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Helian Manqiu was dressed in black. The color of her black clothes was as dark as the night. It was as if her mood at this moment was the same as well.

Her black clothes were like ink, and there were faint dark patterns flashing under the sunlight, giving her a jade-like complexion, a cold demeanor, and a proud and unyielding appearance. The heroic air between her eyebrows carried a frosty chill.

A strand of hair that was as black as the clouds was tied to the top of his head with a ebony hairpin. A few strands of hair were slightly fluttering in front of his forehead.

Under the sunlight, her pale, snow-lotus-like dimples carried a crystal-clear, snow-like gentleness, but the cold expression on her face made people not dare to look straight at them.

As she watched Helian Manqiu walk in, she slightly lowered her head and bowed. Her attitude was respectful and formal, as if she were not the eccentric, fairy-like girl from yesterday who had taken the initiative to throw herself into his arms.

"General Helian Qingyu pays his respects to the Lord."

He lifted his clothes and knelt on one knee, kowtowing to her. He felt that this little girl had never treated him with such respect in private before.

"No."

In this room, only Gan Zhixuan was sitting on a chair. Normally, at this moment, even if this lass walked in front of him, pulled him over a chair, or even sat on his lap, it wouldn't be unusual. Such respect made Gan Zhixuan feel that something was amiss.

"Thank you, my Lord."

Helian Manqiu slowly stood up from the ground. She lowered her head and respectfully stood at the side. Didn't he want to be the Lord?

Alright, Lord, I'll give you a dozen face. I'll treat you like this from now on and see if you'll find it interesting.

Her heart was still indignant, and she was somewhat unconvinced and depressed. Last night, those words that were bestowed with profound energy had heavily hit her. Now, she didn't even raise her head. She followed everyone's respectful, formal rules in front of Gan Jianxuan.

Look at this black-skinned man, does he like her respectful appearance, or does he like her strange and deep feelings for him?

"Come take a look at these."

Gan Zhixuan pointed to the table.

"Yes."

Only when he walked up to the table did Helian Manqiu realize that there were many beautiful women's portraits. Beside the portraits, there was another piece of paper which explained which noble's daughter the woman in the portraits came from and what her specialties were.

With a glance, Helian Manqiu's facial expression turned cold. These should be brought here by Teng Huayuan for the sake of the old man and the old demoness.

Beautiful, elegant, charming, dignified, and elegant …

These women were all young and beautiful. From Helian Manqiu's point of view, Gongye could be a strange uncle.

The snowy peaks of the distant mountains were cold, and the sparkling autumn light from the painting swept across. Why did this man want her to look at all this?

Could it be that he wanted her to personally choose the future wife and concubine for him?

Gan Yuxuan looked at Helian Man's expression, and a faint frost formed on her pretty and delicate face. Her eyes were as cold as a frozen spring. That kind of clarity and brightness made his heart palpitate.

"Please make it clear, my lord, that you are not going to choose a beautiful lady for me, are you?"

"Impudent! This is a young lady from the imperial family and the imperial court. She's the one who was ordered by the imperial official and the empress to be used by the emperor to select women to fill up the estate."

"Oh, I wonder if you want to marry a proper wife or accept a few concubines?"

She didn't care about how many women he was going to marry. The mansion originally had many women, but now they were going to be forced into it.

However, if these women were to enter Gan Zhixuan's residence, she would only be worried about distracting them and not doing anything to them.

After thinking for a moment, he realized that these girls were all daughters of the royal family, as well as suitable women from the families of the powerful officials of the court. Once they were married to Gan Zhixuan, no matter if it was his first wife or concubine, they would not have the chance to leave the palace at will.

The only one who could always follow by Gan Jianxuan's side was her.

Thinking up to here, she didn't put it too much in her heart. However, why did she feel so uncomfortable in her heart?

"I am not the official wife of anyone!"

Gouyu coldly said. 'Little girl, you dare to put on airs for him. This little girl is number one!'

"Since it's the emperor and empress's favor, this general should accept it all, so as to avoid anyone's disappointment."

Flinging her sleeves, she retreated a few steps and raised her head to stare at the ceiling, too lazy to look at Gan Yuxuan's grave face.

Although that face was extremely lethal and incomparably handsome, she didn't want to look at Gan Yuxuan right now. She even wanted to go back and not stay with him.

This was a clear demonstration of her abilities. Last night, she had been angered to the point of running away, so she didn't say anything. This morning, she had been disgusted by these beauties. This dark guy was doing it on purpose. He must have done it on purpose, using his power and influence to bully her, disgust her, and squeeze out her.

"Oh, what Qing Yu said makes sense."

A light and calm tone, a deep and melodious tone. Helian Manqiu coldly stared at the ceiling, as if a brilliant flower had bloomed on the roof.

"My Lord thinks that's enough, but I don't know if these portraits are real or fake. Is the woman in the portraits really so beautiful? Even my lord has never seen someone who has such a temperament?" Since Master has chosen too early, we can naturally find excuses and see for ourselves in the future. "

Gan Yuxuan stroked his chin with his hand. This was a good excuse, it could at least drag things out for a while.

This black-hearted girl was the person who understood him the best.

A hint of a smile appeared on Gan Wei Xuan's lips, "Well said, the person who understands this grandpa's thoughts the best is you."

"My lord is serious, this general doesn't dare to say anything. My lord's thoughts are deeper than the ocean itself, and I've only followed my lord for a few days. How could I know my lord's thoughts?"

When these words fell into Gan Yuxuan's ears, it was obvious that they carried a little bit of playfulness, causing the smile on Gan Zhixuan's lips to deepen as he indifferently looked at Helian Manqiu.

What was she looking up at?

Did a roof look better than his?

"Does the roof look better than mine?"

His words stunned Helian Manqiu for a moment. She withdrew her gaze from the rooftop to the corner, but she did not look at Gan Shixuan and said, "Thank you, my lord, for sending someone to repair this place. I will be forever grateful for that."

"Why didn't this grandpa see any gratitude in your heart?"

"My lord doesn't want to look, so of course I don't know. My lord doesn't want to look, so how would I know what my general is thinking?"

These words were clearly pointing to the matter that Jia Yue had done last night and the words that she had said.

Gan Yuxuan suddenly laughed. When his chuckle entered Helian Manqiu's ears, it made her want to pounce on him and bite him a few times to vent her anger.

Cold waves appeared in her eyes, but her eyes seemed to be filled with endless chilliness and indifference. Her face was calm, and it wasn't just this man with a thick belly and no heart that had a cold expression, she had a cold expression as well.

"Qing Yu, how are your injuries?"

"I am indebted to master's concern. This general is fine, and will naturally recover after resting for a few days."

"It seems that someone hasn't come to apologize to me. How should I punish him for bullying me?"

A mocking smile curled up at the corner of Gan Wei's lips. The thin and beautiful cold curve of his lips made Helian Manqiu want to tear his lips apart.

She knew who Gan Zhixuan was talking about.

Even now, Lu Keyu still did not have the chance to come and beg for forgiveness. He lifted his eyes to look at Gan Jianxuan and saw a faint smile on his face, containing a hint of coldness and ridicule, exuding a faint majesty and chilliness.

She lowered her head and gritted her teeth. How could she not lower her head in front of other people? After all, she was Gan Qixuan's subordinate, and even Lu Keyu was just a commoner. Gan Yuxuan wanted to deal with Lu Keyu, and even killed him. He didn't even bat an eyelid.

He bent down and kneeled down, lowering his head and staring at the edge of Gan Qianyu's robe. "My Lord, this lowly general has requested my Lord for punishment on behalf of Lu Kaiyu. If my Lord wishes to blame and punish my Lord, I humbly request that my Lord bestow punishment on me, and this lowly general is willing to accept my punishment. Lu Keyu was also helpless. He was forcing him to not reveal anything to anyone, and not intentionally hiding anything from his master. "

Seeing her on one knee on the ground with her head lowered respectfully and her expression indifferent, the feeling of aloofness in her heart slightly softened.

"Since it's Lu Keyu's fault, there's no need for you to apologize." In his place, does he not know if he should come and beg for forgiveness in front of this grandpa? "

"My lord, Lu Keyu is just a commoner. My lord's status is so great. How could a commoner like him have the opportunity to pay respects to my lord?" "The Lord has been busy with military matters and has toiled for the country all day. Yesterday, the Lord just entered the Military Region, and Lu Keyu has yet to have the opportunity to come and ask for the Lord's forgiveness and punishment."

"These words, let Lu Keyu speak for himself. I don't want to hear you blabber on here."

When he saw Helian Manqiu's appearance, Gan Jianxuan suddenly felt uncomfortable in his heart. He was more willing to see her as unruly and impudent as usual. She intentionally put on a pitiful look, just like last night when she had made him soften his heart.

That kind of her possessed an unusual beauty that caused his heart to palpitate with eagerness.

In this way, she revealed a somewhat cold and proud expression. Her demeanor was extremely proud and aloof, yet she carried a somewhat respectful and estranged air. He didn't like her.

Lifting her eyes slightly, she recalled how she had once disguised herself as a man.

At that time, he did not know that she was a woman. She was Helian Manqiu. He only thought of her as Helian Qingyu, a young and tender youth with astounding talent.

At that time, she didn't have much fear in front of him. She was mostly pretending and acting impudent. Her words and actions didn't have much scruples.

To indulge, to look, to like the feeling of ease, the ease and casualness she brought him.

Only when he saved her that day did he feel infuriated. She did not hesitate to hurt herself in order to save the Wolf King's life.

You conceited brat!

No, it was the little girl. So she was a girl!

The moment he found out that she was a girl by the lake, the shock and inexplicable emotions in his heart could be easily imagined. Ever since that day when he had discovered that she was a woman, she seemed to have become much more grateful and attached to him, close and affectionate. She didn't expect that last night's words would cause her to mind so much.

"Helian Qingyu, is it Lu Keyu who has come to beg you for him?"

"My Lord, Lu Keyu is just a lowly commoner. He is not worth Master's anger. Moreover, Lu Keyu was not his lord's subordinate, nor was he in the army, so please have mercy on him. If the Lord wants to punish us, then order us to force Lu Keyu to do so. "

"How dare you, shut up!"