"Hiss... What?! How could a woman act like this?!"

Helian Jue covered his ears, which were red from being pulled, rubbed his sore bottom, and grimaced as he crawled out of the mud, on the verge of tears.

Instead of being shaken off the tree, they were pulled down by the ears!

I feel even more embarrassed now!!!

He's never been this humiliated in his entire life!

"Since the young master has such leisure time and is so engrossed in climbing trees and enjoying the scenery, why not stretch your muscles a bit at my estate?"

Zi Xi crossed her arms and looked down at him, her face showing no sympathy, only a satisfied smile of having caught a laborer.

"See those two rows of chicken coops? They're full of five hundred newly hatched chicks that need feeding. And over there in the pigsty, the freshly prepared pig feed should be poured into the troughs too."

"Prince Helian, please?"

She pointed to a spot not far away, emphasizing the word "please," her eyes filled with a threatening "You dare not not try?"

Helian Jue looked in the direction she pointed and saw a yellow fuzzy patch in the distance, chirping noisily.

A mixture of feed and... wafted from the pigsty.

Hmm, a fragrance of some indescribable scent.

Feeding the chickens is enough?

You want him to feed the pigs?!

Helian Jue's vision went black, and he almost fainted.

But looking into Zi Xi's unquestionable gaze, he touched his still burning ear.

Finally, filled with grief and indignation, it resigned itself to its fate, lowering its noble head like a defeated rooster, and shuffled towards the chicken coop and pigsty.

He began his first experience on the farm, working as a heir to the Prince Jing's mansion, feeding chickens and pigs.

Zi Xi dusted off her hands and looked at Helian Jue's dejected back, a pleased smile curving her lips.

Free conscripts, of course, we might as well take advantage of them.

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Princess Jingle, Helian Yue, has been feeling uneasy lately, as if a tiny thorn is stuck in an unseen place.

It doesn't hurt, but it makes you restless.

The story begins a few days ago.

She was on her way to the Treasure Shop in the East Market to select newly arrived South Sea pearls. When the carriage reached the corner of Zhuque Street, the carriage shaft somehow got stuck on a protruding bluestone slab.

The car suddenly lurched, and Helian Yue cried out in surprise as her body leaned forward uncontrollably, about to be thrown out of the car.

A slender hand reached out from outside the car and firmly supported her arm.

"Your Highness...why is it that every time I encounter you...you are in danger?"

A voice, carrying just the right amount of concern, rang out.

Helian Yue looked up in shock, and what came into view was a face that was all too familiar.

Pei Ziqing?

"Why is it you?"

Helian Yue's expression instantly turned indifferent.

How could she not remember this person, that hypocrite who owes money and refuses to pay it back?

“I have disturbed the princess’s carriage and deserve to die.”

"But just now, seeing that the princess's carriage was unstable, I acted hastily... I apologize for my abruptness, Your Highness."

"Your Highness... I know you have misunderstood me because of the rumors circulating throughout the capital! I am only requesting an audience today to explain a few things!"

Pei Ziqing immediately bowed deeply, his posture extremely humble, his tone full of self-reproach.

He began his performance.

He started by deceiving her, unaware that the princess was Lian Di, whom he had rescued. He actually managed to fool Pei Ziqing.