“Meow meow.”
Chu Yunshen’s hand slowly fell to his side. Was the naughty cat just being cute?
“Are you hungry? Shall I get you some food?”
Chu Yunshen picked up the lion cat and walked out. Xiaowu was waiting for him outside.
“Meow meow.”
Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded. Catching ghosts was a tiring affair especially since she was worried about getting caught, so she ran the entire way.
After dinner, Cheng Xiaoxiao curled up on the bed very early and fell into a deep sleep.
By the time she woke up, it was already the next day.
The room was a little cold and dark, and the air smelled a little damp.
Outside the window, the pitter patter of the rain could be heard.
Cheng Xiaoxiao climbed out from under the blanket and noticed that she was already dressed in a green outfit.
Cheng Xiaoxiao wondered which maid was so gentle when she dressed her that
“Yes, Master!” replied Xiaowu. Before he left, he caught sight of the baby bird from the corner of his eye while the silk gauze completely entangled it. He couldn’t help frowning. Didn’t pets resemble their owners?Why did the baby bird resemble that cat less and less as it grew up?It was so dumb that it got itself completely tangled like a cocoon. Xiaowu walked over and bent over to pick the baby bird up, and undid the silk gauze it was tangled in. “Chirp chirp!”The baby bird immediately chirped at Xiaowu happily the moment it regained freedom. Xiaowu lifted the baby bird and quickly put it back inside the cage. Then he immediately got the kitchen to send food for the prince. After they had dinner, Chu Yunshen told Xiaowu to prepared a big box of books for Cheng Xiaoxiao. Cheng Xiaoxiao watched as a few servants carried a large box into the room. Then Xiaowu
Cheng Xiaoxiao pricked her ears to listen hard when she got to the window sill. The servant keeping watch over her wasn’t outside the window, so Cheng Xiaoxiao jumped and darted out the window. Then she ran swiftly and disappeared around the corner. She reached her head out slightly and looked into Chu Yunshen’s room boldly to discover the servant looking up into the sky while he leaned against a pillar. A look of longing was written all over his face. Cheng Xiaoxiao frowned. Was the servant standing there wishing for rain?Cheng Xiaoxiao pondered as she walked over to the kitchen. She jumped into the kitchen and stole two chicken drumsticks when the kitchen help wasn’t looking. Since the chicken drumsticks were oily, Chu Yunshen would definitely find out if she placed them inside her garments. That was the last thing Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted. Cheng Xiaoxiao craned her neck out from behind the firewood t
“Was there a boy’s spirit there?...”The female ghost suddenly paused. She waved her slender and fair hands over her face, and the blood on her face instantly disappeared as though she was performing a magic trick to reveal a pretty face. Then she pointed behind her ear and continued asking, “ … he had a birthmark behind his ear.”Cheng Xiaoxiao knew who that ghost was talking about when she caught sight of her appearance. “Yes, I've seen him.” Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded and raised his head to look at the female ghost. All the hostility instantly dissipated, leaving only sheer sadness on her face. She resembled the little boy a lot. Also, she could describe the birthmark behind the little boy’s ear accurately.So Cheng Xiaoxiao was certain that she was the mother of the last spirit she captured at the abandoned temple! She recalled the little boy saying that he had never seen his parents
Cheng Xiaoxiao had never suffered the same despair as the female ghost in red, so she was not in the position to judge her. She turned back to check the weather outside. Although the skies were so gloomy that she was incapable of determining the time, she reckoned it was almost mid-day. She had to capture this female ghost as soon as possible and head back to Prince Jing’s residence. If Chu Yunshen caught her sneaking out because she got home late, she would have a harder time leaving the residence in the future. If Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to capture this spirit, she had to find out what her unfinished business was. Cheng Xiaoxiao scrutinized the ghost from top to toe with her third eye but failed to see what she was holding onto to. All the other normal spirits had a thread behind them. However, this female ghost had none. Was it because she had passed away for too long and was too po
All Cheng Xiaoxiao had to do now was chant to the jade pendant if she wanted to eat this delectable food. But she couldn’t do it!She had to save her quota. Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she was simply torturing herself if she kept strolling on the streets. She turned and wanted to head back to Prince Jing’s residence. Then a horse carriage suddenly sped towards Cheng Xiaoxiao, so she dodged into the nearby tofu stall. After she steadied herself, her fur exploded. She immediately craned her neck towards the horse carriage and waved her paw. How could they drive so recklessly?Couldn’t they see someone… no, correction… see a cat standing here?Hmm?Why did that horse carriage seem awfully familiar?Cheng Xiaoxiao was standing at the corner of the street trying to recall where she had seen the horse carriage before when she heard some men gossiping
“Meow meow.”Fish soup?Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes glinted as she looked at Chu Yunshen. She was overwhelmed with joy. She finally didn’t have to keep eating milk paste!“Did you hear what Mu Bai said?” Chu Yunshen pulled Cheng Xiaoxiao’s furry head away from his chin. “Stay put.”“Meow.”No way!Cheng Xiaoxiao gently meowed before she continued rubbing his chin again. Chu Yunshen felt a warm sensation in his heart when the warm furry head kept rubbing his chin.He gazed deeply at the little fellow in his arms. Then she stood up on his thighs. Did she want to walk?“Meow.”Cheng Xiaoxiao spotted the smile on Chu Yunshen’s face, so she immediately jumped towards his neck.“Meow meow.”“Hey!”Chu Yunshen pulled the little fellow from his face and touched her nose tip as he said, “Are you trying to stifle me to death?”
How could Chu Yunshen threaten to cage Cheng Xiaoxiao?“Behave.” Chu Yunshen’s dark eyes looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao’s contrasting eyes as he stroked her back. “If you do, I won’t put you in a cage.”His voice sounded determined. Cheng Xiaoxiao knew that her attempts to resist Chu Yunshen seemed futile to him. She inhaled deeply and suppressed her anger before she nodded to Chu Yunshen obediently. “Meow.”Fine. She won’t go anywhere… As if!Chu Yunshen naturally didn’t know how the cat’s mind worked. Despite her unwillingness, she nodded rather obediently. “Good girl,” said Chu Yunshen as he rubbed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s little head. Cheng Xiaoxiao curled back into Chu Yunshen’s arms dispiritedly. She was wondering how she should dodge the servants and sneak into Chu Yunshen’s carriage tomorrow. Since t
Chu Yunshen frowned slightly when he suddenly heard the sound of voices and laughter coming from inside the hall. Were imperial consort Su and Chu Hongyi there too?Sure enough, he spotted Chu Hongyi leaning over the emperor’s table with a calligraphy brush in hand as he wrote on some paper.The emperor stood next to Chu Hongyi, correcting him. “Here and here.”Chu Hongzhen circled a few spots on the paper with his calligraphy brush before patting Chu Hongyi’s head gently and chuckling as he said, ‘Do you get it now?”“Oh! I do now!” Chu Hongyi shouted happily, “Father is simply awesome.”“You’re the one who’s smart and understands right away!” praised Chu Hongzhen proudly. Imperial consort Su stood by the side and prepared ink for them as she smiled and watched them. They were such a picture-perfect loving mother and son. Chu Yunshen sneered coldly