Lina lowered her voice and said, "You don't know that there are often nobles in this area, and they sometimes come to the riverside. They don't allow us to go upstream of the river to draw water or catch fish, because we are not qualified to use the clean water source upstream."

She said and urged Catherine: "Let's go, let's go downstream and say, I know a very interesting place."

The two little girls walked down the river bank, and Catherine was still thinking about Lena's words just now: "Why do you say you are not qualified? This river does not belong to anyone, they are too much!"

"They have always been like this. We must abide by whatever they say, otherwise they will be retaliated by them." Lina sighed, "Last time I was caught by a noble young master when I was fishing, and he gave me a few whips, which hurts."

She also showed Catherine the whip marks on her arm and said angrily: "Those nobles are bad people, I hate them."

"Uh..." Catherine said inconveniently: "Also... not all nobles are bad people, I met a few very good people in the palace..."

Lina shook her head, but her expression on her face was much more mature than Catherine at a young age. She said seriously: "My mother said that the nobles are hypocritical, so Lin, don't be fooled by their appearance, be careful."

Catherine couldn't answer this, so she could only agree vaguely.

But she was naturally dissatisfied. Her parents felt very gentle. The nobles who came to visit were all polite. How could they be so bad?

The reputation of the noble must have been ruined by those small groups of bad people. When you have the chance, you must take Lina to the palace to play and let her see it with your own eyes.

But now she never dares to reveal her identity, otherwise Lina would definitely not have played with her.

Catherine followed Lena to her "secret base", which turned out to be the water curtain cave behind the small waterfall downstream.

The two girls were talking in the sound of the rushing water. Catherine was curious about the outside world, and Lina also yearned for the beauty of the palace, so there were many things to talk about.

They played for about an hour, and then Lina remembered that it was time to go home. Catherine was worried that she would be discovered after she was found too long, so she asked for goodbye.

They agreed to meet in this place next time, and Lina wanted to give Catherine a few fish, but of course the latter didn't dare to ask for it.

Catherine returned to the palace with a happy mood. The outside world was indeed very novel, some of which she could not imagine. It was really right to muster up the courage to come out!

But she was still a little depressed when she remembered what Lina said about the nobles, but she didn't know how to tell her father and mother, wouldn't she reveal her stolen things?

So she discussed with Adrick, but after hearing her words, Adrick was surprised and said, "Your Highness, you must not bring up this matter before His Majesty!"

"I know my father will probably be angry, but I told my mother that it's okay, right?" Catherine pouted, "I want to prove to her that the nobles are not all bad people."

"Don't mention it to His Highness the Queen," Adrick whispered: "Some things... are not as simple as His Highness the Princess thought."

He didn't say it clearly, but Catherine heard some indirect words. She said dissatisfiedly: "Do you don't like nobles either? Do you think this princess is a bad person?"

"Your Highness the Princess is of course excellent, but not everyone is consistent." Adrick finally said something more.

"Is that true..." Catherine frowned. Although she was smart, she was young and had little experience, so she really couldn't see the problem.

"In this way, if His Royal Highness really wants to make friends with Miss Lina, it is better to become familiar with her first. Perhaps as you grow up, your views will gradually change. There is no need to rush to do this." Adrick made a suggestion.

"It makes sense, Airy, you're smart~" Catherine happily patted his shoulder and left with carefree humming.

Adrick looked at her back, but sighed slightly worriedly. His Royal Highness is too naive, and this is not a good thing.

As Adrick, who had lived at the bottom for so long, naturally had already understood the warmth and warmth of human feelings. He knew that Lina's words were actually not biased.

But he couldn't tell Catherine directly that the little girl wouldn't believe it easily, and maybe she would have a rift with him because of this.

I hope she can discover it gradually...

In short, no matter what, in order to repay His Highness’ kindness, and for His Highness the Princess... I will protect her to the end!

Next, Katherine would sneak out to play with Lena from time to time.

What made her happy was that Adrick did not stop her, but instead helped to cover her, so that she could sometimes play with Lena for longer.

The two little girls soon became good friends who could talk about everything. They played in the woods, caught fish in the river, and ran to the fields to help.

These are novel experiences for Catherine, and she experienced many things that were not in the palace.

Of course, Katherine would also bring some small gifts to Lina from time to time, most of which were pastries, which would be in line with the identity of the maid. Lina would also give her some handmade gadgets.

Later, Lina invited Catherine to go to the market in the village and town to go for a walk. At that time, it was just the day to go to the market. Lina only visited with her parents once when she was a child. She remembered that it was very lively, and Katherine would probably be very interested.

So the two little girls slipped to the market. Of course, Katherine put on a hood, and she would be more cautious every time she went to a crowded place.

As soon as they entered, they were attracted by the bustling market. People in all kinds of clothes were shouting one after another, a wide range of goods, and various things on small stalls were simply eye-opening.

But soon, Catherine noticed an old man lying on the corner of the street. He was unkempt and had a ragged dress and was lying on a straw mat. In front of him was a dirty and broken bowl with only a few pitiless coins.

"That old man is so pitiful. He wears so little in this weather." She said sympathetically.

"What's this? They are homeless vagabonds who can only make a living by begging, and even in winter, they can only sleep on the streets." Lina was not surprised. "There are often people like this in the village, but everyone's life is not very good. How can they help them?"

"Is this what..." Catherine couldn't bear it after all, so she walked over.

She squatted down, took out a golden button from her arms and placed it in a broken bowl, and said softly: "Grandpa, this should be worth a lot of money. You can exchange it for some food and clothing. Don't lie here, you will get sick."

Others may not know the goods, but Catherine knew that the button was pure gold and was worth a little money.

What she didn't know was how valuable this was.
Chapter completed!