Chapter 319 The Passion of the Golden Pig

Later, in order to apologize to the Seventh Princess, the Eighth Prince specially asked someone to find a quiet restaurant and booked the top floor.

The Eighth Prince treated the Seventh Princess to a meal. After the Eighth Prince treated the Seventh Princess to some delicious food, her mood improved a little.

After the Seventh Princess became interested, she told everyone how beautiful the stars in the sky were, looking at the starry sky outside the window.

What are the names of each star, and what is the meaning of connecting them together? The Seventh Princess talked endlessly.

Li Xuan listened for a while and found that the Seventh Princess really liked stargazing.

It seems that among all the royal descendants, not everyone cares so much about the throne.

There are also people like the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Princess who are fond of other things and even avoid the throne.

Li Xuan can now understand why he has not seen these two people in the previous imperial garden trials.

If it weren't for the opportunity to leave the palace this time, I'm afraid the two of them would still stay in their own palaces and study their favorite subjects.

It seems that being born as a prince or princess is not a perfect thing.

The last day of their leaving the palace ended with the explanation of Xingkong and the Seventh Princess.

...

The next morning.

Xingqing Palace had prepared the carriage for returning to the palace early.

The princes and princesses who were still staying outside the palace, even if they were still reluctant to leave the palace, had to embark on the journey back to the palace.

The three children were naturally part of this.

They looked at the scenery outside the carriage silently, and couldn't help but think of the experience of these seven days.

It must be said that compared with life in the palace, life outside is indeed more exciting.

All kinds of people and all kinds of things made the three children experience a lot this time.

The huge imperial city was getting closer and closer, until they passed through the city gate and stepped into the imperial city, and then returned to the West Palace again.

As soon as they returned to the palace, the feeling of desolation could be clearly felt.

Li Xuan couldn't help but look back at the slowly closing gate of the imperial city.

He couldn't help but think at this moment, what kind of mood would people who have always lived outside the palace feel when they stepped into the palace.

Li Xuan has lived in the palace since he was born, so he can't imagine such a feeling.

This place that gathers the power and wealth of the entire Daxing Dynasty doesn't seem to be so attractive to him.

Li Xuan turned his head and looked at Princess Ankang and Yu'er, who were also a little melancholy like him. The next moment, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a small tooth on one side.

"As long as they are here, it doesn't matter where you are."

Li Xuan immediately meowed coquettishly, bumped his head against Princess Ankang's belly, and rubbed it back and forth to act coquettishly.

"Ah Xuan, are you happy to be home?"

"You are so old, but you are still so good at acting like a spoiled child."

"Little cats who are good at acting like a spoiled child have a good life."

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were attracted by Li Xuan. Their two little hands were restlessly touching his body. Soon, the carriage was filled with happy laughter like silver bells.

After returning to Jingyang Palace after seven days, the three little ones couldn't help but feel a little like a lifetime ago.

Although this is a cold palace, the familiar feeling brought them a reassuring tranquility.

Maybe this is what is called a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse.

The flowery eunuch who accompanied the three little ones for seven days said goodbye and left after sending them back to Jingyang Palace.

"Your Highness, you and Ah Xuan sit outside for a while, I'll go clean up the room."

Jingyang Palace has not been occupied for seven days, and it must have been covered with a lot of dust.

So Yu'er planned to clean it up first before continuing to live there.

"Sister Yu'er, I'll help too."

"I'm staying here anyway."

Princess Ankang stood up from the wheelchair, twisted her waist, and then stretched her stiff body.

She has been sitting in a wheelchair these days, which makes her uncomfortable.

When she was in Jingyang Palace before, she could move around freely, and it would be no problem for her to run around in the yard with somersaults.

But when she was outside, the situation was different.

Because of many concerns, she had to continue sitting in the wheelchair and pretending to be very weak.

People with experience will definitely know that pretending to be sick is not an easy thing, especially for a long time.

Sometimes, if you pretend to be sick for a long time, you may really start to feel uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, I can do it myself."

Yu'er wanted to persuade Princess Ankang to sit down and have a good rest. They have been running around outside the palace these days, and they have accumulated a lot of fatigue.

Although she took a hot bath in Qinglou and had a good rest, it was still difficult to wash away all the fatigue of the past seven days.

But Princess Ankang had already taken action at this time. She was not willing to listen to Yu'er's advice and helped as much as she could.

Seeing that the two of them were so interested, Li Xuan couldn't help but yawn and stretched his body on the table, preparing to take a nap on the table while the sun was shining brightly today.

But then he remembered something and turned his head to look at a place in the yard.

"No, why do I feel like something is missing."

Li Xuan couldn't help but tilt his head, thinking about what was missing.

"Hey, where is the golden pig?"

Only then did Li Xuan realize that the water tank that was always steaming in the yard had completely stopped, and there was no movement.

He quickly jumped onto the water tank, opened the lid and looked inside, only to find that the water tank was empty, and the water and the golden pig in the water tank had all disappeared.

Upon discovering this, Li Xuan immediately started to scream, meowing endlessly.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were immediately attracted by the sound.

"Ah Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

"Did something happen? Why are you screaming so urgently?"

The two girls knew that Li Xuan was naughty, but he would not scream so anxiously for no reason.

They quickly put down their work and went to the yard to check.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er saw Li Xuan standing on the water tank and screaming anxiously, and immediately realized what had happened.

Especially Yu'er, who seemed to have thought of something bad, hurried over and asked:

"Ah Xuan, is there something wrong with the golden pig?"

"Is the water boiled dry?"

Yu'er was worried about this when she was outside the palace before, but she didn't expect it to really happen.

In fact, when the three little ones just returned to Jingyang Palace, no one remembered that there was a golden pig waiting to be taken care of at home.

If Li Xuan hadn't been the first to notice something wrong in the yard, they wouldn't have realized that the golden pig was gone.

As Li Xuan shouted anxiously, the three little ones gathered around the water tank.

The three little round heads looked into the water tank and found that it was empty, with only a small black burn mark at the bottom of the water tank.

The outline was very similar to the shape of the golden pig.

"Did the golden pig burn himself to ashes?"

Li Xuan blinked and couldn't help thinking so.

He had heard from Shang Zongguan that the golden pig's hometown was in a place called the Endless Sea of ​​Fire.

Therefore, Li Xuan naturally thought that the golden pig could live in the fire, so it shouldn't be a big deal without water.

But now it seems that he was thinking a little wrong.

The endless sea of ​​fire that Shang Zongguan mentioned may not be a place on fire.

Thinking of such a possibility, Li Xuan couldn't help but start to mourn for the golden pig in his heart.

"Poor big guy, did you burn yourself to death?"

"What a stupid fish."

Li Xuan looked at the dark burn marks at the bottom of the water tank and thought that this was the last trace of the golden pig left in the world.

Obviously Princess Ankang and Yu'er also thought of such a possibility, and looked at each other anxiously.

"Sister Yu'er, you said the golden pig wouldn't be..."

Yu'er swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a gulp, and couldn't believe the facts in front of her.

After a while, Yu'er said in a crying voice:

"Golden pig!"

"It's my sister who is sorry for you--"

"Wuwuwu..."

Yu'er wiped her tears and said sadly.

Although they didn't spend much time together, the golden pig brought a lot of convenience to Jingyang Palace.

Twelve hours of uninterrupted hot water, everyone who has used it knows how comfortable it is.

But now it's gone, all gone.

In the future, without the golden pig, Yu'er will have to add firewood and burn fire to boil hot water by herself, which is troublesome and time-consuming.

Thinking of this, Yu'er couldn't help crying even more sadly.

Princess Ankang gently patted Yu'er's shoulder and comforted her:

"Sister Yu'er, fish can't be resurrected after death, you should just mourn and accept the change."

The atmosphere in Jingyang Palace couldn't help but become dull, occasionally accompanied by Yu'er's soft sobbing.

Li Xuan didn't expect that the golden pig he had caught in the Sun Moon Yin Yang Pond with great difficulty would be gone just like that.

"This is all fate."

"Golden pig, don't burn it like this in the next life."

Li Xuan shook his head and sighed to the sky.

But at this moment, there was a knock on the door outside Jingyang Palace.

Yu'er immediately wiped her tears, put away her grief, and then walked towards the door to see who came to visit.

The three little ones had just returned, and someone came to visit Jingyang Palace right after. I don't know who is so anxious, and what's the matter?

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang quietly closed the lid of the water tank, hoping that Yu'er would not be reminded of the fish and think of more sad things in the future.

After opening the door, Yu'er saw the person clearly and was surprised. She immediately bowed respectfully and said:

"General Manager Zhao, it's you."

"Are you asking to see the princess?"

The person who came was Zhao Feng, and he was not alone, and there were many palace maids following him.

Zhao Feng nodded, and then said:

"I know that your highness has just returned today. No one has lived in Jingyang Palace these days. I think it needs to be cleaned up. I brought people to help."

Zhao Feng said with a smile, and then he frowned after seeing Yu'er's face, and couldn't help asking:

"Yu'er, what happened?"

With Zhao Feng's eyesight, he could naturally see that Yu'er had just cried not long ago.

Zhao Feng has been teaching Yu'er martial arts with all his heart and soul for the past few months. He has long regarded Yu'er as his own person, and naturally wants to find out what grievances she has suffered.

Moreover, Zhao Feng is very clear about the relationship between the three little ones, and knows that there will be no conflicts between them on weekdays.

Zhao Feng couldn't help but think of the worst, thinking that the three little ones had suffered some grievances outside the palace.

"It's nothing, Chief Steward Zhao."

"Yu'er will take you to see His Highness first."

Yu'er was too embarrassed to talk about the golden pig in front of so many people, and planned to wait until there were fewer people to tell Zhao Feng in detail.

Zhao Feng did not continue to ask, but just nodded gently.

Zhao Feng followed Yu'er to see Princess Ankang, and then explained his purpose.

In this regard, the three little ones naturally welcomed the help brought by Zhao Feng.

Otherwise, their Jingyang Palace is really not small. If only the three little ones were to clean it up, it would probably take a whole day.

After getting the consent of Princess Ankang, Zhao Feng immediately sent the maids he brought to clean up the Jingyang Palace.

These maids were all good at work brought by Zhao Feng, and they cleaned up the Jingyang Palace cleanly and neatly.

In addition, they had enough manpower, and the Jingyang Palace began to clean up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The three little ones and Zhao Feng sat at the stone table in the yard, drinking tea and chatting leisurely.

Taking this opportunity, they told Zhao Feng the bad news about the golden pig.

After hearing about this, Zhao Feng laughed inhumanely.

"Your Highness, the golden pig is well raised in my inner house."

"You think too much."

After Zhao Feng laughed, he explained the cause and effect.

It turned out that a few days ago, the golden pig really burned the water in the water tank dry.

After this guy burned all the water in the water tank dry, he fluttered around at the bottom of the water tank, but as it continued to generate heat, it gradually began to burn the tank.

Although the three little ones were not in Jingyang Palace a few days ago, the two flowery eunuchs who were responsible for standing guard at the gate of Jingyang Palace were still there.

They found that white smoke suddenly rose in Jingyang Palace, so they immediately reported it to the inner house and notified Zhao Feng.

After Zhao Feng learned about this, he went directly to Jingyang Palace to check and immediately found the golden pig that caused all this.

Seeing it was not a big deal. Zhao Feng just added another tank of water to the golden pig that day and left Jingyang Palace, thinking that he would just add some water every day in the future.

After he went back, he told Shang Zongguan about this matter.

As a result, Shang Zongguan asked him to take the golden pig back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to raise it for two days.

Zhao Feng naturally did what his godfather said, thinking that he had some profound intentions.

But...

"Your Highness, the golden pig is well raised in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you need it, I will bring it back tomorrow."

Zhao Feng said so.

Hearing that the golden pig was safe and sound, Princess Ankang and Yu'er were naturally overjoyed.

After all, it was the second pet they raised. If it was gone, it would inevitably make people sad.

They didn't expect that the golden pig was taken away by Zhao Feng to take care of it for a few days.

"So this is the case. I really troubled Zhao Zongguan."

Princess Ankang patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu'er cried with joy when she knew that she didn't have to boil water herself in the future.

"Your Highness, remember in the future that you can't leave the golden pig alone at home."

"Although the golden pig is a golden fire fish from the endless sea of ​​fire and can survive without water, it always needs someone to look after it because of its self-heating property."

"Otherwise, it is easy to cause a disaster and be criticized."

What Zhao Feng said was also very reasonable. The self-heating property of the golden pig is indeed very dangerous. If it is left somewhere without care, it is very easy to cause a fire.

Especially in the palace, causing a fire is a big crime.

"Ankang has made a note of it. Thank you for reminding me, General Manager Zhao."

Princess Ankang replied solemnly, indicating that she kept these words in mind.

Zhao Feng nodded and didn't say anything more.

Several people drank tea and chatted. Princess Ankang told Zhao Feng about what she had seen and heard outside the palace in recent days.

Of course, she did not elaborate on many of the things, especially the deaths of Zhao Si and Hou San.

Princess Ankang only told the story as a bystander, and did not mention the specific content of Li Xuan's involvement.

Although she was also very clear that the flower-clothed eunuchs who had been guarding them for the past few days would also give Zhao Feng a report.

But what the flower-clothed eunuchs said in their reports was beyond Princess Ankang's control.

Some things must not be admitted, especially when they involve the lives of the sons of the two assistant ministers.

Although Princess Ankang did not participate in it personally, she did instruct Li Xuan after all.

After hearing Princess Ankang talk about this, Zhao Feng also said:

"The murder of the sons of the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Personnel has been a hot topic in the court in recent days."

"But now the murderer has been arrested and the case has been solved under the murderer's confession."

"For this case, His Majesty ordered all officials to follow suit and not allow anyone to indulge their family members, do whatever they want, and oppress the people. If they commit the same crime again, they will be severely punished."

"The Minister of Revenue Zhao Jingcheng and the Minister of Personnel Hou Qingbo have been hated by many people before they have had time to complain."

"After such a thing happened in their family, many people were also unlucky."

"I heard that those families with playboys have locked up their children and not allowed them to go out."

"This can give the people in the capital a few days of peace."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

Judging from his tone, he seems to have no good feelings towards these officials.

Li Xuan did not expect that the court had reached a conclusion on this matter so quickly.

The reason why the case was closed so quickly was probably because Xixi's uncle was arrested immediately.

In addition, Fang Muyang had already prepared a series of evidence, and Ayimu was fanning the flames. Even if Xixi's uncle had a hundred mouths, he probably couldn't make a clear defense.

But Xixi's uncle betrayed Xixi's family and sold Xixi to Hu Yulou. Now he deserves his punishment and his death is not a pity.

After finishing this, Zhao Feng asked:

"I wonder what the result of your trial outside the palace was?"

Princess Ankang knew that Zhao Feng was asking her about the investigation, so she smiled and replied:

"I did solve the case by accident, but it took a long time. I'm afraid I won't be able to win the first place this time."

After all, Princess Ankang didn't investigate it well from the beginning. Later, when helping Fang Muyang, Li Xuan accidentally discovered that the case in Princess Ankang's hands was related to Fang Muyang, so he solved the case by the way.

This also caused Princess Ankang to solve the case on the fourth day of leaving the palace.

In terms of the seven-day deadline for solving the case, Princess Ankang's time was just in the middle, which was a good result.

Of course, this was compared with the princes and princesses who solved the case.

Princess Ankang also knew that there were many people who had not thought about solving the case at all, such as Princess Yuan'an who had played with her for seven days, and the fifth prince and the seventh princess who did not care about the imperial garden competition at all.

Zhao Feng did not show a disappointed expression when he heard that Princess Ankang did not solve the case until the fourth day. Instead, he comforted her:

"Your Highness, don't think too much."

"As long as the case is solved this time, it will be considered as completing the trial."

"Then, His Majesty will give you a reward."

"Of course, the quality of this reward will naturally depend on the performance during the case solving process."

"With your performance, it should not be a problem to get a good reward."

Hearing what Zhao Feng said, Princess Ankang smiled happily:

"I hope so."

They sat and chatted for a while, waiting for the palace maids to clean up Jingyang Palace.

After an hour, Zhao Feng took his people to say goodbye.

It must be said that the maids brought by Zhao Feng were very professional. It only took an hour to clean the Jingyang Palace from top to bottom.

"Your Highness, I will take my leave now."

"If you have any other needs, please send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inform me."

Princess Ankang nodded, and then thanked Zhao Feng:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhao, today."

After some politeness, Princess Ankang asked Yu'er to send Mr. Zhao out.

After Zhao Feng and his men left, Jingyang Palace became quiet again.

There were only three of them in the huge Jingyang Palace, but the three little ones were already used to such silence, and only in this way would they feel more comfortable.

If it was like other places in the palace, with people coming and going and constant bustle, it would probably make them feel uncomfortable.

Princess Ankang returned to the house after a long absence and lay on her bed.

No matter where you sleep, it is most comfortable to lie on your own bed.

Princess Ankang stretched out comfortably on the bed, straightening her hands and feet, stretching her body to its longest length.

There was a crackling sound on her body, and all the joints in her body were shouting with joy.

"Well, it's so comfortable."

Princess Ankang said inarticulately while lying on the bed.

Although it was still morning, Princess Ankang, who was lying on the bed, felt a wave of sleepiness.

She blinked twice, felt her eyelids getting heavier, and began to shout:

"Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan..."

After hearing the noise, Li Xuan walked in from outside, and as soon as he came in, he saw Princess Ankang lying on the bed and acting coquettishly.

She was opening her arms at this time, waving at Li Xuan constantly.

"Ah Xuan, come quickly!"

"I'll show you something good."

Princess Ankang said with a mischievous look in her eyes.

Every time she wanted to trick Li Xuan into bed, she had this expression.

Princess Ankang knew that at this time, Li Xuan was not sleepy at all. He was full of energy. If she wanted him to sleep with her for a while, she had to use some tricks.

But Li Xuan always pretended not to know and deliberately fell for Princess Ankang's trick.

"Meow~"

Li Xuan made a confused cry, and then climbed onto Princess Ankang's bed.

As a result, the next moment, Princess Ankang lifted the quilt and covered Li Xuan's whole body in the quilt, and then bursts of evil laughter came from the quilt.

"Hehehe~"

"Such a simple little cat was born to be deceived by the princess."

"Hurry up and say the princess please go to bed, otherwise I won't let you go."

Princess Ankang was wantonly playing with every inch of Li Xuan's fur, and the evil laughter from her mouth was even more proud.

Li Xuan made an unwilling cry, weakly resisted, but it was difficult to escape the clutches of Princess Ankang after all.

...

Half an hour later, Li Xuan dragged his tired body out of the quilt.

He looked at Princess Ankang, who was sleeping unconscious with her mouth slightly open, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling:

"Nowadays, you have to play role-playing to coax children to sleep, which is really not easy."

Thinking so, Li Xuan wiped the crystal clear liquid on Princess Ankang's lips with his tail.

"It seems that she is really tired from playing. She doesn't sleep like a princess at all."

Li Xuan tucked the quilt for Princess Ankang again, and then came out to see Yu'er had already started practicing martial arts in the yard.

These days when she was outside the palace, Yu'er could only practice secretly when there were no outsiders, so she fell behind a lot of her usual progress.

After returning to Jingyang Palace, Yu'er hurriedly started to study hard again, trying to catch up with the progress she had fallen behind in the past few days.

Yu'er finally worshipped Zhao Feng as her teacher, so naturally she didn't want to waste such a good opportunity.

And only when she has stronger strength can she better protect Princess Ankang and Li Xuan.

This is Yu'er's simple idea, so she can work tirelessly in the practice that seems extremely boring to outsiders.

Seeing Li Xuan coming out of the house, Yu'er said to him while practicing:

"Ah Xuan, if you are free today, can you go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up the golden pig?"

"It has been very troublesome for General Manager Zhao to take care of the golden pig these days. It is really embarrassing to ask General Manager Zhao to send the golden pig back again."

Li Xuan also understood Yu'er's meaning, nodded immediately, and agreed to this matter.

"The golden pig is really a trouble for the cats."

Li Xuan complained in his heart, and then climbed over the wall and left.

He was out of the palace for a long time this time, and he didn't know how the cat brothers in the palace were doing.

Before Li Xuan left the palace, Mao Ba and Fat Orange had already shown signs of breakthrough, and he didn't know if they had made further progress in the past few days.

When Yu'er was in the palace, she would cook some meat for them every day to ensure that they would have sufficient nutrition when they broke through.

Unfortunately, the cat restaurant had to temporarily close for a while during the absence of the three little ones.

"I don't expect them to break through, as long as they are not starving."

Li Xuan couldn't help but think with some worry on the way to the Imperial Garden.

After a few days of good food and drink, they have to find food by themselves. I don't know if Maoba and the others can eat enough.

Li Xuan also experienced this stage before.

When breaking through the blood coagulation realm, the feeling of hunger will be magnified several times, as if you are so hungry that you can even digest your own flesh and bones.

Before leaving the palace, Li Xuan and Yu'er prepared some cooked and raw meat in the kitchen of Jingyang Palace in advance.

In this way, Maoba and the others can come to Jingyang Palace to eat by themselves.

However, the meat can only be stored for two or three days at most, and it will start to deteriorate later, so they didn't prepare too much.

Moreover, Maoba and Fatty Orange said that they also have their own solutions, so Li Xuan left with peace of mind.

Arriving at the Imperial Garden, Li Xuan saw many cats at a glance.

Some were basking in the sun, some were playing, and some were sucking grass.

Under the black dragon statue in the center of the Imperial Garden, three cats were particularly eye-catching. They were Mao Ba and the other three.

Mao Ba and Fat Orange were attacking the black dragon statue with their fangs and claws.

Although their attacks could not leave any marks on the black dragon statue, unlike before, the recoil of the black dragon statue could not hurt them now.

"Oh? Have you learned to control your power?"

Li Xuan felt a little surprised.

You should know that Mao Ba and Fat Orange are far less intelligent than Li Xuan.

Although Li Xuan has seen that they have not yet broken through to the blood coagulation realm, such progress is enough to surprise the cats.

Li Xuan quietly came to the vicinity of the black dragon statue, and then stood aside gracefully, circled his body with his tail, and silently watched Mao Ba and the other three practice.

Mao Ba and Pang Ju have made extraordinary progress, while the cow is still the same, listlessly groping for fish, and it is obvious that they were forced to come here to practice.

Mao Ba and Pang Ju are now able to attack in a proper manner. If they face the siege of the previous dogs again, they will probably be able to handle it easily.

Such progress is insignificant to Li Xuan, but it is of great significance to Mao Ba and Pang Ju.

After all, Li Xuan is a spiritual beast that has been blessed by heaven, while Mao Ba and Pang Ju are just ordinary wild cats in the palace.

It is a miracle that they can embark on the path of cultivation of human warriors through Li Xuan's guidance.

At the same time, Li Xuan couldn't help but have a question:

"Over the years, there are probably many beasts with spiritual intelligence. Isn't it possible that none of them have discovered this secret?"

The original physical talent of the beasts, coupled with the martial arts of the human race.

In Li Xuan's view, this way of cultivation is the real way of the king.

"Maybe I'm not the first to discover this secret."

Li Xuan didn't dare to underestimate the heroes of the world.

At this time, Mao Ba and the other three also noticed Li Xuan's arrival.

The three cats, who were still practicing seriously, immediately made excited calls, abandoned the black dragon statue, and ran straight to Li Xuan.

When they came to Li Xuan, they meowed together.

Mao Ba's personality was more introverted. He just meowed as a greeting and then fell silent.

But Fat Orange and Cow were like two chatterboxes, meowing non-stop.

Listening to them talking about their daily lives in the past few days, Li Xuan listened patiently and occasionally meowed in response.

Li Xuan suddenly felt that being surrounded by cats like this and being the boss of cats seemed to be a good feeling.

After some communication, Li Xuan found that Mao Ba and the others had not been hungry in the past few days. It turned out that they had prepared some reserve food.

Li Xuan followed them to a roof near the Imperial Garden.

There were a lot of dried rats neatly arranged on the roof. I don't know who taught them how to dry this kind of thing.

Fat Ju proudly puffed up his chest in response to Li Xuan's question. It was obviously his idea.

These rats were gutted and spread out. After a few days of exposure to the sun, the meat would become crispy, so that it could be preserved for a longer time.

This was the idea that Fat Ju came up with after eating bacon in Jingyang Palace before.

Li Xuan was no longer surprised by Fat Ju's intelligence.

Just looking at so many dried rats in front of him, I'm afraid that the rats in the palace have suffered a catastrophe during this period.

If this continues, the pure-blooded royal rats in the palace may be extinct.

In the future, only the foreign rats from outside the palace will continue to reproduce in the palace and continue to be the food of the cat tyrants.

Li Xuan saw that their daily life and cultivation were not affected, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

During the time when the three little ones were out of the palace, according to the reports of Mao Ba and the others, nothing happened in the palace, which was considered calm.

Li Xuan talked with Mao Ba and the other three for a while, and then made an appointment for them to continue to come to Jingyang Palace to eat meat later.

With the three little ones returning to Jingyang Palace, it means that the cat restaurant has reopened.

After Li Xuan made an agreement with Mao Ba and the others, he left the Imperial Garden.

If the cat restaurant wants to reopen, it still lacks an important role.

After Li Xuan left the Imperial Garden, he went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He came to the courtyard of Shang Zongguan with a familiar way, and he saw the location of the golden pig at a glance.

That's right, if the cat restaurant wants to reopen, it can't do without the free stove of the golden pig.

And Li Xuan found that the golden pig was also doing its old business in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The golden pig was now placed in a huge glass jar, which was filled with steaming hot water, bubbling with water.

On top of the glass jar, there was a thick layer of tea leaves.

The tea leaves were constantly ironed by the steam, and then the steam that had ironed the tea leaves was sent to another round glass cup along the glass pipe above, condensing into drops of transparent liquid with a little green.

"What is this doing?"

Li Xuan tilted his head and began to look at the strange device in front of him seriously.

As a result, he looked at it for a while and immediately understood what it was doing.

"This is steaming tea, and then using the steam to make tea soup."

Speaking of which, the scene in front of him is similar to the distillation experiment he learned when he was in school.

Just as Li Xuan was studying this device, Shang, the chief steward, came out of the room with a large teapot in his hand.

"Ah Xuan, you're back."

Shang, the chief steward, greeted Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was not polite either. He jumped onto the table in two or three steps, and then gestured with his claws in the direction of the golden pig.

"Haha, you're talking about this."

"This is the new way of brewing tea that I researched."

"I call it the steamed tea extraction method."

"I wanted to try it before, but I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

"Ah Xuan, you should try it too."

Shang Zongguan said excitedly, then picked up a teacup, poured a full cup of tea from the big teapot, and handed it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan licked it curiously, and found that the tea tasted different.

Compared to the tea brewed by Shang Zongguan before, this tea was obviously sweeter.

Li Xuan could taste that the tea was still the same tea, but the taste was slightly different.

The tea was good, but Li Xuan looked at the complicated utensils and the burning golden pig in front of him, and suddenly felt "not that bad, right?"

Shang Zongguan noticed Li Xuan's gaze and asked with a smile:

"Are you here to take this guy home?"

"I'm almost done with this experiment, how about I take it out for you now?"

Li Xuan turned his head and looked at the golden pig.

Because the glassware is transparent, the golden pig can almost receive the maximum amount of light, so the heat it emits is particularly large now, and bubbles are constantly coming out of the water, gurgling non-stop.

But the golden pig doesn't look very happy now, but looks listless, with a pair of dead fish eyes full of despair.

"Doesn't it like to bask in the sun?"

"Why doesn't it look very happy?"

Li Xuan gestured with his tail and asked Shang Zongguan.

Manager Shang smiled slightly, and then explained with an analogy:

"Ah Xuan, no matter how much you like to eat dried fish, if you eat it for several days in a row, you will probably get tired of it, right?"

After hearing what Manager Shang said, Li Xuan felt that it made some sense.

Just thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

For the golden pig, basking in the sun is just like eating. Can you get tired of eating?

"Do you remember the first time you met the golden pig?"

Manager Shang continued to ask.

Of course Li Xuan remembered.

At that time, he dived into the Sun Flame Pond and almost lost his life.

And the golden pig was very arrogant at that time, and was extremely dissatisfied with Li Xuan. He used his big fat head to collide with Li Xuan several times.

If it weren't for the harder Emperor Hong bone ring on Li Xuan's tail, I'm afraid the golden pig would not have surrendered so easily.

Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Manager Shang knew that he still remembered the situation when he met the golden pig.

Then, Shang continued to explain:

"Ah Xuan, aren't you curious why he always stays at the bottom of the Sun-Fire Pond instead of staying on top to bask in the sun?"

Li Xuan immediately shook his tail and replied:

"Isn't it because the bottom of the Sun-Fire Pond is hotter?"

As soon as Li Xuan finished answering, he realized something.

In other words, compared to the sun's irradiation, if there are other heat sources, they will be more favored by the golden pig.

"You eat every day, but you can't walk when you encounter snacks, is that what you mean?"

Li Xuan felt that he had understood Shang's meaning.

Seeing that he was thinking about something, Shang didn't say anything more and went to put away his distillation equipment.

"Ah Xuan, do you need to prepare a wooden basin for you?"

Shang took the glassware containing the golden pig.

This glassware is very valuable, and Shang will have great use in the future, so he will naturally not give it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook his head decisively, then a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he directly put his tail into the boiling hot water.

The next moment, he directly wrapped his tail around the golden pig's fish tail.

The golden pig suddenly left the hot water, and immediately fluttered and began to struggle.

Li Xuan was not polite, he jumped directly to the ground, and then swung his tail and hit it hard.

The big fat head of the golden pig came into close contact with the ground, making a loud bang, and it stopped struggling immediately, but the pair of dead fish eyes looking at Li Xuan were full of resentment.

"Is it obedient now?"

Li Xuan shook the golden pig and couldn't help thinking complacently.

But the golden pig was too big, even if Li Xuan tried his best to raise its tail, but this guy's head was almost dragged on the ground.

And the tail was always raised high, Li Xuan would have an urge to poop.

"Ah Xuan, can you do it?"

"Why don't I take it back for you?"

Originally, Shang Zongguan asked Zhao Feng to bring the golden pig to relieve his boredom and do some small experiments.

He was the one who borrowed the things, so of course he had the obligation to return the borrowed things.

But Li Xuan was not afraid of trouble at all. Adhering to the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young, he rejected Shang Zongguan's kindness. After meowing and saying hello, he happily left the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The size of the golden pig is indeed a problem, but Li Xuan has extraordinary intelligence, so this little problem is naturally not difficult for him.

Originally, Manager Shang was afraid that Li Xuan would drag the golden pig back and drag it to death on the way, but he saw Li Xuan jumping on the wall and waving his tail constantly, swinging the golden pig's body back and forth.

In this way, the golden pig's body is unlikely to drag the ground, because it has been kept in the air by Li Xuan.

But Manager Shang couldn't help but worry more about whether the golden pig could return to Jingyang Palace alive.

"Alas, no matter what kind of fish meets a cat, it will not have a good end."

Manager Shang sighed while sipping tea and casually sighed.

Thank you for the reward support of "Only Fallen Flowers Know?" and "Angel Loves to Joke".

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