The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 9
Apart from the lack of freedom, the life in the cold palace itself is quite peaceful and comfortable.In addition to taking care of the chickens, ducks and fish, Qin Wan studied the degree of drying of the mutton. When he got up in the morning, he would take Liuyue Liuying to do aerobics and stretch his fists.

After a few days, Qin Wan has gradually adapted to the present day.

Xiaobai would occasionally come to the wall of the cold palace to watch the chickens and ducks in the yard.In order to repay Xiaobai's life-saving grace that day, Qin Wan would specially cook chicken breast and tear it into thin strips for this great benefactor.After going back and forth, Xiaobai and Qin Wan got acquainted, and he would never go back to Qingyun Palace unless he had enough food and sleep.

A few days later, Qin Wan slept until noon, and suddenly found bright sunlight shining on the window of the bedroom. She opened the window, and the bamboo forest that had blocked the sunshine in the cold palace disappeared overnight, and the autumn sky was clear. There was no cloud in the sky, and the rare golden sunlight shone on the blue bricks in the yard, brightening up the whole cold palace.

Qin Wan hurriedly dressed, trotted to the door, pushed gently with both hands, the door opened, without the cover of the bamboo forest, looking south from the main hall of the cold palace, you can even see the Qingling Mountains stretching in the distance, and the perennial white snow outlines the majestic The mountain ridgeline complements the clear blue sky.

"Why are there no bamboos outside the wall?" Qin Wan asked Liuyue Liuying who was feeding chickens and ducks in the yard.

Liuyue put down the work in her hand and replied: "I heard from General Yuan that Lord Xiaobai went back and complained that the bamboo outside our cold palace blocked the sun, and he was afraid that you would not grow vegetables without sunlight in autumn, so let Mr. Bai live." People cut down the bamboo forest."

"Little white kitty can still say this? Are you kidding me?" Qin Wan chuckled, Bai Zixian doesn't look like a very good person, but he still has such a kind heart. It's a pity that the bamboo forest is gone, but with the sunshine, the whole Leng Gong has also become much warmer, and his mood has also become much more cheerful.

Qin Wan has always been a man who repays favors and does not like to owe favors to others.She ran to the small kitchen in Lenggong, took a small jar of pickles from the jar, and handed it to Liuying: "When Yuan Ying comes, you give her these pickles and ask her to bring them to Bai Zixian, just to thank him for helping to chop them." Bamboo."

At noon that day, during lunch in Qingyun Palace, the crispy, sour kimchi from Lenggong was put on the table.

After Yuan Ying tested the poison, Ning Yi picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, showing no expression.

Bai Zixian looked at him, took a piece and asked, "Isn't it delicious?"

He put the kimchi in his mouth, tasted it carefully, his eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "It's delicious."

Immediately afterwards, he ate another piece, and said with a smile: "I never thought that after cutting down that piece of bamboo forest, I could get back such delicious pickles. It seems that this Leng Gong empress knows how to reciprocate."

Yuan Ying cupped her hands at the side and said: "The lady asked her subordinates to bring a message to Mr. Bai, saying that she was grateful to him for helping her cut down the bamboo forest. If the kimchi is delicious, go to Lenggong to get it. Mutton, it will be delivered to Mr. Bai after a few days."

Bai Zixian nodded while eating: "Okay, okay, I want to taste the air-dried mutton from Nanliang or our Rongguo, which one is better?"

Ning Yi slapped the chopsticks on the table, and glared at Bai Zixian coldly: "Why did she give it to you?"

Seeing the anger on Ning Yi's calm face just now, Bai Zixian quickly explained: "Maybe that lady thought I had someone bring her food and cut down the bamboo forest for her, so..."

As soon as these words came out, Ning Yi's face became even darker.

Seeing this, Bai Zixian hurriedly said to Yuan Ying: "Young General Yuan, when you go to Lenggong again, you have to explain clearly to that empress that although I ordered the cutting of the bamboo forest for the food, it was all His Royal Highness Ning's intention. Don't let her thank the wrong person."

Yuan Ying rolled her eyes in her heart, and took orders to retreat.

Seeing that only Ning Yi and himself were left in the hall, Bai Zixian looked sideways at Ning Yi and said, "Your Highness, according to my observation these two days, you seem to be very concerned about that empress of the Leng Palace?"

"Nonsense," Ning Yi raised his glass and took a sip, "She is the key to recruiting Peiren, so there must be no mistakes."

Bai Zixian shook his head and raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I don't think it's just because of this? You have met many valuable women before, and I have never seen you give so much care. I remember Miss Helian's family gave you bird's nest, and Mrs. Chen Liu's family gave you yokan, but you didn't even look at it, and sent them all to the servants. But the pickles from the Lenggong empress will be served as soon as they are delivered to Qingyun Palace After leaving the table, tsk tsk, is the taste different from before?"

Ning Yi looked at Bai Zixian through the slits in his eyes: "What do you want to say?"

"It's nothing." Bai Zixian raised the corner of his mouth, "I just want to say that the taste of this pickled vegetable is much better than any bird's nest yokan."

Ning Yi and Bai Zixian were eating, when suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall.

The chief scout came to report in a hurry: "His Royal Highness King Ning, just got the news that Liang Emperor Yuan Shen and his party have arrived in Yuheng Town in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are temporarily protected by the local squire Lin."

"Jiangnan Lin's family..." Bai Zixian put his hand on the table and tapped it with his fingers.

Ning Yi: "Do you know anything about this Lin family?"

Bai Zixian: "I only know that the Lin family is engaged in business in the south of the Yangtze River. They are powerful but keep a low profile and rarely participate in temple affairs. There are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. Our army is not familiar with water warfare. It may not be easy to attack Jiangnan. Emperor Liang If you escape there, you will definitely consolidate the forces in the south of the Yangtze River and wait for the opportunity to counterattack."

Ning Yi said with a solemn face: "Send the order to find Lu Ziyi, the captain of the Peiguo Navy, as soon as possible, and let him join our army no matter what."

Bai Zixian: "However, Lu Ziyi's whereabouts are secretive, and it is really hard to find. Since the destruction of the Pei Kingdom 18 years ago, there has been no news of this person in the world. Many spies have been sent out by the scout camp, and no news has been found yet. "

Ning Yi was silent for a while, then stood up: "Let's go, let's go to the cold palace."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zixian immediately followed Ning Yi to leave Qingyun Palace and head for Lenggong.

At this time, in the cold palace, Qin Wan was sitting on the stone steps of the main hall, brushing Xiaobai's coat and basking in the sun.Xiao Bai lay comfortably on her lap, squinting lazily, enjoying the gentle touch from head to tail.

Suddenly his ears perked up and he turned towards the courtyard gate, and then he saw Ning Yi and Bai Zixian walking in with a few guards.

When Liuyue Liuying saw someone coming, she hurriedly dropped the broom basin in her hand, lowered her head and plopped down on her knees.

Qin Wan was still hugging the cat, unconditionally wondering why Yama and Bai Wuchang came at this time.

Ning Yi walked into the courtyard, and after looking around, his eyes fell on Xiao Bai in Qin Wan's arms.

Sensing Ning Yi's displeased eyes, Xiao Bai tactfully broke free from Qin Wan's arms, jumped onto the wall in two or three steps, and looked down at the entire courtyard.

"Don't hug him again." Ning Yi walked up to Qin Wan and said coldly.

Qin Wan rolled her eyes, glanced at Xiaobai and then back at Ning Yi: "What's wrong with hugging your cat, you're stingy."

(End of this chapter)