Daily life in the academy

"Ah, oh."

Bai Zhi took a few quick steps, then slowed down when she was three steps away from Chu Youyou, and kept this distance. The person in front of her seemed to have noticed something, but did not say anything. Until they came to an open area with a pavilion built in the center, Chu Youyou walked straight over.

The table in the pavilion was filled with food. I guess this was the thank-you banquet that Chu Youyou mentioned?

However, between the two of them, it was slightly different from what she had imagined.

Chu Youyou sat down casually. Seeing Bai Zhi standing beside him, he knocked on the table helplessly and said, "Come here and sit down. I won't eat you."

Bai Zhi smiled politely, thinking, You won't eat me, but your father might, but she followed her wishes and sat down one seat away from her.

"Miss Chu, just tell me the truth. What is the matter that you called me here for today?" Bai Zhi had an attitude that said, "If you stick your head out, you will be stabbed. If you keep your head down, you will be stabbed too. Just give me a quick death."

Chu Youyou supported her chin with one hand and looked at the person in front of her with amusement. Seeing that she was being pressed into a corner, she didn't keep it a secret anymore and said bluntly: "You don't have to pretend in front of me. I know who you are."

Bai Zhi had a bad feeling and still looked confused: "Miss Chu, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand."

"You don't have an Adam's apple, and your skin is smoother than that of an average man. Most importantly, the way you look at me has no ulterior motives."

The confidence that naturally revealed in Chu Youyou's eyes seemed to say: No matter how you explain yourself, what I said is the truth.

Bai Zhi's mind turned to mush for a moment, and she could only weakly say, "I don't have any intentions towards you...what's wrong with that?"

"That's right." Chu Youyou put down her hand. "When a man on the street sees a beautiful woman, he'll probably take a few glances, expressing admiration, envy, or fantasies. Of course, there are some exceptions. But your eyes are different from those men's. There's no ulterior motive, and you even have a hint of sympathy. That's very interesting."

There was no one else around. After the two of them sat down, Chu Youyou dismissed the servants. Bai Zhi looked at the person in front of her with a complicated expression. She was in a trance for a while. Apart from the messy days of being locked up in the woodshed, it turned out that this was the attitude of a noble lady who had not been driven crazy and had left the scumbag.

"That's right, it's the expression you have right now. Your eyes are filled with a mixture of heartache, relief, and admiration, without a trace of purpose. It's something you only see in people of the same sex."

Bai Zhi curled her lips awkwardly: "You're pushing it too far."

"Let's put that aside for now. How do you explain the fact that a sixteen-year-old man has no Adam's apple?"

"Maybe the skin is thicker and covers it up?"

"You're as skinny as a monkey. Don't you think you'll laugh at yourself if you say something like that?"

Well, this is another guy with a poisonous mouth.

Chu Youyou's intention wasn't to expose Bai Zhi and use this as leverage. She sighed and softened her tone, "Bai Zhi, I didn't call you here today to embarrass you. On the last day, if you stand in front of me, I'll confirm your true identity. It's just that the timing isn't right, so I can't explain it to you."

"My father was kind and compassionate. After my mother passed away, he never remarried, nor did he take concubines. I've never had a sister I could talk to..."

"Wait a minute." Bai Zhi interrupted her: "You didn't tell your father too, did you?"

"So, you finally admitted it?"

This is not the point... Baizhi feels powerless as if she is talking to a deaf person.

She nodded and said, "Now that you've said that, what else can I do?"

Chu Youyou happily sat next to Bai Zhi, holding her hand, her eyes shining: "This is a little secret between us, I won't tell anyone, but you have to spend more time talking to me in the future, otherwise life will be boring."

Bai Zhi was shocked: "So...you're telling me all this today because you're bored?"

"Yes." Chu Youyou answered confidently.

Bai Zhi's breath rose in her throat, but she swallowed it back. "You don't have any sisters in your family, but there are so many wealthy families in Sheng'an City, isn't there a good sister somewhere?"

"They?" Chu Youyou snorted coldly, her expression quite disdainful: "Besides thinking about men, it's just looking at men, it's really boring."

Bai Zhi narrowed her eyes: "How strange."

"I am a magnanimous lady and will not argue with you. Besides, I met that man because I attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by Princess Kang. I was blinded by him for a moment and I admit my mistake."

"..."

Bai Zhi smiled in response, she really couldn't respond to this.

Chu Youyou: "Your real name isn't Bai Zhi, right?"

Baizhi: "Just call it Baizhi, which is consistent with the name of the medicine."

"Baizhi? What a nice name! From now on I'll call you Ah Zhi like them."

"Miss Chu, as long as you are happy."

"I am not happy."

"..."

"I call you Ah Zhi. If you keep calling me Miss Chu, it means you don't treat me as your own. If you don't treat me as your own, then I might get upset one day and reveal the identity of a student from Yunlu Academy..."

"Youyou, you are the best." Baizhi readily agreed.

Chu Youyou raised her chin slightly: "That's about right."

Chu Youyou pulled Bai Zhi aside and complained bitterly. She said that either Minister Chu did not understand a daughter's heart since she was a child and raised her as a boy. If Yunlu Academy did not accept girls, she would have sent her there immediately. She also said that she couldn't understand why Bai Zhi went in on her own and took such a risk. Or she complained that the maids in the mansion were too rigid and no one could talk to her.

Bai Zhi was definitely a qualified listener, giving feedback and responding, so much so that Chu Youyou was still reluctant to finish what she was saying all night long, until the beginning of the night. She looked at the crescent moon in the sky that was getting brighter and brighter, thinking that this kid must have been feeling depressed for a long time.

Even the servants of the palace came to urge her to leave. Before leaving, Chu Youyou called the maid to wrap up the pastries that Baizhi often ate on the table and stuffed them into Baizhi's hands: "Take it back and eat it. Ah Zhi, I will come to visit you next time." Then he watched Baizhi leave reluctantly.

Bai Zhi was really tired. She clenched the cake in her hand, nodded randomly, and left.

In the carriage, Bai Zhi asked the attendant, "Did the prince ask you to come and find me?"

The attendant nodded in agreement, his attitude respectful and without any extra response.

It was already midnight when Bai Zhi returned to Prince Ning's Mansion. In an instant, she seemed to have returned to the feeling of going out during the day and returning at midnight. The only difference was that she was always alone before, but now that she was staying in the palace, at least she had servants and maids.

Bai Zhi thought it was a good idea, so she went back to Jingyuan and asked someone to bring some hot water. She took a shower and went to bed. But as soon as she entered the room, she saw Yan Qingchen sitting upright in her room, reading a book.

"Brother Yan, why haven't you rested yet?"

Interjection:

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