The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 486 - 247 Bravery (Second Update)

Chapter 486: 247 Bravery (Second Update)

Chapter 486: 247 Bravery (Second Update)

The man had slapped Minmin hard, leaving the boy dazed from the blow.

Xiao Jingkong took out a piece of peanut candy from his bag and handed it to him, “Eat some candy first. Jiaojiao said that eating sweets provides energy.”

“I—I’m sorry…” Minmin said weakly.

“What did you say?” Xiao Jingkong did not hear clearly. He leaned in to listen more closely to what Minmin was saying, but just then, a woman approached with a razor and some clothes.

At the same time, the voices of several men could be heard talking in the front yard.

There were more than three scoundrels.

The woman entered the room, prompting Xiao Jingkong to temporarily give up on trying to wake Brother Minmin.

The little one seemed obedient and well-behaved. Not beaten or ill-treated, he was very clean. The woman decided to shave his head first.

Xiao Jingkong felt dejected.

His hair that he had patiently grown… was suddenly all gone!

Jiaojiao had promised him that in another month, it could be tied into tiny tufts!

Oh no!

Once the woman had shaved Xiao Jingkong’s head, she changed him into ragged clothes typical of a poor child.

Honestly, the child was well-behaved, not crying or fussing, except for being a bit timid, he was quite likable.

For a moment, the woman wanted to keep the child and raise him to care for her and her husband in their old age.

But thinking of her husband’s attitude, she shook her head.

Nevermind, money is more important, besides, he wouldn’t agree anyway.

The woman shaved both boys’ heads, changed their clothes, dusted yellow powder on their faces to make them look pale and malnourished, then drew spots on their faces using cinnabar.

Now, they looked so different from before, even their real parents wouldn’t recognize them.

“Are you done?” A middle-aged man called out impatiently from outside.

“All done!” The woman stepped outside, “Shall we… give them some medicine?”

The middle-aged man looked inside at the boys. He had hit the boy too hard earlier, injuring him. He worried that if they gave him medicine, the boy might not survive. As for the little one, he seems too scared to need a sedative. What for?

“No need. You and Old Liu take them out of the city. Old Li and I have other jobs to do.”

New business must have come up; their luck is going well today.

The woman smiled brightly, “Okay!”

The woman and Old Liu lifted the two boys onto the horse carriage. They had to leave the city before dark, but couldn’t take the main road to avoid running into city guards on patrol.

They took a circuitous route through narrow alleys and lanes that were sparsely populated.

After some time, the piece of candy in Minmin’s mouth had dissolved completely. The sugar gave him a bit of energy, and he slowly opened his eyes. His hand was tightly grasped by Xiao Jingkong.

Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Jingkong spoke first. “Mother, I want a drink of water.”

The woman was taken aback. “What… what did you call me?”

“Mother.” Xiao Jingkong repeated in a daze.

Was this child a fool? He called her mother?

Looking at the pretty face of the child, the woman was completely astounded. “You… you… you—”

“Baby wants water,” Xiao Jingkong whined.

The woman’s heart softened. She greedily held Xiao Jingkong’s shoulder and whispered, “What did you call me? Say it again.”

“Mother.” Xiao Jingkong said it again, softly and sweetly.

The woman found herself emotionally stirred by this name. She eagerly handed Xiao Jingkong her water bag.

It was clean; she hadn’t drunk from it yet!

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After Xiao Jingkong gulped down a few mouthfuls and returned the water bag to her, he said, “Thank you, mother.”

The woman was all smiles.

Even if it was just for a moment, she was enjoying it.

“Mother, I need to pee!” Xiao Jingkong suddenly said, clutching his behind.

The woman was startled, she pulled back the curtain and looked outside, then at Xiao Jingkong. “Pee in the carriage.”

“I can’t do it in the carriage!” Xiao Jingkong’s face turning a shade of red.

Once a person concedes something, it becomes easier to concede something else.

After hesitating a moment, the woman had Old Liu stop the carriage.

Old Liu griped, “He needs to urinate! Have him do it in the carriage! Why trouble ourselves?”

The woman retorted, “I need to pee too! Should I go in the carriage as well?”

Old Liu grumbled a few words under his breath, but in the end, he couldn’t win against the woman. He stopped the carriage in an alley and impatiently warned, “Hurry up, don’t get us caught!”

The woman shot him a glare and took Xiao Jingkong off the carriage.

Of course, the woman wouldn’t take Xiao Jingkong to use the toilet in a restaurant or tea house, she only sought out a secluded corner for him.

“Here, pee here!” The woman pointed to a filthy corner.

“Oh.” Xiao Jingkong started untying his trousers, “I can’t undo them.”

“How can you not even know how to unbuckle your pants? You really are a dummy!” The woman had just found the child endearing, but now she quickly lost her patience.

Just as she bent down to unbuckle his pants, the boy – Little Clean Sky – suddenly threw a handful of sand into her eyes!

He had secretly opened a small sandbag in his pocket during the carriage ride.

The woman screamed as the sand blinded her. “You little beast! Old Liu, catch him! He’s running away!”

Old Liu on the carriage immediately jumped down upon hearing the commotion, rushing towards Little Clean Sky.

Little Clean Sky ran as fast as his little legs could carry him, but he tripped and rolled, coming to a stop at Old Liu’s feet.

Old Liu: “…”

Little Clean Sky: “…”

Would you believe me if I say that wasn’t on purpose?

“Hehe.” Old Liu picked up the child.

Keep calm, keep calm…

Little Clean Sky touched his shiny bald head.

Aha! There it is!

Iron-Head Skill!

“Take my Iron-Head Skill! Yi Ya!” Little Clean Sky fiercely used his little bald head to ram into Old Liu’s head!

A terrific impact it was. Both of them were dazed by the hit.

Little Clean Sky was the first to react because–

His head hurt!

Isn’t it said that the pain disappears once you master the Iron-Head Skill?

Little Clean Sky cupped his painful little bald head, a look of puzzlement on his face “Where is my Iron-Head skill? Where did my Iron-Head skill go? Iron-Head skill… I don’t have Iron-Head skill!”

Upon realizing that he didn’t actually possess the Iron-Head Skill, Little Clean Sky suddenly burst into tears.

“Wuuuah…”

This pig-like scream scared Old Liu so much that he actually dropped the child!

Little Clean Sky fell to the ground, scrambled to his feet and fled!

He ran and shouted, “Help! Help!”

No, he can’t shout that way.

“Fire! Fire! There’s a huge fire! The house is burning down! We’ll be burnt to death if we don’t get out!”

And sure enough, the residents who had seemingly been oblivious to the chaos outside emerged from their houses. The street quickly filled with people.

Minmin also stepped down from the carriage at this point. Having regained some strength, they raced ahead!

He had never seen such a cunning child really. Who could have thought of shouting fire?

The crowd was too large for Old Liu and the woman to get through. They had been blocked halfway.

The two managed to escape from their clutches.

But unfortunately, they bumped into two others they hadn’t expected to encounter.

The middle-aged man approached ominously with a stick in his hand, “Why aren’t you shouting anymore?”

Little Clean Sky: Of course, I lost my voice from screaming!

“Little rascal. So you’ve been playing dumb this whole time, ruining my plan.” The middle-aged man, who had a new target but was foiled by the child’s shouting, was furious. He raised his stick and angrily struck Little Clean Sky!

Just as the stick was going to hit Little Clean Sky’s head, Minmin swiftly stepped forward. With his back to the man, he shielded Little Clean Sky with his frail body.

The stick came down, and Minmin felt nothing.

He slowly collapsed to the ground, looking at the increasingly blurry Little Clean Sky, mustering his last strength to say, “Run… quickly…”

…

When Minmin woke up, he was lying on a unfamiliar bed, looking at a strangely carved roof beam.

In his room in the King’s mansion, the ceiling was covered, so he couldn’t see the beams.

Minmin had fainted for so long that he had completely forgotten that he was no longer in Liang Country.

“Minmin… Minmin, you’re awake!”

The tear-streaked face of the Prince’s Consort entered Minmin’s vision.

“Mother…” Minmin weakly responded, his voice so faint he could barely hear it himself.

“Mother is here, Mother is here!” The Prince’s Consort wiped her tears, kissed his hand, and choked back tears, “As long as you’re awake, that’s good. You scared Mother to death!”

Minmin felt like something was missing. He suddenly remembered everything.

He turned to look at the Prince’s Consort, “Brother… is he okay?”

The Prince’s Consort hadn’t expected that the child’s first words on waking would be about his little brother…

Of course she understood why he would ask that. Little Clean Sky had told her all about it. She choked back a sob and shook her head, “No harm… Little Clean Sky is safe…”

Minmin weakly lifted his hand to wipe the tears from the Prince’s Consort’s face, “I… found Brother… Don’t… cry anymore…”