After talking to Yuan Bao, Qingyan started trying to contact Chou Chou. It had been almost four days, and she didn't know how Chou Chou was doing.
I thought there was still no response, but as soon as I shouted twice, I heard Chou Chou's reply.
"I went back to space while you were having dinner. I didn't talk to you since there was someone around you, so I was just waiting to bring you in while you were resting."
Judging from its brisk tone, it seemed like nothing bad had happened to it.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to turn off the lights. You tell Yuan Bao, so I don't have to worry if I enter the space and it can't contact me."
Qingyan stood up and extinguished the candles on the table beside her, then returned to the bed under the moonlight and put down the bed curtain.
When she came out after a while, she was inside the bed tent and would not be found outside.
After all, the two maids were keeping vigil on the couch outside. It would be bad if they came in and saw her gone.
Entering Chou Chou's space, you find that you are not in the courtyard, but in a cave in the valley.
Fortunately she was wearing shoes, otherwise she would have been bitten by the gravel on the ground.
This cave was smaller than the one where she soaked in the hot spring, only two-thirds of the size. There must have been wild animals living in it before, and the smell was really not that good.
Qingyan covered her nose with her hands. She had a keen sense of smell, and this smell was a bit overpowering to her.
Looking at her movements, Chou Chou knew that he had forgotten this question, and hurriedly led her out of the cave.
Qingyan took a deep breath as soon as she got outside. Although the smell wasn't that good because she was so close to the cave entrance, at least the smell wasn't pungent.
She looked at Chou Chou and said, "Why did you take me to the cave? It was dark inside just now and I couldn't see anything clearly. Are there any animals inside?"
Chou Chou nodded, "I got the tiger back. I was a little scared when I first came here, so I couldn't get out of this cave.
This cave used to belong to a leopard. After he got familiar with Yuanbao, he moved it near our yard. The place happened to be vacant, so I settled it here. "
There was a tiger in the space before, but since it was also a male tiger, we didn't put them together for fear that they would fight. The cave where the tiger was located was at the other end of the valley, and the two happened to not disturb each other.
Fortunately, there are only two tigers in the space now. This mountain king does not live in groups, and it will be difficult to arrange more.
Although Xiong also likes to live separately, they often move together. The four Xiongs usually work together and divide the labor.
"It took you three days to get it back? It won't take that long, right? Did something happen to it?"
Qingyan was not curious about tigers, and it was not like she had never seen them before. On the contrary, she was more concerned about what Chou Chou was tripped up by.
Chou Chou nodded, "I received this tiger in the space that day. Because it couldn't be used by the beast master, I planned to kill it directly, break it up and sell it to a medicinal merchant.
I can say that I rescued it directly from the knife edge. After sending it into the space, I fed it a lot of meat and water. In addition, the climate in the space was pleasant and there was aura. It took two days for it to recover a little. Before They are all dying.
Then I followed the beast master over there, wanting to see if he had any other accomplices, but I didn't expect there to be more than a dozen of them!
He was hiding in the home of a wealthy businessman in Yunzhou City. I checked and found out that the wealthy businessman's ancestral home was Taiyuan and he was a descendant of the Northern Han Dynasty. He was now working for the Liao Dynasty, that is, the Khitan, and was lurking in Yunzhou.
This world is a little different from ours. The Northern Han Dynasty has been destroyed in advance, Taiyuan and the Twelve Prefectures have long been returned to the Song Dynasty, the Khitan people have also returned to Linhuang Mansion, and only some remnants are still causing trouble.
I found a lot of good things in the darkroom of the wealthy businessman's house. They were all treasures, and there was also a secret book on how to control beasts. I kept them all.
I also sent anonymous letters to the wealthy merchant's mansion and those who controlled the beasts. Now they have been taken over by the government over there. As for whether there are still fish that have slipped through the net, it will be up to the government to interrogate them.
My time was mainly spent on investigating the wealthy businessman. I turned into a human to find people to ask questions, and it also cost me a lot of money.
Fortunately, I collected all the good stuff that I had hidden away, so it was not considered a loss. On the surface, I didn't touch it. I left the Yunzhou government here, so I couldn't let people work in vain. "
Qingyan gave it a thumbs up, "Well done!"
Thinking of something, he asked again: "With so many beast masters, are there any beasts hidden in other places?"
Chou Chou shook his head, "No, they don't raise wild beasts, but capture them for temporary use. This way, they won't be easily exposed, and they won't be reluctant to give up because of their feelings over time."
Qingyan frowned, "These people are really cautious, so let me tell you about this.
The past three days without you have been quite ups and downs for me.
What do you think it was? It was such a coincidence that I just happened to be staying at an inn in Guandu Town and met the son of an old friend.
It was He Linling who we rescued from the ruined temple between Handeng and Xingtang Mansion. Unexpectedly, she was the queen of Song Taizu.
Her son didn't know who was being targeted. One was hiding on the rafters and staring at him, while the other two were preparing for a sneak attack at night.
He was still following us the next day, and I kept paying attention. Unexpectedly, the other party did not take action. Instead, five killers on horseback came in front.
I killed four of them and left one alive to bring back. Now the one handed over to Zhao Rixin is young, and I don’t know if I can find out anything..."
Qingyan told Chou Chou what had happened in a few words, and also discussed with it who was behind the scenes.
"By the way, Yuan Bao said that there is an energy in the Zhao family, and it likes it very much. It has been sticking to Zhao Rixin before, but today it met King Jin and said that the aura on his body was stronger, so it changed its target.
I guess it's dragon energy or national luck, I don't know if it's right or not. Can you tell? "
Chou Chou's consciousness looked towards Yuan Bao. It was in a study room, lying on the lap of a middle-aged man who was sitting at the desk reading.
Chou Chou observed the man's body, and sure enough, there was a circle of light yellow halo. As we all know, the ancestor Huang Di used "yellow" as his nickname. As for the reason why the ancestor chose yellow as his nickname at that time, it was based on the "Five Virtues Beginning" Say" to explain.
That is to use the rise and fall of the five elements to deduce the emperor's luck. Anyone who becomes the emperor will get one of the five elements. If his virtue declines, it will be replaced by another virtue.
At that time, the Yellow Emperor possessed earth virtue, so yellow became an auspicious color, and later became the exclusive color of the emperor.
And this luck also comes with this color. In the past, sages or emperors were born with purple energy.
"He does have great luck, but now there are changes, and the yellow color on his body has faded a lot."
Chou Chou said to Qing Yan.
Qingyan frowned slightly, "Could it be absorbed by Yuanbao? Will it have any impact on Yuanbao?"
Chou Chou shook his head, "No, Yuan Bao is not that powerful. If it can suck away so much luck in such a short period of time, thunder will probably come down from the sky.
Emperor's Qi is a great luck, how could it be so fragile? It should be our arrival that brought about the butterfly effect, which invisibly changed the future direction. "
Qingyan understood. She thought about her previous plan, which seemed to be able to save Zhao Rixin, but her future direction had changed.
After chatting with Chou Chou for a while, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a tiger's head peeking out of the cave nearby, but it didn't come out. The person poking his head there didn't look like the king of beasts at all.
He must have noticed her gaze, and his head retracted with a swipe. Qingyan couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
He sent a message to Chou Chou and said, "It seems that this tiger is really scared. He is so big that he looks like a little kitten."
Chou Chou nodded, "Indeed, when I passed by, this poor guy was so hungry that he couldn't stand up, he still had whip wounds on his body, and he shivered when he heard people's voices.
It was also because this guy was too cowardly that he was given up. There was no one left who was so cowardly that the beast control technique didn't work. "
Qingyan shook her head in a funny way, "Since it's afraid of us, let's not scare it here. Maybe it will dare to come out for a walk after we leave. It happened to be getting late, so I went out to sleep. I don’t know what time I will enter the palace tomorrow.”
Chou Chou nodded and sent her out directly, and it followed her out of the space. It hadn't slept with Yanyan for several days, and it didn't even sleep well.
Qingyan stretched out her arms to hug Chou Chou who got into her bed. It was good to have Chou Chou without Yuan Bao. She was used to sleeping with Chou Chou in her arms at night.
When I woke up, it was already bright outside, but the bed was still a little dark because of the bed curtain. I squinted and looked at my luminous watch. It was just seven o'clock, so it was not too late.
It seems that it is a sunny day again today, and the sun has come out outside.
She sat up and had just put on her coat when the maid's voice came from outside.
"Is the girl awake? Do you want a slave to come in and serve you?"
Qingyan lifted the bed curtain and said, "Come in."
She had already put on the clothes herself and needed the other party to bring her water to wash up.
The door separating the room from the outside was pushed open, and one came in carrying a copper basin and the other carrying a tray. On the tray were toiletries.
After Qingyan was served and washed, one of them gave her a delicate updo, leaving some bangs in the front to add a bit of playfulness, which also showed that she was still a woman who had not left the court.
There are no hairpins on her head that are too complicated, only a fluttering butterfly hairpin on each side, and a hollow carved silver comb inserted behind it.
Qingyan is wearing a dress that Xue Huan'er gave her before. It is light green. Although it is a cotton coat, because of her slender figure, the overall look is noble, elegant and refined.
She has good skin, her facial features are three-dimensional and delicate, and she is young, so she doesn't need to apply anything.
After she finished dressing up, a servant came over to deliver a message. The second prince invited her to go to the front hall to have breakfast together.
Qingyan took two maids and followed the servant to the front yard. The front hall was the place where guests were entertained.
When she arrived, Zhao Rixin was already sitting there. When he saw her coming, he quickly got up and greeted her.
As she walked closer, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes. Although Qingyan was not ashamed before, she was dressed very casually.
She always wears a hat, covering her forehead to the top of her eyebrows, and a rabbit fur scarf around her neck. The cotton clothes she wears are also mainly for comfort and protection, which is incomparable to her current elaborate dress.
As the saying goes, if you want to wear gold, you need to wear clothes. This command raised her eight-point color to ten points. Even Zhao Rixin, who has been accustomed to seeing beauties since childhood, was dazzled.
"I always heard my mother say that Aunt Xue is very beautiful and the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. Sister Yang must be very similar. My mother will be very happy to see you."
After speaking, he turned sideways and raised his hand and said, "The food has been prepared. Let's eat first. Yesterday, the Queen Mother asked us to finish breakfast before entering the palace. There are many etiquettes in the palace. I'm afraid that Sister Yang will not be able to eat well due to her restraint."
Qingyan followed him to the Eight Immortals table and sat down opposite him, "The Queen is very considerate. I'm used to being a wild child. I don't understand many rules. I'm afraid I'll make a joke when I enter the palace."
Zhao Rixin smiled and shook his head, "Sister, there is no need to be too restrained. The rules are also set by people. When we go to the mother's palace, there will be no outsiders. The mother is not that old-fashioned. Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable."
After saying this, after everyone had put the food on the table, the two of them picked up their chopsticks and stopped talking. This rule of eating without talking or sleeping is still engraved in their bones.
The two of them finished their breakfast in silence, rinsed their mouths, each put on their cloaks, and got into a carriage in the yard.
It was supposed to take two carriages, but in order to avoid the trouble of inspection, Zhao Rixin decided to use only one carriage.
He could enter the palace directly. If Qingyan took a car alone, the imperial army would have to check it carefully. After all, it was related to the emperor's safety.
Although the Second Prince's Mansion is not far from the palace, there is no direct road to the palace gate. You have to go to the street first and then go around to the east.
So it was obviously not that far away, but it took me half an hour to get to the palace gate.
Zhao Rixin showed his waist card, and the Imperial Army immediately let them go. They went directly to Funing Palace where the emperor and empress lived without going anywhere else.
They got off the carriage outside the palace, walked up dozens of steps, and walked across a large platform before entering the palace.
They waited at the door for a while and asked the palace people to go in first to report. When the palace people came out and said that the Queen had invited them, the two of them followed the palace people in.
Qingyan did not look around, but her spiritual consciousness looked around the Funing Palace.
Although the palace is built with carved beams and paintings, the furnishings inside are not luxurious. For the residence of an emperor and empress, it can even be said to be very frugal.
Entering the inner hall, He Linling sat on the soft couch. He had obviously matured a lot since the last time they met, and even looked older.
Calculating the time, she was only in her thirties. Her hair was combed high, revealing her smooth forehead, which made her look quite dignified and steady. However, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes and the vertical lines between her eyebrows showed that she often frowned. She seemed to be living a good life. Not comfortable.
If it weren't for her temperament, no one would doubt her if she was in her fifties or sixties, and she would look older than her grandmother.
He Linling was startled when he saw Qingyan for the first time, stood up and walked over.
He took Qingyan's hand and said, "It looks like! It's so similar!"
