This article is written by: lw0。 After the case of the first fishtail pillow was closed, the next day, Zhanzhao got up early in the morning and couldn't find Bai Yutang's figure, and when he met the little fourth son who was feeding the dumb in the yard, he asked him, "What about the mouse?" ”

The fourth son said, "I'll go back to Baifu before dawn during the day, and I'll settle accounts today." し”

Zhan Zhao felt a little guilty and decided not to disturb the rat to get down to business.

"Cat, how are you preparing for the cat race?" The little fourth son picked up a bun on the table, broke it in half and fed it to the mute.

"Alas...... Annoying. Zhan Zhao saw that there was a plate on the table~ The dried fish had not been moved, and he looked around curiously, "What about the big tiger, the little tiger and the civet cat?" ”

"I don't know!" Xiao Sizi shook his head, "I didn't see it early this morning, and they were earlier than dumb every day." ”

Zhan Zhao crossed his arms and looked around, Xiao Wu and Mi Mi were also eating breakfast, but a few kittens who often came and went in the yard were not there...... But he didn't think much about it, he probably went out to play.

Xiao Sizi gave the rest of the bun to the dumb man, clapped his hands, and asked Zhanzhao, "Maomao, did you hear a strange sound last night?" ”

Zhan Zhao was slightly stunned, "Strange voice." ”

Xiao Sizi pouted and scratched his cheeks, "I seemed to hear the cry of rats last night, and Kaifeng Mansion hasn't made trouble for a long time." ”

Zhan Zhao looked at the sky, stretched out his hand and rubbed his head, "Who said that Kaifeng Mansion doesn't make trouble?" Is it okay to make rats in Kaifeng Mansion every day? ”

The little fourth son tilted his head, "Really?" So many cats still make a fuss? ”

"It's just that some mice aren't afraid ......of cats at all," the Zhan guard pouted.

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone interject, "Lord Zhan, have you also heard about the rat essence?" ”

Zhan Zhao was slightly stunned, raised his head with Xiao Sizi, and saw Cui'er and Xiaoyu walking in early.

Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, "Mouse essence? ”

Xiao Yu nodded, "Recently, there have been legends in Kaifeng City, and some people have seen rat spirits haunted at night!" ”

Zhanzhao's eyes widened, "Really rat essence?" ”

The little fourth son raised his face and asked, "Did you see it in vain?" ”

Zhan Zhao pinched the cheeks of the little fourth son, "Little fourth son, you must know that the mouse essence is just the nickname of the mouse." Of course, the rat is not a rat essence, and one day you will wait for the legend that the white dragon horse of Kaifeng Mansion has become a sperm, then it is estimated that you will see him. ”

……

"Sneeze ......"

Bai Yutang, who was looking at the account book, suddenly sneezed.

Bai Fu looked up at him, "Young Master, is it cold?" ”

Bai Yutang rubbed his nose and shook his head.

At this time, a little maid came in with tea and put it in Bai Yutang's hand.

Chen Xing'er, who was placing silver on the side, suddenly asked, "Cai'er, why are your eyes so red?" ”

Yue'er also ran over to grab the maid who was about to go out, "What's the matter with my eyes crying and swollen?" Someone bullied you? ”

Bai Yutang raised his head and glanced at a fourteen or fifteen-year-old little maid in front of him, who seemed to be called Cai'er, white and clean, but her eyes were swollen like walnuts.

Bai Fu asked, "Is there something wrong with the family?" Want to help? ”

Cai'er shook her head.

Chen Xing'er folded her arms and rolled up her sleeves, "Who bullied you?" I'll beat him for you. ”

Cai'er suddenly seemed to be told something sad, covered her face and said, "Amber is gone!" Someone stole it! ”

Chen Xing'er was also stunned.

"What amber?" Bai Fu asked, "Is it expensive?" You can report to the official. ”

Bai Yutang also nodded.

"It's not ......," Cai'er wiped her tears and said, "The lake is my cat." ”

Chen Xing'er and Crescent Moon both blinked, "Cat ......"

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "The cat was stolen?" ”

Cai'er nodded, saying that Amber is a tiger-striped kitten that she has been raising since she was a child, and she has always been with her, and usually lives in the yard where the maids in the backyard of Baifu live.

"Did Amber run out to play on her own?" Chen Xing'er asked.

Cai'er shook her head, "It comes back every night to sleep next to my bed, and it hasn't come back for two days!" ”

After saying that, Cai'er continued to cry.

Chen Xing'er pulled her out and helped her find the cat.

Bai Yutang heard Cai'er say as she walked out, "Xiaoxing and Fat Tiger are also gone, and the cats in the yard are lost one by one, and the people on the street say...... It was eaten by rat spirits. ”

When Cai'er left, everyone in the room was silent for a while, and Yue'er suddenly asked Bai Yutang, "Young Master, rat essence?" ”

Bai Yutang looked at his maid speechlessly, what does that mean-why are you looking at me?

"Recently, there is indeed a legend of rat essence." On the side, the old bookkeeper who helped settle the accounts also shook his head, "A few days ago, my granddaughter's cat was gone, just like that girl, she cried for two days and didn't even eat." ”

"A very valuable cat?" Bai Yutang was curious.

"Just a little Sanhua." The bookkeeper also wondered, "Recently, a lot of kittens have been lost in the neighborhood, what is there to steal from this cat?" ”

The fifth master gently touched his chin and stole the cat......

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At noon, Zhanzhao came back from outside the mansion and yawned as he walked...... When there is a case, he is busy and panicked when he has no case, but Bai Yutang is not there, and it is not good to disturb him to settle accounts, so he is bored......

When I entered the door, I saw a lot of people in the yard, the maids and little maids were there, the little fourth son and the little Liangzi were also there, and a few maids shouted while turning over the grass, "Big tiger and little tiger!" Raccoon cats! ”

Zhan Zhao walked in and asked Gongsun, "Haven't found it yet?" ”

Gongsun shook his head.

"No, I don't." Xiao Sizi pointed to the three still full food bowls, "I didn't eat breakfast or lunch." ”

Zhan Zhao felt that something was wrong, these three cats have always been sneaking around in front of him, if it is said that the big tiger and the little tiger are naughty and run out to play, it can be understood, the civet can't walk anymore, can you go over the wall and get out?

Eventually, Zhan Zhao and Xiao Sizi found the stable together.

In the stable, there are a few horses.

Zhanzhao screamed a few times, and then heard a "meow", and the voice was weak.

The crowd followed the sound of the sound, which came from the stables of Toto.

Zhanzhao walked to the door of Duoduo's stables and opened the door to take a look...... I saw a large pile of straw in the corner of the stable.

Zhanzhao walked over and opened the straw and took a look, okay...... There was a litter of kittens inside, and it seemed that they had just been born for a long time, and their eyes had not been opened.

Zhan Zhao sees a lot.

Toto's big eyes blinked.

Zhan Zhao was powerless, it seemed that it was a cat that came to give the cubs, and Duoduo not only lent the nest to it but also helped watch the kittens when it went out to forage.

"It's a black cat." Xiao Liangzi squatted on the edge of the cat nest and looked at the black kittens.

At this time, there was a "meow" from the roof, and a chubby black cat jumped down, lazily walked to the cat's nest, lay down to feed the kittens, and glanced at the people at the door. Duoduo gathered enough to sniff it, and the black cat stretched lazily, and rubbed its tail against Duoduo's nose.

Zhanzhao suddenly reached out and grabbed its tail.

From the black cat's tail, Zhanzhao pulled off a small piece of fishing net.

Zhanzhao took the fishing net and looked at it, "It doesn't look like it's used to catch fish." ”

"A lot of people have lost their cat......s recently," Gongsun asked, "Could it be that someone is catching cats?!" ”

Zhan Zhao looked surprised, "What are you doing catching cats?" ”

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard footsteps, and at the door, Wang Chao ran in, holding a letter in his hand, "Lord Zhan, there is your letter." ”

Zhan Zhao took it, "Letter? ”

Glancing at the envelope, Zhanzhao almost sprayed, and saw that there was only one signature on the envelope - Cat Extermination Rat Fairy!

Everyone opened their mouths and looked at the envelope - it was amazing! Is this rat domesticated by Bai Yutang?!

Zhan Zhao had a hunch that the direction of this matter should make people speechless, so he took out the stationery in the envelope and opened it to take a look, Zhan Guard's guard looked at the sky completely, and sure enough, there was no most outrageous, only more outrageous......

Gongsun and others circulated the letters.

The content of the letter is: A person who claims to kill cats and rats said that since Zhanzhao came, the number of cats in Kaifeng City has risen sharply, and the rats are getting fewer and fewer, so the immortals who are rat fairies want to seek justice for the rats who died innocently. He claimed to have caught a thousand cats and hid them in the Qingfeng Temple of Qingyang Mountain! Ling Zhanzhao will bring 1,000 taels of gold to Qingfeng Temple at noon tomorrow to pay for the cat, and apologize to the rats in the world, otherwise, he will burn the 1,000 kittens to death!

Zhan Guard scratched his head - there is really only one mouse in the world, and it is a cute ......

……

In the afternoon, Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu came back from their busy work, and when they met each other at the door, they felt angry and weird.

In the courtyard in front of the meow tower, everyone gathered around and discussed, and Tianzun and Yin Hou were still circulating a letter.

A few students from Taixue also came, discussing together, and they could vaguely hear "rat essence" or something.

Bai Yutang looked around, and saw that in the corner of the courtyard, on a stone table, Zhanzhao was holding his head against the stone table, scratching his head.

Xiao Sizi sat next to him, there was a black fat cat squatting on the table, Xiao Sizi fed it small dried fish, and said to it, "After eating, go back to the stable to sleep, don't go out these days, it's not safe." ”

Bai Yutang sat down at the table and asked Zhanzhao, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhanzhao held his head in both hands and didn't look up, but stretched out his hand and beckoned into the distance.

At this time, Lin Yehuo, who was holding the letterhead, ran over, gave the letterhead to Bai Yutang, and asked, "Is this really not what you did?" ”

Bai Yutang was confused, and he and Zhao Pu looked down at the letter......

After reading it, the corners of the Nine Princes' mouth twitched, "Who is so boring?" ”

Xiao Sizi was very nervous, "Jiujiu, will that mouse fairy really burn the civet and the big tiger and the little tiger?" ”

Zhao Pu couldn't cry or laugh, "If he burns dry, catch him and come back to get some wax!" ”

Bai Yutang asked Zhanzhao, "What are you going to do?" ”

Zhan Zhao raised his head with a sad face, and signaled that Zhao Pu's mention was good, "Catch it back and ...... some wax."

Bai Yutang nodded, suddenly as if he had thought of something, and asked, "Isn't tomorrow noon the cat racing conference?" ”

……

The fifth master spoke, and the scene was silent.

Zhan Zhao raised his head suddenly, "That's right! ”

Everyone saw that Zhan Zhao's unhappy look just now was replaced by a smile.

Gongsun asked, "Do you want to take advantage of this incident to save the cat without going to the cat race?" ”

Zhan Zhao is serious, "that cat's life is a matter of ......"

"yes, cats' lives are at stake." Bai Yutang reminded him, "If you don't go to the cat racing conference, you are guilty of bullying, you take care of your own cat life." ”

Zhanzhao's face fell again, "It's such a coincidence...... Why don't you discuss with that rat immortal to change the day? ”

Zhao Pu suddenly asked, "Could it be so coincidental that they collided on the same day?" ”

And all the people looked at him.

The fifth master frowned slightly, "Do you think someone deliberately picked this day?" ”

"If Zhanzhao participates in the cat racing conference, the foreign race will lose." Zhao Pu said, "So they will try to lure him away so that he can't participate in the competition, right?" ”

"That's a real problem!" Gongsun said, "If you don't go to the cat race, you will be guilty of bullying the king, but if you don't save those kittens, you will be resented by the people of Kaifeng City...... It is impossible for the emperor to die in a single game with the lives of a thousand kittens...... So if you choose one or the other, you can only give up the game. ”

……

At this time, in the palace, Zhao Zhen, who had listened to Nangong's reply, slapped the table, and Xiao Xiangxiang, who was sitting on the table, jumped up and looked up at her father, the emperor.

Zhao Zhen grinded his teeth, "Dare to play with me!" Someone! Spread the decree to Zhanzhao, so that he not only wants to win the cat racing conference, but also to save the lives of all the kittens in the Qingfeng Temple, and to live the rat spirit, I will personally send it down! ”

……

In the evening, Kaifeng Fuzhong.

Holding the letter in one hand and the bright holy decree in the other, Zhan Zhao lay on the stone table and pounded his head - the cat master was really planted in the hands of the mouse spirit in his life!