On New Year's Day, it used its beak to bite open the outer shell of the bamboo seed and stood in the man's large palm, pecking at the bamboo grains bit by bit.
At this moment, the old steward hurriedly walked over, followed by Green Sprout, who looked terrified.
The head steward originally intended to find Xiao Changqi in the study, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xiao Changqi standing with his back to him in the bamboo forest, so he brought Lvya directly over.
Green Sprout knelt down a meter away from Xiao Changqi, her voice trembling with fear: "This servant failed to watch over Yuanyuan properly and lost her. Please, Your Highness, spare my life."
Someone in the Prince's mansion was once beaten to death for offending the Prince. Now that she has committed such a grave mistake, she is likely to lose her life as well.
Green Sprout grew increasingly frightened, her eyes reddening as she struggled to hold back her tears, though her body still trembled uncontrollably.
Yuan Dan, who was happily eating bamboo seeds, looked up and said, "Chirp?"
How could she hear someone talking about her?
The birdsong was particularly noticeable in the quiet, when it was so still that you could hear the slightest breeze.
Xiao Changqi glanced down at the chubby little bird in his hand, turned around without saying a word, and his cold, mechanical gaze fell heavily on Green Sprout.
Green Sprout immediately felt a chill run down her spine, and cold sweat seeped out from her back.
She thought she had just heard the sound of birds, but she didn't dare to look up to confirm.
"Chirp chirp." Realizing that she might have done something wrong, Yuandan guiltily patted the man's wrist with the tip of her wing.
that……
It's not your maid's fault; she sneaked out when Green Sprout wasn't looking.
So, can you please let her off the hook?
Seeing that the little bird was pleading for the maid, Xiao Changqi said expressionlessly, "The death penalty can be waived, but punishment is inevitable. Go down and receive twenty strokes of the cane."
Green Sprout breathed a sigh of relief, bowed her head and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life."
“Even accomplices cannot escape punishment, so what about the ringleader…” Xiao Changqi’s deep gaze swept over the little bird in his hand, which had almost curled itself into a ball. “Tell me, how should I punish you?”
New Year:"……"
What kind of punishment?
Are they going to make her get a beating too?
With her current frail body, if she were to be hit with a board, she'd probably be as flat as a dead bird.
Thinking of this, Yuandan's feathers instantly stood on end, and she let out two soft, timid chirps: "Chirp chirp chirp~"
Can we not use the cane?
Xiao Changqi reached out and poked her head, his expression stern: "No acting cute."
On New Year's Day, she curled up in a ball, looking dejected, and didn't even eat the bamboo fruit she wanted to eat the most.
She barely escaped the crisis of being roasted like bird meat, and now she's going to be punished.
Is it really impossible for her to survive under this tyrant?
Thinking about New Year's Day, I was suddenly overcome with sadness and used my wings to pull over the unfinished bamboo seeds.
Even if she dies, she wants to be a bird that has eaten its fill.
Maybe after she dies, she can travel back in time.
On New Year's Day, I tried to comfort myself with optimism, but I couldn't help but shed tears while pecking at bamboo seeds.
On New Year's Day, she suddenly felt very pathetic. In less than a day, she had already cried twice in front of Xiao Changqi.
It's one thing for their intelligence to be assimilated by this mindless little bird, but how did they also become so sentimental?
She cries tears of joy at the drop of a hat.
On New Year's Day, she tried her best to hold back the remaining tears, which caused her small, beady eyes to become watery and misty.
Xiao Changqi, once again swayed by the little chubby bird's tears: "..."
"Stop crying." Xiao Changqi said coldly, kneading the little bird's soft head.
On New Year's Day, she looked at the man with those mournful eyes, as if accusing him: How could you be so mean? You won't even let me cry.
Xiao Changqi: "..."
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