"Yes, I will take you there." One of the maids led Dong'er to the kitchen.
There is a small kitchen in every palace. The kitchen is not big, but it has everything.
The kitchen was quiet at this time, with only two maids cleaning.
As soon as they saw Dong'er, they walked in.
"Sister Jingcui."
The palace maid named Jing Cui responded: "Where is the dove."
"The Imperial Kitchen just sent some pigeons, and they are all here." The palace maid took out a red cage and opened the curtain above, revealing the chubby pigeons inside.
These pigeons were sent to the imperial city from various places, and the ones given to the emperor were naturally the best.
After selecting the emperor, queen mother and empress, the rest will be distributed to various palaces.
Although this pigeon was selected, it is big enough and has bright hair.
"There are several pigeons here. It's up to you to choose which one to stew."
Jing Cui pointed to the cage and asked Dong'er.
Dong'er took a look and looked a little embarrassed: "My lady chooses what she eats. I'm afraid that she won't drink it after it's stewed."
"No problem, take this pigeon to Miss Fourth to see." Jing Cui's eyebrows were light.
Dong'er looked happy: "Then I'll take it and ask the lady."
Grabbing a clever-looking pigeon from the cage, Dong'er turned and returned to the palace.
Jing Cui also followed.
In the palace, Yun Tingruo was lying on the couch. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she knew that Dong'er was not alone.
Slowly lowering his eyes, as if he was really resting.
Jing Cui walked forward quietly and glanced down at Yun Tingruo.
Seeing that her breathing was steady and her eyelashes were not trembling, he looked away.
"Miss, miss."
Dong'er held the trembling dove in her hands and called softly.
When those eyes slowly opened, the innocent black pupils turned in a circle and landed lightly on Dong'er.
His brows furrowed, as if he was a little angry at being woken up.
"Miss, this is a pigeon. Do you want to eat it tonight?"
Dong'er's tone was very soft and soft, and she raised her hand.
The pigeon makes a "coo-coo-coo" sound.
Yun Tingruo stretched out her little hand and touched the pigeon: "If you don't want to eat it, raise it."
"This -!" Dong'er stared at the silent Jing Cui and pretended to persuade: "Miss, these are pigeons, they are for food."
Yun Tingruo snatched the pigeon childishly and put it in her arms: "Raise it."
This word was said so loudly.
"Fourth Miss can keep her if she wants. I will go find a cage for Fourth Miss."
Jing Cui saw Dong'er glance at her worriedly, and was very satisfied with Dong'er's attitude.
Although she is a palace maid under Nanny Wei, she is still considered a steward in front of these little palace ladies.
The maid next to the fourth lady was very sensible, which made her feel happy, and she suddenly felt that this job was not so annoying.
Jing Cui went out to find a cage, and Dong'er took the opportunity to say, "Miss, raise pigeons in front of them, how about this?"
"Being above board is the best way to make people lower their guard."
Yun Tingruo's eyes turned from confusion to light, and a hint of confidence flashed in his tone.
At night, in the dead of night, all the maids have fallen asleep.
Among the overlapping tents, a figure is training pigeons.
Her movements were very light and made no sound.
Xiaobai yawned and flashed out of the space.
He rubbed his eyes with his paws and let out a lazy "Ouch."
"Pa-ta." Something fell from the sky and landed in front of Xiao Bai.
Xiaobai blinked and held the trembling little thing in front of him.
The paw touched it curiously.
This time the little thing trembled even more.
Fun and fun.
Xiaobai didn't expect this little thing to be so afraid of it, and his body was shaking so much that he couldn't stop.
With a wave of its paw, it threw the pigeon in the air, and when it was about to land, it slapped it in the air.
It was a lot of fun coming and going.
The pigeons were so frightened by Xiaobai's beast-king aura that they didn't even know how to spread their wings and fly away.
Stupidly let Xiaobai play with him.
"Stop." A clear voice swept over like ice and snow melting.
"Ouch, ow." Xiaobai retracted his paws, and the pigeon fell straight to the ground with a "snap." There were stars on his head and mosquito circles on his eyes.
"Kill it, and I'll let you deliver the message."
Yun Tingruo picked up the dizzy pigeon from the ground and glared at the innocent Xiaobai.
Although he said that he would let Xiaobai deliver the letter, Yun Tingruo would not let him do it.
There are more important things for him to do.
The pigeon is used to communicate with Yunlin, and Xiaobai is used to communicate with Yun Xiao.
Yunlin's route is dead, and Yun Xiao's route is alive. Even she doesn't know where Yun Xiao is at this time.
So I have to rely on Xiaobai to find it.
With Xiaobai's intelligence, she wasn't worried at all.
"Ouch." Xiaobai rolled over, it didn't want to deliver the letter.
But little does it know that something ten thousand times more miserable than sending a letter is waiting for it.
*****
When the first ray of morning light penetrated the mist, the Imperial City of Feng Kingdom ushered in another warm morning.
The willow trees beside the street lowered their heads and softly accepted the shower of morning light.
At the main gate of the palace, a group of people slowly appeared in the sight of the people.
The person riding the horse at the front was dressed in dark blue cloth, with a belt of the same color as the clothes tied around his waist.
He has a fair face and a slender figure. He holds an orchid finger on his finger, holds a handkerchief and puts it to his breath.
It was as if the folk air had stained his noble lungs.
After passing through many streets of the imperial city, the cavalry finally stopped in front of a majestic mansion.
The vermilion door exudes ancient charm, the white jade steps are covered with heartbreaking fallen flowers, and the unicorns spread their wings on the cornices carved from sandalwood, giving people a sense of solemnity.
There is a sign hanging on the top of the door, surrounded by gold rims, and engraved with three eye-catching gold characters "Prince Jin's Mansion".
The leading father-in-law jumped off the horse, and immediately a young eunuch raised his hand.
The charming father-in-law shook his waist and stepped up the steps.
"Knock knock knock."
Someone soon opened the door, revealing a middle-aged man with a round face and big ears. He glanced at the father-in-law in front of him and said, "You are."
"Eunuch declares the decree."
When the middle-aged man heard this, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.
He opened the door reluctantly.
The scenery of the mansion quietly emerged, with green trees, red walls and yellow tiles, and it was magnificent.
A group of people walked around the rockery and crossed a small white jade bridge with carved railings. They saw a green stream flowing with jade and white stone railings surrounding the pond.
This is the front hall of Prince Jin's Mansion.
"Where's the King of Jin? Let him come out and receive the order quickly." The father-in-law said with a charming smile. This King of Jin has a heavy army and no one dares to offend him.
"Your Majesty just returned to Beijing last night and hasn't gotten up yet."
The middle-aged man's tone was arrogant, but he didn't pay attention to the father-in-law in front of him at all.
None of the emperor's people are good.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll just wait." The father-in-law wiped his face to cover the darkness in his eyes.
In the quiet bamboo forest, slender bamboo leaves swayed in the wind, making a beautiful sound, as if someone was blowing a huge bamboo flute, playing a deep music.