Zuan's expression froze. Seeing the increasingly suspicious look in the other person's eyes, he quickly came up with a solution: "It's probably because I was too poor when I was a child and had to work as a helper in a nearby restaurant. I never thought that the shadow of my childhood would be so deep and become a demon in my heart."

Yu Yanluo had previously investigated Zu'an's background and knew that he had lost both his parents at a young age and lived with his uncle and aunt. Not long after, his uncle and aunt also passed away one after another, so one can imagine how difficult his childhood was.

Thinking of this, she was immediately filled with a maternal glow and subconsciously wanted to hug the other person to comfort them.

However, he realized his mistake as soon as he raised his hand and awkwardly withdrew it: "Those unpleasant things are all in the past, everything will be alright."

"Thank you for your guidance, Madam." Zu An felt a little guilty, not expecting the other party to believe him so easily, which made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Since you're alright, you should get some rest. It's getting late." Yu Yanluo covered her lips and yawned. She was already seriously injured, and the worry she had just caused for Zu'an had greatly exhausted her energy. At this moment, she was truly overcome with sleepiness.

“Okay, good night, madam.” Zu An nodded.

Yu Yanluo lay down again, turned her back to him, and then quietly rubbed her chest while snuggling under the covers. This bastard is really strong.

Now that Zuan's soul was complete, the other party's attempts to conceal their true intentions were not hidden from him, leaving him extremely embarrassed.

Yu Yanluo was indeed very sleepy. At first, she was a little nervous, but she soon drifted off to sleep.

This was a real problem for Zu'an. Smelling the faint, sweet fragrance of the woman beside him, and seeing her alluring curves that even the blanket couldn't conceal, he simply couldn't fall asleep…

The next morning, Yu Yanluo woke up and was startled. When had she fallen asleep last night?

She quickly looked down to check her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief when she found everything was intact.

She pursed her lips. The fact that she was sharing a bed with a man and had even fallen asleep without realizing it was unbelievable just a few days ago.

She quietly turned around, wanting to see Zuan, but what she saw was two big red eyes.

She was startled: "What's wrong? Why are your eyes so red?"

"I didn't sleep a wink all night." Zu An sighed. This woman is really carefree, lying down next to me without any defenses. Is she testing the cadre with this?

"Ah, why can't I sleep?" Yu Yanluo asked blankly.

"With the most beautiful woman in the world lying next to me, I doubt any man could fall asleep in that situation," Zu An sighed.

Yu Yanluo blushed slightly and spat, "You rascal... I should have known better than to call you to bed."

After saying that, she tried to get up, but then cried out and lay back down.

"What's wrong?" Zu'an was startled, thinking she was injured somewhere.

Yu Yanluo gave him a resentful look: "You're pressing down on my hair."

Zuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly moved to the side.

Just then, someone in the outer room heard the commotion and was about to come in to ask if the lady needed her to dress and groom herself. However, just as they reached the door, they heard the words, "You're pressing on my hair." Their hearts skipped a beat: "Is the lady sleeping with the Duke?"

As Yu Yanluo's personal maid, she naturally knew that her master and the Duke were only husband and wife in name. How could they suddenly be sleeping in the same bed?

Could it be that after the Duke disappeared and returned, the Lady finally realized her true feelings and decided to accept him wholeheartedly?

That doesn't make sense. They've been together as mistress and servant for so long, yet the lady has never had any romantic feelings for the Duke.

She didn't understand what had happened between the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately didn't go in, so as not to make things awkward for everyone.

After an unknown amount of time, the door opened from the inside, and Yu Yanluo came out on her own.

Upon seeing this, Xingnu hurriedly went to greet them, but the officials waiting outside, hearing the commotion, rushed in one after another.

One by one, they called out that they wanted to pay their respects to the Duke of Yunzhong.

At first, Xingnu and Gongpan were able to hold them off, but as Sang Hong, Xu Yu, Pei Shao and others arrived, the situation began to spiral out of control.

“Madam Yu, we didn’t pressure the Duke too much yesterday because he was injured, but after a whole night of rest, he still can’t speak?” Pei Shao snorted. “Is he too badly injured to speak, or is he being controlled by you because of his injury, or is he just an imposter?”

Upon hearing his words, the other officials immediately began to murmur amongst themselves, their eyes filled with vigilance and suspicion as they looked at Yu Yanluo.

Just as Yu Yanluo was wondering what to do, Zu An came out: "Who wants to see me?"

He had already used his ability to transform himself into Jian Yanyou.

Upon seeing his appearance, the group of people exchanged surprised glances, never expecting that he was indeed the Duke.

Officials on good terms with the Yu family had already begun to pay their respects, while Pei Shao and the others looked on with suspicion: "Are you really the Duke?"

Zuan chuckled, speechless: "If I'm not, then are you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura spread out, and everyone felt a powerful divine sense sweep over them, causing them to tremble.

Those present were no ordinary people; they immediately realized that this was the oppressive aura of a grandmaster. They were all terrified, thinking that even though the Duke was injured and his strength had diminished, the pressure on his soul remained.

Pei Shao naturally didn't dare to question anything further, but Sang Hong was not intimidated and confirmed again: "Last night, Madam Yu said that Uncle Ming instigated Jian Taiding to do those things. Does the Duke agree with what she said?"

Zu An sighed: "That's right. It's just a pity that Tai Ding was misled by villains. Fortunately, he saw the error of his ways and fought alongside us at the crucial moment. He is indeed worthy of being a member of the Jian family, and he is indeed worthy of being my brother..."

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