventh Prince turned his wheelchair to the suitcase and took out a thicker black robe. Fortunately, he doesn't like the palace people to serve, and he can do trivial things by himself without the hands of others, so that the furniture in the Shuangxue Hall is very low, so that he can reach out and touch, otherwise now he can only "call the sky should not be, and the earth is not spiritual".

The two pets poured the medicinal juice into their robes, and at first glance, they didn't feel anything strange at all, but the taste was a little strange. But the Seventh Prince has been suffering from illness all the year round, and the smell of medicine is already wafting everywhere in the hall, so it is not noticeable. Youshu raised her two front paws and danced wildly, opened her mouth to hold a corner of her clothes, and pretended to walk out of the door.

The Seventh Prince had already seen it, but he pretended to be ignorant, and asked him to perform it a few more times, and only when his head was knotted, rolling around on the ground, and humming and chirping, did he force a smile, "Did you ask me to clump up my clothes so that you could take them out and throw them away at night?" ”

Youshu, who was flipping her belly, jumped up and nodded frantically.

The Seventh Prince put his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and asked, "Where are you going to throw it?" Know the way? ”

Youshu lay on the floor like a turtle, paddling on all fours, and made a swimming motion.

"Do you want to throw it in the lotus pond behind the Twin Snow Palace? But the question is that you are so small, can you move this bag of clothes? ”

Youshu raised one of her front paws and slapped her chest, indicating that she was strong. His legs have become shorter, and his running speed has been greatly affected, but his strength is still there. The Seventh Prince was frequently amused by his cute movements, and he couldn't hurt his pride by laughing in front of him, so he had to clump his clothes together, tie them tightly, and hand them to his mouth to try.

After a robe was folded, it turned out to be taller than himself, and he could move it, but he couldn't hold it at all, so he could only drag and drag, and it took a lot of effort for his old nose. The Seventh Prince laughed secretly, and when he was so tired that he stuck out his tongue, he hid his clothes under the bed, and said with a smile, "Don't bother you, tomorrow I will put the clothes in the bookcase, take them to the study together, and then find a chance to throw them into the lake." "There is an artificial lake near the upper study, which is much larger than the lotus pond in the Shuangxue Temple, and the clothes are soaked in the water for a while before the medicinal juice is dispersed, even if it is discovered, it is nothing.

Youshu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, biting her clothes like venting her anger, swinging her head from side to side and tearing it, causing the Seven Princes to laugh again and again.