Thinking of this, he raised his hand to cover his face, his eyes revealing a hint of grievance.

"Of course it hurts. She's a county princess, and my father is busy with official duties, so he entrusted me to her. How could I disobey? If you were here, would I be suffering? Haven't you noticed how thin I've become?"

He knew Jiang Qingwan would be heartbroken.

Sure enough, after listening to his story, Jiang Qingwan frowned and nodded with great empathy.

"I didn't know you had such a hard time."

Qin Run was overjoyed and was about to press on.

Jiang Qingwan spoke first.

"Now I can rest assured."

Qin Run was stunned.

"Relax...don't worry? Don't worry about what?"

Jiang Qingwan gave him a disdainful look.

"You were never destined for nobility, yet you insist on trying so hard. It's only natural that you'll have to work hard. You'll get used to it."

"Also, if you ever have something bitter to swallow, go to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint. Telling me will only make me happy for a moment, it won't do any good."

Qing Sui couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

Qin Run belatedly realized he had been tricked, and immediately burst into a tirade of curses.

"You vixen, I gave you a chance to please me out of pity, and you really don't know what's good for you. Do you really think you can become a princess? You lowly merchant are so ignorant. How could the royal family possibly want your lowly bloodline? When you are kicked out in the future, I will be the only one you can rely on. Are you sure you don't want to kneel down and beg me to come back?"

Aoho could no longer tolerate it.

He rushed out and slapped Qin Run across the face several times, knocking out one of his back teeth.

“If he dares to block our way again while we are driving, run him over and kill him. Then accuse him of attempting to assassinate the princess in the street and sentence his entire family to death.”

Qin Run covered his face with both hands, and quickly took two steps back in fright.

Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, he stomped his foot, feeling both unwilling and a little cowardly.

"You'll come begging to me one day."