When he woke up in the morning, Qi Ao had two big dark circles under his eyes. Read novels on Dao.com
The dream last night scared him so much that he didn't fall asleep again after he woke up, and his mind was filled with random thoughts.
He has good physical fitness and his injuries are almost healed.
Cui Er brought him breakfast and kept peeking at him from the corner of her eyes.
He ignored the other party's secret observation of his movements, finished several bowls of shredded chicken porridge in one breath, stood up and prepared to go out for a walk. Zhu Yuanyu told him yesterday that he could wander around this yard casually, and if anything happened, he could ask the maid to lead the way to him.
Of course Qi Ao would not go to Zhu Yuanyu. He had such a dream last night. He didn't want to see Zhu Yuanyu for the time being. He was afraid that he would be embarrassed.
He walked around the yard, and then found green leaves emerging from the other side of the wall. The leaves looked a bit thick. His nose twitched and he smelled a bitter and slightly fragrant smell.
"What kind of tree is this?"
Cui'er followed him and saw that he was very interested in the tree on the other side of the wall, so she smiled and said: "Back to the young master, this is an orange tree. The master specially ordered it to be transported all the way from the south."
Qi Ao nodded and asked, "Is that an orchard over there?" It would be too strange for the mansion to open an orchard...
Cui'er shook her head and explained: "Opposite is the young master's study. The orange tree saplings were planted there according to the young master's instructions."
When he heard that Zhu Yuanyu's study was on the other side of the wall, Qi Ao's heart skipped a beat, and the fragrant dream last night came to mind again.
He shook his head, trying to get the image out of his mind.
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Wang Jinyi has to prepare for next year's examination, so he hasn't had a good time to relax for a while. He and his cousin went to Dongshi for a casual stroll two days ago, and then ended up picking up someone.
Today he wanted to invite his cousin to watch a play at Qinghui Tower, but Zhu Yuanyu refused. He had no sense in going by himself, so he had to ask a few friends to go with him.
He didn't know many people who liked theater. He could count them on one hand, but he didn't expect Bi Hui to be interested as well.
Several people arrived at Qinghui Building and sat in a private room on the second floor.
After the waiter had served the tea and was about to leave, Wang Jinyi asked casually: "By the way, is the theater troupe invited a few months ago still there?" Because of the actress's rampage, he was not able to appreciate what he expected. The drama is a pity.
When the boy heard this, a look of horror appeared on his face, but he quickly covered it up and said hesitantly: "Yes..."
Someone who came with Wang Jinyi joked: "What, is there anything special about that troupe? You seem to care about it."
"It's nothing..." Wang Jinyi shook his head.
He didn't miss the boy's flash of panic just now, so he asked the boy: "It seems that there is something hidden. Just as it happens, I am in a good mood today. If what you said can arouse my interest, this ingot of silver will be yours." That’s it.” After saying that, he slapped a small silver coin on the table.
The boy's attention was instantly attracted by Yin Zi, thinking that it was not a secret, so he smiled flatteringly and said: "Since the young master wants to know, then the young man doesn't dare to hide it..."
He lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "That actress is dead!"
"What?!"
Wang Jinyi looked unbelieving, but he still believed in Zhu Yuanyu's abilities. Why did the people he saved originally turn around and die again? So weird...
Seeing that he didn't believe it, the boy became more jealous because of the ingot of silver: "That Hua Dan was originally rescued by an expert, but it's a pity..." He shook his head and sighed, "That expert is really He’s an immortal! He’s very capable. Hua Dan, who seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit at first, was subdued in a few moments. After she regained consciousness, the master also left..."
"Let's get to the point! How did that person die?" Wang Jinyi tapped the table with his fingers. This guy was too verbose.
"Yes, yes!" the boy nodded and bowed.
Then he seemed to recall something terrible, swallowed his saliva and said: "That Hua Dan... died so tragically. I happened to be in the latrine at the time and heard a scream, so I followed the sound out of curiosity... I saw that Hua Dan, covered in black, lying in the corridor, with such a ferocious expression... His master ran over, touched him, and he was no longer breathing... What a sinister thing! I think it's very likely... Hit something..."
"Did he wash the runes on his arm?" Wang Jinyi thought of Zhu Yuanyu's warning to Hua Dan that day.
"This -" the boy scratched his head and said uncertainly: "I don't know...that Hua Dan's whole body was black, even the blood was black. It was really impossible to see his appearance clearly. As for the runes on his arms, It’s even more unrecognizable…”
Wang Jinyi fell silent.
Bi Hui waved his hand, and the boy thanked him flatteringly, took the silver and left.
"What is this? Do you know that actress?" someone asked.
Seeing that Wang Jinyi didn't want to talk, Bi Hui stopped the others from questioning and said with a smile: "It's time to start."
Sure enough, someone was on the stage on the first floor, and music was playing.
…
Zhu Yuanyu is teasing the dog.
Zhu Dafu's friend gave him a deer as a gift, which was a newly weaned puppy.
Xizhen is a boy with an enigmatic face, and a ring of standing hairs surrounding his cute lion head.
Zhu Yuanyu picked it up. The deer was very obedient. Its light golden fur was very fluffy and felt very comfortable. He felt like he was holding a heater.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanyu liked it, Zhu Dafu gave him the Xuanyu with a wave of his hand.
Someone must have specially bathed the monkey, and the hair on the monkey's body was very clean. After asking Zhu Dafu, I found out that there was someone specializing in taking care of such a puppy. If Zhu Yuanyu raised it, he still needed professional guidance.
The pig has no name. Zhu Yuanyu thought about it and felt that "Maotou" suited it quite well, so he decided on the name.
After asking the person who served Maotou, he learned that the deer is an independent, intelligent, noble and loyal dog. He was quite happy. He didn't like dogs that caused trouble. Raising a dog that specializes in making trouble might be good for him. It will cause inconvenience.
Maotou probably also knows that Zhu Yuanyu is its owner. Although it is not clingy, it will still follow him closely, like a follower.
A newborn duck will think that the first person it sees is its mother, and then follow it closely wherever it goes. Now this is the case with Mao Tou, and pitiful Zhu Yuanyu has become the old mother in his heart.
After teasing for a while, Zhu Yuanyu walked back to the study, followed by Mao Tou.
Probably because he was in the stage of getting more milk teeth, Maotou felt itchy. When he saw his master stopped, he leaned over and bit the hem of the cloak and rubbed it.
Zhu Yuanyu felt as if something was tugging his cloak back under his feet. He looked back and twitched the corner of his mouth.
"It's really..."
He smiled helplessly, bent down to pick up Maotou, and patted its little butt.
Maotou grinned, revealing his tender tongue.
Zhu Yuanyu carried it into the study. After sitting down, he put it on his lap and picked up the book to read.
Mao Tou quietly curled up into a ball, snoring with his eyes slightly closed.
After about a while, Mao Tou stood up and placed four small pads on Zhu Yuanyu's legs.
He lowered his head, his hair seemed a little frizzy.
"What's wrong?" He touched Mao Tou's big head.
Maotou found a direction, jumped down, and walked toward the door with his limbs clattering.
Zhu Yuanyu put down the book and stood up. He was a little curious about what Mao Tou was going to do.
Mao Tou trotted to an orange sapling, walked around in a circle, and sniffed.
He suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that Mao Tou was... He remembered that the person who served Mao Tou said that Mao Tou had just finished his meal.
Maotou finally stood still, spread his hind legs slightly, knelt down and took a poop.
Zhu Yuanyu:......
"Master, he pooped!" Li Zhuangzhuang appeared from nowhere and exclaimed.
"I don't have to tell you this because I have the eyesight!"
Zhu Yuanyu rolled his eyes.
After Mao Tou finished pooping, he ran towards Zhu Yuanyu with an unpredictable expression on his face.
Thinking that the hair on Maotou's butt might be stained with feces, Zhu Yuanyu's expression suddenly changed.
Zhu Yuanyu finally held up Maotou's forelimbs with both hands, raised it up and took a closer look at its butt. When he found that there was nothing terrible on it, he felt relieved, flicked its forehead lightly, and said: "I Let’s go play.”
Probably knowing that this would be its territory from now on, Mao Tou saw that his owner had no intention of playing with him, so he started patrolling his territory alone.
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After Qi Ao had lunch, he walked around the yard again. He circled the wall. He didn't know if he wanted to see the leaves of the orange saplings, or if he wanted to see the other side through the wall.
Cui'er wrinkled her nose. She stood on the corridor, looked at Qi Ao under the sun, and advised: "Master, the sun is too hot, you should go back to the house!"
Qi Ao seemed not to hear, and focused on the door of the yard - there was a puppy standing there.
Cui'er seemed to have noticed it, and exclaimed: "Oh! Where did the puppy come from?"
Qi Ao walked over. The puppy had an inscrutable look on his face and kept his posture motionless, with his tail wagging occasionally.
"Maotou?"
Qi Ao's familiar voice came from the distance. He stiffened and stopped, wanting to escape back to his room.
Mao Tou turned around happily and ran towards the direction of the sound.
Seeing that the owner of the voice did not come over, Qi Ao breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the room without saying a word.
Cui'er looked puzzled, when did the young master get a puppy?
Zhu Yuanyu was also reading a book. He was worried that Maotou would run too far and be exposed to the sun, so he shouted.
Mao Tou heard his master's call and came back obediently. When he saw a large porcelain bowl on the ground with water in it, he leaned over and stuck out his tongue to lick the water.
Zhu Yuanyu took a look, smiled, and then continued reading.
