Rollout

Chu Zhiyuan summoned Li Yuzhen.

The two women met.

Fu Zheng clasped her fists and smiled obediently. "Sister Li, I don't understand anything. I hope Sister Li will teach me more."

Li Yuzhen said mildly, "Being a guard is very simple for us Venerables. You'll learn it at once."

"Aren't there many rules?" Fu Zheng asked curiously.

"The Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion does not have as many rules as the other Princes' Mansions and princely estates. You only need to be attentive," Li Yuzhen said with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded. "Mm. There are not many rules in my residence. Yuzhen, teach her well."

"Yes," Li Yuzhen said.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and looked at Youlan with a smile.

Youlan nodded gently.

Although she did not approve of Chu Zhiyuan's decision and felt he should not recruit a disciple of a devil sect, even if she was a Venerable—

After meeting Fu Zheng, however, she found herself inexplicably fond of her.

Spiritual Qi pressed upon her, while she was pure and young.

Li Yuzhen led Fu Zheng out of the small courtyard, farther back, and into another small courtyard.

It adjoined Chu Zhiyuan's courtyard.

After leading her inside, Li Yuzhen smiled. "This is the small courtyard Miss Youlan arranged for you. Take a look and see whether you are satisfied."

"Miss Youlan?"

"Mm. She is the chief steward of our residence and the person the Imperial Son-in-Law trusts most."

"The woman by His Highness's side?"

"That's right."

"She looks very young."

"She is actually much older than us." Li Yuzhen gently shook her head. "She served by the Imperial Son-in-Law's birth mother's side and raised him from childhood."

"Is her cultivation profound?"

"She probably consumed some sort of Miracle Fruit, one that preserves one's looks," Li Yuzhen said.

She sensed