The two girls were still moving forward, but Catherine was no longer as excited as she was at the beginning.

Because she found that there was indeed more than one beggar, and she couldn't help each one. The gold button she accidentally put in her pocket before and was gone.

In addition, she also noticed that most of the people in the market were dressed with patches, and many people's shoes and pants were torn and not repaired. Compared with those who were dressed in luxuriously in the palace, I don't know how much worse it is.

Before, she just played alone with Lina, but she couldn't feel it, but now she saw more things.

"Hey, what is that!" Catherine's eyes were suddenly attracted by the stall on a street corner in the distance.

There are several large cages over there, and the ones in the cages are not animals, but people!

Those people were locked with heavy iron chains, thin and dirty, with men, women, and even children, most of them were uncovered.

Lina's eyes showed a look of disgust: "That's a slave trader, and those who are locked up are slaves."

"Slave? Why are there such transactions from buyers and sellers?" Catherine could not imagine that there was such transactions.

"It's not those nobles yet." Lina lowered her voice: "They bought and sold slaves and worked as coolies, and even used them to make fun of these dirty deals. Otherwise, who would have done such disgusting business."

Catherine was stunned. Is this really true?

She has lived in the deep palace for a long time, so naturally she has never seen slaves. After all, the places where they work are all places where they cannot see the sunshine.

She just found it unbelievable. Didn’t she say that human rights are highly valued now? So are these slaves not considered human beings?

At this moment, a luxurious exclusive carriage parked at the corner of the street, and a middle-aged man with a black cloak, hooked nose, and several servants from above.

Catherine hurriedly shrank into the corner next to her because she knew the man, one of the nobles who had come to the palace to attend the dance.

The middle-aged man with a hooked nose had a clear goal, which was a slave stall.

He glanced around and finally pointed to one of the women holding a child.

The slave owners immediately opened the iron cage, forced them to be separated by the cry of the woman and the children, and then dragged the woman out of the cage alone.

Next, they mercilessly tear off the woman's little pitiful cover, just like exhibiting goods for the hook nose to visit.

What dignity and human rights are worthless.

No matter how the woman cried or how desperate she was, her fate did not belong to her.

The Eagle Nose had enough visits and nodded with satisfaction.

The two followers behind him immediately stepped forward and grabbed the iron chain tied to the woman, and pulled her into the car.

The woman's youngest son cried and wanted to find her mother, but was whipped back by the slave owner.

The group of people got on the car with the hook nose, and the luxury carriage quickly drove out of sight.

But Catherine was still lying in place, as if in a daze.

In fact, her innocent heart was really impacted, and she felt only a wave of nausea, which made her feel sick.

This is...father's friend?

She still remembered that when the eagle-haired nose came to the palace to attend the banquet, she was dressed with a graceful manner, and she also teased herself kindly...

She never expected to see such a scene that subverts her views.

What did that person come to buy a female slave and use such a disgusting method to do?

Catherine didn't dare to think about it, she felt a chill in her heart.

Today she just wanted to play with Lina temporarily, so how many so-called nobles still visit here?

This time she didn't doubt what Lina said, because ordinary people even had a problem with their own food and clothing, so how could they have spare money to support a slave?

So it is conceivable who this industry was born for.

She clenched her fists tightly. She must investigate this matter when she goes back!

At this moment, Lina suddenly grabbed the corner of her clothes nervously and said in panic: "Lin, something is wrong. Isn't this the beggar just now?"

Catherine was then shocked and peeping eyes came from several directions around her, and the ragged beggars slowly surrounding them.

The old beggar recognized that the buttons were pure gold, so he naturally knew that Catherine had an extraordinary identity. The beggars in this area all formed gangs, so he naturally became ill-hearted. If he could catch a noble lady, not only would she have good things on her, but she could also sell them for a lot of money.

"No, let's go!"

Catherine made a quick decision, pulled Lina up and ran into the crowd.

They stay in a crowded place, so the beggars who have evil intentions naturally dare not take action, but if they leave the market, it will be troublesome, and this is not a long-term solution.

"We have to shake them off!"

Catherine observed the surroundings and suddenly pulled Lina into an alley under the cover of the crowd.

There were many bamboo poles at the entrance of the alley. They pushed the bamboo poles down and temporarily sealed the entrance of the alley, and then continued to run forward.

There were many twists and turns in the alley, but a beggar suddenly turned from the entrance of the alley in front!

They have been hiding here for many years, so they naturally have a better understanding of the terrain here. This person must have seen them running here and blocking them.

Catherine quickly pulled Lena up the wooden staircase. Fortunately, there were many lime bags piled up on the second floor of the small building. When the beggar came downstairs, Catherine kicked the bag over and a large amount of lime powder poured down, which attracted the man's sight.

Then amid the man's curses, the two little girls continued to find a way out along the edge of the second floor.

"Down from here!" Catherine did not choose to go down the stairs on the other side, because it would likely be blocked again. She chose to jump to the haystack downstairs and use the buffering of the haystack to reach the ground.

This is the flank of the market. They looked around and saw that the beggars did not chase here, so they ran out of the market as fast as possible.

The two little girls ran all the way until the familiar riverside, and finally stopped to breathe. They were finally safe!

"You were so brave just now." After finally sorting out your breath, Lina praised sincerely.

"I was just a hot head at that time..." Catherine shivered slightly, and now she felt scared, "It was so dangerous just now..."

"Yes, those people are too bad. You are clearly helping the old man with kindness, but he betrays you." Lina said angrily.

Catherine didn't say anything, and she could tell she was in a low mood.

When she returned to the palace that day, she was in a heavy mood.

What I saw and experienced today has subverted her cognition.

Those nobles are so hypocritical... Why do they do this?
Chapter completed!