Po's body curled up in a ball, and cold sweat slowly slipped down his forehead. Lin Yingxue examined Bao's whole body, but found no traces of injury.

It's just a cat, why is Po afraid of being like this? While thinking about it, Lin Yingxue comforted softly: "Ah Bao, don't be afraid, the cat has already run away, it's okay!" ”

I don't know if I was really scared, in the middle of the night, Ah Bao suddenly had a high fever, Lin Yingxue stayed by Ah Bao's bedside and personally took care of Ah Bao for a night, and Ah Bao's high fever subsided.

"Miss, the white cat didn't know where to go, the slave maid and the other subordinates searched in the city all night and didn't find any trace of the white cat......" Miaoqin said to Lin Yingxue with a depressed face after she came back.

When Lin Yingxue heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed on her face, "That's it, forget it if you don't find it, and then I will personally apologize to the Third Highness." The people who went out to look for cats yesterday have a good rest today, and they will arrange for someone to take care of Bao, and once there is any movement on Bao's side, come and tell me immediately. ”

"Yes." Miaoqin answered, and hurriedly went down to arrange it.

Lin Yingxue was busy all night, she was very tired, and she fell asleep after returning to her room, and she didn't know when she slept in a daze, but she faintly heard a cat meowing in her sleep. She struggled to open her eyes, and at a glance she saw a fluffy mass next to her pillow, and when the thing saw her wake up, it glanced at her with disdainful blue eyes, and then closed its eyes and fell down again.

Lin Yingxue was originally a little dazed, but when she saw this situation, she suddenly sobered up. She reached out and tapped the cat's head, and scolded with a smile: "You cat, I didn't find it all night after asking someone to look for it last night, but today I ran back by myself!" ”

"Meow-" As soon as Lin Yingxue's words fell, the cat barked, as if expressing some dissatisfaction.

After having the experience of yesterday's previous car, Lin Yingxue had to call someone to take care of the white cat, originally thought that it would be safe and sound, but unexpectedly the cat took advantage of people's inattention in the middle of the night, and ran to Ah Bao's room, when everyone heard Ah Bao's scream and rushed over, the white cat ran away as soon as it slipped away.

And the next day, the white cat, which had disappeared all night, would touch it itself as if nothing had happened. Lin Yingxue was worried that the white cat would find Ah Bao again, so she had to ask someone to find a cage to lock the cat up, but this cat with a repetitive temperament began to blow up as soon as it saw the cage, and it didn't return to that lazy appearance until the next person removed the cage.

That's not a big deal. Lin Yingxue sighed, and after hesitating for a few days, she still went to the Three Princes' Mansion with the cat.

"Don't raise it anymore?" Murong Jun looked at Lin Yingxue with a melancholy face, and was a little surprised, after all, Lin Yingxue's expression of joy when he saw the cat that day was still reflected in his mind, "It's only been a few days, and the fifth miss is impatient?" ”

"Definitely." Lin Yingxue said helplessly while helping the cat in her arms to smooth the hair: "Ah Bao is afraid of cats, but this cat loves to find trouble with Ah Bao." Bao was frightened, he had a high fever for the past few days, and if I don't send this cat back, Bao's life may not be saved. ”

Murong Jun didn't expect that there would be such a twist and turn in the story, he stretched out his hand to tease the quiet white cat in Lin Yingxue's arms, and said in a low voice: "Since this is the case, then I will raise this cat, if you want it, you can come to my house to see it at any time." ”

Originally, Murong Jun handed over the cat to Lin Yingxue to take care of it just because he wanted to use this excuse to go to Lin Yingxue's place to walk around more, but now although it is the other way around, it is okay.

"Hmm." Lin Yingxue nodded, and suddenly saw Murong Jun dressed luxuriously, so she couldn't help but wonder: "Third Highness, is this preparing to go out?" ”

"Well, since Lin Zhengjie was imprisoned, hasn't the position of the secretary of the ministry been vacant, and the father and emperor only canonized Liu Zhen as the new secretary of the ministry yesterday. In order to celebrate the joy of promotion, Liu Zhen specially set up a few tables at home, and I was planning to go to the banquet. Murong Jun patiently explained.

"I see...... Lin Yingxue nodded, and said with some doubts: "But who is this Liu Zhen?" I had never heard of this person's name before, and it stands to reason that this official is also an extremely important position, so there is absolutely no reason for a person with no name to hold it. ”

If it was in the past, Lin Yingxue would definitely not ask so many questions, but now that she has made up her mind to protect the crown prince, she naturally knows as much about the movements in the court as possible.

"I have been in contact with him a few times this Liu Zhen, he has always been low-key and steady, and he has done a good job of the errand given to him by his father some time ago. The father was overjoyed to see that this man was good, so he promoted him. When Murong Jun mentioned Liu Zhen, there was no lack of appreciation in his words.

While Lin Yingxue listened, she couldn't help frowning, "There is a vacancy in this official department, I originally wanted the prince to push one of his own people up, but I didn't expect to kill Liu Zhenlai halfway...... I don't know what kind of person this Liu Zhen is, and whether it's worth winning over ......"

Seeing Lin Yingxue's distressed look, a distress flashed in Murong Jun's eyes, "Anyway, I'm going to the banquet, so you might as well pretend to be an attendant and go with me, so that you can also see this new Lord Shangshu with your own eyes." ”

"Huh?" Hearing Murong Jun's proposal, Lin Yingxue's eyes couldn't help but light up, "It's so good." ”

The person in front of him stood up, and his eyes sparkled like stars, so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off.

It was already afternoon when Murong Jun and Lin Yingxue arrived at Liu's Mansion, and at this time, many people had gathered in Liu's Mansion, but Murong Jun was obviously the most important person besides Liu Zhen- As soon as he entered the mansion, Liu Zhen hurried out to greet him personally, and even the ministers who arrived first came up one after another to greet Murong Jun.

Lin Yingxue lowered her head and followed behind Murong Jun, watching Murong Jun greet these people calmly, she suddenly felt that the communication between men was not easier than that of women.

Soon it was time for dinner, and after an afternoon of observation, Lin Yingxue also had a general impression of Liu Zhen in her heart - this person is good at dancing with long sleeves, but he does not seem to be overly exaggerated, and he is also very deep in conversation...... All in all, the first impression was quite passable for her.

"Your Highness, can I go out for a walk?" Lin Yingxue came over this time to pretend to be a subordinate, and she stood all afternoon without saying anything, from noon to now, she didn't get a drop of water or rice, she could barely hold on at first, but after seeing this table full of fragrant meals, she felt a little hungry and couldn't hold on.

Murong Jun obviously thought of this layer as well, so he nodded and said in a low voice, "Don't run around, go to the kitchen and find something to eat and come over." The tone is like that of a child.

Lin Yingxue pursed her lips and replied helplessly: "Got it." After that, he quickly retreated while everyone was not paying attention.

There were many people at the banquet, and when she got out of the side hall, Lin Yingxue felt at ease after a long time. She moved her muscles and bones, and after pulling a subordinate to ask the direction of the kitchen, she went straight to the kitchen, but she walked a long circle, and the more she walked, the more she felt that something was wrong, and the people in the house probably went to the front hall to serve those distinguished guests, and she didn't meet a subordinate along the way.

'Coo', at this time, Lin Yingxue's stomach screamed twice very appropriately. It's been a long time since she's been hungry like this, hasn't she? Lin Yingxue reached out and touched her belly, and took two steps forward, when she suddenly found that there was a woman in light blue clothes sitting in the pavilion not far in front of her, and there were two maid rings standing around the woman.

Looking at this way, the woman should be Liu Zhen's wife or concubine? Lin Yingxue thought about it, although Lishu told her that it was not appropriate for her to meet the woman as a 'foreign man' now, but if she didn't ask the direction, I was afraid that not only would she not be able to find the kitchen for a while, but she might not even be able to find the way back to the side hall.

Thinking like this, Lin Yingxue stepped forward cheekily.

"Madam, excuse me, I'm an attendant next to His Royal Highness, and I want to ask for the way to the kitchen." In order to avoid suspicion, Lin Yingxue stopped outside the pavilion.

And the woman who was originally fascinated by the scenery heard the voice, and couldn't help but turn her head and glanced at Lin Yingxue suspiciously, "Childe's voice is so familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere......"

As soon as the woman spoke, Lin Yingxue was also a little stunned. She hurriedly looked up and found that this woman was an acquaintance, "Yangchun? ”

That day, when she and Fang Mengru followed Peony to find the Willow Pavilion together, it was the woman in front of her who served her at that time, but she never expected that after only a few days, they would meet again.

"Lin Gongzi!" Yangchun obviously recognized Lin Yingxue as well, she wanted to get up in surprise, but after looking at the maid ring beside her, she sat down reservedly, "This son is my friend, you stay away, I want to catch up with this son." ”

I haven't seen her for a few days, and the woman in front of her is like a different person, but this change is not in appearance, but in the temperament of the person in front of her - when Lin Yingxue saw the person in front of her, the person in front of her was still lively, but it has only been a few days, and now the person in front of her has a trace of calmness and old-fashioned spirit that does not match her age.

"Yes." After hearing Yangchun's command, the two maids in the pavilion nodded and retreated, but they didn't retreat far, they just retreated outside the pavilion.

"Lin Gongzi, why are you here?" Without those two maids by his side, Yang Chun seemed to have untied something, and his tone became cheerful.

"I followed His Royal Highness to the banquet, which will feel a little hungry, so I wanted to go to the kitchen to find some food to pad my stomach, but I didn't expect to accidentally get lost, and then I saw someone in this pavilion, so I came to ask for directions, but I didn't expect that the girl sitting in this pavilion was actually a Yangchun girl." Although Lin Yingxue was explaining, her eyes involuntarily drifted to the plate of snacks on the table.