Seeing Yun Xi in gorgeous clothes and with an extraordinary temperament, the clerk in the pharmacy was instantly captivated. He immediately changed his previous attitude and welcomed the two of them in.
After inquiring, Yun Xi learned that the boy's mother had suffered from a deficiency syndrome due to overwork.
The illness had dragged on for half a year.
The boy had fetched many medicines, but due to the long - term arrears of the medicine fees, the pharmacy was finally unwilling to give credit anymore.
And because the boy had once tried to steal medicine, that scene just now had happened.
Knowing the whole story, Yun Xi didn't make things difficult for the clerk. Instead, she paid off the boy's overdue medicine fees and prepaid the fees for the next half - year.
The boy was extremely grateful and invited Yun Xi and Yu Zhu to his home.
Looking at the three dilapidated tile - roofed houses on the verge of collapse, Yun Xi felt extremely heavy - hearted.
Learning that the boy and his mother depended on each other and lived a hard life, Yun Xi not only gave all her remaining silver to the boy's mother.
After seeing the embroidery works of the boy's mother, she also asked her to work in one of her mother's embroidery workshops after she recovered.
The mistress and the maid sighed as they walked out of the house. Yu Zhu leaned close to Yun Xi, with a sad face, and said:
"Miss, you've properly arranged that mother and son. But how are we going to get back later?"
After leaving the palace, the miss had clamored to eat at Full - Fortune Restaurant and sent the carriage from the Prime Minister's Mansion back first.
Now they were penniless and didn't even have the money to rent a carriage.
Yun Xi patted Yu Zhu on the shoulder, raised her eyebrows, and smiled:
"There must be a way!"
Fortunately, the boy's mother was still alive, and the boy still had a chance to save her.
Even though she had already lost such great happiness, she was willing to protect it for someone else.
Yun Xi was still in a daze when her stomach growled.
The boy saw them off. Hearing the sound, he felt full of guilt:
"Sister, there are still some corn cakes from yesterday at my home. Do you want to eat them?"
This sister had been so kind to him, but he had nothing to repay her with.
Seeing the boy looking so dejected, Yun Xi smiled and stroked his head.
The boy was thin and sallow - faced, obviously suffering from long - term malnutrition. Yun Xi said with a smile:
"Do you want to go with sister to eat something delicious?"
The boy's eyes widened, instantly lighting up with expectation:
"Is that okay?"
"Of course!"
Yun Xi was as good as her word. She held the boy's hand and walked out.
Looking at the two happily walking ahead, Yu Zhu followed helplessly and said coolly:
"Miss, please allow this maid to remind you: we have no money."
Not to mention going to Full - Fortune Restaurant, they couldn't even afford to have a cup of tea at a roadside stall.
Yun Xi didn't care. She reached out and tapped Yu Zhu on the head:
"Stupid! Why are you not as smart as Little Tiger? We can buy on credit!"
How prestigious was the Prime Minister's Mansion? It would be a waste not to use it!
"Besides, even if Full - Fortune Restaurant refuses to give credit, we can still eat to our hearts' content and let the clerk go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to collect the money! I don't believe that the old lady will leave the eldest miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the restaurant just because of a meal!"
Yu Zhu was stunned.
But she had to admit that the miss's ability to be a scoundrel was becoming more and more masterful.
Why could a person change so much?
Or had she just never noticed that this was the miss's real personality?
Before Yu Zhu could think it through, Yun Xi had already led Little Tiger into Full - Fortune Restaurant.
In just a short while, Yun Xi had ordered all the signature dishes in the restaurant.
"Yu Zhu, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and eat!"
When the food was served, Yun Xi ate with gusto, not forgetting to greet Yu Zhu.
Little Tiger almost buried his head in the food. He didn't raise his head once since he took the first bite.
Looking at the two of them gobbling down the food, Yu Zhu felt a twinge of uneasiness.
When they were almost full, Yun Xi smiled and wiped the oil off Little Tiger's face. Then she packed up the remaining food on the table for him.
Yun Xi let out a belch. Just as she was about to announce her identity, her eyes suddenly caught a familiar profile not far behind the screen.
She bit her lip and clenched her fists. After a long internal struggle, she finally made up her mind!
"Little Tiger, didn't you just say you wanted to kowtow to thank me? Sister doesn't need it. Go and kowtow to that man."
Then, Yun Xi bent down and put her arm around Little Tiger's shoulder, pointing at Qi Rong not far away, who was clinking glasses and feasting with others.
"Just say 'Thank you, young master', and then go home quickly. Sister will send the food back to you later."
"Okay!"
Little Tiger nodded with a smile. Without suspecting anything, he immediately walked towards the screen.
Yu Zhu was suspicious. She looked in the direction Little Tiger was going and immediately turned pale as a sheet.
Just as she was about to say something to Yun Xi, she saw that Yun Xi had already called the waiter over. With a beaming smile, she pointed in Little Tiger's direction.
The waiter took a look at Yun Xi's attire. Dazzled by her smile, he nodded very amiably.
Yun Xi picked up the food packed for Little Tiger and tugged at the stunned Yu Zhu.
They swaggered out of Full - Fortune Restaurant.
"Miss..."
After they had walked a long way, Yu Zhu still nervously looked behind her, touching her cold neck.
She was afraid that the King of Xian would catch up with them and just chop her and the miss's heads off!
She had seen Jiang Qing's death with her own eyes! This King of Xian didn't even blink an eye when killing someone!
Why did the miss still dare to provoke such a fiend?
Seeing that Yu Zhu was even more timid than herself, Yun Xi took Yu Zhu's hand:
"Don't worry! It's just a meal. Look how scared you are. Look, here comes Little Tiger!"
Yun Xi pointed at Little Tiger who was running towards them in the distance.
The child was beaming, waving a silver ingot in his hand:
"Sister! That young master rewarded me with money! You can take a carriage back now!"
Little Tiger smiled and held out the silver. Yun Xi was surprised:
When did that demon Qi Rong have a change of heart and start to act like a decent person?
She smiled and pinched Little Tiger's round cheeks:
"Sister's home is close. There's no need to take a carriage. You take these dishes home quickly."
Thinking of his mother at home, Little Tiger nodded vigorously:
"Okay, goodbye, sister!"
After saying that, he waved his little hand reluctantly and then quickly ran home.
Looking at Little Tiger's happy back, Yu Zhu felt relieved.
"Miss, let's go! This maid knows a lane that leads to the Prime Minister's Mansion the fastest!"
"Okay."
Yun Xi nodded. The two of them slowly walked into a lane.
The lane was very long, and there were hardly any passers - by.
Just like this, after the mistress and the maid had walked for a while, Yu Zhu noticed something was wrong.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Xi looked up blankly, looking ahead.
Several men were staring at them with malicious looks on their faces. Yun Xi felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her head. Her heart sank.
The two of them quickly turned around to run away, but suddenly several more men appeared in front of them. For a moment, they were like birds in a cage, with no way to escape.