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  Xue Qing looked at Pan Yueyang calmly "Yueyang, since you suspect Wanwan, why don't..."

  "Let her stay, I have my own plans." Pan Yu Yang continued strolling.

  Xue Qing was still playing with the flower in her hand

  Pan Yu Yang's eyebrows were furrowed in deep thought as he considered all that had happened on the rivers and lakes during this period.

  Xue Qing smiled wryly, she had always been by his side, but their relationship never progressed further. She adored Yue Yang, and since childhood, she had willingly accompanied him to practice writing and sword fighting, willing to remain unmarried for him, waiting with all her heart for the day when this man could truly appreciate her. "How dangerous is it?"

  "The Tiandao Sect has suddenly risen to prominence in the jianghu, recruiting talented individuals and accepting many disciples. We must be on guard." Pan Yuanyang's old friend was worried about the country.

  "Next time, bring me along next time." Xue Qing dropped the flower in her hand and put on a serious face.

  There was no answer, Pan Yu Yang nodded and followed the same path back.

  Looking at Pan Yueyang's back, Xue Qing really wants to hug him...

  Yunlu Academy

  "Wan Wan." Pan Yu Yang walked into the room, looking at the woman who was now pure and innocent, with a strong sleepiness. For some reason, he couldn't help but speak softly to her, which even surprised himself.

  Looking at the woman sleeping soundly and defenseless, Pan Yueyang gently stroked her small face. The woman who suddenly entered his life must not be a spy from the Tian Dao Sect; otherwise, he could only let her die.

  The molested Wanyan's face, which had been caressed and scratched, suddenly woke up to see Pan Yueyang appear out of nowhere. She began to panic again, hastily using the quilt on her body to wrap herself tightly.

  "Am I scaring you?" Pan Yu Yang suddenly turned cold, he didn't like how Wan Wan looked frightened every time she saw him!

  "You kicked me, you made me drop the water bucket, and you bullied me, you're a bad guy." Wanwan poured out all his grievances in one breath.

  Is that all? Isn't this what bad people are like? Pan Yu Yang couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Wan Wan, and he was really drawn in by her innocence.

  "Wan Wan, where is your home? You don't like me that much, and I'm the master of this mansion. Why don't I send you back home, how about that?" With a tone of trying to please her while also being seductive, he had no intention of sending her back home. She was already his, and before he got bored with her or figured out what she was really after, she wasn't going anywhere!

  "I don't know..." Every time Auntie asked her this question, she would sadly lower her head. She tried very hard to think, but she didn't know.

  "What don't you know?" The tone was either teasing or sympathetic, seeing the bowed head in pain. Pan Yu Yang's expression softened, his voice affectionate as he stroked her black hair, but he knew for sure that it wasn't genuine sympathy, just a ploy to get her to talk.

  "I woke up and was on the grass, Uncle and Aunt saw me and gave me food to eat, they are good people." Wanwan said seriously while nodding.

  "Is giving you food to eat being a good person?" Pan Yu Yang looked at the simple and naive Wan Wan with a smile, but how could they explain it if they had sold her into a wealthy household? What if Wan Wan was sold to some other place, like those brothels? Thinking of this, Pan Yu Yang's hand that was holding onto Wan Wan's face pinched her cheek in anger.

  "It hurts." Wanwan lay in bed unable to get up, and could only glare angrily at someone.

  "Will you be willing to stay by my side, and I'll provide you with good food and clothes?"

  As soon as this was said, even Pan Yueyang himself wanted to slap his own face. What's wrong with him?

  "You won't kick me anymore, right? You won't snatch my water bucket away from me again, will you?" Wanwan asked with a pout, tugging on Pan Yu Yang's hand that was covered in calluses.

  "No." Pan Yu Yang's delighted expression was extremely good-looking, his handsome face gradually widening into a smile.

  "Then I'll go wash clothes once I'm done, and you're not allowed to stop me from fetching water again!" Wanwan said sternly!

  "Doing laundry?" He suddenly had a feeling of a crow flying over his head, how could she still be circling around this trivial matter after talking for half a day? "Why do you still need to do laundry?"

  Her mouth curved into a smile, and she laughed out loud. "Auntie said that as long as I work hard and behave myself, she'll come pick me up when she finds my relatives!" That simple trust suddenly triggered someone's emotions.

  Pick her up? Foolish, they sold a lifelong contract, the deed is still in his study, how can he come to pick her up again? If Wanwan really isn't the spy he suspects, then he must find the person who sold Wanwan. Such an innocent girl, how could they bear to sell her off? With such simple trust in them, thinking they would still come to take her back, how could they treat her like this?

  "Alright, Wanwan, from now on you don't have to wash clothes." Pan Yu Yang used her finger to lovingly scratch the tip of her little nose.

  "No need to wash clothes?" Wanwan panicked? She's lost her job, is she still going to be driven out? What if Auntie comes to pick her up and can't find her?

  "Yes, no need to do laundry, you can tell the maids what you want to eat every day and do whatever you want, I can still afford to support you." Pan Yu Yang was very patient and serious.

  "Can I stay in the mansion like this? Then I'll be very obedient and listen to you!" Wanwan blinked her big eyes.

  "And... from now on, don't mention that person who sent you into the mansion again, I really dislike them!" Pan Yu Yang suddenly turned cold.

  What the heck! If it weren't for others selling out, what would you, a stupid and annoying man, have to do with anything?!

  Wanwan thought for a moment, nodded her head, okay, she was very afraid of him, he would give her food to eat and a bed to sleep in. Auntie had said that if she listened to the master's words, she would have food to eat and wait for her to come pick her up.

  Knock knock knock...

  Feng He lightly knocked on the wooden door of the inner chamber.

  "Come in." Pan Yu Yang sat in front of her curved bed, he really liked to rub her hair, it felt soft and comfortable.

  "General, Madame Frowning of the Autumn Courtyard requests an audience." Fenghe lowered her head, they were well-trained maidservants, no matter what their masters did, they had to act as if they didn't see.

  "Hmm." Pan Yu Yang stood up and followed Feng He out.

  Wan Wan thought happily that from now on she wouldn't have to wash clothes to get food, as long as she listened to him. He was the master here, and the master was really good!

  "A faint scent of osmanthus wafted into the room, accompanied by the soft sound of footsteps. Without looking up, one could tell that the person making this sound was undoubtedly a gentle and elegant woman."

  The girl in white outside the door fluttered in, Pan Yu Yang smiled as he looked at his woman, not having seen her for some time, Mei Er was even more beautiful.

  Meini's soft body leaned into Pan Yueyang's arms, her watery eyes looking at the man. "You came back yesterday, why didn't you send for me?" With a hint of grievance and coquetry, Meini pouted her small mouth painted with light pink lip color, looking displeased.

  "Haha, could it be that Xiao Chen'er is going to make a move?" Pan Yu Yang wrapped her arms around Chen'er's large hands and rubbed them back and forth against her shoulders.

  "What do you think? Two months without seeing each other, and she's been thinking about him day and night." Suddenly leaving Pan Yu Yang's arms, Yan Er stood in front of him, her two hands holding his arm and playfully shaking it.

  "Yesterday, I handled some official business, and this morning I went to pay respects. Only after that did I have some free time to return home, and then I thought about going to accompany my good temper." With the desire to satisfy his woman, Pan Yueyang horizontally scooped up his temper and headed towards his main bedroom...

  After the passion, Mei's half body was pressed on Pan Yueyang's body, and her delicate kisses began to kiss his body without stopping. "How? Not enough?" Pan Yueyang turned sideways, looking at his concubine.

  "It's just that people like to be on you." The soft little hands stroked the sturdy man, touching the hard muscles on his body, feeling so comfortable. Mei's eyes rolled around "Yueyang? What were you doing in the lower house just now?"

  She's not a fool, and this Yunlu Courtyard also has her confidants. Yesterday, she waited for Pan Yueyang all night, thinking that he would handle things well and rush to her room immediately. After dressing up, what she got was that he had favored an unknown maid who came out of nowhere? I heard that the maid looks pretty good!

  "Haha, it's just my wife being jealous." Pan Yu Yang laughed loudly and didn't want to discuss this matter.

  "Ugh, who has the appetite to eat your flying vinegar!" Wrinkle again obediently lay in his arms.

  Yes, Pan Yu Yang dislikes women who think they are superior. He likes gentle and obedient women, so Yan Er never deliberately shows off in front of him, nor does she take the initiative to do things on her own. In all matters, she has a dependent and submissive attitude.

  She used to compete with Xue Qing, who was obviously infatuated with the man she loved. There was a deep trust between them, and she didn't dare to be too arrogant. Moreover, Xue Qing was skilled in martial arts and came from the same school as Pan Yueyang. She was too powerful, and many things about this man were taken care of by Xue Qing alone. However, there was one thing that Xue Qing could never do - become Pan Yueyang's woman. Because of this, she could openly compete with Xue Qing, vying for superiority. In the Pan household, apart from her as a concubine, there were no others. Her status was solid, although not as the official wife, but Pan Yueyang had never mentioned taking another wife. She only needed to get pregnant and give birth to a child, then she could rely on her child's status to gain power in the household.

  At first, she didn't stay in the mansion for long before discovering Xue Qing's gaze towards Pan Yueyang. She tentatively asked Yueyang if they should bring Xue Qing in, but Yueyang flatly refused, saying that to him, Xue Qing was just a childhood playmate and now his subordinate, and this relationship would never change. She knew that this man always kept his word, so this fake virtuous act could come to an end. The identity of the mistress still belonged to her!

  But now? I heard that Pan Yueyang and the woman from yesterday, she was so angry that she cried for a long time, because she couldn't let Yueyang fall into another woman's gentle trap! Absolutely not!