Chapter 23: Twists and turns

More than two months have passed since Ye Juelu left, and the silver-covered side plug has also revealed a little green vitality, but the spring cold is not as steep as Jiangnan, and the side plug is still cold here.

The Golden Eagle King flew in the evening to tell Ming Lanying that Ye Juelu had arrived in the capital and went straight to the palace to face the saint.

"Your man entered the palace with shackles, is he a sinner?"

Ming Lanying scratched her head, "Those who upset the emperor and neglected their duties and were demoted here by the emperor should be sinners." ”

The Golden Eagle King shook his head proudly, "This king is not this kind of tyrant, you see that you neglect your duties at home every day, and you don't study how to dominate the world with this king, and you look at these useless books every day, and this king has not abandoned you." ”

"Yes, yes, my lord is wise." Ming Lanying packed up a stack of account books and handed them to Hebai, asked her to send them to Meng Huaisu to exchange silver, turned to the Golden Eagle King and said: "I'm not here to make money to support my family, you take a sheep from me every once in a while and take a chicken, which will cost money to buy, otherwise let's drink cold wind together." ”

The Golden Eagle King doesn't know what money means, as long as it is in the mountains, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, it can eat, but it won't say this kind of words to Ming Lanying that lose its identity, "Then the king will reluctantly let you make money to support your family, this king has to retreat and practice during this time, and let Ma Yi and them come to this king if there is something." ”

"Got it."

As soon as the Golden Eagle King left, Ming Lanying called Ma Yi and them back, "What are you adults doing in retreat?" What's going on lately? ”

Ma Yi jumped to his feet angrily, "There is news from the sparrows in the capital that someone has come to arrest us again." ”

Ming Lan Ying frowned slightly, they didn't give up on catching the golden eagle, and the winter was delayed, but soon the weather warmed up, the snow melted, everything recovered, and the animals migrated alternately, it was the best time for them.

"Who's here this time?"

Ma San pecked at the newly grown feathers and said, "It's a guy named Prince Heng, and he took several women out, and he will be here in another month." ”

Ming Lanying snorted and laughed, "Isn't he frail and sickly?" Why did you come out to catch the golden eagle in person? ”

"I know this!" Ma Er jumped around and answered, the little wings fluttered, strange and cute, "The thrush he brought with him said, it was to go out to play with his wife and concubine, and by the way, catch the golden eagle to cure the disease. ”

"Coming to Biansai? Good Yaxing. As soon as Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, the frail and sickly person still raised the thrush, "Is that thrush smart?" How many women did he bring in? ”

"I'm not very smart, I can't speak bird language, but I can understand human speech." Ma Er thought for a while: "There are thirteen!" It's thirteen! ”

"Okay, I know, Mayi, let you adults be careful, don't come out too often, hide from someone."

"Yes!" Ma Yi flapped his wings and flew away.

After feeding the little sparrow, Ming Lanying took out a small carving knife and a small whistle that was almost finished, which was the only thing she could sharpen, was the memory engraved in her bones, the ancestral lark whistle that could communicate with animals. A palm-long, finger-thick, carved with irregular holes, and a unique tone, it is a whistle that is unique in the world.

After staying here for so long, she almost forgot that not all the languages of the animal kingdom were the same, and the animals she met in Biansai, in addition to the meat she often ate, were only the golden eagle king, sparrows, little squirrels, owls and eagles, and a few wild ducks with higher intelligence, all of which could communicate directly in language.

If one day, she met another animal, but that animal couldn't understand human speech, it would be a little embarrassing, so she hurriedly carved out the lark whistle these days.

Hebai went to deliver the account book, but he came back in a moment, and slapped a silver ticket of one hundred taels in front of her, "Sister-in-law, one hundred taels!" ”

"Got it, let's put it first." Ming Lanying grinded the edge of the whistle, and answered without raising her head, and Hebai leaned over suspiciously, and saw that she was fiddling with a strange whistle.

"Sister-in-law, what is this? Why is it so strange in size and location of holes? ”

"Bailing Whistle, a very interesting thing, I'll show you later."

"Good!"

Grinding the edges, stringing a red rope and hanging it directly on her chest, Ming Lanying turned around and took out the money box, carefully put away the one hundred taels of silver tickets, and looked at the box full of money, and couldn't help grinning.

It's not in vain that she looks dizzy when she looks at the account books every day, and the recipes she sells and the account books she reads add up, and she has saved seven or eight hundred taels in less than a year, which is enough for their family to live on the side for a lifetime.

But it's not enough, she has the ability not to treat herself badly, she won't make do anything in any way, she still has to make a lot of money and take her family to travel around the world!

Crane stood by her side with white eyes, "Sister-in-law, that lark whistle let me see and understand." ”

"Okay!"

"What about Ning'er?" Ming Lanying didn't see Ning'er when she came out of the house, and the two little squirrels weren't there, so Hebai pointed to Imperial Doctor Zhao's house.

"Play at Zhao Lao's!"

"Okay, let's go to the woods, this thing can't be seen by too many people."

Hebai rubbed her hands excitedly, she liked this kind of stimulation, "Sister-in-law, hurry up!" ”

The nest made by the Minglan warbler for the wild ducks in winter is very strong, and it is still there, and the wild ducks are too lazy to move their nests, so they are all staying in the nest at the moment, looking down at the movements of the two.

Ming Lan Ying picked up the whistle after a long absence, put her fingertips lightly on the hole, took a deep breath, and the strange little tune echoed slowly, very light and sharp, as if it was gently scratched in the ear, which made people's hearts itch.

But in a moment, the wild ducks in the forest began to cry one after another, and Crane Bai was surprised that the animals that were running wildly in the distance, large and small, flying in the sky and running on the ground, were running everything!

Hebai was stunned and pulled Ming Lanying, who was still playing, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, something happened......

The flocks of animals suddenly stopped in front of them, Hebai was already dumbfounded, Ming Lanying raised his eyes and looked at the obediently lined animals in front of him, and finally stopped his little tune and smiled with satisfaction.

Ming Lanying raised her hand and patted the stunned Hebai, "I will take you to see it, what are you panicking about!" ”

Hebai shook his hands and looked at her blankly, "Sister-in-law, these ...... You called it all here?! ”

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows and smiled confidently, fortunately, her kung fu was not reduced back then, this animal was still called, and she was not afraid of Hebai saying it, this stupid girl is still very reliable in keeping secrets.

Crane Bai looked at the little spider and scorpion at his feet, quietly dormant there; as big as a wild deer and a tiger, with round eyes staring at her calmly; There were suddenly extra snakes hanging on the trees, obediently and motionlessly spitting snake hyacinths, and there were even flying butterflies and bees around them!

Hebai trembled, and didn't want to grow any knowledge, now she was afraid and just wanted to escape, although she was a master of art and courage, and she was also good at martial arts, but it was for people, for these flying beasts, cartilage and hairless, she was only afraid.

Slowly hiding behind Ming Lanying, her voice was a little crying: "Sister-in-law! I've seen it for a long time, really...... Tell them to go back, woo......"

Ming Lanying didn't have any discomfort in the face of all kinds of goosebump-giving animals, and even a little kind, but seeing that Hebai was so frightened that she almost fainted, she didn't make any fun of her, and the whistle whistle blew a small tune.

"Let me ask some questions, don't you want to know what is going on with your brother?"

Come and come, just after asking before leaving, Hebai snorted, closed his eyes and pressed closer behind her, "...... Think, just ask! ”

Ming Lan Ying asked one by one, there were few people who knew Ye Juelu's news, but it was not good news, when sending these animals away, a snow wolf was the last to go, and it begged Ming Lan Ying to help it take care of the child.

In Biansai, the snow wolf was originally not rare, but it could not withstand the greed of humans, the fur of the snow wolf was pure white and flawless, it was a good thing for humans to buy and sell, and to flatter, in just a few years, most of the snow wolves in Biansai had been captured, and the rest had hidden in the mountains, or fled to other places.

In front of me this is just hiding, but I didn't expect it to be discovered by greedy humans when it was still hunting, it was alone with its partner and the wolves, and the humans killed one of the snow wolves by mistake, leaving only this one female.

Ming Lanying put down the whistle and looked at it quietly, this snow wolf could directly understand what she was saying, and it was more convenient, "Why?" ”

Hebai heard Ming Lanying speak suddenly, quietly opened one eye, and saw that the animals were gone, leaving a sturdy and beautiful snow wolf sitting in front of her, baring his teeth and slapping his tail fiercely.

The snow wolf roared unwillingly, "There are two people who are grabbing us and want our skin, my partner has been killed by them, I am going to take revenge, I only have one child, it has just been born, the new head wolf in the wolf pack will not leave my child, I secretly brought it out, I hope you can raise it for me, it will be the best hunter." ”

"Why give it to me? What if I do the same as they do, raise your children and exchange them for money? Ming Lanying played with the whistle, with her ability, she was confident that she could raise the little snow wolf well.

"You can understand what we are saying, your ability can also make us surrender, I prefer to trust you, you are different from those people, you are special, please help me." The she-wolf lowered her head, which meant surrendering to Ming Lanying.

Ming Lanying understands the living habits of wolves, the partner of this wolf is the head wolf of the wolf pack, the head wolf is killed by humans, the wolf pack will choose a new head wolf, and it is born as a female wolf, either mate with the new head wolf, or become the lowest wolf in the wolf pack, or quit the wolf pack.

But the wolf is also one of the dedicated species, it chooses to avenge its mate, it will only die, and its children are the cubs of the previous wolf, they will not be left behind, they will only be killed in the wolf pack.

The survival rules of creatures in nature are the law of the jungle, and it originally wanted to ruthlessly let the child fend for himself, but now it has met the Minglan Warbler, giving it a different hope, so it chooses to let the Minglan Warbler, a special human being, raise cubs for it.

Its desire to take revenge is something that she can't be stopped by an outsider, but as a mother, it's all for the sake of the child, Ming Lanying sighed deeply, "I promise you, go and bring your cub over." ”

"Thank you."

Hebai couldn't understand the wolf's language, but he understood what Ming Lanying was saying, blinked his eyes, and watched the snow wolf turn around and run back to the mountains and forests, and his vigorous figure disappeared in front of their eyes.

Seeing Ming Lanying waiting in place, Hebai asked, "Sister-in-law, are we going to wait for it?" ”

"Well, we've got one more member of the family."

"It's a snow wolf?!"

"Yes, little wolf cub."

"Sister-in-law, you're too strong!" Hebai cheered excitedly, although he was always subconsciously afraid and vigilant of wolves, but with Ming Lanying here, it didn't seem to be a big deal, and the fierce jackals, tigers and leopards would be obedient in front of her.

After a while, the snow wolf reappeared in their field of vision, still holding a small wolf cub in his mouth.

Ming Lanying hurriedly stepped forward to hold the little wolf cub, looking that it had just been born, it was the size of two palms, and her eyes were still completely open, whimpering.

The snow wolf reluctantly licked the little wolf cub and rubbed its little face, "Please." ”

"Okay." Ming Lanying carefully wrapped the little wolf cub with a handkerchief, and the snow wolf also rubbed her neck before leaving, which was a thank you and a final goodbye.

Ming Lanying watched the snow wolf disappear into the mountain forest, and Hebai looked at the weak wolf cub distressedly, "Sister-in-law, why did it give you the wolf cub?" ”

Minglan Ying protected the little wolf cub and slowly got up, "It's going to avenge its mate." ”

"Huh? Then I'm going to help too! ”

Seeing that Hebai rolled up his sleeves and was about to help, he was kicked by Ming Lanying, "Okay, it's useless for you to go, but to cause trouble, there is a boss in the wrongs, you can't interfere in their affairs." ”

"Oh...... So what are we going to call this little wolf cub? When my brother comes back and sees an extra wolf cub in the house, he will definitely be shocked! ”

Speaking of Ye Juelu, Ming Lanying remembered the bad news she had just heard, and walked back home quickly, put the wolf cub in a warm room, and told Hebai with a solemn face.

"Your brother has been locked up, and he may not really be able to come back."

"What! Why!? "Just now I was looking forward to the scene when Ye Jielu came back, but now people can't come back, and all of a sudden everyone is stupid, so they can only be impotent and furious in the house, "My brother has committed something again, isn't it the saint who just faced?" Ahh ”

"Alright, stop screaming, you can't save him no matter how loud you scream." Ming Lanying picked up the roasted sweet potato at hand and stuffed it into her howling mouth.

Hebai's whole person who was burned jumped, opened his mouth wide and couldn't swallow it, he was reluctant to vomit, he could only keep hazing, "Wow! Scald, hot, hot! ”

Ming Lanying continued: "I don't know the specifics, but the news that came back said that your brother and the emperor chatted for a long time in the study, and then the emperor Long Yan was furious and directly asked his father-in-law next to him to put him in prison. ”

Tsuru swallowed the roasted sweet potato, "Then what should we do?" Go directly to the capital to rob the prison, right? ”

Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, "By the time you arrive in the capital, your brother will have already turned to ashes." ”

"Woo woo woo...... So what to do! Even if he turns to ashes, he's my brother! ”

Ming Lan Ying: "......"

Ming Lanying held her forehead with a headache, "Okay, I'll let them go to find out the news to make sure the news is accurate, besides, Song Shanshan is in the capital, your brother can't die." ”

Hebai looked at her with tears in his eyes, "Why can't my brother die when Song Shanshan is in the capital?" ”

"Stupid!" Ming Lanying angrily flicked on her head, "Song Shanshan likes what your brother likes to die or live, how can she watch your brother die!" ”

"Whew! I got ......."

Ming Lanying played her again angrily, and went to the next forest with the whistle, "Take care of the wolf cubs, feed some water and broth, and wait for me to come back to buy goat's milk." ”

"Oh......"

When it comes to delivering messages, running faster than climbing, flying faster than running, and swimming faster than flying. But those who can swim in the capital generally can't swim out, and those who can swim out can't hear any news, so Ming Lanying has to choose to fly. Her psychic ability is not only able to communicate with animals, but also to drive some animals to do things for her.

Scattered a field of chaff and millet, the peculiar little tune sounded again, and the forest was full of a large number of birds and birds, with the Minglan warbler as the center of the circle around her.

The Minglan warbler sent a mission message to the birds in various minor keys, and a moment later there was a burst of chirping and flapping wings, and a piece of black pressure flew out of the forest.

Ming Lanying was actually still a little worried about Ye Juelu, afraid that he would really be the same as in her dream, and his death would be unknown.

It was about Ye Juelu, Ming Lanying didn't want to be distracted by idle people anymore, so she blew her whistle and called a group of small insects such as spiders, scorpions, crickets, etc., and asked them to interfere with Prince Heng's convoy and delay time.

Ye Jielu, who was far away in the heavenly prison in the capital, sneezed, alarming the jailer, and hurriedly ran over to greet him.

"Are you frozen? The little one is getting a quilt? ”

"No, do you have pen and ink? I wrote a letter home. ”

"Yes, yes, go get the small ones."

The prisons are all extremely vicious sinners, and the environment and treatment are the worst, but this room of Ye Juelu is particularly eye-catching here.

There are windows and tables, large beds and low couches, soft pillows and quilts, washers and small stoves, and there are no jailers noisy.

Because there are orders from above, even if they are imprisoned in the heavenly prison, they must be treated kindly, otherwise they will lose their heads, so Ye Jielu can be said to have what he wants here.

In a moment, the four treasures of the study room were served, along with warm tea and snacks, and they did not look like they were in prison.

Ye Jielu took a sip of tea, ate a few pieces of dim sum, and began to write a letter to Ming Lanying. He has only written a song and a war report in his life, and he has never written anything to his sweetheart, so he is a little entangled for a while.

I was not satisfied with the beginning of writing several times, and I crumpled it into a ball and threw it aside, but when I was half-burnt incense, half of the paper ball had been spread on the ground, and the jailer observed it from a distance, and intimately held a stack of paper into it.

Ye Jielu frowned tightly, looked at the paper with a solemn face, as if thinking about the grim war, and was distressed until the middle of the night, and he didn't know that the lamp at hand was lit by the jailer, and he came back to his senses when he heard the sound of the cell door, and when he looked up, he was shocked.

"Your Majesty? How did you get here? Ye Jielu hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "The night is heavy, please take care of your body." ”

The emperor in dark clothes sat down in his place with a straight face, the dim candlelight deepened the soft contours of his face, and his clear and handsome face was forced to carry some imperial majesty, he was only a few years older than Ye Juelu.

The emperor's clear voice was deep and deep, and his gestures were elegant and calm, "Ye Juelu, are you guilty?" ”

"Minister...... Conviction of sin. ”

"Tell me, what's wrong with you?"

"Minister...... should not be on the day of the emperor's palace banquet, regardless of the emperor's safety, dereliction of duty. ”

The emperor kicked him on the shoulder with a calm face, "I have already spared you for that incident, and there are others." ”

Ye Juelu: "...... The minister did not complete the emperor's entrustment, and the minister was guilty. ”

As soon as he talked about this emperor, he was even more angry, so angry that he slapped the table on the table, and the candle flame on the table was startled, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the majestic momentum collapsed directly, "You still have the face to say!" You know why I sent you to Biansai, but as soon as you came back to see me, you told me that you wanted to return home! You, old man, what's the use of what I want from you! It's better to kill you! ”

This article is a warm and brainless little sweet article of daily fragments, not abusive! Don't go to the palace to fight the house! Don't do anything that takes too much brains! Look at it boldly!

Thank you for your support! Thank you, babies_(ω"∠)_

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