A moment later, the two arrived at Lin's mother's room.
Lin's mother was already waiting in the room. When she saw Xiao Yu and Shen Youyu come in, she was not surprised at all.
"I never expected that Xiao Shilang of the Xiao Prince's Mansion isn't a fool!" Madam Lin sneered, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
"Smack!!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yu slapped Lin's mother across the face and said coldly, "Still dare to be sarcastic? Do you really think I won't kill you?"
"You...you dare hit me?"
Lin's mother covered her swollen face and said angrily, "Xiao Yu, do you know who protects Baoyue Tower? How dare you hit me?"
The young fish was also startled.
She didn't expect Xiao Yu to make a move so quickly, before he even said two words!
"So what if I hit you?"
Xiao Yu wasn't going to tolerate her. He raised his hand and slapped Lin's mother across the face again.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
After several slaps, Lin's mother's beautiful face was covered in blood and disfigured.
"You you you you..."
Lin's mother was speechless; her mind had completely shut down.
She then realized that the person in front of her was an intellectually disabled idiot. Talking to an idiot about Baoyue Tower having a powerful background or backing would probably be completely incomprehensible to him.
Even Shen Youyu almost thought so.
"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"
After realizing that Xiao Yu was an idiot, Lin's mother finally dared not be presumptuous anymore and began to beg for forgiveness: "I...I know I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong!"
"Jūrō, stop hitting him..."
Shen Youyu also chimed in with her advice.
If the fighting continues like this, things will escalate, and neither she nor Xiao Yu will be able to leave.
"If you know you're wrong, then produce the indenture for the young fish!"
Xiao Yu did not release Lin Mama, but said coldly, "You made quite a bit tonight, didn't you? The price for redeeming her will have to change... I'll give you 500,000 taels, and you give me the contract of sale for the young fish!"
"Five hundred thousand taels?"
Mrs. Lin frowned, still wanting to bargain: "We agreed before, it was one hundred..."
"You betrayed us first."
Xiao Yu said coldly, "If you don't agree, I'll keep hitting you! Baoyue Tower does have a powerful background, but guess what? Would those big shots offend His Majesty's newly appointed Prince Xiao for the sake of a madam?"
After saying that, he took out the imperial edict from his bosom.
The news of Xiao Yu being conferred the title of Prince Xiao had not yet spread.
When Lin's mother saw the imperial edict, she was stunned. Her eyes widened, and she said in a trembling voice, "Prince Xiao... Prince Xiao, you are Prince Xiao?"
"Even if I kill you, what can those people do to me?" Xiao Yu said coldly.
He couldn't use his identity as Prince Xiao to cause trouble at Baoyue Tower, but he could use it to scare Lin Mama.
"Okay... alright..."
Only then did Lin's mother realize that she had kicked a hornet's nest. Seeing that Xiao Yu was about to hit her again, she had no choice but to agree.
Then, unwillingly, he took out Shen Youyu's indenture.
Upon seeing the indenture, Shen Youyu's beautiful eyes lit up, and her jade hands trembled with excitement. In fact, she had wanted to leave Baoyue Tower for a long time, but she knew that there were many powerful forces behind Baoyue Tower, and it wouldn't be so easy for her to leave.
Now, with Xiao Yu's help, he can finally get what he wants!
“Mother Lin, here are 500,000 taels of silver notes.”
After retrieving her indenture, Shen Youyu handed over the prepared silver notes to Mama Lin.
Thanks to today's poetry competition, Madam Lin made a fortune. Combined with the 500,000 taels from Shen Youyu, she should be quite content.
But people are greedy. The thought that Shen Youyu would no longer be able to earn money for her made Lin's mother so sad that she wanted to die.
"let's go."
Xiao Yu, fearing that delay might lead to unforeseen changes, said...
"Um."
Shen Youyu had already packed up all her precious belongings, including silver notes, jewelry, and ornaments, and handed them all over to Xiao Yu.
The two left Baoyue Tower through the back door.
At this moment, apart from Lin's mother, no one else knew that they had left.
In the lobby on the first floor, a few lovelorn people stared at Shen Youyu's former room, whose lights had long been turned off, and silently shed tears...
"In the end, it was my own incompetence that allowed someone else to become Shen Youyu's first customer."
"My heart is breaking just thinking about what's happening in the room!"
Tonight, I will not sleep.
...
By the time they returned to Prince Xiao's residence, it was already late at night.
Xiao Yu took Shen Youyu back to his room first.
"Juro."
After arriving at the room, Shen Youyu glanced at Xiao Yu somewhat flusteredly, then lowered her head and said, "I...the people from Baoyue Tower won't come looking for trouble with us again, will they?"
"Won't."
Xiao Yu said with absolute certainty.
The Great Xia Dynasty only has one king of a different surname, whose power and status are even higher than some royal relatives. Who would be so blind as to go against the Xiao Prince's Mansion for the sake of a courtesan?
Even though the Xiao Prince's Mansion has declined, it still has a certain deterrent effect.
Moreover, Xiao Yu himself is a Grandmaster, and he even got the military token back from Chu Tianjiao!
"If anyone comes looking for trouble, I can use them as an example to show everyone that the Xiao Royal Mansion has not fallen on hard times!" Xiao Yu said with absolute confidence.
"I believe in Shilang," Shen Youyu said gently.
Even though they had only known each other for half a day, Shen Youyu no longer thought Xiao Yu was a fool.
He needed to find Chu Tianjiao to retrieve the military tally, get back the betrothal gifts and the Dragon Gall Spear, and rescue himself from the Moon Embracing Pavilion...
For anyone else, accomplishing even one of these things would be difficult.
But Xiao Yu did it all!
"Not only did he do it, but he was also so talented in poetry."
The more Shen Youyu thought about it, the more she felt she had gotten a good deal. At the same time, she became a little uneasy. Was she good enough for such an outstanding Xiao Yu?
Xiao Yu, unaware of Shen Youyu's thoughts, said, "At this hour... Mother and the others should all be asleep. You can sleep in my room tonight."
"...This servant will obey Shilang's every command."
Shen Youyu's cheeks turned even redder, she looked charming, and even her breathing became a little rapid.
Although she felt that she should serve Shiro out of both affection and reason, it seemed a bit too fast, after all, they had only known each other for half a day.
So be it. Shi Lang won today's poetry competition anyway. Besides, I am Shi Lang's wife, and I will be the one to carry on the Xiao family line.
Shen Youyu tried to convince herself, and just as she was about to undress...
But then Xiao Yu said, "I'm going out to keep vigil and keep Father and my brothers company."
"Ah? Okay!"
Shen Youyu then realized that she had been overthinking things.
Then, after watching Xiao Yu walk out, Shen Youyu covered her burning face with her slender hands and muttered to herself, "Shi Lang is a gentleman. What am I thinking? At this time... I'm actually thinking about such nonsense."
"Such a good man as Shilang... Chu Tianjiao must be blind to have come to break off the engagement!"
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