The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 6: Together till old age

After leaving the shooting range, Shen Yuan did not go directly back to the inn, but went to Xue's house.

Using the same method, he sent another letter to Baochai.

Inside Xue's residence, Baochai sat upright in front of the couch in her boudoir.

Since receiving Shen Yuan's letter in the morning, the girl's heart inexplicably developed a hint of anticipation, and her eyes were no longer as dim as before. The girl herself was not aware of this change.

While Baochai was lost in thought, she suddenly heard Ying'er cheerfully calling "Young Girl" and walking straight in through the curtain.

Baochai raised her head slightly and saw Ying'er walking in with an envelope in her hand.

Before I could ask, I heard Ying'er's sweet voice: "Someone sent a child to deliver a letter. It should be the same person who sent it this morning."

As she spoke, Ying'er handed over the letter.

When Baochai heard this, her heart was moved. She took the envelope with her delicate hands and opened it to check.

[Does Miss Xue believe in love at first sight? ]

[Some people, even if you only meet them briefly, will make you feel good at just one glance. ]

[In my heart, the girl is this person, the first time my heart was moved in this life. ]

[I am lucky in this life to meet you. 】

[I will spend the rest of my life making up for what happened that night, okay? ]

Baochai was not too surprised by the fragment this time, but she felt more curious.

What kind of person is that boy?
“Is there really such a thing as love at first sight in this world?”

Thinking of the several passionate moments that night, the girl's heart began to feel shy, and a blush appeared on her pretty face.

Seeing her daughter mumbling in deep thought, Ying'er felt a little confused. "What do you mean by love at first sight? Girl, why do you seem strange today?"

"Nothing."

After delivering the letter, Shen Yuan returned to the inn.

He also didn't know what Baochai would think after reading the letter.

Anyway, in his previous life, he was very annoyed by this kind of people who interrupted the chapters, and they interrupted the chapters when the readers were banned from reading. It was simply inhuman.
Cough
There's no other way. He's a novice in love and this is the only trick he can think of. Let's just do it this way for now.

However, this will not happen again for the third time. He should expose himself next time, otherwise the expectations will turn into anger.

The next day, Shen Yuan came to Yingtian Prefecture Yamen.

After being reported, he entered the back hall.

"I have met the prefect."

"You're here."

Jia Yucun asked the doorman to pour a cup of tea for Shen Yuan, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

Because of the bandit suppression incident, Jia Yucun's reputation has soared in recent days. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be promoted to a higher level and will just have to wait for a suitable position to become vacant.

Shen Yuan took a sip of tea and got straight to the point: "I wonder if the student's matter has been settled?"

"Oh, I was just about to send someone to notify you, and you just happened to be here."

As Jia Yucun said this, he turned around and called out to the doorman, "Go and get Shen Yuan's new ivory plate."

"Yes, sir." The doorman responded and left.

Jia Yucun looked at Shen Yuan again and said with a warm smile, "The autumn examination is approaching. How are you preparing? Are you confident?"

Shen Yuan said ambiguously: "I am not familiar with everything and still need to practice. Whether it succeeds or not, I will do my best and leave it to fate."

"Oh? I heard from Guo Tai that you are quite brave. He praised you highly. Young people need to be more aggressive. Sometimes being too modest is not necessarily a good thing."

Shen Yuan knew that he was testing him, but his face remained calm and he simply replied, "Master Guo, you are too kind."

No matter how much he said, it was meaningless. Jia Yucun would still think what he wanted to think.

"Well, whether it succeeds or not is up to you. I just asked casually." Jia Yucun said, "But I do hope that one day you can become a pillar of the country and fight for my Great Zhou on the battlefield."

After Jia Yucun finished speaking, the doorman returned to the back hall with the ivory tiles.

"grown ups."

"Just give it to Shen Yuan."

Upon hearing this, the doorman walked up to Shen Yuan and handed him the ivory plate: "Mr. Shen."

"Thank you." Shen Yuan took the ivory plate and looked at it carefully. It was still a copper ivory plate, not much different from his original one, except that it had the identity of Wu Xiucai.

After putting away the identity card, he said goodbye and left.

Looking at Shen Yuan's departing back, Jia Yucun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pondered, "Where does this boy live now?"

"My lord, the Tongfu Inn in the east of the city."

Shen Yuan left Yingtian Prefecture Government Office and returned to the inn.

Thinking about his previous conversation with Jia Yucun, he could vaguely feel that this person would not allow himself to grow.

From Jia Yucun's perspective, if Shen Yuan successfully passed the imperial examination, he would most likely be out of his control and become an unstable factor.

But he is not likely to openly tear his face off and risk a life-and-death battle with Shen Yuanyu, so no one knows where he will start.

In Yingtian Prefecture, if Jia Yucun wanted to do something secretly to Shen Yuan, it would be difficult for him to defend himself.

No matter how skilled Shen Yuan is in martial arts, he is just a human being after all, and is really weak in front of such a power machine.

No, he also has a golden finger!
Shen Yuan's eyes flickered, and he almost forgot the benefits of being a time traveler.

At that time, I thought the "Time Prison" was too tricky, so I threw it out of my mind.

Thinking about it now, this might be his last resort to turn the situation around.

With this in mind, Shen Yuan whispered, "Time Cage."

In a moment, an ethereal sound flashed through my mind!
"The time cage is ready. There are risks in opening it. Please use it with caution!"

Shen Yuan asked: "What are the conditions for unlocking it?"

"The condition to unlock this time cage is: kiss Xue Baochai."

"Are you sure you want to turn it on?"

Shen Yuan: “.”

Is this golden finger serious?
"Why do I feel like it's targeting Xue Baochai?"

"No, you are targeting me. You slept with Baochai before, and it wasn't resolved yet, and now you are doing this again."

"Are you sure you want to turn it on?"

"Don't turn it on."

"Okay, welcome to use it next time."

Shen Yuan felt a little numb.

Given his current relationship with Xue Baochai, there is no way he could kiss a young girl in one day.

Even if it is achieved through some special means, it would be forced, and in this case, I am afraid the relationship between them can never be repaired.

The previous incident could barely be attributed to environmental reasons, and the girl drank aphrodisiacs, but what was the point of forcing the kiss again? You can imagine the result.

It seems that he needs to speed up the process of repairing his relationship with Baochai, otherwise, he won’t be able to use this golden finger.

He could understand adding restrictions to such a heaven-defying golden finger, but what was the meaning of restricting it to a young girl?
Is it foreshadowing that Xue Baochai and him are destined to be together?
Shen Yuan pondered for a long time.

In any case, regardless of whether it is to prepare for opening the "time cage", developing a relationship with Xue Baochai is in line with his subjective wishes.

So he decided to use the straight man's unique skill - speaking his mind.

After Shen Yuan wrote a letter, he left the inn and went to Xue's house.

Xue’s house, Baochai’s boudoir.

The two letters received yesterday diluted the sadness in the girl's heart.

Once a person has an expectation, he will always think about that thing.

"Girl, here we go again!"

When she saw Ying'er entering the room with a letter in her hand again, Baochai couldn't help but show a look of joy on her pretty face.

She took the letter and opened it impatiently.

【We have already met, and I hope we can get to know each other better. 】

[For the rest of my life, I want to be with you, and I hope we can grow old together! 】

[——Written by Shen Yuan in his clumsy handwriting at Tongfu Inn in Dongcheng.]

(End of this chapter)