Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 98
Chapter 98 A reward
Everyone in the palace learned of this news the next day. Chu Hongzhen’s orders arrived at Weiyang Palace along with all kinds of gifts such as exotic treasure, fabric, and Chinese herbs.
Imperial consort Su told Nanny Liu to give Yuan Qing a huge gift and congratulated her before leaving.
All the maids and servants were dismissed, leaving only imperial consort Su in the hall.
She touched the gifts with a smile on her face.
The gold hairpin in her hair gently swayed with every step to sparkle brightly and made her look captivating.
Cheng Xiaoxiao and Chu Hongyi made a great team when they fought imperial consort Zhao.
Chu Hongyi certainly felt that way. He even decided that Cheng Xiaoxiao was his best friend and only second to his fourth older brother.
Cheng Xiaoxiao grudgingly accepted Chu Hongyi as her partner in crime.
Now that everything was over, Cheng Xiaoxiao went home to Prince Jing’s residence and secretly gloated over the success.
Although she could live off Chu Yunshen, he was temperamental and hard to read.
However, Chu Hongyi was different.
He was naïve and gullible. In the past, he thought she was just a cat and kept trying to take her back to the palace.
Now that he was convinced that she was an ancient divine beast and after what imperial consort Zhao did, he would be even more impressed by her.
She shouldn’t put all her eggs in the same basket by placing all hope on one man only.
A smart hare should keep three burrows as a backup.
Cheng Xiaoxiao felt that she ought to try and make Chu Hongyi her second meal ticket.
Chu Yunshen sat down at the desk nearby and studied her as she swayed her head wrapped in deep thought.
He contemplated in his heart, “I read in some book that cats gurgled when they were happy, so she must be in a good mood today.”
Staying home to keep the cat company was a wise choice.
Although Chu Yunshen got it completely wrong, it didn’t stop him from picking Cheng Xiaoxiao up satisfactorily.
Cheng Xiaoxiao’s fur suddenly exploded when Chu Yunshen snuck up on her while she was happily fantasizing about her future.
That pervert!
That was quite a test of a cat’s reflexes! No, correction. A human’s reflexes!
Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough!
Even if fleeting, Chu Yunshen keenly sensed the cat going stiff briefly while she was in his arms.
Chu Yunshen rubbed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s ears deftly with his index finger and thumb. He stopped after she curled up in his arms and gurgled loudly with a look of satisfaction.
Chu Yunshen stroked Cheng Xiaoxiao’s shiny fur with his hand and spent a leisurely day with her.
Cheng Xiaoxiao was only well-behaved if she wanted something from him.
She couldn’t help it if she had access to so much gossip.
“Master, our eyes have reported that Su Ming, the deputy minister of the ministry of revenue, has gone missing ever since the Jin City county magistrate assistant filed a complaint about him.” Chu Yunshen was just getting ready to bathe Cheng Xiaoxiao when Xiaowu entered the room.
“Okay. You are dismissed. We can talk about it at the justice department tomorrow.” Chu Yunshen glanced at the cat in his arms and couldn’t help feeling tickled when he caught her staring at him with her contrasting eyes.
This cat was such a nosy parker and wanted to get involved with everything.
It was such a bad habit of hers.
Chu Yunshen rubbed her head before he continued to help undo Cheng Xiaoxiao’s garment straps.
Despite going into a daze, Cheng Xiaoxiao remembered what she heard.
Oh yeah! She could sneak out again to have a feast tomorrow!
Cheng Xiaoxiao was so famished that her stomach growled nonstop after dreaming of food all night.
She woke up exceptionally early since she was ravenous.
Despite getting up early, Cheng Xiaoxiao sensed the other half of the bed had already grown cold.
It seemed Chu Yunshen had gone out first thing in the morning again. She wondered what he was busy working on in the justice department.
Even though she was concerned with him, she had to eat.
She must be crazy not to eat!
Now that there were no bells to hold Cheng Xiaoxiao back and Wan Xia would help her cover up, it was a godsend.
She could do whatever she wanted.
If she wanted to avoid the residence patrol, then now was the time!
She had to make a forceful exit and run for it!
A familiar voice unexpectedly came from the rockery near the dog hole. “Miss Divine Beast, this is such a coincidence!”
Chu Hongyi’s annoying smiley face came out from behind a craggy rockery as he patted the dust off his sleeves. He beamed as he carried Cheng Xiaoxiao up and spun like a girl.
What was Chu Hongyi doing here again?
Was he going to stop her from going out yet again?
Every time she wanted to sneak out for some fun, he would foil her plans. Every single time!
She didn’t get to feast at all!
The more she thought about it, the more miserable she felt.
She transmigrated into an unknown era and became a lion cat.
It was one thing to become just a prince’s cat, but she didn’t get to enjoy good food.
It was simply depressing to have her sole interest stripped from her.
Cheng Xiaoxiao felt resentful thinking about her predicament.
She rolled her eyes as she attempted to scratch Chu Hongyi and meowed nonstop.
She even ran up Chu Hongyi’s shoulder to do it when she found it hard to do it in Chu Hongyi’s arms.
Chu Hongyi awkwardly tried to protect his face while Cheng Xiaoxiao took out her anger on him but was incapable of avoiding her. “Miss Divine Beast, I came all the way here to wait for you. Stop hitting me. Please hear me out…”
No, she wasn’t going to listen to his bullshit.
There was no way she was giving him a chance after he repeatedly foiled her plans.
Cheng Xiaoxiao attacked him even harder.
Chu Hongyi was so powerless that he begged softly, “Miss Divine Beast, spare me. I wanted to take you out to eat and have fun. I mean no harm! If you aren’t interested, it’s okay.”
No, she didn’t want to hear any of it… Hang on!
What did the kid just say?
Did Chu Hongyi say he wanted to take her out to eat?
Cheng Xiaoxiao hurriedly stopped attacking Chu Hongyi. Instead, she looked at him expectantly and wanted him to say it again.
Chu Hongyi touched his face with fear lingering in his heart as he said indignantly, “Brother Yunshen keeps you locked up and doesn’t take you out. I was afraid you might get bored playing by yourself, so I wanted to take you out.”
Many thoughts rose in Cheng Xiaoxiao’s mind as Chu Hongyi muttered.
Oh yes! Why did she clean forget that Chu Hongyi was her plan B?
If she wanted to sneak into the palace to eat, it would help to have some cover.
However, he unexpectedly came running to offer his services.
“If you aren’t interested, I will bring you back to the room to play.” Chu Hongyi overlooked Cheng Xiaoxiao’s scratching and picked her up again.
No! She definitely wanted to go out!
Cheng Xiaoxiao did her utmost to gesture for Chu Hongyi to put her down. She wrote on the sand like she did previously.
“Of course I want to go out! I want to have a feast, and you will foot the bill, okay?” Cheng Xiaoxiao wasn’t shy about her demands.
Cheng Xiaoxiao had just saved him from imperial consort Zhao and helped him teach imperial consort Zhao a lesson.
She was being kind by making him treat her once. He ought to do it several times.
Chu Hongyi was generous about it and hurriedly agreed, “Of course, it’s on me. You just need to have your fill of food and fun.”
Cheng Xiaoxiao patted Chu Hongyi’s shoulder happily. “Okay. Wait for me here while I find some clothes and get dressed. Then we can go out.”
Chu Hongyi nodded obediently and hid behind the rockery.
Before long, Chu Hongyi heard a melodious voice calling him to come out.
Her voice was as beautiful as birdsong.
In the past, he was overwhelmed by the thought Cheng Xiaoxiao was a cat demon and didn’t have time to consider her attributes in detail.
Now that he had heard her voice a second time, he couldn’t help going into a daze.
“Hey! Hey! Have you gone nuts? I’ve called you so many times. Let’s go!” Cheng Xiaoxiao waved her hand in front of Chu Hongyi several times to make Chu Hongyi snap out of his daze.
She didn’t have time to waste and wanted to feast now.
Chu Hongyi looked at the young woman’s arm. It had a fair, flawless complexion and glowed softly in the sun.
It was deeply engraved in his heart after Cheng Xiaoxiao waved it at him.
Chu Hongyi felt a strange itch in his heart.
It felt as though something buried in his heart was trying to break free.
It was so odd!
Chu Hongyi clutched his chest in a daze. “Uh huh. Are you ready, Miss Divine Beast? Let’s go then!”
“Stop calling me Miss Divine Beast!” said Cheng Xiaoxiao as she climbed up the wall nimbly without looking back.
“Then what should I call you?” Chu Hongyi watched as Cheng Xiaoxiao climbed over the wall like an expert without any help and felt even more impressed by the divine beast.
“Call me Xiaoxiao. My name is Cheng Xiaoxiao!”
“Okay, Miss Divine Beast…”
Cheng Xiaoxiao jumped down the wall deftly and headed to the bun stall, which had been tempting her forever.
Chu Hongyi swiftly grabbed her. “M-Miss… Xiaoxiao, hang on.”
Chu Hongyi called her by her name with great difficulty as she stared daggers at him.
“What? What’s your problem?” Cheng Xiaoxiao struggled free of Chu Hongyi. “I have no time. If you aren’t coming with me, then I will go on my own. Also, don’t you know you shouldn’t touch a woman?”
“But you aren’t human…” retorted Chu Hongyi softly.
“What’s this nonsense? You are not human! Your entire family isn’t human!” The moment Cheng Xiaoxiao heard what Chu Hongyi said, she wanted to scratch him just like a cat.
Since Cheng Xiaoxiao was famished, she blew up every now and then.
Chu Hongyi started on the wrong foot, so he apologized, “I’m sorry. Promise me you won’t run off on your own.”
Cheng Xiaoxiao said nothing and looked at Chu Hongyi murderously.
“Why are you so fierce to me? I will let you eat to your heart’s content in a minute.” Chu Hongyi smiled as he let go of Cheng Xiaoxiao’s arm. “But we have to get you some clothes first. You are going to stick out like a sore thumb wearing Brother Yunshen’s maid uniform.”
Although Cheng Xiaoxiao looked annoyed, she had to admit in her heart that Chu Hongyi was thoughtful.
However, she couldn’t sustain human form for long. She didn’t want to end up changing back into a cat the moment she found garments, so she had to be efficient about it.
Chu Hongyi saw how exquisite Cheng Xiaoxiao’s dainty face was with her dark eyes gleaming brightly. For a moment, he went into a daze.
“I know!” Cheng Xiaoxiao excitedly clapped and stomped her feet in joy. “Let’s go to the fabric store to get some clothes and eat roadside snacks on the way there. After the fabric store, we can head to a restaurant. What do you think? Does it sound okay?”
