A kitten dressed as an empress

The lakeside stretches for several miles, with almost no human habitation, and the towering withered grass blocks most of the sight.

Because of the proximity to the water, it was especially difficult to walk on the muddy ground. Wen Ruyan had helped Zhao Yao earlier, but her feet were covered with mud, making walking extremely strenuous.

"Can you go well?" Zhao Yao turned her head to look at the girl who was mostly by her side.

"I also want to go well." Wen Ruyan took Zhao Yao's arm and struggled to pull out his leg from the mud. He spent most of the night in the lake, and now he hasn't eaten. He is tired and sleepy right now. Not much effort.

Seeing this, Zhao Yao stretched out his arms to embrace the girl, and there was dry grass in his sight, and this place was clearly a deserted place.

Although it is only August now, it will be a little cold at night.

"You are tall, have you seen anyone?"

"No." Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to push aside the withered grass in front of her, seeing that the sky was getting dark gradually, her steps quickened anxiously.

Wen Ruyan couldn't move anymore, so she stopped and said, "You'd better go find the rescuers alone, I will only drag you down by doing what I am doing now."

It looks like it will be dark soon, and it will be even more difficult to leave this ghost place by then.

"Okay." Zhao Yao looked around, then let go of her hand, and said very seriously, "I will leave a mark, you follow slowly behind, remember not to wander around, it is too big and easy to get lost."

"Ah."

Wen Ruyan nodded, and saw Zhao Yao briskly walking to one side, and was soon covered by withered grass, and the silence around her was very scary.

There seemed to be something crawling back and forth in the muddy ground, the movement was extremely fast, with a rustle.

"what!"

This can't be a snake, can it?

Wen Ruyan, who originally wanted to take a break from the meeting, was so frightened that he hurriedly took a step forward, but the muddy water was too slow, although the speed was fast, the resistance was too great, and he fell forward.

Unexpectedly, his face was not covered in mud, Zhao Yao looked at the girl in front of him and said, "What was your name just now?"

"I think I saw a snake just now!"

In this desolate place, snakes and rats are unavoidable. If a girl with no strength to restrain a chicken meets a fleeing assassin, it will be even more dangerous.

Zhao Yao heard the cry from a distance, thought that the girl was being kidnapped, so she hurried over.

"Are you still not up?" Zhao Yao raised her hand and gently pushed the girl's head away.

Wen Ruyan stood up in embarrassment, looked at the muddy bodies of the two, smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, did you find someone?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Yao looked at the darkened sky, "But I found a dilapidated house, at least a place to stay temporarily."

It was only after the two of them arrived at the broken house that Wen Ruyan realized that talking about a broken house was being polite.

Not only is the poor little thing full of ashes, the only advantage is that it is near the water, at least it is convenient to wash off the dirty mud.

The sunset was all over the sky, and the lake was extremely vast. Occasionally, water birds skimmed over the water surface to catch fish. Wen Ruyan's hair was clearly stained with muddy water as he soaked in the water.

Zhao Yao sat by the shore and looked into the distance, and lit a fire with a fire pocket she found in the dilapidated house.

The girl washed the clothes of the two in the water and handed them over. The lake water was extremely clear, revealing their naked bodies.

"Hey, is it really enough for you to just scrub?" Wen Ruyan poured water towards the shore with his palm in his palm.

"Aren't you afraid of being looked at by others?" Zhao Yao tilted her head to hide from the water droplets, reached out to take the clothes, and casually hung them beside the fire.

"There's no one here, who would see it?" The girl smiled without hesitation with her eyebrows bent.

Zhao Yao looked away, pursed her thin lips and said, "Aren't you afraid of snakes in the water?"

Wen Ruyan didn't think much at first, but suddenly froze, and didn't dare to wait any longer.

After all, the ancient environment was good, maybe there really were big snakes.

The girl was hiding in Zhao Yao's coat, and Zhao Yao handed over the boiled water.

"Is there nothing to eat in this room?" Wen Ruyan took a sip of water from the old porcelain jar, and looked around.

Although Zhao Yao was only wearing unlined clothing, she was still sitting very upright, holding a wooden stick between her fingers and flicking the fire: "There may be a few mice in this hut with broken doors and windows, do you want to eat them?"

Frightened eyes flashed across the girl's eyes, she quickly shook her head and said, "No need, I don't have such a strong taste."

"Then drink a few sips of water and sleep quickly."

As soon as it was dark, Wen Ruyan couldn't sleep, so she hugged a lot of withered grass from outside, then used her coat as a bedding, barely making a bed.

Zhao Yao looked at the girl busy and said puzzledly: "Are you going to stay here for a long time?"

Wen Ruyan lay on one side and tried it out: "The floor is too hard and dirty, it's much more comfortable this way, come and try."

In the middle of the night, Zhao Yao's nest was on the outside, the girl's sleeping position was extremely bad, her hands and feet were always restless, she grinned foolishly as if she had some sweet dream.

Zhao Yao, who had not slept all night, did not take a light sleep until dawn.

After slowly waking up, Zhao Yao realized that the one lying in her arms had turned into a kitten.

The sunlight came in from the window, just falling on the fluffy ball, the little kitten curled up in a ball, its big amber eyes narrowed into slits, obviously not awake yet.

Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to grab the little milk cat in front of her, and the soft ball rolled to one side and continued to sleep soundly.

Coming out of the house, the fog on the lake gradually dispersed, and the sparkling water surface was slightly dazzling.

The breeze came slowly and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake. There were almost no boats coming and going here, so it must be a tributary of a certain lake.

Sudden assassination, and I don't know what is going on in the court today. If the Supreme Emperor and the Empress are killed at the same time, I am afraid that the government will change drastically.

"Meow?" The little milk cat came out of the dilapidated house in a daze. Her hair was not smooth like ordinary cats. Her hair was extremely fluffy. It swayed and tilted with the wind, her head slowly lying on the side, her little paws stepped on the water surface, and then Combing hair.

Zhao Yao leaned over and sat aside, stroking that fluffy little head with her palm and saying: "You really like to be clean."

The water droplets on the cheeks of the little head dripped down the pure white hair, and the amber eyes were particularly clear and bright, and the voice responded: "Meow."

Wen Ruyan lay on the shore starvingly after not eating for a day and a night, staring at the fish in the water, and from time to time ventured into the lake with his paws.

The fish dispersed immediately, and the little milk cat waited intently, its little tail swaying high and high.

"Don't look, you won't be able to catch it." Zhao Yao stretched out her hand and rubbed the small erected ears, then embraced the soft little milk cat, and wiped the water drops from the pink and tender paws with her fingertips.

"Meow..." Wen Ruyan was really dizzy from hunger.

Zhao Yao changed into palace clothes, turned around and walked along the lake, met an official ship at dusk, and got on board after taking out the palace card.

The little milk cat lay on the low table and ate fish with its head buried. Zhao Yao took a sip of tea and looked at the group of officers and soldiers with her eyes.

Taishi Song's disciples are all over the court and the public. If he planned the assassination this time, it is better to hide his identity, otherwise it is very likely that he will not be able to return to the capital.

When the big plate of fish meat bottomed out, the little milk cat spread its paws and lay on the side. Zhao Yao raised her hand and rubbed her soft buttocks and said, "Finally full?"

"Meow." The little milk cat turned around and hugged the protruding hand with its paws.

Wen Ruyan and Zhao Yao, who are not used to unraveling the gold eye gauze, often say that beauty is like jade, but they don't describe exactly what beauty is.

Modern female stars are much more beautiful, and there are few temperaments like Zhao Yao with picturesque eyebrows but full of heroism. They clearly behave like a lady in a picture, but even if Zhao Yao doesn't speak, there is nobility in the raised eyebrows and drooping eyes It's compelling, and ordinary people know it's extremely unusual.

In terms of beautiful characters alone, it is well-deserved, not only in appearance, but in the indescribable aura in it, obviously Zhao Yao is only sixteen.

Maybe in the future Zhao Yao will be stronger than the Supreme Emperor.

So even if Zhao Yao changed into palace clothes, many soldiers still looked at her frequently, because no matter how she looked at her, she didn't look like an ordinary palace lady.

"My lord, who is this palace man?" Lieutenant General Li at the side asked in a low voice.

"Your boy is not blind at all."

Lieutenant General Li smiled frankly: "The beauty of that palace makes everyone's heart itch, but this kind of beautiful woman is not an ordinary person at first glance, I am afraid that she is a person of the Supreme Emperor."

"This cannot be judged easily." Song Mo looked sideways at the woman in palace clothes. Although there were rumors that the emperor was a womanizer, it was just a private discussion. It is impossible to have such official authority, "I am afraid this woman is not simple."

"Then do you want to revise the book and inform Grand Master Song?" Vice General Li asked hurriedly.

Song Mo shook his head and said, "No need."

"This..." Lieutenant General Li glanced hesitantly, and then didn't say much.

It is rumored that the empress is now sixteen years old and has eye problems, so it should not be her.

After returning to the capital, the army waited on both sides, Zhao Yao hid the little milk cat in her sleeve and sat down without getting off the boat.

The female officer hurriedly got down from the horse, went to the cabin and kowtowed: "My minister kowtows to Your Majesty."

The night was getting dark and all the soldiers were waiting outside, the city was brightly lit, Zhao Yao said: "Let's get down."

"Yes."

Zhao Yao went back to the palace alone in a chariot, and it was almost midnight when she entered Yuqing Palace.

The little milk cat was already sound asleep at some point, Zhao Yao played with her round cheeks with her fingertips, and carefully placed it on the bed.

At the end of the morning court the next day, all the officials in the hall withdrew, and the Supreme Emperor got up with a slightly tired expression and said: "The assailant this time is really rampant. I heard that Yao'er's palace servants died because of this. Yao'er should not be sad."

Zhao Yao got up and stood to one side and replied, "Aunt Lao is worried."

Most of the palace people in Yuqing Palace are the eyes and ears of the Supreme Emperor.

"By the way, I heard that one of the palace servants has always been close to Yao'er, and the body has not been found yet." The Taishang Emperor's eyes looked tentatively, and since he learned about the palace maid of unknown origin, he has been more or less suspicious.

"Now there is no news for several days, I'm afraid there is no possibility of survival." Zhao Yao didn't look at each other, but responded as usual.

The Supreme Emperor smiled and said: "It seems that my aunt is thinking too much."

At this moment, inside Song Taishi's mansion, the teacup suddenly shattered, and Song Mo bowed his head and knelt on the ground.

"Stupid!" Grand Master Song looked at the man kneeling in the courtyard with a dark complexion.

What a waste of opportunity!

Autumn is short, and it turns cold in the blink of an eye, and leaves are already falling in Yuqing Palace.

"Meow!" The little milk cat was sitting half-prostrate at the chess table, its big amber eyes were fixed on the board, and its pink paws were hesitantly pushing the black chess.

Zhao Yao took a sip of her tea and said with a smile in her eyes: "You set up the rules of backgammon. If you lose again, you will lose to me for 200 years."

In those rare and leisurely days, Zhao Yao prepared to play chess with herself on the chessboard. Who would have thought that the little milk cat would suddenly jump on the table and want to play chess curiously.

Losing again and again, the little milk cat collapsed on the chessboard, its fluffy head planted in the chess box, as if depressed.

"Winning or losing on the chessboard is a common thing. If you are so discouraged, I won't play with you next time." Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to embrace the little milk cat, and pinched the chubby cheek with her fingertips, which was too soft It's really hard to let go.

The little milk cat looked at it angrily, its big eyes clearly showed dissatisfaction, and even its whiskers trembled.

Zhao Yao held a black chess piece between her fingers and placed it on her small head, saying: "You are not allowed to move within a stick of incense, if the black chess piece falls, you can only eat vegetarian for lunch today."

The little milk cat, who stands firmly on its hind paws, is tightly stretched and its little head is motionless for a moment, making it even more cute to look at.

When a gust of wind blows, a large number of fallen leaves are scattered outside the window. It is almost winter, and even the wind adds a bit of chill.

The assassin was still not arrested last time, and the Taishanghuang was furious because of this, and vowed to investigate thoroughly.

So a large number of troops were sent to check the population in the capital, and many people were arrested in a short time.

The aristocratic family has privately stationed troops, this time in the name of catching assassins, it is actually beating the aristocratic family, the capital is the royal family's call.

With a sound of slap, the black chess turned and fell off the board. The little milk cat sneezed awkwardly, and the fluffy body trembled immediately.

It was really just an accident...

Zhao Yao pursed her lips and looked at the stunned little milk cat, then rubbed her head with her hand and said, "You've been eating too much lately, it's time to lose weight."

The kitten's hair was scuffed into a mess, and its two big watery eyes looked innocently at Zhao Yao.

Wen Ruyan looked at herself with a heartbroken heart, wondering where she got fat?

Obviously, the hair grows too fast, so it looks a lot rounder.

During lunch, the little milk cat stared eagerly at the meat on the plate in front of Zhao Yao, chewing chopped green vegetables without any taste in his mouth.

Zhao Yao got tired of eating with chopsticks after a few mouthfuls. Just as she was about to put down the wooden chopsticks, she saw the little milk cat with slivers of green vegetables at the corner of her mouth, her eyes were very empty.

"Do you want meat that much?"

Zhao Yao stretched out her hand towards that side, but she didn't expect to be avoided.

The little milk cat ate the green vegetables with a very strong backbone, and called fiercely: "Meow!"

Do not touch!

It's too late to think of pleasing me now!

Originally thinking that the little milk cat was just a temper tantrum, Zhao Yao asked people to remove the dishes.

In the afternoon, Zhao Yao reviewed the memorials in the outer hall, and Chunyue waited on the ink in the outer hall.

Because the Supreme Emperor deliberately inquired, Zhao Yao asked Chunyue to put her in the most obvious place.

When eating in the evening, Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to call as usual, but she never saw the little milk cat.

Zhao Yao got up and went inside, only to see that the window was slightly open, and the little milk cat was obviously not in the hall.

"Where are you?" Zhao Yao frowned and looked at the empty hall, but there was no response for a while.

At this moment, Wen Ruyan, who was secretly eating dried fish in the kitchen, suddenly felt his back go cold, his whole body trembled, and he hurriedly turned around to look around.

Most of the palace people served in the side hall, and there was almost no one else in the kitchen except the cook.

Wen Ruyan bit into the freshly fried dried fish. The slightly oily dried fish was extremely crispy and delicious.

After eating and drinking, Wen Ruyan deliberately took a walk outside to digest the food, while blowing on the smell of dried fish.

Not long after, the weather suddenly changed, and the wind was blustery, obviously torrential rain.

Zhao Yao didn't eat dinner, she sat alone by the window, the books in front of her hadn't been turned for a long time.

There was a strong wind outside the window, and even the windows were rattled.

"Meow..."

The faint meow made Zhao Yao turn her head, and she saw the little figure lying outside the window.

After much deliberation, what is her place in Yuqing Palace?

Zhao Yao looked away from the book and didn't look out the window for a long time.

The violent wind and rain were raging, the sound of thunder rang out, and the rain fell with a ticking sound, disrupting Zhao Yao's thoughts.

Perhaps the wind was too strong, and the voice of the little milk cat was also covered. Zhao Yao didn't hear the sound for a while, and Zhao Yao turned her head to look at the window.

The little figure seemed to have disappeared.

Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to open the window, it was already pitch black outside, the rain was blown into the hall by the wind, wet the outer clothes, and the lights flickered, but the little milk cat was nowhere to be seen.

The storm continued throughout the night, and it wasn't clear until dawn. Zhao Yao turned her head to look at the pillow, but she didn't see the little milk cat who was sleeping soundly in the past.

The side hall suddenly became quite quiet, and Zhao Yao's mood was even more gloomy. In the morning, the palace servants waited on her to change her clothes and kept silent.

In the early days, the ministers began to argue endlessly over the collection of taxes. Last year, no taxes were collected during the famine year. Now that the turmoil has just subsided, the local government should have recuperated.

However, the aristocratic family still wanted to absorb the flesh and blood of ordinary people, so they joined forces to play, hoping to use the order of the court to search for the people's fat and anointment in a legitimate way.

Zhao Yao could see the problem, and the Supreme Emperor naturally knew the appearance of these old foxes.

"I'm a bit tired today, let's discuss this matter some other day."

All the ministers retreated from the main hall, Zhao Yao got up slowly, followed the Supreme Emperor into the inner hall.

"Yao'er thinks how to deal with this matter?" After the Supreme Emperor took his seat, he dropped the memorial in his hand on the table, with an expression of killing intent that couldn't be concealed.

"Auntie doesn't want to agree?"

"If you agree, this southern country may be in chaos again."

Zhao Yao responded: "Why don't you refuse the proposal, aunt?"

The Supreme Emperor shook his head with a sneer and said, "It would be great if I could refuse. These courtiers are like bloodthirsty leeches. They will not stop if the Southern Kingdom does not fall. If you refuse to raise taxes today, you will have other solutions tomorrow."

"Nowadays they are afraid of the soldiers and horses in the hands of the royal family, and they have restrained a little, but if there is a day in the future..."

The words stopped abruptly, and the Supreme Emperor covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed continuously.

Zhao Yao tilted her head slightly to look out the window at the bright autumn sun, although it looked bright, it was actually approaching the cold winter.

"Auntie is sick, why don't you ask the imperial physician to treat her?"

"No need." The Supreme Emperor breathed calmly, and then met that extremely cold gaze, "Yao'er, in fact, I have been expecting my aunt to die all this time, right?"

Zhao Yao replied very calmly: "Auntie is thinking too much."

The Supreme Emperor smiled indifferently and said: "When your mother died, you were so calm. At that time, my aunt was thinking that you are really suitable to be the emperor of the Southern Kingdom."

"Auntie regretting it now?" Zhao Yao walked forward slowly, looking down at the Supreme Emperor who was sitting quietly.

The current Supreme Emperor is too weak to fight back, but Zhao Yao's murderous intention is not so urgent.

Because Zhao Lian will die sooner or later.

When I came out of the hall in the afternoon, it was the warmest time of the sun.

Most of the palace people in Yuqing Palace are taking care of the potted plants. Madam Li has been unwell recently, so most of the affairs in the palace are done by Chunyue.

Zhao Yao looked at the blooming flowers and plants, which was completely different from the bleak scene in the courtyard in autumn.

The objects in the side hall are particularly neatly arranged, and there is nothing bare on the open windows.

No wonder the old man in the palace often said that such a small thing as a cat is the most unfamiliar thing to raise. No matter how well he treats her on weekdays, once he leaves, he will never come back.

Zhao Yao, who was sitting alone in the inner hall, got up indifferently, and when she was about to go to the outer hall to review the memorial, she suddenly heard a cat meowing.

The voice came from the side of the bed, Zhao Yao stepped over the screen, and saw the little milk cat nestled in the quilt, with its two front paws resting on the open book, reading the book very seriously, its little head shaking slightly.

"You still dare to come back?" Zhao Yao grabbed the little milk cat by the back of the neck with one hand.

The little milk cat didn't respond, but a sneeze sounded in time.

"Meow..." The little milk cat seemed to be tired and tilted its head, without even struggling a bit, it tilted its head back and nestled it in the palm of its hand, calling feebly.

Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to the little milk cat's forehead, as if it was a little hot.

Wen Ruyan couldn't come in through the window last night, so he could only hide in a tattered flowerpot.

The night in late autumn was already surprisingly cold, but unexpectedly it was rained, and I fell asleep in a daze all night.

If the sun wasn't too dazzling, Wen Ruyan wouldn't be able to wake up at all.

When I climbed in through the open window, I was already a little top-heavy, so I knew that I might be sick, so I thought about looking through medical books.

But I don't know why it was so cold, so I bit the medical book and crawled to the bed to read it slowly.

This time, Zhao Yao suddenly dragged her out. It was so cold that she had no strength in her whole body.

Zhao Yao looked at the little milk cat that collapsed directly in the palm of her hand, and the previous anger dissipated all of a sudden.

The little milk cat who is always full of energy on weekdays is very weak when she spreads her paws, and her breathing is already extremely weak.

Taking out the red fragrance pill from the dark compartment under the bed, Zhao Yao stuffed the pill into her mouth with her index finger, holding her small head in both hands, trying to make her swallow it.

Fortunately, she was not too weak to take medicine, but in the blink of an eye, the girl collapsed in her arms.

Zhao Yao looked at the naked girl in a daze, her palm touched hot and delicate, her throat felt dry and dry, she almost didn't recover, she hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover the girl.

The girl murmured as if she was in a coma: "I'm not going to die, am I..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhao Yao stretched out her hand to press the quilt, leaned over to look at the girl with frowning eyebrows, and gently rubbed the slightly frowning brow with her fingertips.

"You are a big villain!" The girl tugged on Zhao Yao's outer garment aggrievedly, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

Zhao Yao pursed her lips and said nothing, abnormally did not respond, her fingertips curled up slightly, waiting for the girl to whisper in her ear, then reached out to wipe away the tears, raised her hand and gently released the girl's hand holding the clothes.

Her hands were very cold, and Zhao Yao held them tightly, and she couldn't warm up after a while, her little face was frighteningly pale, and she didn't have the vitality of the past. She clearly knew that she would go outside to play a few times on weekdays, but last night But he got angry with her.

This is really not like myself.

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