Bai Zhen looked at the maid who kept kowtowing and looked so pitiful. She blinked her eyes and said, "Get up. I'll take you to the Shen family."
Wan Yu frowned and looked at Bai Zhen: "This is very troublesome."
Bai Zhen raised her eyebrows: "It's you who caused the trouble. Do you want to go? If not, I'll go alone."
How could Wan Yu feel at ease letting Bai Zhen go alone? She thought that Bai Zhen was already so busy, and this maid was actually causing trouble for Bai Zhen.
"Go ahead. I'll accompany you. But you haven't eaten yet. Eat first and then go. There's no rush!"
The maid naturally didn't dare to say anything. Since both of them agreed to go to the Shen family, how could she force them? Her eyes kept rolling. If she could stay with Bai Zhen forever, it seemed that it would have much better prospects than staying in the Shen family.
After Shen Yuhuan returned to the Shen family, she was full of grievances and rushed back to her room. The head of the Shen family was very concerned about Shen Yuhuan. When he learned that Shen Yuhuan had returned, he locked himself in the room, and the maid Xiaozhou who was taken out did not come back either.
Puzzled, he walked to Shen Yuhuan's door and knocked: "Yuhuan, what's wrong with you? Didn't things go well today?"
Shen Yuhuan felt even more aggrieved when she heard her father's voice. She rushed out and looked at the head of the Shen family: "Dad, Bai Zhen bullied me. They were too much..."
After recounting what happened today, the head of the Shen family sighed, "Now that you have taken action, let's forget about it. The prince is not someone we can covet. Why hasn't your maid come back?"
After Shen Yuhuan slapped Xiao Zhou, she came back without noticing it at all: "I don't know, this damn girl, I don't know what she is doing outside, why hasn't she come back yet?"
She thought that Xiaozhou was still very important to her. Although she had embarrassed her today, she had also beaten her, so the matter was over.
Shen Yuhuan thought so, but when Bai Zhenwanyu finished her meal and brought Xiaozhou to Shen's house, Shen Yuhuan was dumbfounded.
"What are you doing in my house?"
Hearing this, Bai Zhen was a little surprised. Doesn't this woman like Prince Wan? Why did Prince Wan react like this after he came to her house
"Your maid, if you want to stay with me, give me her body."
Shen Yuhuan was confused for a moment, then looked at Bai Zhen: "Dean Bai, are you trying to bully me? Xiao Zhou is my maid, I have no intention of selling her."
Bai Zhen paused for a moment before speaking: "A maid is also a life, I can't leave her with you."
What do you mean a maid is also a life? She won't kill anyone, huh? No, Bai Zhen meant that she would kill this maid
"Dean Bai, can I ask you, am I such a vicious person in your mind? Will I kill her?"
Bai Zhen shook her head: "No, I don't know what kind of person you are, and I don't even intend to understand what kind of person you are. The reason I came here is entirely because your maid knelt on the ground and begged me for help, so I made this trip."
Hearing this, Shen Yuhuan still found it hard to accept and looked at Xiao Zhou: "Xiao Zhou, what do you want to do? You actually ruined my reputation in public?"
Seeing Shen Yuhuan's angry look, Xiao Zhou shrank back, looking scared, and then knelt directly in front of Shen Yuhuan: "Miss, please let me go free, let me follow Dean Bai, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
Shen Yuhuan was shaken and almost fainted: "You want to betray me? You want me to give my body to you? Dream on."
Xiao Zhou looked at Shen Yuhuan helplessly. His daughter was obviously a smart person, so why couldn't she understand
"Miss, please grant me your wish since I have followed you for so many years."
Xiao Zhou turned his head and looked at Bai Zhen in front of him: "Dean Bai, please."
Bai Zhen laughed: "It seems that you have made up your mind to follow me, but your lady won't let you go, so I can't force you to leave."
Xiao Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Miss, you said that when I want to redeem myself, I will give you a hundred taels of silver. I have already saved up a hundred taels. Please let me go."
Shen Yuhuan was really heartbroken this time. She had been sincere to Xiaozhou before. She looked at Xiaozhou and said, "Okay, here you go. I'll get it now. Go away. Don't let me see you again. There is no love between us anymore."
Xiao Zhou burst into laughter when he heard this: "Thank you Miss, then Miss, can I go pack my things?"
Hearing this, Shen Yuhuan just snorted. She had already given her body, so keeping these things would be a weakness: "Whatever you want."
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards her room. Xiao Zhou followed her. As soon as she arrived at Shen Yuhuan's room, Xiao Zhou knelt down in front of Shen Yuhuan and said, "Miss, I am sorry to have made you sad. But I have absolutely no intention of betraying you."
Shen Yuhuan was a little surprised: "What else do you want to do?"
Xiao Zhou looked at Shen Yuhuan: "I think the young lady really likes the prince, but it is impossible for me to be with the prince, so I chose Dean Bai to do it. I will keep an eye on Dean Bai, pass on the message to the young lady, and help the young lady fulfill her wish."
Shen Yuhuan was stunned and looked at Xiao Zhou: "So you want to be with Bai Zhen because of me?"
Xiao Zhou nodded: "Miss, you have done me a favor, Xiao Zhou will never be ungrateful. Whatever Miss wants to know, I will go to Dean Bai to find out and tell her everything."
Shen Yuhuan felt that her mood was really complicated. Looking at the small boat in front of her, she suddenly said, "This is very dangerous. Once Bai Zhen finds out, you will be in great danger. Why not just forget it?"
Xiao Zhou looked at Shen Yuhuan: "Will Miss give up Prince Wan? If Miss really gives up, I won't go."
Shen Yuhuan was tangled. In fact, after being enlightened by the head of the Shen family today, she also realized that the possibility between her and Prince Wan was very small. She had originally planned to give up, but now Xiaozhou's method gave her a glimmer of hope.
What if it succeeds? I don't ask to be a prince's wife, I am willing to marry him as a concubine. When Shen Yuhuan was hesitating, Xiao Zhou spoke.
"Miss, you must be reluctant to leave. Xiao Zhou can see that you really like the prince. I will definitely help you fulfill your wish. I will go and pack your things. If you take too long, it will easily cause misunderstandings."
"Miss, if you are willing to work hard, you can start with Princess Ankang and Prince Nan. Prince Wan is their uncle. It will be much easier if you can win their favor."
Shen Yuhuan understood this truth, but she had already offended the princess. However, for the sake of Prince Wan, she was willing to bow her head.
Xiao Zhou went to pack up his things after he finished speaking. Shen Yuhuan stayed there, thinking for a moment, and finally turned around and found Xiao Zhou's body: "Here you go, forget about the silver, and keep a little more for yourself."
After taking his body, Xiao Zhou knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Shen Yuhuan, then he picked up his own bag and turned away.
When they arrived at the hall, Xiao Zhou walked up to Bai Zhen and said, "Thank you, Dean Bai, for saving my life. I will definitely repay Dean Bai in the future. I am willing to serve Dean Bai like a slave."
Bai Zhen raised her eyebrows. This Xiao Zhou had great ambitions. She stood up from her seat and looked at the head of the Shen family: "Since the matter has been settled, we will take our leave now."
As the group left the Shen family, the head of the Shen family snorted angrily: "Yuhuan, don't be sad for such an ungrateful person. She thinks Gao Zhi is so easy to please. She won't even know how to die when the time comes."
Shen Yuhuan opened her mouth and wanted to say that Xiaozhou was not an ungrateful person, but she didn't say anything when she thought that her father didn't want her to be with Prince Wan. "I know, Dad, I'm fine. I'm going back to my room to rest."
She had to think of a way to reconcile with Princess Ankang and Prince Nan, and make them like her? Speaking of which, Prince Nan was renovating the store recently, so she could start from this aspect.
It just so happens that the Shen family has closed down their academy recently, so it should be possible to go to Prince Nan to seek cooperation. Thinking of this, Shen Yuhuan planned to do it tomorrow.
Xiao Zhou had actually been feeling very uneasy since Bai Zhen took her away. She was afraid that Bai Zhen would not want to keep her by her side, so she followed Bai Zhen back to the palace with trepidation.
Bai Zhen looked at Xiao Zhou: "You want to stay with me, so you must have some skills, right? Can you read?"
Xiao Zhou nodded: "I can read. As long as Dean Bai keeps me, I can do anything."
Bai Zhen laughed: "You are finally free now, why do you still want to be bound? Isn't it good to be free?"
Xiao Zhou shook his head: "It's not bad, I want to, but I can't do it. The Shen family is very strong here. If it weren't for Dean Bai's protection, I'm not sure how long a weak woman like me can live outside."
This does make some sense. Bai Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, you can follow me. I'll give you two taels of silver per month. Bring me the indenture."
She was not a kind person. After signing the contract, she raised her eyebrows and said, "I don't like betrayal, so you understand. Xia Yu, take her downstairs to rest. We will be busy tomorrow."
Indeed, it was not only Bai Zhen who was busy, all the colleges were busy. After the deans went back, they directly called all the gentlemen in the school and started counting the number of people, as well as the accommodation, etc.
The students were not stupid, of course they knew this was a big deal, so they discussed it a lot. But since this was a matter for the imperial court, the students did not dare to act rashly for the time being.
Although the emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, his political achievements are already very good and his methods are tough. There is nothing he cannot do.
Now these students can only worry, but they don’t know what to do. The deans saw that the students were a little uneasy and started to comfort them directly.
"Don't worry, this reform of the imperial court is definitely a good thing for you."