After Fang Zichen lectured him, Guaizai understood: the chickens were for looking at, not eating. Oh, in that case, he wouldn't catch them anymore.
Realizing his mistake, the next day he had a young palace maid lead him to the Imperial Study to apologize to Xia Jinghong in person.
Xia Jinghong's heart trembled at the sight of him. He had never known that children could be such a headache when they ran wild. Still, acknowledging a mistake and being able to correct it was a great virtue.