Chapter 16: Corpses Under the Ice
"So much?"
Li Yan was stunned, silent for a long time, and finally asked: "Can you give a few days, my wife and I have just come to Beijing, and we haven't settled down yet, so we can't get so much silver at present." โ
"That's natural, but little brother, you have to hurry, this son is very sought-after, I may not be able to keep it for you."
Li Yan said that he knew, and then took Fu Yao out of the shop.
The two walked to no one's place, Li Yan waited for a few breaths, and after a while, the figure in front of him flashed, and the secret guard bowed his head and signaled: "Lord." โ
"Check Jing Zhaosi, there are not many people who have spent money to buy officials recently, and I will make a list in three days."
The visitor nodded, took two steps back, and returned to the shadows to hide his figure.
"Let's go, I haven't done my business today, but I can't be delayed by these things."
Fu Yao was stunned for a moment, only to know that Li Yan didn't bring him out just to go shopping.
However, he went through so many troubles, who was going to take him where?
Thinking of the painting that Li Yanshuo definitely liked in the palace, Fu Jiao's heart suddenly rose with anticipation.
Li Yan seemed to know the street lamp, and took Fu Yao to turn left and right, through several alleys, and came to an open clearing.
It is not accurate to say that it is vacant land, because this flat land just has no houses, but there are many vendors.
Unlike other places, they sell small animals.
In addition to some common poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, there are also kittens, dogs and rabbits, and the further you go inside, the rarer and rare the species become, and there are even traders in the depths who keep a tiger in a large iron cage.
But that was not the area where Li Yan planned to take Fu Jiao to set foot in, he took her hand and said: "Dogs and raccoon slaves don't need the freedom of the sea and the sky, they can accompany each other with their masters with love and a full meal, and follow to the fourth, I am often in government affairs, you are inevitably bored in the palace, do you want to raise one to accompany you?" โ
"Okay?" Fu Yao looked at Li Yan intently, and asked repeatedly, "Can you raise it?" โ
"Yes," Li Yan couldn't help but touch her head, "You go pick one, and we'll take it back." โ
Fu Yao immediately laughed out loud with joy, she really likes small animals, as long as they are not particularly scary, she likes them all.
But there are too many animals here, she is dazzled, Fu Yao looked left and right, and his eyes suddenly fixed on the corner of a white-haired puppy.
The puppy was cowered in the corner, not as noisy as its peers around it, a little dirty, with white hair all over its body, but its ears were black.
Noticing Fu Yao's gaze, Li Yan walked over and asked, "Can you take a look at this one?" โ
The dog seller saw that the people who came were not dressed like ordinary people, and he didn't dare to take this business, so he hesitated a little, and finally said bluntly: "Let's take a look at the others, although this little beast is good-looking, he is a dumb dog and can't make a sound." โ
Fu Yao's whole body trembled invisibly.
She looked up at Li Yan and said firmly, "Yes." โ
Looking at Fu Yao's expression, Li Yan was inexplicably a little distressed: "It's okay, just this one, let's take it back." โ
The dog dealer took the dog out and was about to tie it up, but the little guy didn't make a fuss and let others fiddle with it.
Fu Jiao pulled Li Yan's sleeve: "Don't, I'll hug it, you say." โ
Li Yan sorted out the meaning of her words and said to the dog dealer: "No need to be on a leash, let's take it back." โ
โโฆโฆ It's okay, this little animal is very well-behaved and won't hurt anyone, so let's take it away. โ
Sending the two away, the dog dealer couldn't help but wonder as he watched them leave with their backs.
I can't take care of the dog in the nursing home, what do I do when I buy it back?
Fu Yao carefully hugged the dog, as if he had a baby, even his breathing was lighter, and his walking speed slowed down a lot.
Li Yan was also very patient, and slowly followed her side, watching her look at the little white dog with a novel and precious look, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise a little.
It was so cute, he thought, and he couldn't help but rub her head.
Fu Yao walked and walked, and suddenly stopped as if he remembered something, but he couldn't pull out his hand to pull Li Yan, and he didn't know what to call him outside, so he was out of line for a while.
Li Yan took two steps and found that she hadn't followed, so he turned back and asked, "What's wrong?" โ
Fu Yao said: "You, what about you?" โ
"Me?"
"Well," Fu Yao nodded, "Animals, like?" โ
"What animal do I like?" Li Yan smiled in his eyes and was silent for two seconds, "I like snow rabbits more." โ
"Rabbit?" Fu Yao tilted his head and thought for a while, and then looked left and right.
There were a lot of people around, some of which blocked the view, and Fu Yao moved two steps before he found the target.
White rabbit dealers.
She estimated her money and felt that it should be enough, so she trotted over to buy one for Li Yan.
Li Yan gave her pet, so she should also find one for him.
Sensing Fu Yao's intentions, Li Yan couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly went up and pulled the person back: "No, I already have a little snow rabbit." โ
"Yes, yes?" Fu Miao was surprised.
"Yes," Li Yan nodded, "one is enough." โ
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After returning from outside the palace, Li Yan explained a few words to Fu Yao, to the effect that she would be busier and busier in the near future, so let her take care of herself and let Mama Zhang pass on the word if she had something.
Fu Yao read his 5,000-word "Treatise on Jun Strategy" that day, and hurriedly asked him to leave quickly.
Li Yan said that he was very hurt, saying that Fu Yao forgot her husband when she had a dog.
Mama Zhang and Gonggong Hai next to them had never seen such a Li Yan, they were surprised and funny, and the atmosphere of the entire Fengluan Palace was relaxed and peaceful.
The Queen Mother is different.
After Fu Jiao moved back to her dormitory, according to the custom, the informant she had planted there today should send a message back, but now that it was dark, the news had not yet arrived.
I don't know the fool's movements, the queen mother always feels uneasy in her heart, and she is about to ask her to call Wuyue to see the situation, when there is a sudden knock on the door outside.
The Queen Mother raised her hand, Gong'e had to order the door to be opened, and Wuyue stepped forward.
She knelt on the ground and saluted: "Queen Mother." โ
The uneasy premonition in the Queen Mother's heart became stronger and stronger: "What's the matter? โ
"In the garden of the apse of Cining Palace, Cheng Jiang was found."
Cheng Jiang, the informant placed next to the queen.
The Queen Mother got up suddenly: "What is she doing there?" โ
Wuyue looked up: "She's dead." โ