Although Xiao Yu didn't know the woman's identity, after thinking about it for a few seconds, he seemed to have guessed something.

"When I was confronting Duke Liu, His Majesty's imperial edict arrived. At that time, Eunuch Wei was very nice to me and he wanted to befriend me... When he first came to Prince Xiao's residence, his attitude towards me was very ordinary. Before that, he only respected Prince Xiao's residence!"

"Eunuch Wei is a favorite of His Majesty. His sudden change in attitude towards me could be because of His Majesty... or perhaps the three poems I wrote reached His Majesty's ears, letting her know that I am not an intellectually disabled fool, and thus she continues to heavily rely on the Xiao Prince's Mansion?"

"Well, it's not impossible!"

"His Majesty must have learned about the conflict with Duke Liu, so he sent a female official to investigate Baoyue Tower... His Majesty must have known about this because Eunuch Wei told her."

Xiao Yu considered these things in his mind and felt that they were probably true.

As for the girls at Baoyue Tower, some were forcibly taken there, some were sold there by their families, and some chose to go there themselves.

"More than half of the women who were taken in were tamed; they felt they had nothing to do with the good life at Baoyue Tower..."

"The women who are sold into the brothel have no home and will never leave Baoyue Tower."

"Therefore, the lady could not save all the women; she could only save a dozen or so."

Xiao Yu sighed softly and muttered to himself, "Being able to save more than a dozen women is already quite good."

...

After finishing his shooting practice, Xiao Yu decided to go and see Da Sha and Yang Niannian.

I wonder if they're used to staying in the Prince's mansion?

A moment later, Xiao Yu found Da Sha, who was standing behind a group of guards, holding a wooden stick and practicing the guards' movements.

"You're here, you silly goose."

Upon seeing Xiao Yu arrive, Da Sha waved excitedly and said, "I'm practicing martial arts, and I'll become as powerful as you in the future. Then, if we encounter bad guys again, I can help you fight them!"

Uh, following their training won't make you a martial arts master... Xiao Yu silently complained in his heart.

The training of soldiers is different from that of martial arts. The training of soldiers is mainly divided into physical training, weapons skills, and formation and array training.

But Da Sha didn't understand any of this. He saw the soldiers training, so he followed behind and tried to imitate them, hoping that one day he could be like Xiao Yu.

That way, I can protect my sister and also protect Ersha.

"You big idiot..."

Xiao Yu decided to personally teach Er Sha martial arts.

Just then, Xiao Yu noticed that the guards were all peeking at him, with half-smiles on their faces, and some of them were even trying not to laugh.

Upon seeing this, invisible black lines appeared on Xiao Yu's head.

He pulled Da Sha to his side and said, "Da Sha, from now on, you can't call me by my name anymore, you know?"

He was the dignified Prince Xiao, yet he was being called "idiot" by this guy every day. Did he have no dignity left?

"Okay, you idiot."

Big Fool nodded seriously and said, "Second Fool, let's practice together, Second Fool."

"Practice it yourself."

Xiao Yusheng glared at him listlessly, then asked, "Where's Niannian?"

"He helped wash the vegetables in the kitchen."

"Big Fool said."

"oh."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu quickly left; he wanted to go somewhere without Er Sha.

In the kitchen.

Yang Niannian and a group of maids were diligently washing vegetables, which were piled up like a small mountain, a particularly large quantity.

Because the Xiao Prince's Mansion suddenly added a hundred soldiers and needed to refine chicken essence and MSG, they had to buy a lot of ingredients every day, and even the kitchen had to be staffed with more people.

"Your Highness."

Upon seeing Xiao Yu arrive, everyone quickly stood up and bowed.

Some of these servants were old servants from the Xiao Prince's mansion, while others were newly purchased servants.

"You guys go about your business."

Xiao Yu waved his hand and then came to Yang Niannian's side.

“Wang…Brother Xiao Yu”.

Yang Niannian wanted to call him "Your Highness," but felt very uncomfortable with it, so she finally called him "Brother Xiao Yu."

"Um."

Xiao Yu nodded, looking at the girl.

She changed into the clothes of a maid in the Xiao Prince's mansion, a simple green dress. Her pure face was clean and without makeup, making her look innocent, lovely, and very well-behaved.

Are you settling in well here?

Xiao Yu asked.

"Um……"

The girl nodded, but didn't stop washing the vegetables. She said, "Compared to home, the environment at Prince Xiao's mansion is much better, and no one bullies us. Besides, these tasks are all very easy."

Life outside was indeed much more difficult than that in the Xiao Prince's mansion.

Da Sha has an intellectual disability, and many people want to take advantage of him. In order to prevent her brother from being bullied, Yang Niannian always accompanies Da Sha whenever he goes out.

Similarly, the girl has no parents and only an intellectually disabled older brother, and they all bully Yang Niannian.

Some are just flirtatious, engaging in verbal teasing.

If it goes too far, they'll resort to physical contact...

Of course, Da Sha wouldn't stand by and watch his sister be bullied, so he would fight those people.

These are just the tip of the iceberg of the bullying they endure in their lives. For a brother and sister without parents, life is extremely difficult.

Therefore, even when washing vegetables and doing chores in the Xiao Prince's mansion, Yang Niannian felt very content.

"Um……"

Xiao Yu remained silent for a few seconds without saying a word.

He knew that what Yang Niannian said was true. In the past, when he went to play with Da Sha, he would often see Da Sha with blood on his head.

Each time, Yang Niannian's eyes were filled with tears. She didn't say anything, but carefully bandaged Da Sha's wounds.

Xiao Yu asked them what was wrong.

Yang Niannian shook her head and didn't say anything, sometimes tears would fall.

Da Sha didn't say anything about his sister, so he shook his head and remained silent as well.

At that time, Xiao Yu wasn't much smarter than Da Sha, and seeing that they wouldn't say anything, he stopped asking.

"No one will bully you anymore."

Xiao Yu reached out and patted the girl's head, saying earnestly, "No one can bully you."

"Um."

A shy blush appeared on the girl's pretty face. She didn't dare to look Xiao Yu in the eye, and said with her head down, "I believe in Brother Xiao Yu."

“Okay, you don’t need to wash vegetables here anymore. I’ll give you a different job,” Xiao Yu said.

"What does Brother Xiao Yu want me to do?"

Yang Niannian looked at Xiao Yu with some curiosity and asked.

“From now on, your task is to accompany Sister Youyu…” Xiao Yu said.

After Shen Youyu arrived at the Xiao Prince's Mansion, she had no companions. Even though Madam Xiao and Da Sha treated her very well, Shen Youyu still had no friends.

Now that Yang Niannian is here, why not let her be Shen Youyu's personal maid?

This way, Yang Niannian could be taken care of, so that she could do less work, and Shen Youyu would also have a companion!