The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"Nothing... nothing..."

Xiao Fuzi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. The words that were used to curse the palm print inside and outside the palace included the one from the parrot's mouth.

Just looking at Pei Zhangyin's expression, he might not care much.

The parrot was still repeating itself in its mouth. Yuanyuan stood in the corridor and looked up at it. Gradually, she felt a little bored.

Xiaobai, on the other hand, was quite enthusiastic about it. He walked around under the birdcage with his tail erect and made clicking sounds with his mouth open.

"Let it out and let it play with Xiaobai."

Yuanyuan pointed at the birdcage and motioned Caizhi to take the parrot out.

"No, the cat will eat the bird."

"Xiaobai is a good cat."

"..."

Seeing that she didn't believe it, Caizhi had to pick up Xiaobai from the ground and put him in front of the cage.

The kitten, who usually looks docile and cute, actually stretched its claws directly into the cage and let out a sharp howl from its mouth.

Even though she quickly hugged the cat back, its claws still caught a few feathers of the parrot.

The angry bird jumped around in the cage angrily, chirping and cursing: "Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!"

"..."

Caizhi looked at the parrot in the cage that was cursing with its head tilted, and silently put the cat on the ground.

This bird is really smart. It can insult people precisely.

"..."

Yuanyuan and she looked at each other, then silently picked up Xiaobai and walked into the main hall.

Although the parrot was a little uncultured, it seemed that what it said was right.

Caizhi stood alone in the corridor listening to the parrot's insults. Although she was not wearing thin clothes, she felt particularly chilled.

Originally, she felt that the parrot was constantly scolding the Master, and she couldn't help but worry that it would disturb the Master's peace.

Now the parrot only scolds her.

For three days in a row, whenever the parrot saw her in the yard, it kept shouting "bitch". It would probably take until the hair on its tail grew fully grown before it would stop.

For this, Pei Zhiyan rewarded her with three months' salary. Xiao Fuzi stood aside and looked at her enviously.

"I thought you hated the Master Seal, but I didn't expect you to be the most loyal."

Palace maids and eunuchs are different. Eunuchs are not treated as human beings. When they grow old, they will be childless and helpless for the rest of their lives.

Many of the palace maids came from wealthy families, and even those who came from poor families looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts.

Although Caizhi did not show any dislike for him, she could still sense some rejection from their interactions.

"..."

There was a little hatred at first, but people have feelings. After spending a long time together, Caizhi no longer felt that Pei Zhiyan was so hateful.

But I can’t say that I am loyal. I haven’t reached that level yet.

Pei Zhiyan has not left the palace recently. Ever since she helped Concubine Jing that day, she would ask the palace maids to bring some food to the child every now and then.

Concubine Jing was good at needlework. She embroidered a close-fitting bellyband and handkerchief for the child. The double-sided tabby cat on them was lifelike.

The father and daughter got along quite well these days. Yuanyuan started to follow Pei Zhiyan and call him daddy again, and the frequency of the bad dad appearing gradually decreased.

The child was not young, and Pei Zhiyan tried to enlighten her by teaching her some poems and simple words.

It is quite difficult for Yuanyuan to control the brush. The old man has a bad temper and started to act sarcastic after teaching for a while.

At first, children don’t quite understand good and bad words, but after listening more times, they will be able to distinguish some of them.

"A little ink on a cat's tail and a few dances on it would be better than what you write."

Pei Zhiyan looked at the two black spots on the rice paper, frowned and spoke impatiently.

The child kept saying that he was his biological child, but he didn't look like him at all.

He started learning martial arts at the age of five and could compose poetry at the age of seven. He was smart since childhood, but as a child he was a piece of rotten wood.

Like parents, like children will be raised. The more the child is ridiculed by his father, the more rebellious he will become.

Yuanyuan raised her hand, grabbed a handful of ink from the inkstone, and angrily smeared it on Xiaobai's tail.

“You write!”

"What a joke! You think I can't write it?"

Pei Zhiyan simply held the kitten in one hand, held the kitten's tail with his fingers, and wrote beautiful words.

Facts have proved that the strong are not picky about the tools they use. If the handwriting is good, it will look good even if you scratch it on the ground with a branch.

"..."

Yuanyuan felt deflated when she saw her bad father's flamboyant handwriting. She stood on a small stool and clenched her fists tightly.

The little white cat that was smeared with ink swung its tail as it passed by her, and all the ink spots got on her face.

"What are you throwing tantrums about?"

Pei Zhiyan saw that she was angry and clenched her fists without saying a word, so he raised his hand and poked her on the forehead.

In this era, girls don’t need to learn too much. They just need to wait until they reach the age of 15 to choose a good family.

But he wanted his children to learn more words and know more etiquette, and not be trapped in high walls and deep houses all their lives.

It would be best if he could be a general on the battlefield like his sister, or a free and easy knight, and live a free and happy life.

It's just that he was too impatient and the child couldn't keep up with his pace.

"I won't write anymore!"

Yuanyuan pursed her lips and slammed the table. Her bad father only knew how to scold her. She had been trying very hard to finish her writing.

“Keep writing…”

Pei Zhiyan picked up the brush and handed it to her, his tone softening a little.

“I don’t write…”

Yuanyuan clenched her fists and the corners of her mouth began to tremble. She sniffed and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"why are you crying?"

Pei Zhiyan didn't understand why she started crying again for no reason since he didn't hit her or scold her.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah……"

The child's crying echoed throughout the Wangyue Tower. Caizhi heard the crying and hurried in to comfort the child.

Maybe Yuanyuan didn't want her to coax her this time. She stood straight on the small stool and cried, refusing to go anywhere.

"Go out, don't coax her, let her cry enough."

Pei Zhiyan waved his sleeves and asked Caizhi to leave, frowning as he looked at the crying child.

His childhood experiences made him psychologically different from most people, and he didn't know how to raise a child.

But in his opinion, he has been particularly tolerant and caring towards his children.

"..."

Caizhi looked at the pitiful crying child, then stole a glance at Pei Zhiyan who was angry, and finally she gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Master Seal Master, it is normal for a young girl to not be able to learn these things. Please don't be too harsh on her."

"What did you say?"

Pei Zhiyan's eyes turned cold, and they looked as if they were poisoned when they fell on her.

"..."

Caizhi knew she shouldn't say these things, so she knelt down with her head down, waiting for his decision.

"go out!"

Pei Zhiyan drove them away in a stern voice. If any other servant had been too talkative, he would have been beaten with a stick. The child had deep feelings for her, and who knows what kind of noise she would make if she was beaten.

"Yes…"

Caizhi stood up and quickly retreated. She stood in the corridor and took two deep breaths. The fear had not yet dissipated and her calves kept trembling.

"..."

Looking at the crying and hiccuping child, Pei Zhiyan was silent for a while and then put his hand on her back and patted her.

Maybe Caizhi was right, but he knew very well that he could not spend much time with the child, and he just wanted to teach her more in the limited time.