Wang Shanbao was whipped hard across the face, but more than the pain on his face, what drove him to despair was the utter desolation that left him feeling utterly hopeless.
I served the princess's residence diligently for twenty years, but in the end I couldn't even take two rice balls with me!
Wang Shanbao desperately wanted to cry, but for some reason he couldn't.
Perhaps, this is the greatest sorrow of a broken heart?
Wang Shanbao stumbled out of the princess's residence and followed the others, bewildered, to the Prince of Qin's residence.
They had long heard that the Crown Prince disliked living in the Eastern Palace and had always lived in the Prince of Qin's residence, which was not far from the palace.
But can the Crown Prince support all these people?
Looking at the dense crowd around him, Wang Shanbao estimated that there must be tens of thousands of people, young and old.
Just as Wang Shanbao was feeling lost, his youngest daughter started crying.
"Father, your daughter is hungry..."
Wang Shanbao subconsciously reached for his sleeve, only to realize when he found nothing that his sleeve was already empty.
"Nannan, just bear with it, we'll be fine once we get to the Prince of Qin's residence..."
"Father, do you think the King of Qin will want us?"
"My dear, the one living in the Qin Prince's mansion is not the Qin Prince, but the current Crown Prince!"
"Everyone says that the Crown Prince is the most benevolent and righteous. I suppose even if he doesn't take us in, he'll at least provide us with a few meals, right?"
"That's wonderful! The Crown Prince is such a kind person, hehe..."
Looking at his happy daughter, Wang Shanbao also managed a smile.
But that smile was full of bitterness and helplessness.
Will the Crown Prince take care of them?
He didn't know, and I suppose no one else did either?
While Wang Shanbao was still in a daze, the gates of the Prince of Qin's mansion swung open, and a troop of soldiers in full armor rushed out. Just as Wang Shanbao thought these soldiers had come to drive them away, dozens of people dressed as scholars ran out from behind them.
"No one is allowed to cause any disturbance!"
"Line up and register one by one!"
"Queue up, register?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
