A kitten dressed as an empress

As the sun approached dusk, the entire inner hall became dark.

In the evening, Zhao Yao was having dinner outside, and Nanny Li, who was at the side, recalled the scene during the day, and asked with some uneasiness in her heart: "Your Majesty, a large number of palace personnel have changed again today, but why is this old servant dissatisfied?"

"Mother Li is worrying too much. The transfer of personnel in Yuqing Palace is a common thing." Zhao Yao raised her hand to take the pills handed over by Mother Li, and took the medicine with tea in one hand.

"The old slave stepped back." Li Momo felt uneasy when she thought of what happened to Granny Wang, and how she ignored this master a few days ago.

But since I got the answer, my heart felt a lot more at ease.

With the pill between her fingers, Zhao Yao secretly stuffed it into her sleeve, and waited until the door of the palace was closed before she raised her hand to beckon.

The pure white kitten ran to this side happily from the corner.

"You really like grilled fish." Zhao Yao placed small pieces of fish on the dishes, looked down at the drooping fluffy little head, and rubbed her palms lightly.

Nanny Li was a little more thoughtful than the former Granny Wang, so naturally she didn't take the Supreme Emperor's arrangements so seriously, and she naturally dealt with the surveillance at will, so Zhao Yao was much easier to deal with.

Wen Ruyan ate most of the fish, and he didn't forget to eat half a bowl of rice, which made his buttocks bulging.

"Why don't you grow taller if you can eat so much?" Zhao Yao raised her hand to lightly touch the pink paw, and then grabbed the back of her neck with one hand.

Wen Ruyan, who hadn't had time to react, was carried into the inner hall like this.

Zhao Yao put the little milk cat on the low couch, then got up and walked to the bathtub inside.

The pill in the sleeve was thrown into a teacup, and after dissolving, Zhao Yao poured the tea into a potted plant beside it.

This is the summer when hundreds of flowers are blooming, but the potted plants have not yet bloomed, but they are already showing signs of decay.

Wen Ruyan outside was lying on the low couch with her feet spread out, and went to sleep on her own without waiting for the person inside to come out for a long time.

When Zhao Yao came out in a thin skirt, she saw that the couch was empty, and she looked around with a slight frown.

When she found the bed, she looked at the little milk cat sleeping soundly with her head on her back, her pink nose was slightly loose, and Zhao Yao's thin lips were slightly pursed, looking at this too weird sleeping position.

Wen Ruyan, who was sleeping soundly at first, suddenly felt like falling from a height, and opened her eyes in fright.

There was a bang, and Wen Ruyan fell face-to-face in the temporary nest in the corner of the wall.

"Meow?" Wen Ruyan looked up in confusion, only to see that Zhao Yao, who was half lying on the bed, was holding a book in his hand, and she didn't look like the instigator at all.

But she and herself were the only ones in the inner palace of Yuqing Palace. Wen Ruyan walked from the den to the bed, but before she jumped onto the bed, she was pressed down by a familiar palm.

Zhao Yao frowned lightly and said: "Don't come up."

Wen Ruyan failed in the high jump and landed firmly on the ground like a rubber ball.

"Meow?" The bed is so big, what's wrong with sleeping a cat?

"You snore very loudly." Zhao Yao closed the book and lay down without even looking at it.

Who snores?

How could Wen Ruyan believe this, so he pretended to be pitiful and stood aside.

The poor little milk cat looked up for a while, but the cruel girl didn't give her a single look, but Wen Ruyan is not such a person who gives up easily.

Those two pink and tender paws jumped onto the edge of the bed, and the little furry head came up quietly, obviously waiting for an opportunity to move.

"If you dare to come up, I don't mind tying you up." Zhao Yao said calmly, looking sideways at the big amber eyes.

Wen Ruyan froze in embarrassment when she was about to jump up, and called softly a few times: "Meow..."

"three."

"Meow……"

"two."

When Zhao Yao frowned slightly and was about to get up, the little guy ran back to the corner nest smartly.

The huge palace was terrifyingly empty, even the sound of the wind blowing in would cause echoes, not to mention the noisy summer.

Wen Ruyan didn't feel sleepy until midnight, and the hard floor was not suitable for sleeping at all.

Especially when rats squeaked from time to time, Wen Ruyan was curled up in a thin blanket, sitting slumped like an old man, peeping around with his big piercing eyes, lest a few might sneak out from the corner. Big mouse.

Wen Ruyan, who was not in a good mood, walked slowly to the bed wrapped in a long thin blanket.

Zhao Yao's sleep has always been very light, and the little guy woke up when he was frightened by the squeaking sound in the morning.

Seeing the little milk cat wrapped in a thin silk blanket approaching step by step, as if he had been wronged by the sky, Zhao Yao held back the corners of her lips.

The little milk cat, who was wrapped up and covered up, approached as if fleeing, and looked at this side with her amber eyes without blinking.

It looks like it wants to sneak up.

Wen Ruyan thought she was hiding well, and when her little paw stepped on the soft bed, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhao Yao held her breath and didn't make a sound, only to see the little milk cat lowered its head, carefully got into the thin blanket, nestled on one side very skillfully.

Not long after, a familiar snoring sound sounded beside her ears, Zhao Yao looked up slightly, and raised her hand to poke that soft cheek.

Probably because it was too deep in sleep, the little milk cat didn't have the slightest awareness of the sleeper, but turned its head and leaned closer.

Zhao Yao stared blankly at the little milk cat that was resting on her arm, her thin lips were slightly pursed, and she wanted to reach out and grab the disobedient little guy.

However, the force of the palm's fall was involuntarily weakened, and in the end it was only withdrawn silently.

Well, she's just a timid cat anyway.

After a night without dreams, Zhao Yao woke up before dawn because of the force in front of her.

The little milk cat that was pillowed at the side had more than half of its body wrapped around its neck like a fox fur. It couldn't help being hot and heavy in summer.

Zhao Yao frowned and stretched out her hand to hold the little guy who was sleeping in the dark. The drooping little head showed no sign of waking up, and even the sound of snoring didn't stop.

Throwing it away casually, the little milk cat lay on the bed and continued to sleep soundly. Zhao Yao pursed her lips and refused to look at it, so she got up and went to wash and dress up.

When the sky was slightly bright, Zhao Yao stuffed the sleeping little guy into the desk drawer, so as not to be discovered by the palace servants cleaning the bedroom.

When she was going into the drawer, Zhao Yao found a small tail sticking out, so she had to carefully put it in.

The little milk cat curled up in a ball, the little milk cat was sleeping soundly holding the lost and recovered little tail.

The government affairs of the early dynasty were as complicated as ever, the list of concubines had been announced, and all the ministers had their own plans.

Song Taishi was the elder of the three dynasties, and it was also the reason why the Supreme Emperor had to abdicate early due to his reputation for winning the throne.

In the Southern Kingdom, men are mostly in power, and it is rare for a woman to be an emperor. Moreover, most of the annals of history record that her position was not right, and her reputation is rarely praised.

Zhao Yao is the only female emperor who did not win the throne by taking the throne. Of course, this is not because of the good intentions of the Supreme Emperor, but because the Zhao royal family has no direct blood.

As for the offshoots, Zhao Xiu was newly promoted, and this was used by the Supreme Emperor to blackmail the new emperor.

All the ministers are descendants of aristocratic families, and the southern country with a strong patrilineal hierarchy can't tolerate women in power. If there is a female emperor, all the ministers will do everything possible to obstruct it, so for Zhao Yao, the new female emperor, most of them are reluctant. wait and see attitude.

However, this does not mean that these thoughtful ministers will stop there. They will only think that since the Supreme Emperor cannot be overthrown, they will make the next best thing to kill the Supreme Emperor.

Once a concubine is selected, the new emperor will definitely have a prince, and then a man will be the emperor.

This hall is a stage, and similar operas are staged day after day.

When he retired from the court, the sun was already high outside, so Zhao Yao was reviewing the memorial in the hall.

The Supreme Emperor also stayed here most of the time, the two each used a table, and there were eight ministers reviewing the memorials together in one side of the hall.

The supplies in the room here are relatively simple, nothing more than a low table with cushions, there are guards outside, and the palace people seldom make a sound, so it is very quiet.

"Among the four monarchs, if Yao'er is pleasing to the eye, then we can take them together to the summer palace." The Supreme Emperor tried without showing any emotion.

Zhao Yao kept writing in her hand and glanced at the overly blunt gaze, her thin lips could not help but purse slightly for a moment of thought and replied, "Then take Mr. Qi there in a few days."

The approaching gaze was suddenly fierce and frightening, and the Supreme Emperor said quite seriously: "The four princes you selected here are actually those who were sent into the palace by King Song Qi's Thursday family. Is there such a coincidence?"

"Auntie, could it be that Yao'er did something wrong?"

"Very good, you did very well." The Supreme Emperor looked at Zhao Yao with deep eyes, holding the memorial in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Since you know that the intention of choosing a concubine is to appease the four aristocratic families, you must be careful. "

"Yes." Zhao Yao replied calmly.

Rather than appeasement, it is more like win-win. If the new policy that has never been implemented, if it does not hurt the power of the four great families, then naturally it will not be obstructed by the ministers.

The stage, the theater audience, and the opera singers are naturally unwilling to leave the stage easily.

The summer is getting hotter and hotter. In previous years, most of Zhao Yao's summer vacation palaces were placed under house arrest in Yuqing Palace. This is the first time she has been out of the palace.

Even though it was a carriage with sixteen horses, it still made Wen Ruyan dizzy.

Zhao Yao reached out and rubbed the lifeless little milk cat, lightly touched the soft little ears with her fingertips and whispered: "You insist on coming, why do you have to suffer like this?"

"Meow!" Wen Ruyan looked at his head, his little paws stepped on the girl's knees, and before he could stand for a while, his legs limp and he fell down.

After finally arriving at the summer resort, Wen Ruyan, who was secretly hiding in the box, quietly crawled out.

This summer resort was indeed very cool. Wen Ruyan looked out the window and could still see the vast lake.

Facing the loose wind, it blows the warm hair.

When Zhao Yao came in from the outside, she saw a little milk cat hanging by the window, the hair on that little head was scurrying around like fried hair.

It was a mess like a stray cat who had escaped from somewhere, but the little milk cat didn't know it, maybe heard Zhao Yao's footsteps, and turned his head to look over.

"Are you not afraid of being discovered at all?" Zhao Yao raised her hand to hold down the scurrying hair, hugged the little milk cat with one hand, and left from the rather dangerous window sill.

The water in this lake is not only vast but also very deep. Once you fall into the water, it will not be so easy to swim up.

"Meow……"

The little milk cat rubbed against Zhao Yao's palm, looking at her with big amber eyes slyly.

Zhao Yao knew at a glance that she must be really hungry.

Otherwise, he would never show his affection so obediently, just a little touch on weekdays would make him scream.

Waiting for the palace servants to serve the food, Zhao Yao saw the palace servants leave, so she put the little guy aside.

"Don't move." Zhao Yao glanced at the little milk cat who was about to stretch out its little paws.

Wen Ruyan was so frightened by this look that she immediately withdrew her hand, and waited obediently, those four little paws were very orderly.

After the small bowl of rice and stewed meat was placed aside, Zhao Yao reached out and rubbed the little head stretched out to look around, pursing her lips and said, "Eat."

Zhao Yao ate very little, but only half a bowl of soup entered her belly, so she stopped chopsticks.

The little milk cat who couldn't stop eating had rice all over its face, and didn't notice the embarrassment at all.

"I'm going out for a while, you stay here obediently, don't wander around, you know?" Zhao Yao couldn't look down on this dirty little milk cat, so she had to hold her head forcibly, and wipe the rice grains carefully with a handkerchief in one hand.

Wen Ruyan stared eagerly at the meat that hadn't been eaten, and thought to herself, why are you wiping your mouth so enthusiastically?

After finally finishing the meal, Wen Ruyan nestled lazily by the window, Zhao Yao went out on the front foot, and Wen Ruyan sneaked out on the back foot.

It is rare to leave the palace, this is a rare opportunity to escape.

Wen Ruyan was wandering around at will, just treating it as an after-meal digest.

He didn't expect to meet that handsome young man in white, and Zhao Yao was sitting quietly beside him.

Wow, is this the legendary young couple's tryst!

But why did the Supreme Emperor follow along and meddle?

These three people are really out of harmony no matter how you look at it.