The March breeze brought gentle warmth, blowing through a small courtyard in Muzhou City. The willows in the courtyard swayed with the gentle breeze.
Dayi Dynasty, Muzhou City, Baohuaxuan.
"Zhiqing, wake up. Don't forget, today is the day when we go back to Luanxiang Pavilion to reunite with your brother Chen and his family!" Outside the door, the middle-aged woman with a bun knocked on the girl's door.
The door of the room creaked, and the girl Du Zhiqing walked down the steps with light steps. She had a good appearance, with a pair of eyes silhouetted by autumn water, and a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, as thick and slender as distant mountains.
The slightly red cheeks were as pure and flawless as jasper, and the skin was as good as snow.
She carried her luggage on her shoulders, smoothed the hair between her spine, and walked down step by step, muttering: "Oh, I forgot that today is the day to return to Luanxiang Pavilion. I thought it was tomorrow."
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As she said that, she rolled her eyes playfully, and held her mother's hand with a bit of flattery, "Mom and dad, you and your brothers and junior brothers should go first. Today I wanted to buy peach blossom cakes at the market, but I'm late.
I can’t buy it anymore. I’ll see you at Luanxiang Pavilion later!”
"You girl, why are you so busy? Forget it, if you want to buy it, go and buy it!" Her mother, Xiahou Muqing, knew her quirky temperament, so she didn't make things difficult for her. "Remember to come back quickly after buying the peach blossom cake."
Luanxiang Pavilion, your brother Chen is still waiting to meet you."
"Well, okay!" Du Zhiqing nodded, "I'm going!"
After she said that, she ran out of the courtyard of Baohuaxuan like a puff of smoke, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
There happened to be a market in the city today, with the sounds of various sideshows and hawking, and the crowds of passers-by. It was very lively.
Du Zhiqing ran over happily, "Boss, I want three kilograms of peach blossom cake, wrap it up for me!"
"Okay, girl!" the vendor responded and weighed the peach blossom cake for Du Zhiqing.
"Every kind-hearted person, please do me a favor and give me some money. I am so broken that I will soon starve to death on the streets!"
While the vendor was weighing peach blossom cakes, Du Zhiqing's attention was attracted by a begging voice.
Looking back, I saw an old man with white hair wearing a rag not far away. The old man had a broken foot and was kneeling on the ground, whining and begging.
"Oh, it's so pitiful. It's not easy to have a broken leg at such an old age. You should be given money!"
"This is all our money, I hope I can do my best for you!"
The way he begged and looked pitiful could not help but attract countless sympathetic looks, and passers-by also threw their money and bills into the bowl in front of him.
"Thank you, thank you, everyone!" The old man kept kowtowing.
But at the moment when no one saw him, a look of contempt and pride appeared on the corner of his mouth, but it quickly disappeared, and when facing passers-by, he changed into that pitiful look again.
All of this was noticed by Du Zhiqing, who was not far away. She was born in the martial arts world, so she could see through these tricks at a glance. He was not a sick old man, and his haggard face and beard were easy to see.
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His legs and feet are also sound, but the half of his legs are covered in thick clothes. He is kneeling on the ground, so others cannot see it.
How could she, who was born with a righteous heart, sit idly by and watch such a liar disrupt the security of the peaceful Muzhou City?
She didn't care about peach blossom cakes or rushing back to Luanxiang Pavilion. Full of anger, she rushed forward in a few steps and grabbed the beggar up.
"Ah!" The beggar couldn't help but screamed.
Du Du Zhiqing glared at the beggar fiercely and sneered: "Liar, what are you pretending to be? Your little tricks can fool others, but you can't fool me!"
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and said loudly to passers-by: "Everyone, don't be fooled by this liar. He is not an old man at all, nor is he a disabled person with a broken leg."
"These are all his deceptions. He is pretending to deceive everyone's sympathy. Please don't give money to this liar!"