"What are you doing? Stop it!" Liu Rou Niang hurriedly stepped forward to stop them. When the beggar saw the three people approaching, he kicked the little beggar somewhat guiltily: "Pah, consider yourself lucky!"

The big beggar left in a hurry.

Mingyue and Chunhong quickly ran over and helped the little beggar up.

The little beggar clutched the money in his hand, then knelt down and said, "Please, could you lend me some money? My sister is dying, and she needs this money to save her life."

Liu Rou Niang was surprised, not expecting such a thing to happen in the capital. "Where is your sister? Take us to see her."

Thinking the three didn't believe him, the little beggar nodded and led them eastward. The further they walked, the more remote the area became. Chunhong and Mingyue grew increasingly uneasy, and Rou Niang also became wary. Just then, they came upon an extremely dilapidated house on the verge of collapse.

The journey from prosperity to this dilapidated state is truly astonishing.

"Little sister, little sister, what's wrong? Wake up!" The little beggar went in first and shook a little girl.

Rou Niang and the others exchanged glances and quickly went over to the dilapidated, soon-to-collapse house. The little beggar's sister lay there weakly, looking adorable and well-behaved. She was covered in dirt and wore a tattered, patched-up garment. She barely opened her eyes, saw the little beggar, and with a weak voice, smiled as she took half a pancake from her bosom.

"Brother will give you some!"

The little beggar took the cake and asked, "Where did you get this from?"

The little girl smiled and said, "I found it."

The little beggar said, "I won't eat it, you eat it, and your illness will be cured!"

The little girl shook her head and said, "Brother, I've already eaten. This half is specially for you."

Hearing this, the little beggar ate the flatbread bite by bite. The flatbread wasn't big, and he had indeed been starving for two days; he couldn't hold on any longer. Only by eating could he have the strength to take his sister out to find a doctor. The little girl watched quietly as her brother finished the flatbread, then weakly closed her eyes. The little beggar quickly shook the little girl.

The little girl smiled and said, "Brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on. You have to live well on your own from now on."

The little beggar cried and said, "No, little sister, you've already eaten half a pancake. Mother said that as long as you can eat, you'll be fine. I have money now, I'll take you to get medicine, and you'll get better."

The little girl shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, brother, I lied to you. Actually, there wasn't a second half of the pancake." Then she fainted.

The little beggar was stunned, tears welling up in his eyes. So, all along, his sister hadn't eaten a single bite, saving that half-eaten piece of bread for him to save his life, had she? He hugged the little girl and cried helplessly.

Liu Rou Niang couldn't bear to watch any longer and patted him, saying, "Now is not the time to cry. Quickly take her to the clinic."

The little beggar looked at Liu Rou Niang with teary eyes. Mingyue and Chunhong helped to pick up the little girl, and the group hurriedly arrived at the clinic.

The waiter at the clinic originally wanted to chase the little beggar away, since she was dressed in rags, but when he saw Rou Niang and the others following behind, he shut his mouth. The doctor took the little girl's pulse and found her to be extremely weak, practically on the verge of death. She would need expensive herbs to keep her alive and recover properly.

The little beggar had no money; he could only kneel and beg the doctor for mercy. However, the old man also said, where was he supposed to get so many precious herbs?

Rou Niang was just moved by the little girl, and now she can't bear to see the little beggar banging his forehead until it's bleeding.

"I have some silver here, go and get the medicine."

The little beggar was taken aback. He looked at Liu Rou Niang, kowtowed to her, and said, "Thank you, benefactor. Once my sister recovers, I will definitely repay your life-saving grace."

Rou Niang shook her head and said, "I don't need you to repay me. Just take good care of your sister after she gets better, and help her grow up. Then just pass on this kindness of mine."

Then Rou Niang instructed Mingyue and Chunhong to rent a small courtyard near the clinic, settle the brother and sister in, buy some food and other necessities, and pay the clinic manager enough money for the little girl to take medicine there for a month.

According to the doctor, eating this for a month should cure the illness. After doing all this, Liu Rou Niang returned to the princess's residence with Mingyue and Chunhong.

It was this incident that made Rou Niang suddenly realize that she could find a place for homeless and helpless children to live, raise them to the best of her ability, and then use her skills to support herself while passing on this kindness to others.

So she asked Mingyue, "Mingyue, do we have any kind of mountain villa or something?"

Mingyue nodded: "Of course there is. It's quite a coincidence, not far from Hundred Flowers Manor. Is the princess going to visit the manor?"

"No, it's just that when I saw that beggar brother and sister, I suddenly had an idea. I want to build an orphanage in our manor, specifically to take in orphans who have no one to rely on, raise them, guide them onto the right path, and then pass on this kindness to them."

Rou Niang's words made Mingyue and Chunhong's eyes light up: "That's wonderful! We never expected the princess to have such a kind heart."

Mingyue nodded: "If there were many orphanages in the whole world, there would be no more lonely and helpless children."

Mingyue's eyes darkened. She thought for a moment that if she had come earlier, perhaps she wouldn't have suffered so much. However, she shook her head. Now that she had met the princess, everything was fine. She could work hard for the princess and keep Jigutang running. That way, even if there were other children like her, they wouldn't suffer as much as she had and could live a good life.

"Since that's the case, let's get started. I just have an idea, but I don't know how to implement it," Rou Niang said.

"Actually, it's quite easy. Mingyue said we have our own property in Xinzhuang. All we need to do is get our return journey sorted out and then do some good promotion," Mingyue said.

"Another thing is to start by bringing some of the delinquent children from the capital to the mountain resort to be raised!" Chunhong continued.

"The people taking care of these children must be kind and reliable. Otherwise, if they bully these poor children, it would be a loss for them," Mingyue continued.

Rou Niang nodded, agreeing with all of this. So the three of them carefully discussed and prepared to come up with a plan.

Soon, Rou Niang's orphanage opened for business, becoming a local attraction in the capital. Some admired Rou Niang's kind heart, while others thought she was just trying to attract attention and made some very unpleasant remarks. Naturally, some even complained to the emperor, claiming that Rou Niang was implying the emperor's misrule had led to the loss of so many children, which they considered an insult to the emperor!