Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 236: Convincing Miss Shen to Fall in Love

Luo Yu took Miss Shen's hand and spoke earnestly.

She felt like an old mother at this moment.

In order for the women's college to have a competent female teacher who could be employed on a long-term basis, she had to hold on to Miss Shen.

"Ms. Shen, you can postpone marriage, but a woman cannot be without the ability to protect herself. No matter who you marry in the future, relying on a man for your whole life is not a very reliable thing. Look at my mother, she is now at an age where she has to support herself and earn money to support my brother."

Fang listened from the side, with pride on her lips. It was an honor to earn money and raise children by herself.

"Of course, my mother would rather suffer herself than sell her daughter like your mother did to save the Shen family and her son. I admire my mother for this."

When Fang heard this, she laughed even more happily. This compliment made her feel so flattered.

Miss Shen nodded gently, her face flushed with shyness. Recently, she had been with Miss Bai and the others and found that women could live so freely. She felt like she was about to grow a new brain.

"Speaking of which, Miss Shen, it's a pity that women like us don't have many choices in this era. We have to get married, but as for who to marry, I think we should try our best to satisfy ourselves."

Miss Shen tilted her head back, looking so adorable.

"But how can we women have the right to choose who we like?"

The little maid nodded and said, "Even if you can choose for yourself, you can't show up in public every day, so you won't be able to meet the right person."

Luo Yu pretended to glare at the maid: "Who says we women can't show our faces and find the right person? Come on, Miss Shen, why don't you come with me for a walk?"

It is said that Miss Qin watched Song Si dancing with the sword, clapping and cheering while looking around.

His Royal Highness Prince Ning did not leave either. He sat in the pavilion, drinking tea and watching the excitement.

Luo Yu led Miss Shen into the backyard, talking and laughing.

"Miss Bai, what are you doing in the backyard of the palace?"

"Looking for a suitable man? There are so many guards in the palace, all of them are tall and handsome. If you show your face more often, what if you meet the right one?"

Miss Shen blushed and murmured, "Miss Bai, you're joking. The guards in the palace are there to protect His Highness. They see so many beautiful girls, how could they be attracted to me?"

"No way, Miss Shen, don't you know how beautiful you are? You have a gentle personality, are well-educated and well-mannered, and are proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. How many of those stinky men are worthy of you?

If your mother hadn't insisted on you getting married, if you hadn't had to obey your parents, I really wouldn't want you to marry a stinky man. I, your sister, could also work hard to make money and support you."

After he finished speaking, the whizzing sound of sword dancing suddenly stopped.

Luo Yu raised his head and thought, wow, why are they not in the same place as the agreed place? They met after just walking a few steps?

Qin Bingrui laughed awkwardly, touched his nose and said to Luo Yu: "What a coincidence! Song Si and I are sparring with each other!"

Song Si didn't know what to say, he just glanced at Miss Shen secretly. How could there be such a lovely girl in the world?

He wanted to say hello, but unexpectedly Miss Shen hid behind Luo Yu.

Song Si was stunned. Did he really look scary? Why did Miss Shen hide when she saw him?

He wanted to cry. It seemed that Miss Shen didn't like him like this either.

Qin Bingrui saw that his expression was not right, half-smile, which was uglier than crying, so he walked over and whispered to him: "If you can't laugh, then don't laugh. You continue to dance with the sword. I'll let Miss Bai take Miss Shen to sit over there."

Luo Yu took Miss Shen's hand and prepared to go into the pavilion to sit down, but he saw His Royal Highness Prince Ning sitting on the recliner with his legs crossed, a playful smile on his face.

Luo Yu was surprised. When Qin Bingrui came to inform her, he didn't tell her that His Royal Highness Prince Ning was there too!

"Your Highness, why are you here too?"

No matter how shy Miss Shen was, she had to show her face and bow when she saw His Highness.

"Is there something wrong with this prince's own residence?"

"No, it's just that it's a bit inconvenient for you in this kind of situation."

"My own personal guard is discussing marriage, so why is it inconvenient for me? Don't you allow me to ask about it?"

Luo Yu asked Miss Shen to sit far away on the other side. She was shy and couldn't sit next to this old-fashioned man.

She sat down across from Prince Ning, smiling as she watched Song Si dance with his sword. Song Si's posture was agile, and his swordsmanship was powerful and smooth, like a dragon flying through the clouds.

Luo Yu looked at the maids behind Zhu Jinyou. Although they were serving tea and water, they were all staring at Song Si dancing with his sword. He smiled and said, "They are talking about love. It's not good for too many of us to interfere."

"Miss Bai wants to drive me away?"

Luo Yu pretended to look at him casually and said, "How about we go together? It would be better to give them a chance to be alone."

"Miss Bai is quite considerate of others, but why don't you ask me, if I don't agree with Song Si getting married, do you think this will be useful?"

"You don't agree? Why? Doesn't Song Si have parents?"

"There's no reason. He followed me because, of course, he would be more loyal to me if he were alone."

Luo Yu stared at the winter dates on the table. They were big and round and looked good. It seemed that only the royal family with power and wealth could enjoy the good things in this dynasty.

"Your Highness, have you ever considered that if he marries and has children, you can control him by the life and death of his family. Otherwise, loyalty is just lip service and relies entirely on mutual trust."

After he finished speaking, Luo Yu noticed that the faces of the maids behind Prince Ning had turned pale.

"Miss Bai is really full of good ideas. This is a very good idea."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Luo Yu with a half-smile, "Then, young lady, would you mind giving me another good idea? How can I make you willingly serve me?"

The smile on Luo Yu's face suddenly froze.

This kid is really good at drawing inferences from one example and applying it to other similar situations.

"Aren't all my relatives in His Highness's hands? Do you think I can escape on my own?"

Luo Yu continued to stare at a plate of beautiful winter dates. He didn't want to eat them either. What a waste.

"However, if I stay here for too long, I'm afraid I'll cause trouble for Your Highness, just like the previous incident with the White Tiger. I think the best option is for Your Highness to let me go."

"If the Emperor really sends someone to bring you to the palace to see him, then I will naturally let you go."

"Really?"

"Do you really think you can leave?"

"If I can find my master, he will definitely be able to find a way for me to escape."

In the end, King Ning left with his maids. After all, that silly boy Song Si was absent-mindedly glancing at the girls and his sword dance was a mess, which was really embarrassing.

Luo Yu then followed him out and called Qin Bingrui softly, and the few of them sneaked away.

Walking to the front yard, Qin Bingrui asked Luo Yu: "Sister, you said that Song Si married someone else's daughter and follows another man around as a bodyguard every day. How can he have the time to go back and care for his own little wife?"

Luo Yu was sweating profusely: "Why are you asking me what I do? I don't understand their ancient working system."

King Ning looked at Miss Qin coldly. I wish this girl’s mouth would be shut up soon.

Qin Bingrui curled his lips, very dissatisfied: "Sister, I always feel that Song Daizi is not worthy of Miss Shen. Let's go out and look for a better candidate."

Qin Bingrui really thought so, mainly because he thought that with a master like this, it would be difficult for Song Si to get married and have children.

Luo Yu laughed dryly and just wanted to slip away quickly.

Finally, Zhu Jinyou called her.

"I'll ask the maid to bring you some winter dates later."

"Ah! Oh, good!"

Zhu Jinyou: What's her attitude? She was staring at the plate of dates more than she was looking at his face.

Qin Bingrui looked as if he had suddenly realized something. He pointed at the two of them and said, "So, is there something wrong with you two? No way, no way?"

Luo Yu glared at him and said, "Your Highness, as a boss, this is your care for your employees."

Zhu Jinyou didn't say anything. He felt that he had always shown selfless care for others.

Under an osmanthus tree in the backyard, Song Si was dancing with a sword, forgetting himself.

Miss Shen watched as everyone else left, feeling like she couldn't leave or stay. Guard Song wouldn't talk to her either, surely disliking a delicate young lady like her. Besides, just now, seeing him and Miss Qin chatting and laughing together, she felt they were a good match. Miss Qin was both civil and martial, and she must be someone many men would admire.

As she thought about it, she felt that it was unfair for her to stay here.