Chapter 221 - A Slingshot
Nianzu had gone to the Capital's main office to et The Departnt of Civil Services to ask for the report of military recruitnt in Southern Province through civil services examination. After two hours of eting with the Head, Nianzu went to the market.
As the Fourth Prince was passing by the commoners, the one who recognized him greeted him and cleared the way for him. Nianzu passed a smile to them. Today he was happy because the Emperor had talked with him regarding his mother. After talking with him, all his worries were gone but it did not an that he had forgotten the vow he took the other day.
Han Wenji had told Nianzu that his mother would be given a special title that would protect her from the ill-treatnt of Weng Wei. Thinking of all this, Nianzu got extrely delighted. At that mont, he recalled about Chuntao who had gone to her house for so ti. Since it was the ti of late noon, Nianzu thought to walk with her to the Palace.
He turned to go when he felt soone's grip on his leg. Nianzu lowered his head and saw a young boy was gripping his leg. Nianzu found that the boy had a grubby face, clothes covered in dirt, and mucky, torn-out shoes.
"Master, please buy these flowers from for only twenty cents," the young boy requested from Nianzu as he pulled away from his leg. He had a basket which had flowers of Lily in it. The basket was also covered in dirt, depicting the poor condition of the family from which the young boy belonged.
Nianzu got on his knees and took out a handkerchief from his pocket. He cleaned the face of the young boy and asked, "Does your family grow these flowers?" Nianzu questioned.
The young boy gulped and blinked a few tis before answering, "Yes, master." He looked behind and then looked at Nianzu. "Master, please buy these flowers. My mother needs urgent dicine and no one is buying them. I will be grateful to you if you buy these," the young boy requested again. His eyes had tears but he was acting strongly in that tough ti.
"Keep them. Co with . I will buy dicine for your mother," Nianzu assured the young boy when a loud voice interrupted them. Nianzu and the young boy looked in the direction of the source of the voice.
"Brothers, the thief is here," a man in his twenties with a bamboo stick in his hand delightedly said. He was joined by three more people. Nianzu looked at the young boy who tried to run away but Nianzu caught his arm.
"Master, let go. My m-mother will die…" the young boy finally broke down into tears which he was holding for a long ti.
The four n stood in front of them. "Young man, you look from an aristocratic family. Thank you for catching this thief. He stole these lilies from Lord Feng's garden," pronounced the man in his twenties. He then looked at the boy and glared at him. "You will be punished brutally today," he told the young boy and extended his hand out to grasp the ear of the young boy who tightly gripped the overcoat of Nianzu, hiding his face in it.
Nianzu caught the hand of the man and pushed him away. He placed his hand over the head of the young boy. "How dare you!" The other man shouted at Nianzu and attacked him when he was hit by a stone right in the middle of the forehead. The man cried in pain and stepped back.
Nianzu looked back and saw Lei Wanxi with a slingshot in his hand. Nianzu smiled seeing Lei Wanxi there. "Whoa! I did not know that I was good at this," Lei Wanxi said with glistening eyes. The people had surrounded them. "How dare you try hitting the Advisor of the Emperor and the Fourth Prince of this kingdom," Lei Wanxi loudly said as he ca towards them.
Upon hearing that the four n were terrified. Imdiately they bowed their heads. Lei Wanxi had put the slingshot inside his sash and took out the fan from it. He stopped in front of those n and hit their heads using his fan. "Brother, are you okay?" Lei Wanxi asked. "They should feel lucky that the Crown Prince did not see them attacking you but alas, he hardly cos to the market," Lei Wanxi pronounced.
The four n imdiately got on their knees and asked for forgiveness. "Please do not tell the Crown Prince. We are extrely sorry for acting this way, your highness," one among them said as they bowed.
"Your highness, we would not have done this but this thief forced us to. He should be punished… ahh," he scread as Lei Wanxi hit his head using the fan.
"At this mont, you should beg for your life. Brother, just give them a death sentence for raising a hand on the Royal Blood. If Brother will not do this then I will take the matter to the Crown Prince," Lei Wanxi affird. Nianzu smiled at how Lei Wanxi was terrifying those four n.
The people were whispering with each other seeing them. "I asked the young boy for these flowers. He is not a thief. I will spare you all if you promise that you will give the lilies to this young boy daily," Nianzu declared his decision.
"Yes, yes, your highness. We promise to you," they said in unison.
"Tell your Lord that it is the order of the Fourth Prince. If he defies my order, then not only you four will be arrested but also your Lord will be arrested," Lei Wanxi warned them. Those four agreed to the Princes and apologized to the young boy.
Lei Wanxi looked at Nianzu and then at the young boy who was hiding behind Nianzu. "Let's go, Brother," Lei Wanxi said. Nianzu nodded and looked at the young boy.
"Kid, take us to your ho," Nianzu stated. The young boy nodded and started walking while the two Princes followed him.
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