The little starling, who hovered in the air and landed on her shoulder, also let out a birdsong similar to fright after seeing the tragic condition of the child on the ground.

And it was this voice that shocked the child, who had already fainted, suddenly opened his eyes.

Tong Xue and the child's black and white eyes were square, his eyes were not like ordinary beggars, full of numbness and helplessness to the reality of poverty, and there was no trace of philistine.

His pupils are very dark, the whites of his eyes are pure and translucent, and he stares straight at people, like a tiger cub, although the claws have not yet grown, the edge has been faintly formed.

And his face blinded him with a pair of good eyes, which was also the reason why Tong Xue and the little starling exclaimed.

An inch-long wound was torn on his forehead from the collision, and his face was covered in blood, drenching most of his face in blood. Not only that, but his left and right cheeks were crisscrossed with two thick and terrible scars, making him look more like a little ghost crawling out of hell and being abused, rather than a homeless little beggar.

General Weiyuan's wife was also shocked by the appearance of this little beggar.

She withdrew the whip, crouched down, and took the child into her arms, "Child, how do you feel?" ”

The little beggar pursed his lips and didn't look at her, staring straight at Tong Xue's shoulder.

Tong Xue turned her head to look at the little starling on her shoulder, and protected the little starling in her arms with both hands, and then squatted down to check the situation of the little beggar.

Luckily, they were accompanied by a doctor.

He Yongchan had already skillfully taken out a clean handkerchief and wiped the child's blood, and saw that a layer of bleeding flesh had been turned out where the forehead corner was cracked, and he couldn't help frowning: "This child is seriously injured, and he has to be sent to the hospital to bandage and stop the bleeding." ”

General Weiyuan's wife nodded, and when she saw that the little girl restrained the horse, she carried the child into the carriage.

He Yongchan and Tong Xue followed.

The people who had originally gathered in a circle, seeing that there was no excitement to see, chatted with each other and watched the carriage leave.

And in the corner where the crowd couldn't see, an old man who was unusually tall, but bent over his waist, and looked sickly, silently watched the carriage drift away.

The little servant stopped at the nearest hospital in a carriage.

General Weiyuan's wife got out of the carriage with the little beggar in her arms, asked the doctor to wash and bandage the wound, and then they guarded the little beggar and asked him where he lived now.

Yet no matter what they asked, the little beggar pursed his lips stubbornly and said nothing.

"It looks like a homeless. I don't know which street I am sleeping on, and I have this look on my face, which shows that I am not less bullied. General Weiyuan's wife sighed.

"What is grandmother going to do with him?" Tong Xue was attracted by the child's eyes, but ignored the scar on his face.

"His forehead hurts so badly that he needs to change his dressing every day, and if it doesn't get rain or water, it's not good." He Yongchan said worriedly on the side.

General Weiyuan's wife stared at the child for a while, and suddenly said, "You don't want to say anything we ask, but there is nowhere to go?" Would you like to go back with us? ”

The kid stared at the three of them for a longer time, and just when Tong Xue thought he would shake his head and refuse, and got up from the couch and ran away, he suddenly lowered his head and nodded his head slightly.

"Well, let's go home then." General Weiyuan's wife paid for the medicine and took the child by the hand and walked out.

But for some reason, he suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Tong Xue's coat, and followed Tong Xue forward step by step.

Tong Xue couldn't help but glance down at his mud-stained claws that couldn't see the original color, grabbing them on his tender yellow coat, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

The boy cautiously watched her reaction through the gap in her eyelashes, and when she saw her displeasure, the claws instinctively shrank and then tightened their grips.

Tong Xue guessed that he might be afraid of adults like General Weiyuan's wife and He Yongchan, and he was not lethal to see that she was a half-grown girl, so he was willing to get close to her.

It was just a dirty dress, and looking at the little beggar who was half a head shorter than herself, thin like a bean sprout, her heart couldn't help but soften.

When they returned to the mansion of General Weiyuan, it was already dark.

After hastily having dinner, the girl took the little beggar down to settle down, and Tong Xue also returned to the yard where she was used to resting.

Before going to bed, she called Cai Lan to cover the girl in He Yongchan's yard, and gave her a few ingots of silver, so that she could use it to inquire about the details of He Yongchan's marriage.

After giving all this, she lay down on the bed tiredly, reached out and touched the little starling's little head, and closed her eyes.

The next day, she was awakened by a faint noise.

The sky outside is gray and dark, and it is not yet transparent, and Cai Qing sleeps sweetly outside.

Outside, however, there was a slight sound of footsteps.

The footsteps of the visitor were very light, not as heavy as ordinary people, and he gradually approached from the outside of the courtyard to the direction of the boudoir.

Tong Xue was more sensitive than ordinary people because of her previous life, and she was awakened the moment that person stepped into the courtyard.

As the footsteps slowly approached, Tong Xue's nerves in her whole body gradually tightened, she raised her hand and touched the little starling who was also awakened comfortingly, and made a "shhh" gesture to it, and then got up lightly, lifted the quilt, hugged the porcelain pillow in her arms, and made a defensive gesture.

After waiting for a while, the expected sound of the door was not heard.

The footsteps stopped outside the door.

Tong Xue waited for a full quarter of an hour, and the man didn't seem to have any intention of entering the door.

However, there was an unknown person standing outside the house, not knowing the way and purpose, Tong Xue could not sleep peacefully. She waited for another half a moment, and when it was lighter outside, she carefully put on her coat, got out of bed, walked lightly to the outer couch, and gently shook Cai Qing awake.

Cai Qing rubbed her eyes, let out a vague grunt, and the whole person turned to the inside of the couch, not awake.

Tong Xue had to reach out and pinch her nose and cover her mouth before waking Cai Qing up.

"Girl?" Cai Qing woke up and saw that she was covered by Tong Xue, and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Tong Xue stretched out her hand and pointed out the door.

Cai Qing looked at the closed door suspiciously.

Tong Xue sighed helplessly, let go of her hand, hugged the porcelain pillow, and walked to the door step by step.

Seeing her appearance, Cai Qing suddenly understood, hurriedly got out of bed, grabbed Tong Xue's arm, and pointed to her behind the door.

Tong Xue nodded, hugged the porcelain pillow and hid to the side, while Cai Qing walked to the door, pulled out the latch, and opened the door vigorously with a "hula", which happened to cover Tong Xue's figure.

"Yikes! How is it you little beggar! Cai Qing snorted, and couldn't help but scold him: "Why are you sitting here silently?" ”

Anyone who wakes up early in the morning and suffers a shock inexplicably is not in a better mood.

Tong Xue walked out from behind the door, and saw the little beggar holding his hands on the ground, getting up from the ground, like a child who had done something wrong, hanging his head, and letting Cai Qing reprimand.

The eyes that impressed her, the unruly light that had faintly emitted in those eyes, were now hidden under those deep and long eyelashes.

At the moment, he was like a docile fawn, fluttering his long eyelashes, occasionally peeking at her through the slit of his eyes, and then lowering his head.

After breakfast, Tong Xue said goodbye to General Weiyuan's wife and left for the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.

The little beggar suddenly followed her and walked out.

As she was about to climb into the carriage, the little beggar suddenly reached out and grabbed her coat.