Qinghong said with a half-smile, half-crying expression, "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll teach you a lesson. In this mansion, even if I'm gone, there will be another you. We're all the same. Today he can do whatever he wants with me, and he can do whatever he wants with you if things don't go his way. Be smug as long as you can, because this won't last long." After saying that, she didn't wait for anyone to drag her away. She dragged her sleeves and walked out with dragging steps, stiff and lifeless like a walking corpse.
Shi Lan frowned as she watched her deathly figure, and said softly, "What do you plan to do with her?"
Yue Zhan said coldly, "What do you think? You don't actually believe her, do you?"
Shi Lan shook her head slightly and smiled with the corners of her mouth up. "You are the Grand Commander and the master of this mansion. I am just a lowly servant girl. What does it matter whether you believe me or not?"
Yue Zhan turned around abruptly, stretched out his long arm, pressed down on her shoulder, stared at her intently for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Believe me, I have never treated you as a servant. You are you, not someone else. I, Yue Zhan, dare to swear to heaven that I will never betray you in my lifetime."
Shi Lan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that things were serious. In this era of Taoism, everyone here believed in gods. Every oath they made had to come from their heart, and they could not break it even if it cost them their lives.
"Please don't do this, my lord. I am too humble to accept such kindness from you," Shi Lan straightened her clothes and knelt down.
Yue Zhan smiled slightly, helped her up, and said softly, "Lan Niang, you deserve this treatment from me."
Shi Lan was somewhat surprised and puzzled, feeling that things were starting to spiral out of control. It wasn't like this when the original owner was around; Yue Zhan had never been this close to her. What was going on? (To be continued.)
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