Zuan frowned: "When did you two start living separately? You couldn't have been living separately from the beginning, could you?"
Yu Yanluo's expression was somewhat strange. After a long while, she finally parted her lips slightly and said, "This question is too private. I don't want to answer it."
Zuan: "..."
I always felt there was something strange about this couple's relationship.
Seemingly realizing that her answer was somewhat abrupt, Yu Yanluo thought for a moment and said, "As for the matter of the Duke, you can ask Gong Pan. He is the chief guard of Yanyou and is extremely loyal to Yanyou. He knows more about many things than I do. I'll have him come to find you later."
Zu An was startled: "Is Gong Pan also in the manor?"
Yu Yanluo nodded: "After Yanyou's accident, he followed me."
Zuan's expression was strange; it gave off a feeling of dividing up an inheritance.
As the chief guard of the Duke of Yunzhong, did he only follow the mistress after his master passed away and he had nowhere else to turn, or was he bought off by the mistress from the beginning?
Seeing that the Duke of Yunzhong showed little interest after being asked several questions, Zu An changed the subject: "Regarding the attack on Madam in Bright Moon City last time, was it found out who was behind it?"
"That matter..." Yu Yanluo seemed lost in memories, and after a while she chuckled softly, "It was investigated and resolved later."
Hearing her vague answers, and the fact that she didn't seem to intend to tell him the specifics, Zu'an didn't ask any further questions.
Noticing that the other person seemed somewhat listless, as if she was forcing herself to speak, Zu An stood up and said, "Madam is not feeling well, so I won't disturb your rest any longer."
Yu Yanluo was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "You are the first man to take his leave after meeting me. I won't stand on ceremony. I am indeed a little tired. I will go back to sleep. Someone will take you to find Gong Pan after you leave."
After saying that, she took off her fox fur coat and lay back down on the bed. Her beautiful eyes slowly closed, and she slept soundly and peacefully, as if she had already entered a dreamland.
Zu An was taken aback. She hadn't notified anyone. How did the people outside know that I was looking for Gong Pan?
Is she just too oblivious or completely unsuspecting of me, that she just fell asleep right in front of me?
Doesn't she know how fatally attractive she is to men?
Aren't you afraid I'll pounce on you?
I knew she wasn't a cultivator when I first met her. For any cultivator, isn't she currently in a state of complete vulnerability?
Only a cultivator who isn't too weak could do anything inside the house without the guards or others outside hearing her cries.
"It's only because I've met such a virtuous gentleman." He shook his head, dispelling the rosy thoughts in his mind, and walked out, closing the door behind him.
After he left, Yu Yanluo, who was fast asleep on the bed, smiled slightly, as if she were having a sweet dream.
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Some readers have pointed out a plot hole regarding Pei Mianman's mother. The original plan was for her mother to die young, and she only rushed back to the Pei family after hearing about her mother. Perhaps due to unnecessary additions in earlier chapters, mentions of Pei Mianman's mother and the coded messages in her letters caused some inconsistencies. This was indeed my mistake; please refer to the settings in the most recent chapters.
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