Meng Youyu stopped talking and instead laughed.

Song Tangxue's mood also became excited, and soon after, the two of them set off with Xiao Zhuang.

Xiao Zhuang looked at his two older sisters and became visibly happy, so he joined in the laughter.

"good!"

Just as they were about to go find the carriage, cheers erupted from ahead. Xiao Zhuang, being a child, was full of curiosity.

He tiptoed forward and took a look, and then Song Tangxue spoke.

"If you want to see what's going on, then let's go check it out."

Xiao Zhuang nodded happily, and Meng Youyu, who was also very curious, quickly followed along.

As soon as I got there, I saw the stall owner with two little girls, performing for money.

Xiao Zhuang's happy smile immediately froze on his face.

The two little girls were extremely thin, and a large knife appeared in front of them.

"Next, we will perform 'Dancing on the Edge of a Knife' for you!"

When the stall owner said these words, the two little girls showed obvious fear on their faces.

When Meng Youyu saw this, she immediately felt sorry for him.

"These two children are so pitiful, why don't we lend them a hand?"

Song Tangxue was gently tugged by her, and then she heard Meng Youyu whisper.

Her heart was also touched by the two poor children, especially after the stall owner finished speaking, when everyone around her applauded enthusiastically.

Around the stall owner, a lot of copper coins appeared.

"Look at these two kids, they're getting shy. They think the applause wasn't enthusiastic enough!"

The stall owner was beaming with joy at the sight of the tip money, and quickly tried to smooth things over for the two little girls who hadn't yet made a move.

Those watching the spectacle, though aware of the situation, continued to applaud.

"What's going on? The applause is already loud enough. If we don't perform soon, we're taking our money and leaving!"

Soon, a burly man next to him spoke up, clearly dissatisfied.

Because the two little girls were very scared, they still didn't make a sound.

Upon hearing this, the slightly older one quickly stepped in front of his younger sister and took off his shoes cleanly.

Song Tangxue could clearly see that the child had no scars on his feet, which meant that he probably had not received any training.

The knife looked very sharp, perhaps there was something else going on, but the two children were particularly pitiful.

"These are all yours, but I'm taking these two children with me."

Song Tangxue quickly stepped forward and handed a gold ingot to the stall owner.

Although currencies are not interchangeable, gold is valuable everywhere.

The vendor's eyes lit up the moment he saw it.

"Thank you, young lady!" he said, and then pulled the two little girls over.

"In that case, we'll sell these two girls to you!"

Song Tangxue then noticed that both girls were exceptionally thin and had injuries of varying degrees on their faces.

She felt extremely uncomfortable seeing this, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she and Meng Youyu quickly took each other's hands and left.

Xiao Zhuang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and he quickly left with them.

The two little girls were extremely timid and did not speak a word the whole way.

But they also exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion and fear of the unknown.

"Boss, one bowl of wontons for each person, according to the number of people!"

As luck would have it, Song Tangxue found herself at the same wonton stall as before, and immediately said...

Then I saw the little girl, who was a bit smaller, quietly swallowing her saliva as she looked at the steamed dumplings laid out next to her, and then she said something.

"Three more baskets of steamed meat dumplings, please."

The shopkeeper replied loudly, "Alright! Please wait a moment, sir!"

Song Tangxue and Meng Youyu didn't answer, but instead looked at the pitiful little girl in front of them.

“You need not be afraid. Now that you have been rescued from that place, you will never suffer again.”

Song Tangxue spoke earnestly, and then asked.

"Where did you come from? Do you still have family?"

“Our hometown was flooded, and my parents drowned…”

The slightly older one spoke up, then seemed to recall some horrific scene, and instantly became frightened.

She quickly hugged her younger sister, as if she felt a little safer, before continuing.

"That stall owner just said that following him would guarantee you food..."

These two simple sentences perfectly captured the sisters' pitiful and helpless state.

The steamed dumplings arrived at that moment, and Song Tangxue watched with great concern, quickly handing them chopsticks.

"Look at how pale and thin you all look, it makes me feel terrible. Come on, let's eat!"

The younger one, however, hesitated to take the chopsticks and quickly glanced at her older sister.

The little girl probably felt that the two were expressing goodwill and posed no threat to them, so she cautiously nodded to her sister.

The steamed dumplings were still a bit hot, but the little girl ate them with unusual gusto.

"My name is Xiaoyu, and my sister's name is Xiaoshuang. Thank you so much for your help!"

As Xiaoyu spoke, she stood up, took two steps back, knelt on the bluestone ground, and kowtowed heavily.

Xiao Shuang realized what was happening and quickly followed her sister, kowtowing in gratitude.

Upon seeing this, Song Tangxue and Meng Youyu quickly stood up and helped the two of them up.

"There's no need to say these things anymore. Since you have no family, come with us."

At that moment, Xiao Zhuang also felt extremely uncomfortable, but after walking up to the two of them, he told them the truth.

"I'm in a similar situation to you, so we'll have each other's company from now on!"

Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang looked at each other and smiled immediately.

Seeing that the two were wearing tattered clothes, Song Tangxue took them to buy new clothes after the two sisters finished eating.

Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang felt like they were dreaming; they never imagined that one day their lives would be so completely reversed.

"Sister...you work very hard to earn money, you don't need to spend so much on us." Xiaoyu said with some hesitation.

Although Xiaoshuang is younger, she is very sensible and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, my sister and I have clothes."

“I’m aware of all this, but we’re in a hurry to get going, so let’s not talk about it anymore and go find a vehicle first, okay?”

Song Tangxue smiled happily and then told the two of them what they should do next.

Song Tangxue was completely unaware that someone had already taken a grudge against her and was about to make their move.

Since returning that day, the Third Prince has become increasingly angry, especially since the Emperor gave him a cold shoulder because of this matter.

"She's just a little girl, only the emperor values ​​her so highly!"