0p0 Chapter 142 Aunt Jin
Chapter 142 Aunt Jin
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"Your Majesty, Xia Qie is here."
"Huh? Why is he here? Isn't he taking a day off today?"
"From what I see, Master Xia Qie seems to be in a hurry."
"Your servant pays respects to His Majesty."
"It's so late, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, there is news from the palace that after dinner, the noble lady and I went to a palace in the southeast corner in night clothes. They waited outside for an hour, but the noble lady did not come out. After they went in to check, they found that the noble lady was missing, so they quickly sent a pigeon to send a message. As soon as they received the news, they hurried here."
"Southeast direction? Su Peisheng, go get the map."
"Which palace does she live in?"
"I am staying in Shuiyue Palace with the noble."
Yinzhen tapped the map on the table and said, "She is not idle."
"You, go to Li's house and wait for her."
"Your Majesty, do you want me and the noble lady to be brought back?"
"No need, just keep her safe."
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"Brother Xia Xia, when will you come next time?"
"I can't promise you anything, but I will definitely come to see you whenever I have a day off, okay?"
"Okay, we believe in brother."
"Qingzhu, Xiaoyuan, when you two go out to work, you must do it within your ability and don't tire yourself out, okay? And don't slack off when Aunt Xu is teaching you to read and write, okay?"
The two little boys, as thin as sticks, nodded.
Xiao Xiazi gave a few more instructions, and Aunt Jin sent Xiao Xiazi to the door. "Aunt, if you don't have enough money, especially if the children are sick, don't delay and go to the palace gate to find me. Just say you are looking for Eunuch Xia in front of the emperor. They dare not refuse to go."
"Okay, Auntie got it. You must be careful in the palace and take good care of yourself. It is a blessing for these children to meet you. I am also blessed. I will take good care of them. Don't worry."
"Auntie, please don't say that. If it weren't for you, these children would have died or become beggars, and I wouldn't have met them."
After listening for a long time, Su He roughly understood that these were two great kind-hearted people.
"Natsuko?"
When Xiao Xia Zi heard the familiar voice, she quickly turned around to look for him. Su He quickly turned on the flashlight and indicated his location.
Xiao Xiazi's eyes were dazzled by the sudden bright light, and then he saw a human figure covered in black, walking towards him in two steps.
Xiao Xiazi's voice was trembling. "Are you the Imperial Concubine? Are you a human or a ghost?"
Su He gave Xiao Xiazi a slap on the face, "Do you think I am a human or a ghost?"
As he spoke, Su He took off the black baseball cap and black mask on his head.
Xiao Xiazi patted her chest and said, "My lady, why are you dressed like this? I am so scared."
"No, Madam, shouldn't you be in the palace?"
"I'll talk about my story later. Can you tell me what's going on first?"
Aunt Jin hurried forward to explain, "My dear, this child Xiao Xia."
Xiao Xiazi patted Aunt Jin's shoulder and said, "Aunt Jin, don't panic. This nobleman is a good person. The purse I gave you this afternoon was given by this nobleman. Go back first. I'll call you if there's anything."
"I won't go back, Xiao Xia. I'm worried. Do you want to explain? I can testify for you. Is it about me? You are embarrassed to say it in front of me. I'm not afraid."
"Xia Zi, if this young lady doesn't want to avoid it, let's talk about it together."
"Then I'll speak first." The three of them sat under the big locust tree.
"My name is Xu Fangjin. I'm from Beijing. I got married and had children when I was young, but within a few years, my husband and son both died. Both my husband's family and my own family despised me for being a jinx, so I had no choice but to set up a new household and rent a house. Fortunately, I still have a dowry, which is enough for me to live a stable life."
"Seven years ago, I went to the street to buy something and met my elder sister's husband who was drunk and came out of a brothel. He blocked me when he saw me and I had a fight with him. Then my elder sister came out with people to catch him."
"As you can imagine, no one believed me no matter how I explained. My head was broken and I passed out. It started to rain later that day. When I woke up, there were two children, one big and one small, next to me. I was right under the eaves of the brothel at the intersection where I fainted."
"Later I learned that it was those two little guys who moved me under the eaves to shelter from the rain. To thank them, I asked them to take me home, and I thought about cooking them a delicious meal."
"When I got home, I found that everything from the front door to the room was damaged and everything that could be smashed or scratched was destroyed."
"There's a letter on the table telling me to get out of here, or they'll come back and smash my house."
"I was just crying at the time, crying about my miserable life and the injustice of fate to me. By the time I came to my senses, the two children had disappeared and had picked up all the things I had scattered on the ground."
"I made the decision that day to move and adopt them."
"I wanted to raise the children, and I didn't have the ability to make money, so I thought about renting a cheap yard, and that's how I settled down in the slums of the southwest city. The next day I found the two children."
"Having their company made me feel much more fulfilled. Later, I adopted more and more children. They were all little beggars I picked up on the roadside. My dowry was not enough, so I could only take on some odd jobs to make a living."
"Three years ago, there was a brother and sister here. The sister got sick and didn't get better after taking several doses of medicine. The doctor said that if she wanted to use ginseng, she only needed to use the root bark, but I couldn't even afford the root bark at that time."
"I thought about going back to my parents' home. They were also a wealthy family. They didn't have any old ginseng, but they definitely had some ginseng that was a few years old. I thought I only needed a few ginseng roots and would return them when I made some money. But in the end - well."
"The child saw that I was wronged and that his sister was waiting for help, so he ran away."
"After the person was sent back, I realized that this kid was determined to sell himself into the palace."
"Well, thanks to Xiao Xia, not only did he stop the guy, but he also paid for the girl's medical treatment. Xiao Xia has been supporting us all these years."
Su He tilted his head and whispered, "Why do you do this?"
"My dear, I and my elder brother fled to the capital city to escape famine. I was also ill at that time, and my elder brother was so anxious that he sold himself into the palace. In the end, he didn't survive and died."
"I happened to be selecting people that day, and when I heard the eunuch in charge ask Xiaoyuan why he wanted to enter the palace, I felt sympathy for him."
Su He patted Xiao Xiazi's shoulder and said, "I remember there should be places like the Orphanage and the Charity Bureau in the capital. Why don't you send these children there?"