Hearing this, Naituanzi held his face with both hands and sighed silently.
[Alas! The hero is indeed living a life worse than a dog. That is your fate. Without the hardship in your previous life, you would not have the wealth and glory later on, and would not have ruled the Northern Kingdom. This is your fate. Who can you blame? ]
Li Sizu laughed secretly on the side, feeling that Bai Zifeng's fate was really rough and his life was worse than that of a dog. How pitiful.
But after he came to Dongsheng, his father never treated him badly, and his daily life was treated as that of a prince. Anyway, all the money he spent was the tribute from the northerners, or the extra money.
[The people in the north are very strange. They don't fight with outsiders anymore, but fight among themselves. Last time, the envoy lost the bet and returned, which caused a fight among the nobles in the north.
This caused the Northern Emperor a lot of trouble. When he appeased one family, the other family would get angry again. He had no choice but to sell himself out and select a number of girls from aristocratic families to be his concubines.
Li Sizu: “…”
Mourn for three breaths of silence for the Northern Emperor and use the position of concubines to appease the major families is indeed a method.
Unfortunately, it was a most stupid method, and it lost the dignity of the emperor. With Xiaoxiao's sister around, his father and he probably wouldn't have to wrong themselves so much.
He looked at Bai Zifeng sympathetically and said, "I have some news for you. The Emperor of the Northern Kingdom is recruiting concubines in order to quell the disputes among the noble families."
Bai Zifeng sneered: "Besides doing these tasteless things, what else can my father do? My mother was once a girl from an aristocratic family, and he also forced her into the palace.
My mother actually had a lover, but her marriage was ruined because of his words. My mother was depressed and did not get his love, but according to the convention, she was still favored.
After one night, I was born, and my mother cried all day. When he heard about it, he thought it was unlucky and demoted my mother to a palace maid.
"No way! Isn't your mother from an aristocratic family? How could she be demoted to a palace maid?" Li Sizu was shocked. "Isn't he afraid of being punished by the aristocratic family for doing this?"
Bai Zifeng smiled bitterly: "So what if I'm being attacked? It's my mother's fault for not living up to her expectations. There are many daughters from noble families. If this one is gone, there will be another one."
Naituanzi took out a sweet cookie from the small cloth bag and handed it to Bai Zifeng: "Eat."
Bai Zifeng didn't hesitate, he took it and placed it in his palm, his bitter smile turned into a comfortable smile: "Imperial Master! You give me the biscuits? Not to the prince? This is not good, the prince will be sad."
The little girl looked at the prince with her big black eyes and blinked several times. Her long and curly eyelashes sparkled in the sunlight. She was so adorable.
Li Sizu glared at Bai Zifeng and muttered unhappily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not sad. Sister Xiaoxiao has already given it to me. She gave you a piece of cookie because she felt sorry for you."
"Is that so?" Bai Zifeng asked.
"Yeah! Yeah!" The little girl nodded obediently.
Bai Zifeng looked at the small biscuit in his hand, and his eyes turned red. "Sister Xiaoxiao! Can I call you that? You are the first person to give me food.
In the past, I lived a life worse than a dog. I was born in a low-ranking palace maid's room. My mother was too weak to give birth to me and died soon after.
The nanny next to my mother took care of me. She knew I was her son, but she refused to acknowledge me and let me fend for myself. When I was five years old, the nanny also died. From then on, if I wanted to get food, I had to work, and work non-stop. "
Bai Zifeng's eyes turned red, like an angry lion, and his eyes were full of tears, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Naituanzi dug around in her small cloth bag and took out a handful of melon seeds. She gave some to Li Sizu and took a few for herself. Her hands were small, so she couldn't grab many seeds in total.
【You need seeds to eat melons, without seeds it has no taste. 】
Li Sizu: “…”
Sister Xiaoxiao! Isn't it inappropriate for us to do this? Bai Zifeng is reminiscing about his sad past, and we are eating melons in front of him?
Why does it feel a bit... immoral?
Naituanzi didn't care what Li Sizu was thinking. She cracked the melon seeds with relish, and each bite made a crisp "crunch" sound.
Bai Zifeng didn't think there was anything wrong with Chu Xiaoxiao eating melon seeds at this time, and he continued to express the pain in his heart.
"The Northern Kingdom was defeated and needed to choose a hostage. No one wanted to come. Finally, someone thought of me. Then he remembered who I was. He called me over, treated me to good food and drink for two days, and sent me to Dongsheng without asking if I was willing.
I have escaped from hell and entered heaven. Not only do I have enough food and clothing here, I also have the opportunity to study and make friends. My life is good now. For the first time in my life, I feel happy. "
Li Sizu didn't eat any of the melon seeds himself. He peeled them all and put the kernels to Naituanzi's mouth and fed her.
[The adult princes of the Northern Kingdom have already started fighting among themselves. In a few years, all the princes of the Northern Kingdom will be killed. The emperor is old, and the newly born princes are not up to the task. Bai Zifeng stays away from the internal fighting and eventually becomes the most suitable person to be the emperor.]
Li Sizu raised his eyes and glanced at Bai Zifeng, then said slowly: "I heard that the Northern Kingdom's royal family is already in internal strife, and every adult prince wants to ascend the throne. You came to Dongsheng and just happened to escape."
Bai Zifeng laughed loudly: "Hahaha! Internal strife is good, it would be better if they were all killed. In terms of blood, they are my father and brothers, but in fact they are my enemies.
I live in the imperial palace of the Northern Kingdom, and all my brothers and sisters treat me as a joke. They are princes, and I am a clown for their amusement.
He can't even remember who I am. How can there be such a father in the world?"
After peeling the last melon seed, Li Sizu clapped his hands and said, "Bai Zifeng! Do you want to return to the Northland one day and trample the people who bullied you under your feet?"
"Of course I do. I dream about it." Bai Zifeng revealed a cruel tone like a wolf cub, "If I ever return to the Northland one day, I will definitely fight for that position and kill everyone who bullied my mother, including the aristocratic family she came from."
After eating the melon seeds, Naituanzi clapped his hands like Li Sizu did, and felt that his hands were sticky and dirty. He spread out his white and tender five fingers and tried to wipe them on his clothes, but was caught by Li Sizu.
"Sister Xiaoxiao! You can't rub it on yourself, it will dirty your pretty dress. Rub it on your brother, it doesn't matter if it gets dirty, you are a boy."
Bai Zifeng picked up the hem of his clothes and handed it to Chu Xiaoxiao: "Sister Xiaoxiao! Use my clothes to wipe it. I'm also a boy, it doesn't matter if my clothes get dirty."
The little girl grabbed the hem of his clothes mischievously and wiped her hands vigorously, laughing as she wiped: "Haha! Brother, my clothes are dirty. Haha!"
Seeing her smile, Bai Zifeng also smiled, and stuffed the biscuit in his hand into his mouth and ate it: "Sister Xiaoxiao! I remember all the sweets you gave me.
When I return to the North, I will take you on a horseback ride to see all the northern scenery and eat all the northern food."
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