The vigorous case of the death of the King of Yue has finally come to an end and was ultimately classified as an "accident."

An accident involving the King of Yue's favorite concubine, whose purpose was to cure the King of Yue and gain fame and power, ended up causing the King of Yue's death.

No matter how much Emperor Jianliang couldn't accept it, everyone died, and Qiu Wenwen, the culprit, also paid the price. Naturally, he couldn't whip people to death, so he could only hold his nose and accept the fact.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the King of Yue was buried in the imperial mausoleum.

Qiu Wenwen's body had already been thrown into a mass grave.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there was no big deal in the palace. Emperor Jianliang only rewarded each minister in the court with some Lantern Festivals.

It was rare that he didn't have to spend the festival in the palace, so Leng Lanzhi took advantage of the warm weather at noon and went out to the streets.

The long street is full of stalls selling masks and paper kites.

Shengjing is located in the north. Every year around the Spring Festival, there will be many people selling paper kites on the streets.

In the fields, many children would run with paper kites about the same size as themselves, hoping that the slightly noisy wind would blow the kites high.

Leng Lanzhi couldn't remember the last time she released the kite, but she only remembered that the prince was with her at that time.

Most of the people selling paper kites are men. Although they are men, these people have very skillful hands. With quick movements of their fingers, the frame of the paper kites is easily fixed and the paper with beautiful patterns is also pasted.

There are dozens of paper kites hanging on the largest paper kite stall, including majestic eagles, gentle and beautiful swallows, simple triangular figures with several streamers hanging behind them...

Seeing Leng Lanzhi staring at the largest paper kite stall, Liusha asked: "Princess, which one do you like? I will go and buy it."

Leng Lanzhi was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of a small stall not far away from the corner of his eye.

Compared with the stall that built a magnificent paper kite building with a bamboo frame, the small stall was very shabby. There was not even a table, and all the paper kites were hung on the body of a three or four-year-old girl.

The stall owner was squatting next to the girl, carefully pasting new paper kites.

The so-called stall owner is a girl who is only a few years older than the little girl, about ten years old.

The little girl's slender fingers were red from the cold, and there were rotten frostbite on them.

Her movements of making paper kites were not unfamiliar, but probably because she had frostbite on her hands, she did it very slowly.

Leng Lanzhi frowned.

She had heard that children from poor families became parents early, but this was the first time she had seen one.

Liu Sha followed her gaze and explained: "This little girl's name is Li Xue'er, she is an... orphan. The little one next to her is her sister. Starting from this autumn, Li Xue'er took her sister to the streets to find ways to make money. .”

Occasionally she would go to the streets in person to buy the princess's personal belongings or things that the princess attached great importance to, so she had some knowledge of what was happening on the street.

Leng Lanzhi frowned: "Both their parents are dead?"

Liusha said: "The situation in their family is quite complicated. Li Xueer was abandoned by her parents after she was born. She was picked up by a childless family and raised as her biological daughter.

A few years later, this family also gave birth to their own child, but they did not withdraw their love for Li Xueer because of this. "

As she spoke, she sighed: "It's a pity that this little girl's life is not very good. This fall, her adoptive parents went out of the city to visit relatives and were killed by bandits on the road. From then on, the two little girls can only depend on each other."

"Li Xueer herself is a little girl, but she has to find ways to make money and take care of her children."

She still remembers the first time she saw Li Xueer, she was begging on the street with her sister in her arms.

Fortunately, when it suddenly snowed heavily in the capital, the princess ordered people to prepare food and charcoal fires in advance, and distributed them to some poor people for free. These two sisters were on the list of free distributions. Otherwise, they might not have been able to persist. Now.Leng Lanzhi pursed her lips, and after a moment, she opened the curtain and got out of the car.

The paper kites made by the little girl are not exquisite, they can even be called rough. Although many pedestrians will cast a puzzled look or two when passing by the stall, no one will spend money to buy them.

After all, it's too ugly.

Moreover, if the child's strength is too small, the kite may not be strong.

Although a paper kite only cost two cents, which was nothing to most people in Shengjing, no one would just throw two cents around with nothing to do.

"Little sister, the shapes of these paper kites of yours are very novel, how do you sell them?" Leng Lanzhi asked knowingly.

Li Xueer has been setting up a stall for several days.

She used to take her sister everywhere to pick up trash. A few days ago, she was lucky enough to pick up waste paper thrown out by a family. She also saw many stalls selling paper kites on the street.

She once watched others make paper kites. Simple paper kites only require a few bamboo strips, paste and paper.

With paper, bamboo strips cost almost no money, and she could shamelessly ask for glue from stall owners selling paper kites.

She felt that even if she could sell one paper kite a day, she and her sister would no longer have to go hungry.

However, the reality was much crueler than she imagined.

The paper kites she made were much uglier than those at other stalls. Even though her skills were improving every day, they were still not as good as those of the veterans.

This was the first time she heard someone use "novel" to describe her kite.

Novel... sounds like a very good word. At least, this beautiful sister doesn't think her paper kite is ugly, right?
Li Xueer was inspired and summoned up the courage to say: "This sister, two cents each."

Without waiting for Leng Lanzhi to speak, she quickly said: "However, if sister likes it, I can buy one and get one free."

At an age that should have been carefree, this girl had already begun to learn to watch people's words and emotions to discuss life.

Leng Lanzhi felt pity in her heart and said with a smile: "No need, there are many people in my family. If you buy one and get one free, you will cry."

Li Xueer was stunned, but she had been struggling in the market for a few months. She was no longer a child who was ignorant of the world under the wings of her parents. She was not like her three-year-old sister who always had a clear look in her eyes. madness.

She quickly realized that she might have met a noble person, and she was immediately happy.

After being happy, I was worried again: "Sister, will your relatives like my paper kite?"

Although Sister Guiren doesn’t think these paper kites are ugly, what if her family doesn’t like them?
Will they blame the noble sister for spending money indiscriminately?

Seeing the little girl's lack of confidence and worry, Leng Lanzhi felt soft in her heart.

This child, even though he was being soaked in the rain, couldn't help but worry about whether others would get sick.

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, my family will also like it."

She glanced at Liusha, who took out her purse.

Just as he was about to pay, a hand stretched out from beside him: "I want one too."

Hearing this voice, Leng Lanzhi felt happy, while Liusha shrank subconsciously. (End of chapter)

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