I didn't intend to be a Fairy

"what is that?"

"a cat?"

"Why did the Queen's cat come here again?"

"Those cats are very capable. It's no problem to fly over eaves and walls."

"Do you want to catch it and bring it back to the empress, or her old man will find out that a cat is missing, and ask us to look for it all over the palace in the middle of the night."

As a group of guards spoke, they approached the lantern and took a look, reflecting the cat on the ground.

The three-flowered cat sat upright, looking at them with its head tilted.

I saw that she was clean, with a beautiful figure, delicate features, and quick eyes. She tilted her head like this, as if she could talk and asked them what they were muttering.

"Is it a three-colored cat? I never heard when the empress raised a three-colored cat!"

"This cat is so beautiful!"

"This little thing is still smart. I'm afraid it's cold, so I lie down on the lamp post to warm myself."

"I heard that His Majesty was entertaining guests in Changle Palace today, and the gods invited brought a cat. It is His Majesty's distinguished guest, so it must be this one?"

"Cat? Guest?"

When everyone was muttering, they saw the three-flowered cat tilted its head a little bit more following their words, still staring at them with a pair of talking eyes, and seemed to be more and more puzzled by what they said.

Just then a voice came from behind:

"Let's go, Empress Sanhua."

"!"

The cat turned his head in an instant.

The guards also followed and saw a young Taoist standing over there, and several internal servants standing behind him holding lanterns, and the three-flowered cat in front of him seemed to understand the words, stretched his waist, and moved lightly He jumped down from the lamppost, glanced at the guards, and then ran towards the Taoist.

The Taoist raised his eyes and nodded to the guards before walking forward.

The servant and the cat followed him.

A voice could be vaguely heard over there, as if the Taoist was talking to the cat.

"Why did Empress Sanhua come here?"

"There's nothing interesting in it."

"Is it more interesting outside?"

"There's a cat in here! And a mouse!"

"In such a big place, there must be a lot of mice."

"The people here are amazing!"

"How is it so powerful?"

"The houses here are so big and many, and the pillars are so big, it's amazing!"

"It's the accumulation of predecessors."

"The accumulation of predecessors~"

"yes."

"It's also fun for a few people over there to talk."

"How is it fun?"

"Stupid."

"It's kind of rude to say that."

"Well!"

The cat followed the Taoist's feet, the Taoist bowed his head to the side, and she looked up to the side, and the two chatted as they walked, but she was also curious: "Why did you come out so soon?"

"There's nothing interesting in it."

The Taoist imitated Mao'er's answer just now and said.

"Is it more interesting outside?"

"The air is better outside."

“The air outside is better~”

"The sky should be better."

"The sky should be better~"

"Students are fine."

"You've learned from Empress Sanhua too! You're like a cat spirit!"

"..."

The Taoist shook his head and looked up into the distance.

I didn't spend too much time in the palace today, the gradation of the sky has not faded, the corners of the roof of the palace have become silhouettes in the sky, and the stars have appeared in the sky, as beautiful as a dream. The Taoist was awakened a lot by the night wind, and continued to walk and chat with the cat, walking further and further away.

The head servant and the two high-class servants around him listened to their conversation. The high-class servant seemed to be infected by the childishness in it, and his heart, which had been infected by Miyagi for a long time, seemed to be calmer, but the head servant listened. He just kept his head down and walked, trembling, not daring to say a word.

After leaving the palace, Song You declined the servant's carriage to see him off, and instead walked home with the cat.

You can see yourself in solitude and tranquility.

So nocturnal travel has become an enjoyment.

After returning home, Song You wanted to persuade Empress Sanhua to rest and relax like a cat in the palace, but she didn't listen. She wanted to go out to catch mice and read at night.

In a few days, it will be the emperor's birthday.

The whole city of Changjing is very lively.

It is an exaggeration to say that the king celebrates his birthday with the people, but it is not a problem for the whole capital to celebrate together.

The king wants to have fun with the people, of course it is not to tell the people that today is my birthday, I invite you to have fun with the king, the common people will laugh, and there must be a substantive policy to benefit the people.

In practice, it is usually to reduce or exempt rent, and also to give porridge in government offices to relieve extremely poor people.

Renting houses in Dayan has become popular, and many officials have to rent houses. In addition to renting houses for shop and housekeeping, renting private houses must also go through Fang Yazi, and the contract must be placed in the government, which is equivalent to going to the government. Therefore, rents will be reduced or exempted on any festivals or celebrations such as the emperor’s birthday or the birth of a dragon child, or on days when people need to be comforted by extreme weather and natural disasters such as earthquakes, heavy snowfalls, and extreme heat. It is not only easy to operate, but also a real benefit to the public.

Since Song You returned to Beijing to live in the small building, he also had to pay the rent every month.

If the housekeeper didn't come to collect it, he would deliver it to the door.

The reduced rent for a few days also saved him money.

...

The tenth day of the winter month.

The weather is getting colder every day. Fortunately, I went back to Changjing to recuperate. If I still walk outside, I must suffer.

However, I heard that there are several states in the south, even if the winter is like early summer, it is not cold at all, but it is full of smog, and it is not prosperous.

In short, Song You in Changjing rarely got up early in the morning, went to the market to buy fish, sliced ​​it into thin slices, rolled a pot of white rice porridge, and prepared to reward Mistress Sanhua who was busy until midnight last night.

The porridge has just been cooked, and the aroma has diffused along with the heat.

Song You filled two bowls, and was about to go upstairs to ask the pillars of his family to come down to eat, when he saw a cat appearing at the corner of the wooden ladder in a daze, with half-closed eyes, casting a bewildered look at him. asked vaguely:

"Taoist priest, what are you cooking..."

"Just as I was going to invite Empress Sanhua to get up and have dinner, Empress Sanhua came down by herself."

"Miss Sanhua smelled it..."

"Mistress Sanhua has a keen sense of smell."

"What are you cooking?"

The cat stopped where it was, looked down at him with its head down, its eyes could hardly be opened, and its voice was very low.

"Fish porridge."

"Fish porridge..."

"Come down and eat."

"Well……"

The cat looked at him, then looked down at the stairs below him, stood up and took two steps instinctively, but really didn't want to walk, so he just fell sideways, and the whole cat slid down the stairs lying down.

The body is soft and the process is silky smooth, as if flowing down the stairs.

She didn't get up until she fell to the ground and felt a different texture from the wooden ladder. She shook her head, shook her body, looked up at the Taoist priest, and walked over as if nothing had happened.

Serve lightly.

Continuing to glance at the Taoist in a daze, seeing the Taoist holding up the bowl to drink porridge, she also stretched her paws towards the bowl, trying to pick it up, but found that it was two cat's paws, unable to lift it up at all, and then sighed helplessly In a low tone, he slowly leaned over, lowered his head and licked.

"Did Empress Sanhua steal the cow last night?"

"Mistress Sanhua doesn't steal cows." The cat lowered its head, talking while licking.

"Why does it feel like Empress Sanhua repaired the entire Great Wall by herself last night?"

"Miss Sanhua is not human." The cat replied while still licking, "Miss Sanhua also doesn't know how to build the Great Wall."

"Miss Sanhua won't study all night, will she?"

"!"

The cat's ears were instantly pricked up, and the action of licking the porridge also paused, and then returned to normal after a while, and continued to lick while saying vaguely: "Miss Sanhua is going to catch mice."

"I see."

Song You nodded, not much to say.

Concentrate on porridge.

This cat is really strong.

The Taoist teased her a few words, saying that she didn't wake up and was confused. She suspected that she studied all night last night. I don't know if she wanted to show that she was not sleepy or to prove that she didn't study hard all night. After eating, she was so sleepy that she walked in a daze. But he had to cheer up, pretending not to be sleepy, and go to wash the dishes. After being rejected by the Taoist, she also refused to sleep, and had to hold on downstairs, pretending not to be sleepy. After an unknown period of time, she muttered to herself, "Anyway, there is nothing to do, so it's better to sleep." Lie down on the table and fall asleep.

The Taoist opened the book and it was just right to cover her body.

Smelling the fragrance of ink and falling asleep, I don't know if I can read in my dream.

Just then, there was a visitor outside the house.

Song You looked up and was stunned for a moment.

The person walking in front seemed to be nearly sixty years old, with a familiar face, but compared to his memory, there were many more vicissitudes and wrinkles, and the silver frost on his hair was much more visible to the naked eye. She was still well-dressed, her hair was combed meticulously, and she was both official and literary, but she didn't wear hairpins, which made her less elegant and more stable.

The person behind him is much closer in memory.

The former was Yu Jianbai, the magistrate of Yizhou back then, and now the imperial censor, while the latter was the county magistrate of Yidu back then, and the prefect of Pujun that he met in Hezhou later.

"Dear guest..."

The two sides looked at each other through the door, and the Taoist spoke first.

The two people outside the door looked at each other, a little sighed, and quickly bowed their hands to salute him.

"Someone Liu has met Mr."

"It's been a long time, Mr. I don't know if you still remember someone Yu?"

"Of course I remember Zhizhou." Song You nodded sincerely, and said in return, "The felt blanket that Zhizhou gave as a farewell gift back then is still in use now. It has been nearly six years since then, and I have passed by without knowing it. How many mountains and rivers, how many times I slept in the wilderness, and the felt blankets donated by Zhizhou helped me survive many cold days, I should thank Zhizhou.”

He immediately invited them in.

By the way, pour tea for them too.

I heard that after I left Yizhou that year, Yu Zhizhou developed good policies in Yizhou and managed Yizhou very well. In the third year of Mingde's Yizhou earthquake, Yu Zhizhou's outstanding performance in earthquake relief and disaster relief has attracted praise from the court.

Although Yizhou is a big prefecture, and Zhizhou of Yizhou can be regarded as a great official in frontiers, but Yu Zhizhou was originally a high official in the court, and going to Yizhou was regarded as a relocation. Adding another official name, everyone knows that this Yu Jianbai's future may not be easy.

However, the reason why he was transferred back to the capital so quickly and took on the important task was still related to the national teacher.

After Song You left Beijing last time, the national teacher also went to Fengzhou very quickly, no longer meddling in the government. The prime minister was not capable enough to take over the burden of the national teacher, so the national teacher transferred Yu Jianbai back to serve as the deputy prime minister.

When they met at this time, Song You saw the changes in Yu Zhizhou at a glance.

It was like when he first met this person in Washe, he felt that his future was bound to be extraordinary, and when he saw him in six years, the future had already arrived.