Xie Jingrun frowned. "Does the Prince's residence have no servants left?"
"Yes, but they're clumsy. They can't chop wood as well as you do," Rong Qingqing said with a smile, a sly glint in her eyes.
This guy only knows how to enslave her, doesn't she know how to get her revenge?
Seeing the smile on her face, Xie Jingrun knew it was a trap, but he still reluctantly agreed, "Alright then."
...
In the open space behind the kitchen, Xie Jingrun took off his outer robe and chopped firewood in his single garment.
After chopping for a short while, his forehead was soaked with sweat. He glanced at the girl who was idly cracking sunflower seeds beside him, and suddenly stopped. "Rong Qingqing, wipe my sweat."
Rong Qingqing was eating sunflower seeds when she heard this. She looked at him in surprise and said, "You have your own hands."
Xie Jingrun pursed his lips and glanced at her. "I help you with the work, and you don't even wipe my sweat?"
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Meeting his gaze, which seemed to be veiled in mist, she swallowed hard. Why did she feel a sense of guilt?
She took a handkerchief and, as if possessed, stepped forward, standing on tiptoe to wipe his sweat.
Xie Jingrun's lips curled up subtly, and he deliberately bent his knees so that she could wipe his sweat.
Not far away, Changlin and Changfeng were squatting on the roof.
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
"I didn't expect our master to agree to chop wood so readily. Is he up to no good?" Changfeng exclaimed.
Changlin agreed wholeheartedly, but corrected him, saying, "What do you mean by 'malicious intent'? Master is openly flirting with me."
Changfeng nodded. "That makes sense."
"I reckon we won't be able to finish chopping this firewood anytime soon, so I'm going to take a nap," Changlin said, leaning back on the roof tiles.
Just as Changlin had said, it took Xie Jingrun a full half hour to chop up a pile of firewood.
He either needed to wipe his sweat or drink water.
Rong Qingqing felt deeply that this guy was deliberately messing with her.
Just then, Steward Hong came to report, "Princess, Miss Rong the Second has arrived and says she wants to see you."
Rong Qingqing frowned. Why did they all come here today?
Moreover, they all happen to be people she dislikes.
She frowned, knowing that Rong Yiyi's visit wouldn't be anything good, and she couldn't be bothered to see her.
However, just as she was about to refuse to see her, Butler Hong said again, "Miss Rong said that she is leaving the capital and that you will need to take good care of Madam Rong in the future."
Rong Qingqing was surprised. Was Rong Yiyi leaving?
Xie Jingrun dropped the axe in his hand and said calmly, "This morning, she went to the palace to beg the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager allowed her to go to Xuzhou with Feng Mo."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing finally understood.
I see.
No wonder Rong Yiyi came to find her; she must have come to show off her power.
But she's really funny. Did she think she would be angry or jealous of her because of this?
She scoffed.
“Uncle Hong, I won’t go to see her. Please tell her that I will take care of my grandmother. And I wish her all her wishes come true.”
Butler Hong nodded. "This old servant will go and tell her right away."
Rong Qingqing ignored Rong Yiyi and went into the kitchen with Xie Jingrun.
Outside the gate of Prince Su's mansion.
Rong Yiyi waited for a long time before she finally received a message from Butler Hong. Her smug expression was instantly replaced by a grimace.
But then she thought about it again and realized that Rong Qingqing was afraid to come to see her because she was jealous of her.
Thinking about it this way, she felt better again.
She glanced at the towering plaque of the Prince Su's mansion, somewhat unimpressed.
She's just a princess from a royal family. When she ascends to the throne, Rong Qingqing will have to kneel at her feet.
"Let's go." Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly gave the order.
Upon receiving the order, the coachman immediately drove the carriage quickly toward the city gate.
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