I really became a king.

Chapter 26: Little Adventure

At the entrance of a dark alley, a group of people gathered there, talking from time to time.

"This Tuo San is out setting up a stall again."

"Is this the second time this month?"

"I can't sell it even if I try a hundred times. Who would buy it at such a high price..."

"..."

When Jiang Yi approached, the crowd automatically made way for him, because Jiang Yi's clothing and temperament were too eye-catching, and he was followed by an entourage.

In this kind of market place, people live who are at the bottom of society trying to make a living and support their families. To put it bluntly, it is a slum, dirty and messy. Rich people generally do not appear here.

The people who live here are naturally in awe of people like Jiang Yi who are rich and powerful, and dare not get too close to them.

There were five people squatting in the corner, one big and four small. The leader was a slightly hunchbacked adult man with an untidy beard and his eyes darting around from time to time.

Beside him were four little girls, about five or six years old, wearing tattered clothes, with dirty faces, and evasive eyes, not daring to look at people.

In front of the hunchbacked man was a sign with a few words written on it: 10,000 taels of silver! The four little girls around him were waiting to be sold.

Jiang Yi was very familiar with this scene, because the original owner of this body had experienced it once in his previous life, but he served Jiang Zhongbao as "Little Yi Zi".

These four little girls were also a treasure that Jiang Yi planned to take time to find, but now he had come across it, but two years earlier.

These are quadruplets, extremely talented, who were bought by Jiang Zhongbao in their previous life, or more precisely, they were forcibly bought. Afterwards, they were trained to be his personal swordsmen, becoming a sharp killing weapon in his hands, but also becoming his plaything.

Jiang Yi's appearance made the hunchbacked man look a little flustered, and his next words made him turn pale.

"This is a silver note worth ten thousand taels." As Jiang Yi took out a silver note worth ten thousand taels, the crowd of onlookers suddenly exploded.

“The price is so high, and there are still people buying it!”

"This is 10,000 taels. I can buy dozens of gorgeous girls from those shops..."

The implication is that they are being taken advantage of. Rich families usually go to the Sifang to buy maids, and the maids there are all trained and educated, so they can be used directly without having to spend energy on training them.

And the most expensive price is only one thousand taels, and for a little girl like this who is five or six years old, the price is even cheaper.

In the imperial capital of Dali, a well-off family of four or five people, who had meat every day, would spend only a dozen taels of silver a year. Ten thousand taels was a terrifying number for an ordinary family.

"I...I won't sell it anymore..."

The hunchbacked man picked up the sign in front of him with one hand, grabbed the little girl beside him and was about to leave.

As expected, the other party had the same reaction when Jiang Zhongbao bought them in his previous life, but unfortunately he met the brutal Jiang Zhongbao at that time, and as a result, the man was beheaded and the quadruplets were forcibly taken away by Jiang Zhongbao.

Jiang Yi would not do this, but he is determined to get these four twins. They are extremely talented and have a telepathic connection. If they are trained well, they will definitely be a great help.

Moreover, having four identical beauties serving me in the future is a great pleasure in life, fulfilling the beautiful dream that I could only think about in my previous life.

"Tu San, you damn hunchback, you coward!"

"You're selling my child behind my back again!"

"I'm not done with you!" Before Jiang Yi could respond, a shout of scolding came. Jiang Yi was a little confused. What was going on? He didn't remember anything like this.

Soon, a young woman rushed over and started scratching the hunchbacked man, cursing. The hunchbacked man did not fight back, but just defended himself, smiling:

"I'm not selling it anymore. I'm not selling it anymore. I'm going home now..."

"You lowly bastard, you always use this trick every time you quarrel with me!"

"It's still ten thousand taels. Where can I find such a rip-off? Even a fool wouldn't buy it."

The young woman stopped, put her hands on her hips, her upper body heaving, panting. The man named Tuo San didn't care about the few fresh bloodstains on his face, and looked a little embarrassed.

"Let's go, let's go home, I will never come here to sell again." After saying that, he didn't want the sign in his hand anymore, grabbed the young woman's hand and wanted to leave here quickly.

"Haha, Tuo Xiaoliu, someone has already bought your four daughters."

"Yes, yes, and it's ten thousand taels. Yes, the banknotes are ready..."

The young woman who had turned around to leave suddenly stopped. After searching for a while, her eyes turned to the silver note in Jiang Yi's hand. Her mouth opened slightly. Needless to say, among all the people present, only Jiang Yi could have such a fortune.

Jiang Yi also saw the appearance of this young woman. Although her clothes were old, she was very clean, with a plump figure and a charming appearance. She was a rare beauty. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart that such a beauty could appear in this market.
"Is it really ten thousand taels?" The young woman stared at the banknote and swallowed several times.

Jiang Yi nodded and said, "Yes, ten thousand taels."

"I..." The young woman wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the hunchbacked man beside her:

"Sir, I'm just angry. We won't sell this child. Xiaoliu, what are you doing? Come home with me!" After saying that, he pulled the young woman and continued walking.

But they were stopped by two followers. Only then did the young woman realize that they seemed to have provoked someone they could not afford to offend. Her face turned pale and she tightly protected the four little girls behind her.

"Sir, please have mercy on us and let us go. The child's uncle was just joking. We won't sell the child." Her eyes were misted over and she spoke pitifully, without the aggressiveness she had at the beginning.

Jiang Yi didn't say anything. There was no such young woman in his memory of his previous life. He thought that because of Jiang Zhongbao, this family was also a tragedy.

In this life, Jiang Yi would not buy the child by force again. Forcing family members to be separated was inhumane, so he secretly thought about how to have the best of both worlds.

Unexpectedly, the young woman misunderstood and sat on the ground and burst into tears.

"What? Are you throwing a tantrum? My Prince Duan's Mansion is not afraid of that!" Fulong said with a smile.

The young woman's crying stopped abruptly. In front of the huge building like Prince Duan's Mansion, throwing a tantrum was really useless. She started to panic and hugged the four little figures, just wiping her tears.

The crowd that was originally watching, after hearing the three words "Prince Duan's Mansion", dispersed completely and moved far away.

With a plop, the hunchback man knelt down: "Please forgive us this time, all the mistakes are my fault, I am willing to die to atone for my sins!"

Jiang Yi was a little dumbfounded. How did things come to this point? It seemed like he had become a villain who oppressed the people.

"How about this, I will not force you to sell yourself. These four little girls will enter the palace as maids and receive monthly wages."

"You...you are the young prince of Prince Duan's Mansion?"

The young woman asked cautiously, and after getting an affirmative answer, she suddenly became shrewd again, lowered her head, and looked around.

(End of this chapter)