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A dog sleeping on the steps knows that the ground is wet, and a bird chirping by the window tells you that the sky is clear.

As soon as Zhao Mingyan opened her eyes, she knew that it was a good day today, so she was in a good mood.

Especially when he thought that Merlin was safe and Tan Linshuang's revenge was about to be avenged, he couldn't help but feel happy.

"My lady is in a good mood."

Tan Linshuang supported her head with one hand, admiring Zhao Mingyan's lingering smile, and was also very happy.

"Is my husband in a bad mood?"

Zhao Mingyan turned around and asked him with a smile.

"Well...I was punished by my wife last night..." Tan Linshuang looked a little unhappy and hesitated to speak.

"So? Are you unhappy?" Zhao Mingyan raised her eyes.

Tan Linshuang held her hand and smiled, "I'm so happy!"

Stroking her palm and recalling the scene when they first met, Tan Linshuang could clearly feel that the calluses on her hands had faded a lot. He couldn't help but think of what his father had said before he died: Marrying a wife is like raising flowers. You need to take good care of her and she will get better and better.

"My lady, I will take you to see two people later. They are not only my shadows and confidants, but also my life and death friends, my best friends who I can trust with my life."

He decided to let Zhao Mingyan know about Ri Ye's existence. As a couple, they would be of one mind, and Ri Ye would be Zhao Mingyan's right-hand man.

Two hours later, when Tan Linshuang brought Zhao Mingyan to the study, Day and Ye were already waiting there.

"Young Master! Young Madam!" The two stood up at the same time and stepped forward to salute.

"Huh?" Tan Linshuang suddenly moved closer to Ari and looked him up and down. "After not seeing you for a night, you seem a little different."

Then, he looked at Aye beside Ari and felt that she seemed to have changed as well, but not as obvious as Ari.

Meeting their twinkling eyes, Tan Linshuang grinned and teased Ah Ri, "Is the bed in Ah Ye's room very big?"

It’s not big, not enough for two people to use.

Ari thought to himself, his face remained calm.

"Well... it seems that you think it's not big enough." Tan Linshuang obviously understood his thoughts, and smiled meaningfully, staring at him with an increasingly playful look.

Ari couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Young Master, why is there a red spot on your neck? Was it a mosquito bite? It doesn't look like..." A Ye's voice suddenly rang out, and he put his face close to Tan Linshuang's neck and looked at it curiously.

Zhao Mingyan suddenly felt embarrassed. She had forgotten herself last night and left many red marks on Tan Linshuang's body. However, she didn't expect that Aye's eyesight was so good that she could discover the red marks half hidden behind her clothes.

"Are Mr. Mei and the others okay?" Noticing Zhao Mingyan's red cheeks, Tan Linshuang quickly changed the subject, pretended to scratch the red spot as if it was itchy, and then went to boil water to make tea.

Seeing this, Zhao Mingyan went over to help.

A Ri felt a little embarrassed. How could he let the young lady make tea for him? So he quickly winked at A Ye and asked her to come over and help.

Ah Ye pretended not to notice and sat down at the desk. He tapped his fingers on the surface and said slowly, "It's good. At least he slept soundly. He was still asleep when we left, so I had to leave a note for Mr. Mei, telling them to go to the east kitchen to arrange their own meals. There's still enough food there."

"With six more mouths to feed, meals are indeed a problem. I'll have Ah Tao arrange the shopping." Tan Linshuang nodded, then asked, "What about Ah Ri? What did you gain from following Ah Tong?"

"Master guessed right, there is indeed a beautiful girl hidden in the golden house." A Ri said.

Tan Linshuang asked with a hint of disappointment, "What kind of home did Atong set up outside the palace?"

Ah Ri raised his lips and said, "It's not him, it's his master. But it's not a small family. He just keeps a canary."

"What kind of canary?" Tan Linshuang turned and looked at him.

Ah Ri said: "She is pregnant, but she is not from a good family. She must be from a brothel."

"Seeds of black-hearted bamboo?" Tan Linshuang frowned.

Did he cure his infertility?

"Probably not." A Ri shook his head and analyzed: "Looking at A Tong's attitude towards that woman, it doesn't seem like he's treating the future young master's mother. Besides, that woman is served by only one maid, and the house is located in a corner at the end of the alley with poor lighting, which is obviously not suitable for pregnancy."

"Oh! You also know how to take care of the fetus?" When Aye heard this, he couldn't help but teasing him.

"Ahem!" Ah Ri blushed, "I heard it from the young master."

Tan Linshuang narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "When have I ever shared with you my experience in pregnancy care?"

"Ahem!" Facing two pairs of sharp eyes, Ah Ri coughed twice and continued, "I see that the woman's belly is slightly bulging. She might not be pregnant yet, which is exactly what Tan Mozhu likes best."

Hearing this, Zhao Mingyan felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't show it.

Tan Linshuang gently embraced her, motioning for the other two to pour tea. After bringing her to the window for some fresh air, she continued Ah Ri's analysis, "According to Ah Ye's previous findings, Black Heart Bamboo only preys on pregnant women from respectable families. This suggests he's very picky about his tastes and won't be indiscriminate in his pursuit of food."

"This means that he is hungry." Aye's eyes were sharp.

Tan Linshuang nodded, "This is both a good thing and a bad thing."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Mingyan asked in confusion.

Tan Linshuang lowered his eyes and looked at her. "He is sinking into the sea of ​​desire, and will surely be retaliated against, and the number of victims will increase."

"Also, the people he sent to Yunlian are gone, so he will definitely select other girls from the orphanage to replace them." Ari added.

"What should we do? He will definitely increase the number of manpower, and it will be difficult to save people." Zhao Mingyan said worriedly.

Tan Linshuang asked her slowly, "My lady, if the lanterns in Mingyuezhai were stolen, and you didn't get them back but saw a ghost, what would you do?"

"ah?"

Zhao Mingyan blinked, looking confused.

"Isn't this just adding insult to injury?" Aye responded honestly.

"Then how can we make Tan Mozhu suffer from the same misfortune?" A Ri took a sip of tea.

Zhao Mingyan understood what they said, but still couldn't fully understand what Tan Linshuang said. She always felt that there was something else behind his words.

"The lanterns were stolen and what a ghost..."

"The people and goods were stolen and what the hell..."

She mumbled incoherently.

Tan Linshuang just smiled and said nothing.

Ri and Ye looked at each other, and seemed to have heard something mysterious in Tan Linshuang's words, but they couldn't figure out what it was for a while.

"oh!"

After a moment, Zhao Mingyan suddenly understood. She looked up at Tan Linshuang and gave him a sly smile, "Haunt him and scare him."

"Huh?" Day and Ye looked at each other, becoming more and more confused.

Tan Linshuang smiled knowingly, ignoring the presence of the "two bamboos", lowered her head and pecked Zhao Mingyan on the lips, "My wife still understands me."

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"Ah...ha...Tan Lang, go slower...slow down..."

At the end of the alley in the early morning, peddlers were already walking around the streets, but the dung collector was nowhere to be seen. People in the alley opened their courtyard doors one after another, but the door of the house in the corner was still closed, with no one entering or leaving.

Tan Mozhu arrived before curfew, and as usual, he avoided the sight of others and entered through a small door in the back alley. After a simple wash, he undressed and spent the night with his new love Yanzhi.

When he woke up this morning, he saw Yanzhi's bulging belly under the silk quilt rising and falling with her breathing, which suddenly reminded him of the scene of peeping when he was a child. The Third Aunt was also lying tiredly on the bed after making love, with messy hair, flushed cheeks, and cherry lips slightly open, but no breath, as if she was dead. Only the rising and falling pregnant belly showed that she was still alive and still an attractive beauty.

Just like Yanzhi at this moment, her snow-white arms were half raised on both sides of her head, her pregnant belly was high, and her chest was heaving, clearly seducing her.

So he lifted the silk quilt on Yanzhi's body, lay on her belly and thrust forward.

Yanzhi was caught off guard, and her panicked struggle only made him more excited, so she had no choice but to cry and beg.

"Tan Lang... be careful... be careful of the baby in my belly..."

If these words were spoken by Xu Qiaolian or other girls from decent families, they might win a little sympathy from Tan Mozhu, but she came from a brothel and the father of her child was unknown. When these words came out, Tan Mozhu suddenly felt disgusted and immediately pulled away to get out of bed.

"Tan Lang!"

Yanzhi hurriedly sat up and hugged his waist, "Tan Lang, I said something wrong, don't be angry."

"I am yours, the child in my belly..."

"The baby in your belly is also mine, right?" Tan Mozhu turned his head coldly, and his mocking eyes made Yanzhi feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

She lowered her head and trembled.

Originally, it was thought that Tan Mozhu had chosen her because she was pregnant unexpectedly, as he had a crush on the child in her belly. However, everyone knew that Tan Mozhu was unable to have children, and if he wanted to continue the family line, he could only adopt someone else's child.

But she was wrong. Tan Mozhu was not interested in children at all, but...

"Your child is naturally mine."

Just when she was at a loss, Tan Mozhu suddenly held her hands and said softly, "If it was a daughter, I would like it even more."

Yanzhi paused, totally unable to believe what she heard.

He wants me to give birth to a daughter for him?

If that's the case, even if I'm kept as his concubine without any status, it's better than going back to the brothel and continuing to sell my smiles.

Although he was moody, he was better than many of the guests who had eccentricities or were violent.

"Turn around and kneel down."

Just as Yanzhi was looking forward to the future, Tan Mozhu's voice returned to coldness. She hurriedly did as she was told, kneeling on the bed and allowing Tan Mozhu to vent roughly.

"Huh...it would be best if it was a daughter, and she'd look like you."

A strong wind blew past, and Tan Mozhu exhaled comfortably, which then turned into a spring breeze.

Gradually, Yanzhi no longer felt uncomfortable and felt happy. Listening to Tan Mozhu's intermittent murmurs, it was as if she was listening to sweet words.

"If my daughter is as charming and attractive as you, she will be able to marry into a wealthy family in the future, wear gold and silver, have no worries about food and drink, and only need to go to bed and serve every husband well, and have many children and happiness."

Um?

Yanzhi thought this sounded a little strange, but before she could savor it, there was a knock on the door and Atong's voice was heard.

"Second Master, it's urgent!"

Tan Mozhu clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and replied in a deep voice: "Wait a moment."

After he finished speaking, he slapped Yanzhi's butt hard. Yanzhi shuddered and felt a strong wind rising again, and the horse's hair was rustling.

"Well……"

After a muffled groan, Yanzhi finally came back to life. She lay on the bed, gasping for breath and crying.

Tan Mozhu, already dressed neatly, stood outside the door, glaring at Ah Tong with a dark face, "What's the matter?"

Sensing his anger and impatience, A Tong lowered his head even more, "Someone is missing from the orphanage."