Chapter 108: Sui Sui Likes Peach Blossoms

When Feng Xuanjie said that, the other brothers could no longer attend to what they held in their hands, all turning their heads to look at him.

In that instant, Feng Xuanjie thought: Actually, dying is also an easy thing!

Don't all stare at him like that, ahhh!

He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

What did he say?

Carve a flower-decorated chamber pot for my younger sister.

So, can the Wangfu heir commit suicide?

His flower-carving knives are already at hand; he doesn't need to buy extra tools.

Feng Xuanjie blushed, then his face paled somewhat; he stood there embarrassed and uneasy, the head he had just lifted now hanging low, his hands at his sides starting to rub his outer robe again.

Sui Sui thought, judging by Fourth Brother's rubbing method, she didn't know whether she had urinated, but rubbing the robe to start a fire would probably be easy.

Sui Sui reacted slower than the other brothers; at first she didn't understand, wondering what a chamber pot meant.

After a long while she understood, and then wanted to say: No need.

Actually, as long as the chamber pot is usable, there's no need to carve flowers on it.

But the words of refusal rose to her lips, then she noticed the other brothers' reactions were somewhat strange.

Sui Sui felt embarrassed to speak, so she could only move closer to Feng Xuanrui.

She thought, when faced with something she couldn't resolve, she would seek her brothers.

This was what Le Le taught her.

Le Le said, she is still a child, and it's normal that some things cannot be resolved.

So, when there are difficulties, seek her brothers.

Feng Xuanrui, having been approached so closely by Sui Sui, finally reacted, exclaiming "ah ya!" and then clapping his hands sharply.

Seeing Fourth Brother's face turn pale, the words he had about to say were swallowed back with effort.

While swallowing his words, he also swallowed some saliva, but didn't swallow it well, choked himself, and then coughed forcefully.

His cough actually eased the awkward atmosphere.

Sui Sui had originally felt too shy to look much at Fourth Brother, but upon hearing her brother cough, she hurriedly rose on tiptoe to pat his back, calling: "Brother, brother."

Sui Sui didn't know what was wrong with her brother, so she could only ask softly.

Feng Xuancang had just come back after drinking water when he heard the Fourth Brother's comment about carving flowers on a chamber pot.

He stood there dumbfounded; after a while, Feng Xuancang thought with relief: Good, good, he had just come back after drinking water.

If he had heard that while drinking water, he wouldn't dare imagine how embarrassed he would have been.

Feng Xuanbin initially thought that carving flowers on a chamber pot was truly unnecessary.

But after imagining that scene, he also thought it might actually be quite nice?

It would also be pleasing to the eye, right?

Thinking of these, Feng Xuanbin went straight to Fourth Brother, hugged his thigh, lifted his little head, and said innocently: "Fourth Brother, I want one too—you can't play favorites!"

Feng Xuanjie: ……

I might as well go die!

Feng Xuanjie could no longer speak.

Feng Xuanbo finally reacted, almost slapping his thigh and laughing loudly, but afraid of making Fourth Brother even more embarrassed to face people, he restrained himself again and again, couldn't hold back, turned away, and laughed just like when the Prince whipped him with a stick—running and jumping identically.

Seeing Seventh Brother speak up, Sui Sui thought: Maybe this flower carving is the fashion in Jing Cheng?

So, wanting one shouldn't be a problem, right?

After realizing this, Sui Sui moved away from Feng Xuanrui, walked over to Feng Xuanjie, gently tugged his robe, and whispered: "Fourth Brother, I want peach blossoms; peach blossoms are pretty."

Before, Sui Sui didn't know any flowers.

Except that in the village there were a few kinds of fruit trees bearing small flowers.

Among them, peach blossoms were the most delicate and lovely.

Sui Sui also liked them quite a bit.

In the village, only two households had peach trees.

When the blossoms opened, both adults and children in the households watched especially closely, fearing someone would come to pick the peaches.

Sui Sui didn't want people to think she was a thief, so she never dared to get too close.

Even when petals fell all over the ground, she didn't dare step nearer; occasionally she would glance from afar, and liking them in her heart was enough.

Despite that, she was often framed by the village children.

Then the adults would beat her indiscriminately, and after finishing, they would grab her by the neck and take her home.

At that point, her uncle and aunt would also beat her again, to satisfy the villagers and to vent their anger.

Sui Sui had struggled and defended herself before, but all she got was more beatings.

At first Sui Sui didn't understand; clearly she had done nothing, so why was she scolded and beaten?

Later, after suffering many losses, she gradually figured it out.

Those people disliked her, thinking she was unpleasant in every way; whenever anything bad happened at home or in the village, they blamed it on her.

Now she finally had a chance to choose what she liked.

Sui Sui tried saying a sentence, expressing her desire for peach blossoms.

The previously awkward atmosphere almost completely dissipated because of Sui Sui's remark.

Feng Xuancang also, to ease the awkwardness, smiled and asked Sui Sui: "Little sister, do you like peach blossoms?"

To this question, Sui Sui nodded heavily: "Yes."

After responding, she thought a moment, then softly said: "Pretty."

Feng Xuanrui, who was listening on the side, hurried over, smiling and said: "Peach blossoms aren't exactly the prettiest; Mother Consort's backyard has a small flower garden, the flowers planted there are the prettiest. In Zhuangzi's greenhouse, there's even a room specially used for breeding these flowers. Sister, what kind do you like? I'll go dig some up for you later."

Not far away, the Princess Consort of Qi: ……

Besides smiling, what else could she do?

Everyone soon started chatting and laughing; the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere finally let Feng Xuanjie recover from his social death.

He thought, since his younger siblings like it, he'll just carve.

What's there to carve that isn't carving?

After letting go, he realized……

Actually, being alive is pretty good too.

His younger siblings are still waiting for his craftsmanship.

Thinking of these, Feng Xuanjie rarely felt confident, nodding and smiling at Sui Sui: "Don't worry, little sister, Fourth Brother will carve yours first."

If it were any other brother, Feng Xuanbin would surely pipe up, asking: "Why? We're all blood brothers—why the distinction of who goes first?"

But if it's the sister……

Then there's no problem.

Feng Xuanbin even went so far as to say obsequiously: "Yes yes yes, we'll carve the sister's first, and besides a chamber pot, we'll need a bathtub too, right? And I remember Fourth Brother, your little horse and donkey carvings are also pretty good—though they can't compare to Third Brother's, they're still passable. We'll need to prepare these for the sister as well; if Fourth Brother gets too busy, call me—I've got plenty of strength!"

Feng Xuanjie nodded repeatedly on the side, thinking: "The little sister has just arrived; she really has nothing, so we need to get things ready."

As for being disparaged by the Seventh Brother, Feng Xuanjie said: "I can't hear it, I can't hear it!"

The little wooden horse that Feng Xuanbin likes most these days is still the one he carved.

If the brothers have it, the sister must have it too!

Feng Xuanrui couldn't stand his obsequiousness, pursed his lips and mocked him: "Yeah yeah yeah, you've got the most strength, yet you can't hit the target with an arrow."

Feng Xuanbin was completely broken by that remark, sat on the ground and burst out crying: "How come class is over, and you're still bringing up class stuff? Waah waah waah!"

The second watch is at 19:00.