Oops, I've become the puppy apprentice of my stupid master.

Chu Feng was the child of the emperor and a maid, so he was unpopular since childhood.

Even his adoptive mother was like this.

Although the queen took him in, it did not mean that she acknowledged his identity.

It was because the other party never took him seriously, and would even beat and scold him when they were unhappy, so even a little foot-washing maid dared to beat him with a wooden stick.

The person who liked to bully him the most when he was a child was Concubine Shu’s son Chuchen.

This person is none other than his younger brother, the Second Prince.

They have the same father, but the treatment they receive is so different.

But Chu Feng was also a child who didn't like to cause trouble to others, and he never complained even if he was bullied.

Even if he was beaten to a bloody pulp and his legs hurt as if they were broken, he would never squat in a corner and cry.

It was not until the third prince, the queen's son, grew up that he was able to avoid a lot of bullying.

Because as long as Chu Jinning is by his side, he will never allow others to bully him.

Chu Jinning was born to the Queen and was the honorable Crown Prince from birth.

The emperor loved him very much.

In fact, Chu Fengyi is sometimes quite envious of his younger brother.

He was born into a wealthy family with a silver spoon in his mouth, loved by his father and mother, and everyone who saw him would respectfully call him "Your Highness the Crown Prince".

Even if he got a little skin bumped today, there would be a dozen imperial doctors surrounding him to constantly examine him and praise him.

Look at himself again...

"人" and "人" are obviously both written with a left stroke and a right stroke, but the natures of these two characters are so different.

When Chu Jinning was eight years old, he was twelve years old.

One day, when the other party came back from sword practice, he saw that his elder brother was covered with whip wounds.

No matter how he pressed the question, the other party was unwilling to say a single word.

Chu Fengyi finally just smiled and said, "Aning, please help me apply the medicine on my back. There are some places I can't reach."

Chu Jinning had no choice but to apply medicine to the other party while sulking.

"Brother, you don't believe me. I can teach those who bully you a lesson for you."

"No one bullied me. I did something wrong. I deserve to be punished. Aning doesn't have to be angry on my behalf."

"You are always like this. You never tell me when you are wronged. But my father forces me to learn this and that every day. How can I have the time to keep an eye on who will bully you?"

Chu Jinning became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and in the end he deliberately kicked over a basin of blood that was placed at the other person's feet.

I heard the heavy wooden basin rolling on the ground for a few times before it calmed down again.

Chu Feng also patted the other person's hand, trying his best to comfort his brother.

"Father is doing this for Aning's own good. You don't have to worry about me all the time. I'm fine."

Chu Jinning said coldly: "He is not doing this for my own good. Who likes to be forced like this every day without any freedom at all?"

"I know that my eldest brother envies my life, but is this kind of life really good? I have to be surrounded by a group of people every day, and I don't even have a little privacy. It's so annoying!"

Chu Feng also asked: "What kind of life does Aning prefer?"

Chu Jinning said: "A peaceful life, a life without being disturbed."

"In that case, wouldn't Aning be left without any friends?"

"I don't need friends. Those people are just pretending to be my friends because of my status. Who wants such people?"

After treating the other person's wound, he asked again: "Brother, why have I never heard you cry out in pain?"

The wound is so deep, I don’t know how much it hurts.

But the person in front of me always looks relaxed, like a kitten being scratched.

Chu Feng also replied: "If you don't cry out in pain, it's because it's not painful enough. Aning doesn't even understand this."

It's painful when you're injured, but he's used to swallowing the pain and acting calmly.

"Brother, you were lying. You just frowned."

"Well... because it still hurts a little."

Chu Fengyi put on his clothes and stood up. He compared his height with the other person and couldn't help laughing: "Why hasn't Aning grown taller yet? You grow so slowly. You can't be a dwarf in the future."

Chu Jinning immediately became unhappy. He defended himself by saying, "I'm only eight years old. How tall can I grow?"

"When I was eight, I was more than half a head taller than you."

"Tsk, I'll grow taller in the future."

The two chatted for a long time, and when Chu Jinning was about to leave, the other party grabbed his arm again.

"Aning, this is for you."

Chu Feng also handed a small rectangular wooden box to the other party and said with a gentle smile: "Happy birthday, Aning!"

Looking at the wooden box in the other person's hand, Chu Jinning's eyes gradually filled with luster.

He whispered, "You actually still remember that my birthday is today."

It's not that he didn't celebrate his birthday, but not long after he was born, the imperial teacher misled people by saying that this day was unlucky and he had to celebrate it a month in advance.

In fact, the palace had already held a grand birthday banquet for him a month ago.

But it is unknown for whom such a birthday party was held, but it didn't seem to be for him at all.

Chu Fengyi patted his head and said, "Of course I remember. Even if everyone else forgets, Big Brother won't forget."

After all, when his younger brother was born, he also waited outside the palace gate for a long time. How could he forget such an important day?

Aning is the only person in the palace who treats him well.

Chu Jinning took the wooden box and asked with joy, "Brother, what's in it?"

"Aning, just open it and take a look and you'll know."

The little boy in front of him nervously opened the lid, and when he saw a few candied haws inside, he was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot.

"Brother, how did you know I wanted to eat the candied haws outside? I begged mother for a long time, but she wouldn't let me go out to eat!"

"I overheard it that day. Big brother doesn't have any other skills, but this request can still satisfy Aning."

Having said this, Chu Jinning's smile suddenly froze on his face.

He carefully touched the wound on the other person's body, and then said with a distressed look on his face: "So, these injuries are because you sneaked out of the palace and got beaten, right?"

Chu Fengyi just shook his head and did not admit it.

"That's impossible. Eat it quickly, Aning. If you don't eat it, it will really melt."

"Yeah, I'll eat it right away!"

Chu Jinning picked up the candied haws and started eating.

The tears mixed with the rock sugar outside went into my mouth. I don’t know if it was because the tears were too salty or the rock sugar was too sweet, but after I chewed the candied haws into my stomach, it was so sweet that it made me feel uncomfortable.

"It's delicious. This is my first time eating candied haws. It turns out it's really sweet."

Once, my teacher took me out of the palace to learn horse riding and archery. On the way back, I saw many children licking candied haws.

He licked it in his mouth and muttered: It's so sweet!

From then on, Jinning became obsessed with the candied haws sold outside.

It’s a pity that he never had the chance to leave the palace again.

He begged his mother for some candied haws, but she would just say that they were not clean at all and would not let him eat them.

After saying that, she would specifically instruct the imperial chef to make her a bunch of different kinds of snacks.

But what a child wants is not really sweetness, he just has never eaten it before and wants to try its flavor.

Chu Feng also reached out to wipe the sugar stains from the corners of his mouth and said softly, "Aning will have more in the future."