mtl008 Chapter 39: It Was My Mother's Doing
Chapter 39: It Was My Mother's Doing
"Don't worry, he may not return to the palace today."
He has a beautiful girl in his arms, and his beloved is so weak, so he has to comfort her well.
Liusu also knew that Li Jinyuan had gone to find Ji Qingwan. Seeing the princess's indifferent look, she thought she was just forcing a smile and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"Then I'll accompany the princess for some more shopping!"
It would save him from returning to the sad place and making the princess feel even more upset.
"Okay!"
Jiang Li walked forward, curious about everything on the street.
Until she turned a corner, she saw that the crowd gathered together more densely. Could they be selling something good? How could she miss such a lively atmosphere!
"Ah! Princess, please slow down!"
Liusu was holding a lot of bags in her hands and hurried to catch up with Jiang Li.
With her slim figure, the girl easily squeezed to the front row.
Her almond-shaped eyes suddenly paused. In the center of the circular venue, there was nothing else except a domineering-looking old lady and a ragged young man.
Oh, the young man was holding a little girl in his arms. She was covered in dust and her eyes were swollen from crying.
Jiang Li couldn't help but frown. The boy looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Holding his sister, he looked like a left-behind child without parents, living in poverty.
In fact it is.
The old lady put one hand on her waist and pointed at the girl in the boy's arms with the other hand.
"Hmph! You're a jerk born of a mother but not raised by her! You're so young and you're already doing these sneaky things. I'm going to send you to the government office and have them punish you!"
The little girl cried even harder, gasping for breath, obviously frightened by the word "yamen" in her words.
"Wuwu brother...I didn't steal...I didn't steal!"
"That's Enen's purse..."
The boy hugged the girl tightly, his young face filled with a wolf-like fierce look, but when he lowered his head, his expression was gentle again.
"Don't be afraid, brother believes in En En, and that's En En's."
"What a joke! What's the point of you believing her? This purse was found on her. Could it be that I framed her? Besides, how could you two beggars have money?"
"My mom died, and my dad ran away. No wonder I'm so uneducated... So what if you ace the exam? Do you have the money to go to school?"
"People like you can never change your class. You might as well follow me and beg for food. Look at your little faces, brother and sister. Tsk tsk, they're the only ones that look good. When the time comes, I'll raise you up a little bit, and there will be plenty of guests to reward you."
The boy's eyes became colder and colder. Facing the old lady's disgusting gaze, he was like a little wolf ready to bite off her neck in the next second.
"Shut up!"
He didn't want these dirty words to dirty Enen's ears.
Jiang Li looked at the young man carefully. Even though the crowd around him were just watching a show, he did not let himself be at a disadvantage. His back was straight, like a broken bamboo.
"Oh! You're quite courageous, but so what? I'll soon send you two little thieves to the government office!"
"If you agree to follow me now and sign this indenture, I will consider letting you go and letting this matter go."
"Bah!" A sudden female voice interrupted the old lady's coaxing.
Just when her face was gloomy, Jiang Li took a step forward. Her small body stood straight. If she could be matched with a bjm, she would definitely emit "righteous light, falling on the earth..."
She is now rescuing young boys who have gone astray. It must be super cool!
When the old lady saw a little girl standing out, she immediately relaxed her guard.
She was dressed so exquisitely, she looked like a daughter from a wealthy family. She probably came out to defend the young man because she was attracted by his face.
Thinking of this, she became more determined to get the boy into her pocket. By then, he would surely help her make a lot of money from the rich ladies!
"Miss, please don't interfere. I'm just punishing two little thieves..."
The boy's eyes became colder and colder, and he looked at the old lady as if she were a dead person.
"Oh, little thief? I'm afraid it's the old thief!"
The woman's flattering smile suddenly froze on her face, and her expression became unnatural.
The young man looked at Jiang Li in surprise. No one in the crowd believed them. This girl...
"What are you talking about? They stole my purse!"
"Oh? You said this was your purse. When and where was it stolen?"
Jiang Li put his hands behind his back and walked behind the old lady with a calm look. Looking at her guilty eyes, he became more certain of what he was thinking.
This old guy just wanted to frame these two kids. Not only did he turn the tables, he also gathered so many people to force them to confess. It's really despicable.
"It happened at that street corner not long ago!"
"No...Even En En didn't see this lady!"
When the little girl saw that someone was willing to speak up for her and her brother, she couldn't help but speak out to refute the old lady even though she was afraid.
As expected, the man turned around and warned the little girl viciously, but was blocked by the boy, who glared back at him with the same coldness.
"Then how do you prove that this purse is yours? It has your name on it?"
Jiang Li looked straight at her. Even though she looked soft and tender, the light emanating from her black pupils made the old lady dare not look directly at her.
"How can this be proven? All the purses sold in the market look like this!"
"Humph." Jiang Li couldn't help but chuckle, "You said you bought this purse in the market?"
"Yes!" The old lady stiffened her neck, guessing that Jiang Li was trying to trick her.
The girl smiled faintly without saying anything, then took the purse from the woman's hand, placed it in front of Enen, and leaned over to ask softly.
"Then Enen, tell me, where did you get this purse from?"
"It was made by my mother! It's one of a kind! It even has a little tiger embroidered for Enen inside!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present burst into an uproar.
"This old witch is really turning the tables!"
"Ah, two poor kids, being targeted by such a disgusting person."
Seeing that everyone's attitude had changed, the old lady became extremely anxious. She rushed forward and tried to snatch the purse back to stop Jiang Li from showing the little tiger embroidery inside to everyone.
"Bitch! Give it back to me! Ah!"
But before she could reach out her hand to pick up Jiang Li, the young man grabbed it tightly.
It was obvious that he was using all his strength. The old lady's face was distorted with pain and she couldn't stop swearing.
The girl moved away from her in disgust, then turned out the embroidery and showed it to everyone.
"Auntie, you're lying without a second thought. There's no purse made of expensive fabric like Yunjin on the market."
Seeing that the truth had been revealed, the old lady didn't want to struggle any longer and simply broke free from the boy's shackles and tried to leave.
"Leave? How can I let you leave when you haven't even entered the government office yet?"