Chapter 142: Chapter 142
The middle-aged man enticing everyone to place bets was very displeased with the beggar’s action.
"Damn you, filthy beggar, trying to play both sides, do you think we’re fools? Take your filthy money and get lost, we don’t need you here."
There’s never been a reason to bet on both sides.
The beggar’s behavior was extremely contemptible.
The middle-aged man picked out that single copper coin the beggar just tossed in from a pile of silver coin and rudely flung the coin towards the beggar’s face with force. His disdain and contempt were fully displayed in his actions without any reservation.
The beggar’s face hurt from the hit, and his plan fell apart; he had no choice but to follow Jun Ning’s bet.
But he had heard the discussions earlier, this girl didn’t have any hope of winning, and betting with her would just be a waste of money.
"I must be cursed for eight generations to end up betting with you," the beggar complained, reaching out his grubby hand to retrieve his bet copper coin from the table in front of Jun Ning, scoffing, "Hmph, I don’t want to lose with you, I’m not betting anymore."
The beggar cursed and walked away.
Jun Ning said nothing, and as the beggar left, she went about her own business.
If someone else experienced being despised by a beggar, they would probably be too embarrassed to even lift their head.
But it was a little girl who experienced this.
In everyone’s eyes, the little girl hadn’t developed her intelligence yet, being carefree and unconcerned with such matters, there was no such thing as being too embarrassed to lift her head.
So, they didn’t mock Jun Ning about it.
Jun Ning had no idea what the people around were thinking; she held her little body and continued waiting for the brawny men to bring back the Crown Prince brother and those six children.
Everyone waited with Jun Ning.
To say "with" is just watching, to prevent Jun Ning from running away.
More than one hour passed, almost two hours, just as everyone started to worry if the rescuers might have all died, a group returned.
Among them was an unfamiliar face, along with several children.
That unfamiliar face was the most noticeable.
Though covered in blood, it was evident that he was luxuriously dressed, with an extraordinary demeanor, clearly not an ordinary person.
He must be the Crown Prince!
The crowd’s speculation was confirmed when they vaguely heard the brawny men address him as "Crown Prince."
It was indeed the Crown Prince!!
In disbelief, people regretted deeply, "......"
Did they really rescue the Crown Prince?
Isn’t that thousand taels reward about to be theirs?
Those who didn’t get the reward looked on enviously and regretfully as the dozen or so brawny men surrounded the Crown Prince walking towards them, tears of regret, envy, and lament streaming down their faces.
The brawny men, who left without a trace of blood on their clothes, returned covered in it, as if they had rolled in a pool of blood. Even the six children in the crowd were no exception.
One could only imagine what a brutal battle they had endured.
To make it back was no easy feat!
Moved, Jun Ning stood on tiptoe to search for her Crown Prince brother among the crowd, but she couldn’t find him even after searching for a long time. Just as she was about to cry in anxiety, her collar was suddenly grabbed from behind.
The next moment, her feet were lifted off the ground, and she was pulled into a blood-smelling yet very warm embrace.
The Crown Prince looked at Jun Ning with a survivor’s gaze and said, "Sis, brother’s back."
"Brother!" Jun Ning reached out to hug the Crown Prince’s neck, "Glad you’re back."
The Crown Prince happily twirled with Jun Ning a few times, then tossed her into the air and caught her. He tossed and caught her a few more times, expressing his joy before he finally stopped.
He held Jun Ning in his arms, stroking the dog fur on her, scanning the people around.
Thanks to their help, he and the six children made it out alive.
"You saved this Crown Prince, and this Crown Prince ought to reward you. Speak, what reward do you want? As long as it’s not too much, this Crown Prince will grant it."
The brawny men who helped the Crown Prince and six children out of trouble, when met with the Crown Prince’s gaze, uniformly knelt down and spoke together, "We’re honored to have helped the Crown Prince today."
"Moreover, we came for the reward, we’re really embarrassed to ask for any extra reward from the Crown Prince."
"Crown Prince only needs to give us the reward."
"Reward?" What reward?
The Crown Prince wondered.
The Crown Prince thought it was his good fortune to meet chivalrous people who helped him and the six children out of trouble. But hearing about a reward, he secretly sensed something was not right.
After asking around, he learned about the promise his sister made on his behalf?
A thousand taels reward!
A generous offer indeed.
"Heh heh..." The Crown Prince gave Jun Ning a wry smile, "Sis, thank you indeed." You promised away your brother’s entire fortune.
The Crown Prince initially thought that if he could return with his sister, the Emperor would definitely reward him a thousand taels, and he was secretly happy for days. Little did he expect that before seeing the thousand taels, he’d have to first pay out a thousand taels.
Trying to renege would be difficult.
The Crown Prince sighed for a moment, then accepted.
It’s just a thousand taels of reward?
As long as he has his position as Crown Prince, the world will be his in the future; he really doesn’t need to lament over such an amount.
The Crown Prince sent someone with his Jade Pendant to the Crown Prince Mansion, asking the Crown Princess Consort to bring money for the reward.
The Crown Princess Consort barely managed to gather all the family estates of the Crown Prince Mansion to pay out the reward.
Although the thousand taels reward weren’t for a single individual, they were shared among all the rescuers. Yet, even being shared, it was nearly as much money as these people could earn in half a lifetime.
Such an amount was like a pie falling from the sky.
Those who received the money were overjoyed and couldn’t thank Jun Ning enough.
Thankful not only for such a money-making opportunity but also for meeting the Crown Prince and freeing the dignified Crown Prince from trouble.
This tale was something they could boast about for several lifetimes.
After verbally expressing their gratitude, the dozen or so brawny men still felt it wasn’t enough and each went out to buy a pile of snacks, whether Jun Ning wanted them or not, they stuffed them into her arms. Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
Unable to resist such enthusiasm, Jun Ning could only accept.
The Crown Prince, carrying Jun Ning and the snacks gifted to her, felt an indescribable burden!
However, more hardship lay ahead as Jun Ning had wagered on whether these brawny men could rescue him and she won the bet, winning quite a sum of silver money along the way.
The little girl ignored the regret and heartache of those she bet against, unceremoniously collecting the winnings, at least hundreds of taels of silver. As the little girl’s hands were too small to hold them, she had no choice but to let the Crown Prince assist her.