CHAPTER THIRTY NINE:That Is Because That Is The Rule Here.

After looking around, the two bought candied hawthorn berries and some beef kebabs before they sat down and decided start eating them as they conversed happily. Zhi Meng Yao had never thought that in her entire life she would have been so free outside the Zhong family mansion. She was really happy seeing the turn of events. It seemed like the Prince's engagement which had been broken off had been a jinxed spell upon them and after they broke free they got everything they wanted.

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Seated down before her bronze mirror, Zhong Ah Lam tried out the new pair of pink flower dangling earrings that her mother had bought for her during her trip to the capital, she was really pleased with the gift. The earrings looked stunning on her. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she smiled as the thought of Zhong Kexin working in the farm came to her mind, she was really pleased. Who thought that her foul mouth would have led her into deep trouble. And without delaying, she was accompanied by her maid servant to the farm to see the big mouthed idiot working. Upon seeing her, all the workers bowed slightly before her before they continued working. After scanning around, she found Zhong Kexin missing, walking to one of the workers, she asked, " Where is Zhong Kexin, seventh sister of the mansion?" She had been bewildered, how could she be missing when she had already been given an order? She asked herself. She was expecting to tease and laugh at her but all her fun has just disappeared like that. Could she really disobey her father? Zhong Ah Lam asked herself seeming rather shocked.

"Young lady," the female worker started as she bowed slightly to accord respect, "Miss Zhong Kexin has already finished her work for the day and has gone out." She concluded wondering why Miss Zhong Ah Lam was curious when she was not even the one who had given Zhong Kexin the punishment. She just did not understand the hate and rivalry between the Zhong family sisters. They were like greedy hyenas fighting for a piece of meat and they would not stop even if one was injured until each got what they wanted. Family was just but an act put on by them. It was like living in a jungle.

"But why, can't she start a new piece of land for tomorrow?" Zhong Ah Lam asked. She seemed confused. Didn't she have undone work? Why would she leave immediately after completing one task rather than competing everything all at once like someone with proper common sense. Or was it because she lacked one? Zhong Ah Lam thought to herself.

"That is because that is the rule here. Once done with the job for the day you can leave so that it avoids confusion when it comes to payment." The worker replied before she continued working. Looking around, she then turned around and went straight away to Zhong Kexin's abode where she found her missing, her guards took did not know where she was. That was quite odd, if she's not at the farm and not at home, then where? The market? Zhong Ah Lam asked herself as she walked away. She had to report it to her father. That was misbehaving. She had to remain inside until when told leave. And without doing anything else, she headed to the entrance, maybe the guards had seen her leave and that would have acted as enough evidence against her. After reaching at the gate, the guards bowed slightly before her.

They were curious why she had come to them, it seemed rather odd because they almost never had any visitors during that time of the day. Looking at her, one of them asked, "My lady, may I know what brings you here?"

Her concentration was on the streets outside scanning around to see if she could spot her sister but she heard the question and looked their way.