He had been bullied before and was afraid. At this moment, he wanted power more than anyone else. He wanted to eat his fill and wear warm clothes. He wanted to become a person that no one dared to bully.
The Third Prince looked at Jiujiu. Although Jiujiu's face was still full of disdain, and the way she curled her lips made him feel insulted, it wasn't as if he hadn't been insulted before. Compared to Jiujiu's insults, the insults from those palace maids who had been deprived of their chastity since childhood and couldn't walk out of the palace compound were even more excessive.
He had endured such excessive insults, so Jiujiu's trivial insults were nothing at all.
After weighing the pros and cons, the Third Prince only needed a moment to make a decision.
Because he had thought it through, the Third Prince looked at Jiujiu with eyes that were big and bright as they looked at Jiujiu. Although it was a bit ugly, because of the good-looking silhouette, it looked inexplicably cute.
Jiujiu didn't think that the Third Prince would think it through with just a few words. She was surprised and gratified at the same time. Since he could think it through, it meant that the Third Prince was a smart person.
And she liked to work with smart people the most. Getting twice the result with half the effort and saving her worry, how good was that?
However, even if the Third Prince had thought it through, Jiujiu still tied the Third Prince to the pillar for two hours. Only when the Third Prince's sallow face had started to turn white did Jiujiu let Xiao Guizi put the Third Prince down.
The Third Prince's life in the prince's residence was not like that of a human. Every day, he didn't eat enough or wear warm clothes. He was clearly ten years old, but because of malnutrition, he looked like a little hamster. At this moment, after being tied up for two hours by Jiujiu, he was put down and instantly collapsed to the ground. His forehead was even more sweaty.
Xiao Guizi, who was originally angry at the Third Prince for biting his butt, couldn't help but feel a trace of pity after seeing the Third Prince's miserable state. Of course, it was only a trace.
The vengeful Xiao Guizi expressed that he didn't forget the matter of the Third Prince biting his butt.
Jiujiu glanced at the Third Prince who was lying on the ground and said without the slightest bit of guilt: "Can you stand up?"
The Third Prince raised his head and looked at Jiujiu, this hard-hearted woman. The corners of his mouth moved, but he couldn't make a sound.
After being bullied for so many years, although he could speak, he rarely spoke anymore. It was probably because he spoke so little that his speech function had deteriorated, and he could no longer make a sound.
However, the Third Prince didn't say anything, and Jiujiu wasn't angry. She only ordered Xiao Guizi to take the Third Prince to wash up, and then lay down on the soft couch to read a novel and eat grapes.
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Jiujiu had recently been infatuated with reading storybooks.
However, the storybooks here were different from the ones now. In the modern world, the storybooks were often full of shocking words, and some descriptions of "pa pa pa pa" were as exciting as watching a short movie. But the storybooks here were different.
Not to mention that the ancient people were reserved, they wouldn't directly write "pa pa pa" into the storybooks. Even if there was, it was only a few words. Basically, it would be gone after you read it. It was like, "I've already taken off my pants, but you're showing me these real-life versions."
Of course, the most important thing wasn't this. It was that there were very few plots in this era. It was nothing more than the parents of scholars and beauties, or the martial arts heroes and noble young ladies. Jiujiu only saw a few types. Although the writers' writing styles were different, there were only a few types. If it wasn't for the lack of entertainment in this era and her status being higher, Jiujiu wanted to roll up her sleeves and write a few books.
Jiujiu felt that with her experience and writing style, whatever she wrote would be much better than those sour scholars and beauties.
After Jiujiu finished reading the storybook in her hand, she raised her head and saw the Third Prince and Xiao Guizi standing opposite her.
The saying "clothes make the man, just as horses make the saddle" wasn't said for nothing.
Earlier, the Third Prince was sallow and emaciated, and he was wearing tattered and dirty clothes. His eyes were bigger than his face, and he wasn't pleasing to the eye. But now, after the Third Prince had washed up and changed into a new set of clothes, although he still didn't look pleasing, he was much more pleasing to the eye than before.
Jiujiu looked at the Third Prince who had changed into a new look. Although she still felt a little disdainful, thinking that she was now the Third Prince's mother, she looked at Xiao Guizi and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Jiujiu naturally wouldn't ask Xiao Guizi this question. Xiao Guizi instantly understood and replied, "Replying Your Highness, I haven't."
"You haven't?" It had been more than six hours since Jiujiu brought the Third Prince back. However, she had spent the first four hours tidying up the Third Prince. In the latter two hours, she had asked Xiao Guizi to take the Third Prince to bathe. It seemed that he really had not eaten.
An adult couldn't stand being hungry for a few hours, let alone a child.
But the Third Prince had been hungry for such a long time. Other than his pale face, he didn't make a sound. Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh.
How much abuse had this child suffered before to be able to show such an indifferent attitude after being hungry for such a long time?
"Call the meal." Jiujiu looked at the Third Prince, whose face was still sallow, and thought for a moment before adding, "He's been hungry for too long. Meat and fish can easily upset his stomach. Tell the imperial chef to make it as light as possible."
Xiao Guizi complied and quickly went to tell the imperial chef to prepare the meal.
When he heard Jiujiu order Xiao Guizi to prepare a light meal, the Third Prince's heart moved slightly. For some reason, he had a feeling that Jiujiu was actually quite good to him.
However, this feeling was only for a moment. After a moment, the good that Jiujiu was treating him well was replaced by the fact that Jiujiu had just stepped on his back and tied him up for two hours. Thinking about how he had been stepped on by Jiujiu, the Third Prince's lowered fists instantly tightened. Gritting his teeth, he swore in his heart that sooner or later, he would teach Jiujiu a lesson.
Jiujiu was in great favor and had just been promoted to Imperial Noble Concubine. Her limelight was even greater than that of the Empress, so not long after Xiao Guizi gave the order, the meal was brought up.
Although most of the dishes were vegetarian, and the only meat was the corn rib soup. Because it was meticulously cooked by the imperial chef, it looked exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
No matter how much imperial food Jiujiu had eaten, she always felt that the taste was very good, much less the Third Prince, who had never eaten imperial food before.
This morning, the Third Prince had fought with the palace servants because not only had they eaten his meal, they had also poured the leftovers on the ground for him to lick like a dog.
The Third Prince had been enduring in order to survive, but even a rabbit would bite when cornered, much less a living person.
So, the Third Prince had directly drawn his sword.
However, the consequence of drawing his sword was that from last night until now, he hadn't eaten a single grain of rice.
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