Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan took Yao Chunlan all the way to the gate of the house.

As soon as the carriage stopped, they realized something was wrong.

It was afternoon now, and the weather was much cooler. The peddlers would have packed up their wares and were hawking their wares in the streets. There was a road outside the Huo family, which was a must-go place to many prosperous places. In the past, this place was extremely lively.

It's strange today, it's so quiet.

The carriage was hidden in the darkness. The two people in the carriage looked at each other for a moment. Gu Fengyan lifted the curtain and looked outside... He saw that the gate of the Huo Mansion was surrounded by officials and soldiers from the county government like an iron barrel. A few passers-by only dared to glance at it briefly and then hurriedly fled.

Zhu Kuo sat upright on a throne, wearing a blue gown, holding two walnuts in his hands and turning them continuously. His lawyer and a charming young man stood on his left and right.

Zhu Kuo teased him from time to time, and the boy was shy and timid, with angry eyes. He pinched Zhu Kuo's shoulders and pounded his legs in an ambiguous manner.

Zhu Kuo has many beautiful concubines and beloved men in his mansion, and I think that boy is his new favorite recently.

"I said that the sachet wouldn't last long... but he reacted quickly." Gu Fengyan frowned and lowered his voice, "Father is still in there..."

He felt panic-stricken. What if something happened to Father Huo because of them... Gu Fengyan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Huo Duan also saw it when the curtain was opened. He stretched out his hand to cover the back of Gu Fengyan's hand, "Zhu Kuo is looking for us, so he won't do anything to Dad for the time being..."

"Let her stay here, we'll go down first." He glanced at Yao Chunlan, who was smiling with her eyes downcast and saying something in her mouth.

Gu Fengyan nodded, held Huo Duan's hand and got out of the car.

…

The sky gradually darkened. Zhu Kuo was wearing the cloak handed over by his concubine, stroking the hickory nuts in his hands, and was quite impatient. "Master, is this the good idea you gave me?" He raised his eyelids and glanced at the master with a pair of sharp eyes, "Waiting for the rabbit... How long have you been waiting? Where are those two little bastards?!"

The master felt cold all over and knelt down hurriedly, saying, "Yes, I misjudged. Please wait a little longer, sir... The monk can run away but the temple cannot. His father is still here, so there is no need to worry that they will not come back..."

Before the master could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Kuo's charming boy beside him, "Which vixen has the master taken a fancy to again?" He raised his eyebrows with his hands behind his back, speaking in a coquettish voice, his fox eyes half charming and half angry, "It seems that there will be another person in this mansion."

Ge'er is Zhu Kuo's new concubine, eighteen years old, delicate and charming, and likes to show a little temper on weekdays. Zhu Kuo is happy to indulge her, not for anything else, but because Ge'er is different from other girls from good families. He can let go on the couch, twist his waist, and moan, so he can serve Zhu Kuo well.

"Are you angry, darling?" Zhu Kuo narrowed his eyes mischievously, and put his big hand on her waist, pressing her on his knees, "I'll comfort you?"

As he spoke, his hands began to touch around.

The concubine was also open-minded. She glared at Zhu Kuo and said in a charming voice, "Master, you are so annoying!"

The officers and soldiers from the surrounding yamen looked up at the sky and pretended not to see anything. The legal advisor knelt on the ground with cold sweat on his forehead.

After playing for a while, Zhu Kuo was satisfied and looked at his master, "Why are you still kneeling here? Do you want me to go find the person myself?!"

The master's knees were stiff and painful, and he felt as if he had been pardoned. He cursed the yamen soldiers, "Are you dead?! Hurry up and find them for me. I will dig three feet into the ground to bring them to you, my lord!"

The officers and soldiers in the yamen were silent as a mouse, and they all picked up their weapons and moved out in all directions.

But at this moment, a voice came from deep in the alley, "Master Zhu is looking for us?"

The lawyer looked up and saw two figures approaching. He sneered and shouted at the police, "Okay! Catch them and bring them here!"

Immediately, with a snapping sound, the sharp knives surrounded Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan and brought them in front of Zhu Kuo.

Zhu Kuo sat up straight, his eyes narrowed slightly, "It took me so long to find you two..." He looked around and then fell on Gu Fengyan, and said sternly:

"You dared to lie to me that day. Did you ever expect the outcome today?"

With a "bang", the hickory nut in his hand was smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces with great force.

Everyone present had been with Zhu Kuo for a long time and was now silent and trembling. They knew that Zhu Kuo was really angry.

Only Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan looked indifferent, not moved at all.

"Master, why are you so angry... You can kill me or chop me up, just give me a nod. Don't be angry, I feel bad for you." The little boy in Zhu Kuo's arms has not been with him for a long time and is favored by him. At this moment, he stretched out a pair of soft hands and gently stroked Zhu Kuo's chest.

But his eyes kept glancing at Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan... Although these two are both extremely good-looking, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are a couple. Could it be that the master has a new hobby?

Huo Duan was a strong and muscular man with broad shoulders and long legs. The young man just liked this type of person. He glanced at him and actually started to flirt with Huo Duan in front of Gu Fengyan and Zhu Kuo.

Zhu Kuo was angry and had no time to pay attention, but Gu Fengyan was furious after taking a look.

"You vixen!" He cursed Huo Duan viciously and turned his body to the side, blocking his brother's view.

Huo Duan was thinking about how to deal with Zhu Kuo, but was stunned by this nonsensical remark.

What happened? How did he become a vixen again?

Huo Duan was puzzled and asked Gu Fengyan several times but he got no answer. Until he accidentally raised his eyes and saw the boy looking at him with a smile... he understood everything.

Huo Duan simply ignored it, thinking about taking care of this situation and going home to coax her husband.

"What counts as a lie?" He continued the topic, looking up at Zhu Kuo slowly, "Does your Excellency know who we met these past two days?"

He was calm and composed, smiling with a hint of contempt in his smile, as if he really knew something.

Zhu Kuo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became afraid. He subconsciously touched his purse, but found nothing... From that day on, he took off his purse and never wore it again.

"Someone, catch them! Block their mouths and take them back to the yamen!" He was shocked and stood up suddenly, pointing at Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan and ordered the constable.

Afraid they would say something else.

Immediately, constables came up to them and gestured to them. Huo Duan sneered, grabbed Gu Fengyan and pressed him into his arms, then kicked away a constable who was reaching out to Gu Fengyan with his long legs.

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

Zhu Kuo was so anxious that he cursed loudly, and the polite appearance he pretended to be on the surface was gone, "What a waste, why don't you catch them!"

Huo Duan, relying on his height and strength gained from years of farm work, snatched a shiny knife, rushed towards the people around him, and finally pointed the tip of the knife at Zhu Kuo.

"Master Zhu, are you sure you want to do this..." He sneered, "Twenty years ago, Master Zhu of Yunze County had Yao Chunlan, the eleventh concubine. Do you still remember who she was?"