After traveling through time, I became a princess in ancient times

There was a sound of light footsteps outside the door. When Xiaoxue came to the study and saw Ren Chenxi was also there, her expression suddenly became respectful.

She lowered her head slightly, folded her hands in front of her stomach, and performed a standard ancient maid's salute to the prince.

"My Lord, Miss, someone has come to apply for the position of housekeeper and is now waiting in the courtyard."

After hearing Xiaoxue's words, Xia Yurou turned her head and looked at Ren Chenxi with questioning eyes. After all, this was the prince's home court, and she wanted to avoid losing his dignity.

Ren Chenxi nodded slightly, indicating that he was willing to meet her.

After getting the prince's tacit consent, Xiaoxue quickly retreated.

The study room was quiet again, with only the breeze outside the window swaying gently.

Xia Yurou put down the brush in her hand, straightened her clothes, and prepared to go to the courtyard to meet the housekeeper who came to apply for the position.

Ren Chenxi also stood up and followed her, and the two walked out of the study side by side.

Passing through the corridor of the study, Xia Yurou and Ren Chenxi stepped into the spacious courtyard.

An old man in simple clothes was standing quietly in the yard waiting, his back straight, like an old pine tree that has stood tall after weathering wind and rain.

When the old man saw Xia Yurou and Ren Chenxi coming, his eyes slightly stung when they met Ren Chenxi, and he obviously recognized this noble prince.

He bowed deeply and shouted in a loud voice: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Xiaoxue hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "This is our Princess Chen."

Xia Yurou smiled slightly, signaling the old man not to be so polite.

She walked forward and looked at the old man carefully: "Old sir, I heard that you are interested in applying for the position of housekeeper in my house?"

"Yes, Princess. I have more than 20 years of experience as a housekeeper. I am very good at both the daily management of the mansion and the settlement of accounts."

Ren Chenxi stared at the old man and found nothing unusual about him, but still asked, "I wonder why you chose to come to my Chenwang Mansion to apply for a job?"

The old man was slightly stunned, and then a trace of vicissitudes and helplessness flashed in his eyes.

He sighed and looked into the distance, as if recalling the past: "Prince, to be honest, my previous master's family fell into poverty, and everyone in the mansion went their separate ways. I am old, and my family has no children. I have to look for a job to make a living. I happened to see a recruitment notice posted at the door of Prince Chen's mansion, so I thought of coming to the mansion to ask if there is a chance to work for the prince and the princess."

After listening to the old man's explanation, Ren Chenxi stepped forward and said, "Since you have this intention, my Chen Palace will naturally welcome you. From now on, you will be the housekeeper of the palace."

Upon hearing this, the old man bowed deeply to them and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Princess."

"Old sir, we haven't learned your name yet. Can you tell me something?"

He raised his head and said quickly, "Princess, my surname is Lin and my given name is Yi."

"Then I will call you Uncle Lin. From now on, you will be a member of my Chen Palace. I will leave all the affairs of the palace to you."

At this moment, Steward Lin's eyes were slightly moist. He didn't expect that the princess would be so respectful to him, a servant?

His eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes of life, were full of emotion. "You are too polite, Princess. I will do my best to serve you, Your Majesty."

Xia Yurou instructed Xiaoxue who was standing beside her, "Xiaoxue, take Uncle Lin around the mansion first, so that he can get familiar with the environment."

Xiaoxue agreed, walked to the side of Steward Lin, and said softly: "Steward Lin, please follow me."

With the departure of Xiaoxue and Butler Lin, only Xia Yurou and Ren Chenxi were left in the courtyard.

She then shook her wrist gently, smiled and said to Ren Chenxi: "Your Highness, you see, I have been writing for a long time, and my hands are a little numb."

Hearing this, Ren Chenxi gently held Xia Yurou's hand and began to massage it, his eyes full of tenderness: "Rou'er, thank you for your hard work."

Xia Yurou looked up at Ren Chenxi, her eyes flashing with happiness, then she broke free from his hand and picked up a long sword from the side.

"My Lord, how about we do a sword dance?"

Ren Chenxi took the sword handed to him by Xia Yurou. He smiled slightly and raised the tip of the sword slightly, as if inviting Xia Yurou to dance with him.

Xia Yurou also smiled and drew her sword. The two stood in the middle of the courtyard, swords flashing, like two silver dragons circling in the air.

Following Xia Yurou's light shout, her body moved swiftly, her sword wielded like a rainbow, and she attacked Ren Chenxi like a torrential rain.

He used his sword as a pen, drawing graceful arcs in the air. Every time the sword tip collided, a crisp sound echoed in the courtyard.

As their sword dance became more and more intense, the sword light and the light of the setting sun intertwined to form a magnificent picture.

Their movements were coordinated, as if they were telling a story that would be passed down through the ages.

After a long time, the two men were tired of sword dancing and sat down under the pavilion in the courtyard to rest.

"Your Majesty's swordsmanship is top-notch, so why was he chased by those assassins before?"

Ren Chenxi sighed softly and said helplessly: "At that time, I was hit by the assassin's smoke and I could hardly hold the sword. I tried my best to deal with it, but it was still beyond my ability. If Rou'er hadn't appeared in time to drive away the assassin, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."

She clenched her hands, as if she could feel the anger welling up from the bottom of her heart.

"If I find out who dares to harm the prince, I will definitely not let him go."

Ren Chenxi stroked the back of her hand and said softly, "Rou'er, as long as you are by my side, I am not afraid of anything."

Xia Yurou leaned on his shoulder and asked the question that puzzled her: "My Lord, why don't you have any confidants around you?"

He was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I used to have confidants, but..."

Seeing that Ren Chenxi didn't want to talk more, Xia Yurou tactfully didn't ask any further questions.

"Let the past be the past. I am still by your side. No matter what difficulties you encounter, I will face them together with you."

Ren Chenxi felt warm in his heart, as if all the haze was dispelled by his princess at this moment.

"Rou'er, knowing you is the greatest blessing in my life."

The afterglow of the setting sun filled the entire courtyard, dyeing the sky a brilliant orange-red.

Xia Yurou suddenly pointed to the horizon and said gently, "Your Majesty, look, the sunset is so beautiful!"

He looked up, and the light of the setting sun shone in their eyes, sparkling with crystal luster.

Ren Chenxi smiled slightly, as if the whole world was lit up by his smile.

"Yes, it's beautiful."

He responded softly, his voice full of happiness and satisfaction.

The two of them just sat there quietly, enjoying this rare peaceful moment.

The breeze blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness and taking away all their fatigue and worries.