Mr. Han rose to his feet.
"Ningning, you're finally here. Let your teacher see what good deeds you've all accomplished."
Ye Shangyi submitted their report. She pulled Shen Ningning forward, beaming with vicarious pride. "Mr. Han, Ningning discovered a hot spring deep in the mountains!"
Several of the young ladies beside Xie Yuanjiu snickered.
Ye Shangyi frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
One of the young ladies shook her head, covering her mouth.
"It's nothing, Miss Ye. Please don't misunderstand. I was just wondering if you might have misinterpreted the assignment Mr. Han gave?"
"That's right," her friend chimed in. "Didn't Mr. Han say the report had to be about a good deed? Discovering a hot spring doesn't seem to have anything to do with that, does it?"
Xie Yuanjiu glanced at them, feigning a reproachful tone.
"Don't speak nonsense. The Princess always has her own way of thinking. How could she possibly not understand the assignment?"
