So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Zhang Baiyu didn't expect Yan Luo to bring the woman up so quickly, and it was too late to stop him.

Thinking that the eunuchs in the palace had sent a message that this woman must be presented to Zhou Yao, she would have to be presented sooner or later, so he just did what Yan Luo said.

He had seen this woman before and thought she looked ordinary, even a little too thin, as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind. "Isn't it hard to be attracted by such a beauty?" Zhang Baiyu shook his head as he looked at her.

However, this woman had a unique scholarly air, which was indeed different from ordinary women.

Could it be that this young Master Zhou likes this? He speculated in his heart, after all, he knew nothing about Zhou Yao's preferences. In this case, he could only follow the arrangements of the people in the palace.

"I'm afraid that since you have just arrived at Nantai, there will be many inconveniences in your daily life, so I'm sending a maid to serve you." Yan Luo smiled and introduced the woman to the front.

Yan Luo had ordered someone to take the woman to wash and dress up. Although there was still a gap compared to those naturally beautiful beauties, she now looked more attractive than before.

??? Why is there such a thing? Zhou Yao was about to leave work, so he had to say seriously: "The Zhao Law says, 'Any official who stays with a prostitute shall be punished with 60 strokes of the cane, dismissed from his post, investigated and punished, and never employed again.' What does Lord Yan mean by this?"

"Hey! How can this be considered a prostitute? Master Zhou has misunderstood!" Yan Luo quickly explained, "This is a decent girl from a good family!" He took a few steps closer to Zhou Yao and whispered, "This body is clean and I bought it especially to serve you, Master."

Zhou Yao sneered and distanced himself from Yan Luo, "Master Yan is very capable. I have hands and feet, and I have brought a servant with me. Even if this woman is from a good family, she doesn't need to serve me. Since I am an official, I should abide by the laws of the court. Master Yan, please go back."

Zhang Baiyu and Yan Luo stood there awkwardly. They didn't expect Zhou Yao to reject them directly. They had promised the palace. What should they do?

"Just treat me as a maid, sweeping and cleaning for the master." Yan Luo struggled.

"If it was just for cleaning, there would be no need to bring it to me. Now that it is brought to me, I, Zhou, must make my position clear." He said coldly, "Master Zhang, Master Yan, and Miss, please go back."

The woman had been lowering her head before, but she suddenly raised her head after hearing what he said, and called out in surprise and delight: "Senior Brother?"

She looked at Zhou Yao with tears in her eyes, "Senior Brother! Senior Brother Zhou, save me! If they take me away, I will become a slave!" She knelt down and hugged Zhou Yao's robe, choking with sobs.

Zhou Yao was shocked and looked down at the sobbing woman on the ground, "You are...?"

But after looking for a long time, he really couldn't remember who this person was.

"I'm Kong Nanlu! We are in the same research group! Have you forgotten, senior brother?" She raised her head eagerly and looked at the man with tearful eyes.

"Qiuxin University Water Conservancy School!" She lowered her voice and said, "I'm Kong Nanlu from Qiuxin University Water Conservancy School. When I was in my third year of graduate school, I went to your laboratory to work on a project!"

Kong Nanlu? Zhou Yao had some impression of this name. It seemed that there was such a person, who should be a master's degree holder of another teacher in the same group.

So he helped her up and asked, "What's going on? Why are you here?"

Kong Nanlu cried, "I haven't worked in water conservancy since I graduated. I didn't expect to be in a car accident and come here. I traveled through time and space to become a poor woman, and then was sold to the mansion. They wanted me to be a maid, but it turned out to be you! Brother, save me! If you send me away, they will sell me to the mine! Someone has already been sent to the mine! I don't want to go! I don't want to go! Brother, save me!"

Zhou Yao felt conflicted. The situation in the mine was like that. Kong Nanlu was a weak woman with no relatives or clan members. If she was sent to the mine, she would definitely be humiliated and die.

But he had just acted so righteous in front of those people, and it would be awkward for him to keep her now.

After struggling for a moment, he thought of Lu Jiayan, whom Xiao Yueshan had taken in, and felt that he and his wife should be able to protect a girl like this. He still wanted to protect this fellow sister.

He said to Zhang Baiyu and Yan Luo, "My two lords, I have bought this girl. Since she is my friend, I will not let her be displaced. I hope you will not spread the news about what happened today." After saying that, he took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table.

Zhang Baiyu and Yan Luo looked at each other. Although they felt that the development of the situation was unexpected, they also achieved their goal, so they didn't say much.

All crows are black. It seems that Lord Zhou's reputation for being impartial and just is in vain. After all the nonsense, he was still taken advantage of by this woman.

Zhang Baiyu complained in his heart, feeling that this young Lord Zhou was nothing special.

Zhou Yao insisted that Yan Luo accept the money, so Yan Luo asked the steward to deliver Kong Nanlu's indenture.

After they left, Zhou Yao looked at Kong Nanlu, who was in tears, and sighed helplessly, "It's okay. You can stay in the government office today. I'll have someone take you to Beijing tomorrow."

Kong Nanlu was so grateful that she kept thanking Zhou Yao. Zhou Yao asked her to wash up and rest first. The girl walked away, looking back every few steps.

After a whole day of hard work, he could finally rest in peace for a while.

The next morning, Zhou Yao had someone find a carriage to take Kong Nanlu to Beijing. "The carriage will take you to the Zhou family in Changxing Lane. When you get there, you can find my wife, Madam Xiao, and tell her that I asked you to find her. Tell her all this and she will make sure you are well."

His mind was full of matters concerning the mine, and he instructed his regular attendant Zhou Hong to escort Kong Nanlu to Beijing, and then he went to the mining area with Zhang Baiyu, Yan Luo, and Wen Xiong.

Unexpectedly, when he came back from the mine, exhausted, the woman who should have set out in the morning and should have left Nantai County long ago was still sitting in the house.

"What happened? Why haven't you left yet?" He was tired after a long day and had no energy to control his temper.

Kong Nanlu remained silent the whole time. She glanced at Zhou Hong who was looking at her and then timidly said, "Brother, can I not leave?"

As she spoke, her eyes were red. "I came here and I'm unfamiliar with the place. I've been bullied the whole time. Now I have to walk a long way to Beijing and pass through the mining area. I'm really afraid of any accidents..."

Zhou Yao was speechless when he heard her say that. How should I put it? Kong Nanlu's worry was somewhat reasonable, but letting her stay here was not a long-term solution.

"What should we do? We can't let you stay here all the time? It's not convenient." Zhou Yao said helplessly.

Kong Nanlu hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "If you don't mind, I'd like to stay with you. I can do everything. I can do everything I learned in school. I can also do rough work like cleaning, washing clothes, and cooking. Just let me be a maid. As long as I can have a place to stay, I won't cause you any trouble."

She lowered her head, not daring to look Zhou Yao in the eye.

Zhou Yao felt that this person was really troublesome. He didn't want to go to Beijing, but he didn't say so earlier. He had to wait for Zhou Hong to hire a carriage. He waited for a day before saying he didn't want to go. Isn't this just causing trouble? So the carriage shouldn't be hired with your money? He was very angry.

Besides, she has received higher education after all. Does she have a brain? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he was out on business, and saving her yesterday was already a violation of principle. She had to avoid suspicion in the first place, and now she insisted on staying by his side, wouldn't it make him more embarrassed?

As expected, not everyone is as smart as his wife. Zhou Yao’s brows were unconsciously twisted together.

If he hadn't considered that it was really unsafe for girls in the mining area, he really didn't want to pay attention to Kong Nanlu.

"If you want to stay, then stay. But you also know that there are many rules here. Just live wherever Lord Yan arranges you to live. Don't move around. If you encounter danger, I can't save you. I will ask you to go with me when I go to Beijing." Zhou Yao said after thinking for a while.

Kong Nanlu was filled with joy and quickly responded, "Thank you, Senior Brother! I will definitely do my best!"