The Lord who use immortals as food

Where is the water in this winter season? The pond is covered with thick ice. Pei Ye watched the little red girl running around in the cold garden, squatting by the pond or stream and enthusiastically asking the palace servants to break the ice.

When you are a child, there is indeed an age when you are very interested in other lives. Pei Ye's hobby of fishing continued from that time. At this time, watching the little girl put the net bag into the ice hole and fish with her butt sticking out, it is inevitable to feel a little intimate.

Meng'er had said goodbye to him in front of the garden and went to Qingsi Palace in the west. Pei Ye stopped by the stream. The sound of water in winter seemed to be crisper. The little girl arched her body and tried her best to fish. Several palace servants only looked after her and didn't say much. Pei Ye smiled and said, "You scared the fish away by stirring like this."

"Ah?" The little girl raised her head.

"This stream is so narrow and shallow, there are not many small fish, and you are still swaying around, you will definitely stir them further away."

"I am blocking them here," the girl said with her head raised, "if there are fish swimming along... along the water, they will swim into my net."

This is really waiting for the rabbit to come to you. Pei Ye smiled and stretched out his hand: "Come on, give me the net bag, I will catch you a fish."

"Ah? Can you do it?"

"Give it to me."

The little girl obviously doesn't often meet adults who take the initiative to play with her. She handed the net bag to him with both hands in a serious manner, and then trotted after him.

Pei Ye took it and walked along the stream to the other side. He stopped after about three or five meters, poked a hole in the ice with the jade tiger, turned around, broke off a branch, cut off the tip and handed it to her: "Just use this stick to stir it."

The little girl took it, not quite understanding, and was a little confused: "Can you catch fish like this?"

"Well, just stir it here, and I'll call you when I catch it." Pei Ye carried the net bag back to the ice hole at the beginning, put the net in, and waited for the fish to be driven over.

It is indeed difficult to have fish in such a shallow stream in winter. The water temperature is too cold, and the fish are all in the deep of the big pool. But this happens to be the water path connecting Zhuchi to Taiye. It made a bend here, dug some small pools, and became a garden.

Some fish in the small pools swam to the big pool and passed through this cold stream. Pei Ye had just seen two shadows across the ice. After she drove them, they probably swam to this side.

"You, did you catch it!" The little girl raised her head and shouted over there.

"Don't worry, it's only been a short time, keep stirring."

The little girl lowered her head again, and soon, she panted again: "Did you catch it?"

Pei Ye didn't answer, staring at the water surface, and after a while, he turned his wrist and scooped it up, and a small fish several inches long jumped into the net bag.

"I caught it, come and see."

The girl shouted in surprise, threw down the wooden stick and ran over, watching the fish in the net bag jumping and laughing.

"You, you, put it in the jar!"

The palace servant next to him brought a porcelain jar filled with water, and Pei Ye threw it in. It was still very fresh, and the little girl kept looking at it while holding the edge of the jar.

"How is it, amazing, isn't it." Pei Ye said with a smile.

"Great!"

"What's your name?"

"My name is Li Wuyan!"

The little girl looked at him for a while, then raised her head and looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Then, can you catch a red carp for me?"

"Where are the red carps?"

"In the pond."

Pei Ye smiled. Children of this age are just asking and answering questions. Red koi are beautiful, but they are big fish. They are already hiding in the depths of the pond at this time of year: "Red carp can't be caught at this time. It has to come in spring."

"Huh?" Li Wuyan was at a loss for a moment, but shook his head, "Yes, yes! I saw it the other day."

"Where is it?"

"Under the ice."

Pei Ye smiled: "Okay, let's go find it."

"Okay!"

She led him by the sleeve and ran forward. The direction was deep in the garden, which was the same as Pei Ye's direction. Although the girl's short legs could trot, Pei Ye just had to walk.

"Have you ever caught a red carp before?"

"Yes! When the water was not frozen, there were many red carps. I caught... well... several, and one was particularly beautiful!"

"Do you still keep it now?"

"I did... but I couldn't find it later."

"Oh."

"Why did you shake my net bag?"

"If you don't shake the water clean, it will easily form clumps of ice, and you won't be able to catch fish if it freezes hard."

"Oh."

There were indeed several ponds in the deep, and although they were all covered with thick ice, Pei Ye found that the girl was not talking nonsense. These ponds were connected to the Zhuchi and were dug deep. Even in the deep winter, it was inevitable that a few big fish would swim in, but...

"Such a big pond, such thick ice!" Pei Ye said angrily, "You asked me to catch a red carp for you, how can I catch it, jump in and catch it?"

Li Wuyan laughed non-stop, just shaking his sleeves.

"Let's wait until the ice melts. We can't catch it now." Pei Ye said.

"Well... let's go to see the elder sister."

"It doesn't matter where we go. Look at this thick ice. It can't be broken." Pei Ye stepped on it and stomped his feet.

However, the excited child refused to obey and jumped on the ice, which made several palace servants gather around nervously. After jumping for a while, Li Wuyan led Pei Ye to the northeast, which was the direction of the Red Mirror Palace.

After leaving the garden, they could see the cold eaves and red walls in the distance.

It is indeed very deep and cold. The garden we just passed through is already on the edge of the palace complex. There are few human traces in the deep forest. The stone tables and benches are covered with snow and soil, and this palace is even further away. To get to the garden, you have to walk through a long, deserted path before you arrive.

The vermilion-colored palace stood there, like a lonely shadow. Even on such a cold winter day, it did not make people feel warm. I wonder if it was affected by the rumors, but Pei Ye also felt that strange loneliness.

The faces of several palace servants were already very embarrassed, so Pei Ye asked them to stand here and wait. Naturally, Li Wuyan couldn't feel the atmosphere and jumped up and down, leading Pei Ye to the Zhuchi in front of the palace.

When he came to the edge of the pool, Pei Ye glanced back at the palace. The door of the palace was ajar, and it was as cold and silent as seen from a distance. There was no sound at all, and he didn't know if the His Highness he had seen in the morning was here. Li Wuyan tugged at him, and he turned back to look at the surface of the pond, and couldn't help but smile: "Isn't it even more frozen here? How can I catch fish?"

The little girl was a little disappointed and said: "Well... then, let's go to the scenic pool and have a look. There's one over there too."

Pei Ye was about to shake his head when footsteps came from behind him. When he turned around, he saw a golden-faced woman wrapped in a big cloak. Her magnificent eyes were looking at them, as if... no, it was the owner of this place looking down at them. an intruder.

"What are you doing by the pool?" the woman asked.

At this moment, Pei Ye suddenly realized what Meng'er said - if Her Highness had indeed been living in isolation and hostility in the palace, and was a stranger to others, then she would probably have a cold attitude towards those who entered.

But Li Wuyan had turned around, stood upright obediently, and saluted: "Hello, eldest sister, Wuyan wants to come to your place to catch fish."

"Really, what kind of fish are you catching?" Li Xizhou came over and stood in front of the railing, looking down at the little princess.

"Catch the red carp!"

"The pond has been frozen for a long time, it's such a cold day." Li Xizhou shook her cold little hand, "Today is a class day, why don't you study hard in the hall and play in the water all day long, be careful of getting frostbite again. "

Li Wuyan was slightly stunned, especially feeling that he was a little embarrassed in front of his new acquaintance, so he defended arrogantly: "I worked hard... I will make up for it when I go back tonight."

But the woman had already seen through her: "Are you not in the hall to teach today?"

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"Um……"

"What kind of red carp do you want to catch? Just ask this person to catch one for you." Li Xizhou glanced at the young man and said, "Won't he catch it for you?"

Li Wuyan shook his head and said seriously in a childish voice: "No, this... this brother has already caught a small herring for me. I can't catch the red carp either. The ice here is too thick."

"He lied to you, he's just lazy." Li Xizhou said softly, "Didn't you call him Brother Pei? You should be polite and sweet, and he would catch him for you."

Li Wuyan opened his eyes slightly, looked up at the boy who also had his eyes widened, and said crisply: "Brother Pei, can you help me catch a red carp?"

"..." Of course it's not that Pei Ye can't catch a koi, but as the woman said, the true energy can't be separated from the body now. If he wants to catch a fish, he either has to break a hole and jump in, or he has to cut a pole and fish for a long time. , or either you have to...

He looked back at the kitten on his shoulder, but the kitten didn't look at him.

Pei Ye held the little girl's hand and said with a warm smile: "I'm not lying to you, it's just that it's really difficult to catch - this way, when you finish your homework later and come to me, I will take you to dig a hole and then cut it for you." "Little fishing rod, can you catch it yourself?"

Li Wuyan opened his mouth wide and his eyes were bright: "The little fishing rod for me?"

"Um."

"Brother Pei, can you fish?"

"I know how to do it." Pei Ye smiled.

In the little girl's long-awaited inquiries about various details, the red carp seemed to have been thrown aside. It was getting dark, and finally the call of the female historian came from the other side of the hall. It was a woman wearing a very light-colored Taoist dress. Pei Ye looked at the figure from a distance, and inexplicably felt that it looked like a paper man with no emotions. Li Wuyan's face paled when he saw it, and he turned around to say goodbye to Pei Ye and the other two.

Pei Ye took her and sent her there. Li Wuyan was a little depressed, and his reluctance was evident: "Brother Pei, will you come to play with me tomorrow?"

"Well... let's see if we have time."

"Tomorrow, tomorrow I want to watch you make a small fishing rod." Li Wuyan muttered, "Can you come to me?"

"It doesn't have to be so tight," Pei Ye smiled, "You can play with the other sisters in the palace first, kicking a ball, jumping on the grid... When you want to go fishing, we can play together."

"..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"No one in the palace wants to play with me." Li Wuyan said in a lonely voice.

"How could that be? Aren't there many brothers and sisters following you?"

"Really, they... they are not brothers and sisters." The girl frowned, and she was still a little incoherent at a young age. "They just followed me. When I asked them to cut ice, they cut ice, and when I asked them to make nets, they made nets. , they don’t talk to me well either...only, brother Pei, you will really catch fish with me...and elder sister, will talk to me well. "

"But the teachers don't allow me to come to elder sister's place." She lowered her head and added.

The girl's words were confusing, but Pei Ye actually understood what she meant - the so-called "play with me" is nothing more than "talk nicely". Coaxing is not talking nicely, disciplining is not talking nicely, and kneeling down to fawn on every word is certainly not talking nicely. Doing whatever you are told is a tool, not a playmate.

But in this palace, such equality is indeed a luxury.

Pei Ye shook her hand and smiled, "Okay, then I'll go find you tomorrow and take you to cut a small fishing rod."

After handing the little princess to the waiting female historian and bidding her farewell, Pei Ye returned to the Zhujing Palace. In the dusk, the red dress was still leaning against the railing.

"Wuyan is also six years old." She said in a light voice.

"...What?"

"Six years old is the age when the emperor's sons awaken the blood of the unicorn in their bodies. They will also take the first test of the imperial edict. It is the first time since their birth that they have a connection with the unicorn."

"..."

"Didn't you notice that Wuyan didn't mention the word "mother" much all day." Li Xizhou said in a casual voice, "Of course, the emperor's sons with unicorn blood are more noble than their mothers. In the palace, mothers may not always be qualified to raise their own children."

"..."

Li Xizhou glanced at this topic and turned to look at him: "What about you, how was your trip to Mingyue Palace?"

Pei Ye stood three feet away and bowed respectfully: "I have read it and have some understanding. I can't say for the time being. What clues are there?"

Li Xizhou nodded: "No hurry, you can slowly investigate."

Pei Ye bowed again: "Your Highness, I will take my leave first, and I will come to the palace to see you tomorrow."

Li Xizhou looked at him with a calm look: "You can live in the Zhujing Palace, no need to bother."

"..."

"Choose a room in the left or right side hall and clean up yourself. If you are not investigating a case these days, you can stay with me." Li Xizhou ordered calmly, looking at him, "Is there any inconvenience?"

"...According to your Highness's order."

Li Xizhou nodded: "Breakfast and dinner will be delivered, just report to the imperial kitchen in advance what you want to eat, I eat cold food, which may not suit your appetite."

Pei Ye bowed again in response.

Li Xizhou said nothing more, wrapped up his cloak and went back to the palace. The last ray of sunset light disappeared from the horizon. Pei Ye paused for a while, followed the woman into the palace, and turned around to close the door.