Brother Parrot nods repeatedly, its round, mung-bean eyes full of anticipation as it looks at Huo Yuan.
Since it brought Cai Wei’s message, Huo Yuan, of course, would not neglect it, immediately ordering his attendant over.
"Sui Xi! Go out, take a few men with you, and catch some bugs -- we should really reward this parrot properly!"
Brother Parrot’s sight darkens, nearly tipping over from the table in shock. From its bright, mung bean eyes, broad tear streaks appear.
Young Master, have you ever seen a Divine Beast that eats bugs?
Seeing Brother Parrot’s pained and conflicted expression, Huo Yuan asked curiously, "What’s wrong? Don’t you like bugs?"
Brother Parrot nodded, looking at him pitifully.
"Alright, whatever you want to eat, just ask, and I will definitely satisfy you!"
Because Brother Parrot brought the news of Cai Wei, it has naturally become a top contributor, and deserved to eat anything it desired!
Eventually, as the sun set beyond the mountains, Cai Wei finally awaited the return of the stumblingly flying Brother Parrot.
"Master, the letter has been delivered!"
Following a low flight path, Brother Parrot struggled to return to Qingfang Garden. The perils encountered on its journey still had it shaken, as it had, because it flew low, nearly been knocked down by pedestrians multiple times.
This world is too dangerous!
Cai Wei, seeing Brother Parrot transformed into a spherical shape, is stunned speechless, her mouth hanging open wide.
Seeing Cai Wei’s surprised expression, Brother Parrot’s bird face flushed red with embarrassment. Hurriedly, it handed the letter attached to its leg to Cai Wei and disappeared into her personal space with a whoosh!
Cai Wei twitched her mouth, retracting her stunned gaze. Walking under the bamboo forest in the courtyard, she began to read her father’s reply.
In the letter, her father repeatedly urged her to protect herself and said she need not trouble herself with affairs at home. He also subtly reminded her that so long as there are green hills one need not worry for firewood – she wasn’t quite sure what her father meant by this. Perhaps he was telling her no matter the circumstances, she must strive to survive. After all, only by living is there hope!
Receiving her father’s reply lightened Cai Wei’s load by quite a bit. She decided to send Brother Parrot with a letter to her father every day so that he could rest assured, and at the same time keep abreast of the situation at home.
After dinner, Cai Wei was arranged to rest in the Western Room of Du Meiren’s Sleeping Palace, attended by a palace maid who seemed rather sharp-witted.
Although the Western Room was spare, containing only a single fire kang, a pair of Sour Branch Low Cabinets with brass locks, a semi-worn dressing table, and a round table with peeling paint, Cai Wei, who wasn’t picky about her living conditions, casually glanced around before carelessly crawling onto the kang to sleep.
She needs to endure and rest well because she still has a heap of matters waiting for her attention!
Waking up in the middle of the night, she listened and heard the silence surrounding her. The palace garden seemed as still as death. Quietly chanting a phrase she popped into her personal space.
Upon entering her space, she was pleasantly surprised to find that all original plants that had disappeared in her space grew back. However, the previously thousand-year-old ginseng now appeared to be only about a hundred years old. The precious trees like the golden silk nan wood and sandalwood were much slimmer than before. Everything she had planted was still there and remained unchanged - even the blooming flowers in the courtyard were as bright and dazzling as in the past.
In the clear small stream, a good number of fish and shrimp were once again swimming about. Her small hot spring was again clean and warm.
The air in the space was very fresh, as if it was just inhaled from the forest in the morning. This refreshing and invigorating air could penetrate straight to the heart, refreshing people’s spirit and mood. It seems, everything was almost the same as before...