Chapter 15: Cats
Rewind time to an hour ago.
A master in the Yaoguang Hall and a few first-class palace maids gathered together to chat and pass the time, while the palace people outside were busy with their own errands.
A sweeping maid held a broom and went back from south to north and walked around the courtyard several times.
Thanks to her efforts, the yard was almost spotless. With the help of a dark cloud stepping on the snow from the courtyard wall, it fell to the ground but did not find the fallen leaves that were often used to play, and squatted in place for a while, and was a little dazed between movements.
It walked a few steps left and right, and finally gave up a little game of dispensability, and climbed to the evergreen tree again, lying on the branches and wagging its tail without a match, with a pleasant expression.
After watching this scene, the little palace maid secretly smiled and bent her eyebrows, and simply put down the broom and found a shady place to rest for a while.
At this moment, an inner attendant walked out of the Yaoguang Hall quickly, stood under the eaves and said a few words to the palace people on duty, and rushed out in a hurry, looking not panicked but hurried, as if there was some urgent task on his body.
The little palace maid under the shade of the tree was curious, and recognized that it was the chamberlain who had been on duty together, so she asked aloud, "But what happened?" ”
When the waiter heard the voice, he stopped and looked over, smiled and waved his hand: "Chun Tao talked about the osmanthus cake made in the autumn in her hometown, and the girl was very greedy when she heard it, and she also wanted to pick osmanthus to make pastries." I was about to let me know and get some paraphernalia. ”
With that, he left in a hurry.
The little palace maid who stayed in place nodded suddenly in realization.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she picked up the broom on the ground and began to work again, not knowing what she was sweeping.
A moment later, He Qianwei took Qiu Ying, Feijing and other palace maids, and a group of people poured out of the hall and went straight to the gate.
The little palace maid breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the lazy thing was not discovered.
She was so glad that she put her broom on the trunk of the tree, and turned to return to the shade to continue hiding.
Who knows, but the person who doesn't know when he appears happened to meet the eye, and the little palace maid also stiffened.
"Uh...... What a coincidence, Aunt Ruolan ......"
In short, He Qianwei led a group of people to the nearest osmanthus tree and played osmanthus for a while.
When the whole body was soaked in the rich fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and the cloth bag used to hold osmanthus flowers was also stuffed to the brim, He Qianwei was unsurprisingly not interested in this matter, and planned to go home, and instructed the small kitchen to make osmanthus cakes to satisfy her hunger.
It just so happened that Gu Xuan, who was sent by Concubine Shu before, had been doing some chores, and he could also take this opportunity to put people into the small kitchen by the way, He Qianwei thought about it and felt that she had made a wonderful move, which could not only satisfy her appetite, but also solve Gu Xuan's matter.
However, Qiu Ying obviously thought differently from her own young lady, but felt that it was better to collect more osmanthus flowers by the way.
Even if Yaoguangdian can't finish eating it himself, he can also give it to others to save favors.
He Qianwei felt that she was very reasonable.
So she left Qiu Ying there to continue to fight osmanthus flowers, and ordered a few extra people to help beside her, and she took Feijing and the rest of the palace maids to the Imperial Garden, and then met Xiao Zaiyang there.
So what does He Qianwei want to do?
I saw He Qianwei put her hand on the cluster of flowers and compared, explaining: "Hmm...... I'm wondering if I can fold a few flowers and put them in the Yaoguang Hall to nourish my eyes. ”
Xiao Zaiyang didn't respond, but slapped He Qianwei's hand away with his backhand, with a serious face.
"Beware of being stabbed in the hand." As he spoke, he turned his head and instructed Ji Xiu: "Go find the florist and get a pair of scissors." ”
He Qianwei, who was suddenly slapped, pursed her lips, obediently stepped away, and then raised her hand and dangled it in front of Xiao Zaiyang's eyes, with a complaining face.
"Why are you hitting so hard?"
She even made a painful expression, biting her lip slightly, her eyes slightly red.
…… It's a pity not to sing.
Xiao Zaiyang thought to himself.
But he just lowered his eyes, his voice suddenly fell, and said, "It's me who is worrying too much." If you are angry, just fight back, don't bite yourself. ”
He also raised a hand and put it in front of He Qianwei, looking like he was at your disposal.
Feijing, who was secretly paying attention to the situation not far away, saw this, and sighed deeply, his heart was really a master's move, and his move was fatal.
It's really fate that the two of you met together, and you can't stop it.
Ji Xiu walked over with the scissors he had found from the gardener, and when he saw Feijing's expression, he subconsciously looked at the two masters again.
He Qianwei did not hesitate to pat and write down on the back of Xiao Zaiyang's hand in line with the principle of not beating white, and then was immediately accused of evil deeds by His Royal Highness the Prince, who was mainly anti-guest, citing scriptures and sentences, and those who didn't know thought that this person had memorized the manuscript in advance.
As the saying goes, the magic is one foot high, and the road is one foot high.
Feijing and Ji Xiu simultaneously showed expressions that couldn't bear to look at them directly, deeply worried about He Qianwei's future.
Ji Xiu sighed, stepped forward and respectfully handed over the scissors in his hand, and silently stepped aside.
Xiao Zaiyang held the scissors, and his hand stretched out halfway, before he suddenly reacted and stopped moving, and handed the scissors in his hand to He Qianwei.
He coughed lightly: "Here you go." ”
"You remember that it was me who broke the flowers." He Qianwei said quietly.
She had been here for a long time before, and she had already seen what flowers she was going to fold into the Yaoguang Palace, and she had also figured out how to match them. Now that he has the tools in his hand, he quickly cut off the few branches that he had seen in advance.
Of course, in order to avoid being scratched by the thorns on the rhizome, she had wrapped a handkerchief in advance on the hand that was used to hold the flower branch.
Courtesy of Xiao Zaiyang.
After folding the flowers, He Qianwei had no intention of continuing to pass the time in the Imperial Garden. She asked about Qiu Ying's whereabouts, and when she learned that the person hadn't come back yet, she hesitated for a moment and turned her gaze to Ji Xiu.
“……”
Ji Xiu innocently let He Qianwei look at it, and miraculously understood the meaning in the other party's eyes.
He immediately raised his hand and saluted: "Don't worry, girl, Ji Xiu must take good care of Qiu Ying's side." ”
Xiao Zaiyang stood next to him and didn't speak, which was regarded as acquiescing in He Qianwei's behavior of sending Ji Xiu to do things.
He Qianwei, who was completely satisfied, nodded happily, and left along the cobblestone path with Xiao Zaiyang with a smile, heading in the direction of Yaoguang Palace.
Ji Xiu...... Ji Xiu also wanted to follow, but he had just been assigned a new job, so he had to sigh and turn a corner, and walked in the direction of the osmanthus tree that he had inquired about before.
But don't have a bad eye for Miss He.
Stepping into the main gate of the Yaoguang Palace, the previous dark cloud had not yet left, but moved from the tree to the bamboo and wooden bench in the corner, still wagging its tail lazily, and its eyes narrowed into a line, as if it was going to fall asleep in the next moment.
Seeing this bold cat, He Qianwei's eyes were immediately attracted, and she cautiously lightened her steps and tiptoed over.
Xiao Zaiyang stopped in place and watched the scene in front of him for a long time.
He Qianwei slowly approached the cat, knowing that the distance between a person and a cat had shrunk to the extent that it was within reach, she suddenly stretched out her hand with lightning speed.
But the cat's movements were faster, and before He Qianwei could touch her, she bounced up from the stool and jumped out.
He Qianwei sighed, and walked back with the flowers in her arms.
Before she could walk back to the right path, she suddenly stopped, raised her hand and pointed to the position at Xiao Zaiyang's feet, and her voice was sad and indignant: "Why did it run to you!" ”
He Qianwei's reaction has to start with her physique of hating cats and dogs when she was a child.
Don't get me wrong, He Qianwei has always been an obedient and good girl, even if people who have seen her don't like it, there will be no barriers, but on the contrary, pets such as cats and dogs just don't want to see her.
He Qianwei's love for these furry animals has been evident since childhood. At that time, she couldn't even walk steadily, so she staggered to the orange cat at home - except for her father and mother, she also reacted very much to this cat on weekdays.
It's a pity that the orange cat didn't appreciate it at all, and he Qianwei was still far away, so he flicked his tail and ran out of the door lightly, and disappeared without a trace.
Actually, this is just the beginning. Because after that, He Xiuzhu and Jiang Liuwan realized that their daughters didn't seem to like small animals very much......
Even if it's a home-raised big orange, don't look at the usual well-behaved in the arms of the male and female hosts, but if it is replaced by He Qianwei, even if it is pressed, it will not be easy to stop, although it will not scratch people with bright claws, but twisting around will not let her touch it.
It's like this for home-raised, not to mention anything else.
He Qianwei has been murdered countless times by I don't know how many cats and dogs, and finally accepted the truth in discouragement, and since then she has loved them from a distance, and she only looks at them from a distance and does not play with them.
Then why can't you think of touching that dark cloud and stepping on snow today?
Let's put it this way, after traveling thousands of miles from Wancheng to the capital, He Qianwei didn't dare to provoke anything because of his strange physique, but this cat reported to Yaoguang Hall every once in a while, even He Qianwei passed by him and didn't move.
After a long time, I naturally have a little delusion.
In the past, the cat was on the tree and the courtyard wall, and today He Qianwei finally caught it and finally ran to an easy-to-reach position, and was immediately full of joy and vowed to wash away the shame of the past to get started petting the cat, but who knows, she is still the unlucky one who is not seen, the cat and the dog are treated, and she likes it very much.
Now that she saw that the cat hid behind Xiao Zaiyang after getting up, it was no wonder that she was not in a tight mood for a while.
Could it be that it came to Yaoguang Hall before because of Xiao Zaiyang?!
Xiao Zaiyang, who was pointed, looked at the cat at his feet and raised his hand innocently: "I don't know either." ”
He Qianwei looked sad and approached Xiao Zaiyang without believing in evil.
This time, the cat didn't run, but just took a few more steps behind Xiao Zaiyang.
You can imagine how much damage this small action did to He Qianwei.
Xiao Zaiyang couldn't bear to look at He Qianwei's eyes like ashes. He simply squatted down, put his hand on the cat, and stroked it a few times, pressing the cat in place.
He Qianwei finally walked in, squatted down, gritted her teeth and put her hand on the cat, and touched a few handfuls from the gap that Xiao Zaiyang deliberately let go.
The cat originally looked enjoyable, but at this time, it suddenly moved its ears, turned around vigilantly, and saw He Qianwei in front of her, and was about to get up and run away.
Xiao Zaiyang immediately covered the cat's head with his hand, with an unfathomable expression: "Look, isn't there no reaction, it still likes you." ”
……
"Thank you so much for trying so hard to comfort me."
He Qianwei looked like she was about to cry, but her hand honestly grabbed the cat and rubbed it hard.
The cat was even about to explode this time, but was patted on the head by Xiao Zaiyang and miraculously quieted down, bearing He Qianwei's torture with humiliation.
Seeing this scene, He Qianwei really almost cried.
She decided that next time she wanted to pet the cat, she must bring Xiao Zaiyang by her side who can even suppress her cat's hatred and dog's disgust.