Jin Yu is leaving Lord Ni mansion with Lord Ni and Ni Sheng follows him for their morning court. Meanwhile, Ni Qing with Xiao Nie are going to the tea house to start work on the kitchen. She needs to review some stuff regarding the salt smuggling and about her sister death.
They are walking through the market when they can see a group of commotion on the corner of the market. Ni Qing get closer to see a small kid got beaten over a steam bun. He looks so hungry and malnutrition. The vendor is a couple who is famous for their ruthless behaviour.
"Stop it… why do you beat a small kid? Look at you're doing to this small body," Ni Qing is coming closer to the body and hold his shaking body.
"Scram - if you do not want to pay for the bun, he stole then get loss," The old fatty man screams to her with his spit come out from his filthy mouth.
"How much does he eat?" Ni Qing is asking to the man after gives the boy to Xiao Nie.
