I am a cat in the palace

"Be clear, didn't you mean catching cats? Aren't they all alive? How could they end up in some big graveyard?"

"Meow—Chen, I'm in a hurry, why don't you go and have a look with me, and I'll tell you as you walk." Saying this, without waiting for me to nod, the ugly-nosed sixth child jumped up Jumping off the wall, looking up anxiously at me.I looked back at the direction of the fleshy dormitory, hesitated for a moment, and then jumped down. This is my territory after all, and I don't like people making troubles on my territory.

flutter--

"Your Majesty! Be careful!"

"Wuuu... I'm fine!" I straightened my body with all my strength, raised my paws from the thick snowdrift under the wall and pulled it vigorously, but after a long time of pawing, I still couldn't stick my head out of the snow, because the snow under the wall was too thick Well, when I jumped off the wall, I didn't choose the landing point very well, I just hit the thickest part of the snowdrift.

"Meow, I'm here to save you!" Ugly-nosed Lao Liu rushed over to help me clear the snow.

"Don't! I can... meow-woo~" Just after I finished speaking, because the ugly-nosed sixth son jumped over with too much noise, the snowy road I had just cleared just now collapsed with a bang, knocking me down. buried.

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"By the time I rushed over, the cat thief had already run away. Chen meow—I asked the cat where the cat thief had gone. The cat was only two years old, and his brain hadn't opened up yet, so I could only tell Chen The cat thief ran into Zining Palace, but he didn't know where he went after entering. You also know that Zining Palace doesn't allow us to enter casually, and the kittens who broke in by mistake were beaten to death There is more than one, so the kittens in that place dare not run in casually."

"Then how dare that cat thief bring a cat in?" The second prince is delicate and fleshy. When he was a child, he would cough to death if he touched a cat or dog. The cubs sneaked in in a daze and were seen, and if they ran a little slower, they would be directly beaten to death.

"This minister doesn't know either," the ugly-nosed sixth son shook his head, "I just thought, that man will come out when he goes in, and I'll be waiting for him there, and I must see what kind of bastard it is that puts our little The cubs are taken away, and we have to try to figure out where those little cubs are taken away."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but glance at him in admiration, "You're really waiting?"

The ugly-nosed sixth child probably didn't understand the meaning of my eyes, so he nodded dumbly, "Ah, I waited until midnight, and I did."

This shit luck!

Daxia has been in power for more than fifty years and has been in peace for a long time, and some bad trends are gradually emerging.Although the main structure of the palace can be regarded as inherited from the Jin'an Palace of the previous dynasty, after decades of renovation and expansion, it has far exceeded the original scale.Especially the extravagant empress, since entering the Zining Palace, she has expanded her residence every year. According to my estimation, the current size is more than three times that of the old palace of the previous dynasty. The independent palace walls of the palace already included three main halls, seven side halls, and many small palaces that were originally independent of their surroundings, forming a large palace complex.

And Ugly-nosed No. [-] was actually outside such a huge palace group, and it only took half a day to find the person he was looking for. I really have to admire his shit luck!But when Ugly Nose Six and I passed by Zining Palace, and he pointed his claws at the door through which cat thieves come and go, I felt that it was not entirely a coincidence that Ugly Nose No. [-] was able to wait for someone here.

Because this door is the most remote among the ten entrances and exits of Zining Palace, and the one with the fewest pedestrians, only those who exchange night incense for Gong barrels will enter and exit through this door.

Go north along the palace wall of Zining Palace, pass the Shunyang Gate, and enter the Imperial Garden, and then pass the Qingshui Bridge to the north, and you will arrive at Shenlin Yingyue, one of the ten scenic spots in the Imperial Garden. It is beautiful, but in fact few people come to this area, because this place is a famous hiding place in the palace.When the Great Xia Dynasty first built the imperial palace, some Fengshui experts said that it has been more than a thousand years since the imperial palace was first built. It is the two eyes of yin and yang fish, the mirror lake is yang, and the moon is yin.Close to the edge of Yingyue Pool, there is a dense old forest called Daiyue Forest.I don't know how long this forest has grown, it covers a large area, and the ancient trees inside are towering to the sky, but after several dynasties, no emperor dared to cut it down, because it was like a gate, firmly locking Yingying. The yin energy of the Moon Pond prevents it from leaking out. It is precisely because of the Yinyue Pool and the Suoyin Forest that there is such a place of hiding shade as Yingyue Pool, so that the yin energy in the palace where people often die does not linger in all directions.

Although Yingyue Pool and Daiyue Forest are listed as one of the ten scenic spots in the imperial garden, and the scenery is indeed good, they are by no means places where the living people like to linger, and they can only be described as inaccessible on weekdays.

"That's... that's right there, meow—I saw it with my own eyes. At about four o'clock, that man secretly came out with a cloth bag and went into that old forest." The snow fell endlessly, and Zhen and Chou Nose No. [-] walked forward with one deep foot and one shallow foot, and from time to time he had to jump up and down hard to climb out of the thick snow and move on.By the edge of Yingyue Pool, Ugly Nose Six was already panting like a cow.

"You said there is a big grave inside?" Zhen frowned.

"Well, Chen has been quietly following that man, and saw him pour out the corpses of many kittens and other things from the cloth bag, and then found a tree at random, dug a hole and buried it. You know , Chen’s nose is better than a dog’s, meow——although it’s freezing cold now, as soon as I entered the forest, I could smell a stench, a bit like the smell of deer, but meow—I think that The smell is even worse than the stinky meat thrown out of the imperial kitchen in summer."

Ugly-nosed No. [-] was rubbing his nose with his paws vigorously while talking, and then, when I gradually approached the old forest with him, I immediately understood that it was the smell of corpses——

Not long after entering the woods, Ugly Nose Six suddenly jumped and jumped towards the bottom of a tree, "Little Huazi is here." Ugly Nose Six recovered his tone not long ago, and brought a mournful sadness cavity.While talking to me, he quickly dug away the snow near the roots of the trees. Because the forest is very dense, the snow inside the forest is much thinner than that outside the forest.

The snow was quickly dug away, revealing the hard black roots underneath, and the black soil near the roots exuding a rotten smell, as well as - mixed in the black soil, the uncorrupted fur of various colors appeared very messy.

"There is a peach blossom-like orange pattern on the top of Xiaohuazi's head, which is very beautiful. Even if a large group of kittens walk by, I can recognize her at a glance." With the help of the snow light, I carefully distinguished the pile of radiant hair. The foul-smelling fur can only be seen vaguely. It is a three-color cat, but whether there are any patterns on her head or not, I really can't tell clearly with this little light.

It doesn't matter to me whether this kitten, who has been dead for a long time, is a little flower or not. Under each tree were buried the corpses of small animals, ranging from one or two to five or six. In addition to cat corpses, there were dog corpses, bird corpses, chicken corpses, duck corpses, rabbit corpses, and even—— There are dead bodies of rats.

"Little Huazi is gone, it's useless to cry now, don't cry, tell me quickly, where is it just buried here?"

"Meow, here, over there—" Ugly Nose Six wiped his face vigorously, hiccupped, and raised his paw to point further into the forest.

The corpse is not buried deep, just find a tree at random, dig a shallow hole next to the root of the tree, throw the corpse in at will, and then cover it with a thin layer of soil to finish the job.I don't know if the person who handled the corpse was a little flustered because he was afraid of being seen by others, or because he was confident and not afraid of being discovered, so he handled the corpse so carelessly.There is only one thing I can be sure of, and that is that these little guys died very abnormally.

From the appearance, each corpse is considered complete and there are no missing arms or legs, but if you look closely, you will find that every corpse is extremely "clean", except for mud and wet spots on their fur Except for the melting snow, not even a drop of blood could be found.

"All the blood has been drained." I think this should be the cause of their death.

Ugly Nose and Old Six's eyes are about to pop out, "Who did it?!"

"According to what you said, the people in Zining Palace." While speaking, Zhen raised his head to look at the gloomy tree crown above his head, here - there is something even more wrong.

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Whether it's in the palace or among the people, celebrating the new year is a big event, especially after the new year, almost everyone's face is full of joy.

"Daxian, hurry up, go over there to play, the newly pasted window paper is not dry yet, don't damage it."

"Hey, Daxian, new charcoal was added to the brazier, don't get so close, be careful that sparks burst out and burn your hair."

"Daxian, we need to change the bedding, please move it first..."

"Oh, I almost stepped on you, Daxian, you go there first..."

Ouch, is it over yet?I was really annoyed at being kicked out by them. I know that this group of eunuchs and maids are busy at the end of the year, but you are busy with your work, how can you not even leave me a place to stay?Just now is the time when Rourou is practicing calligraphy and studying, he will stay in the study and can't play with me until dinner, and I am really impatient to see those palace servants buzzing around like fried bees , thought for a while, turned around and jumped out of Yongshan Palace.