Xueyue felt her throat tighten when she saw the boy in front of her with such an outstanding title. Looking closely, he is quite handsome. Although he is still young, he will definitely be a very handsome man when he grows up. He has the eyes of a sheltered boy who will never understand the hardships of this world, but his cold smile shows that this is not the case.

"You've caused quite a stir." Wang Longhe's voice was calm and gentle. Like her, he didn't like to vent his anger.

Wang Longhe's eyes fell on the crushed bread that the child's thin body was desperately grasping. "All this for a loaf of bread," he said thoughtfully. "How pitiful."

Xueyue raised an eyebrow at his vulgar words. "That's so rude—" She stopped talking when he flicked his wrist lazily, like swatting a fly.

Then, a pretty maid came up with her head bowed. With two hands, she handed Wang Longhe a bag of gold silk. He took the bag and turned it over, and gold coins fell like raindrops. Like the glittering yellow leaves in autumn, the gold was bathed in the bright sunlight.

Everyone looked at each other and no one dared to move.

"They are yours to keep." With just four simple words, civilized behavior turned into barbaric chaos.

"Get away, you filthy bugs! They're mine!" the baker screamed and rushed over to pick up all the gold coins.

Men pushed and shoved each other, trying to grab whatever gold they could. A brawl began, and soon it was a whirlwind of faded clothes and greedy hands.

Xueyue saw from the corner of her eye that the child also reached for a coin very close to him. His fingers brushed against the gold, and then a foot stepped roughly on his fingers.

"It's mine, you damned thief!" the baker screamed at the child and pushed him to the ground.

The child, fearing another beating, withdrew from the baker.

"This is mine, too!" the baker hissed, snatching away the torn, wrinkled loaf.

It was originally white, but after being trampled by so many people, the bread turned gray and brown. The food was already rubbish, but he still stopped the children from eating.

When the only sounds around were the greedy shouts and chatter of the people, Xueyue was the first to hear the hungry rumble of the child's stomach. She pushed through the crowd and walked towards the child, who immediately took a step back. The baker left her alone and went back to arguing over the dropped coin.

Xueyue opened her purse and took out the money. She handed it to the child with a gentle smile. "Here, this money should be enough for you to eat for a while." She said to the child who was staring at the pile of money in her hand.

The child's hungry eyes moved from Xueyue's outstretched hands to her kind and gentle smile. Suddenly, before anyone could blink, the money was snatched from her hands.

Xueyue watched the child scurry around in the crowd, then disappeared into an alley in a flash. When the door opened, she squinted and saw a thin woman who quickly took the child to safety.

Relieved, Xueyue prepared to walk back to Chenyang and Wenmin. She turned around, but was roughly pushed aside without warning. When her legs were caught by the long Hanfu, she let out a slight cry. She stumbled and almost fell on the rough floor. Instead, her back hit a hard, warm and firm chest.

Xueyue looked up at her savior and was surprised to find Li Chenyang and Li Wenmin standing beside her, full of hostility, with expressions that were dangerously gloomy on their faces.

Xueyue swallowed nervously. She thought the anger was directed at her for running away. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to run away." She whispered, but neither of them heard it.

She looked up and saw that their eyes were all on the Fourth Prince, Wang Longhe.

Li Chenyang spoke first, and his cold voice broke the tense atmosphere. "Wang Longhe, what are you doing here?"

Xueyue couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw Chenyang being so bold.

Wang Longhe is a member of the royal family!

"Won't they get in trouble for offending the royal family and speaking ill of them?" What if Chen Yang and Wen Min were thrown into prison, or worse, beheaded? !

Xueyue panicked and grabbed Wenmin's sleeve. He looked down at her and saw her terrified expression. Seeing her fear, his expression eased a little. "Don't worry, Xiaoyue, we won't be in trouble." He gently held the hand holding the sleeve and whispered to her.

Xueyue stood there nervously, unsure of his words.

Although the Li family is powerful, it does not mean that they will be pardoned by imperial decree!

Poor Xiao Xueyue didn't know the origin of Mr. and Mrs. Li's relationship with the palace. She was only worried about the safety of her beloved friend's life.

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