C1 A Prodigal
"Attention to all the silkpants in Shengjing, Crown Prince is going out!" Early in the morning, a sharp and piercing voice suddenly came from the North Suppressing Palace.
Hearing this voice, the eyes of the men, women, young and old beggars who had been lying in ambush on the street of North Suppressing Palace lit up. All of them stared at the main door of North Suppressing Palace, their eyes filled with anticipation.
Then, they saw the door of the North Suppressing Palace slowly open with a cracking sound. First, it was a monkey-like face with a sharp mouth. A man who was also as thin as a monkey jumped out, bowing and nodding. At the same time, he looked respectfully at the young man who was walking behind him.
A handsome youth wearing an embroidered robe walked out. He was about 16 years old, had a slender and well-proportioned body, and held a folding fan in his right hand. He had the appearance of a graceful young master. At this moment, standing in the North Suppressing Palace, he naturally became the center of attention.
The young man's name was Qin Ge, and he was North Suppressing King Qin Sihai's only son.
North Suppressing King was the only king with a different surname in Great Xia Dynasty. He had followed Emperor and fought many battles. It was said that half of the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty was conquered by North Suppressing King. Therefore, North Suppressing King was naturally above all the people in the Great Xia Dynasty!
As North Suppressing King's only son, Qin Ge naturally loved him.
Because North Suppressing King had to guard the Desolate North of the Great Xia Dynasty all year round, Qin Ge, who had never seen his mother since he was young, naturally developed a character that could not be matched with Wu Tian.
However, Qin Ge had never bullied ordinary people. His greatest joy was to bully the profligate sons of Great Xia Dynasty's civil and military officials.
"Xiaoliuzi, that shout just now was more imposing than yesterday. Uncle Fu, reward me with a Jade Coin!" Standing in front of the North Suppressing Palace's gate, Qin Ge said with a smile on his face.
Xiaoliuzi was naturally the first servant to jump out. When he heard Qin Ge's words, he immediately smiled and shouted, "Thank you, Crown Prince!"
The Great Xia Dynasty currency was the same as the other currencies in the other empires in the Heavenly Essencec Continent. They were copper coins. Silver coins, gold coins, and jade coins. One hundred copper coins could be exchanged for one silver coin. The conversion between silver coins and jade coins was the same.
So, this jade coin was equivalent to one million copper coins. It was enough for an ordinary family to not worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.
After hearing Xiaoliuzi's words, Qin Ge was very satisfied and strode forward.
As Qin Ge walked forward, another five people from the North Suppressing Palace came out. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. His face was pale and beardless. Judging from his appearance, it was obvious that he was an astute man. However, he had a worried expression on his face at this moment. He looked helplessly at Qin Ge who was standing in front of him.
This man was the chief steward of North Suppressing Palace, Qin Fu. He was in charge of taking care of Qin Ge when North Suppressing King wasn't around.
The four men who followed Qin Fu were all wearing warrior attire. Their faces were filled with coldness. It was as if someone owed them money, and their bodies were filled with a murderous aura. Without guessing, it was obvious that they had been on the battlefield before. Furthermore, these four people looked exactly the same. They were quadruplets.
These four men were once North Suppressing King's personal guards. Their names were Qin Da, Qin Er, Qin San, and Fourth Qin. They were in charge of Qin Ge's safety.
"Chief housekeeper, tip them." When Xiaoliuzi saw Qin Fu walk out, he immediately went up to him. He put his hand on his waist and said.
When Qin Fu heard Xiaoliuzi's words, he glared at Xiaoliuzi fiercely. However, he still patted the brocade bag on his waist. After that, a white light flew out and flew towards Xiaoliuzi. It landed on Xiaoliuzi's hand. It was a Jade Coin.
Xiaoliuzi looked at the Jade Coin in his palm and said hastily, "Thank you, Chief Steward."
However, before Qin Fu could reply, Xiaoliuzi turned around and chased after Qin Ge. Seeing this, Qin Fu shook his head helplessly and followed after him.
At the same time, when Qin Ge walked out of North Suppressing Palace and was walking on the main street, all the beggars on the main street immediately cried out in pain. Each of them cried for their father and mother, looking very miserable.
"Aiyo, your screams today are even more miserable than yesterday. Uncle Fu, reward me with a gold coin." Qin Ge walked as he looked at the beggars on both sides of the street. He passed by a beggar dressed in tattered clothes. Qin Ge said loudly to the middle-aged beggar whose face was covered in mud and who was crying out loud.
After hearing Qin Ge's words, the middle-aged beggar who was wailing suddenly stopped. He quickly knelt down and shouted, "Thank you, Crown Prince!"
After hearing the middle-aged beggar's words, Qin Ge smiled with satisfaction. He continued to walk forward. Uncle Fu, who was following behind him, once again helplessly patted the brocade bag on his waist. A gold coin fell into the middle-aged beggar's hand. The middle-aged beggar quickly clenched the gold coin. Then, he loudly thanked Qin Fu.
Qin Fu didn't even bother to look at the middle aged beggar. He chased after Qin Ge. And just like that, Qin Ge was judging which beggar was crying more sadly than yesterday, and which one looked worse than yesterday. He then tipped them one by one, and none of them used bronze or silver coins. There were only gold coins and jade coins.
"Alright, it's time to call it a day." When Qin Ge finished tipping and walked out of the North Suppressing Palace street, the first middle-aged beggar to receive a tip-off shouted.
Hearing the middle-aged beggar's words, the beggars on both sides of the street stood up one after another. Those who received the tip-off were all beaming with joy. Those who didn't get a tip-off were naturally very depressed. However, all the beggars did the same thing: take off their tattered clothes. They took out new clothes from their backpacks and changed into them.
"Sigh, I'm really unlucky today. I drank too much yesterday and cried so hard today that I didn't even have the strength to cry. It caused me to be unable to get a reward." A young man who didn't get a reward said with a sigh as he changed his clothes.
Hearing the young man's words, the surrounding people all laughed loudly. At this moment, the middle-aged man who received the reward first walked over. He said with a smile, "You should be content with what you have. In the past, you were a true beggar. And now? So you must remember Qin Ge and Crown Prince's good deeds! "
" Of course! If anyone dares to say that Qin Ge and Crown Prince are wastrels again, I will go and fight them with my life!" The young man said loudly.
The young man's words made everyone laugh again. After that, everyone slowly dispersed and returned to their respective homes to enjoy themselves. At the same time, they also thought about how to pretend to be more pitiful tomorrow.
There were four main streets in Shengjing City that led to the four city gates. At this moment, Qin Ge was standing at the intersection between the four main streets. Looking at the four main streets, he asked Xiaoliuzi who was beside him, "Xiaoliuzi, where do you think we are going to play today?"
"Crown Prince, I heard that Myriad Flowers Tavern is going to choose Courtesan today. Liu Shan that Little Bastard said that Courtesan this year will definitely be his. He must get her!" Xiaoliuzi quickly said to Qin Ge.
When Qin Ge heard Xiaoliuzi's words, his delicate eyebrows immediately raised. He closed the folding fan in his hand and said. " Courtesan was looking at who had more money, and how could Liu Shan have as much money as her? Let's go, today is his bad luck, we'll bully him!"
After saying that, Qin Ge walked towards the south side of the city. Xiaoliuzi, Qin Fu, and the others quickly followed him.