“Madam, Grand Lord, I didn’t mean to disturb you. Please forgive me, Madam and Grand Lord!” The guard’s forehead was drenched in sweat, “The only this is, the guard Lin Yang’s little sister, Lin Xue, is now bawling and making trouble in the study. She claims that the Grand Lord is… Er… Raping her.”

　　Only the heavens know how much courage it took for the guard to spit out those last two words.

　　I really don’t know what’s wrong with that woman, Lin Xue’s brain! Isn’t the Grand Lord in the middle of conjugal love with the Madam? How could he separate his body to rape her?

　　“Get out!”

　　Grand Lord Hong Lian’s eyes darkened as he roared angrily.

　　This time, the guard did not dare to linger. He was so frightened that he wet himself as he scurried out.

　　Once he had left, Grand Lord Hong Lian helped to dress Dongfang Yu. His eyes were no longer grim and cold but were filled with tenderness. “Let’s go, Yu’er. Some people just can’t live in peace on their last night. If I’d known about this, I would have chased them away a lot sooner.”

　　Dongfang Yu rolled her eyes at him. “Isn’t it you who’s the cause of this disaster? I think Lin Xue wants to become your woman, that’s why she has made such a fuss! Unless we kill her, even if we chase her away tonight, she will use other means to seduce you.”

　　Grand Lord Hong Lian sighed. “I hope we don’t bother our precious daughter’s rest. She had arrived in the Red Lotus Territory after much difficulty yet she still has to deal with people like that. I have truly misjudged things that year by allowing Lin Yang to enter the Red Lotus Territory. This time, even if they want to leave, it won’t be that easy!”

　　Grand Lord Hong Lian had initially intended to let them off with just a warning but now that they have caused such a ruckus, his heart was filled with murderous intent.

　　As Grand Lord Hong Lian and Dongfang Yu had received the news, Gu Ruoyun was also awakened by the guard who gave the report.

　　She raised her brow and turned towards the man next to her with a forced smile, “Ever since the banquet, I could tell that she was conspiring against my father but I never thought that she would use this method to frame him. What do you think? How should we deal with her this time?”

　　Gu Ruoyun was full of trust when it comes to Grand Lord Hong Lian and she knows that her father would never betray her mother. Besides, based on her father’s current measure of power, no one else could plot against him.

　　This was why Gu Ruoyun had not mentioned the matter during the banquet.

　　“However, it seems that Lin Xue had only set her sights on my father but had not fallen for you. Looks like your charm isn’t as powerful as my father’s.”

　　Qianbei Ye smiled and pulled Gu Ruoyun into his arms. His eyes were filled with a grin.

　　“I only show my charms to you. In this world, as long as I have you alone, who holds me in her heart, that is enough. I don’t care about anyone else.”

　　Gu Ruoyun knows it very well.

　　Lin Xue had taken a liking to her father because of her father’s status as Grand Lord Hong Lian. If Lin Xue were to find out about Qianbei Ye’s power and background, it was likely that she would have clung onto him instead.

　　Still, regardless of who she pursues, the conclusion would have remained the same.

　　“Come, let’s go find out what Lin Xue has used to frame my father.”

　　Gu Ruoyun climbed up from the bed as she spoke to the man beside her.

　　…

　　Lin Yang pursed his lips tightly outside the study. His face was filled with anxiety.

　　He wanted to push the door open many times but had held back in the end. After all, the ruckus Lin Xue was causing was completely different from their plan. He could only play by ear now.

　　As Lin Yang was waiting anxiously, he suddenly noticed a familiar-looking figure heading towards him. It shocked him to the core.

　　“Grand Lord?”

　　His expression turned incomparably pale as his eyes filled with terror.

　　This is impossible! Why is the Grand Lord coming from that direction? If the Grand Lord is coming from the bedchamber, who’s that in the study?