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Concubine Liu noticed Han Jie's distress and said with a gentle smile, "The First Prince has good intentions, how can he be free? However, it's getting late, you should go back and rest. Otherwise, Mother Soong would worry about you. "

Han Jie immediately nodded and stood up from the chair, "Ok, then I'll be going, Concubine Xian."

"Wait a moment," Concubine Liu said to him, then turned to the palace maid beside her and instructed, "Go and pack some of the fruits that I fried yesterday's day for the First Prince, and then bring the sweets that my elder sister sent into the palace half a month ago to the First Prince. I'm not a kid anymore, and I don't really like the candy I used to eat. "

Han Jie saw the maid bring him a bag of fruits and a packet of sugar. He really wanted them, but he knew he couldn't take them lightly. He waved his hand and said, "Concubine Xian, I don't want these things."

Concubine Liu stood up, took the things from the palace maid's hands and personally put them into Han Jie's hands. She bent over to look at him, touched his head and gently said, "These are my little gifts that I thank you for. They are not worth much. If the First Prince doesn't want it, do you think it's bad that I don't want it? "

Han Jie held the two heavy parcels in his hands and didn't know what to do. This was the first time someone brought him so much delicious food.

"I... I don't dislike Concubine Xian's things. "

"Then eat it." Concubine Liu said, "Children all like these. Even if they think about you, you are no exception." Today you see that Qin Shaoyun, before I went into the palace, he always pestered me to tell me to fry the fruit for him. You can try if I cook well, too, can't you? "

Han Jie looked at Concubine Liu's gentle smile and felt soft and sour inside. He nodded, "Then I'll thank Concubine Xian."

"No need to thank me, this thing is too heavy for you to carry. I'll send someone to take you back. "

Walking out of Concubine Liu's bedroom. Han Jie took a few steps and then looked back. Young Eunuch, who was sent to send him back, reluctantly came out with two packs of snacks in his hands. He snappily said to Wu Tie, "Hurry and go. What are you looking at? No matter how much you look at it, this isn't the place for you to be a proper mother. We, Concubine Xian, are at peace with the world. If Empress were to know about your trip here, who knows what she would think. "

Han Jie looked up at him in confusion, "Why?"

Young Eunuch snorted in disdain and whispered: "Are you stupid? You were raised in the Queen's name. You know more about her than I do. If I were Empress and saw all these things that the Empress gave you, I would think that Concubine Xian was making fun of me for what I've done to you. "

"I won't tell Empress."

"That's for the best. You can eat while hiding, so don't spread the news that Concubine Xian gave you something." "This is the best gratitude I have towards Concubine Xian." Young Eunuch said.

"I'll remember. Concubine Xian is a good person, I can't let anyone do anything to her because of me. "

"That's what it means."

"Don't worry."

When the two of them were still a hundred meters away from the Ningren Palace, Han Jie asked Young Eunuch to bring the two bags over, telling him to go back.

The weather was cold, so Young Eunuch was happy to return earlier. He swiftly handed over the items and turned around to return to the Concubine Xian to report.

Han Jie carried two bags of food and entered Ningren Palace through the side door before returning to his own residence.

After New Year's Day came the Lantern Festival. This was because they were in the desolate northern plains. There was no festive atmosphere. In the capital city, where fireworks were common sight, a lantern festival was already considered a luxury here. Kids are the happiest people on every holiday.

Early in the morning, Mo Yin didn't wait for Mrs. Faang to wake her up. She got up and put on her clean cotton pants and the pomegranate red dress that Chen Liang Niang and Mrs. Liu gave her. She waited for her brothers to take her to the city to play.

Since Mo Qi did not return home on New Year's Day while on duty in the army, Chen Zhidong gave him leave to come back and see his parents and sisters.

Since he was at home, Mrs. Faang and Mo Qian told him to bring Mo Yin and Mo Jun to meet up with Chen Liang in the city for a day of fun.

After breakfast, the three of them drove the ox-cart into the city. When they arrived at the city, Chen Liang was already waiting for them at the entrance.

There was a troupe of acrobats in the city. Chen Liang wanted to bring Mo Yin to have a look. Although there weren't many people in the city, due to the Lantern Festival, every household had brought their families out to play. The streets were filled with people, and were rather lively. In particular, the vaudeville team from who knows where had built the stage at the most bustling place in the city. With the noise of the gongs and drums, the crowd rushed over to them.

Because he was born and bred here, Chen Liang was in a hurry to watch the show. Without caring about the three siblings of Mo Family, he skillfully scuttled around the crowd like a monkey. Mo Qi held Mo Yin's hand as they walked along with the crowd. Seeing that Chen Liang had disappeared from sight, and with some worry, he said, "Brother, you overtook Chen Liang. Today, there are too many people, so tell him not to run around. We better be careful or else we might get separated."

Mo Jun nodded and pushed his way through the crowd after Chen Liang. Mo Yin was also small. She tightly held her brother's hand, afraid that she would accidentally separate from him.

The more they went to the stage, the more crowded the crowd became. Mo Qi was afraid that the others would bump into his sister, so he carried Mo Yin.

All of a sudden, Mo Yin could only see the legs and head of the people. She wrapped her arms around Mo Qi's neck excitedly and leaned forward to look at the child who was performing acrobatics on the stage. The kids were about the same age as Mo Jun and Chen Liang, but each of them had unique skills. Some of them were so soft that they looked like they were kneading a ball of dough while doing some weird actions on the stage.

Mo Yin was timid. Whenever she saw the dangerous part, she would cover her eyes and stop looking at the dangerous movements. When she felt that the movements were almost over, she asked her brother, "Are you done?"

Mo Qi said to her, "Alright, you can look." She looked away again.

Mo Yin's favorite things were a few girls' ropes. They had two big, multicolored jump ropes in their hands, and they were jumping up and down in the ropes, but they didn't touch the ropes at all. She beamed as she watched, clapping along with the audience.

At this moment, Mo Jun and Chen Liang were at the very front. The two of them were lying on the side of the stage, watching the performance. After half of the match, Mo Jun said to Chen Liang, "It's time to find Big Bro and Little Sister."

Chen Liang saw the excitement and didn't want to leave. He stared at the stage and said to Mo Jun, "Wait a little longer. It won't be too late to find Big Brother and Little Sister after watching it." Anyway, we're here to play, and we won't be separated. "

Mo Jun thought that what he said made sense, so he went back to watching the performance.

When the performance was over, the crew began to gather the rewards. Chen Liang took two pieces of silver out of his sleeve and placed them on the plate in front of him. The person holding the plate was a thirteen or fourteen year old girl. She was pretty and had put on makeup. She looked extremely pretty. She glanced at Chen Liang and then stared at Mo Jun for a moment. He then gave a gentle smile and said to the two of them, "You two little brothers are the most serious people here today, would you like to come with me to the backstage for a while? There's a lot of fun in it. "

When Chen Liang heard this, he was a little tempted and asked, "Can we really go backstage to watch them perform?"

"Of course. I'll bring you in." "Let's go!"

Mo Jun wasn't very interested, and now, he was thinking about reuniting with his brothers and sisters. Just as he wanted to refuse, Chen Liang pulled him along and followed the little girl towards the back of the stage.

Arriving at the backstage, he saw that the little girls and boys who had been performing on the stage were quietly packing up their things, removing their makeup and not reacting at all to their arrival.

Chen Liang looked curiously at the props they were performing. This, this and that, they seemed to like it a lot.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a full beard and two other men around the age of eighteen or nineteen walked over. The middle-aged man asked, "Little fellow, do you like these things?"

Chen Liang held a colorful ring in his hand and looked at it, "I like it, I like it!"

Mo Jun stood beside him and looked around. Looking at those silent and expressionless children, he did not know why, but he felt that these three did not look like good people.

He pulled at Chen Liang, "Finished, we should be leaving now, right?"

"Wait a moment, let me take a look." Chen Liang said.

At this moment, the middle-aged man's gaze turned towards Mo Jun. With a smile on his face, he asked, "This little guy is so handsome, what does he do at home?"

Mo Jun said coldly, "It's for farming."

Chen Liang was about to say something, but he pulled on his clothes from behind.

That person asked again, "Is there anyone else in the family?"

"Mom and dad."

The middle-aged man laughed maliciously, "Then from today onwards, forget about your old parents and call me father!"

With that, he waved his hand and the two young men behind him flashed over to catch Mo Jun and Chen Liang.

Mo Jun was already on guard, so when the two attacked, he nimbly dodged to the side and dodged. Chen Liang was not so lucky. He was caught by a young man, and the middle-aged man pulled a sack from somewhere and covered him with it. With another palm strike, Chen Liang fainted. The middle-aged man turned the sack over again and Chen Liang was put into it.

Mo Jun was shocked when he saw this. If this wasn't the legendary trafficker, then what was it? He turned around and ran towards the exit.

This stage is a makeshift cloth shed. However, there was only one exit. When Mo Jun ran to the exit, he saw the little girl that led them in standing guard at the entrance, holding a stick in her hand. Seeing him rush over, he raised his stick and started hitting him.

Mo Jun stopped his foot and grabbed his shoulder. He twisted his body to the side, shook off the hand, and kicked over a clothes rack. Using the fallen wooden rack, he leapt into the air and charged towards the little girl again. Even with a stick in her hand, she was still easier to deal with than the three men behind her.

With this thought, he once again appeared in front of the young lady. She raised her stick again and swung it at Mo Jun. Mo Jun lowered his body. He reached out and grabbed the end of the stick, and with a fierce tug, he pulled the stick over with the girl. Then, with a flash, he pushed the person behind him away, causing the girl to scream in fear as she threw herself into the arms of the man who was chasing her. Mo Jun took this opportunity to come in front of the curtain, kicked open the closed thick curtain door and rushed out.

When the middle-aged man saw Mo Jun charge into the crowd, his face changed and he said, "Not good, this kid is not from an ordinary family." "Hurry up and pack up, we're leaving!"

The girl asked, "Then what about the one that was captured?"

"No, leave it." Catching him will be troublesome! " After saying that, he glared at the little girl and asked, "How did you find him?"

The little girl did not dare to say anything in anger. She turned around and shouted at the little girls and the little boys, "All of you, move! He quickly packed his things and left the stall. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat or sleep tonight! "

Mo Jun ran out of the cloth shed and saw that most of the crowd had also dispersed. He quickly searched for his elder brother and sister in the crowd.