Xiao Changqi glanced at the little bird sitting on the table with its back to him and said indifferently, "Yuanyuan doesn't like to eat beans and rice, she only likes to eat bamboo seeds. Is there a problem?"
"A little bird eating bamboo seeds?" Physician Su looked at the little bird and indeed saw it holding a half-eaten bamboo seed with its wings.
Physician Su hesitated for a few seconds: "I wonder if Your Highness has heard of the legend of the phoenix?"
Xiao Changqi raised an eyebrow: "Tell me about it."
"Legend has it that there were four mythical beasts in ancient times: the Qilin, the Phoenix, the Tortoise, and the Dragon. The Phoenix is the phoenix. According to ancient records, the Phoenix clan has a rare beauty and a noble character. It will not perch except on the parasol tree, will not eat except the fruit of the Lian tree, and will not drink except from the sweet spring."
Physician Su paused for a moment, then said, "This solidified substance is bamboo seed."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dan paused in his bamboo-pecking motion. Did this Physician Su mean that she was a phoenix?
Don't be ridiculous. If she really were a phoenix, how could she have no spiritual energy at all?
Could she be a little phoenix with exceptionally poor aptitude?
Physician Su also felt that this claim was unreliable: "However, these are just legends, and the little bird you keep is just like the phoenix in terms of eating."
Another point is that the phoenix is a divine bird, and its appearance is the most beautiful among all birds.
But the bird that Gan Wang kept... was really not beautiful at all.
Xiao Changqi glanced at the little bird, who had clearly relaxed, his eyes dark and unfathomable: "Will it be a problem if Yuanyuan only eats bamboo seeds?"
"I wonder if the bamboo seeds were given to it by Your Highness, or if the little bird asked for them itself?"
"It itself."
Have you eaten beans and rice before?
Xiao Changqi was unaware of this, so he turned his attention to the old steward.
The head steward understood immediately and called over Green Sprout, who was taking care of the birds.
Green Sprout respectfully replied to Physician Su, "I heard from the sister who brought the bird that Yuan Yuan was brought back from the mountains by the Minister. After raising it in the mansion for a day, it was sent to the Prince's mansion."
After listening to Lvya's words, Physician Su pondered for a while: "If that's the case, Yuanyuan must also be eating bamboo seeds in the mountains and forests."
"Is that so?" Xiao Changqi asked indifferently.
Imperial Physician Su: "..."
Yes, right?
Now that he knew the birds wouldn't be harmed by eating bamboo seeds, Physician Su had no reason to stay any longer.
After gesturing to the head steward to see Physician Su off, Xiao Changqi reached out and picked up the little bird, saying with a half-smile, half-mockery, "A phoenix? Are you that, little fellow?"
Yuandan remained silent, only tilting her head and staring blankly at the man.
"Are you a god or a demon?" Xiao Changqi stroked the little bird's head, his voice calm as still water.
New Year's Day: "Chirp chirp."
I am neither a god nor a demon.
I am a human being!
Xiao Changqi gave up on ruffling the tuft of soft feathers on the bird's head: "Judging from how fat you are, you can't possibly be some kind of divine bird."
Yuandan, whose figure had been criticized, snapped: "Chirp!"
Judging people by their appearance... no, judging birds by their appearance is wrong!
And I've already started dieting!
Seeing the little bird looking like it was about to pounce on him, Xiao Changqi couldn't help but smile faintly: "You've got quite a temper."
New Year's Day: "Chirp!"
She's spoiled by her family.
What? You have a problem with that?
Thinking of my family, my mood suddenly plummeted on New Year's Day.
Her parents loved her so much; they would be heartbroken if they found out their precious daughter was gone in her sleep.
Yuandan squatted in the man's palm, her head drooping listlessly, her eyes a little sore.
She misses her family a little.
This place is still a completely unfamiliar world for New Year's Day, who has only been here for one day.
She couldn't develop a sense of belonging in a short period of time.
If she could, she would still want to go back to her original world.
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