Chapter 4 Men just fall for this
"Butler, what are you looking for? Can I help you?"
Gu Wanru walked forward with a smile and nodded politely to Zhou Chunyu.
The financial affairs of the Duke's Mansion are still in the hands of this chief steward, and Gu Wanru is currently treating him very well.
Zhou Chunyu hurriedly bowed and didn't answer her: "Young Madam, are you here to pay your respects to the master? What a coincidence! The master had to go out this morning, but something happened and he didn't leave the house."
The clever servant beside Zhou Chunyu had already trotted in to report.
Gu Huan was also a little confused.
In her previous life, Gu Wanru did not meet Duke Yong. What was holding her back in this life?
Is it because of her?
Gu Huan became more cautious, lowering her head and following Gu Wanru in small silent steps.
Zhou Chunyu glanced at Gu Huan, sniffed, and his eyes flickered slightly.
He walked in with Gu Wanru with a normal expression.
"Last night, His Majesty held a banquet to welcome the Lord. I guess he will be busy with various social events afterwards and will have little time to stay in the palace."
Gu Wanru smiled and said, "Yes, my husband and I wanted to show our filial piety but we didn't have the chance. Last night, my husband told me that my father was back and asked me to come and pay my respects early. In fact, my husband didn't need to ask me to do so. As a daughter-in-law, of course I have to come and pay my respects."
Zhou Chunyu smiled widely, "The Gu family is a noble family. Young Madam was known as a talented woman before she got married. She must have known good manners. It's because the Duke is always away from home. How can I blame you?"
"I am so blessed. I don't have to pay respects and perform filial duties every day. The housekeeper Zhou takes care of the household chores, so I can be lazy."
Gu Wanru seemed to be smiling happily.
Zhou Chunyu smiled faintly.
Whether it is true filial piety or false, everyone in the Duke’s Mansion knows it.
She keeps talking about filial piety, but after the young lady entered the mansion, the number of times she visited the old lady who suffered from dementia could be counted on five fingers.
Every time he went there, he was too lazy to go in. He would just chat with the housekeeper and maid outside, leave the cakes he bought outside and go away.
Is this called filial piety?
The Duke doesn't have the time to care, nor does he want to care.
When the three of them passed by Duke Yong's study, Gu Huan's heart began to beat wildly.
The study is the only way for Duke Yong, Mu Junyan, to return to his bedroom.
Last night, Gu Huan was waiting for him here holding a palace lantern.
It’s cold late in the early fall.
She deliberately wore a light dress, and when the wind blew, she shivered all over and her heart began to beat fast.
Mu Junyan holds a high position, commands a large number of troops, is dignified and indifferent, and is intimidating without even getting angry.
Moreover, everyone in the capital knew that Duke Yong had a reputation for being a wife-killer.
Moreover, he had a deep love for his late wife, so after his late wife passed away, he became even less interested in women.
All the people serving in Wenhanxuan are men.
The Duke is not allowed to keep even a female mosquito around him.
For some reason, one after another, the noble ladies in the capital racked their brains to marry him. Those noble ladies failed through legitimate means, so they used various means such as self-torture, sneaking into his bed, and drugging him, but none of them succeeded.
There were also some foolish maids in the mansion who wanted to climb into bed. They were all beaten with a stick and sold by human traffickers.
Gradually, the maids in the mansion and the noble ladies in the capital all stopped thinking about it.
Last night, Gu Huan became more and more afraid the more she thought about it. Her hands and feet became weak. Just when she was about to back out, she saw Duke Yong walking towards her alone.
In order to give herself courage, Gu Huan drank a glass of aged girl's red wine before coming here, and was already half drunk at this moment.
In order to save his life, he suppressed his fear and shame, steeled himself, gritted his teeth, held the lantern, and walked towards the people with his head lowered.
Duke Yong was extremely vigilant, and as soon as she raised her foot, she was asked who she was.
How dare she speak?
She believed that if anyone found out she was a woman, she would be kicked out immediately.
Gu Huan gritted her teeth and ran over desperately, but the other person just stood there motionless, staring at her.
At that time, four words came to my mind: moth to flame.
The sky was overcast and there was no moonlight.
Taking advantage of the cover of night, Gu Huan cried out softly, pretended to sprain her ankle, and rushed straight into someone's arms.
The trick is crude, but direct enough.
It is better to die than to die after being humiliated.
Her delicate little face hit the stone-hard chest, causing her to gasp and grit her teeth in pain.
He didn't care about the pain, he opened his cold arms and touched her randomly, pushing her fragrant body into her arms, while pretending to be panicked and trying to get up.
This is the first time in my two lifetimes that I have put seduction into action.
It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid.
She had put all her energy into cheering herself up.
I was drunk, weak in the knees, filled with shame, and confused, and I couldn't really get up.
No woman has dared to bump into his wall for more than ten years. Mu Junyan did not expect that the little girl was so ferocious and dared to bump into him directly.
Perhaps because they drank too much, the two of them fell to the ground hugging each other.
A figure in the dark moved slightly, then suddenly stood still.
The moon showed half of its head, and the faint blue moonlight fell.
Mu Junyan half-closed his eyes and stared at the pretty face in his arms. His watery eyes looked at her eagerly. Her hair was slightly disheveled and a strand of hair fell on her eyelash, trembling with it, adding a bit of tenderness and beauty to her.
He was so angry at himself that he laughed.
The little girl actually succeeded.
He simply stretched out his hand to hook that soft and boneless waist and asked again: "Who are you?"
That beautiful face was in a state of panic, embarrassment and fear.
She was so anxious that her voice was full of anger and trembling: "Who are you? Let me get up! Men and women should not touch each other. It would be bad if someone saw us."
Gu Huan was just pretending to be serious and didn't dare to look the other person in the face.
A cold scolding came from above: "Little girl, how dare you seduce me! You are so bold."
Compared to being wasted by my brother-in-law and elder sister, it is more terrifying than facing Mu Junyan.
She thought that no matter how fierce Mu Junyan was, he was still a man, right?
Gu Huan fumbled with her hands and feet to stand up, but her waist was held tightly and she couldn't stand up.
During the struggle, her thin clothes slipped off, revealing her shoulders and half of her chest.
Under the influence of alcohol, she pretended to be afraid, and her petite body trembled, which made her look very charming.
After a few shoves and jostles, the person was carried into the study.
From the desk to the couch, Gu Huan tried her best at first, but ended up being unable to move and could only lay low and let others do whatever they wanted.
Thinking back on it, it makes me blush and my heart beat faster.
While Gu Huan was daydreaming, the three of them had already passed the study and arrived at the Guanshan Tower where Duke Yong Mu Junyan usually relaxed and read.
The servant who had just informed them was standing at the door. When he saw them arrive, he hurried forward to greet them.
"Young Madam, the Master invites you in."
Gu Huan didn't even dare to raise her head. She stared at Gu Wanru's heels and followed her closely.
She didn't see that a compelling gaze was falling on her.
After Gu Wanru performed the ceremony, she heard her father-in-law's cold and distant voice telling her not to bow. She raised her head slightly and found that her father-in-law was staring straight at her...back.
Gu Wanru turned her head and saw the top of Gu Huan's head.
My heart skipped a beat.
She quietly moved her body to block her father-in-law's sight.
Father-in-law must not fall for this little bitch, or your husband will be unhappy.
Gu Wanru smiled dignifiedly and appropriately: "Father, it's rare for you to come home. Your daughter-in-law had prepared a welcoming banquet to welcome you back, but I didn't expect that the emperor would summon you to the palace first. Please don't blame your daughter-in-law for not being filial."
Mu Junyan glanced at her calmly: "It's okay."
Mu Junyan was very disappointed with Gu Wanru.
He remembered that the five-year-old girl was very loving. When she grew up, he proposed to Mu An to marry her with a grand ceremony, hoping that she could manage the Duke's Mansion for him and support her husband's success. He didn't expect that she would become like this when she grew up.
Not to mention managing the Duke's Mansion, she couldn't even manage her own husband's backyard, let alone hand over the housekeeper's power of the Duke's Mansion to her.
But the die is cast and there is nothing that can be done.
Gu Wanru asked earnestly, "How about we have a family dinner tonight to celebrate father's triumphant return?"
She wanted to show off her skills and make her father-in-law happy, because she had not yet been given the power to manage the Duke's Mansion.
"No need to be so polite." Mu Junyan was very perfunctory.
Gu Huan lowered her head and listened to his voice, and her ears began to feel hot again.
Last night he whispered a few sweet words in her ear while breathing heavily, and the tone he used was completely different from today.
I recalled his appearance in my mind, but I only remembered those sharp eyes that could see through people's hearts.
Well, she was so scared at that time, but she had to focus on acting well, so she didn't dare to look at him directly.
"If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
Gu Huan's heart skipped a beat.
Are you letting me go just like that?
What should she do?
Could it be that she was the one who took the initiative to say that she climbed into bed last night...
That definitely won’t work!
The drunken young maid accidentally broke into Wen Hanxuan and had sex with him, then fled in a hurry.
Now she comes out and admits it shamelessly. Doesn't it prove that she is plotting against her master?
A man can be seduced but not calculated.
Especially a war god like Mu Junyan who is extremely powerful and has killed countless people.
But tonight...
The son-in-law will force her!
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