The paper was also fragrant and soft from being ironed, which was even better because not everyone could afford paper. In Qi Laibao's memory before he met Qi Defu, many people used toilet sticks, which were small wooden sticks.
I feel like I'll ruin my butt from wiping it.
Qi Qi carefully wiped his bottom. It was soft and elastic. He wanted to protect his bottom. This was ancient times in the human world. If he got hemorrhoids, there would be no doctor to treat them.
After using the toilet, I found that there was water available in the room, so I filled some water and washed my hands.
The Ninth Prince stood outside with his arms crossed, sneering.
Qi Qi: "What's wrong?"
Qi Qi: "Your Highness, may I go to the library while you are having class?"
The Ninth Prince looked at him with surprise: "Of course not. When the princes are in class, their pageboys have to stand at the back of the school to wait and serve them. Why would you want to go to the library? If you want to learn to read, you can learn more in the school."
Qi Qi was shocked: "Stand...stand for a whole class?"
Seeing his fearful expression, the Ninth Prince pondered and said, "I will grant you a seat, so there is no need to worry."
Qi Qi felt that life was very dark, and each class lasted an hour.
night.
The Ninth Prince, who had just recovered from his illness, couldn't take a bath, but he could wipe himself down. Qi Qi went in and brought him a towel, but after only glancing at his body twice, the Ninth Prince inexplicably said, "What are you looking at?"
Qi Qi said, "Your Highness is so thin. You should eat well to grow and exercise more."
The Ninth Prince turned his back angrily: "How dare you say that I, Your Highness, am not strong?"
Qi Qi nodded and then shook his head: "I only said you were thin, not that you weren't strong."
The palace servants beside them worked silently, not daring to utter a sound.
It was late, and although she hadn't done anything, Qi Qi was still very tired and prepared to get some sleep.
Of course, that's on the condition that the Ninth Prince lets him go to sleep.
Qi Qi hinted, "...Your Highness, it's late."
Are you sleepy?
"Yeah."
The Ninth Prince thought for a moment, then put down his book, lay down on the bed with his inner robe on, and moved a little further in.
"Tell me a story."
Qi Qi: "..."
"In that faraway forest lived a happy family, and in that family lived a lovely little girl named Little Red Riding Hood..."
The Ninth Prince interrupted, "Tell me about that one from this morning, the one about the little mermaid, what was the ending?"
Qi Qi: "The ending... the ending is that the little mermaid turned into beautiful, colorful bubbles in the sunlight."
"And then? He died?"
Qi Qi: "This is the ending. The Little Prince protected his homeland, changed the fate of the merfolk and humans, and then disappeared contentedly."
Ninth Prince: "Satisfied? Why should I disappear if I'm satisfied?"
Qi Qi felt that this was not a bad ending. He was indeed satisfied when he left, but the Ninth Prince did not seem to like this ending. So Qi Qi said, "Just kidding. The little prince did not turn into bubbles. He lived a happy and free life in the ocean from then on."
The Ninth Prince continued, his curiosity piqued, "What about the Great General and the human prince? Did they continue to follow the Little Prince and conquer the land and sea with him?"
Qi Qi: "Why conquer land and sea?"
Ninth Prince: "Because he has legs, and the merfolk's powerful destructive force—just the sound waves you mentioned can wipe out a large group of people. It's practically an invincible miracle. Moreover, he has the loyalty of both a merfolk general and a human prince. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for him to become king and dominate?"
Qi Qi shook his head: "Why do we always have to fight and kill? Isn't it good enough to live freely and happily?"
The Ninth Prince asserted, "Then this mermaid prince is a complete idiot; he's doomed."
Qi Qi's mouth dropped down: "...Why?"
The Ninth Prince said, "If it weren't for wanting to dominate the land with his abilities, why would the prince be loyal to him? Moreover, human greed is a bottomless pit, and it will never stop coveting the merfolk. The queen of the underwater world will eventually grow old, and if the young prince doesn't grow up, the general will definitely not allow such an heir to ascend the throne—after all, he has a history of treason."
Qi Qi: "...Is that so?"
Ninth Prince: "That's right. How could there be any creature in the world that doesn't seek profit? If there were, they must be fools."
Qi Qi shook his head: "No way, their loyalty is absolute, because the little prince can sense their emotions."
The Ninth Prince scoffed, "Emotions can be faked. What makes you think the little prince deserves loyalty? Your petty cleverness that's been deceived time and time again?"
Clearly, the Ninth Prince, though young, is precocious and harbors a certain hostility toward the world.
Qi Qi didn't think he was wrong, because everyone's experience and perception of the world is different, and the Ninth Prince was talking about the world as he understood it.
Qi Qi also described his perception of the world: "Anyway, that's just how the story is."
Ninth Prince: "Why are the human prince and general so nice to that merman? There must be a conspiracy. This shouldn't be the ending."
Qi Qi: "That's right."
Ninth Prince: "That's not how it is."
Qi Qi: "Exactly."
Ninth Prince: "On what grounds?"
Why... Qi Qi coughed and said, "Because they like him."
Ninth Prince: "..."
He gave a look of disbelief: "Isn't the merman prince a man?"
Qi Qi: "Yes."
The customs of the Great Xia Kingdom were relatively open, and there were some records of homosexuality in books. The Ninth Prince knew about it and did not understand it: "...That's impossible. It's just a love between men and women...and men. How can it compare to power and money? People aren't stupid."
Qi Qi said, "Love is the most potent poison in the world. People who are poisoned by it will become fools when facing their lovers."
The Ninth Prince said, "I don't believe it."
Qi Qi: "Actually, I don't believe it either, but this sentence is indeed something you humans invented. Besides, it's a fairy tale, so don't try to think about it in reality."
Ninth Prince: "You humans? You...humans?"
Qi Qi's mind skipped a beat, and he quickly explained, "We are humans, we are humans."
Ninth Prince: "..."
Qi Qi: "Let's not talk about that anymore, let's move on to the next story."
The Ninth Prince remained silent: "Hmm."
"Once upon a time, there was a lovely girl named Little Red Riding Hood..."
"Then……"
"And then..."
"Finally, finally..."
The Ninth Prince turned his head and saw a chubby little face fast asleep.
Are you not going to finish?
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