Chapter 1912

Late at night.

Duke of the State Prefecture.

Inside the room.

Gao Yang's expression was calm, carrying a trace of indifference after relief; he turned his head to look at Chu Qingluan to the side and said with slight embarrassment.

"Qingluan, I've let you see a joke today."

Chu Qingluan carried the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea for Gao Yang, and said with a smile.

"Home is a harbor, a place of peace; with accumulated depression in the heart, with wounds and anger, venting them in front of loved ones and revealing vulnerability, what is there to laugh at?"

Chu Qingluan gently handed the teacup to Gao Yang, paused specifically, her eyes flowing, "Moreover... to me, this is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Why?"

Gao Yang raised his brows slightly, looking puzzled.

Under the candlelight, Chu Qingluan's face was stunningly beautiful and alluring; she asked back: "If you didn't cry to vent the bitterness in your heart, then wouldn't the one suffering be me?"

"Cough!"

Gao Yang almost sprayed out a mouthful of water.

He put down the teacup, his face serious, and flatly denied, "Qingluan, your thinking is too dirty! Am I, Gao Yang, the kind of lecherous person who vents on women when there is fire in his heart?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Is it?"

"I heard there was a woman named Mu Mu Xue Yao in the mansion before, with a stunning appearance, gifted by the First Prince of Zhao; you didn't usually summon her often, but only when the fire in your heart rose."

Chu Qingluan blinked, her beautiful eyes extremely clear, as if asking casually.

Gao Yang was stunned.

"Qingluan, this is slander; which bastard in the mansion is spreading rumors about me? Has their conscience been eaten by dogs?"

Chu Qingluan smiled and said directly, "Changwen, what others say might be false, but his words... have high credibility."

Gao Yang's face twitched, and he said hatefully, "From the moment I said I wanted to be a little dog and this bastard said he wanted to pull a big one for me, I knew he had a rebellious bone in the back of his head!"

"Qingluan, you have to believe your husband! This is defamation, it's a huge slander!"

Gao Yang's expression tightened, and he hurriedly said.

Chu Qingluan smiled and said, "Alright, I was just saying it casually, what are you nervous about? It's hard for a man to calm the depression in his heart, it's inevitable... well, it's human nature, and it's all in the past."

"However..." Chu Qingluan changed the subject, her tone carrying a bit of seriousness, "Although I support any decision you make, I always feel that the Empress didn't truly have the heart to kill you; to reach this point, with almost no room for maneuver, it is ultimately... a bit too much."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Gao Yang's expression changed slightly, his eyes flickering.