Chapter 580 - 295 Sidelined_2
The eunuch, with a smile, handed over a purse to Monkey Sister, who hurriedly tucked the purse into her bosom.
Empress Dowager Fu had long heard about the amusing events at the House of Animals and was not afraid of it. She spoke a few words to it and examined its appearance closely before having the eunuch serve it some pastries and have it sit aside to eat leisurely.
The pastries from the Royal Kitchen were extremely delicious, and Monkey Sister, squatting on the brocade stool, ate one after another. Not yet satisfied and fearing that the children in the room might come to compete with her for the food, she directly picked up the jade plate to help herself eat. Thinking that Monkey Brother and Shan Dian had not had such delicious pastries before, she pulled out a cloth bag from her bosom. This cloth bag was a necessity for the House of Animals when going up the mountains; if they found something nice, they would bring it back home.
Monkey Sister finished all the pastries on the table beside her, then went to other tables, picking up pastries and stuffing them into her bag. Once the bag was full, she fastened the top with a button and slung it over her back.
This bag was designed by Qian Yixiu, who knew they were not good with tying straps, so she crafted buttonholes and sewed wooden buttons, making it a double-strap backpack.
The crowd watched dumbfounded as she completed these actions and then burst into uproarious laughter, making Empress Dowager Fu laugh so hard that she cried.
Qian Yixiu, her face flushed, glared at the monkey, not knowing when it had slipped the bag into its bosom. She explained with a smile, "It must find the pastries delicious and wants to bring some back for Monkey Brother and the others to try."
Empress Dowager Fu laughed and said, "Indeed, a clever little monkey, so charming and handsome. When there’s no business, bring it into the palace, it will cheer me up as well."
As soon as these words were out, the youngest little girl, Nuonuo, said, "Imperial Great Grandmother, if you like this monkey so much, why not keep it in the palace? It can sleep in my palace at night, and come to accompany you during the day, so you can be cheerful every day."