SWDnovel Chapter 52 Zhu Fen wants his mother, and Zhu Shuang wants her too.
Chapter 52 Zhu Fen wants his mother, and Zhu Shuang wants her too.
"Isn't this perfect?!"
The deputy commander immediately spoke, and then his eyes fixed on the small vermilion box that the commander had brought earlier, which had been placed on the corner of the table, and the hundred taels of silver inside.
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The streets of the East Market in the capital.
Zhu Shuang, looking fierce and menacing, pulled out a heavy knife from his chest and shouted, "Give it to me, give it to me now. If you don't give it to me, I'll just take it by force!"
The child in front of him was startled. He snatched the two strings of small rice cakes from the child's hand and then ran off with all his might, shouting triumphantly to Zhu Fen by the alley, "See that, Xiao San? We've succeeded! Two small rice cakes today, tomorrow we'll go to Zuixianlou for a big meal!"
Zhu Fen took the small rice cake and ate it as he ran.
The small rice cakes were soft and chewy, and they were so hot that they were steaming away. But Zhu Fen was eating them ravenously, and in just a few bites, he finished both skewers of rice cakes.
Even after finishing the skewers, they still felt like they hadn't had enough, so they licked every last crumb off the skewers.
Zhu Shuang was also stuffing the food into his mouth, but whether they were unlucky or lucky, the child behind them was crying loudly, and the child's mother happened to stand in front of them.
There is still a gap between children and adults; body shape and height alone represent a significant and insurmountable difference.
"Second brother, are we going to be finished?"
Upon seeing the woman's stern face, Zhu Fen shrank back in fright and couldn't help but back away.
In the palace, which eunuch or maid would dare to be so serious towards the two princes?
Everyone else was forcing smiles and fawning over her; this was the first time I'd seen someone so angry, like the woman in front of me.
"Let me tell you, you devil. I stole these rice cakes today. If you want trouble, come find me. I'm not afraid of you, I have a knife."
Zhu Shuang was also scared, but she still forced herself to stay upright.
Since he was the older brother, he could only shout it out loud.
Seeing the two children, the woman snatched two strings of rice cakes. As for the knife in Zhu Shuang's hand, although it looked golden, the woman did not believe it was actually gold.
Most importantly, Zhu Shuang and Zhu Fen were covered in dirt from being on the move for almost a whole day, and the wind was howling.
Their once rosy lips and white teeth now appeared as dark as tanned skin, making them look almost indistinguishable from homeless beggars on the street.
The woman was kind-hearted. Seeing this, she sighed, thought for a moment, and then took out the sesame seed cakes she had just bought from her bosom.
It was still warm, even a little hot.
She bent down, intending to hand it to the two of them.
Zhu Shuang was still wary, but Zhu Fen, who was starving, didn't care about anything else. Even if there was poison hidden in the pancake, he would still take a bite and taste it.
Seeing that the woman didn't do anything to them, but instead went past them to comfort her own child, Zhu Shuang was a little dumbfounded, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Why didn't she hit me? I just stole her child's rice cake.
Am I still a prince?
But she didn't know that!
As Zhu Shuang was lost in thought, the aroma of sesame seed cakes wafted from the side.
He snapped back to reality and immediately shouted, "You mistress, you're eating alone!"
"No! Second brother, I saved half for you, I've already divided it up."
Zhu Fen quickly offered his explanation.
The two were enjoying their sesame cakes so much that they didn't notice another woman appear in front of the woman and child.
The person who came in looked apologetic, put their hands together, and said softly with a guilty expression, "I'm so sorry, that's my child. They sneaked out before and threw a tantrum at their family."
"This is the money for the sesame seed cakes and small rice cakes. I really scared your child just now."
"It's alright, thankfully we found them. The children were starving, sometimes it's understandable."
The kind-hearted woman didn't care about these things. She took the money and hurried home with her child in her arms.
It's getting darker and darker outside.
In Qingfeng County, once it gets dark, the people are not allowed to move around freely. If they don't return home by the designated time, they will be fined some money at best, and imprisoned at worst.
"Is it delicious?"
After Zhu Shuang finished eating half of his sesame seed cake, he asked softly.
"Mmm, delicious. The sesame seed cake is the best."
Zhu Fen laughed heartily with happiness and satisfaction.
Little Rice Cake wasn't full, but he was really full from this sesame seed cake; his little belly was round and he felt very comfortable.
"Waiter, what were you doing just now?"
Ma Xiuying's voice came at this moment.
Zhu Fen and Zhu Shuang reacted differently upon hearing this.
"Mother, Mother."
Zhu Fen cried like a seven or eight-year-old child. When she saw Ma Xiuying, she wailed with her nose up, not caring about anything else. She was just like a little puppy that had been bullied and had no one to take care of her.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Shuang felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but let her grievances well up inside. However, she remained stubbornly silent and turned to leave.
He, Zhu Shuang, couldn't bring himself to cry and whine like a mistress; he still had some sense of shame.
But he had only taken a few steps when a dark figure blocked his way.
"Your Highness, I am acting on Her Majesty's orders. I apologize for today."
Mao Xiang bowed slightly with his hands clasped.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Shuang said a few harsh words, which were hardly even insults, but secretly he felt a little relieved.
Even children need steps to go down.
"You dare to stop me? Let me tell you, that's a serious crime. But I'll forgive you this time. It's not that I don't want to leave, it's that you're preventing me from leaving, that's why I'm not leaving."
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The scene shifts back to the Ma family courtyard.
At this moment, the deputy commander spoke loudly, as if it were a matter of course, and that receiving the visit fee was even more justified.
The commander glared at him fiercely, while the centurion Sun beside him was even more dumbfounded and speechless: Did he really think this was an ordinary person's home, where he could take whatever he wanted as he pleased?
Has this deputy commander lost his mind?
If he was trying to take the opportunity to get back the hundred taels of silver from the commander, it was completely unnecessary; his attempt to flatter had backfired spectacularly.
"Lord Commander, what does this mean?"
Ma Xiuying chuckled softly and inquired about the regulations in front of her.
The commander gave an awkward smile. Before he could make his next move, Ma Xiuying knew that this was entirely the work of the deputy commander, and thus she could predict his next action.
As the mistress of the harem, one must think thrice before acting and plan carefully before proceeding.
For example, right now in this Ma family courtyard, there are six men, but only four of them can truly be considered as combatants: Old Master Ma, Commander Sun, and the Commander and Deputy Commander in front of us.
If someone suddenly harbors malicious intent, the side with more people will naturally have the advantage.
Just as Ma Xiuying was about to force the commander in front of her to choose sides, suddenly, the heart-wrenching feeling she had just experienced disappeared...