Chapter 390 Black Fox
"It's my mother's handwriting, it's really my mother's stuff!"
Although she had never seen Shen Siyi's handwriting, she recognized the words left by Shen Siyi!
This letter was written in Chinese characters.
A few words——
[In the first year after the failure of the moon landing plan, I came to this strange place with supplies and natural disasters. The current goal: to survive well. 】
The ink words on the yellowed paper, after being carved by time, also became slightly blurred.
Fortunately, Shen Ningning has studied the book for so long, it is not difficult to recognize these words!
The little guy was very excited, sobbing and shedding tears, afraid that the tears would wet the letter, and hurriedly wiped away the tears.
"The fairyland should be the supplies that my mother said?" But what is a natural disaster?
Is the current natural disaster related to my mother? And what is the moon landing plan?
Shen Ningning left the fairyland and walked to the window with her little feet.
She looked up and saw the distant bright moon, which was as far away as a white jade plate hanging in the sky.
The little guy's eyes were confused.
The moon is so far away, can my mother go up to it? Maybe she failed in the end, so she fell from the sky?
"Wow, if she can go to the sky, my mother must be a fairy!" Shen Ningning hugged the Black Wolf King, crossed her legs, and sat down in front of the window.
She pointed her little hand at the moon: "Wolf, do you know that my mother can go to the moon!"
The Black Wolf King's wolf eyes were full of doubts, and he also looked at the round moon.
He couldn't help but howled.
Howling at the moon is the nature of wolves.
Shen Ningning laughed out loud.
"Aoao~" She imitated the Black Wolf King's cry, with a sweet baby voice.
The little guy was in a good mood, and then he remembered that the jade rabbit pendant that Shen Siyi had given to the maid Wenxiu before had the words "Moon Landing" engraved on the bottom.
So, it is also related to the moon landing plan that my mother mentioned?
Maybe the jade rabbit is something that my mother wants to bring to the moon from her hometown.
But because of the failure of the moon landing, she fell here. After that, she met her father and lived with him and raised children.
From that night on, Shen Ningning felt close to the moon.
After a few days.
The people in the city who had the plague were under control.
The emperor publicized Shen Ningning's contribution, and the people worshipped her as a god.
Unfortunately, although the plague was cured, it was too contagious, so it was always a group of people who got better, and another group got sick again.
The emperor felt a headache every day when he looked at the memorials reported and the number of people infected.
This night, the moon was bright and shining.
In a remote and dark palace road in the palace, Pei Yin led a team of imperial guards to patrol here.
Suddenly, Pei Yin's ears moved slightly, and he heard the "chi chi" sound of mice in the dark.
He immediately raised his hand, his expression became cold, and he held the sword at his waist with one hand.
The imperial guards were on martial law, and they took out their bows and arrows, ready to shoot rats.
Pei Yin lowered his voice: "This is close to the cold palace, and rats are rampant. The emperor has ordered that all rats in the palace must be exterminated to prevent the plague. When you see them later, shoot them directly without hesitation."
"Yes." The imperial guards received the order.
Since the plague broke out, several palace servants who were the first to get sick have been interrogated, and they all said that they were bitten by rats.
The rats in the palace used to be afraid of people, but now they dare to bite people actively, which is really strange.
Therefore, the emperor wanted to completely eliminate rats, but it was a pity that these beasts hiding in dark corners were like spirits and were very difficult to catch.
When they smelled the rat-killing powder prepared by the Imperial Hospital, they would run away, not to mention being lured with food, they would not be fooled at all.
Suddenly!
In the darkness, the sound of "chi chi" suddenly approached.
The imperial guards shone their torches at the place where the noise came from, and saw four or five rats as big as an adult's palm running forward along the wall.
Each of them had a hairless and long tail.
"Over there! Put your arrows on them!" Pei Yin ordered.
The rats felt the light of the fire and ran even faster, but they were heading towards the imperial guards.
Pei Yin's face changed: "Be careful! Don't let them bite you!"
The imperial guards retreated one after another, bending their bows and putting arrows on them.
Several rats died under the arrows.
However, there was still one that escaped the net and was about to pounce on the imperial guards' boots.
Suddenly, a sharp meow was heard, and a black shadow suddenly jumped down from the top of the wall.
The rat was pounced on and made a terrible chirping sound.
When the rats stopped moving, the imperial guards shone their torches over and found that it was actually a huge black cat, holding the fat rat in its sharp teeth.
Pei Yin did not relax his vigilance. Instead, the black cat, holding the mouse in its mouth, easily jumped onto the wall and walked away with an elegant step.
It seemed to be heading to the cold palace.
Pei Yin frowned and secretly noted it down.
The next day, he informed the emperor of this matter.
"I have asked several palace maids in the cold palace, and they can all testify that the black cat was originally a wild cat in the palace, but it has been fed and cared for by Concubine Qi for almost half a year."
"Not only that, when the plague occurred frequently in the palace, only the cold palace did not show any symptoms."
This is the strangest thing.
Because the cold palace is located in the most remote and dark place in the palace, it is easy to breed mosquitoes, rats and ants.
But the plague did not affect this place, and last night Pei Yin found that the fleeing mice were also chased by the black cat and happened to meet them.
The emperor was a little surprised and happy: "Why didn't I think of it? Cats are good for mice. Come on, call Concubine Qi."
Finally, the emperor added: "Bring her cat along."
After a while, Qi Jingchun, who was dressed simply and looked thin and calm, followed Pei Yin into the palace with a black cat in her arms.
"The guilty concubine pays respect to the emperor." She knelt on the ground to pay her respects, her posture as graceful as before.
The emperor only looked at the black cat in her arms.
"How many mice can your cat catch?"
Qi Jingchun lowered her head and glanced at the black cat in her arms.
She smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, its name is Li'er. When I first arrived at the cold palace, I was frightened by the mice and mosquitoes in the room, but this cat was not afraid."
"So, I gave it some food every day and kept it by my side. Wherever this cat went, there were no insects and mice, but I have never tested its limits."
"I guess, with its ferocity, catching mice is no problem."
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "Let it go, I want to see how many mice it can catch in a day."
"If it can make a contribution, I will give you a chance to be restored to the throne. It depends on whether this cat can earn you this honor."
Qi Jingchun raised her eyes: "Your Majesty has promoted me. If I can help you, it doesn't matter whether I can be restored to the throne or not?"
As she said, she bent down and put the black cat on the ground.
This cat was not honest to begin with. As soon as it entered the palace, it looked around, its eyes were full of wildness and it was very vigilant.
When the four claws touched the ground, it flashed out like a black shadow.
The emperor waved his hand immediately.
Pei Yin understood and chased after it with several guards who were good at light work.
The emperor wanted to know how good this cat was at catching mice.
During this period, Qi Jingchun had been kneeling on the ground, with her head down and no words, without any ambition to seek favor.
The emperor looked at her and asked the eunuch to give her a seat.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qi Jingchun stood up, sat on the chair, and waited quietly.
It was not until dusk that Pei Yin hurried back.
"Your Majesty."
"How was it? How many did you catch?"
"No less than a hundred, and the black cat is still running around in the palace." Pei Yin saw with his own eyes how ferocious this black cat was.