Chapter 18: Encountering a Little Beggar
The next day, Wei Qingcheng sent Xie Jingyu, who had slept with him in his arms, to court.
I really can't be soft-hearted. He's become more and more like a child. He comforted him yesterday, and seeing how sad he was, he didn't have the heart to urge him to go back to his room. Who knew that he fell asleep beside him in a daze...
It's quite warm for two people to sleep in this weather...
Recently, he always felt that his heart was a little unstable, and there were not many medicinal materials in the house. He wanted to go out to buy some medicine and relax, so he took Awu and Yisi out.
Yi Si was originally Xie Jingyu's bodyguard. Since he entered the palace, this child has been following him, bickering with A Wu every day, but he has a lovely nature.
The three of them walked and stopped on the street.
"Tanghulu~Tanghulu~2 cents each, delicious and not sticky!"
The vendor held a handful of red candied haws covered with syrup, looking crystal clear.
"Princess! That candied haws looks delicious, would you like to try it?"
Wei Qingcheng shook her head and smiled, seeing that Yi Si couldn't take his eyes off the candied haws.
Ah Wu started to argue again: "You haven't even seen a candied haws, you have no knowledge! My young master has eaten everything, and besides, there are so many people and cars on the street, the dust must be stuck on it, it must be dirty, what if the young master gets sick after eating it!"
Awu just doesn't like this guy. He sticks to the young master every day, even though Awu is the young master's "personal servant"!
Yi Si didn't say anything, but he felt a little aggrieved.
"Awu, please speak properly. I am weak but I can't eat anything. You!"
He took the storybook he had just bought from a stall and tapped Awu on the forehead.
“Young Master!!”
Ah Wu was still acting like a spoiled child, but Wei Qingcheng ignored him and walked up to the vendor and said, "Give me three candied haws, the big hawthorn ones. Give me two and wrap one for me."
The vendor took the money and quickly packed it for him.
Wei Qingcheng gave one to Yi Si, took one to the humming A Wu, wrapped it up and took it away.
Yi Si looked at Wei Qingcheng with bright eyes: "Thank you, Princess!"
He was eating happily in the back, and he didn't forget to compliment Awu.
"Brother Awu, this one the princess gave you looks bigger than mine. The princess is so good to you."
Ah Wu was so happy now that his tail was lifted up to the sky: "Of course, I have followed the young master since I was a child!"
Wei Qingcheng was in a good mood listening to the two of them playing and fighting in the back. Ah Wu loved to play since he was a child, and he was often sick, so Ah Wu could only accompany him and watch him take medicine and take medicinal baths. Most of his time was spent in the house.
Now it's all right, with Yi Si by my side,
The three of them went to a pharmacy to buy medicine.
"I need Schisandra chinensis, Cuscuta australis, Mulberry, Polygonum multiflorum..." Wei Qingcheng named the medicines one by one.
"How much?"
“…”
While waiting for the medicine, Wei Qingcheng thought again that she was indeed restless and tired these days, so she should see a doctor.
Then he went to the inner room, where an old man with a gray beard was sitting in front of a table and felt his pulse.
"My lord, this is probably an old problem. It has recurred in the past few days due to the sudden change in season.
Old illnesses are not good, if you don't take good care of them, they may shorten your life span.
But this disease is very strange, and I can’t find the root cause for a while…”
It was like this again. My father went to many famous doctors but it was of no use. He could only take care of the patient slowly, not to mention this small pharmacy.
He paid the consultation fee, thanked the old man, took the medicine, and left with Awu and Yisi.
They were walking peacefully when a ragged little beggar rushed forward. He was originally running towards him, but seeing that he was protected by Yi Si, he turned to A Wu, pulled the purse from his waist, and turned into the alley.
Ah Wu was so angry that he wanted to chase after him. Wei Qingcheng wanted to stop him, but then she thought that there had been a lot of refugees outside the city recently and she might be involved, so she sent Yi Si and Ah Wu to chase after him.
After a while, Awu came back and said that the little beggar wanted to see Wei Qingcheng, otherwise he would not tell the truth.
It was just a child. Besides, with Otoshi and Ago around, it shouldn't be a big problem. So he followed them.
When they arrived at the place, they found a collapsed and abandoned house. It was heard that the emperor particularly hated a concubine and didn't want to see her in the palace, so he built a residence for the abandoned concubine outside the palace. Later, the concubine died and the house collapsed, but no one repaired it.
Wei Qingcheng entered the dilapidated house and saw a woman lying in the house. Her lower body seemed paralyzed and she couldn't get up.
Seeing him coming, he tried to stand up and talk, but struggled for a few seconds.
"No need to be polite. What are you doing?"
"Please don't blame this child. My family suffered from famine, and I migrated with my fellow villagers. It rained heavily on the way, and there was a landslide. My parents-in-law and husband all died. I was crushed by a rock and became paralyzed.
This child is trying to lure you here, he has no malicious intention to steal your money. He is doing this so that the bitch can live. It is the bitch who did not discipline her well. Please be magnanimous and blame the bitch. The child is still young! Hurry up, return the money to your brother! ”
The woman wept as she held the little beggar in her arms, fearing that they would attack her.
The little beggar ran to Awu and returned the purse to him.
"I'm sorry, brother,"
Awu didn't say anything, just patted him on the shoulder and accepted it.
Wei Qingcheng squatted down and looked the woman in the eye: "Don't be afraid, don't blame him. If my parents were in trouble, I might not have done as well as he did."
He asked the little beggar again: "What's your name?"
"Su Cheng!"
When his name was mentioned, the little beggar's flat belly puffed up and his voice was loud and clear.
Wei Qingcheng asked again: "Weren't all the refugees stopped outside the city? How did you get into the city?"
"I begged the man who was carrying manure to put me and my mother in it so that we could sneak into the city!"
When he talked about his own little ideas, his eyes were full of youthful spirit.
"As long as we enter the city, we will be able to meet the important people. When we meet the important people, we can ask them to tell the emperor, and he will definitely save us.
My father said that my grandfather is the head of the family, and the emperor is the head of the entire Longyuan. Since he is the head of the family, he will definitely not ignore us! Brother, are you a big shot? ”
Wei Qingcheng helped him wipe the dirt off his face: "I am not, but someone in my family is. Are you willing to follow me? Work in my house first, earn money, and cure your mother's illness."
Su Sheng was very happy: "Then can I take my mother with me?"
"Well, I'll go find a carriage later, you and my mother can just follow me!"
Wei Qingcheng asked Awu to give more silver to the sedan bearer before he agreed to take the passenger. It was indeed difficult to find a carriage with the little beggar and her mother's attire.
The woman thanked him with tears in her eyes, raised her upper body and kowtowed.
"Thank you for taking us in!"
Su Cheng also knelt down and kowtowed in a formal manner.
"Thank you, kind brother!"
Wei Qingcheng knew that doing so would make them feel at ease, so she did not stop them. After they finished packing, she asked Yi Si and A Wu to carry the woman to the carriage.
The group returned to Xie's house.
Seeing Tanghulu Yisi's eyes lit up
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