amaotonovel Chapter 219
Chapter 219
Chapter 185 Take Me to See
"You little thief! Give me back my purse!"
Fusu shouted loudly and quickened his pace.
Seeing this, the child turned pale with fright and quickly quickened his pace to run away.
Soon, Fusu caught up with him and grabbed him by the collar.
"You little thief! Give me back my purse!"
Fusu said angrily.
The child was so frightened that he trembled all over and begged for mercy.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I won't dare to do it again..."
Just when the two were in a stalemate, several Jinyiwei suddenly appeared from the darkness.
They were agile and quickly trapped the child in an alley.
Fusu was obviously very surprised when he saw this.
But he reacted quickly and guessed that it was someone sent by Li Chen to protect him.
Li Chen is his good friend and an important official in the court, and has always been loyal to him.
"What are you..."
Fusu asked doubtfully.
The leading Jinyiwei bowed and saluted.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. We were sent by Lord Li to protect you."
"The boy stole your purse."
"We will take him away and hand him over to Lord Li for disposal."
Fusu then realized that Li Chen was worried about his safety and secretly sent the Jinyiwei to protect him.
He was grateful in his heart, but he didn't want the child to be punished too harshly.
So he waved his hand and said, "Forget it."
"Children don't know much, stealing a purse is no big deal."
"You guys leave first, and then ask Lord Li to give him some silver as compensation."
The Jinyiwei were stunned when they heard this, but they quickly took the order and retreated.
Seeing this, the child breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned.
He quickly handed the purse to Fusu and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life! I will never dare to do that again!"
"How dare you go out on the street and steal at such a young age?"
Fusu joked, examining the child in front of him.
He looked to be no more than seven or eight years old, with ragged clothes and a pale face and thin body.
A pair of big eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.
The child was frightened by Fusu's momentum, tears welled up in his eyes and he spoke with a sob.
"I...I don't dare anymore...I...I just want to buy medicine for my mother..."
Fusu was stunned when he heard this, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
He squatted down, looked at the child at eye level, and asked in a soft tone.
"What happened to your mother? Why does she need to buy medicine?"
Seeing Fusu's gentle attitude, the child felt relieved and said while sobbing.
"My mother has been ill for a long time... There is no money at home to buy medicine... I had no choice but to come out... to steal some things to exchange for money..."
Fusu felt a pain in his heart. Looking at this thin child, he seemed to see the shadow of his own childhood.
He knew very well that in the Qin Dynasty, a society with strict hierarchy.
The life of the poor people is so difficult. He gently patted the child's shoulder and comforted him.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. But stealing is wrong, you know that?"
The child nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"I know I was wrong... I won't dare to do it again..."
He turned and spoke to the child.
"Where is your mother? Take me to see her."
The child looked at Fusu in surprise, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
But after seeing Fusu's gentle and determined eyes, he nodded and took Fusu home.
Along the way, Fusu asked about the child's family situation.
It turned out that the child's name was Xiaodouzi, and his mother had been bedridden due to illness caused by long-term overwork.