Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

With Gao Qiu away and Lin Chong still at home, Gao Zhao had nothing to do!

Although I want to become an official, I can't really go to school! That would be too tiring!

It was still quite hot in July, and he was too lazy to wander around. It wasn't appropriate to go to a brothel at this time, so he strolled leisurely towards his own courtyard.

On the way, he encountered Li Qiaoniang again. As soon as the maid saw him, her pretty face turned red, she lowered her head and walked away quickly, trembling as she ran away.

Gao Zhao shook his head and sighed. It was all Qian Bao'er's fault. If she hadn't been so talkative and brought it up, everyone would have understood the situation without saying a word, and they wouldn't have had such an awkward time together. She would run away as soon as she saw him.

When I find the chance, I'll definitely teach her a lesson!

Shaking his head, he walked into the courtyard and saw Gao Yi lying under the shade of a tree, dozing with his eyes closed, legs crossed, looking relaxed and seemingly very happy.

"Ahem!" Gao Zhao coughed lightly. Gao Yi squinted and glanced sideways. Upon seeing the newcomer, he hurriedly rolled up from the bamboo couch, quickly brushed the straw off his clothes, and bowed respectfully: "Young Master, you...you're back?"

Gao Zhao nodded, sat down on the bamboo couch, and said casually, "You seem to have a lot of free time. I'll think about whether I should change your job!"

"No!" Gao Yi exclaimed in surprise, waving his hands repeatedly. "I'm just taking advantage of the young master's absence to conserve my energy, so I can serve him faithfully when he returns!"

"Hmm, truly clever!" Gao Zhao looked at him with a half-smile.

The servant chuckled sheepishly and said, "It's only because we got a new, more efficient old woman in the courtyard that I've had some free time!"

"Oh? Why the change of personnel?" Gao Zhao recalled the old woman in the courtyard before. She was indeed not very capable. When he asked her to call Qian Bao'er over, she was always dawdling and hesitant.

The servant looked around and whispered, "The old woman used to be disreputable. She was caught having an affair with the gardener a few days ago, and they were both kicked out. That's why they replaced her!"

Gao Zhao was stunned upon hearing this. "See? I told you there weren't any good people in the Gao family! I didn't expect them to be so morally corrupt!"

Luckily, I haven't stayed in the manor for long these past few months, otherwise I would have been corrupted by them.

Just as he was feeling relieved, he heard a commotion coming from the backyard. Gao Yi quickly turned around and called out, "Third Sister, our young master is back! Come and pay your respects to him!"

"Hey!" came a crisp reply, followed by the rustling sound of hurried footsteps.

Gao Zhao vaguely felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. Looking up, he saw a woman of about twenty-two or twenty-three years old walking quickly out of the moon gate.

She wore a clean blue cloth short shirt, with the cuffs neatly rolled up to her forearms. Her hair was simply adorned with a plain wooden hairpin. She wore no makeup, and her features were delicate and her figure graceful.

As they drew closer, Gao Zhao abruptly stood up, his eyes widening, and blurted out, "It's you!"

"This humble servant is Feng..."

The woman, who was about to slightly bend her knees and introduce herself, was struck dumb the moment her eyes met Gao Zhao's. Her kneeling motion froze in mid-air, and the rest of her words were stuck in her throat, unable to utter a single word.

His body, which had been docile and peaceful just moments before, suddenly tensed up, as if it had been frozen solid.

She slowly raised her head, blinked, and looked at Gao Zhao again, staring intently at his face, trying to confirm that she hadn't mistaken him for someone else!

First came a moment of astonishment, followed by two breaths of deathly silence, and then overwhelming anger and humiliation surged into his eyes!

This bastard tricked her with sweet words, even got her to report her husband in Kaifeng Prefecture, and then abandoned her after seducing her!

Gao Yi looked back and forth between the two men, somewhat taken aback, and asked in confusion, "What? You two know each other?"

"Get out!" Gao Zhao was stunned when he encountered Feng San Niang here. After being awakened by Gao Yi's words, he immediately realized the situation and hurriedly told Gao Yi to leave.

Gao Yi dared not delay and hurriedly ran outside. He glanced at the resentful look on the new woman's face and then suddenly realized what was going on!

This must be another instance of their son abusing someone! Now they've been cornered at home! A huge fight is definitely in store!

He didn't dare linger and quickly ran outside the courtyard gate to keep watch!

Turning her head, she saw that Gao Yi had already walked far away, then turned to Feng Sanniang, forcing a smile and saying, "Sister, it's been a long time!"

Upon hearing this familiar address, Feng Sanniang abruptly pulled her hand back from her side, her nails digging deeply into her palm.

She couldn't help but recall how he had deceived her with his sweet words, and the grief and indignation she had been holding back surged up instantly, her eyes immediately reddening.

Feng Sanniang bit her lower lip hard, swallowing back her tears. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with icy hatred. Her voice was extremely low as she gritted her teeth and said, "Fan Tong, I never expected you to be the son of the Commander-in-Chief!"

"Hehe... I didn't dare to say it back then, because I was afraid my sister would be intimidated by my identity! So I just treated my sister as an ordinary person..." Gao Zhaogan chuckled twice, took a step forward, and reached out to pull her.

Feng Sanniang slapped his hand away, her eyes blazing with anger, and said sharply, "So you lied to me, used me to turn myself in and expose Sun Yuan! Now look what's happened, Sun Yuan is dead, I have nothing left, are you satisfied now!"

"Sister, how can you say that!" Gao Zhao withdrew her hand and rubbed it, saying, "Sun Yuan was killed by the person who conspired with you, it has nothing to do with me! To be honest, sister should thank me, if I hadn't asked you to turn yourself in and alerted the authorities, that murderer wouldn't have let you go!"

Hearing his sophistry, Feng Sanniang felt a sharp pain in her chest, gave a bitter laugh, and finally let the tears that had been welling up in her eyes roll down her cheeks.

"Thank you? Thank you for seducing me and then abandoning me? Thank you for making me a slut who betrayed her husband in other people's eyes? Thank you for making me the object of everyone's scorn?"

As Feng Sanniang spoke, her emotions grew more and more intense, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. She reached out to wipe away her tears, but the more she wiped, the more tears flowed. In the end, she squatted on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

"If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to be killed; that would have been much quicker!"

Gao Zhao looked at the woman who was squatting on the ground and crying uncontrollably, and his heart softened. He quickly stepped forward and put his arm around her shoulder to comfort her.

"Don't touch me! Don't touch me!" Feng Sanniang sensed his arrival and raised her hand to slap him repeatedly. "It's all your fault! You're the one who made me like this!"

Seeing that she was emotionally agitated, Gao Zhao didn't argue with her. He simply held her tightly and let her vent her emotions.

He didn't expect that Feng Sanniang would keep twisting and struggling, which made him angry. In a fit of rage, he pressed her down on the bamboo bed.

"You... what are you going to do!" Feng Sanniang was also surprised that this beast was so bold, daring to have lustful thoughts towards her under these circumstances!

He immediately flew into a rage and said, "If you dare to do anything reckless, I'll report you to the Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Gao Zhao, however, didn't seem to care at all, saying, "For my sister, even exile would be worth it!"

Feng Sanniang was both anxious and furious, and she cursed loudly, "Shameless! Beast... ugh..."