I am the snake demon!

"Shi'an has just returned, and he doesn't have a clever and capable maidservant by his side. It's not right for him to say that. Hongxiu and Ziyan have served me for many years and are very capable. From now on, they will stay by An'er's side and serve him."

After the ceremony was completed, Princess Zhenbei looked at Bai Xuandao.

As soon as she finished speaking, two maids stepped out from behind the Princess of Zhenbei.

One of them, dressed in black, had fair and delicate skin, smooth and translucent like the finest white jade. He lowered his head slightly, remained silent, and appeared very docile.

She was dressed in purple, with curved eyebrows and eyes. She was petite, about five feet tall, but had a very good figure. She was charming and lovely, creating a unique sense of contrast.

Bai Xuan glanced curiously at the woman in black. The one in purple must be Zi Yan, but why isn't Hong Xiu wearing red?

However, the thought had barely crossed his mind when he realized that the Prince of Zhenbei and his heir had both died. If this maid dared to wear red at this time, she would probably be beaten to death with sticks. The thought quickly passed, and Bai Xuan looked at the Princess of Zhenbei and said, "Thank you, Madam."

Not to mention that he is the future Prince of Zhenbei, even the young master of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion would have no shortage of maids and servants around him.

Since he was going to impersonate Xu Shi'an and become the Prince of Zhenbei, he would inevitably have to undergo some worldly trials.

They all look alright, and keeping them around is quite pleasing to the eye.

Seeing that Bai Xuan agreed, the Princess of Zhenbei nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the two maids and said, "You two must serve the young master well."

"Yes."

The two maids, Hongxiu and Ziyan, agreed in unison and stood behind Bai Xuan.

"My sister has finally come back, why don't you sleep with me tonight?" Princess Zhenbei said to Duan Baiyu.

"Tonight, I want to stay with Zhongwen," Duan Baiyu said politely, declining the offer.

After many years apart, when they met again, it was a tragic separation, as they were now forever separated by death.

The only advantage was that he went underground first.

That way, An'er won't be bullied even if she goes underground.

If only we had a choice, how wonderful it would be to live in this world.

Upon hearing this, Princess Zhenbei's expression changed slightly. She patted Duan Baiyu's hand, sighed, and said, "Then let's go together. Let's see Zhongwen one last time. An'er is back, and it's time for Zhongwen's funeral."

They met before the Prince of Zhenbei was even born.

At that time, the Prince of Zhenbei was just a nobody from a poor family. He met the two sisters by chance and exclaimed, "If I were to become an official, I would be a member of the Flying Feather Guard; if I were to marry, I would marry a woman from the Duan family."

At the time, no one paid any attention to him, treating him only as a boastful young man.

Who could have imagined that the academy's chief minister would assassinate the emperor, causing internal strife in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and that the Prince of Zhenbei would rise to power and actually succeed in doing so?

While there were considerations of family interests in marrying the Prince of Zhenbei, the main reason they all loved him was that they married him.

Duan Baiyu nodded and took her older sister's hand in return.

True empathy is rare in this world, but at this moment, the two sisters truly felt the same way.

Because they fell in love with the same man, they both lost their husbands and then their only sons.

Although the Princess Consort of Zhenbei was not entirely aware of these matters.

After everyone had dinner together, Duan Baiyu stayed behind, while Bai Xuan went with Hongxiu and Ziyan to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying.

He is about to inherit the title of Prince of Zhenbei, inheriting everything from his cheap old man.

This naturally includes places of residence.

However, although his father is dead, he hasn't been buried yet, and he's not the Prince of Zhenbei yet. So he has to wait until the Prince of Zhenbei is buried and everything is over before he can move in.

That's why there was a temporary courtyard.

"When did you all enter the Prince's Palace? How many years have you been here?" Bai Xuan asked on the way.

He would be staying at the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion for several years. He might not see Xu Yuhua every day, but he would likely be spending a lot of time with these two maids, so he still needed to ask them.

"Young master, I entered the Prince's mansion at the age of six and have stayed there for fourteen years," Hongxiu replied. Her voice was clear and melodious, like pearls falling on a jade plate. When it reached Bai Xuan's ears, his bones felt weak.

Bai Xuan was secretly surprised. There were many people before, so he didn't feel anything, but now there were only the three of them left. He felt that Hongxiu was somewhat unusual. He turned his head and looked at her carefully. Her skin was delicate, her figure was full, and she had a curvy figure. If Ziyan's figure and body were a contrast, then Hongxiu was simply a great beauty.

Even if she's a beautiful woman, logically speaking, she shouldn't act like that.

A subtle glint flashed in Bai Xuan's eyes, and in his vision, Hongxiu's figure underwent a slight change.

Sometimes it is a human, sometimes a fox.

Upon seeing this, Bai Xuan's lips curled up slightly. Good heavens, he had actually encountered a legendary half-demon.

After the transvestite.

I don't know if her father or her mother was a fox spirit.

The human bloodline is stronger, suppressing the demon bloodline and preventing it from awakening. However, even so, she is naturally beautiful, and with a bit of fox demon blood, she is naturally alluring.

No wonder he speaks in such an unusual way.

Interesting, a half-human, half-demon woman becomes his maid, who is neither human nor demon.

God willing?

"Young master."

Bai Xuan's gaze was captivating. Hongxiu blushed slightly as he stared at her so intently and reminded him.

Bai Xuan then realized what was happening and laughed, "So, you're older than me then. I should call you 'older sister'."

It's really a shame, Xu Shi'an is too young.

After going around in circles, most of them were older than him.

"This servant wouldn't dare," Hongxiu quickly replied.

"Then I'll call you sister, and you can call me brother," Bai Xuan said with a smile.

Xu Shian is not very old, so he is at a disadvantage.

Xu Yuhua and Xu Yushuang are his older sisters.

Putting aside his past life, in this life alone, he is a hundred-year-old snake demon.

However, while he might not be able to bully Xu Yuhua and the others, he could still bully the little maids.

"This servant wouldn't dare," Hongxiu said hastily.

"It's alright, you can keep calling me Young Master, and I'll call you Sister," Bai Xuan said with a smile.

I just wanted to appear older.

Hongxiu was slightly taken aback, but did not refute.

After all, she was a maid, while Bai Xuan was the young master.

Bai Xuan was being kind to her, wanting to call her "sister," so no one could say Bai Xuan was wrong.

In fact, as the head maidservant of the Princess of Zhenbei, her status in the mansion was not low.

Just like the eunuchs and head maids around the empress in the palace, although they were servants, ordinary princes and princesses still had to curry favor with them.

However, she was given to Bai Xuan by the Princess of Zhenbei, and since she had never met Bai Xuan before and did not know his temperament, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Seeing this, Ziyan quickly flashed a look of disdain in her eyes. They had only just met, and they were already acting like brothers and sisters, so frivolous and dissolute. They really had never seen the world. Not to mention they were not as good as the young master, they were far inferior to the eldest young master.

"Can you read and write? Can you do accounting?" Bai Xuan asked again.

There are also differences between different maids.

A maidservant favored by a wealthy family may know more than some young ladies from humble backgrounds.

"Yes, Your Highness is kind and allows us maids to study," Hongxiu said.

"Good, 'A beautiful woman adds fragrance to the study,' what a good name, and a good person too. From now on, I will entrust all the affairs of my courtyard to you," Bai Xuan said with a smile.

"Thank you, young master." Hongxiu was delighted to hear this. Bai Xuan was the future Prince of Zhenbei, and the status of his head maid was self-evident. She smiled slightly, her beauty captivating.

"Indeed, a smile that could launch a thousand ships. Smile more often in the future." Bai Xuan's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he smiled.

It's not bad; it's pleasing to the eye.

Hearing the compliment "a smile that could launch a thousand ships," Hongxiu's heart stirred slightly. She thought to herself, "Young master, you have such literary talent!" She led Bai Xuan through several doors and into a courtyard.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

As soon as he entered, he heard a charming voice. Bai Xuan looked up and saw a dozen pretty maids of the guests bowing in unison in the courtyard.

Bai Xuan was astonished. Having lived two lives, he had never experienced anything like this before. He turned to Hongxiu beside him and asked, "Is this how the young master of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion lives every day?"

Corruption, huh.

"That depends on the young master's status. When the young master was alive, there were even more maids in the courtyard," Hongxiu replied.

"Is that so? How decadent." Bai Xuan shook his head and sighed, while one corner of his mouth couldn't help but turn up wildly, revealing an exaggerated expression, like a nouveau riche.

Enjoying the experience of entering the house, one finds equally luxurious furnishings, with screens, calligraphy and paintings, and even an inkstone exuding elegance.

However, Bai Xuan didn't quite understand these things, and asked, "Are these the works of some famous artists?"

"Being able to enter the young master's room is no ordinary thing. Ziyan knows these things best." Hongxiu said, looking at Ziyan.

Upon hearing this, Ziyan raised her head slightly, a hint of pride in her eyes, and said, "This room is full of treasures. This painting is a masterpiece by the contemporary master painter, 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains,' priceless. This incense burner is forged from purple gold, and it burns ambergris incense inside..."

Ziyan described the treasures around her one by one, as if she were surveying the landscape.

"They really are all valuable," Bai Xuan said with a smile.

One is priceless, the other is priceless.

Hearing Bai Xuan talk about money, a hint of disdain welled up in Zi Yan's eyes. As expected, he was an ignorant bumpkin. It was truly an injustice of Heaven to let such a person inherit the title of Prince of Zhenbei.

"Alright, that's settled then. Hongxiu, I'm leaving this courtyard to you. And this Ziyan, take her back to your aunt. Tell her I don't want her and I want a refund," Bai Xuan said.

"Young master."

Upon hearing Bai Xuan's words, both Hongxiu and Ziyan showed surprise in their eyes.

"Hmm?" Bai Xuan frowned, glanced at Hongxiu, and said, "You want me to cancel my engagement with you too?"

Hongxiu immediately bowed and said, "This servant will send Ziyan back right away."

"That's good." Bai Xuan's brows relaxed upon hearing this.

Although Ziyan concealed it well, Bai Xuan, being a direct sensory observer, sensed all the disdain and disgust in her expression.

Why keep a maid who is neither considerate nor does she like him?

Are you suggesting we let Bai Xuan coax her?

Go somewhere cool and stay there.