Expelled from the Duke's mansion, the fake heiress is richer than a country.

Chapter 137 You can take him away

After leaving Fulai Restaurant, Yu Wanran immediately headed to the Duke's Mansion.

This time, Xiao Wang made her wait outside the door for a full hour before having someone bring her into the study.

Upon seeing her, Xiao Wang smiled and said, "Ranran, you've arrived? There are still two or three days until the agreed time. I didn't expect you to come early."

Yu Wanran looked at him with a bitter expression and a deep affection in her eyes.

"My lord, I came to the appointment early not to curry favor with your family or disturb your peaceful life, but..."

She lowered her eyes and took out a hand warmer and a cow horn comb that she had bought in Decheng, which she originally intended to give to her parents.

"This is a gift that I specially chose for you. Your Excellency, your hands and feet get cold in winter, please remember to keep them warm. Your wife suffers from chronic headaches, and I've heard that combing your hair with a cow horn comb can relieve her symptoms..."

Xiao Wang looked at the two gifts she presented, and his originally cold eyes softened.

"You even remember our minor health issues..."

Yu Wanran lowered her head, so her expression was not visible, but Xiao Wang could hear that her voice was trembling.

"This humble woman is unworthy to serve you both. I have never forgotten your kindness in raising me for sixteen years..."

Xiao Wang remained silent for a moment.

He took the small hand warmer from her hand, touched the intricate and exquisitely carved patterns on it, and could tell that it had been carefully selected. His expression softened involuntarily.

"You get up first!"

Once Yu Wanran straightened up, he said, seemingly casually, "This hand warmer doesn't look like something from Tongcheng."

Yu Wanran immediately cupped her hands in greeting.

"Your Excellency, this was purchased from De City. I recently visited De City to see if there were any business opportunities there."

Xiao Wang nodded in satisfaction, playing with the delicate little hand warmer, and said, "It must have been hard for you! I heard you set up a female household and a merchant household. It must have been tough supporting the family all by yourself."

He changed the subject.

"If you need any help, you can always come back to our Duke's Mansion. You're just too honest, child..."

He's gone to such lengths; I don't believe Yu Wanran wouldn't understand.

Yu Wanran sneered inwardly.

In her previous life, didn't she believe that the other person still had familial feelings? She fought desperately to return. The result? Her family was destroyed, she was betrayed by everyone, and one of her legs was broken, along with most of her martial arts skills being crippled!

The Duke and Duchess only liked to trust those they gave alms to, and ruthlessly despised those who begged at their door.

hypocritical.

Of course, she wasn't here to put on a show of filial piety. Seeing that the time was right, she feigned hesitation and said, "Lord Duke, there's something I'm not sure if I should tell you..."

Xiao Wang raised an eyebrow and revealed a kind smile.

"You're getting more and more distant! I'm still your adoptive father, after all. We've had sixteen years of family ties, what can't we talk about?"

Yu Wanran then showed a relieved expression.

"My lord, please forgive my disrespect! But one of the two bodyguards you gave me seems to be problematic?"

"what?"

Xiao Wang's expression of surprise seemed genuine.

"Ranran, weren't those two bodyguards you've been with since childhood? I was worried you'd be short-handed, so I gave them to you!"

"Originally, I thought they were loyal, but people's hearts are unpredictable. A few days ago, I returned from Decheng and found that Yanbai had disappeared without a trace!"

Yu Wanran said coldly, "He actually betrayed his master! Duke, I am worried that you will take him in again under unclear circumstances, so after thinking it over, I still came to report to you."

Xiao Wang was extremely satisfied with the stance and attitude she had expressed.

"Ranran, although you arrived a step late, your judgment was correct!"

"My lord, could it be..."

Yu Wanran looked shocked at that moment.

"I'll show you someone, and you'll understand!"

Xiao Wang nodded to her and instructed his attendants, "Go and bring that person out of the dungeon!"

Yu Wanran stood at attention with her hands hanging down, her palms silently sweating.

A moment later, a prisoner, his hands and feet in shackles, his clothes torn, and covered in blood, was dragged into the hall by the guards and slammed to the ground. His body remained motionless; it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Yu Wanran's eyelids twitched!

Xiao Wang looked at her.

"Ranran, your bodyguard sneaked back to see me in your name. But the moment we met, he tried to assassinate me! If he hadn't kept saying he was avenging his family, I would have almost thought you sent him?"

"What did you say, Your Excellency? Are you alright?"

In a moment of urgency, Yu Wanran rushed to Xiao Wang's side, grabbed his hand, and wanted to carefully examine his entire body.

Xiao Wang was very pleased with her instinctive first reaction. He stopped his men from making any moves with a look and patted Yu Wanran's hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'm fine! If something happened, I wouldn't be standing here, would I?"

"Some of the guards in the Duke's mansion are orphans adopted from the countryside, while others are sent to the mansion by their parents."

Xiao Wang looked down at Yan Bai and let out a cold laugh.

"Who instigated this fool! I, a dignified Duke, have plenty of servants who would come begging to serve me. Is it really necessary to kill his entire family just to snatch such a useless child?"

"Everything you possess now was given to you by this country!"

He said the last sentence to Yan Bai, who was slowly getting up from the ground and staring at him with hateful eyes.

"Who knows if you're just making excuses!"

Yan Bai shouted with all his might, "Would you really reveal all the dirty deeds you've been doing in secret all these years?"

Seeing Xiao Wang's face suddenly turn cold and stern, Yu Wanran knew that Yan Bai, that idiot, was doomed to die today!

She drew her sword with a swift motion and pointed it at Yan Bai.

"Why should the Duke bother arguing with such a treasonous person?"

"Ranran, this is your person. I'm handing him over to you to deal with!"

Xiao Wang suppressed his anger and looked at her with amusement.

"You can take him away..."

Before she finished speaking, the sword in Yu Wanran's hand transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed towards Yan Bai!

"master……"

Yan Bai stood ramrod straight, without flinching, taking the full force of her sword strike. Their eyes met, and in Yan Bai's eyes appeared a look that was both guilty and relieved.

As the blood quickly spread across his chest, staining his clothes red, Yan Bai fell heavily to the ground like a tattered burlap sack.

"Throw the body into a mass grave!"

Yu Wanran coldly shook off the blood droplets from the tip of her sword, sheathed it, and turned to Xiao Wang.

"My lord, I do not wish to keep such a disloyal and unjust person around!"

Xiao Wang was extremely satisfied with her attitude, his eyes filled with satisfaction!

As expected of the daughter he raised himself, she's decisive! It's a pity this daughter has no blood relation to him whatsoever…

What a pity!

He waved his hand, ordering his men to drag the bloodied corpse out. He picked up the ox horn comb that Yu Wanran had placed on the table and placed it in her hand with a smile.

"Go to the inner quarters and see your mother! She misses you dearly and wants to bring you back to the manor."

Perhaps, once Yu Wanran returns from the capital, he can consider bringing his adopted daughter back to his side.

Yu Wanran held the ox horn comb, her face showing hesitation.

"But, the county princess..."