Ma Xiang originally wanted to scam the Prince's estate, but he never expected to get himself into trouble instead.
In his understanding, bosses ought to be disdainful of the dirty work in the farms, and their understanding of the farms only came from the account book. Considering the Prince's estate's status was so much higher than his previous boss, it had never crossed his mind that the boss here would personally check on the farm matters.
Previously, he had clearly asked his father to test the waters. Those stewards had already said that there was no need to report trivial matters.
The estate manager was usually the one who called the shots at the farm. As long as he could rope in the other estate manager, pay a lot of rent every year, and skillfully cook the books, wouldn't the fruits planted on the cleared mountains belong to him?
Unexpectedly, he was discovered before he could act. After a meal and a pot of wine, he'd revealed his entire background.