The world is broken, the cubs mend it

He had been sleeping in the open air for the past few days and usually ate light meals, so the food in front of him was already very good.

Yuanyuan sat in his arms and watched him eat. The old man looked a little haggard, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, probably because he didn't get enough rest.

Pei Zhiyan took a shower outside before coming back to wash away the unpleasant smell of blood on his body.

He ate slowly, his Adam's apple rolling up and down as he swallowed.

The brave Xiaobai circled around his legs, jumped onto his legs, curled up with its tail coiled, and its feet were covered with dust from somewhere, leaving two gray plum blossoms on his white clothes.

Pei Zhiyan frowned and his knees shook. Seeing the child raise his hand to touch Xiaobai's hair, he had to try hard to suppress the discomfort in his heart.

After dinner, Yuanyuan showed no intention of leaving his arms. The father and daughter were like silent stone statues, maintaining the same posture.

Finally, Pei Zhiyan couldn't resist the sleepiness anymore, and dozed off with his head supported by one hand on the round table, with his hair hanging down on both sides to cover his face.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Fuzi went in to clean up the dishes. Looking at Palm Print with his eyes closed, he even slowed down his breathing for fear of waking him up.

"..."

He gave Yuanyuan a look and asked her if she wanted to go out and play.

The Master Seal Holder has been busy and tired for the past few days, and I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep well if he sits like this.

"Why are you blinking?"

Yuanyuan looked at him in confusion. He blinked at himself several times in a row, as if he had a cramp.

"..."

Hearing her voice, Xiao Fuzi was so frightened that her heart jumped up. She secretly glanced at the palm print, and seeing that he showed no signs of waking up, she quickly shook her head and took the things out.

Pei Zhiyan heard the entire conversation between the two. During those days of escape, he had developed the habit of being wary of everything and would be acutely aware of the slightest sign of trouble.

After being apart for a few days, Yuanyuan missed her old father very much. She leaned in his arms and pulled his hair with her little hands.

The same thing happened to Pei Zhiyan. Every move of the child would be recorded and sent to him by carrier pigeons.

But there seemed to be an invisible wall between him and the child, preventing both of them from opening their hearts to each other.

"Why don't you go out and play?"

Pei Zhiyan opened her eyes and looked down at the child in her arms. She lowered her head and played with her hair, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Why don't you go out and play?"

Yuanyuan looked up at his cold face. She wanted to go out and play with her father.

"I'm not a three-year-old who only knows how to play."

Pei Zhiyan’s only pleasure now is revenge and killing, and he has no time to delve into those fun things.

"..."

Yuanyuan tilted her head and looked at him, feeling that his words were implying something about her.

"Go out and play for a while. I'm sleepy and need a nap."

Pei Zhiyan stroked the back of her head, picked her up and put her on the ground.

"..."

Yuanyuan held Xiaobai in her arms and watched him go upstairs, then turned around and went to the yard to look for Caizhi.

"I will take you to the Imperial Garden. I heard a few days ago that the chrysanthemums are in bloom and you can smell their fragrance from afar."

Caizhi walked slowly beside her. After the palm print came back, the girl's spirit was obviously better than usual.

The imperial garden was picturesque in autumn. The palace maids sweeping the garden on both sides were not as respectful as before when they met them. They lowered their heads and whispered softly with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

Concubine Xu, who had previously attempted to seduce Master Pei, caught a cold while soaking in the lotus pond that day and had a high fever every day.

A few days ago, the emperor somehow thought of her and turned over her name card at night.

When she was carried out the next day, she was breathing out more than breathing in. They simply rolled her up on a straw mat and threw her into a mass grave to fend for herself.

The palace servants speculated that maybe the Master Seal had said something to the Emperor behind his back.

And the child in front of him who is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth will most likely end up worse than Concubine Xu.

"What are you whispering about?"

Yuanyuan found that everyone passing by looked at her strangely and muttered something. Curious, she stopped a pair of palace servants and asked them why.

"..."

"..."

The two men looked at each other and walked past her. After all, she was someone from the Palace of the Seal, and they didn't dare to provoke her easily even though they despised her in their hearts.

“Why are they ignoring me?”

Yuanyuan looked at the two people who left in a hurry and looked at Caizhi with confusion in her eyes.

"They have things to do, so there's no need to waste time talking to them."

Caizhi knew what the two palace maids were gossiping about. She clenched her fingers to swallow her anger and looked at her tenderly.

“I feel like they don’t like me…”

Yuanyuan held her finger and continued walking forward, muttering something in a low voice with her little head lowered.

"How could that be? The girl is the most lovable child in the world."

Caizhi smiled at her with curved eyebrows, but she couldn't help feeling sorry for her because she had to be looked down upon at such a young age.

"really?"

"of course it's true!"

Hearing Caizhi's affirmative answer, Yuanyuan's eyes flashed with a light. Looking at the golden sea of ​​flowers in front of her, she leaned her little head closer to smell the fragrance of the flowers.

A sweet laugh came from the front, and a concubine, whose graceful figure was faintly visible in a tulle, was held in the arms of a man in a bright yellow dragon robe.

Yuanyuan raised her head and just as she was about to look, her view was blocked. Caizhi quickly picked her up and prepared to leave.

These concubines all came from brothels. The most beautiful and charming one was the courtesan of Zuichunlou, who was best at using seductive techniques to seduce men.

These people were all found by Pei Zhiyan. One of them looked quite similar to the late queen and had been favored by the emperor recently.

“No…Help…”

Caizhi had just taken two steps out with the child in her arms when she heard a woman's cry for help behind her.

It was Concubine Jing who came to the Imperial Garden to relax. She happened to run into the emperor and was being grabbed by the wrist and her clothes were torn off by him.

Concubine Jing was a well-educated lady from a noble family. How could she tolerate being naked and having sex with the Emperor in broad daylight? This was simply a humiliation for her.

"Sister Caizhi, it's Concubine Jing."

There were not many people in the palace who were willing to pay attention to her, and Yuanyuan immediately recognized who was calling for help.

"Girl, don't mind your own business."

Concubine Jing is the emperor's concubine. Serving the emperor is her duty and no one else should interfere.

"She's been bullied, and we need to help her."

Yuanyuan watched her being pulled, and an anxious look appeared on her little face.

"Do not……"

Before Caizhi could stop him, the child had already shouted out.

"Don't bully me!"

The little fellow stretched out his little hand and pointed at the emperor in front of him, staring at him fiercely with his little face.

The emperor also looked over and asked the eunuch beside him to call the person over.

"please!"

Caizhi hugged the child tightly in her arms and glanced at the eunuch who was hunched over and speaking in a shrill voice. She did not have the courage to disobey the emperor's order, so she had to bite the bullet and go over.

Yuanyuan didn't understand the rules here. When Caizhi knelt on the ground to salute, she quickly reached out to pull her up.

"Are you the adopted daughter of Pei Zhangyin?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at her with a hint of coldness in his eyes. He could tell whether the rumors outside were true or false.

Over the years, he had never seen that eunuch take anyone seriously, and he even issued a special ban not allowing private discussions. This child must be different for him.