In the afternoon, there was no wind or heat.

It's the summer heat, and farmers gather in twos and threes under the trees, with families doing things like rope-twirling and basket-weaving, and dogs lying on the ground to sleep. When the shade of the trees moves with the scorching sun, they have to get up and move somewhere.

Only the children were the happiest, diving and playing naked from the rocks, not caring about getting tanned.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from downstream.

There was a bang, and from a distance, somewhere in the woods was swaying.

The sleeping dogs were startled. The villagers said that a tree had fallen. There used to be a century-old tree there with hard wood and beautiful flowers. After a while of discussion, they changed to other topics.

After about an hour of burning incense, the beaver swam ashore and limped up the stone steps into the yard.

He leaned on the threshold and took a look inside. When he saw that the lord was not there, he squatted quietly outside the main hall door. Xiaodou's eyes were very calm and there was no disturbance in his heart. He allowed everyone in the house to watch and discuss.

The sultry time slowly slipped away, and about half an hour passed before I knew it.

When the villagers were preparing to go to work in the fields, a carriage came here escorted by more than ten strong men. When passing by the shade of a tree, the servant in front kicked the sleeping dog to the side of the road, causing the native dog to whine.

However, there were too many people and I didn’t dare to rush up and bite him on the back legs.

The guard at the checkpoint questioned him briefly and then let him go.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the princess's mansion, and the female officer went out to welcome her into the mansion.

Insects are chirping and birds are chirping, it is not as hot outside as before, and only the old man with limited mobility is left in the shade of the tree.

About half an hour later, the sound of horse hooves came from far to near, and the police officer in the police uniform rode through the town and came to the princess mansion. The policeman was soaked with sweat, and the clothes on his back were dried and formed white salt.

There were stains on his face, his face was stained with sweat mixed with dust, and his horse was even more exhausted.

The commander of the guards received the police officers. From the looks on their faces, it seemed that something big had happened.

No matter how busy everyone in the house was, the fat beaver's eyes were still looking at the sky, as if there were no waves in the ancient well.

Not long after, a giant beast appeared on the mountain path.

The lynx carried the young woman on its back and walked slowly. Several large gourds collided with each other and made crisp sounds as they walked. It seemed that the heat and dust had not affected either person or the beast. The woman sat sideways elegantly and read medical books carefully while walking.

The commander of the guards and the female officer greeted him at the door.

"Congratulations to the Queen to return home~"

The giant lynx lay low, and the woman floated to the ground. She frowned slightly when she saw the carriage parked at the hitching post.

"No gifts, the house has been nice these days."

In the Princess Mansion, the female officer had a higher status than the commander of the bodyguards. She stepped forward to take the medicine box and replied respectfully.

"Don't worry, Madam, everything is fine in the house. The princess left for the mountains in the morning but did not return. Mr. Rui came to visit relatives. In addition, there was a letter from the county saying something serious happened."

"What's the princess doing in the mountains?"

"It's about catching crickets to eat."

"..."

The woman was speechless. Fortunately, the tiger was with her and she didn’t have to worry about her safety.

Before asking what happened, a young man in rich clothes ran out of the courtyard. He was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a sense of superiority between his eyebrows. He had a silk flower in his bun. He behaved in a pretentious manner and ran to the house in a strange and awkward way.

in front of.

"Aunt Rui'er is here to see you. Grandma asked me to bring you delicious lotus fruits to try. They are sweet and crispy. It is said that they were transported from the north at a high speed. Only our family in the county can afford them."

"..."

Seeing how enthusiastic my mother-in-law's nephew is, I just feel unspeakably awkward and helpless.

"Rui'er is so hot. Come inside and eat some iced licorice soup to relieve the heat. Don't get sick from heatstroke."

After saying that, he led the lynx through the door.

Young Master Jinyi wanted to say something else, but was blocked by the giant beast's head. He walked around to the other side with a smile and trotted through the door. He was more casual than at home.

The female officer and the guard commander were disgusted with his ignorance.

After all, it is the residence of a royal princess, and the relatives of my maternal uncle's family must observe etiquette. How can I be so willful and casual?

After entering the door, the lynx unloaded its luggage and turned into a cat, licking its paws and continuing to study carving.

The female officer and the commander looked at each other and decided to wait for the princess to come back before talking about another matter. It seemed that the empress was the most powerful in the palace, but in fact it was the young princess who was in charge of all internal and external affairs. According to the rules, there was nothing wrong with it. The county government also followed the procedures to report to the princess.

report.

When I walked to the door of the living room, I saw the beaver squatting on the steps and waiting quietly.

The woman smiled slightly.

"Is the little guy here to deliver fish again? Huh? Is he injured?"

The beaver calmly raised its forelimbs to show its injured forelimbs, its little beady eyes looked very pitiful.

Only then did everyone in the courtyard realize that the beaver was injured. No wonder it was walking strangely before, but they didn't expect it to know how to come to the door for help.

The woman squatted down and checked carefully.

"It's broken. Bring me the medicine box and find me a bamboo board."

Soon, the medicine box and bamboo board were delivered. The female officials and others watched curiously, and the young master in brocade also joined in the fun.

The beaver obediently raised its injured forelimb high, showing its sharp teeth, as calm as ever.

The injury is not serious and is easy to treat. First, slowly and gently reset it, apply the refined ointment externally, and then use bamboo boards and bandages to fix it externally. This is similar to the method used to treat humans.

While the woman was being treated seriously, a huge thing jumped out of the wall, and the fat tiger landed with a bang.

The mighty giant tiger frightened Mr. Jin Yi almost to the ground, but fortunately he was helped by a servant to save his face.

Bai Yujun slid down with the fish basket.

"Mom, I'm back, what are you doing?"

The female officer quickly moved out of the way.

Bai Yujun walked straight into the crowd without even looking at her cousin, so angry that she couldn't even laugh or cry.

"I told you earlier that you should be careful not to get hit by a tree. If you chew on any tree, you have to chew on the hardwood. You will suffer a loss. No wonder I felt that there was a tree missing when I came back. It turns out that it was you who did it, you are so stupid.

"

The maids and guards wanted to laugh but didn't dare. The beaver demon died immediately.

After Bai Bai finished speaking, he turned around and gave the order to the housekeeper.

"Anyway, that tree has fallen down. I'm going to find someone to bring it back to build a house. I'm going to ask the carpenter for the dimensions so that the lynx can cut it."

The steward received the order and went to the village to recruit people to pull wood.

Bai Yujun squatted down and rummaged through the medicine box, found a jade bottle, opened it and smelled it, nodded and poured out a pill, grabbed the beaver's teeth with his small hands, opened its mouth and threw it in.

"Eat it, it's made from a secret recipe for alchemy. It will keep you alive and kicking for two days. Remember to use river fish to pay for the medicine."

Hearing this, the beaver patted the ground with his tail to show that he understood.

The woman couldn't help but laugh. She quickly completed the bandaging with both hands and fixed the fractured beaver, which looked a bit funny.

"Okay, don't go into the water for the next two days. Remember to come see me the day after tomorrow."

"Zhizhi~"

The fat beaver barked twice and nodded, with a bandage around his neck. He limped out with his hands on three paws, climbed over the threshold and returned to the river. He might be starving in the next two days.

Next to him, Mr. Rui, who was wearing brocade clothes, was about to say hello when he suddenly felt the hot wind blowing on the back of his neck. When he looked back, he was almost frightened to death. He saw a huge and ferocious tiger head looking down at him, suppressing the words he spoke.

Bai Yujun saw that the commander had something to say, so he handed the fish basket filled with crickets to the cook.

"Mom, come in and rest. We'll eat crickets tonight. I'll go take care of things in the house first."

He winked at the commander and stepped aside.

"What happened again?"

The commander looked around to see if no one was approaching, then lowered his voice and reported.

"Your Highness, the neighboring county lost more than 20 children in the past two days. They were found in the river at the border with the fiefdom this morning. None of them were alive. High-level monks were left at the scene. Several chief officials in the county were worried about retaliation, so they only

I can secretly report this matter to the court."
Chapter completed!