Dragon King: [So this is the "squeak, squeak, squeak"? It actually means three different things.]
Dragon King: [What's this called? Puppetry?]
True Person Qingyun explained it to the Dragon King. In the world of cultivating immortals, puppetry was similar to Lin Yu's robot ball, but there were also some differences. Both the ball and the Dragon King's clone were judged to have intelligence, and using them each time cost a huge amount of points. Although the puppet had intelligence, it was just an inanimate object.
Dragon King: [It's almost the same as the ball. Then why does using the ball cost points?]
Lin Yu: [There are mechanical races in the universe. Any robot with self - awareness is considered a member of the mechanical race. Maybe the judgment is based on this.]
Lin Yu: [The emperor and the empress are both extremely kind people, but they gave birth to the third prince, who is so abnormal.]
Lin Yu: [He always calls others "commoners". Can such a person really be the crown prince?]
While the subtitles were discussing, the maids in Fengyi Palace finally invited the empress back.
Looking at the Dongzhu pearls scattered on the ground, the third prince lying on the floor, and Shen Baozhu with blood all over her head, the empress's body trembled slightly. The chief maid quickly stepped forward to support her and shouted sharply, "Are you all dead? Standing there in a daze. Hurry up and clean this up!"
The maids picked up the Dongzhu pearls and put them into a box. When the empress saw the bloodstains on the box, her heart tightened. She quickly walked up to Shen Baozhu and carefully examined her forehead.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The treasure - hunting rat jumped out from behind Shen Baozhu.
Shen Baozhu hugged the treasure - hunting rat and started to complain, "Auntie, he bullied me! If it weren't for the nourishing pill, my head would still be bleeding!"
"Let auntie take a look. Does it still hurt?" The empress ignored the treasure - hunting rat and looked at Shen Baozhu with heartache.
The maids who were cleaning up the Dongzhu pearls couldn't help but stop their actions and stared at this scene in shock.
Everyone in Fengyi Palace knew that the empress regarded the third prince as the apple of her eye. Not to mention being beaten, as long as someone made the third prince unhappy, the empress would teach that person a lesson. What was going on now?
Even the chief maid couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, although the little princess is innocent, you should check on His Highness first. His Highness is your own flesh and blood..."
"Own flesh and blood? When he was having an affair with Concubine Li and breaking my heart, did he ever think that I'm his mother!" The empress hugged Shen Baozhu and said in disappointment.
She hated her own negligence. She let the two children be together, never expecting that they would fight. She was even more annoyed that the third prince was so disappointing and had beaten Shen Baozhu. What if the immortals blamed them? What would happen to the Great Yong Dynasty?
The chief maid was stunned and stammered, "But, but His Highness is your own flesh and blood, the crown prince of the Great Yong Dynasty, and the future emperor!"
These words made the empress slightly stunned. She hugged Shen Baozhu into her arms and scanned the maids in Fengyi Palace. Although they all had their heads down, it was not difficult to see that everyone agreed with what the chief maid said.
The empress stared directly at the chief maid and said sternly, "Caixing, slap yourself ten times!"
The chief maid, Caixing, didn't dare to look the empress in the eye. She subconsciously lowered her head and started to slap herself.
Caixing didn't show any mercy to herself. The sound of the slaps clearly reached everyone's ears. Soon, after ten slaps, Fengyi Palace fell into complete silence.
This silent atmosphere made Shen Baozhu a little scared. She hugged the treasure - hunting rat tightly and whispered, "Auntie, it was Brother Xuyang who bullied me first. I only fought back."
"Look, my head was bleeding!"
Suddenly, Shen Baozhu felt a little regretful. She should have taken the pill later and let auntie see her wound first. Now she and the treasure - hunting rat were standing there fine, while the third prince was lying on the ground. It looked as if they were ganging up on him.
Dragon King: [Don't be afraid, little cutie! My clone is still in the palace. If this empress favors her own son, I'll let my clone cause chaos in the capital!]
Lin Yu: [The empress doesn't mean that. Calm down, Dragon King.]
Lin Yu: [If the emperor and the empress really can't tell right from wrong, I can also send the ball to help Baozhu. I still have enough points for that.]
Although she had the support of the Dragon King and Lin Yu, Shen Baozhu was still scared. She wasn't afraid that the empress would favor the third prince, because it was only natural for a mother to favor her child, just like her own mother favored her.
But Shen Baozhu didn't want the empress to misunderstand her and think of her as a bad girl who liked to bully kids.
Noticing Shen Baozhu's uneasiness, the empress took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. She forced a smile and said, "Auntie knows that Baozhu is a good girl. Besides, today is the last day of your punishment. Baozhu definitely wouldn't make a mistake today and miss out on the pastries tomorrow."
Shen Baozhu nodded vigorously. That's right! Even if she was going to make a mistake, she wouldn't choose today!
Dragon King: [From this perspective... it makes a bit of sense.]
The empress continued to console her, "Baozhu has been wronged. Auntie will compensate you..."
When it came to compensation, the empress was at a loss. Shen Baozhu had her head smashed and had lost so much blood. This couldn't be taken lightly. But the treasures in her treasury were definitely not as good as those of the immortals, and Shen Baozhu might not take a fancy to them.
While the empress was thinking, her gaze gradually moved down and happened to fall on the treasure - hunting rat in Shen Baozhu's arms.
"Auntie, this is my new gift!" Knowing that the empress didn't misunderstand her, Shen Baozhu became happy again. She couldn't wait to introduce the treasure - hunting rat.
The treasure - hunting rat perked up its ears and cooperated with Shen Baozhu very well. First, it lifted its front paws, then both front paws, followed by its hind paws, and then both hind paws...
After its two short legs were in the air, the treasure - hunting rat "plop" sat on the ground and looked at Shen Baozhu blankly, "Master, I fell."
But to the empress, it just sounded like three urgent squeaks.
Dragon King: [Hahaha, I told it to lift its feet, and it lifted both feet. How stupid!]
Dragon King: [Is the prototype of the treasure - hunting rat a demonic beast? How can there be such a stupid demonic beast?]
The treasure - hunting rat was very cute and was mostly kept as a pet. True Person Qingyun hadn't killed many of them and didn't know much about them.
True Person Qingyun: [I modeled its personality after the treasure - hunting rat of a fellow Taoist. I'll go and ask.]
Shen Baozhu helped the treasure - hunting rat up. She could clearly see the委屈 in its bean - sized eyes and comforted it, "Just get up after you fall. Don't be afraid."
But the treasure - hunting rat didn't think so. It threw itself into Shen Baozhu's arms and squeaked, "I've embarrassed you, Master."
"Will Master dislike me for being stupid?"
Dragon King: [Oh, it has self - awareness.]
To show itself off, the treasure - hunting rat hopped over to the maid and stuffed all the Dongzhu pearls into its mouth, "I'm very useful, Master. I can help you hide things."
Then it hopped to the unconscious third prince and said, "I can also help Master beat people."
Shen Baozhu's eyes widened. She quickly rushed to stop it. Although the third prince was a bad guy, they couldn't beat him in front of his mother!
The maids in Fengyi Palace finally noticed the treasure - hunting rat and started to scream and run away. Caixing gasped, "It's a rat! Such a big rat! Your Majesty, quickly take His Highness and the little princess away. I'll stay and hold them off!"
True Person Qingyun: [I've found out. The treasure - hunting rat is greedy and timid. When it's in danger, it will abandon its master and run away. But because of its cute appearance, silly and cute personality, and its ability to find treasures, the master usually forgives it.]
True Person Qingyun: [My fellow Taoist hates the fact that the treasure - hunting rat abandons its master very much. So he added formations to the puppet rat to protect its master and not be greedy for money.]
Lin Yu: [Was your fellow Taoist also abandoned by his treasure - hunting rat?]
True Person Qingyun: [Seven times.]
These two short words revealed the bitterness of the fellow Taoist.
Dragon King: [Hahaha, he should have changed his pet after the first time.]
True Person Qingyun: [The treasure - hunting rat has a very strong ability to find treasures, and he had raised it since it was a baby. He couldn't bear to part with it.]
True Person Qingyun: [Previously, these maids couldn't see the puppet rat. It should be the ability of the divine artifact.]
This phenomenon had long been noticeable. Every time Shen Baozhu talked to the subtitles or received a gift, the people around her didn't react at all. Only when Shen Baozhu wanted to share the gift could others see it.