When he returned to the house, he learned that Jin Yuan had not returned from the palace to report on his work, so Ning Zhao did not wait for him, arranged for the housekeeper to serve the meal, and after lunch, Ning Zhao went back to the house to rest.

Daxing's trip was really tiring, and the return trip was another four-day carriage, Ning Zhao hadn't slowed down yet, and he wanted to sleep whenever he had time.

On an autumn afternoon, the sun is extraordinarily gentle, sprinkled on people's bodies warm, and very comfortable.

Ning Zhao lay down clinically, reclining on the soft couch, and soon fell asleep.

In a daze, his face was a little itchy, Ning Zhao frowned, reached out to scratch it, and took a handful and grabbed the furry thing.

Ning Zhao woke up suddenly, looked at the thing in his hand blankly, and said, "What is this?" ”

Jin Yuan's face suddenly appeared in Ning Zhao's eyes, still with that gentle smile, and at this moment, there was a little more meaning of success, "The gadgets from the palace, Siamese cat, do you like it?" ”

Only then did Ning Zhao react and see clearly what he was holding in his hand - the cat's tail......

As he looked up, a little kitten cub with a snow-white body and only a brown head mixed with short ears and blue eyes was timidly nestled in Jin Yuan's arms, staring at himself with frightened eyes......

Ning Zhao quickly let go of his hand and sat up, looked at the kitten in Jin Yuan's arms, and asked, "Why did the palace give you a cat?" Who sent it? Emperor? ”

As he spoke, Ning Zhao's eyes never left the kitten for a moment, and there was unconcealed love in his eyes.

Jin Yuan didn't know why, as soon as he saw this cat, he knew that Ning Zhao would definitely like it, so he asked the old emperor to ask for it.

"I don't know which palace it sneaked out of, I just saw it when I came out of the Qinzheng Palace, and when I saw that it was cute, and there was no one around, I asked the emperor for it."

"You are really ......" Ning Zhao couldn't find an adjective to describe Jin Yuan, shook his head helplessly, and reached out to take the kitten.

In her previous life in the palace, she also had a cat, lonely in the air, she not only had to intrigue in the harem all day long, but also had to worry about the situation of the previous dynasty, only when there was one person, holding the cat, in order to feel more peaceful.

Jin Yuan handed the kitten into her arms, looked at the kitten she stroked, and the kitten slowly eased from the initial fear, stretched out his paw and stepped on Ning Zhao's arm, tentatively.

"Give it a name." Jin Yuan said.

Ning Zhao fondly stroked the kitten, thought about it, and said with a smile: "Qing Shui has a young age, Jing is gorgeous, heartfelt feelings are difficult to speak, and lovesickness is endless......"

"Let's call it Yaohua." Ning Zhao looked at Jin Yuan and said with a smile.

"It's a bad time, it's a bad time." Jin Yuan smacked it, reached out and touched the kitten, nodded and said, "It's good, like you." ”

"Huh?" Ning Zhao's mind was on Yaohua, but he didn't understand.

Jin Yuan looked at her gently, his eyes were full of doting, he stretched out his hand to hug the person and the Xiaohua in his arms, and said softly: "I said...... Love you. ”

Ning Zhaowan'er glanced at him, tilted his head and leaned on Jin Yuan's shoulder, and said softly: "I'm ...... too"

The two snuggled quietly for a while, and Ning Zhao asked about Jin Yuan's debriefing, "I entered the palace early in the morning, what did the emperor say?" ”

Hearing this, Jin Yuan smiled without saying a word, but just smiled at her mysteriously.

Ning Zhao saw this smile, raised his eyebrows, sat up straight, and asked, "What did the emperor say?" If you don't say it, then I'll guess. ”

"This time I went to Daxing, Lord Jin not only completed the fundraising, but also caught the evidence of Zhang Xing's greed for ink, so he was seriously injured, no matter which one it is, the emperor should reward you, say it......"

Ning Zhao looked at Jin Yuan with a smile and said, "Don't sell Guanzi, did the emperor promote you to an official, or did he reward you for something else?" It's hard to ......"

Ning Zhao glanced at Yaohua in his arms and quipped, "I rewarded you with a cat?" ”

"I can't hide anything from Madame." Jin Yuan was helpless, shook his head and sighed: "It's really this cat." ”

Jin Yuan stretched out his finger and poked Yaohua's little buttocks, and said with a smile: "Siamese cats, they were paid tribute by Siam, and there are only a few in the entire Yan Kingdom, and they are all in the palace." ”

"I have a relationship with this little thing, and the emperor rewarded me with it as a reward for this meritorious service."

Ning Zhao looked at Jin Yuan indescribably and didn't speak for a long time.

Jin Yuan raised his eyes to look at her, the two looked at each other for a long time, Jin Yuan couldn't help it first, and laughed directly, "Haha...... Madame, don't look at me like that. ”

"You have done such a great job, and you almost lost your life." Ning Zhao looked at Xiaohua in her arms again, although she liked it, but if she exchanged Jin Yuan's life, she didn't want it.

"The emperor rewarded you with a cat, a little ......"

"I lied to you for my husband." Jin Yuan saw that Ning Zhao was about to blow up his hair, and Yaohua seemed to feel the master's emotions, and his small body curled up, looking at the two of them pitifully.

Jin Yuan touched her distressedly, and explained to Ning Zhao: "The emperor's reward will be announced in front of hundreds of officials tomorrow morning." ”

"When I entered the palace today, the emperor asked me what I wanted."

Jin Yuan thought of what happened in the Qinzheng Hall before, and couldn't help laughing, and said:

"Since the emperor took the initiative to ask me, it means that he didn't plan to promote me to an official, and the fact is also true, I was promoted to the second-grade household department secretary not long ago, and my age and seniority are not as good as those old ministers, this time the timing is not right, and the emperor will only reward some gold, silver and jade outside the body."

Ning Zhao listened carefully, although he was still unwilling in his heart, he also understood the old emperor's thoughts.

The art of the emperor focuses on checks and balances.

The power is scattered, each has its own constraints, so that the court can be stable, although the old emperor is gradually faint now, but when he was young, he was also eloquent and strategic, and he was well versed in the art of imperial power, and he would not easily let Jin Yuan's promotion break the current balance.

"It doesn't matter." Seeing Ning Zhao's displeasure, Jin Yuan soothed: "I'm still young, and there will be opportunities in the future." ”

"I'm not in a hurry." Ning Zhao was not displeased, but it was not because Jin Yuan was not promoted.

Jin Yuan is destined to be a prime minister, and with her help in this life, she may go higher, she is not in a hurry at all. She is just a little worthless, not worth it for Jin Yuan.

was born and died, and all she got was something outside her body, or that sentence, she didn't give it to Jin Yuan in exchange for money!

"Miss."

While the two were talking, Qing Cicada shouted outside the door: "It's not early, do we still have to go to the hospital?" ”

Knowing that Ning Zhao had just come back, she hadn't slowed down, and Qing Chan didn't want to disturb her rest, but Liu Ji was still in the medical hall, and Ning Zhao said that he wanted to see the account book he made.

Hear the words. Ning Zhao tidied up his clothes, and the two walked out together, Qing Chan saw that Jin Yuan was also there, but he didn't know when he would come back, so he couldn't help asking, "When did the adults come back?" ”

Jin Yuan smiled and said, "I just came back not long ago." ”

Qing Cicada sighed, turned her head to look at Ning Zhao, and was about to ask her again when she would go to the hospital, when she saw the kitten in Ning Zhao's arms.

Her eyes lit up suddenly, and she was pleasantly surprised, "Where did the kitten come from, it's so cute!" ”

Seeing that Qing Cicada liked it, Ning Zhao handed the cat into her arms and said, "The adults brought it back." ”

Qing Cicada only had a kitten left in her eyes, rubbing it back and forth, she couldn't put it down, and asked, "Did you have a name?" What's it called? ”