Daily life in the academy

After entering Prince Ning's Mansion, Bai Zhi felt that she had wasted her expression in Wen Mansion that morning and it was completely incomparable.

After Yan Qingchen handed her over to the housekeeper, he left without looking back.

The housekeeper was about forty or fifty years old, and looked very kind. He looked at her with a smile and spoke in an extremely respectful tone: "Young Master, please follow me. The guest rooms are in Jingyuan."

"Okay, thank you for leading the way."

"My last name is Shen, you can just call me Uncle Shen."

Bai Zhi obediently called out "Uncle Shen".

Butler Shen took Bai Zhi through the palace and walked through the corridors. It was dark and there was only a lantern to lead the way. If they were not very familiar with the terrain of the palace, they would probably get lost.

"Young Master, excuse me for asking, how did you become acquainted with the prince?" His voice was soft and gentle, but it stood out in the quiet night.

"We are both students of Yunlu Academy, and we have become familiar with each other over time."

Bai Zhi's euphemism didn't mean the subtlety that Butler Shen was thinking. How could he not know what kind of character his own son was? Anyone who caught his eye must have some ability. But seeing that the guest was unwilling to talk more, he was also a discerning person, so he said nothing more.

Butler Shen took Bai Zhi to the guest room. Bai Zhi came suddenly and did not greet them in advance. There was no maid assigned to the guest room. He took out a tinder and lit the candle in the room:

"Young Master, please stay here today. If you need anything tomorrow, please tell the servants who will serve you as soon as possible. I will be leaving now."

Bai Zhi thanked him politely and saw him out. Although the guest rooms in the palace were not often visited, they were kept spotlessly clean. However, it was already late at night and she was really tired after a whole day. She had no time to appreciate it. She took off her coat, fell on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the news spread throughout the Ning Wang Mansion that the prince had brought back a strange young man. Everyone had witnessed Yan Qingchen's reputation in Sheng'an City over the years. No one from the aristocratic families could catch his eye, and the small families did not have the courage to do so. Over the years, only Mu Bailian and Wenzhe had been by his side.

Princess Ning was very curious about what this young man looked like. After the maid helped her dress up, she took Prince Ning to the guest room in Jingyuan.

Prince Ning grabbed her and advised, "My beloved, please slow down. This is Prince Ning's Mansion... Are you afraid that he will run away? Oh... My waist..." He only felt his waist jump and then slipped.

"My beloved, my beloved...Help me, my waist is sprained..."

Princess Ning was disappointed by him: "With your old arms and legs, what good can you do?"

"Forget it, you guys support the prince, I will go by myself."

"Yes, princess."

Princess Ning shook off the useless prince and walked straight towards Jingyuan. Unfortunately, Yan Qingchen was walking towards her. He saw that his mother was in a hurry and there was no servant around her, so he hurried to meet her.

"Mother, what's wrong with you? Is there something important?"

"Ayao, you've come just in time. I heard you brought back a handsome young man yesterday. Mother is very curious and was just about to go take a look."

Yan Qingchen was helpless: "Just for this matter? Where are the attendants around you?"

When this matter was mentioned, Princess Ning's expression changed and she complained, "It's all because of your father's incompetence. He couldn't walk more than a few steps before he complained about a sprained waist..."

She looked at her son's helpless expression and asked curiously, "Did you really only know that young man at the academy? With your personality, other than that idiot from the Mu family and the nerdy kid from the Wen family, how could anyone dare to be your friend?"

"Mother..."

"Okay, I won't ask you. I'll go see it myself." Princess Ning took two steps forward, then stopped and turned to ask, "Ayao, are you going?"

"No..." Yan Qingchen was about to refuse, but Bai Zhi's expressive face immediately appeared in his mind, and he changed his mind: "I'll go with you, in case he bumps into you because he doesn't know him."

At that time, Bai Zhi had just woken up from her sleep and stretched comfortably. The bed in the palace was so soft. The life of rich people is different!

The servant waiting outside the door had already been waiting. When he heard the noise coming from inside, he asked, "Young Master, do you need to wash up?"

"Wait a moment."

Bai Zhi hurriedly got out of bed, picked up her tools and wrapped her chest. After putting on her clothes, she called the servants in. Looking at the busy figures inside and outside, she thought that she could finally experience the feeling of being served.

After washing up, Bai Zhi smiled and sent off all the attendants. She sat at the round table in the outer room, propping up her head with her hands and staring out the door in a daze.

"Gulu——"

I’m hungry...When will the palace serve dinner?

The figure looked familiar... There was also a graceful and beautiful woman beside him. When the person approached, Bai Zhi hurriedly stood up and went out to greet him.

"Prince, you came here so early in the morning to ask me to have breakfast?"

The presence of the beautiful woman beside Yan Qingchen was so strong that Bai Zhi couldn't ignore her passionate gaze. She could only ask with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Who is this lady?"

"This is my mother." He said it briefly.

Bai Zhi's eyes widened, and she quickly saluted Princess Ning: "Student Bai Zhi greets the princess."

"It's okay, it's okay. You are Ayao's friend, so don't worry about these empty formalities."

Princess Ning waved her hand indifferently. She looked at the young man in front of her and felt a sense of familiarity for some reason, but she couldn't grasp any clue for the moment. She just felt happy just looking at him. She walked up, grabbed Bai Zhi's arm and walked out.

"Come on, Ah Zhi, this princess will take you to have breakfast."

Bai Zhi was pulled out of Jingyuan by Princess Ning. She looked at Yan Qingchen for help, but the latter followed them expressionlessly.

During this period, Princess Ning asked about Baizhi's situation like an aunt next door. Although she asked a lot of questions, her attitude was gentle and did not make people feel annoyed at all. After learning about Baizhi's relatively difficult situation, she felt even more pity for her.

"Azhi, you are the first friend that Ayao brought back. If anything goes wrong in the future, just come to the palace. If anyone dares to cause trouble for you again, let Ayao beat them up."

"Mother...I'm not a thug."

Yan Qingchen tried to struggle, but was immediately rejected by Princess Ning: "Have you fought enough? A few more blows won't make a difference."

Bai Zhi smiled, thanked the princess for her kindness, and asked, "Hasn't Mu Bailian and Wenzhe ever been to the palace?"

"I've been here. Mu comes more often, and occasionally he'll bring Wen along. But none of them were brought here by Ayao himself. Mu just followed them."

This is in line with Mu Bailian's personality.