Chapter 24: Bold Seduction
Before Gu Huan could say anything, her face turned red.
I asked stubbornly, "You and Manager Zhou are so nice to me, is it because of what happened between me and the Master... that night?"
Zhou Zhilan smiled slyly: "Yes and no."
"What do you mean?" Gu Huan was curious.
Zhou Zhilan said mysteriously, "You are the treasure in the eyes of my brother and me, oh no, you should be the treasure in the eyes of Wen Hanxuan's people."
Gu Huan blinked blankly.
Zhou Zhilan lowered her voice and said, "Because you helped the master become a normal man."
Gu Huan's neck suddenly turned red.
She still feels embarrassed to discuss this with others in person.
But if he wanted to find out what Mu Junyan was thinking, he could only ask Zhou Zhilan indirectly.
Gu Huan lowered her voice with a guilty conscience: "So... everyone at Wen Hanxuan knows about what happened that night?"
She suddenly felt like digging a hole and burying herself.
"No, no, no, only my brother, Akabane and I know."
Gu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously, "Who is Chiyu?"
I don't remember seeing this person before.
"He is..."
Zhou Zhilan almost spit out something, so she quickly stopped herself.
Akabane is the most capable secret guard beside the lord. He is always elusive and rarely appears in front of people, so naturally he cannot speak casually.
"Anyway, don't worry. The three of us are all saw-mouthed gourds. We guarantee that no one else will know, unless..."
Zhou Zhilan chuckled: "Master, maybe you want people to know."
Gu Huan hurriedly shook her head: "I dare not say it."
Seeing that Gu Huan was nervous and shy, Zhou Zhilan quickly stopped smiling and took her hand.
With a serious face, he said, "You don't know that of the sons of the old Duke's direct lineage, only the Lord is left. The others all died on the battlefield. The Lord cares about the people of the territory and has been fighting for years, with his head on his belt every day.
Apart from discussing matters with his generals, he led his troops into battle and he was rarely seen smiling. We all hope that he will get married and have children as soon as possible, so that he can have a warm home and live a normal life, but the master is unwilling to do so. When my brother and I found out what happened that night, we both hoped that the master would keep you, regardless of whether you approached the master intentionally or not. At least, you are the only one who can make the master a real man. ”
Zhou Zhilan, who was always cheerful, had red eyes at this moment, and her tone was more sincere: "If the master had a gentle and considerate girl like you by his side, he would have a hot soup to drink and someone to wash and fold the quilt for him when he came home after a hard battle every day, and he would not have to be alone anymore.
So, my brother and I want you to feel the care and warmth of the Duke's Mansion. I want you to know that my master is a good man who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and I want you to sincerely be willing to stay with my master. ”
Gu Huan was stunned.
She hadn't expected this at all.
She originally thought that Mu Junyan ordered them to take care of herself, but she didn't expect that they were voluntarily treating her well because of Mu Junyan.
But she just wanted to grab a life-saving straw. Once she was out of trouble, she wanted to fly freely...
Gu Huan murmured, "...but he himself doesn't want to get married."
She can't keep Mu Junyan by her side just because she wants to.
"What man doesn't want to get married? The master just doesn't want to implicate others." Zhou Zhilan sighed.
Gu Huan was even more surprised.
She thought Mu Junyan loved his ex-wife deeply, but it seems that he is still considerate of others.
Zhou Zhilan lowered her voice and said, "None of the people in Wen Hanxuan are slaves. My brother was originally the deputy general of the master, and he stayed in the Duke's Mansion after being seriously injured. Some of the others are wounded soldiers, or descendants of soldiers who died in the battle, who want to continue to follow the master, including me. The master is always ready to sacrifice his life for the country, and has arranged all the funeral affairs early. If the master dies in battle for the country one day, each of us will get a large sum of resettlement money and leave freely. Do you think the master is the most responsible and kind-hearted man in the world?"
Zhou Zhilan's voice was choked with sobs.
Gu Huan was shocked when she heard this.
She couldn't bear to deceive such a man.
What if...how will she fly after this?
Zhou Zhilan's heart skipped a beat when she saw Gu Huan's face full of shock.
Damn it, what pretty girl would like to follow an old man whose head could fall off at any time?
Zhou Zhilan scratched her hair in annoyance.
It seems that she is not suitable to be a matchmaker.
Before Gu Huan could come back to her senses, she saw Zhou Zhilan suddenly stand up: "Actually... I've been with you for the past few days, and I really like you. You are a kind and good girl. We won't force you, you make your own decision."
Before she could react, the person had already disappeared.
this……
Gu Huan was conflicted.
But right now, she needs to solve the urgent problem, otherwise, she will still die.
Gu Huan took a deep breath and made up her mind.
He opened the closet and took out a neatly folded white cross-collared nightgown.
A white cloud pattern is embroidered on the folded cuffs.
Donghua asked her to bring the nightgown when she went to Jinxiu Pavilion to get her own clothes.
She wrapped it with cloth and tied it tightly. Donghua didn't know that it was Duke Yong's nightgown.
During these two nights, after Donghua and the others fell asleep, she took it out and secretly did embroidery.
She was too panicked before and didn't dare to admit that she took the pajamas. Now she had to find an excuse to return them.
Gu Huan sent Donghua and Dongqing to bed early. She sat in the dark room, staring blankly at the bright moon through the wooden lattice window.
The night watch drum sounded at midnight.
Dangdangdang, it was like knocking on Gu Huan's heart.
Gu Huan encouraged herself, wearing only a snow-white silk inner garment, holding a brocade box containing her pajamas, wrapping herself in a purple cloak, and walked out of Yayun Pavilion towards Wenhanxuan.
An anxious Gu Huan looked around as she walked, wondering how she would explain if she bumped into someone.
She didn't realize that someone had secretly cleared the obstacles for her, allowing her to walk to the Guanshan Tower unimpeded.
Gu Huan patted her chest in relief and just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly saw a tall figure reflected in the window, and the breath she had just taken rose to her throat again.
I reached out to push the door, but I was conflicted.
Zhou Zhilan's words lingered in her ears.
She shouldn't have been calculating towards a man as upright as Mu Junyan.
But, behind her was a bottomless abyss.
There is no way back.
Gu Huan stared at the door and didn't notice that there was a crack in the window next to it. A pair of deep pupils were looking at her.
Chi Yan actually discovered the shocking secret of Marquis Gu, but the witness has not been found yet, and it is not convenient for him to interfere in the family affairs of the Gu family. He has not decided whether to tell Gu Huan or not.
She wanted to rely on herself to escape her miserable fate. She was a timid but ambitious woman with her own ideas.
Mu Junyan couldn't tell whether he expected her to be brave enough to move forward, or whether he felt too much pity for her and couldn't bear to reject her.
But what is she struggling with at this moment?
Mu Junyan suddenly became angry, turned away from the window, and no longer looked at her cowardly look.
Gu Huan took two deep breaths and gently pushed the door open.
As soon as the man entered, he quickly turned around and closed the door. His heart was pounding wildly. He didn't dare to turn around, so he pricked up his ears to listen, but there was no sound behind him.
I turned around and suddenly saw the desk. A man in a dark robe without a belt was sitting beside the couch with a sword in his hand.
He supported himself with one hand on one knee, tilted his head slightly, and stared at her with his deep eyes.
Three words flashed through her mind: hunter.
Gu Huan was so frightened that she subconsciously turned around and wanted to run.
A cold shout came from behind: "Stop."
Mu Junyan glared at her unhappily.
Why is it always like a rabbit seeing an eagle?
He didn't mean to her.
Gu Huan stopped, took small breaths, tried to calm herself down, swallowed her saliva, and turned around stiffly.
He clutched his cloak tightly, bent his legs stiffly, and opened his mouth dryly: "I, I, I..."
Mu Junyan narrowed his eyes and looked at the bulge inside her cloak. He saw a pointed corner, which should be a box.
The first time was when he sprained his ankle, the second time was when I brought him snacks, and this time I brought him a midnight snack?
This excuse to seduce is so poor, I wonder if other women have used it and failed?
Nothing new.
He really didn't like her frightened look, as if he had raped her, so he couldn't help but ask, "What did you take?"
Gu Huan mustered up her courage and whispered, "It's your nightgown, my lord."
Mu Junyan had forgotten about this and raised his eyebrows waiting for her next words.
Gu Huan's heart was in a mess. When she thought about how she was forced to lose all her dignity, she couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
She lowered her head, walked to the soft coffee table, took the box in her hand and stretched out her cloak, placed it on the coffee table, and opened the box.
The snow-white pajamas were neatly folded, and the embroidery on the cuffs was eye-catching.
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