Five hundred and sixtieth IX: Catching Butterflies
"Okay, I will mark your contribution!" With that said, Yonghuang took the catch and walked cautiously towards the butterflies. The butterflies did not notice the danger approaching, and continued to fly among the flowers until the catch fell from the sky.
They tried to flap their wings in panic, but it was too late. Except for one that escaped by chance, the remaining two were trapped and unable to escape.
"I'll do it!" Yongxuan saw the butterfly caught and ran over to catch it tightly. Then he picked it up and said happily: "Haha, let's see where you run away."
Yong Huang was very happy when he accidentally caught two colorful butterflies and said: "Let's go to the flower room first and put these two butterflies in the glass cover. It just so happens that we haven't taken them over yet today."
Every night, Yonghuang would ask Changfu to take the glass cover back to the flower room, put flowers inside for the butterflies to collect nectar, and then send it back the next day. Although this was a bit troublesome, it could maximize the life of the butterflies.
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Seeing them grabbing the butterflies and leaving, Mingyu, who was standing in the corner, let out a sigh of relief, clasped his slippery and clammy hands, and said, "How many are left?"
Ji You lowered his head and said, "Master, I released seven this time. There should be more than ten like this left in our palace."
"Seven..." Mingyu murmured and sighed: "It's a pity that they only caught two, and the rest flew away."
Ji You comforted: "Aunt Wei said, it doesn't matter even if they don't catch any of them, the plan can still go as planned."
Mingyu said: "Having said that, I always hope they can catch a few more. This way, when it comes to that step, it will be less likely to arouse their suspicion."
"Master, don't worry, I will release the remaining butterflies tomorrow. They can at least catch two, three, five butterflies, which is enough for us to do our work."
Mingyu thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the day after tomorrow to let them go. Don't let them get suspicious. Also, remember to keep two of them and don't let them all out."
"Save it for me, slave." Ji You responded and helped Mingyu leave.
Let's talk about Yonghuang and the others. After putting the two newly caught butterflies into the glass cover, they came to Yanxi Palace. A Luo accompanied them to see Changle, who had just drank milk and was lying on the crib moving his little hands.
Little Feet, when Yong Huang and the others were lying beside the crib, grinning and yawning, that little look was really cute indescribably.
Yongzhang stared at Changle and said without blinking: "She is so cute, much cuter than when my sixth brother was born."
Yongxun reached out and touched her chubby little cheek, and said in surprise: "It's so nen, like tofu."
Yong Huang pulled his hand away and said, "Don't touch her randomly, or you may hurt her."
"Stingy." Yongxuan muttered, looked at A Luo and said, "When will Chang Le learn to walk?"
A Luo smiled and said: "Fourth Brother, the little princess will not be able to walk until she is at least one year old. That is to say, she will have to wait until this time next year."
"Next year..." Yongxuan twitched his fingers and said distressedly: "Isn't it going to be a long time?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's going to take so long, so we can't rush it. But a year can go by quickly. Brother Si will soon be able to hold the little princess's hand and walk around."
Yongxuan looked at the grinning Chang Le in the crib and said softly: "I really hope this year will go by faster... and faster."
Although everything seemed to be calm in the palace, A Luo did not neglect Chang Le's care at all. After Yong Huang and others left, he immediately invited Song Zihua to check on Chang Le. Only after he was sure that everything was fine, did he feel relieved.
There will be no problems between Yonghuang and Yongxun, but Yongzhang is the son of Concubine Jia, so there is no guarantee that there will be no problems. It is always right to be careful.
The next day, Yongzhang and the others found several more colorful butterflies like yesterday. They happily caught them and sent them to the flower room. However, after that, there were no more butterflies. Occasionally they found a few butterflies, all of which were ordinary butterflies.
Far less beautiful than before.
Ever since Changle was born, Hongli would take time to come over every day. He really loved his daughter to the core, and would feel uncomfortable if he didn't hug her for a day. Changle was also destined to be with him. Whenever she cried, just a hug from Hongli would make her happy.
Stop crying. This kind of fate naturally made Hongli like Changle even more. Even Yong Cong was a little left out, not to mention the sixth elder brother.
Ling Ruoyi liked this granddaughter very much, and sent Shui Xiu to visit her several times, and rewarded her with many valuable items. Suddenly, Changle's popularity was unmatched, and this... was not even the most prosperous.
On the half-moon day of Changle, Hongli ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a title for Changle, but he actually planned to confer the title on the full moon day. Also on this night, Xianyue called Qi Kuan to the inner hall and said: "From now on
You, you sent people to keep an eye on Xianfu Palace and Yonghe Palace day and night."
A Luo said unexpectedly: "Master, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Xianyue frowned and said, "I don't know, but... A Luo, don't you think the palace has been too peaceful recently?"
Zhichun interjected: "Wouldn't it be nice to be calmer? Maybe Master still hopes that something will happen."
"Don't forget, this is the Forbidden City and the harem. There will be no long-term tranquility in this kind of place." Xianyue said in a condensing voice: "The emperor loves Changle so much that he didn't give him a name, and even planned to give him a title.
With the temperament of Mr. Riet and Mr. Kim, it is impossible to just let them do nothing."
Zhichun thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they couldn't find a chance to make a move?"
"If there is only one person from the Jin family, I will agree with you, but if you add Concubine Yu..." Xianyue shook her head and said, "This woman has such deep thoughts that even I can't figure it out."
"In this case, I will arrange for manpower to keep an eye on those two places now." When preparing to go down, Qi Kuan hesitated and said: "Master, what about Kunning Palace, do you want to keep an eye on it?"
A Luo said: "Master, the Queen may not hate you any less than Concubine Yu, especially since the Emperor is always coming to our place now, so she'd better be more careful on her side."
Xianyue nodded and said: "Okay, I will follow your words and keep a close eye." After Qi Kuan went down, she murmured: "I hope the queen will not be as confused as before, and she doesn't know she is being used as a pawn.
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Zhichun sneered: "It depends on whether the queen has let go of her prejudice against the master. If she still persists in her obsession, she may be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."
A Luo said coldly: "She can't let it go. Her prejudice against her master is deep in her bones. Unless she dies, she can't resolve it."
Xianyue glanced at her and said softly: "Remember the past again?"
A Luo avoided her gaze, took a breath and said, "I'm fine, slave. It's very late. Master, please rest early."