The orange light gave his cold, pale face a layer of warmth, and he spoke in an unusually calm and composed manner.

Mu Luan slightly widened her eyes, and in shame and anger, she covered his irritating mouth and corrected him: "Be careful with your words! If your father, brother, and mother hear you, the general's mansion will not be able to keep you."

The breath in the palm of his hand was scorching hot, and Mu Luan's slightly cool fingertips curled up due to the heat, and then he let go of his hand.

The soft touch on her thin lips disappeared. Jun Zhao looked at her angry appearance, kindly restrained the smile in his eyes, and stepped into the corner door.

I know that she is thin-skinned. If she cries again, with her flawless little face, it will probably cause criticism.

Ever since Mu Luan and the other two appeared at the corner gate, the servant who opened the door had already rushed to the main courtyard to inform the general and others.

The general's mansion, which was already brightly lit, was now even brighter than day.

When Mu Sinian, Madam Mu, and the two brothers of the Mu family received the news, they all rushed to Shaoguang Courtyard without any prior arrangement.

Behind him was a group of servants and guards holding lights, but when he stepped into Shaoguang Courtyard, the guards and servants were ordered to stay outside the courtyard and not to enter without permission.

Jun Zhao held Mu Luan and planned to enter from the other side of the yard.

After walking for a while on the corridor under the eaves, Jun Zhao suddenly stopped.

He glanced sideways at the dark corners of the rockery not far away, just for a moment, so fast that even Mu Luan didn't react, and then he continued to move forward steadily as usual.

Qiao Yiliu, who was dressed in plain clothes at the rockery, suddenly had her pupils shrink. She looked at the tall, dark figure holding Mu Luan and walking away in disbelief.

It was already late at night, and the eldest daughter of the general's mansion was not staying in her own yard. How could she come back from outside, and be carried back by a strange man?

A look of contempt immediately appeared on Qiao Yiliu's face. It turned out that this pure and innocent woman had secretly had an affair with a strange man.

What she saw might just be the tip of the iceberg, and who knows how many more male favorites she has secretly kept.

She pretends to be high and mighty, but her body is probably not much cleaner than the girls in a brothel!

She knelt in the heavy rain for half a day that day, and she paid with half her life to get the chance to stay in the general's mansion again.

But some people are born noble but destined to be lowly. As the legitimate daughter of a general, there is no need to worry about not being able to marry a royal relative in the future.

Qiao Yiliu couldn't help but shake her head and sneered, "Mu Luan, oh Mu Luan, you really don't appreciate your blessings. You are much more delicate than me now. If I become the wife of Zuo Houwei in the future, you..."

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind. Her mother and brother framed and slandered the General's Mansion. Judging from Mu Luan's attitude towards her outside the mansion that day, she would definitely not agree with her marrying her brother.

She has little influence and it is not easy for her to gain a foothold in the general's mansion. It will be even more difficult if she wants to fight for power.

But now, she has the leverage in her hand. Considering how favored Mu Luan is in the Mu family, is she still afraid that she will have no one to rely on in the future?

The darkness in Qiao Yiliu's eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the smile on the corners of her mouth grew deeper and deeper.

As expected, God treated her well. He just asked her to clean up things in the backyard, but she got such a big pie!

Shaoguangyuan.

Mu Luan had to admit that Jun Zhao's embrace was warm and not bumpy at all.

But she had no mood to enjoy it. Her heart had been hanging in her throat ever since she entered the corner gate.

A rainstorm blew down the peach blossoms that had just bloomed in the yard, scattering them on the bluestone path that was shining with silver light.

There are still undried water drops hanging on the petals, reflecting the graceful figure of the man holding the woman in the fiery red dress.

Through the shadows of the peach blossoms, Mu Luan vaguely saw many people standing under the eaves of the main house. As she looked carefully, she tugged at Jun Zhao's clothes, indicating that he should put her down.

Jun Zhao pretended not to hear anything as he walked across the bluestone slabs, past the peach trees, and headed towards those surprised gazes.

Mu Luan finally saw clearly that it was his father, brother, mother and others.

"Yaoyao?"

Mu Luoheng frowned and walked down the stairs first, standing tall and blocking Jun Zhao's way.

His eyes swept over Mu Luan, who had her eyes closed, and his unfriendly gaze fell on Jun Zhao.

"Yao'er!"

Madam Mu looked at Mu Luan worriedly. Before she could ask any questions, she heard Mu Luoheng ask coldly, "Where did you take her?"

Mu Luan's eyelashes trembled slightly. She originally wanted to pretend to be unconscious, but now she was surrounded by her family. Not only would it be difficult for her to escape, but even Jun Zhao would be in a dilemma.

But what she didn't know was that Jun Zhao had no intention of paying any attention to her, his elder brother, and his dark blue eyes were calm without any ripples.

She moved her eyelids, pretending to have just woken up, and what came into her sight was her eldest brother's cold and handsome face.

But he was not staring at himself, but at Jun Zhao.

It was the first time that Mu Luan heard her elder brother speak in such a tense tone. She called out softly, "Brother?"

Mu Luoheng's tightly pursed lips slightly relaxed, and he lowered his eyes to look at the person in Jun Zhao's arms, "Yaoyao, do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"

As he said this, he reached out to take the person from Jun Zhao's arms.

Unexpectedly, the man suddenly took a step back, and he didn't even touch the corner of Mu Luan's clothes. He just watched the man walking past him holding Yaoyao.

Mu Luoheng's hand was empty, and then he heard Jun Zhao speak slowly: "I will take the young lady into the house first."

At this time, Mu Sinian and others didn't care about the difference between men and women, and followed him back to the house.

Mu Qingyu looked at his parents who had entered the house, then turned back to look at his eldest brother who was standing still, and hurriedly called out, "Brother, come in quickly."

Mu Luoheng bent the fingers hanging at his side, but ultimately did not clench into a fist.

Maybe he was wrong.

In the room, Jun Zhao put Mu Luan on the small couch by the window. When he was about to get up, he deliberately moved close to her little face without anyone else seeing.

Mu Luan panicked and subconsciously leaned back to avoid it. The next moment, the man held her firmly, "Miss, be careful."

Mu Luan frowned slightly and glared at the culprit.

He did it on purpose!

Jun Zhao seemed not to notice the anger in her eyes. He withdrew his hand like a gentleman and stood further away.

Madam Mu came around from the side and sat next to Mu Luan. She looked at her carefully and said, "But you're still dizzy. Where are you hurt?"

Mu Luan had already thought of the words in her mind, but before she could say anything, she heard Jun Zhao explain: "She has a calf injury and is temporarily unable to move."

Everyone's attention shifted from Mu Luan to Jun Zhao.

Mu Sinian's cheeks moved and he asked calmly, "Then why don't you send her back?"

Jun Zhao looked indifferent, with his eyes downcast, "The young lady fell into a coma after leaving the palace, it's too late."

Everyone's gaze gradually turned from confusion to solemnity, especially Mu Sinian and Madam Mu.

They all knew what Jun Zhao meant by "too late".

It must have been because Yaoer was seriously ill at the time that he failed to come back in time.

Mu Luoheng walked to Mu Luan and spoke much more gently, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"

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