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"Heh." Xiao Qing then gave a cold laugh, "It can be considered good now. I believe that in a few more days, there will not even be a little bit of food left."

"That City Lord Wei is really going too far. No matter what, these people are under his control. Is he really going to ignore the lives of others?" Rio'er was not an official. Most of her time was spent thinking from the perspective of the commoners.

However, if all the officials could think from the perspective of the commoners, how could there be so many troubles?

Xiao Qing's gaze landed on an old scholar on the side of the street as she frowned, "Li Er, didn't we bring some food along with us? "Go and bring it to me."

"Now?" Riko looked at her surroundings with some worry. "Miss, can you stay here by yourself?"

"Look at what you're saying, I have legs, so why can't I? Go ahead, I'll just wait here for you and not go anywhere else." Xiao Qing waved her hands and a desolate look appeared in her eyes as she swept across the broken eaves.

"Okay, then miss, wait for me here. I'll be back soon." Riko turned around and left as she spoke.

Xiao Qing suddenly walked towards the old woman, wanting to greet her. Suddenly, a twelve to thirteen year old child ran over from the other side, covering his head with his hands, and was about to slam into her.

Although Xiao Qing Ran had no inner force, she was still skilled. She quickly took a step back before the child could come close to her. At the same time, she reached out her hand to grab the child's shoulder.

This boy probably didn't expect Xiao Qing Ran's speed to be so fast.

He was stunned and subconsciously wanted to run back.

Xiao Qingran originally thought that this child did not do it on purpose, but seeing his reaction, she could naturally tell that something was amiss.

She narrowed her eyes and looked quickly at the child.

He was dressed in shabby grey clothes, and his face was thin and yellow. However, his eyes were sparkling. He did not apologize after colliding with someone, but instead had an anxious expression on his face as if he was being chased for trouble.

"Let me go, let me go!" The boy struggled.

Xiao Qing was very familiar with the acupuncture points of the human body. She knew how to use her strength to control other people. The boy was also extremely annoyed and actually sent a punch towards her stomach.

Xiao Qingyan frowned and dragged him over. She then saw that he was wringing his hands backwards and said with a dangerous tone: "Brat, it would be better if you understood the situation before fighting, right?"

"Damn woman, let go of me! "Bastard!" He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "It's useless. Even if you beat me to death, I won't say anything. I won't say anything. I don't know anything!"

What? Can't say anything?

Just as Xiao Qing was puzzled, a group of officials came over from the opposite side of the street. There were about six to seven people in this team, each of them wearing a long sword at their waist.

"Who are you? Hand over that child!" The leader of the officials showed obvious hostility when he saw Xiao Qing Ran.

This made Xiao Qingyi surprised. Were these people so flustered that they were chasing after a child?

"Let go, let go of me!" The boy was still struggling, but this time, Xiao Qing could clearly feel that his entire body was trembling.

Xiao Qing Ran raised her eyebrows and continued to press down on his wrist. Her words were indeed directed towards the officials: "The City Lord's Mansion has such an idle force now? Six or seven people chasing a teenager on the street? What kind of heinous crime is he committing? "

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you can just casually ask about the Shangguan Family?" The leader of the officials looked very tough.

Xiao Qing Ran's peripheral vision scanned the surroundings. Most of the people on the street had left by now, but the small group of people who were watching the show did not dare to make a sound. It seemed that this was not the first time these people had done such things.

However, she was curious about the so-called Shangguan family. Just which family were they after?

"Since you don't want to say it, then that doesn't matter. It's just that I won't hand this child over to you."

When she said this, aside from the officials, the boy was also stunned as he looked at her in shock.

Xiao Qingran lowered her head to face the boy's gaze and lowered her voice: "I can release you, but you better not run around. They won't be able to stop you with your size, so sooner or later they'll capture you. Stay here with me, I can still protect you."

The boy's eyes widened. "Are you really going to save me? You're not with them? "

Xiao Qing Ran pursed her lips but didn't answer him. Instead, she used her actions to express herself.

She released the restraint on him. The boy was overjoyed. Although he was a bit surprised and confused, he was still very sensible. He obediently stood where he was and didn't run.

"How dare you! Men, arrest this troublesome woman with me!" The leader ordered.

The boy couldn't help but take a step back in fear.

Xiao Qing coldly laughed as she twirled her fingers. Her left hand rested on her stomach while her right hand clenched into a fist.

She didn't even need any inner strength to deal with these people.

"Stop!" Rii'er ran over with an oiled paper bag in her hands. Instinctively, she stood in front of Xiao Qing Ran: "You people sure are bold. Do you know who our Miss is?!"

She had only gone to get something, yet someone had foolishly come to cause trouble for her. This was truly going too far!

"I don't care who you are. Even if it's God, I will not stop my business." The official sneered and pointed at himself with his thumb: "I'm telling you, I work for the mayor. Even if you are the young miss of some wealthy family, I will still do it!"

He paused for a moment before rubbing his chin: "But I've never seen you before, could it be that you're that new beauty from the brothel?"

The way he spoke revealed a hint of unfathomable vulgarity, making people feel disgusted upon seeing him.

"How dare you!" Riko was infuriated as she used her leg to kick a rock at the official's face. "I'll make your mouth stink!"

"Ah ~" The official cried out in alarm. Having his face cut by the stone, he was infuriated. He strode forward, swearing as he tried to hit Riko.

However, before his raised hand could fall, it was caught in midair.

An ominous glint flashed under the Windstorm Mask. Then, he kicked the official to the ground, and pulled out the blade on his waist. After two movements, he elegantly put the blade back into the sheath on his waist.

The crowd only saw two streaks of saber light flash past, but before they could see his movements clearly, the official on the ground suddenly let out a blood-curdling screech.

"Ahh ~ ~ ~ My hand, my hand ~ ~"

Everyone looked again and saw that his hand was broken. His wrist was injured, and blood dripped from the wound. The blood dripped down onto the ground.

"Ah ~" When had the boy ever seen such a scene at his age? With a loud cry, he fell to the ground with a pale face.

Riko frowned as she used the oilskin package in her hands to block Xiao Qing Ran's sight. She turned her head and reproached, "Can't you be more stable the next time you attack? "Miss, if you're pregnant right now, you won't be able to see these filthy things."

Suifeng's cold gaze paused for a moment, as if he had just recovered from his shock. He immediately turned around and clasped his hands together before kneeling on the ground. "Royal Consort's redemption, your subordinate has been reckless."

He only remembered that his lordship had told him to protect his little wangfei in all means and had forgotten about it. When he was here, he never wanted his lordship to see such a bloody scene.

Xiao Qingran sometimes felt that Li Er had been infected by that man. How could she be so hypocritical when she was pregnant? How could she not care about anything when she saw that?

"Nothing." Xiao Qing curled her lips helplessly, not bothering with those officials. She turned to look at her surroundings only to see that the commoners were all looking at her with wary and stunned expressions.

She sighed again as she reached out to grab the oilskin package from Riko's hands.

Come on, it'll be hard to get her things out.

When the gust of wind saw that she didn't care about it, he coldly walked over and stomped on the chest of the official who had his wrist cut off, causing him to pass out.

Xiao Qing Qing naturally didn't walk around very often. Naturally, there were a few people who knew her, and most of them were from the Prime Minister's Estate. However, the wind was different.

His quick action of reaching out his hand and Ling Feng immediately subdued the remaining officials, causing some of them to suddenly think of him.

And those people weren't idiots when it came to the way the strong wind had addressed Xiao Qing Ran.

They all knew that a very beautiful and beloved woman was following beside Duke Han from the capital.

"Esteemed wangfei, spare me! Esteemed wangfei, spare me …"

The group of people kneeled down, not a single trace of their previous arrogant attitude was left.

Those people continuously kowtowed and tried to shirk their responsibilities.

"Royal Concubine, you have eyes but are blind to atone for your sins. We all listen to orders and don't intentionally offend her. Princess, please spare us …"

Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows as she glanced at Riko.

Riko took a step forward and put on a solemn expression, "What do you want me to do? All you have to do is bully children in the street? "

"No, no, no. This child stole from us adults, so we have to go chase him."

The boy had been scared into silence by their actions, but now he couldn't help but get up and say, "I don't have any. They were the ones who stole my jade pendant first. This is what mother left for me."

Only after hearing his words did Xiao Qing notice what he was holding in his arms all this time.

"Imperial Concubine, ah, how can a commoner like him have such a precious jade pendant. This thing definitely doesn't belong to that boy."

"It's mine! It's really mine!" The boy was in a hurry to explain, but he couldn't bring out any evidence. His eyes were rimmed red as he said, "Big sister, believe me, it really is me ~"

Xiao Qing's lips curled up as she reached out her hand to cover the top of his head. "I believe in you."

It wasn't the first time that those people said black was white. Most of the people here were weak, and no one would care even if they did something wrong, not to mention fighting a child.

The boy was stunned and blinked his sparkling teary eyes. "You really …" "Believe in me?"

Xiao Qingran pursed her lips: "Although I trust you, there is one thing I want to ask you. You must answer me truthfully."