Chapter 63 Someone hurts

After Chi Yan left, only Mu Junyan and Gu Huan were left in the room.

Gu Huan lowered her head, her mind full of random thoughts.

She realized belatedly that Mu Junyan had already sent people to investigate her background and already knew that she had been replaced since she was a child.

So……

Didn't she sleep in vain last night?

Mu Junyan saw that she looked listless. No wonder, she was exhausted after being tossed around so hard last night.

Today he found out that his miserable life was the result of someone's conspiracy. It would be hard for him to accept it, let alone such a weak little girl.

"come over."

Gu Huan looked up blankly.

Seeing him looking at her, Gu Huan had no choice but to stand up and walk in front of him: "What do you want, Duke?"

Hearing this polite tone again, Mu Junyan's eyes darkened slightly. He pulled her hand, hooked his arm, pulled her into his arms, and sat her sideways on his lap.

Gu Huan’s whole body stiffened.

This... is showing obscenity in broad daylight, isn't it bad?

Besides, she wasn't in the mood even if she was facing a handsome man full of power.

Mu Junyan felt her waist stiffen with his big palm, her whole body resisting his touch, her brows slightly furrowed.

Is it true that she will only be obedient and well-behaved when she needs something from him?

Is there a difference between a woman's voluntary devotion to a man and her passive devotion to a man?

Thinking back, she was passive all three times.

It felt like he was a prostitute...and that was a bad feeling.

Someone suddenly pinched Gu Huan's waist. She hissed in pain and turned to look at him, her eyes full of resentment, but she dared not say anything.

A pair of red eyes looks like a poor little white rabbit.

Mu Junyan's anger suddenly dissipated.

The little girl was just deeply traumatized, and he shouldn't care about it.

The hands that were pinching her flesh loosened and began to gently stroke her waist and back, just like stroking the fur of a furry cat.

Mu Junyan suddenly laughed.

Gu Huan became even angrier.

Treat it as her plaything?

My previous good impression and gratitude towards him faded a little.

That's right, he and she were just a deal.

"Are you bored?"

Gu Huan didn't react to the nonsense sentence.

Without waiting for her to answer, Mu Junyan continued, "If you are bored, help Zhou Zhilan with the housework. It's time for you to learn something. Otherwise, you will end up being useless when you marry someone in the future."

If your life is fulfilling and you have something to do, you will feel safe, so you won't have time to mess around with other women and cause trouble for him.

Gu Huan stared at him blankly.

He allowed himself to get married?

"Well. I'll give you Mu An's monthly allowance. Are you satisfied?"

The little girl is short of money, give her some silver so that she won't have her eyes sparkle when she sees people giving her banknotes.

really……

Gu Huan's eyes lit up.

Um?

What?

Is there also monthly allowance?

Gu Huan perked up and asked in a soft voice, "Why do you let me learn how to be a housekeeper from Sister Zhou, but you still give me a monthly allowance?"

"You put in the work, so of course you have to be rewarded."

This seems to make sense.

Why did Gu Huan feel that she was holding it a little unsteady?

"Then...how much is the monthly allowance of my son-in-law?" Gu Huan couldn't help but ask.

"Fifty taels, maybe."

"Fifty taels!"

That was something she had to earn by copying books for several months.

Gu Huan’s eyes widened.

It's just like a cat that meows at its owner when it's hungry and then gets excited when it eats meat.

It's kind of cute indeed.

Mu Junyan couldn't help but scratch her pretty nose.

"Too much?"

Mu Junyan wanted to tease her again.

“…It’s a bit much.”

Gu Huan said against her will, feeling a little angry.

Who would complain about having too much money?

Come to think of it, she even copied the late wife's manuscripts for him, and made snacks and dishes for him.

It would be reasonable to take some silver.

Otherwise, if she had to pay the one thousand taels as compensation for the jade pendant, she would become a pauper.

There are many things that require money.

The point is, she has never learned how to be a housekeeper. If she can return to her mother in the future, she can help share the pressure on her mother.

Mother must like a daughter who is good at housekeeping and like a lady from a noble family, right?

Gu Huan felt a sweet feeling when she thought of her mother.

Soon, she was loved by her mother.

Seeing a smile appear on her pretty face, Mu Junyan smiled.

It turns out that it is so easy to coax a little girl. You can see her smile by fulfilling her little wishes.

Mu Junyan reached out and touched her hair: "Little girl, what other wishes do you have?"

Gu Huan's eyes were full of charm.

Her wish is to gain freedom and become a useful person like Shopkeeper Qiu.

But when a man asks you what your wish is, does he want to help you realize it?

Of course not.

He wants to know what your ambitions are.

Gu Huan's starry eyes were slightly angry: "I want to live a good life. I want to have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and someone to love me."

Look, such a small wish shows that she has no ambition.

It is safer to keep a woman without ambition around you.

Mu Junyan looked at the pretty little girl.

It's really pitiful.

"As long as I am here, I will satisfy you."

Gu Huan's heart paused, and she stared at him with watery eyes.

However, he was going to die in three months.

With grief filling her heart, she could not help but lie in his arms, and said in a deep and solemn voice, "My Lord, you must live a long life."

"Silly child."

Mu Junyan's heart softened after being coaxed by her. He touched her face and his fingertips slowly fell on her lips.

Both of them suddenly had a fever.

Gu Huan quickly stood up and blushed as she whispered, "Does the Duke want some snacks?"

Mu Junyan looked at her with a smile: "It's getting dark, it's time for dinner, let's have a good rest after dinner."

Gu Huan's face turned even redder.

Tonight...are you coming again?

My scalp tingles just thinking about it, and the pain all over my body comes again.

"Then... I'll go back to my room to have dinner. Tonight... the Duke should go to bed early."

Seeing that she was about to run, Mu Junyan grabbed her and regained his seriousness: "Gu Wanru, what do you want her to do?"

Gu Huan turned around and said without thinking: "I don't want her to get away with it so easily. Divorcing her and letting her return to the Gu Mansion to continue to bully others is too easy for her."

Mu Junyan raised his eyebrows: "I didn't realize you were such a cruel person."

She was even more cruel when she killed herself.

Gu Huan lowered her head: "It's not that I'm cruel, it's just that you bring trouble upon yourself."

Mu Junyan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Come here, let me see if you are so cruel and cold to me."

"My Lord, it's time for dinner."

Gu Huan's hand felt like it was burned. She struggled to break free, holding up her skirt and running away in small steps faster than a rabbit.

Mu Junyan: "..."

He is not a pervert.

Compared to his age, the little girl is indeed younger, and...

He clenched his fist and felt the bulging muscles in his arm.

After years of fighting, his muscles have become as hard as steel. If he doesn't go to the battlefield, he has no place to vent his strength.

The little girl is delicate and fragile, so she really can't handle it.

Hey, raise it bigger?

Mu Junyan quickly dismissed the idea and laughed at himself.

He doesn't even know how long he can live.

After dinner, Gu Huan was worried that Mu Junyan would look for her. Her mind was also thinking about the shocking news she had learned today and the matter of Pei Yi's winter military supplies. Everything was mixed up. As soon as her heavy head hit the pillow, she fell asleep without realizing it.

And I sleep very soundly.

The next day, I was awakened by the chirping sound.

"Winter flower?"

"Why."

Donghua came in and was followed by Zhou Zhilan.

"Hey, from today on, you can't sleep in anymore."

Zhou Zhilan said this with a smile as she ran to the closet to pick out a decent ruqun for her.

"The master has ordered that from now on, you will be the second female steward in the mansion."

Gu Huan's eyes widened: "No, no, no, I learned from my sister."

Zhou Zhilan pulled her up: "Same as before. Get up and wash up. After breakfast, I'll take you around. There is another important task. The two of us have to host the banquet for the old lady's fiftieth birthday."

Donghua and Dongqing brought in a pile of toiletries with a smile, and Gu Huan just stood there in a daze, letting them do whatever they wanted.

Is it so easy for her to learn housekeeping in the Duke's Mansion?

She couldn't believe it.