Daily life in the academy

"What conditions?"

Yan Qingchen curled his lips and said, "If you help me complete all the holiday homework assigned by the teachers, just consider it as payment for this month's rent."

Bai Zhi was overjoyed: "Is that all?"

Yan Qingchen: "You still think it's not enough? Why don't you help..."

Bai Zhi quickly stopped him: "Enough, enough is enough."

"Well...Azhi, how about you also come to the general's mansion and stay for half a month to help me finish my homework?" Mu Bailian looked expectant.

Bai Zhi took a deep breath and said to him in a strong voice, "Get lost."

Mu Bailian curled his lips: "If you don't want to write, then don't write. Why are you so fierce?"

Bai Zhi: “…” a little artificial.

Now that she no longer had to worry about accommodation and could enjoy high-quality services with peace of mind, Baizhi's brows relaxed and the corners of her mouth were about to curl up to the sky.

"Okay, since Azhi is going to live in the palace, it will be convenient for us to move together during the holidays. I will go find Wenzhe first and go home together." Mu Bailian had already realized that he was redundant, so he packed up his schoolbag, clapped his hands and left.

There were some books that Yan Qingchen often used left in the room, so the two of them went back to the room together to pack up their things.

No, it should be said that Baizhi and the servants cleaned up, while Prince Yan sat at the round table and drank tea leisurely.

While packing her clothes and daily necessities, Bai Zhi lamented that people have different destinies. Rich young masters come here to experience life, while people like her have a hard-working life, just to survive and live!

Feeling Bai Zhi's slightly resentful gaze, Yan Qingchen lowered his head to look at the tea in his hand, then looked up at Bai Zhi, handed her the teacup, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Good.

After checking that all the windows were locked, Bai Zhi took out the key and locked the room. She then left the academy with Yan Qingchen and his group carrying her bulging luggage.

...

In the early morning of the fourth day of the holiday, the sun had just broken through the clouds and a gentle breeze blew, making me feel refreshed.

Bai Zhi originally planned to have a good sleep for a few days, but she never expected that the routine in the academy had been ingrained in her bones. At this moment, she was sitting in the pavilion of Jingyuan with her chin in her hand, enjoying the breeze, and the servants in the palace had already begun to come into her sight.

She was sweet-talking and two years younger than Yan Qingchen, and she often made the princess laugh. So her schedule in the palace was to chat with the princess every morning. After that, there might be some major or minor matters in the palace, or other ladies might come to visit, and then Bai Zhi would leave.

Yan Qingchen would also return to his own villa, sometimes to discuss important matters privately with the prince, and he was often nowhere to be found.

Recalling that before the holiday, Mu Bailian vowed that he would come to play with them during the holiday, but now there is no trace of him. Baizhi wants to go out to work but the scorching sun every day makes her discouraged. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is not easy to go from extravagance to frugality.

When Baizhi was thinking about how to enrich her holiday life, a man carrying a wooden box caught her attention.

She seemed to have heard Butler Shen say yesterday that several rooms in Jingyuan needed to be repaired, and this person should be the carpenter hired by Butler Shen.

The carpenter felt Bai Zhi's gaze, paused and nodded to her. Bai Zhi responded with a polite smile, and then saw him walking towards the room next to where she lived. Not long after, she heard the sounds of clanging and sawing wood.

Baizhi stretched and moved closer curiously.

The first thing I saw was a wooden box filled with various tools, with neatly arranged small wooden strips inside.

Li Gong heard the noise and saw that it was the young master from before. He quickly called out, "Young master, be careful of the flying wood chips."

Bai Zhi waved her hand: "No problem, you can continue, I'm just curious and watch for a while."

At first, Engineer Li was hesitant to move freely because of Bai Zhi's "supervision". He kept in mind the rules of working in the palace and did not listen, look or ask questions, for fear that he would make the noble unhappy if he did something wrong. But after a while, he found that the young master was just curious and did not say anything, so he relaxed his work.

When he climbed up to the beam, wood chips flew down and Baizhi would hide a little further away. He was so fascinated by the sight that he kept watching until the sun was high in the sky and the maids came to look for Baizhi to have breakfast.

Bai Zhi has a clear positioning for herself: the princess's happy pill and Yan Qingchen's homework writer. Every time she meets the corresponding person, she will play her role very competently.

Just like today's breakfast, the prince and Yan Qingchen went out early in the morning for some unknown reason, and the princess had no one else to talk to, so the only person she could complain to was Bai Zhi.

"Ah Zhi, when the weather is still nice, it's fine to occasionally walk with those ladies, but now it's getting hotter and hotter, and I just don't feel like moving. But if I don't entertain them, those ladies will gossip about Princess Ning being arrogant... Do you think there's anything we can do right here in the mansion?"

Bai Zhi tilted her head: "Aunt Rou, how do you usually spend your time with those ladies?"

"Isn't it just enjoying the cool breeze in the garden, eating some ice cream, and chatting about random things? It's even boring."

Princess Ning had a physique that sweated easily. On the first day, Bai Zhi was dragged along for a walk and noticed that not long after they started walking, the princess's forehead and nose were already covered with dense beads of sweat.

Although the people of Yan State were open-minded, they did not wear short-sleeved shirts and shorts like in modern times. Even if they wore a chest-length skirt and a gauze shirt, their bodies would still feel sticky and uncomfortable when they sweated.

Indoor entertainment projects... Bai Zhi turned over in her mind what she had seen and heard in Sheng'an these days, her eyes lit up, and she said:

"You can play mahjong. I've seen a lot of people playing it before."

Princess Ning sighed and shook her head: "I'm tired of playing this game... Those ladies are afraid of losing face for me, so they deliberately lose to me. It's boring..."

Butler Shen was standing by with three thick books. The princess saw that he was busy and asked, "What is it?"

"Princess, this is the palace's account book from last month. Please take a look..."

It is said that rich families have a leisurely life, but the reality is not so. Bai Zhi has witnessed the daily life of the mistress of the house in the palace these days, and it is not simple.

Baizhi tactfully took her leave. When she returned to Jingyuan, the carpenter was still there, but he was hiding in the shade doing delicate work, pushing the edge of the wood with a small shovel, very carefully.

"What is this object for?"

Li Gong replied respectfully, "Young Master, there's a maid in the mansion who asked for a small stool to help her work. I happened to have some suitable wood in my toolbox."

Bai Zhi nodded and squatted three steps away from him without any hesitation, holding her face with her hands and supporting her knees with her elbows as she watched.

After watching him this morning, Engineer Li had gotten used to it and seemed to think that this young master was easy to get along with. Seeing that he was so curious, he quietly explained the purpose of each step to him. Bai Zhi also responded to his explanation with an expression of sudden enlightenment.

For a moment, the scene was very harmonious.

Suddenly, an idea emerged in Bai Zhi's mind. Looking at the very reliable carpenter in front of her, she felt that it was very feasible.