An Lingyan woke up quickly. When he opened his eyes, he saw Lu Yan and Chu Qian, both of whom were sitting aside drinking tea and chatting.

But they noticed An Lingyan the moment he woke up. Lu Yan turned around and looked at him: "Young Marquis, are you awake?"

An Lingyan felt pain all over his body, his legs and knees ached, and the wounds on his body...

Lu Yan looked at his expression and was not surprised: "Young Marquis, don't worry. It's just a superficial wound. You haven't hurt your body. After a while, you will be able to appear in front of A Yu in good health and no longer be annoying."

Isn't that annoying?

Lin Yushu doesn't like him, otherwise he wouldn't be so cruel.

An Lingyan spoke weakly: "Where is the Marquis? She..."

Was she angry at herself for being useless? He hadn't fainted on purpose; it was just that the tiger bench was too painful, and it affected the whip wounds on his body, plus he'd taken the kind of medication that aggravated the pain.

Lu Yan understood what he meant and said, "Ayu said that you should take good care of your injuries and stay in the backyard from now on. You are not allowed to step out of the backyard without permission."

An Lingyan's face turned pale instantly. Did Ah Yu want him to become her lover in the harem?

From now on, he could only stay in the backyard and wait for her favor. He had no other choice...

Lu Yan looked at An Lingyan's expression, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. Ah Yu had been kind enough to him, just locking him up in the backyard. He had been kneeling and watching Ah Yu favor another man...

When Lu Yan thought of this, all his sympathy for An Lingyan disappeared. He and Chu Qian left An Lingyan's yard and ignored him.

An Lingyan didn't expect that before he could say anything, these two new lovers of Lin Yushu became angry and ignored him, and he couldn't help feeling panicked.

The thoughts of the subordinates often reflect the thoughts of the superiors. Is it because of Ayu's intention that the two of them dare to treat me like this?

Ah Yu had no patience with him, or maybe Ah Yu simply despised him for being too weak. He fainted after just a little torture, so Ah Yu didn't want him anymore...

Thinking that he would be trapped in the backyard and not even be able to see A Yu, a trace of panic flashed in An Lingyan's eyes. He struggled to get up and moved slowly while holding onto the wall. No one around him could be seen.

I don't know if he was transferred or what...

An Lingyan moved to the end of the back garden with difficulty. Through that door was the front yard. As soon as he reached the door, he saw two guards guarding it.

They panicked at first when they saw An Lingyan, but quickly remembered the steward's instructions: "Young Marquis, please stop. The Marquis has ordered us to guard here. No one in the backyard can step out of the backyard without the Marquis's permission."

An Lingyan was furious: "I am the Ningyuan Marquis, this is the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, what are you doing?"

He was clearly the Marquis of Ningyuan, yet they all helped Ah Yu...

The guards were startled by An Lingyan's anger, but remembering that they had the support of the Marquis, they knelt on the ground and said, "Young Marquis, please go back. This is the Marquis's order."

An Lingyan pursed his lips and looked towards the front yard. He had never thought that the front yard, which used to be just a step away, would now be so difficult to reach.

He stared at the front yard blankly for a long time, and finally realized how excessive his action was in trapping Lin Yushu in the backyard.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, the guards certainly would not believe that the young marquis, who had always been very domineering, had compromised. They were always prepared to stop him if the young marquis broke in by force.

An Lingyan was silent for a moment, then bowed slightly to the two guards. "Please tell them that An Lingyan requests an audience, and I beg Your Majesty to grant me an audience."

The two guards looked at An Lingyan in shock. An Lingyan lifted the corner of his robe and knelt on the ground. He looked up at the two guards and lowered his posture to the lowest level.

The two of them glanced at each other. The housekeeper only told them to guard the door, but didn't mention anything about passing on the message...

But seeing the arrogant young marquis kneeling there, the two men still felt a little bit reluctant, so one of them said, "Young marquis, please wait a moment. I am only here to pass on the message for you, but I cannot guarantee whether the marquis will see you."

An Lingyan nodded: "Thank you, big brother."

He never imagined that one day he would be here looking at the face of a guard whom he once looked down upon, and even feel grateful to the guard for being willing to pass on a message for him.

But he also knew that not only was he unable to force his way out in his current physical condition, but even if he did, Ayu would be angry and punish him.

Lin Yushu was sitting in her study, handling official business, when she heard An Lingyan asking for an audience at the inner courtyard gate. She looked at the outer courtyard's housekeeper, a cold look flashing in her eyes: "If he wants to see me, do I have to see him?"

The housekeeper said helplessly: "If the Marquis doesn't want to see me, he can do so, but he is seriously injured. It is not good for him to kneel there all the time."

He knew that the young marquis was just a concubine of the marquis in this backyard.

Although she was the principal wife in name, the Marquis ordered that all her food, clothing and other expenses should be treated like those of the Marquis' concubine.

The Marquis is the master and An Lingyan is the slave. It is normal for a slave to want to see his master and the master not to see him. However, given the young Marquis's current health, if the Marquis doesn't see him and he keeps kneeling there, what if something goes wrong?

Lin Yushu raised his eyebrows, propped up his chin with his fingertips, and said nonchalantly: "From now on, no one in the mansion is allowed to call him Little Marquis."

The housekeeper looked embarrassed, and looked at Lin Yushu with eyes full of indescribable words: "What does the Marquis want us to call him?"

He dared not disobey. The housekeeper of the inner courtyard was sold out by the Marquis because he criticized Lin Yushu and said that it was normal for men to take concubines and that the Marquis was jealous.

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