I fought back after reselling my engagement

The brothers Damao and Ermao followed Princess Changle's trusted guards to the Second Emperor's Palace. They waited outside the side door for less than half an hour when they saw a eunuch in a dark red robe come out, followed by two young eunuchs.

Although the two brothers were beggars, they went to a clothing store on their way to see their relatives and bought two sets of fine cotton shirts worn by country farmers, dressing themselves neatly and tidy.

The brothers were all dressed in blue-grey clothes and had their hair wrapped in the same silk scarf. When Li Fu came out, there was a sense of time distortion. The two brothers, Li Damao and Li Ermao, standing together looked very much like him and his eldest brother Li Dafu forty years ago. The age difference between him and his eldest brother was only three years, and the brothers had a deep affection for each other since childhood.

In those days, his family was poor. In order to allow his elder brother to marry and not cut off the family line, he heard that he could earn a lot of money by becoming a eunuch in the palace, so he resolutely followed the palace to select a maid and signed up for the selection of a eunuch. When he was selected, he received 20 taels of silver, which was a huge difference from the 5 taels that the maids received.

Li Damao clasped his fists and bowed, "We brothers are from Xiali Village, Xiali Town, Li County, Henan Province. Our grandfather is Li Dafu and our father is Li Ahu."

Li Fu was trembling. He was the descendant of his eldest brother and also his great-nephew. He remembered what he and his eldest brother looked like when they were young. Especially Li Damao's demeanor was very similar to that of his eldest brother Li Dafu. "I am Li Erfu, your great uncle..."

The brothers immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Li Fu repeatedly.

Li Ermao shouted, "Uncle, my grandparents, my father, and my uncle all died tragically!"

Li Fu ran over, hugged the two and burst into tears. He had been away from home for forty years, now with gray hair, and became the chief eunuch beside the second prince. He only hoped that he would gain power and be able to find his relatives. He didn't expect that these two children would travel thousands of miles to find their relatives in the capital.

It turned out that Li Damao had an aunt named Taohua. She was as beautiful as her name, and she went to the county town to sell embroidery one day and never came back. The village girl who went with her said that Taohua was kidnapped by the county magistrate's son.

Li Dafu took Li Ahu and Li Aniu to the county town to ask for help, but was thrown into jail by the county magistrate instead. Li's grandmother became so angry about this that she fell seriously ill and died.

Li Damao's mother couldn't stand the misfortune at home and ran away with a peddler. The two brothers got information from others and heard that their grandfather, father and uncle had been murdered in prison. They rushed to the mass grave in the county and found the body of Li Dafu. They only didn't see the bodies of Li Ahu and Li Aniu.

They had no way out and wanted to file a complaint, but the village chief of Xiali Village told them that the people should not fight against the officials, and suggested that they sell their property and take the money to the capital to find their relatives. He said that he remembered that Li Erfu sold himself into the palace as a slave, and this might be a way out.

The two brothers sold their property and got 20 taels of silver. Not long after they came out, they met their mother who came to look for them. She even cooked for them and fed them well. However, when they woke up, the 20 taels of silver were gone. The two brothers knew that their mother had changed her mind and came for the silver.

In order to enter the capital, the two brothers begged along the way and later became beggars in the capital. Three years ago, they met Miss Zhen Er. Although life was difficult, Miss Zhen Er would help them whenever they encountered difficulties.

Miss Zhen II promised to find their relatives for them. She had just received the news recently, but she was not sure whether it was true or not. She only said that Eunuch Li Fu who was by the side of the Second Prince was from the same hometown. Even if they could not find their great uncle, they might be able to continue the search through Eunuch Li Fu.

Li Fu never thought that after being away from home for forty years, such a tragedy would happen to his family. The Li family was destroyed by the county magistrate of Li County. His eldest brother and sister-in-law died, and the bodies of his two nephews have never been found. His niece, who was famous for her beauty, was unknown whether she was alive or dead.

The revenge for the murder of his brother and nephew was a great vengeance even if he was just a eunuch. The fact that his two nephews and nieces came thousands of miles away from home at such a young age and suffered so much made him feel extremely distressed.

The news that Li Fu had found his two relatives quickly spread throughout the Second Prince's mansion.

After hearing about it, the second prince met Li Damao and Li Ermao, and was really moved by the well-informed beggars in the capital.

Li Damao is twelve years old and Li Ermao is nine years old. At this age, if they are cultivated carefully, they will be of great use in the future. Moreover, the Second Prince heard that Zhen Er used beggars in the capital to gather information from both the black and white worlds, so it seems that these beggars must have their own ways.

The second prince saw that the two children had handsome features, but looked pale and thin. Perhaps it was because they had a hard life. Although Li Fu looked sad when he found his relatives, he was in high spirits because he had relatives. His two nephews and grandchildren were young, and he did not want to die early, otherwise the Li family’s great revenge could not be avenged, and his two nephews and grandchildren would not have a good life.

He had to raise his two nephews and grandsons into talented people, because in this world, those who have no power will be bullied.

The second prince asked, "Do you know all the beggars in the capital?"

Li Damao replied, "To answer your question, Your Highness, I don't know all of them, but I know most of them. The beggars in the capital are divided into six factions, each with a leader. We are the beggars in the south of the city, and we have our own underworld leader in charge."

The second prince was surprised. It seemed like the first time he had heard of the underworld in the capital. "Zhen Er has saved many people. How many of them do you know?"

Li Ermao looked confused.

Li Damao was silent for a while. "I know about the beggar case two years ago. I saw someone kidnap a young man in gorgeous clothes at the Lantern Festival. I chased them for a few streets and saw them enter a house. I secretly memorized the location."

The second prince asked, "Did you tell Miss Zhen Er about the news about the young master of Prince Gong's Mansion?"

Li Ermao said nothing. It was not Miss Zhen Er who mentioned the Lantern Festival. She got the news that the beggar was going to commit a crime again and asked them to keep an eye on them secretly. However, no one noticed them because they were dressed dirty and smelly on weekdays.

Four years ago, when they came to Beijing, they were really smelly and skinny. Three years ago, they met Miss Zhen Er, and their lives became better. Miss Zhen Er reminded them to be careful of beggars, so the two brothers continued to be dirty and smelly, and in this way, they were safe.

Li Damao said: "We were the ones who told Miss Zhen Er about this news. We don't know any important people, but Miss Zhen Er has a kind heart."

It seems that beggars can be put to important positions and are well-informed. The Second Prince did not know this before. If the incident of the Second Miss Zhen had not come to light, he would not have thought of it.

"Miss Zhen Er knows other beggars besides you guys?"

Li Ermao said, "She knows them! She knows all the beggars in the north, east, and west of the city. There aren't too many, just a few dozen. Sometimes when something big happens, she'll ask us brothers to run errands to get the news. As long as we have the news, Miss Zhen will reward us. If we're in trouble, Miss Zhen will also help us."

Li Damao added: "Miss Zhen is a good person and has helped many people. Some of them were beggars before, but later they were valued by Miss Zhen and went to work as waiters or long-term workers in the shop left by Miss Zhen's mother. Those who can take care of the crops signed contracts and became tenants on the farm."

Li Ermao added: "Miss Zhen Er has helped many beggars over the years."

The Second Prince thought that Zhen Er was a strange man, and Rong Yin might not have found out about these things. "Beggars can make money and take care of crops, but what about the remaining beggars?"