dognovel Chapter 122 Improvisation
Chapter 122 Improvisation
Chapter 122: Last-Minute Cramming
News came from the northwest that after his brother Nian Gengyao put down the rebellion, he sent recuperating soldiers to help local people with spring sowing and ploughing, winning the love of local people. Now that his brother is preparing to return to Beijing to report on his work, the people of the northwest have also presented Nian Gengyao with the Wanmin Umbrella.
Generally, it is the local officials who are in charge of people's livelihood ceremonies who receive the Umbrella of the People, but it is rare for military generals to receive the Umbrella of the People.
Hua Fei read the letter from home and felt very relieved. She thought that the emperor had already read the letter and that he should have changed his mind about her brother.
Concubine Hua asked Songzhi to collect all the letters that had passed through Minglu and put them in a box.
You can flip through it when you have nothing to do, and it can also help relieve your longing for your loved ones.
Just as Concubine Hua asked Songzhi to put away the letter from home, Linglong came running in, holding a white furry thing in her hands.
"Empress Hua, Linglong is here to play with you." The words were spoken but the person did not arrive.
When Concubine Hua heard Linglong's voice in the palace, she stood up and wanted to go out to answer Linglong.
Unexpectedly, Linglong was jogging all the way, only looking ahead and not at the road. The fat cat weighing more than ten pounds in her arms suddenly struggled at the door of the temple for some reason. Linglong lost her balance and fell down at the threshold.
The cat in Linglong's hands broke free and jumped up.
"Bang~" A glass flower vase at the entrance of the main hall of Qingliangtai was kicked to the ground by the cat and broke into pieces.
Concubine Hua hurried forward, helped Linglong up, and checked to see if she was hurt. She gave Songzhi a look and asked Zhou Ninghai to come in and catch the running beast.
"Eunuch Zhou, please be gentle with the pine nuts! They are Linglong's treasure." Linglong fell and landed on the carpet. Her oily skin was not broken at all, but her two little fleshy hands were on the ground, and her hands felt a little numb and painful.
"Empress Hua, huh, huh." Linglong was the best at acting coquettishly towards Concubine Hua, and she always got it right. Seeing that Concubine Hua was about to scold her for not behaving like a princess, she stretched out her little hand in front of Concubine Hua.
How could Concubine Hua not see through Linglong's little tricks? She glanced at Linglong with displeasure and asked Songzhi to get safflower oil and pearl cream. Girls should be pampered the most. What should she do if she really got a skin breakage and left a scar?
"Zhou Ninghai, take this beast out and teach him a lesson!"
"No, no, no, Madam Hua, this has nothing to do with Songzi. It was Linglong who didn't walk properly. Songzi is usually very well behaved."
Pine Nut was a pet given to the Third Prince by the Emperor. Seeing that Concubine Qi was bored all day, the Third Prince gave Pine Nut to Concubine Qi and asked her to raise it to pass the time.
Before in the Forbidden City, Linglong lived with Concubine Xin in Changchun Palace. The person Songzi was most afraid of in Changchun Palace was Linglong.
But Linglong was very brave. Every time she grabbed Songzi when he was asleep, she would grab him and rub him hard. After a long time of rubbing, Songzi lost his temper.
This time when she came to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat, Linglong also twisted the pine nuts over.
On weekdays, Concubine Hua didn't often go to Changchun Palace and had no impression of Songzi.
Now looking at Songzi who was still not obedient in Zhou Ninghai's hands, Hua Fei narrowed her eyes and looked at him for a long time.
It's not the season for cats to call for sex yet, so why is this beast so uncalm after entering the cooling terrace?
It kept making the sound of "wooo wooo" all the time.
Linglong jumped off Hua Fei and went forward to touch Songzi, trying to calm him down. However, Songzi, who usually listened to Linglong, was still struggling in Zhou Ninghai's arms.
Hua Fei watched Songzi's pupils focus, revealing two sharp fangs as she called out, and memories suddenly came flooding back.
In her previous life, Noble Lady Fucha had a miscarriage because of this cat.
The cat pounced on Noble Lady Fucha, causing her miscarriage. The cat was then caught by the Empress Dowager and beaten to death.
In this life, although Noble Lady Fucha had a miscarriage, it was not caused by the cat, so Concubine Hua put this beast behind her.
Why did the usually docile Songzi make such a fuss after entering Qingliang Palace? Concubine Hua became suspicious and asked Songzhi to go to the Imperial Hospital to find Wei Lin to see her.
After Songzhi left, Concubine Hua arranged for Lanzhi to send Linglong back to Yixia Pavilion where Concubine Xin lived.
When Linglong saw that Concubine Hua had restrained her expression, she knew that the situation was not good, so she obediently followed Aunt Lanzhi.
"Your humble servant Wei Lin respectfully wishes the Empress Hua good health. Is the Empress feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine. I'd like to trouble Doctor Wei to come over and ask you to help me take a look at this cat." Zhou Ninghai had already walked in carrying a cage.
It was very strange that the cat that was sleeping quietly outside the hall started meowing as soon as it entered the main hall, but its reaction was not as intense as before.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment." Wei Lin clasped his fists, bowed, and stepped back to look at the cat in the cage.
After carefully observing for a while, Wei Lin came back and reported to Concubine Hua: "Your Majesty, this cat must be in heat."
"Aren't cats usually in heat in spring and autumn? Why is it like this in summer now?" Concubine Hua put down the teacup. "Besides, this cat will make a fuss when it enters my palace. If I take it out, it will calm down again. I think something is wrong."
After getting the hint, Wei Lin's eyes turned, as if he thought of something. Wei Lin walked around the pavilion of Qingliang Terrace before coming back to report.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was careless just now. May I ask if Your Majesty asked the palace servants to use wormwood to fumigate the mosquitoes in the Qingliang Palace just now?"
Hua Fei gave Song Zhi a look, and Song Zhi replied, "Every evening, before the mosquitoes come out, the palace servants do fumigate the Qingliangtai with wormwood, but they do it every day and there has never been any problem."
"That's it. Some cats are fascinated by wormwood. This is because wormwood has a special smell that can stimulate the cat's sense of smell and brain, making them feel excited and happy, similar to the effect of drugs."
"It should be that when the cat entered the palace just now, the palace had just been fumigated with wormwood, which stimulated the cat. In addition, there may be some ingredients in the spices used in the palace that aggravated the stimulating effect of wormwood on the cat, which is why the cat went into heat."
"If you don't believe me, please remove the incense burner, and the cat will gradually calm down."
"Can spices also make cats go into heat?" A thought flashed through Hua Fei's mind.
"Your Majesty, yes, things with strong pungent smells will cause different reactions in animals, but I am not very knowledgeable and cannot find out what exacerbates the irritation of wormwood. Please give me some time."
"Or, An Changzai has a better understanding of the spice land than I do these days. Perhaps I can ask An Changzai to take a look."
Recently, An Lingrong had been communicating with Wei Lin about medicinal materials and spices because of the development of the Jixi Pills.
After Wei Lin told An Lingrong about the harm of Jixi Pills, An Lingrong developed Jixi Pills that were harmless to the human body, and Wei Lin admired her very much.
In Wei Lin's opinion, An Changzai was much more sincere than some so-called famous doctors who sold fake medicine.
Wei Lin's words reminded Hua Fei, and the thought that just flashed through her mind gradually took shape.