Lu'an, Wufu and others no longer stepped forward. The two sides were stalemated. Xian asked Yang Zijin just now. Yang Zijin told him to ignore them and let them continue to stay with the Duke of Mu.

Yang Zijin was a little angry. She knew that he was the Duke, but so what? If Mu Yunong were not in the Blossoming Peach, he would never come here. But she would never welcome him at the door. Sending servants to welcome him had actually demonstrated the respect to him. It was too much. If he didn't want to come in, just stand outside. She knew that he so worries about his daughter. Since he cared about his face so much, let's just wait and see.

Around thirty minutes later, the Duke of Mu realized that Yang Zijin would not come out. He was also anxious about Mu Yunong. Therefore, he had to enter into even Yang Zijin didn't show up.

The Duke of Mu looked at Xian coldly. He said to Xian seriously. “Show me the way.”

Xian understood and moved forward to make a gesture of welcome, “This way, my lord.”

The Duke of Mu sneered, striding into the Blossoming Peach.

According to the instructions of Yang Zijin, Xian first took the Duke of Mu to pa.s.s by the Art Garden.

Duke of Mu looked at the door and saw that the furnis.h.i.+ngs in the house were beautiful and refined. The girls in the room were quiet and elegant. Compared with the n.o.ble ladies, they were more natural and graceful, which was out of his imagination.

Although the Duke of Mu knew that the Blossoming Peach was not a brothel embarking on the s.e.x trade, he a.s.sumed that no matter how the woman changed they must maintain the cheap and coquettish style because of their background. He did not expect that they had changed completely. However, now the Duke only cared about his daughter, Yunong. He worried about her situation.

Behind the path, the flowers and gra.s.s on both sides of the road were blossoming and thriving. There were also some b.u.t.terflies, which were beautiful and subtle. But the Duke might not care about this at this time!

Xian took Duke to the Fun Garden. The Duke saw the house built with glaze from afar. He had just heard about a glazed house in the Blossoming Peach before. It was said that the house was magnificent and he didn't take it seriously. Seeing it today, he realized that it was so breathtaking that it deserved its reputation.

The whole house was translucent with a clear view from the outside. The parrot either perched on the branch, or stayed on the rockery, or drank water next to the artificially constructed pond. There were flowers and gra.s.s in the room covered by suns.h.i.+ne. The environment in the room was similar to that outside undoubtedly! The Duke of Mu couldn't help but feel a little more recognition and curiosity about these strange ideas of Yang Zijin.

But today the Duke could not enjoy the beautiful view. He just stopped for a few seconds and urged Xian. “Where is your Young Master? Hurry up and bring me to see him.”

“Don't worry, my lord. Young Master is in the backyard. Just follow me.” Xian replied unhurriedly.

The Duke of Mu was originally dissatisfied with Yang Zijin's approach today. Hearing Xian's unhurried tone, he became more angry, but he could only follow Xian. Now he just wanted to see Yang Zijin soon and know how Yunong is now?

Xian took the Duke to the garden at the back. He looked at the huge garden and was quite surprised!

There were a lot of flowers and herbs as much as the plants in the palace of the Royal Court. There were even some rare types of plants that are not contained in the Imperial Garden. Various pavilions, rockery water, stone tables were built in the garden. The Duke noticed that there was even a three-story pavilion where the girls were chanting poetry. Without knowing their background, n.o.body would believe that they had been the girls in the brothel.

The Duke of Mu was quite shocked by this. The view in front of him considerably changed his understanding of these girls.

Xian had brought the Duke of Mu through all of the yard. Although his face was full of anger, he began to recognize Yang Zijin. At the same time, he was also curious about this daughter. He wondered what if she grew up in the mansion, would she have the accomplishment like today…

Xian led Duke of Mu into a small courtyard.

“Young Master asked you to rest for a while, my lord. He will come once he finishes his work.” Xian said with a salute. Then he went out, leaving the Duke alone in the yard.

Yang Zijin didn't show up until about an hour pa.s.sed by. The Duke was furious and about to look for Yang Zijin when she came out.

When the Duke of Mu saw Yang Zijin coming up, the anger that had been suppressed suddenly burst out. He yelled, “Yang Zijin, you are so rude. How can you treat me like this?”

“Sure enough, at this time, you are still caring about your face. Mu Yunong said that she is cherished by her dad. It's ridiculous,” Yang Zijin replied coldly.

The Duke of Mu was furious when he heard this. He gasped, “Yang Zijin, you… you… you don't know any sense of respect.”

“Respect? Now that I grew up in a dirty place, how can I know the sense of respect? You have no right to teach me, my lord.” Yang Zijin sneered.

Hearing the words from Yang Zijin, the Duke of Mu calmed down a little, and he felt a little more guilty. He said, “Well, anyway, how do you explain all the rumors outside about you?”

“Explain? Why should I explain it to you? My lord, you must be worried that if someone reveals my background, you will lose your face.” Yang Zijin still said coldly.

The Duke of Mu deliberately didn't reply, but he asked loudly instead. “Then why did you order your servants to kidnap Mu Yunong? It is none of her business. She was so delicate that she could not bear your treatments.”

Yang Zijin glanced at the Duke of Mu with disappointment in her eyes, and she sneered. “How delicate a girl she is! You have never thought about why she was kidnapped if she had stayed in your mansion obediently. What's more, I am just protecting myself. I figure that you, my lord, you must forget that if I had not treated Mu Yunong like this, maybe I would be the one who was kidnapped.”

The Duke was awkward, but he could not respond.

“OK. Fine. You deserve it.” the Duke of Mu said as he blew his whistle.

The Dark Guards had been ambus.h.i.+ng for a long time. After hearing the sound, they surrounded the small courtyard immediately.

The Duke of Mu looked at Yang Zijin, “You'd better go back to the house with me and dress as a girl from now on. Being my daughter will help you get rid of the troubles!”

“I will never join you guys. You are extremely hypocritical and superficial. Indeed, you are famous, but n.o.body knows you have done how many evil things and kill how many people. I cannot sleep well in your mansion. I would rather stay with these fellows.” Yang Zijin said sarcastically, turning her head not to look at the Duke of Mu.

Hearing what Yang Zijin said, the Duke of Mu was furious again. He said, “How dare you! Shabby Blossoming Peach cannot be bracketed with the Mansion of Duke! Fine. Come on! Catch her!”

With the order of the Duke, Dark Guards quickly approached to catch Yang Zijin. Without resisting this time, she knew that now that the Lord Protector dared to come to the Blossoming Peach alone, He must plan well. Her Kungfu was much poorer than them, so she must be injured if she resists arrest. Then just follow them. Anyway, she had Mu Yunong in her control.

The Duke of Mu walked to Yang Zijin and saw that she still didn't want to go back home, so he asked again. “Yang Zijin, you'd better think about it. Going back and being my daughter, or being tied back and thrown into the dungeon. You can only be free when you make the right decision.”

“What if I don't choose either? What will happen?” Yang Zijin was still calm.

The Duke of Mu's mouth twitched slightly. He said, “Don't choose either? Then I will destroy the Blossoming Peach. You don't want to see the people who follow you again worry about their lives, do you? You have no choice.” He then told the guards, “take the Young Master on the carriage and take him back to home.”

Yang Zijin had expected that Duke was about to do so. She had already told Wufu and Lu'an that if the Duke of Mu wanted to force her away, they could take Mu Yunong as a hostage to exchange her back.

Wufu and Lu'an secretly saw Yang Zijin making a gesture to them and were preparing to proceed as planned. At this time, a stern voice was heard, “Who dares to catch my fellow?”

They looked up with the voices, and saw a person falling from the roof. After looking closely, they recognized the Marquis Shuo.

Yang Zijin saw Shuo Ling with a sigh of relief. For some reason, Yang Zijin felt that every time Shuo Ling appeared. She would unconsciously put her guard down.

Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin and said ridiculously, “Zijin, I'm here protecting you.”

Yang Zijin rolled her eyes. He was still showing off at this time.

“It seems that the Duke of Mu is really old. It has not been a long time. You don't forget that Mr. Yang is my personal bodyguard, do you? If you really forget it, I will remind you again.” Shuo Ling said a little angrily.

When the Duke of Mu realized that Shuo Ling was here again, he got angry also. “This is the domestic affairs, you should just sit by.”

“Domestic affairs? I have no time to take care of your household matters.” Shuo Ling looked disdainful.

The Duke of Mu then asked, “I don't know why you did this then?”

“As the master of Yang Zijin, I should naturally take care of her,” Shuo Ling said impatiently, “because you are bullying her.”

The Duke of Mu looked displeased, “You are embarra.s.sing me. I told you, I will take her back today.”

“Really? Then just try it.” Shuo Ling narrowed his eyes and tried to scare him with a harsh word. It seems that the Duke of Mu had underestimated him.

The Duke knew that Shuo Ling was a gentleman, so he decided to stop.

Shuo Ling and the Duke of Mu stalemated here. Yang Zijin on the side made a gesture quietly. Lu'an and Wufu realized that and quietly went out of the backyard.

Soon, everyone heard the sound at the entrance of the small courtyard, and they all looked at the door. Mu Yunong, who was wearing men's clothes, was lifted up with her hands tied up. Besides, her hair was messy. A rag was stuffed in her mouth, and her lips were dry and bleeding. She was crying when she saw her father standing in the yard. The tears could not stop flowing, and the whine was louder. She looked very pitiful.