Chapter 1003: Lord Shangguan, you actually think of me like this

At the same time.

Suiyang Commandery.

Four days had passed since Gao Yang held the governance session in Suiyang.

He had wanted to go out and walk around, but unfortunately, after the governance session, his popularity was too high.

Wherever he went, the commoners would cheer.

And they would tell him to stand still and not move, giving him a few oranges to eat.

At first, he would go out for a stroll and enjoy the cheers; after all, it was rare to be a good person, so naturally, he had to feel it.

But when the novelty faded, he felt bored.

So he holed up in the mansion, basking in the sun when he had nothing to do, comfortably enjoying a rare, beautiful life.

At this time.

Shangguan Wan'er, wearing a green robe, pushed open the door directly.

She walked straight toward Gao Yang until she stood in front of Gao Yang's lounge chair.

Shangguan Wan'er's cheeks were puffed out, her phoenix eyes staring at Gao Yang, "Lord Gao, do you have nothing you want to say to this official?"

This tone was extremely cold, and she had come with ill intent!

Gao Yang said seriously, "I do indeed have words to say to Lord Shangguan; I simply must say them!"

"Speak!"

Shangguan Wan'er spat out the words like gold, her expression cold.

"Wan'er, I love you."

Gao Yang said sincerely, speaking directly.

Shangguan Wan'er broke her composure in a second, a look of astonishment appearing on her face.

This Gao Yang was attacking directly.

She pretended to be calm and said to Gao Yang, "Gao Yang, to say something somewhat inappropriate, do you know what the difference is between you now and the big yellow dog I keep in the Shangguan mansion?"

"What is the difference?"

"Whenever I return to the mansion, if Big Yellow pricks up its ears and looks sneaky, it's usually not a small matter."

"But you are different; you don't feel guilty at all, and there are no flaws on your face, but the more this is the case, the bigger the matter is."

Gao Yang: "..."

"Wan'er, your comparison truly makes me feel incredibly heartbroken!"

"Is this comparison good? This is not good!"

Gao Yang clutched his heart, looking heartbroken.

Shangguan Wan'er was not moved in the slightest and said to Gao Yang, "Gao Yang, since you are clutching your heart, then ask your heart properly: what was the first thing you wanted to say when you saw me?"

"Was it really that hypocritical sentence?"

"I don't believe a single word of it!"

Gao Yang took a deep breath and looked directly at Shangguan Wan'er, "Wan'er, are you sure you want to hear it?"

"Speak!"

"Wan'er, are you free tonight?"

Shangguan Wan'er's pretty face changed, and she subconsciously wanted to draw her sword, but Gao Yang said faster, "Wan'er, this sentence is truly as true as it gets!"

"Even looking at your legs would have to rank behind this sentence."

Shangguan Wan'er: "..."

She believed this sentence; it was indeed very true!

But that was not what she wanted to ask at all.

Shangguan Wan'er's expression turned cold, and she questioned Gao Yang, "Gao Yang, stop changing the subject. You clearly know that this is not what I was asking."

"That would be the massage from Green Radish these past few nights."

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes widened, "You even had a massage?"

Gao Yang's old face turned red, "Wan'er, you don't know, but that Chu Princess knows—I am very strong."

When Shangguan Wan'er heard Chu Ningyu, she bit her silver teeth and wanted to turn around.

Just when Gao Yang let out a sigh of relief, Shangguan Wan'er turned around abruptly, "Gao Yang, I won't talk about other corrupt officials, but where did the fifty thousand taels that Wanan County Magistrate Hu bribed the Suiyang Commandant with go?"

Gao Yang looked innocent and said to Shangguan Wan'er, "I don't know."

Shangguan Wan'er's chest heaved, and she gritted her teeth, "Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, and the people from the Duke's Prefecture went to raid the house; you don't know?"

"One hundred thousand taels, plus the thirty thousand taels embezzled by the people below, plus the embezzlement over the years—and you only raided one thousand five hundred taels?"

"Gao Yang, you just held a governance session in Suiyang and started a killing spree. If others find out about this, it will be self-defeating; it's a handle!" she said with a heartbroken expression.

After learning this news, Shangguan Wan'er was almost driven crazy with anger.

Therefore, she came directly to find Gao Yang.

Gao Yang clutched his heart, looking heartbroken, "Wan'er, I never expected you to think of me like this."

"I thought that by holding a governance session in Suiyang, killing so many corrupt officials, strictly investigating corruption, and trying to be a good person, I could make you change your view of me!"

"But I didn't expect you to think of me like this. Fine, fine. But ask yourself, what do corrupt officials in the world do when they embezzle on a large scale? Isn't it for extravagant enjoyment?"

"These one hundred thousand taels, they spent them, enjoyed them, threw thousands of gold in brothels, or hid them in places that couldn't be searched—isn't all of this very normal?"

"You... you actually think of me like this!"

"Fine, it's just one hundred thousand taels of silver, my salary for several decades? No need to say more, I will pay this money!"

Gao Yang turned his head away, and when he said the last sentence, it was filled with deep heart-chilling coldness.

Hearing these heartfelt words, Shangguan Wan'er was somewhat shaken.

She fell into uncertainty.

What Gao Yang said was also possible.

"Gao Yang..."

Shangguan Wan'er's tone weakened.

Gao Yang, however, remained unmoved, looking injured.