Chapter 250 Souvenirs

After sending Li Xuan back to the gate of Jingyang Palace, Shang, the chief steward, earnestly advised:

"Ah Xuan, don't get angry in front of His Majesty anymore."

"Be a polite and good cat."

Shang, the chief steward, touched Li Xuan's soft fur, but Li Xuan didn't buy it at all. He ducked out of Shang's palm and turned back to make a face at Shang.

"You little cat, you are too naughty."

Shang, the chief steward, shook his head helplessly.

Seeing that Li Xuan couldn't wait to jump on the wall of Jingyang Palace, Shang, the chief steward, continued to say to him:

"I will pick you up on the first day of the new year. Just stay at home and wait for the next two days."

Shang, the chief steward, waved his hand and said goodbye to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan also meowed to Shang, and then jumped into the yard.

As soon as he jumped in, he heard a scream coming from a distance.

"Your Highness——"

"Ah Xuan is back!"

Yu'er, who was cleaning the yard, shouted excitedly.

She was cleaning not far from the door before, and vaguely heard voices at the door.

Sure enough, the next moment the little black cat at home jumped into the yard.

After not seeing him for a whole day, Yu'er naturally missed Li Xuan very much, and she left the broom in her hand and rushed over to hug him.

Li Xuan obediently let Yu'er hold him and rubbed his cheek against him.

"Humph, when I came home before, you were too lazy to even raise your eyelids, and you treated me with a disgusting attitude."

"Now you know how important this meow is."

Li Xuan meowed repeatedly, and his expression was so proud.

At this time, a figure also rushed out of the house, sweeping in like a whirlwind.

It was Princess Ankang who was now walking briskly.

"Ah Xuan——"

From a distance, Princess Ankang opened her arms and rushed over like a bird returning to the forest.

Princess Ankang hugged Yu'er in her arms, and the two girls rubbed their faces against Li Xuan to check his body temperature.

"Woo woo woo——"

"Why did you come back so late? I was afraid that you were deceived by someone else's female cat outside."

"Meow!"

When Li Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but protest loudly.

"Meow, meow? Meow, meow! (It's okay to be picked up by a pretty girl, but what does it mean to be a female cat? Don't underestimate cats, hey!)"

Even though Li Xuan protested loudly, Princess Ankang and Yu'er didn't dislike him at all, and were still busy sticking to him.

Li Xuan protested a few times, and gradually squinted his eyes comfortably.

Being surrounded by two girls and sticking to him non-stop was quite enjoyable.

More importantly, who wouldn't be confused if someone greeted him so warmly when he returned home?

After a long while, Princess Ankang and Yu'er finally stopped paying attention to Li Xuan.

"Ah Xuan, what is this?"

"It's delicious!"

Princess Ankang's eyes lit up, and she licked the food in her hand.

Yu'er beside her also nodded repeatedly, just making "hmm" sounds to show her approval.

Seeing that the two girls were eating so happily, Li Xuan also became happy. He licked the red fruits in front of him, and then chewed them and swallowed them.

What Li Xuan brought to them was actually not a rare thing, just a string of candied haws for each person.

After completing the task, he came out of Ping'an Commercial Bank with Shang Zongguan and unexpectedly saw someone selling this thing on the road.

It was a rare opportunity to leave the palace, so Li Xuan thought about bringing some gifts back to Princess Ankang and Yu'er.

Since he couldn't find any suitable gifts in such a hurry, Li Xuan asked Shang Zongguan to buy him three strings of candied haws, and then put them in a space in the Emperor Hong bone ring that had never been used to store items.

In Li Xuan's Emperor Hong bone ring, there was almost nothing except the treasures he got in the Yuqing Pool.

Li Xuan was a cat, so he didn't have the habit of carrying things with him.

But now it was different. Li Xuan planned to find an opportunity to enrich the Emperor Hong bone ring, so that he could deal with any situation in the future.

Just like buying candied haws this time, after all, it was Shang Zongguan who paid for him, so Li Xuan only bought three.

Of course, he also knew that Shang Zongguan didn't lack this little money, but he always felt a little embarrassed.

If he had money at that time, he would probably buy all the candied haws on the pile.

Anyway, according to Emperor Yongyuan, the food stored in the Emperor Hong bone ring will not deteriorate for decades.

"I have to withdraw some money from Ankang later."

"I am now a respectable cat, I can't go out with an empty pocket."

Li Xuan thought, planning to withdraw a few taels of silver from Princess Ankang's small treasury.

He only has a kitten, and the expenses are not high.

More importantly, although Jingyang Palace has no worries about food and drink now, it has no income.

The biggest income last time was the fifty taels of silver sponsored by Shang Zongguan, and the second was some small change that Li Xuan stole from the two bad eunuchs in Yanqu Palace.

Li Xuan thought that he didn't have many opportunities to spend money, and a few taels of silver on him was enough.

If there was a place to spend a lot of money, it would probably be outside the palace.

Because in this palace, the value of silver and money is actually very limited, far less real than power.

Especially in their Jingyang Palace, there is no need to spend money now.

And when he was outside the palace, Li Xuan naturally had many ways to make money, and he also knew where there were places where he could borrow money without any psychological burden.

"Hey, now I think I suffered from my lack of experience."

"Why did I sleep last night? Wouldn't it be more fun to go out for a walk?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but regret it now.

But he also understood that there would probably be many opportunities to leave the palace in the future.

He was so good at being Ling Ling Miao, and Emperor Yongyuan was reluctant to let such a capable inner secret agent rest.

Li Xuan chewed the sour and sweet hawthorn fruit, watching Princess Ankang and Yu'er's pink and tender tongues dancing non-stop, lingering on the candied haws.

Princess Ankang had never left the palace, and no one had brought her these foods, so it was her first time seeing candied haws.

As for Yu'er, although she had heard of this thing, she had lived in a remote Pingshan Village since she was a child, and her family was not rich, so naturally she had no chance to eat this thing, and it was also her first time seeing candied haws.

In any case, the two girls were very satisfied with the gifts Li Xuan bought.

The three little ones ate candied haws while chatting about things outside the palace.

Li Xuan dipped his tail in water, then wrote on the table, telling about what he saw and heard outside the palace.

He thought that he must prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the Emperor Hong bone ring in the future, otherwise it would be a bit uncomfortable to always wet his tail.

Princess Ankang was like a curious baby, constantly asking about things outside the palace.

"Ah Xuan, is it fun outside the palace?"

"Ah Xuan, are there many people outside the palace?"

"What are so many people doing?"

"Apart from candied haws on the road, is there anything else delicious?"

"..."

Li Xuan patiently answered these questions one by one.

Yu'er also listened attentively.

She was sold to the palace at first, so she didn't stay in the capital for a long time and didn't have any impression of it.

She was sold from her home to the palace to be a maid, and the most memorable thing was the roof of the carriage.

That was the most scenery she saw on the road.

The carriage was filled with many little girls about her age, who were like goods or livestock, and were filled to the brim.

Some weak little girls would get sick halfway through the journey, and those who were seriously ill would be taken away by the coachman with a curse, and then they would never come back.

The carriage continued to move, and the number of little girls on the carriage increased and decreased along the way, and repeated over and over again.

It was not until Yu'er was sold to the capital and the palace that the carriage became more spacious and comfortable.

For Yu'er, that memory had passed for several years, and many of them had become blurred, but for some reason there were always a few scenes that were still vivid in her mind.

She listened quietly to Princess Ankang's questions and looked at the words written by Li Xuan on the table, but for some reason she remembered the girls who had ridden in the same carriage with her.

She didn't know if they were doing well now, or if they appeared in the content that Li Xuan talked about.

As Li Xuan was writing on the table, his tail suddenly stopped moving.

Princess Ankang, who was looking at the handwriting on the table, found that the original handwriting suddenly tilted, and then she saw that Li Xuan had fallen asleep unconsciously, biting half a hawthorn fruit in his mouth and chewing half of it.

Princess Ankang looked at Li Xuan's sleeping posture and couldn't help but smile with her mouth covered.

Yu'er on the side also grinned.

Li Xuan underestimated his fatigue last night. When he sneaked into the Siyun Grain Shop, the tense and exciting emotions greatly consumed his mind.

Therefore, even if he slept in the second half of the night, he was still a little tired.

Now that he was back in Jingyang Palace, he talked about relaxing things with Princess Ankang and Yu'er, and his mind relaxed, making him want to take a nap unconsciously.

Princess Ankang gently stroked Li Xuan's fur, allowing him to sleep more peacefully.

Yu'er went to the house to get the bamboo basket that Li Xuan liked, intending to let him sleep in it.

After all, there was a blanket in the bamboo basket, which was warmer anyway.

The two maids worked together to put Li Xuan in the bamboo basket, tucked the blanket for him, and put it on the table.

It happened to be sunny today, and sleeping here could also bask in the sun.

Princess Ankang went to get a book, sat next to Li Xuan, and read it leisurely.

Yu'er continued to complete the previous cleaning work, preparing to continue practicing after finishing it.

The days were quiet and peaceful.

There seems to be no change compared to the previous few days.

But the shining eyes of Princess Ankang and Yu'er have already proved how much they yearn for the outside of the palace described by Li Xuan.

The three little ones don't have much to worry about in this palace except each other.

Of course, Yu'er now has a younger brother to worry about in the palace.

But they are just teenagers after all, full of curiosity about the world.

Just a palace is too narrow for them.

Not to mention, they can only live in Jingyang Palace.

Although Princess Ankang and Yu'er didn't say it clearly, they also look forward to the opportunity to go out of the palace to play.

Princess Ankang looked at the book in her hand, but couldn't read a word. She frowned and her mind was full of questions.

"Besides candied haws, are there other delicious foods outside the palace?"

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