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Hu Xiaoxiao didn't care about the people rushing towards him, he just felt that the person in front of him who was still crying was too annoying.

He turned around and avoided the two servants who were fighting with each other.

At this moment, Hu Xiao felt very unhappy. His actions became more and more careless as he started to cry out.

He approached the gentle man step by step, laughing so hard that he wanted to kick him to death.

The man no longer had the arrogance from before as he meekly said, "Miss, no, grandaunt, no, the female hero should spare her life. I … I don't want this woman anymore, take her away!"

When the gentle man saw Hu Xiaoxiao's face just now, he was naturally extremely afraid. He was afraid that if Hu Xiaoxiao was unhappy, his own life would be in danger here.

He was just a small merchant. Normally, he had the money to do whatever he wanted, but now that he had met with such a situation, how could he not be afraid?

At this moment, the cries of the two people who were just crying became louder and louder.

The two of them knew that if they let this cultured man off with a smile, that man would turn around and ask them for the money to sell him. Didn't the two of them waste their efforts in the end?

"Okay, stop howling. I have plenty of money, so I'll just buy your girl."

He really couldn't stand to see such vicious parents, and that woman was really pitiful. Unless he bought it himself, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

He touched his waist, as if he had never brought any silver this time. It was all Zhilan who was paying, so Hu Xiaoxiao unceremoniously searched for Zhilan's position in the crowd.

She had wanted to hide it better, but who knew that Hu Xiaoxiao would see her? Thus, Zhilan had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward.

"Here, this is for this girl's silver taels. Take it!"

Ye Zichen pinched his purse in pain, but luckily, he just laughed, and got rid of a bit of money!

"Follow me."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at the filthy and submissive woman before him, frowned, and left.

This girl was too cowardly, she should have a good lesson after buying it.

After Hu Xiao left, the couple took the silver taels and hastily packed up their belongings. With more silver taels than the man, the couple could not hide their joy.

When he returned to the restaurant again, Hu Xiaoxiao no longer had the heart to eat. Looking at the girl who was wolfing down the food, Hu Xiaoxiao's heart was moved.

This woman seemed to be hungry for several days. Were the commoners really unable to eat? Starving people everywhere?

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, he heard a voice that brought him back to reality.

"Many thanks to Miss for buying this lowly slave today. This lowly slave will definitely serve you well in the future and not make you regret it."

After which, he kowtowed heavily. Hearing that sound, even Hu Xiao felt pained.

"Was the couple just now your parents? Why did they want to sell you out? "

Seeing that the girl seemed to have eaten her fill, and seeing that the loud kowtow just now must have eaten her fill, he asked her what he was thinking.

On the other hand, the girl between his brows was somewhat similar to the other two, but Hu Xiao still wanted to confirm it.

The girl lowered her head and replied after a long time, "Yes, it's my biological mother and father."

The woman had long resigned herself to her fate. However, upon seeing Hu Xiaoxiao's extraordinary skills, a glimmer of hope appeared in her heart.

"Why would I sell you?"

"Because my family was poor, my brother was planning to take this year's Imperial Examinations, but unfortunately, my family didn't have any more silver to allow my brother to take the exams, so they decided to sell me in exchange for two silver taels to help him take the Imperial Examinations."

The narration of the girl was very dull. It was the lack of sadness and joy after accepting her fate. She didn't dare to imagine that if she didn't meet him today, then wouldn't this girl live a lifetime of pain and suffering under that person's slave?

"Are there a lot of people selling women to beg for glory these days? Tiger poison was not something he could eat. His children were born in October and were sold as he wished, not caring about his mother's friendship at all! What's the name of your brother? "

Hu Xiao didn't want to keep his anger under control anymore. He had already known about his character from Yin Fu Feng and Zhao Qi Yan, so he wanted to curse out loud.

The woman seemed to be frightened by Hu Xiaoxiao's smiling expression, and she did not say a word.

Yin Fufeng glanced at the girl and said, "Most of the people in the east yard value men and women. Most of the women are sold to the officials' family at a low price, and the merchant's house is used to serving as a maid."

This phenomenon was common in the East District, especially among the poorer citizens. After the birth of a baby girl, most of the commoners had chosen to abandon the baby girl and give birth to a baby, choosing to give birth to a baby instead.

Others wanted to raise this woman as well and sell her off at the right time, so that she could continue her family's life.

After hearing what Yin Fufeng had said, he paused for a second, and then laughed out loud. He really valued his son more than his daughter.

"Get up."

Seeing those who were still kneeling on the ground, he laughed and said.

"It's getting late, the empress should go back to the palace. What do we do about this woman?"

Seeing that it was getting late, if he didn't return to the palace soon, the palace gates would be closed. Zhao Feiyan couldn't help but remind Qin Wentian.

The woman, who was originally standing to the side with a submissive expression, became even more flustered when she heard Zhao Feiyan calling for the Queen. Once again, she knelt down on the ground.

"What are you doing? I told you to get up! "

This ancient person could kneel down anytime he wanted, but he really needed to change it.

"What should I do? Naturally, I will bring him back to the palace. It is enough for me to have one person in my palace hall."

It was more than enough. It was more than enough. Zhao Qiyan smiled helplessly.

He stood up and returned to the palace.

Inside the palace.

"Your Majesty, the shadow guard protecting the empress has returned."

Wei Chen said, seeing that Qin Shuo was in a good mood.

Wei Chen saw the difference in Qin Shuo's laughter in the past few days, so he informed the shadow guard immediately upon his return.

"Oh? Back? Tell him to come see Gu Yuan immediately. "

Imperial Concubine Xue saw that Qin Shuo immediately summoned the shadow guard when she heard the news of the laughing. She felt a little uncomfortable, but didn't show it on her face.

"Your Majesty."

"Get up, what did the empress do outside the palace today?"

Qin Shuo knew that he was laughing, so he sent the shadow guard to protect him. In fact, it was just monitoring him, afraid that he would stop him from doing anything that would harm the imperial family's reputation.

The shadow guard immediately narrated in detail what happened outside the palace today.

The more Qin Shuo heard, the more alarmed he became. He had only left the palace for a single day, and his experience was like someone else's for a month. He must have made things difficult for her.

When he heard that Hu Xiao had been caught at the yamen, Qin Shuo could no longer hold back.

"Well? Hu... Has the empress been injured? "