Bai Zhi’er was startled.
Princess?
Could it be her?
The man had just taken half a step forward, intending to rescue the beggar first.
But upon hearing these words, he again hid into the shadows.
The pair of watery eyes under the mask glimred coldly.
The guards stopped their beating.
They surrounded the beggar.
And sneered, saying: "The Junior Officer fancies you, wants you to work for him. It’s your fortune."
"After all, the officer hasn’t asked for much, just wants you to return to being a scholar and go study at the Fengchao Mansion, isn’t that a good thing?"
"You used to be a scholar, and now you have a place to study. Why refuse?"
Bai Zhi’er was shocked upon hearing this.
Junior Officer?
Could it be the one who was fat and taken away by big brother before?
Had she known he was bad, the little one wouldn’t have pleaded for him!
The beggar’s mouth was bleeding, he shook his head in panic: "No, this is different!"
"The Junior Officer wants to enter the Wen Mansion, to report the Princess’s movents to him at any ti, and to sabotage in the mansion by burning the Book Collection Pavilion. If discovered by the Princess, I would have no way out but death!"
Bai Zhi’er widened her eyes.
There was such a villain thinking to ruin her academy!
In the dim light, she saw the face of the beggar clearly.
It was the poor scholar she and Jun Kuang had encountered that day.
The poor scholar who sold books from the bookstore and was severely beaten by the shopkeeper, later rescued by Jun Kuang.
To think that in just under one month, the scholar had degraded to a beggar.
The guards laughed: "You dared to steal books before. Now as a beggar, what small theft have you not committed?"
"Don’t pretend to be noble like you don’t do bad things; in fact, you’ve been rotten for a long ti. How about this, the Junior Officer agrees to give you another 200 taels."
"A total of five hundred taels, follow his instructions, and think about it."
The beggar shivered, shaking his head relentlessly.
It seems he still knows petty theft won’t cost him his life.
But offending the Princess surely ans death.
The guards ran out of patience, started punching and kicking him again.
"You ungrateful coward! Our officer is backed by Prince Qing, even if the Princess finds out, what can she do? Can she still protect your worthless life?"
"If you don’t agree, the officer will have us beat you to death right here today!"
At this mont, Bai Zhi’er suddenly shouted loudly: "Help, co quickly, there’s a brawl happening here!"
The guards’ expressions changed.
"Not good, soone’s coming, let’s go!"
They fled in panic.
The beggar stood up, leaning against the wall and stumbling, trying to run away.
But the masked man was there ahead of ti and struck him to the ground with one punch.
The beggar cried out in pain.
Bai Zhi’er was montarily stunned by the man’s explosive strike.
The man sensed the little one’s gaze and cursed at the beggar: "Thief!"
He walked over and picked up his wallet.
Bai Zhi’er stood in front of the beggar, watching him grimace in pain.
The little one asked: "I heard everything you said with those people just now. Who is the Junior Officer you ntioned?"
The beggar pretended not to hear, covering his face and wailing.
Bai Zhi’er stood up, snorted: "If you don’t speak, I’ll hand you over to the governnt!"
The beggar was startled, quickly saying: "Miss, I beg for rcy. The Junior Officer’s na is Fan Bi, he’s a foreigner, I’ve heard he’s been working for Prince Qing."
Bai Zhi’er squatted down and looked at him: "So it’s this offender, uh no, Fan Bi, who’s inciting you to do bad things at the Princess’s academy?"
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