In this situation, the laborers were already desperate enough, so how could they have the leisure to cause trouble?
Xie Yuan: ...
She finally understood: the reason the workers on her construction site were causing trouble was because of her!
She fed them too well; those people were just bored and had nothing better to do!
Xie Yuan felt a strange sadness. She was kind-hearted and wanted to care about people's livelihoods, but she overlooked the complexity of human nature.
In addition, Xie Yuan has a natural "weakness"—
She's a woman!
In the eyes of some despicable men, women are weak and easy to bully.
If Xie Yuangui, as a princess, were to act arrogantly and domineeringly, the construction workers might still be somewhat wary of her.
However, Xie Yuanping was approachable and had no airs whatsoever.
This shows her kindness and good upbringing.
But in the eyes of those people, it's just being weak and easy to bully!
Xie Yuan, with a cold face, strode over to the group of people fighting.
"She's here! The princess is here! Stop!"
"Hmph! What princess? She's just a woman! I'm a grown man, do you think I'd be afraid of a woman?"
The dozen or so young men involved in the fight were emaciated and weak when they first arrived.
Xie Yuan was well-fed and cared for for more than a month, and he fully recovered the robust health he should have at his age.
Upon hearing the cries of "The princess is here," they did not stop in fear; instead, they became even more unruly.
Some people even laughed and cursed disrespectfully, showing no regard for Xie Yuan, the Princess Consort of Yue!
"Outrageous! You've gone too far!"
Ruyi was furious and rushed in front of Xie Yuan, angrily rebuking those unruly ingrates.
However, her scolding only made the young men even more "excited".
"Haha, this little maid is quite feisty."
"Your pouty little face is kind of adorable. I've made quite a bit of money this time, so I might as well just buy you..."
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