Must You Go?

When Xiao Jin returned to the palace, Su Ying was playing darts with the two children. The target of this dart was different from the usual ones. It was hollow in the center, and every ring of the target was hollow. There were also bells placed at different intervals behind it.

The bell on the outermost ring of the target was the closest. Su Ying said that as long as they hit the bell, they would be rewarded with a copper coin. In the future, they could use the copper coins to buy whatever they wanted.

The two little fellows thought it was fun and stopped running wildly every day. Whenever they were free, they would go to the target and throw a small ball at the bell.

"Mother, Mother, I hit the second ring. Quick! Quickly reward me with two copper coins," Ling exclaimed.

The younger toddler Ling ran up to Su Ying smugly and extended her open palm, asking for her reward.