At this moment, a servant led over a tall man who walked with an air of authority.
Upon seeing Xiao Changqi, the newcomer immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your subordinate, Changjiu, greets Your Highness."
"Get up." Xiao Changqi nodded slightly.
Chang Jiu stood up as instructed, and when she looked up at Xiao Changqi, she suddenly noticed a pink ball perched on the prince's shoulder.
"Your Highness, what's that on your shoulder...?"
Chang Jiu had followed Xiao Changqi since he joined the army, so he spoke more casually and asked whatever came to mind.
"Chirp?" Yuandan poked its head out from the feathers, looking curiously at the person in front of it with its round little bean eyes.
After Chang Jiu saw what was perched on Xiao Changqi's shoulder, he exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness, you actually keep birds?"
However, isn't this bird's plumage a bit unusual?
And how could there be such a fat bird?
But then Chang Jiu thought again that he was just being naive.
Their prince is the number one war god of the Great Ying, so it's not strange that he keeps a unique bird.
At the same time, Chang Jiu was also wondering: how long could this bird survive in their prince's hands?
You know, in the past, their prince had also kept some amusing pets, but without exception, none of them survived.
Take the lark we brought back from the nomadic tribe a few years ago, for example. We fed it beans, rice, and spring water every day, but it ended up dying from overeating.
Let's talk about the mimosa plant I kept after returning to the capital. It was usually taken care of by the maids, but after the prince watered it for a few days, it died.
The old servant who tended the garden came to see it and said that it had drowned because it had been overwatered.
From then on, the prince never kept any living creatures again.
I never imagined I'd end up keeping birds as pets.
"Let's get down to business." Xiao Changqi's extremely cold voice interrupted Chang Jiu's drifting thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Chang Jiu immediately straightened his expression and said in a deep voice, "This morning, while I was leading troops on a patrol of the city wall, I discovered a group of suspicious individuals."
Xiao Changqi frowned, did not respond, and gestured for Chang Jiu to continue.
When the head steward realized that the prince and Captain Chang had important matters to discuss, he and his men withdrew, leaving only Xiao Changqi and Chang Jiu in the garden.
"The guards who were stationed in the city questioned them about their origins. They said they came from out of town to visit relatives, but after observing them, I noticed that some of them behaved like the Li Dan people."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dan's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and he stared intently at Chang Jiu.
Xiao Changqi and Chang Jiu only suspected that the group of people were Li Dan people, but after reading the original novel, they were immediately able to confirm that the group of outsiders were indeed Li Dan people.
Where did they go?
"Among these people, there were a few who knew martial arts. I was worried about alerting them, so I didn't dare to follow them too closely and lost them at the east street entrance."
East Street Intersection?
The main streets of the capital were divided into four streets: east, west, south, and north. The east street was inhabited by princes and nobles, and ordinary people were not qualified to live there. The imperial city was located at the end of the east street.
The Prince Gan's Mansion is also located on East Street.
Xiao Changqi's expression was cold and hard, his thin lips were pursed coldly, naturally exuding a sinister and vicious aura.
Yuandan, perched on the man's shoulder, involuntarily shivered and protested by flapping its wings at the man: "Chirp chirp."
Hey buddy, turn off your body cooling system.
Chang Jiu, who witnessed this scene: "!!"
This little bird looks small, but it's surprisingly brave.
They actually dared to lay a hand on their prince... no, to move their wings.
Looking again at the prince's expressionless handsome face, Chang Jiu couldn't help but feel worried for the little bird.
Daring to provoke the god of death, it seems today is the death anniversary of this little bird.
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