The tyrant family read my heart and doted on me.

When Feng Tianzhu heard Jiujiu's thoughts, the angry expression on his face froze. He never thought that Jiujiu actually knew that he had secretly sent her the wooden doll.

Past memories flooded into his mind like a tide.

The joy I once felt when carving wooden dolls.

I was full of anticipation when I secretly gave the wooden doll to Jiujiu.

I once saw Jiujiu’s pain, powerlessness, and struggle when he threw away the wooden doll.

All the emotions come alive.

All the past events are now experienced again.

Feng Tianzhu's mood also went through a lot of ups and downs.

At this moment, the hatred in his eyes when he looked at Jiujiu was even stronger, his eyes were red, and his fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, as if he wanted to kill someone.

After hearing this voice, Jiujiu began to murmur in his heart.

[Why does Brother Seventeen seem so angry? 】

【What happened to him? 】

[Did he remember something bad? Or did Jiujiu's words just now make him angry? ]

[But Jiujiu didn’t say anything! ]

Jiujiu thought about it and shook her head, preparing to cross Feng Tianzhu and continue forward.

Let’s not talk about the wooden doll today. We’ll talk about it when Brother Seventeen is in a better mood one day.

Her father is still waiting for her, she has to go there quickly.

However, Feng Tianzhu suddenly stretched out his arm and stopped Jiujiu who was about to move forward.

Jiujiu looked at the arm in front of him, stunned for a moment, and said: "Brother Shiqi, what are you doing?"

Nanny Gui behind Jiujiu took a step forward and reminded her, "Seventeenth Prince, you actually stopped the princess? Do you know that the princess is going to see the emperor? If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely be unhappy."

Jiujiu looked back at Aunt Gui and signaled her to stop talking. It was okay.

Upon seeing this, Nanny Gui nodded and stepped back.

"Brother Seventeen, if you have anything to say, just tell me first!" Jiujiu adjusted his cuffs and listened quietly.

Feng Tianzhu gritted his teeth and looked at Jiujiu. After looking at her for a long time, he asked Jiujiu in a very lost and confused manner: "Sister, Brother Seventeen wants to know, do you despise worthless birthday gifts?"

Feng Tianzhu finally asked the question.

“???” Jiujiu didn’t understand what this meant. She looked at Feng Tianzhu in confusion.

Feng Tianzhu suddenly looked broken and fragile at this moment, like a piece of cotton wool floating in the wind. Any slight breeze would be enough to completely blow him away.

【Why is he like this? 】

【It feels like I have been let down.】

[Did I fail you? ]

【It's really inexplicable. 】

"You don't understand what I mean?" Feng Tianzhu saw Jiujiu's reaction and reminded her further, "The wooden doll you received as a birthday gift."

"You mean to say that I look down on those wooden dolls?" Jiujiu reacted.

Feng Tianzhu didn't say anything and agreed.

Jiujiu took this opportunity to ask, "Could it be that those wooden dolls were given by Seventeenth Brother? Otherwise, why would Seventeenth Brother suddenly bring them up?"

Feng Tianzhu was struck in the heart, and a hint of unnaturalness flashed across his face, but soon he returned to normal and said, "I'm asking for a friend of mine."

Feng Tianzhu was still unwilling to admit it.

[That friend is obviously Brother Seventeen himself.]

Jiujiu knew it well, but she didn't expose it politely. Instead, she said, "Jiujiu has never looked down on those wooden dolls."

Jin Kui also said angrily: "Seventeenth Prince, where did you hear these rumors? Our princess likes those wooden dolls very much. As soon as she came back yesterday, she went to look for the wooden dolls and placed them neatly in a row by the window of her bedroom so that she could see them as soon as she woke up."

"..."

what?

Feng Tianzhu was surprised.

My sister actually values ​​the wooden doll so much that she even places it next to the window where it can be seen?

"It's not just that." Jin Kuixin said quickly, "When the princess received one of the wooden dolls, it was smeared with poison and hurt the princess's hand. But the princess did not hold the person who sent the wooden doll responsible, but silently suffered the loss."

"It shows that she really values ​​the thought of the person who gave her the wooden doll."

"How could you trample on a wooden doll?"

“……” Feng Tianzhu was shocked.

Is there such a thing?

My sister's hand was injured by the wooden doll, but she endured it without saying a word.

Could it be… Could it be…

Could it be that when he saw his sister suddenly throw away the wooden doll that time, it was because the surface of the wooden doll was coated with poison and she hurt her hand, so she suddenly threw it away so decisively.

She didn't throw it away because she didn't like it.

He misunderstood.

And it has been misunderstood for so many years.

When Feng Tianzhu thought of this, he suddenly became flustered and uneasy. He didn't dare to believe it, because once he believed it, all the things he had done against Jiujiu due to misunderstanding over the years would become a slap in his face, making his face sting.

But my sister's maid has already made it so clear. My sister cherishes those wooden dolls very much. Not only did she put them in the room, but she also didn't make a fuss when she injured her hand.

What's more, the day when her sister threw away the wooden doll was her birthday party. She should have spent the day happily and comfortably without any discomfort.

She injured her hand, but endured it alone.

Faced with such facts, Feng Tianzhu could no longer deceive himself.

He was really wrong. Very wrong.

Feng Tianzhu looked at Jiujiu hesitantly. He wanted to say something, but Jiujiu had already been urged to leave by her maid, so he had no time to say anything.

He looked at Jiujiu's leaving back, and a crystal teardrop unconsciously slid down the corner of his eye and dripped onto the collar of his blue shirt, soaking the collar.

"Seventeenth Prince, now that we have said everything we need to say, shall we go?"

"Take your punishment early and go back to rest early."

The person who took Feng Tianzhu to receive the punishment said.

Feng Tianzhu glanced at the person who spoke with a gloomy expression and walked forward.

When he arrived at the execution site, he took the initiative to crawl onto the bench and let the eunuchs carry out the execution.

The military stick hit him hard on his back, waist, and buttocks again and again, but he seemed to feel no pain at all and did not make a sound. The words that the maid Jiujiu had just said kept echoing in his mind.

After twenty beatings with the military stick, he was still immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.

The eunuch who was carrying out the execution put away the military stick and kindly reminded, "Seventeenth Prince, it's over, you can go back now."

"When you go back, I advise you not to bring bad luck to the princess again."

Although the emperor forbade the palace maids to spread rumors about what happened a few days ago in order to prevent Jiujiu from feeling upset, and also said that those who disobeyed the order would be severely punished, many palace maids still heard about it, and the fire could not be hidden.

Everyone felt sorry for the princess.

What a nice princess!

This time, he and the Grand Prince helped to repel the sudden attack from the Dongcang army, and made outstanding contributions.

But the Seventeenth Prince was determined to find trouble with the princess. He was nitpicking and kept staring at the fact that the Dongcang army changed its retreat route in order to make things difficult for the princess.