County Magistrate Cai, though praised in public by the Commandery Princess, remained humble and replied, "I am not a wise person, merely capable of handling trivial and cumbersome tasks. I dare not accept such high praise from the Commandery Princess."
Jiang Shaohua smiled, just about to speak, when suddenly a six or seven-year-old girl timidly approached with a bowl of warm water in her hands.
Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao became highly alert and immediately stepped forward to intercept the girl. The girl, having mustered all her courage to come over, was frightened pale by the two sturdy young men blocking her, trembling as she said, "I... I just wanted to bring a bowl of water to the Commandery Princess..."
"Qin Hu, Meng Sanbao, you two step aside." The voice of the Commandery Princess came.
Only then did Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao move to the side.
Jiang Shaohua stepped forward, smiling as she glanced at the emaciated girl, "What's your name? How old are you this year?"
