Chapter 319 The Passion of the Golden Pig
Later, in order to apologize to the seventh prince, the eighth prince specially found a quiet restaurant and booked the top floor.
The eighth prince treated him to a treat, and after the seventh prince ate some delicious food, his mood improved slightly.
After the seventh princess became interested, she looked at the starry sky outside the window and told everyone how beautiful the stars in the sky were.
What is the name of each star, and what is the explanation of how they are connected together? The seventh princess talked about it incessantly.
Li Xuan listened for a while and found that the Seventh Princess really liked stargazing.
It seems that among the royal heirs, not everyone cares so much about the throne.
There are also people like the fifth prince and seventh princess who are in love with other things and even avoid the throne.
Li Xuan can now somewhat understand why these two people have not been seen in the previous trials in the Royal Garden.
If it hadn't been for the opportunity to leave the palace this time, I'm afraid the two of them would still be nesting in their own palaces, studying their favorite knowledge.
From this point of view, being born as a prince or princess is not a perfect thing.
The last day they left the palace ended with explanations from Xingkong and the Seventh Princess.
…
Early the next morning.
Xingqing Palace had already prepared the carriage back to the palace.
The princes and princesses who were still outside the palace had no choice but to return to the palace even if they were still reluctant to leave.
The three little ones are naturally part of it.
They looked at the scenery outside the carriage silently, and couldn't help but think of their experiences in the past seven days.
I have to say that compared to life inside the palace, life outside is indeed more exciting.
All kinds of people and all kinds of things made the three little ones experience a lot this time.
The huge imperial city was getting closer and closer, until they passed through the city gate, stepped into the imperial city, and then returned to the West Palace again.
As soon as he returned to the palace, the deserted feeling could be clearly felt.
Li Xuan couldn't help but look back at the imperial city gate which was slowly closing.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think about how someone who had been living outside the palace would feel the moment he stepped into the palace.
Li Xuan has lived in the palace since his birth, so he can't imagine such a mood.
This place, where the power and wealth of the entire Daxing Dynasty was gathered, did not seem to be that attractive to him.
Li Xuan turned his head and looked at Princess Ankang and Yu'er, who were also a little melancholy like him. The next moment, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing the small teeth on one side.
"As long as they are there, no matter where they are, it's actually the same."
Li Xuan immediately meowed coquettishly, bumped Princess Ankang's belly with his head, and rubbed her coquettishly.
"Axuan, are you happy to be home?"
"You're so old, but you're still so good at acting like a baby."
"This little cat who knows how to act like a spoiled brat has a good life."
Princess Ankang and Yu'er were both attracted by Li Xuan. Their two pairs of small hands restlessly touched his body. After a while, the carriage was filled with cheerful laughter like silver bells.
Returning to Jingyang Palace after seven days' absence, the three little ones couldn't help but feel a little like they were in another world.
Although this is a cold palace, the familiar feeling brings them a reassuring tranquility.
Maybe this is the so-called golden nest or silver nest that is not as good as your own doghouse.
The eunuch in colorful clothes who accompanied him for seven days took his leave after sending the three little ones back to Jingyang Palace.
"Your Highness, you and A-Xuan sit outside for a while, and I'll go and clean up the room."
No one has lived in Jingyang Palace for seven days, and a lot of dust has fallen after thinking about it.
So Yu'er planned to clean it up first before continuing to live in it.
"Sister Yu'er, let me help too."
"Anyway, if I stay, I will stay."
Princess Ankang stood up from the wheelchair as she spoke, twisted her waist, and then stretched her stiff body.
She has been sitting in a wheelchair these days, but it makes her very uncomfortable.
In the past, when she only stayed in Jingyang Palace, she could move around freely and run around the yard with no problem.
But outside, the situation is different.
Because she had many concerns, she had to continue to sit in the wheelchair and pretend to be very weak.
Anyone with experience will definitely know that pretending to be sick is not an easy thing, especially if it is done for a long time.
Sometimes, if you pretend to be sick for a long time, you may actually start to feel uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, I can do it myself."
Yu'er originally wanted to persuade Princess Ankang to sit down and have a good rest. They had accumulated a lot of fatigue from running around outside the palace these days.
Although I took a hot bath while cleaning the building and had a good rest, it was difficult to wash away all the fatigue of the seven days.
But Princess Ankang had already taken action at this time. She was not willing to listen to Yu'er's advice and helped as much as she could.
Seeing how interested they were, Li Xuan couldn't help but yawn and stretched out on the table, preparing to take advantage of the bright sunshine today to take a nap on the table.
But then he remembered something again and turned to look somewhere in the yard.
"No, it feels like something is missing."
Li Xuan couldn't help but tilted his head, thinking about what was missing.
"Hey, where's the golden pig?"
Only then did Li Xuan realize that the water tank that was always hot and steaming in the yard had now completely stopped, quietly and without any movement.
He quickly jumped on the water tank, opened the lid and looked inside, only to find that the water tank was empty, and all the water and golden pigs in the water tank had disappeared.
Upon discovering this, Li Xuan immediately began to scream at the top of his lungs, meowing non-stop.
Princess Ankang and Yu'er were immediately attracted by the cry.
"Axuan, what's wrong with you?"
"Did something happen? Why are you shouting so urgently?"
The two girls knew that Li Xuan was usually naughty, but they would not make such anxious noises for no reason.
They quickly put down their work and went to the yard to check.
Princess Ankang and Yu'er saw Li Xuan standing on top of the water tank and shouting anxiously, and immediately realized what had happened.
Especially Yu'er, who seemed to have thought of something bad, hurried over and asked quickly:
"Axuan, did something happen to the golden pig?"
"Isn't it because the water has dried up?"
Yu'er was worried about this when she was outside the palace before, but she didn't expect that something would really happen.
In fact, when the three little pigs returned to Jingyang Palace just now, no one thought that there was another golden pig waiting to be taken care of at home.
If Li Xuan hadn't been the first to notice something was wrong in the yard, they wouldn't have realized that the golden pig was gone.
Amidst Li Xuan's urgent shouting, the three little ones gathered around the water tank.
The three round little heads looked into the water tank and found that it was empty except for a small black scorch mark at the bottom of the water tank.
Looking at the outline, it looks very similar to the body shape of a golden pig.
"Isn't this Golden Pig guy burning himself to ashes?"
Li Xuan blinked his eyes and couldn't help but think so.
He had heard Manager Shang say before that the hometown of Golden Pig was in a place called the Endless Sea of Fire.
Therefore, Li Xuan naturally felt that the golden pig could live in fire, so it would not be a big deal if there was no water.
But now it seems that he has gone astray.
The endless sea of fire that Mr. Shang mentioned may not be a place on fire.
Thinking of such a possibility, Li Xuan couldn't help but mourn for the golden pig in his heart.
"Poor big guy, did you burn yourself to death?"
"What a stupid roasted fish."
Li Xuan looked at the dark scorch mark at the bottom of the water tank and thought it was the last trace of the golden pig left in the world.
Apparently Princess Ankang and Yu'er also thought of such a possibility, and suddenly looked at each other uneasily.
"Sister Yu'er, you said the golden pig can't be..."
Yu'er swallowed hard, unable to believe the facts in front of her.
After a while, Yu'er said with a cry:
"Golden Pig!"
"It's my sister who is sorry for you——"
"Woooooooo..."
Yu'er said sadly while wiping her tears.
Although they didn't get along for a long time, the Golden Pig brought a lot of conveniences to Jingyang Palace.
Twelve hours of uninterrupted hot water. Anyone who has used it knows how comfortable it is.
But now it's gone, all gone.
In the future, without the golden pig, Yu'er will have to add firewood and boil hot water herself, which is not only troublesome, but also very time-consuming.
Thinking of this, Yu'er couldn't help crying even more sadly.
Princess Ankang patted Yu'er's shoulder gently and comforted her:
"Sister Yu'er, a dead fish cannot be resurrected, so you'd better show your condolences and accept the change."
The atmosphere in Jingyang Palace couldn't help but become dull, occasionally accompanied by Yu'er's soft sobs.
Li Xuan also didn't expect that the golden pig he finally caught in the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond would be gone.
"This is life."
"Golden Pig, you can't do this again in your next life."
Li Xuan shook his head and looked up to the sky with emotion.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the door of Jingyang Palace.
Yu'er immediately wiped her tears, put away her grief, and then walked towards the door to see who was coming to visit.
As soon as the three little front legs came back, someone from the back legs came to visit Jingyang Palace. I don't know who was so anxious and what happened?
Li Xuan and Princess Ankang silently closed the lid of the water tank, hoping that Yu'er would not think of more sad things in the future.
When Yu'er opened the door and saw the person clearly, she was surprised and immediately saluted respectfully:
"Manager Zhao, it turns out to be you."
"Are you asking to see the princess?"
The person who came was none other than Zhao Feng, and he was not alone. There were many palace maids following behind him.
Zhao Feng nodded and then said:
"I know that His Highness just came back today. No one has lived in Jingyang Palace these days. I think it needs to be cleaned up. I brought someone here to help."
Zhao Feng said with a smile. Then after he saw Yu'er's face clearly, he frowned and couldn't help but ask:
"Yu'er, what happened?"
With Zhao Feng's eyesight, he could immediately tell that Yu'er had cried not long ago.
Zhao Feng has been trying his best to teach Yu'er martial arts in the past few months. He has already regarded Yu'er as one of his own, and naturally wants to find out what kind of injustice she has suffered.
Moreover, Zhao Feng also knew the feelings between the three little ones very well, and knew that there would be no conflicts between them on weekdays.
Zhao Feng couldn't help but think about the worst, thinking that the three little ones had suffered some injustice outside the palace.
"It's nothing, Manager Zhao."
"Yu'er will take you to meet His Highness first."
Yu'er was embarrassed to talk about the golden pig in front of so many people, and planned to wait until there were fewer people before talking to Zhao Fengxi.
Zhao Feng did not continue to ask, but nodded lightly.
Zhao Feng followed Yu'er to meet Princess Ankang, and then explained his purpose.
In this regard, the three little ones naturally welcomed the help brought by Zhao Feng.
Otherwise, their Jingyang Palace is really not small. If they only rely on three little ones to clean it up, I'm afraid it will take a whole day.
After getting Princess Ankang's consent, Zhao Feng immediately sent the maids he brought to start cleaning up the Jingyang Palace.
These maids are all good workers brought by Zhao Feng. They clean up the Jingyang Palace cleanly and neatly.
Coupled with their sufficient manpower, Jingyang Palace began to clean up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
San Xiaozhi and Zhao Feng were sitting at the stone table in the yard, drinking tea and chatting leisurely.
Taking this opportunity, they told Zhao Feng the bad news about the golden pig.
After Zhao Feng heard about this, he laughed inhumanely.
"Your Highness, the golden pig is being raised well in my House of Internal Affairs."
"You are overthinking it."
After Zhao Feng laughed, he explained the cause and effect.
It turns out that a few days ago, the golden pig really boiled the water in the water tank dry.
After this guy boiled all the water in the water tank, he flopped around randomly at the bottom of the water tank, but as it continued to generate heat, it gradually began to burn the tank.
Although the three little ones were not in Jingyang Palace a few days ago, the two eunuchs in colorful clothes who were on guard at the entrance of Jingyang Palace were still there.
They found white smoke suddenly rising from Jingyang Palace, and immediately reported it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and notified Zhao Feng.
After Zhao Feng learned about this, he went directly to Jingyang Palace to check, and immediately discovered the golden pig that caused all this.
It was not a big deal to see him. Zhao Feng just added another tank of water to the golden pig that day, and then left Jingyang Palace, thinking that he would just add some water every day from now on.
After he returned, he told Manager Shang about the incident.
As a result, Manager Shang asked him to take the golden pig back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and raise it for two days.
Zhao Feng naturally followed his godfather's words, thinking that he had some profound intentions.
But……
"Your Highness, the golden pig is being kept well in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If necessary, I will bring the golden pig back tomorrow."
Zhao Feng said this.
Princess Ankang and Yu'er were naturally overjoyed to hear that the golden pig was safe and sound.
After all, it is my second pet. If I say it is gone, it will be gone, which will inevitably make people sad.
They didn't expect that the golden pig was taken by Zhao Feng to take care of for a few days.
"It turns out that it's like this. It's really troublesome for Mr. Zhao."
Princess Ankang patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu'er cried with joy when she knew that she didn't have to boil hot water by herself in the future.
"Your Highness, please remember in the future that you cannot leave the golden pig alone at home."
"Although the golden pig is a golden flame fish from the endless sea of fire, it can survive without water, but because of its self-heating characteristics, it always needs someone to look after it."
"Otherwise, it can easily lead to disaster and be criticized by others."
What Zhao Feng said is also very reasonable. The golden pig's self-heating characteristic is indeed very dangerous. If it is left carelessly somewhere, it can easily cause a fire.
Especially in the palace, causing a fire is not a small crime.
"Ankang noted it down. Thank you Manager Zhao for reminding me."
Princess Ankang replied solemnly, saying that she had kept these words in her heart.
Zhao Feng nodded and said nothing more.
A few people were drinking tea and chatting. Princess Ankang told Zhao Feng about what she had seen outside the palace in recent days.
Of course, she did not elaborate on many of them, especially the deaths of Zhao Si and Hou San.
Princess Ankang only told this matter as a bystander, and did not tell the specific content of Li Xuan's involvement.
Although she also knew very well that the colorful eunuchs who had been guarding them these past few days would also give Zhao Feng a report.
But what to say in the report of the colorful eunuchs is beyond the control of Duke Ankang.
Some things must not be admitted, especially when the lives of the two ministers were involved.
Although Princess Ankang did not personally participate, she still gave instructions to Li Xuan.
After hearing Princess Ankang talk about this matter, Zhao Feng also said:
"The murder of the Minister of Hubu and the son of the Minister of Officials has caused a lot of uproar in the court in recent days."
"But now the murderer has been arrested and the case has been revealed with the murderer's explanation."
"Regarding this case, His Majesty ordered all officials to follow suit with respect and do not allow anyone to indulge his family members, act recklessly, and oppress the people. If he does it again, he will be severely punished."
"Zhao Jingcheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Hou Qingbo, the Minister of Personnel Affairs, were already hated by many people before they had time to complain."
"After something like this happened to their family, many people were also unlucky."
"I heard that those who have naughty boys in their families have all locked up their children and are not allowed to go out even half a step."
"This will keep the people in the capital quiet for a few days."
After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
From his tone, it seems that he has no good feelings towards these officials.
Li Xuan did not expect that the court had reached a conclusion on this matter so quickly.
The reason why the case was closed so quickly was probably because Xixi's uncle was arrested and brought to justice immediately.
In addition, Fang Muyang had already prepared a series of evidence, and Ayimu was on the side to add fuel to the flames. Even if Xixi's uncle had a hundred mouths, he probably couldn't make a clear defense.
But Xixi's uncle betrayed Xixi's family and later sold Xixi to Hu Yulou. Now he deserves his punishment and it is not a pity to die.
After finishing this, Zhao Feng asked:
"I wonder what the result of your trial outside the palace was?"
Princess Ankang knew that Zhao Feng was asking her about the investigation, so she smiled and replied:
"I did solve the case by accident, but it took a long time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to win the first place this time."
After all, Princess Ankang didn't investigate it well from the beginning. Later, when helping Fang Muyang, Li Xuan accidentally discovered that the case in Princess Ankang's hands was related to Fang Muyang, so he solved the case by the way.
This also caused Princess Ankang to solve the case on the fourth day of leaving the palace.
In terms of the seven-day deadline for solving the case, Princess Ankang's time was just in the middle, which was a good result.
Of course, this was compared with the princes and princesses who solved the case.
Princess Ankang also knew that there were many people who didn't think about solving the case at all, such as Princess Yuan'an who played with her for seven days, and the fifth prince and the seventh princess who didn't care about the imperial garden competition at all.
Zhao Feng heard that Princess Ankang did not solve the case until the fourth day, but he did not show a disappointed expression. Instead, he comforted her:
"Your Highness, don't think too much."
"As long as the case is solved this time, it will be considered that the trial has been completed."
"At that time, His Majesty will give you a reward."
"Of course, the quality of the reward will naturally depend on the performance in the process of solving the case."
"With your performance, it should not be a problem to get a good reward."
Hearing what Zhao Feng said, Princess Ankang smiled happily:
"I hope so."
They sat and chatted for a while, waiting for the maids to clean up Jingyang Palace.
After an hour, Zhao Feng took his people to say goodbye.
It must be said that the maids brought by Zhao Feng are really professional at work. It only took an hour to clean up Jingyang Palace from top to bottom.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave now."
"If you have any other needs, please send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inform me."
Princess Ankang nodded, and then thanked Zhao Feng:
"Thank you very much today, General Manager Zhao."
After some politeness, Princess Ankang asked Yu'er to send General Manager Zhao out.
After Zhao Feng led his people away, Jingyang Palace became quiet again.
There were only three of them in the huge Jingyang Palace, but the three little ones had long been accustomed to such silence, and only in this way would they feel more comfortable.
If it were like other places in the palace, with people coming and going and constant bustle, it would probably make them feel uncomfortable.
Princess Ankang returned to the room after a long absence and lay on her bed.
No matter where she slept, it was the most comfortable to lie on her own bed.
Princess Ankang stretched comfortably on the bed, and the back of her hands and feet also straightened up, stretching her body to the longest.
A crackling sound suddenly came from her body, and all the joints in her body were shouting with joy.
"Well, it's so comfortable." Princess Ankang said incoherently while lying on the bed. Although it was still morning, Princess Ankang, who was lying on the bed, felt a wave of sleepiness coming over her. She blinked twice, felt her eyelids getting heavier, and began to shout: "Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan..." After hearing the noise, Li Xuan walked in from outside, and as soon as he came in, he saw Princess Ankang lying on the bed and acting like a spoiled child. She was opening her arms and waving at Li Xuan. "Ah Xuan, come quickly!" "I'll show you something good." Princess Ankang said slyly with a mischievous look in her eyes. Every time she wanted to trick Li Xuan into bed, she had this expression. Princess Ankang knew that at this time, Li Xuan was not sleepy at all. It was when he was full of energy. If she wanted him to accompany her to sleep in for a while, she had to use some tricks. But Li Xuan always pretended not to know and deliberately fell for Princess Ankang's trick. "Meow"
Li Xuan made a confused cry, and then climbed onto Princess Ankang's bed.
The next moment, Princess Ankang lifted the quilt and covered Li Xuan's entire body in the quilt, and then bursts of evil laughter came from the quilt.
"Hehehe"
"Such a simple little cat, born to be deceived by the princess."
"Hurry up and say princess, please go to bed, otherwise, I won't let you go."
Princess Ankang was wantonly playing with every inch of Li Xuan's fur, and the evil laughter from her mouth was even more proud.
Li Xuan made an unwilling cry, and resisted weakly, but it was difficult to escape the clutches of Princess Ankang after all.
...
Half an hour later, Li Xuan dragged his tired body out of the quilt.
He looked at Princess Ankang, who was sleeping unconscious with her mouth slightly open, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling:
"Nowadays, you have to play role-playing to coax children to sleep, which is really not easy."
Thinking so, Li Xuan wiped the crystal clear liquid on Princess Ankang's lips with his tail.
"It seems that she is really tired from playing. She doesn't sleep like a princess at all."
Li Xuan tucked the quilt for Princess Ankang again, and then came out to see Yu'er had already started practicing martial arts in the yard.
These days when she was outside the palace, Yu'er could only practice secretly when there were no outsiders, so she fell behind a lot of her usual progress.
After returning to Jingyang Palace, Yu'er hurriedly studied hard again, trying to catch up with the progress she had fallen behind in the past few days.
Yu'er finally worshipped Zhao Feng as her teacher, so naturally she didn't want to waste such a good opportunity.
And only when she has stronger strength can she better protect Princess Ankang and Li Xuan.
This is Yu'er's simple idea, so she can work tirelessly in the practice that seems extremely boring to outsiders.
Seeing Li Xuan coming out of the house, Yu'er said to him while practicing:
"Ah Xuan, if you are free today, can you go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up the golden pig?"
"It has been very troublesome for Zhao Zongguan to take care of the golden pig these days. It is really embarrassing to ask Zhao Zongguan to send the golden pig back again."
Li Xuan also understood Yu'er's meaning, nodded immediately, and agreed to this matter.
"The golden pig is really a trouble for cats."
Li Xuan complained in his heart, and then climbed over the wall and left.
He was out of the palace for a long time this time, and he didn't know how the cat brothers in the palace were doing.
Before Li Xuan left the palace, Mao Ba and Fat Orange had already shown signs of breakthrough, and he didn't know if they had made further progress in the past few days.
When Yu'er was in the palace, she would cook some meat for them every day to ensure that they could have sufficient nutrition when they broke through.
Unfortunately, the cat cafeteria had to be temporarily closed for a while during the days when the three little ones were away.
"I don't expect them to break through, as long as they don't starve." Li Xuan couldn't help but think with some worry on the way to the Imperial Garden. After a few days of good food and drink, he had to find food by himself. He didn't know if Maoba and the others could eat enough. Li Xuan had also experienced this stage before. When breaking through the blood coagulation realm, the feeling of hunger would be magnified several times, as if he was so hungry that he could even digest his own flesh and bones. Before leaving the palace, Li Xuan and Yu'er prepared some cooked and raw meat in the kitchen of Jingyang Palace in advance. In this way, Maoba and the others could come to Jingyang Palace to eat by themselves. However, the meat could only be stored for two or three days at most, and it would start to deteriorate later, so they didn't prepare too much. Moreover, Maoba and Fat Orange said that they also had their own solutions, so Li Xuan left with peace of mind. When he came to the Imperial Garden, Li Xuan saw many traces of cats at a glance. Some were basking in the sun, some were playing, and some were sucking earthworms. Under the black dragon statue in the center of the Imperial Garden, there are three cats that are particularly eye-catching. They are Mao Ba and the other three.
Mao Ba and Fat Orange are attacking the black dragon statue with their fangs and claws.
Although their attacks cannot leave marks on the black dragon statue, unlike before, the recoil of the black dragon statue cannot hurt them now.
"Oh? Have you learned to control your power?"
Li Xuan felt a little surprised.
You should know that Mao Ba and Fat Orange are far less intelligent than Li Xuan.
Although Li Xuan has seen that the two of them have not yet broken through to the blood coagulation realm, such progress is enough to surprise the cats.
Li Xuan quietly came to the vicinity of the black dragon statue, and then stood aside gracefully, circled his body with his tail, and silently watched Mao Ba and the other three practice.
Mao Ba and Fat Orange have made extraordinary progress, as for the cow, it is still the same as before, listlessly touching the fish on the side, and it can be seen that it was forcibly pulled over to practice.
However, Mao Ba and Pang Ju's attack is already in good shape. If they face the siege of the previous few dogs again, they may be able to handle it easily.
Such progress is insignificant to Li Xuan, but it is of great significance to Mao Ba and Pang Ju.
After all, Li Xuan is a spiritual beast that has been blessed by heaven, while Mao Ba and Pang Ju are just ordinary wild cats in the palace.
It is a miracle that they can embark on the path of cultivation of human warriors through Li Xuan's guidance.
At the same time, Li Xuan couldn't help but have a question:
"Over the years, there may be many beasts with spiritual intelligence. Isn't there any one of them who has discovered this secret?"
The original physical talent of the beasts, coupled with the martial arts of the human race.
In Li Xuan's view, this way of cultivation is the real kingly way.
"Maybe I am not the first to discover this secret."
Li Xuan did not dare to underestimate the heroes of the world.
At this time, Mao Ba and the other three also noticed Li Xuan's arrival.
The three cats, who were originally practicing seriously, immediately let out excited calls, abandoned the black dragon statue, and ran straight to Li Xuan.
When they came in front of Li Xuan, they meowed together.
The cat tyrant was a more reserved person, and only meowed as a greeting, and then fell silent.
On the other hand, Fat Orange and Cow were like two chatty people, meowing endlessly.
Listening to them talk about their daily life these days, Li Xuan listened patiently and occasionally meowed in response.
Li Xuan suddenly felt that being surrounded by cats like this, and being the boss of cats seemed to be a good feeling.
After some exchanges, Li Xuan discovered that Mao Ba and the others were not hungry these days. It turned out that they had prepared some food reserves themselves.
Li Xuan followed them to a rooftop near the Imperial Garden.
I saw densely packed rat stems neatly placed on the roof. I don’t know who taught them how to dry such things.
In response to Li Xuan's question, Fat Orange proudly puffed up his chest, it was obviously his idea.
These mice have their internal organs eviscerated and then spread out into one piece. After a few days of exposure to the sun, the meat will become crispy, so that it can be stored for a longer period of time.
This was the idea that Fat Orange came up with after eating bacon in Jingyang Palace.
Li Xuan was already accustomed to Fat Orange's intelligence.
Just looking at so many rats in front of me, I am afraid that all the rats in the palace have suffered a disaster during this period.
If things go on like this, the royal rat with pure blood in the palace may become extinct.
From now on, only the foreign mice from outside the palace will continue to breed in the palace and continue to become the meals of the cat tyrants.
Li Xuan couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that their daily life and cultivation were not affected.
Since the three little ones left the palace, according to the reports of the cat bullies, nothing happened in the palace, so it was considered peaceful.
Li Xuan communicated with the three cats for a while, and then made an appointment for them to continue to come to Jingyang Palace to eat meat later.
With the return of the three little cats to Jingyang Palace, it means that the cat canteen has reopened.
After Li Xuan made an agreement with Mao Ba and the others, he left the Royal Garden.
If the cat restaurant wants to reopen, it still needs an important role.
After Li Xuan left the Imperial Garden, he went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Coming to Manager Shang's yard with familiarity, he saw the golden pig at a glance.
That's right, if the cat cafeteria wants to reopen, it needs the free stove of the golden pig.
And Li Xuan discovered that Golden Pig was also doing his old job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The golden pig was now placed in a huge glass jar, which was filled with steaming hot water, bubbling.
On top of the glass vat, there is a thick layer of tea leaves.
The tea leaves are continuously ironed by the steam coming out, and then the steam that has ironed the tea leaves is sent to another round glass cup along the upper glass pipe, and condenses into drops of transparent liquid with a little green color. .
"What are you doing?"
Li Xuan tilted his head and began to seriously look at the strange device in front of him.
As a result, he looked at it for a while and immediately understood what it was doing.
"This is steaming tea, and then using the steamed tea gas to make tea soup."
Speaking of which, the scene before me was similar to the distillation experiment I learned when I was in school.
While Li Xuan was studying the device, Manager Shang walked out of the room, holding a large teapot in his hand.
"Axuan, you are back."
Manager Shang greeted Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was not polite. He jumped on the table in two or three times, and then gestured in the direction of the golden pig with his paw.
"Haha, you said this."
"This is my new way of making tea."
“I call it steamed tea extraction.”
"I wanted to try it before, but I didn't expect it to work really well."
"Axuan, take a few sips and try it."
Manager Shang said excitedly, then picked up a teacup, poured a full cup of tea from the big teapot, and handed it to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan curiously took a sip and found that the tea had another taste.
Compared with the tea that Mr. Shang made before, this tea is obviously sweeter.
Li Xuan could tell from the taste that the tea leaves were still the same, but the taste was slightly different.
The tea was indeed good, but when Li Xuan looked at the complicated utensils in front of him and the golden pig that was burning hard, he suddenly thought, "Isn't that good?"
Manager Shang noticed Li Xuan's gaze and immediately asked with a smile:
"Axuan is here to take this guy home, right?"
"My experiment is almost done. How about I help you take it out now?"
Li Xuan turned his head and looked at the golden pig.
Because the glass vessel is transparent, the golden pig can receive almost the maximum amount of light, so the heat it emits is extremely large now, and the water is constantly bubbling and gurgling.
But now the golden pig does not look very happy. Instead, it looks listless, and the eyes of the pair of dead fish are full of hopelessness.
"Doesn't it like to bask in the sun?"
"Why don't you look very happy?"
Li Xuan gestured with his tail and asked Manager Shang.
Manager Shang smiled slightly, and then explained with an analogy:
"Axuan, no matter how much you like to eat dried fish, if you are allowed to eat it for several days in a row, you will probably get tired of it, right?"
Hearing what Manager Shang said, Li Xuan felt that it made sense.
Just thinking about it, I can't help but feel a little strange.
For a Golden Pig, basking in the sun is just like eating. Will eating also make you tired of it?
"Do you remember the first time you met the Golden Pig?" Shang continued to ask. Li Xuan certainly remembered. At that time, he dived into the Sun-Fire Pond and almost lost his life. Moreover, the Golden Pig was very arrogant at that time and was extremely dissatisfied with Li Xuan. He used his big fat head to collide with Li Xuan several times. If it weren't for the harder Emperor Hong bone ring on Li Xuan's tail, I'm afraid the Golden Pig would not have surrendered so easily. Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Shang knew that he still remembered the situation when he met the Golden Pig. Then, Shang continued to explain: "Ah Xuan, aren't you curious why he has been staying at the bottom of the Sun-Fire Pond instead of staying on top to bask in the sun?" Li Xuan immediately shook his tail and replied: "Isn't it because the bottom of the Sun-Fire Pond is hotter?" Li Xuan realized something as soon as he finished answering. In other words, compared with the sun's radiation, if there are other heat sources, they will be more favored by the Golden Pig. "You eat every day, but you can't walk when you encounter snacks, is that what you mean?"
Li Xuan felt that he had understood what Shang Zongguan meant.
Shang Zongguan saw that he was thinking about something, so he stopped talking and went to put away his distillation equipment.
"Ah Xuan, do you need to prepare a wooden basin for you?"
Shang Zongguan brought the glass vessel containing the golden pig.
This glass vessel is very valuable, and Shang Zongguan will have great use in the future, so he will naturally not give it to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan shook his head decisively, then a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he directly put his tail into the boiling hot water.
The next moment, he directly wrapped his tail around the fish tail of the golden pig.
The golden pig suddenly left the hot water, and immediately fluttered and began to struggle.
Li Xuan was not polite, he jumped directly to the ground, and then swung his tail and hit it hard.
The big fat head of the golden pig came into close contact with the ground, making a loud bang, and immediately stopped struggling, but the pair of dead fish eyes looking at Li Xuan were full of resentment.
"Is it obedient now?" Li Xuan shook the golden pig and thought proudly. It was just that the golden pig was too big. Even if Li Xuan tried his best to raise its tail, its head was almost dragged on the ground. And the tail was always raised high, and Li Xuan had an urge to poop. "Ah Xuan, can you do it?" "Why don't I take it back for you?" Originally, Shang Zongguan asked Zhao Feng to bring the golden pig to relieve his boredom and do some small experiments. He borrowed the things himself, so of course he had the obligation to return the borrowed things. But Li Xuan was not afraid of trouble at all. Adhering to the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young, he rejected Shang Zongguan's kindness, meowed and said hello, and then happily left the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The size of the golden pig was indeed a problem, but Li Xuan had extraordinary intelligence, so this little problem was naturally not difficult for him. Originally, Manager Shang was afraid that Li Xuan would drag the golden pig back and kill it halfway, but he saw Li Xuan jumping on the wall and waving his tail constantly, swinging the golden pig's body back and forth.
In this way, the golden pig's body could not be dragged on the ground, because it was kept in the air by Li Xuan.
But Manager Shang couldn't help but worry more about whether the golden pig could return to Jingyang Palace alive.
"Alas, no matter what kind of fish meets a cat, it will not have a good end." Manager Shang sipped his tea and sighed, and casually sighed.
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Thanks to all book friends for their monthly ticket support.
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