thenovelthief Chapter 152: Half a Year
Chapter 152: Half a Year
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Xu Chongyi’s cat’s name is Tuan Tuan, and she adopted it from the Beast Taming House in the Ministry of Internal Affairs ten years ago.
Xu Chongyi has raised Tuantuan for ten years, but Tuantuan is not just ten years old. Tuantuan was already an adult cat when she brought him home.
Its previous owner was a concubine in the palace. The concubine died of illness, and she couldn’t bear to see Tuantuan become a wild cat, so she returned it to the Beast Taming House. Then, because of Tuantuan’s good personality, it was adopted by Xu Chongyi after many twists and turns.
And now Tuantuan has disappeared without a trace, how can Xu Chongyi not be anxious?
“We haven’t seen it like this normally, so the people around us were a little careless and let it run away without paying attention.” Cats and dogs like to run outside, and Xu Chongyi was particularly careful at first, but as time went on, there were always omissions. When talking about this, Xu Chongyi couldn’t help feeling annoyed.
Ye Shuo hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t worry, don’t worry, maybe he got lost. I’ll take people to look for him later.”
When the time was almost up, Ye Shuo took Jian Jian straight to the study.
At the time of Shen, Ye Xun, Ye Yan and others came out of the study. The moment they saw Ye Shuo, the five of them were stunned at first, and then became excited.
Today the sun rose from the west, and today the Ninth Prince actually came to pick them up from school!
However, after they understood what he wanted to do with them, Ye Xun and Ye Yan immediately felt that it was just as they expected.
The Ninth Prince was indeed not the kind of uncle who would love his nephews. It turned out that he wanted to ask them to do hard labor.
“How can a grandson of the emperor go to look for an old cat?” Ye Yan shouted in dissatisfaction.
No one noticed that when the little prince passing by heard the word “cat”, his whole body became stiff.
Before Ye Shuo looked over, the little prince quickly buried his head.
Although the three of them did not get along well with the Queen, the little prince was innocent after all, and the child was quite pitiful. Ye Shuo had never seen him smile.
Ye Shuo is also a human being, and sometimes he has the same hypocritical problem as others. When hostile people do not threaten him, he is willing to show his kindness.
So when he saw the little prince, Ye Shuo greeted him casually.
However, the little prince did not feel happy, but his eyes were full of fear.
Ye Shuo thought he had scared him, so he quickly took two steps back.
The little prince almost fled away from here.
The other party’s cowering look made Ye Yan and the others look down upon him even more. Just like this, is he still a legitimate son? Huh.
“Okay, don’t be dissatisfied. Come and help us. It will be dark soon.” Ye Shuo patted their heads one by one.
The Ninth Prince is so rude. Please, they are the emperor’s grandsons. Their fathers are a prince and a crown prince respectively. Even though he doesn’t need to be too cautious as an uncle, he still has to observe basic etiquette, right?
It’s a shame to order them around like this every day.
However, Ye Xun and Ye Yan are just like this. It’s nothing more than simplicity and freedom.
Only when they are with the Ninth Prince can they do whatever they want and say whatever they want.
Therefore, although Ye Xun and Ye Yan were cursing, their actions were not slow and no one knew what they were trying to do.
“Okay, including Jianjian, whoever finds Tuan Tuan first will be the winner today.” Ye Shuo doesn’t make special arrangements, he always treats everyone equally. As for himself, who has ever seen a referee leave the court with a contestant?
“Humph! Uncle Nine, you are so boring.” Who would work hard for something like this!
The four Ye Yan brothers said these things, but their actions were completely different.
Children have more energy and are no less efficient than adults.
Besides, Tuan Tuan was an old cat and he couldn’t run far, so the group started from Xu Chongyi’s palace and then spread out to the surrounding areas.
Cats are different from dogs. Dogs will make marks along the way, but cats are timid and easily frightened by passers-by, so they panic and lose their way, and in the end they don’t even know where they are going.
Now that three whole days had passed, Tuantuan must have been extremely hungry. Ye Shuo took the meat jerky that Xu Chongyi had given him, which was Tuantuan’s favorite, and called Tuantuan’s name.
But what was surprising was that after so many people had been
Ye Shuo remained silent.
Life in this palace is really too depressing. If it is suppressed for too long, dark things will grow wildly.
Compared with normal people, there are more abnormal people in the palace.
The only thing Ye Shuo could say to comfort Xu Chongyi was: “Judging from the wound, Tuantuan must have been treated like this after he died.”
Although it was still extremely cruel, at least Tuantuan did not suffer too much during his lifetime.
As for why Ye Shuo knew that the wounds presented by being abused while alive and being abused after death were different, it was a blessing in disguise.
“I remember Madam Xu, you said before that Tuantuan suddenly became restless some time ago. I suspect that Tuantuan knew that he didn’t have much time left, so he ran away this time.” Cats are creatures that generally don’t choose to die at home. When their lifespan is about to end, they will look for a secluded corner outside and close their eyes completely.
Tuantuan should be more than ten years old, the possibility is very high.
In ancient times, cats did not have sterilisation surgery or special medicines, so their lifespan was generally short.
“Concubine Xu, you don’t have to blame yourself too much. This matter has nothing to do with you.” Even if it is prevented this time, it will not be prevented next time. Cats are such strange and stubborn creatures.
Despite what Ye Shuo said, Xu Chongyi’s expression was still extremely forced.
Ye Shuo also knew that this kind of thing still had to be digested by Xu Chongyi himself, and no matter how much he said, it would be useless.
Ye Shuo bowed to Xu Chongyi in silence, then left.
While walking on the road, although Xiao Luzi felt unlucky, he was just angry. Ye Shuo, on the other hand, although he said it lightly, he did not feel relaxed at all in his heart.
First there were insects, rats and ants, then dead cats, gradually increasing in number. This was not a good sign.
Today is dead, tomorrow is alive, today is a mouse, an insect, and a cat, what will it be tomorrow?
Ye Shuo seemed to see an anti-social being slowly growing up not far from him.
No matter who the other party is, it is difficult for Ye Shuo to feel at ease because the imperial concubine and Jian Jian, as well as the crown prince and crown princess, Ye Xun, and Empress Zhao all live in the palace.
So the next morning, Ye Shuo specifically asked Xiao Luzi to find out who had passed by there in the past few days.
But it was obvious that there were so many people in the palace, including the concubines in each palace and the palace servants and eunuchs as numerous as stars, so asking like this would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Among the results that Xiaoluzi found out, there were palace maids, guards, imperial doctors, and even concubines from various palaces and princes and princesses. It was really difficult to tell who did it.
Ye Shuo couldn’t help but rub his temples.
Ye Shuo even waited outside the dog hole by himself for a long time, but the dog hole seemed to be abandoned and no one went there anymore.
After a long time, Ye Shuo had no choice but to give up.
On the other side, Princess Huyan met the little prince again.
Princess Huyan was probably the first person who could break through the encirclement and walk to his side.
Therefore, the moment he saw her, the little prince subconsciously smiled.
Princess Huyan couldn’t help feeling proud when she saw this.
Princess Huyan was so intent on getting closer to the little prince that her attention was not on the small wooden stick in his hand. Naturally, she did not notice that the bottom of the stick was covered with dead ants.
Of course, the harem is not Princess Huyan’s playground, and Princess Huyan naturally knows her limits.
She did not meet the little prince very often, only once or twice a month, and each time lasted only about an incense stick’s time, so it was difficult for anyone to notice.
What’s more, Princess Huyan discovered that after she became close to the queen, more than half of the people following her in secret suddenly disappeared.
No matter what, the Queen is the legal wife of the Emperor of the Great Zhou. If she sees something she shouldn’t see, the person who sees it will be guilty.
What’s more, this is the harem, with so many concubines here, it is always inconvenient and it is inevitable that there will be omissions.
Although it was not an easy thing to disappear for a moment or two, it was not difficult for Princess Huyan.
And in such an environment, time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Sixth Prince’s wedding.