After Huo Duan finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhu Kuo stealthily.

Twenty years ago, everyone in the Zhu family knew that this was the only son of the Zhu family in Yunze County. Could it be that Zhu Kuo had some relationship with his mother?

The secret was so real that even the advisor who had stayed with Zhu Kuo the longest did not know it.

Seeing Zhu Kuo's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot, the hand holding the concubine's waist tightened, and he cried out in pain, "Master, you hurt me!"

Zhu Kuo suddenly came to his senses and pushed the concubine away, "Get lost!"

The concubine was a sensible person, but Zhu Kuo had always indulged him, and this was the first time he saw his master lose his temper. When he was thrown to the ground, his eyes immediately turned red. He stammered for a long time, rubbing his arm, "Why are you angry with me..."

The lawyer was very considerate. The girl on the ground was Zhu Kuo's new favorite. Even if he was angry with her now, he would have to hold her in his hands when he calmed down.

"Young Madam, the master is not angry with you. He is just anxious and careless. It's cold at night. I'll send someone to take you back first." He acted decisively and went up to help the boy up through his sleeves, for he did not forget the favor he had given to him today when he was in favor in the past.

Anyone who can please Zhu Kuo is a smart person. The boy was helped up by the master and walked down the stairs. Before he left, his eyes were red and he looked at Zhu Kuo with tears in his eyes, "Master, I will wait for you at home..."

I feel pity for him.

Such a beauty was given to Zhu Kuo, an old man. It was really a beauty with a beast, a flower with cow dung. What a pity. Gu Fengyan sighed on the side, having forgotten that this guy had just exchanged glances with Huo.

Zhu Kuo still liked his brother after all, his eyes softened, and he waved his hand and asked the man to leave.

Then, he locked eyes with Huo Duan, his expression cold and sinister, "Are you threatening me?!"

Huo Duan raised his eyebrows with a smile, "If Lord Zhu hadn't forced us to do this, how would we dare? Fortunately, the trip to Yunze County not only allowed us to see the scenery of a foreign land...but also gained a lot of other things."

When Zhu Kuo heard that he had gone to Yunze County, his face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, suddenly turned pale.

The master was always observant and knew that this matter was serious. He immediately rebuked the confused police officers and soldiers standing by, "What are you still waiting for? Arrest them and shut their mouths!"

Everyone came back to their senses and were about to move again. Huo Duan pulled Gu Fengyan, not afraid at all, "Master Zhu, don't you want to know where this person is now?"

With just one sentence, Zhu Kuo's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly stopped everyone, "Everyone, get out!"

No one dared to move, they sheathed their snow blades and remained silent.

The master was puzzled and asked with a flattering smile, "Sir...are you not going to arrest this man?"

"Take these people and retreat ten meters outside the alley. No one is allowed to get close without being summoned, and the same goes for you!" Zhu Kuo's expression was stern. He saw a carriage parked in the darkness not far away, and fine beads of cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

Twenty years had passed, and because of their old relationship, he had never been able to bear the heart to deal with Yao, so he just sent someone to use a medicine to make her stupid.

But she didn't expect that her momentary kindness would give these two reckless little bastards an advantage over her.

Zhu Kuo secretly hated himself...If this matter got out of hand, all his hard work over the years would be in vain!

Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan had sneers on their faces.

The master was stunned when he received the order, and said with a flattering smile: "Sir, I will stay here, just in case these two fools do anything bad to you..."

"Get out!" Zhu Kuo's face turned pale and he would not tolerate any argument.

The lawyer trembled all over and could only vent his grievances on the officers and soldiers of the yamen, "Didn't you hear the order from the adults?! What are you still standing here for? Go back and get thirty lashes each!"

Everyone was angry but dared not say anything, and followed the lawyer out of the alley... Many curious people had gathered outside the alley, but they only dared to watch the excitement from afar, and no one dared to get close. At this time, seeing the large group of officers in armor and weapons, they thought that Zhu Kuo was going to punish them, and hurriedly fled.

In a short while, the alley under the moonlight became silent.

Zhu Kuo looked at the two men. At this time, he actually took them seriously and no longer dared to look down on them.

"Tell me! What exactly do you want?!" he snorted coldly.

Huo Duan walked forward slowly, humming a smile from his nose, "Master Zhu is indeed a smart man, he is very easy to talk about. Since we have brought the person here, why not meet him first..."

He glanced at Gu Fengyan and said, "Ayan, please bring her here."

"You just order me around." Gu Fengyan was unhappy, but he still walked to the front of the carriage and opened the curtain, "Madam Yao, Lord Zhu is here to see you."

Zhu Kuo was shocked all over and could hardly stand. Following Gu Fengyan's voice, he stared at the carriage as if he had seen a snake or scorpion.

In the car, Yao Chunlan took off her hairpin and put it on again, with an unstoppable smile on her eyes and eyebrows. Listening to Gu Fengyan's voice outside, she adjusted her hair several times before rubbing her hands and getting out of the car.

The two of them emerged from the shadows under the bright light of the lantern, and Zhu Kuo saw Yao Chunlan at a glance.

She was still wearing the same lilac dress, but it was no longer bright and beautiful due to the passage of time. Her hairpins, earrings... even her bun was the same as before.

But Zhu Kuo just felt a chill in his heart... Yao Chunlan was a burden and his death warrant.

After a moment of stunned silence, his eyes turned cold. "You guys really put in a lot of effort. You can even dig up every little thing from twenty years ago to blackmail me!" He sneered at Huo Duan and the others, and refused to even look at Yao Chunlan.

Yao Chunlan seemed unaware. She walked slowly towards Zhu Kuo, shy and timid, with her skirt fluttering in the wind, and said, "Tan Lang, why, why don't you come to pick me up?"

She went to hold Zhu Kuo's clothes.

"Who are you? How dare you be so presumptuous!" Zhu Kuo suddenly pushed her away, looked down at her, and even took two steps back, avoiding her like the plague.

Yao Chunlan was stunned, her pupils contracted slightly, she never expected that her lover would treat her like this.

Gu Fengyan stepped forward to help Yao Chunlan up, and sneered, "Master Zhu is really a noble man who forgets things easily. Yao has waited for you for twenty years, but now you only get a question like 'Who are you'. I have seen the truth today..."

"Yao? I only know that my father's eleventh concubine's surname is Yao... Why are you waiting for me?" Yao Chunlan's appearance had frightened Zhu Kuo. He was eager to get away, so he said to the two of them, "Don't you just want the document that allows you to grow medicinal herbs privately? I can give it to you..."

He glanced at Yao Chunlan, whose face was filled with disbelief, and took out a piece of paper with a signature and seal from his pocket, "As long as you send her back... and know what to say and what not to say, I can give this to you."

Although Zhu Kuo was impatient to deal with Yao Chunlan, he did not dare to harm her right away. For one thing, with so many eyes watching, there was no guarantee that some of his subordinates might not have ulterior motives and take advantage of the situation to make trouble... This was also the reason why he sent everyone away.

Secondly, Yao Chunlan had been poisoned by his medicine and had become stupid, and no one would believe what she said anymore... As long as she was sent back, her life or death would be decided by just one word from him.

What's more, the two people in front of him made such a big fuss just for a document. As long as he agrees, the matter will be over. When the time comes, he will take action... there will be no evidence, and no one will know what happened in the past.

The offered interest was so generous that Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan would never refuse it, and Zhu Kuo smiled cunningly.

However, how could Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan not know that he was simply an old jackal from the mountains and that not a single word he said could be trusted.

Huo Duan smiled leisurely, "It seems that Lord Zhu has not figured it out yet. Now is not the time for you to make conditions... It's just a document. If you don't give it, then we can just change the county magistrate. As for how to change it, Lord Zhu must be clear..."

"Don't go too far!" Zhu Kuo's face suddenly changed and he trembled with anger.

Yao Chunlan was in their hands. As they said, it would be easy to replace the county magistrate. They only needed to expose the affair between him and Yao Chunlan and ruin his reputation.

Zhu Kuo glanced at Yao Chunlan with a venomous look in his eyes, "Why did you come here? I should have known you straight out at that time. I only regret that I was too soft-hearted and left the tip of the knife pointing towards myself!"

Gu Fengyan continued, "Too much bullying? How dare you say such words from Lord Zhu."

Yao Chunlan had been immersed in the sadness that Zhu Kuo didn't recognize her. When Zhu Kuo yelled at her, she was so scared that she trembled... How could her lover be like this?

She threw herself at Zhu Kuo's feet, crying almost hysterically, "Tan Lang, Zhu Lang, I'm Lan'er, don't you recognize me... I've been waiting for you for twenty-two years, how could you not recognize me?" She touched her hair bun, plucked off the no longer bright butterfly-studded flower hairpin, and showed it to Zhu Kuo, "Tan Lang, look, look at this, this is what you gave me at that time, you said that after the master died, you would marry me back in a sedan chair... You said it! How could you forget! How could you forget!"

The alley was extremely quiet. Yao Chunlan was crying and shouting hysterically, desperate and sad. A gust of wind blew by, and her questions echoed.

Zhu Kuo's last bit of patience was worn out, and he kicked Yao Chunlan away, "Get lost! I was just playing with you because you were pretty and easy to deceive, and you actually believed what I said casually... If I had known this would happen, I would have just killed you!"

After saying that, he was unwilling to even give her a glance.

Yao Chunlan was kicked to the ground. Her crying stopped and the look in her eyes as she stared at Zhu Kuo began to become strange. She gradually became sober and disappointed. Something shattered and Zhu Kuo looked at her again and found her eyes extremely cold and terrifying.

"It's just for fun..." Yao Chunlan's hair was scattered, and her knuckles were whitening as she pinched her hairpin. Suddenly, she burst into laughter, one louder than the other. It was obvious that she was laughing, but tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes. "It's just for fun... Tan Lang, Tan Lang, twenty years!"

"This is too much. It's really ridiculous that such words would come out of Lord Zhu's mouth!" Gu Fengyan felt sad and resentful in his heart.

"Mrs. Yao, get up..." he said, leaning forward and pulling Yao Chunlan up.

"It's just her fault that she is so stupid that she has remembered a joke for so many years!" Zhu Kuo shook his sleeves and sneered.

Yao Chunlan stood up with a smile, but suddenly froze at this moment. She looked at Zhu Kuo with tears in her eyes, "Are you kidding me?"

Slowly and firmly, she stood up and looked up at Zhu Kuo, holding in her hand the token of their love from their youth...A pair of butterflies on the hairpin glowed faintly under the lantern.

After reciting silently, she suddenly reached out and pushed Gu Fengyan away——

"Ayan! Catch her!" Huo Duan suddenly realized what she was going to do and hurriedly took a few steps forward.

However, before Gu Fengyan could react, Yao Chunlan pushed him away. He reached out to grab her sleeve, and the sharp hairpin scratched the back of his hand, causing beads of blood to ooze out...

But Yao Chunlan had already swooped down towards Zhu Kuo, and before he could react - "puff", she used the force to pierce the entire hairpin into Zhu Kuo's heart.

Zhu Kuo bumped into the door frame, his eyes wide open in disbelief, "You..."

"Tan Lang, you are so heartless... I wish we could be a pair of wings in the sky and a pair of branches on the ground," Yao Chunlan's eyes were filled with infinite tenderness as she stroked Zhu Kuo's cheek inch by inch, "You said, let's die together!"

Suddenly, she pulled out the hairpin again and stabbed several times.

Zhu Kuo wanted to push her away, but was held tightly... Yao Chunlan's crazy laughter echoed in the wind.

This attracted the legal advisor and soldiers who were waiting at the entrance of the alley.

"Sir! Quick! Pull this crazy woman away!" the lawyer shouted, and everyone hurriedly pulled Yao Chunlan away. She had gone completely crazy, waving her hairpin and stabbing everywhere, and those who tried to catch her were all injured to varying degrees.

The alley was covered in blood, and everything happened in just a few moments.

By the time Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan reacted, they and Yao Chunlan had already been taken back to the county government office as suspects.

The author has something to say:

Get pregnant and give birth within 15 chapters and then it's over! (Lightly set a flag and clenched fist)

As we all know, all the flags we set will be slapped in the face...

I wish to be a pair of wings in the sky and a pair of branches on the ground.

——"Song of Everlasting Sorrow" by Bai Juyi