The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

She was still wondering what to call Zhou Chu.

Calling him "Young Master Zhou" sounds too formal.

Ever since she accidentally learned about Zhou Chu's poem a few days ago, she was immediately amazed by Zhou Chu's talent.

Lin Yao also read the information about Zhou Chu that Princess Deqing had investigated.

After learning about Zhou Chu's past, I admired him even more.

Just as Princess Deqing admired Tang Bohu back then, Lin Yao now idolizes Zhou Chu in every way.

Lin Yao has always been very proud, and she basically doesn't find any of the young masters in the capital worthy of her attention.

In her opinion, those spoiled brats were not even as good as herself, so how could they possibly be worthy of her attention?

If Lin Yao were in later generations, she would definitely be considered a person who is attracted to strength and has an intellectual attraction.

The more she studied, the more she realized that Zhou Chu far surpassed her in terms of talent and other aspects.

Besides family background.

Family background was the least important thing to Lin Yao.

"Brother Hengqi, could you write down your poem for me?"

Lin Yao knew many things about Zhou Chu, such as that Zhou Chu had beautiful handwriting.

"sure."

Zhou Chu smiled.

The two walked out while talking.

Lin Zhi seemed to have followed them out as well.

Zhou Chu naturally knew that Lin Zhi was following behind, and he could even guess what Lin Zhi was planning.

He was simply trying to give himself a hard time at the princess's residence, his territory.

When Lin Zhi left the study, he didn't dare to do anything rash, for fear of disturbing the princess.

After the three of them passed through several courtyards, they were almost at the courtyard where Lin Yao lived when Lin Zhi could no longer hold back.

He took two steps at a time and arrived in front of Zhou Chu.

"You're pretty arrogant, aren't you? You think you can slap me eighteen times a day? You try slapping me once!"

Lin Zhi stuck out his face, looking completely nonchalant, with an expression that said, "What can you do to me?"

This was the first time Zhou Chu had heard of such a request since arriving in the Ming Dynasty.

I glanced at Lin Yao next to me and saw that Lin Yao was full of excitement, and even a little eager to try.

Zhou Chu suspected that if he didn't take action, she would be unable to resist doing so.

Snapped!

Zhou Chu slapped Lin Zhi hard across the face, making him see stars.

Of course, Zhou Chu didn't really use that much force. If he had used his full strength, he could have sent Lin Zhi flying with a single slap.

"I will kill you!"

Lin Zhi's right cheek was slapped bright red, but his eyes were even redder.

He never expected that Zhou Chu would dare to make a move in the princess's residence.

This slap made him lose his mind instantly, and he rushed forward to hit Zhou Chu.

Soon, Lin Zhi's bloodshot eyes became clear again.

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! I was wrong, I was wrong."

Lin Zhi felt like Zhou Chu was about to break his arm, and hurriedly begged for mercy.

Zhou Chu then released Lin Zhi.

Hearing the commotion and witnessing this scene, the guards nearby could not bear it any longer. They drew their swords and rushed forward to protect Lin Zhi.

"Everyone step back, we were just joking around."

Lin Zhi twisted his arm, and after confirming that it wasn't broken, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, the guards exchanged glances, somewhat hesitant.

Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me tell you to get out of the way?

Lin Yao's face was as cold as frost.

Upon hearing this, the guards trembled in fear and quickly scattered.

This surprised Zhou Chu.

Unexpectedly, this little girl's intimidating power was even stronger than Lin Zhi's.

"You're a real man, you didn't even ask them for help."

Zhou Chu immediately looked at Lin Zhi with newfound respect.

"That's right, what kind of hero asks for help?"

Lin Zhi looked slightly pleased.

When Lin Yao saw Zhou Chu looking at her, she immediately dropped her previous expression and reverted to her previous demure and gentle demeanor.

"Brother Hengqi, I'm not usually like this. I was just too angry just now."

Her voice was incredibly sweet, and her expression was slightly shy.

Lin Zhi, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded when he saw Lin Yao's appearance.

At this moment, Lin Zhi had only one thought in his mind: no matter who you are, get off Lin Yao immediately.