"… Sorry!" Xie Wangzhi hurriedly grabbed Meiqiu, pinched its claws, and gently hit it on the head twice, "This cat is not raised at home, it is not friendly, and it is usually very fierce... I am really sorry for scratching you."
She stood up and tried to get some medicine for the wound, but Xue Geshu stopped her: "Forget it, forget it. It's just a cat. Just leave it alone. It's just a little broken skin. It will be fine tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Don't be so nervous."
Although Coal Ball was not raised by her, she had fed it several times after all, and she could always see it no matter what. Xie Wangzhi felt a little guilty, but after hearing Xue Geshu's magnanimous and understanding words, she felt even more guilty and responded awkwardly.
"Since it's not a domesticated cat, it must be a wild cat. I thought it was very human-like," Xue Geshu glanced at Xie Wangzhi with a smile, "I was wrong. It's just a wild cat, it has no rules, it's just a beast, why should I be angry with it?"
These words were obviously meant to imply something, but Meiqiu was indeed a wild cat, and it was true that she had scratched her twice just now. Xie Wangzhi could only hold back the discomfort that welled up in his heart, and gave a perfect smile. He picked up Meiqiu with one hand and took the hairpin by the way: "I'll put this cat back to prevent it from hurting anyone again."
She didn't wait for the people at the table to answer, but hurried out, stopped at the corner, squatted down, and put the coal briquettes on the ground.
Coal Ball was still angry, the hair on his tail was all standing on end, and a low sound came from his throat. What landed on him was not pure meat pads, but sharp claws that popped out and he scratched with all his strength, thinking that he could scratch the bone.
It seemed that he really hated Xue Geshu. Xie Wangzhi didn't understand where Coal Ball's hostility came from, so he could only touch its head, stroke it from between its ears to the back of its neck in a soothing manner, pinch it gently twice, and said in a gentle voice: "Okay, okay."
Meiqiu couldn't understand human language, but could feel that Xie Wangzhi was trying to comfort it. It wagged its tail twice, and its ruffled fur slowly relaxed. It twisted its head and rubbed it in her palm.
Xie Wangzhi breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed the cat's head a few more times, and handed the hairpin in his other hand to Meiqiu's mouth, trying to signal it to hold it.
The one who could make Meiqiu give him a hairpin was obviously Changsheng, Li Qishen, the musician of the Jiaofang, and the Seventh Prince of Qingsi Palace. Xie Wangzhi felt itchy when he thought of this man, and he wanted to bite that pretty face hard. Now that he himself didn't show up, he made Meiqiu suffer, and made a cat run over with a hairpin in its mouth.
… She doesn’t want it!
Xie Wangzhi pursed his lips and moved the hairpin closer to Meiqiu's mouth.
Coal Ball probably knew that if there was something inedible near its mouth, it would just let it run around with it in its mouth, but it had only helped Li Qishen deliver things before, and this time it came from Xie Wangzhi's hands, it couldn't understand, and its amber eyes stared straight at the girl.
After staring for a while, Meiqiu tentatively opened his mouth and bit the hairpin in her hand.
Xie Wangzhi immediately stopped, rubbed the coal balls again, and patted them lightly: "Go away. I don't want this thing."
She stood up, brushed off the non-existent dust on her skirt, turned around and walked into the house.
Meiqiu bit the hairpin and watched the figure disappear in the courtyard in confusion. She used her hind legs to jump onto the wall and hurriedly ran back to the direction of Qingsi Palace.
**
With Meiqiu's ability, if she could send something here, she could also send something back. Xie Wangzhi thought that with this back and forth, Li Qishen would know what she meant. However, in the next few days, Meiqiu kept going back and forth between Qingsi Hall and Shangshi Bureau, sending all kinds of strange things, from jewelry to cosmetics, all of which were things that girls liked, which made people wonder if Li Qishen had a little girl living in his heart.
The most outrageous incident was a bottle of scented dew in a jade bottle. It was so slippery that Coal Ball couldn't bite it at all. He had to stop and bite again after running a few steps, and his chin was covered with saliva.
Seeing that it was so tired that its ears drooped when it was brought to him, Xie Wangyi felt soft-hearted for a moment and wanted to take it. But then he thought it was not right and he couldn't give in like this. He gritted his teeth and put the bottle of perfume back.
After a few days of this, Meiqiu was almost exhausted. Li Qishen seemed to finally have a change of heart and stopped asking it to deliver things.
He changed his approach and directly asked Xie Wangzhi to cook.
When Dian Shen came to deliver the message, Xie Wangzhi wanted to refuse, but she couldn't tell Dian Shen about the dispute. She was also afraid that Li Qishen would get really angry and make trouble for the Shangshi Bureau for no reason. So she could only bear it and go to cook obediently.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves. There was no menu from Qingsi Palace. Xie Wangzhi tried to figure out Li Qishen's taste and try to suit his wishes. After thinking about it, she finally made a sweet soup. She stewed it to a thick consistency according to the taste of the previous few times, and added a little more sugar to stir it.
After stewing, Xie Wangzhi did not push this task to others. He carried the food box and went out to Qingsi Palace.
To be honest, she didn't think that hiding her identity was a heinous crime worthy of death. She also hid her origins from the palace servants in the Imperial Food Bureau. If she had to go to the guillotine for this, she and Li Qishen should stand side by side and neither of them should look down on the other.
What annoyed her was that Li Qishen lied to her.
First he lied to her that he was a eunuch, then he lied to her that he was a musician, and he did it twice, teasing her like a fool. Moreover, there was that snowy night in Qingsi Palace, when Xie Wangzhi and Li Qishen leaned against each other through a thin door, saying what they usually kept in their hearts. This person clearly had the opportunity to explain who he was, but he didn't say it. Li Qishen insisted on climbing through the window, and pressed her shoulder, asking her what she thought of the Seventh Prince of Qingsi Palace.
At Xie Wangzhi's age, she didn't understand that this kind of anger was mixed with the shame and annoyance unique to young girls. She just pushed the blame onto Li Qishen. She felt uncomfortable even holding the lunch box, and was thinking about throwing the sweet soup on him.
Xie Wangzhi walked for a short distance with his head down, and when he reached a secluded place on the palace road, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a person standing at the corner.
The handsome young man stood there silently, holding a black cat in his arms, with the front paws of the coal ball resting on his arm. One man and one cat, both with amber eyes, staring straight at her, even their expressions matched each other inexplicably, with a face full of innocence and a bit of confusion. If you look closely, you can actually sense some grievance and resentment.
A mess of things popped up in Xie Wangzhi's mind. The legends and shadow plays she had seen started to act out on her own. Facing the looks of Li Qishen and Meiqiu, she actually felt like a bad guy in the legend who abandoned his wife and children. When he returned to his hometown after many years, he met his wife holding her child on the road.
This thought was too horrifying, so she quickly shook her head to get rid of the inexplicable thought. But Xie Wangzhi didn't want to pay attention to Li Qishen, so he pretended not to see it and continued walking with his head down.
The palace path was very wide, with a wall on one side and a flower bed on the other. Li Qishen was such a big man standing there, and Xie Wangzhi couldn't avoid him. When he walked past him, his elbow was suddenly touched.
She looked down and saw a dark claw with pink pads patting her sleeve, and behind it was a well-proportioned hand controlling the movement of the coal ball. Xie Wangzhi slowly raised his head and glared at Li Qishen.
"… Meiqiu missed you." Li Qishen seemed not to notice the resentment in her eyes. He still looked innocent. His slightly hoarse voice dragged out a long tone, making him look even more pitiful. "I missed you, too."
Xie Wangzhi's heart trembled when he heard this straightforward statement. He almost wanted to reply, but he bit his tongue to hold back and snorted as coldly as possible: "Really?"
"Really." Li Qishen said sincerely, "If you're not in Qingsi Palace, I can't come to find you. I don't even want to eat if I don't have anyone to play with me."
"Why don't you come to me?" Xie Wangzhi didn't intend to let him go so easily, "Well, now, aren't you here?"
"I can't help it." Li Qishen was not panicked at all, "If I hold it in any longer, I will suffocate to death."
"Your Highness, you are joking. You are the Seventh Prince of Qingsi Palace, and I am a palace maid of the Shangshi Bureau. You are the master, and I am a servant. Even in terms of birth, you are the king, and I am just a minister. I dare not let Your Highness worry about me like this." Xie Wangzhi was angry and said deliberately, "If Your Highness has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."
She wanted to leave, but Li Qishen spoke before she turned around, his tone was soft and pitiful, "Are you really so cruel that you don't care about me anymore?"
His hand holding the food box tightened, and Xie Wangzhi was unable to turn around immediately, and couldn't help but look at Li Qishen.
The boy was holding a black cat in his arms, but he looked even lonelier. Li Qishen stood by the wall, his eyes reflecting her. He pursed his lips slightly, and his brows, which should have looked cold, suddenly became lonely, as if he had been waiting lonely for a thousand years. He was only fifteen years old, but his expression was like a man who had seen a lot of things and was gray-haired when he met an old friend again.
Xie Wangzhi's heart suddenly softened, and she even wanted to go up and touch his head gently. She couldn't bear to see Li Qishen looking so wronged, but she didn't want to give in so quickly, so she simply pursed her lips and stared back.
After staring for a while without any result, Li Qishen tried again. He looked at the girl in front of him with grievance and spoke first.
"I know I lied to you. I know you will be angry with me and I am too embarrassed to see you, but I really can't help it. Even if you are angry with me and blame me, you can scold me or beat me, it's up to you, as long as you vent your anger." He continued, "I should have told you that my mother passed away early, my father doesn't care about me, and I am not close to my brothers and sisters. I don't have many friends and I don't know how to get along with people. I am only familiar with you in the palace. I dare not tell you who I am, because I am afraid that you will also dislike me."
Li Qishen paused and said softly, "Don't you want me anymore now?"
Past memories came flooding back. She knew how hard Li Qishen's life was in the palace. Xie Wangzhi felt bitter in her heart, and her expression softened when she looked at him. But she didn't want to admit defeat. She suppressed the feeling in her heart, swallowed, and insisted: "Then, then you tell me this, what do you want?"
Li Qishen blinked and looked at her steadily: "Meiqiu is hungry. I am hungry too."
The author has something to say: Ways to make him forget: Give him something (x) Misery strategy (√)
Q: So, may I ask this friend, how did you come up with the idea of coaxing the little girl like this? (Put the microphone in his mouth)
Changsheng: (spits out the microphone) Heirloom from our ancestors and then processed.
In the previous chapter, there was a little angel who commented that he had already arranged all the issues concerning the maternal relatives. He was more worried than me, the biological mother. I lost. Tut, in fact, there is no need to worry. A true emperor must be able to suppress the empress and the maternal relatives! ! ! In addition, it is Changsheng’s turn to consider the issue of maternal relatives. The anti-spoiler shield has been blocked. The anti-spoiler shield problem does not exist at all, let alone the anti-spoiler shield, right (xxx
As for whether Meiqiu is fat or not, Meiqiu is not fat, she is smart and agile. If she is fat, it is just because she has too much hair and is bloated. Imagine a cat before and after a bath.jpg
It seems that some people still don't know Black Jeanne... Black Jeanne is a character in the mobile game fgo. Although she is mysteriously arrogant, she is actually the easiest woman to deal with in the whole game.jpg So I usually use Black Jeanne as a unit of measurement to measure how easy it is to deal with my female moths (touching chin)