Chapter 147

Consort Hui saw the mother and son: "Younger sister, I cannot rest easy about you, so I have specially waited here. How is the Empress?"

Consort Rong sat down angrily, saying nothing.

It seems she didn't manage to get any advantage from this trip.

Consort Hui gently advised: "Younger sister, don't get angry; harming your health, what then?"

The days ahead are still long; His Majesty may not necessarily continue to favor the Empress, so younger sister, why take it to heart?

I don't know about that Little Princess...

Xiao Lin said on the side: "Tuan Tuan is fine! Although she ate my fish, she also let me touch Snow Tuan, I don't blame her!"

Eat? Eat! Those tribute items were actually eaten by the Little Princess?" Consort Hui stared wide-eyed in surprise.

Xiao Lin nodded: "Yes! Father Emperor and Empress Mother also ate them together!"

Tuan Tuan said, the taste is pretty good!

Consort Hui was momentarily speechless; she never expected this outcome.

She hesitated a moment, stood up, and gently patted the back of the silent Consort Rong's hand: "His Majesty so favors this Little Princess; we who have proper imperial sons are truly ashamed."

Seeing Consort Rong still unwilling to speak, Consort Hui felt a bit embarrassed: "Younger sister, you must be tired; then I'll take my leave, rest well." After saying that, she turned and left.

Consort Rong watched her back, carefully recalling what she had just said in the Imperial Garden.

You damned Consort Hui, using me as a pawn again! You stand aside and watch the fun!

With a snap, she threw the silk handkerchief in her hand hard onto the ground.

In the Phoenix Etiquette Palace, Tuan Tuan, bored: "Empress, is Snow Tuan also a tribute?"

Murong Jin thought: "Yes, but I brought it back from the palace's Cat and Dog Garden."

Tuan Tuan's eyes lit up: "Cat and Dog Garden? In the palace?"

Murong Jin nodded: "Yes, in the southwest corner of the Imperial Palace there is a large courtyard specially used to raise these tribute cats and dogs; I selected Snow Tuan from there."

"I want to go see!" Tuan Tuan jumped up immediately.

"..." Murong Jin suddenly regretted it, but it was too late.

Tuan Tuan walked over to her, tugging at her sleeve and shaking it, her big eyes sparkling: "I want to go see, Empress, let me go, okay?"

Murong Jin helplessly ordered two palace maids to follow her.

Tuan Tuan followed the palace maids to the Cat and Dog Garden: "Wow! So many!"

Cages of various sizes held all kinds of cats and dogs, some common, but many extremely rare.

The palace staff guarding the Cat and Dog Garden, hearing that the Little Princess had come, hurried forward: "Little Princess, what do you want to see? Kittens or puppies?"

Tuan Tuan walked around with her hands behind her back, looking everywhere, and finally stopped in front of a huge wolf-like dog.

The palace staff watched her stand there with her hands behind her back, not even as tall as the dog in the cage, breaking out in a cold sweat, wishing they could quickly add two more locks to the cage.

Little Princess, when this dog was delivered, they said it was specially bred to pull sleds in the snow, so it's huge in size; you'd be better off looking at a smaller one.

Tuan Tuan raised her face, the big wolf-dog lowered its head, they gazed at each other for a moment: "You've grown so big, being locked in this tiny cage must be awful!"

The big wolf-dog's eyes twitched.

"May I take you out? But you must not bite people! Unless… I let you bite."

The palace attendant exclaimed in shock: "Little Princess! This is the palace—everywhere are nobles; no one may bite!"

"Got it, got it!" Tuan Tuan reached out her hand: "Give me a piece of meat it likes."

The palace attendant hastily brought the meat and also fetched a long-handled wooden tongs, handing them to Tuan Tuan: "Little Princess, you can feed it by extending this tongs inside."

Tuan Tuan glanced at him, reached out her small hand, grabbed the piece of meat, and directly extended it into the cage.

The palace attendant was terrified out of her wits: "Good heavens! No way!" She lunged and grabbed her arm.

"It's fine!" Tuan Tuan pushed his hand away, looking at the big wolf-dog: "Go ahead and eat, but remember—after eating this meat, you must obey me!"

The big wolf-dog lowered its head, sniffed her hand, and let out a threatening low growl from its throat.

"Oh dear!" The palace attendant's legs went weak.

Tuan Tuan, however, paid no mind, steadily holding up the meat with her small hand: "Don't be afraid! It's fine—come with me, I'll protect you."

The next moment, the big wolf-dog's growl ceased, its huge tongue curled and shoved the meat into its mouth.

Tuan Tuan happily laughed: "You've agreed! Open the cage—it's willing to go with me!"

The palace attendant's smile twisted: "Just because it ate the meat you fed counts as agreeing? I feed it every day, yet it still bares its teeth at me!"

But there was no choice; they still opened the cage.

The big wolf-dog bolted out, legs flailing as it sprinted across the courtyard.

The other dogs in their cages, seeing this, all began to bark frenziedly.

Tuan Tuan nodded satisfactorily: "Don't rush! Someone will also come to lead you out."

After the big wolf-dog had run a few laps and stopped, Tuan Tuan waved at it: "Come here."

The obedient big wolf-dog ran over and began licking Tuan Tuan's face with its tongue.

Xiao Tuanzi giggled: "All right, all right! Let's go back with me!"

The palace attendant hastily fetched a rope, put it on the big wolf-dog, and was about to put a muzzle on it when Tuan Tuan stopped her: "It won't bite people—don't put that on; it would be uncomfortable."

Leading the big wolf-dog, Tuan Tuan returned to Fengyi Palace in high spirits.

The palace maids screamed and scattered in all directions: "Wolf! Wolf!"

Murong Jin heard the commotion, went outside the hall, saw Xiao Tuanzi standing beside a wolf-dog much taller than her, and nearly lost her balance in shock: "Tuan Tuan!"

Tuan Tuan looked around: "Don't be afraid! It's fine! It won't bite people!"

"Empress Mother, is there a dog kennel? It will live here from now on!"

"Huh? Live, live in this palace?" Murong Jin clutched her chest.

"Exactly! Because I live here!"

Murong Jin steadied her mind: "Someone, go! Ask, is there a doghouse? Have them bring one over!"

"Yes!"

Tuan Tuan hugged one of the big wolf dog's thighs, pointed at Murong Jin: "That one over there is the Empress." Then she pointed at the palace people peeking out from various places, "They also live here; from now on this will be your home!"

The big wolf dog understood one thing, and let out a low woo-woo growl from its throat.

"Oh right!" Tuan Tuan suddenly remembered, pointing at the main hall: "Don't go in there! Inside lives a tiny cat; it's too small, and seeing you would scare it."

The big wolf dog returned the favor by giving Tuan Tuan a few big tongue licks.

Soon, the palace attendants brought over a huge doghouse, like a small house, and set it up in a corner of Fengyi Palace.

Tuan Tuan then ordered someone to bring several blankets, spreading them inside: "Here, from now on you'll sleep here."

The big wolf dog sniffed around, then crawled in and lay down.

Tuan Tuan was very pleased: "Everyone says you're like a wolf, so I'll call you... Big Wolf!"

Big Wolf didn't make a sound; Tuan Tuan nodded: "No objection means agreement, Big Wolf!"

Big Wolf lowered its head, seeming to accept.

She turned and ran into the main hall: "Empress, I want to go out and find someone!"

Murong Jin was sitting in a chair, holding her forehead: "Who? You don't need to leave the palace; I'll have them find you for you."

"Oh, that works too; have them go to the Private Objects Workshop and summon Feng Zhou once."

"Hurry! Take the Fengyi Palace waist token and have the Princess summon this Feng Zhou!"

Feng Zhou, hearing that Tuan Tuan was looking for him to enter the palace, was thrilled—finally he had a chance to serve the alliance leader! He immediately set aside all his pressing matters and hurried to Fengyi Palace.

"Alliance leader, what are your orders?"

Tuan Tuan brought him to the big wolf's dwelling: "Here, make me a small cart I can sit on according to its size; from now on it can pull me!"

Feng Zhou: "……"

Good heavens! I make weapons!

"Can't you? The Private Objects Workshop can't even make this?" Tuan Tuan wondered.

"Can! Of course! I'll go back and draw the plans, and deliver it to the alliance leader tomorrow!"

Tuan Tuan was very pleased: "Great, then I'll wait!"

The next day, the small cart arrived, the size was just right, exquisitely crafted; the big wolf was harnessed to the cart, Tuan Tuan sat inside, holding the reins: "Go! Big Wolf! Run hard!"

The big wolf's bloodline awakened, and it sprang off at a gallop, charging out of Fengyi Palace.

Murong Jin pointed at the puppy cart: "This child! This child really is! I can't take it; I need to go back and lie down for a moment, to calm down."

"Princess! Slow down, Princess!"

"Don't fall! Princess!"

The shouts of all the palace maids were left behind by Tuan Tuan.

"Left! Big Wolf!"

"Turn right!"

Tuan Tuan, extremely excited, drove the puppy cart into the courtyard of the Emperor's Zichen Hall: "Imperial Uncle! I'm here!"

The big wolf raised its head and let out a long howl: "Awoo!"

Tap, Xiao Jieyun's vermilion brush fell onto the half-written memorial.