Chapter 192 - 181.1: Lantern Night; Penny for a Wandering Soul
"It's precisely because it's a time like this that money has to be brought up!" Mu Qing countered, "A time like this? What time is it? Time when we're starving! It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, but nothing can be done without money! Can you both not suck it up just a little bit?"
Xie Lian didn't speak. Feng Xin spoke, "How do we endure this? He's been made into that kind of kneeling statue for people to step on! You're not the one being stepped on the face, so of course you can speak so lightly of it."
"Since the war's been lost, it's not the first time that something like this has happened." Mu Qing said, "And there will surely be more in the future. If he can't learn to get used to it soon, he might as well just die."
Feng Xin argued in distaste, "Get used to it? Get used to what? Being humiliated by others? Get used to mortals stepping on his face? Why does he have to get used to something like that?"
Xie Lian cried out in irritation, "That's enough! Stop arguing. Is something small like this worth fighting over?"
The two shut up uniformly.
After a pause, Xie Lian sighed. "Let's go. Find a carriage to go pick up mother and father. We have to leave this city tonight."
Feng Xin acknowledged, "Alright."
The two walked side by side for a bit when suddenly they noticed Mu Qing didn't follow. Xie Lian looked back, confused, "Mu Qing?"
After some silence, Mu Qing spoke, "Your Highness, I want to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" Xie Lian asked, but Feng Xin said impatiently, "What's with you now? I already said I won't argue with you anymore, what more do you want?"