385: Disobedience, spanking

"You... what did you do to me?" Zhu Yuyan looked at Duan Zhengchun in shock.

"It's nothing, just letting Little Yanyan calm down a bit. Otherwise, how can we talk business like this?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Zhu Yuyan with a smile.

"Shut up! If you dare call me—call me Little Yanyan again, I will definitely kill you." Zhu Yuyan glared at Duan Zhengchun, her eyes practically spitting fire.

Seeing Zhu Yuyan so agitated, Duan Zhengchun's expression became somewhat peculiar.

Why did those three words trigger her so much? Could it be... Suddenly, Duan Zhengchun seemed to think of something—that the person who used that name had caused her an irreparable psychological trauma.

That person was the one she hated most now, the man who had ruined her innocence back then: the Evil King, Shi Zhixuan.

"Oh... I see. It seems that man hurt you deeply back then. Even now, you're still brooding over it, to the point that the name you used between you makes you this angry." Duan Zhengchun looked at Zhu Yuyan with a mischievous grin.

Zhu Yuyan's originally angry, pretty face instantly turned to shock upon hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, and she looked at him in disbelief.

"You... how do you know? Who exactly are you? Given your age, how could you possibly know the events of back then so clearly?"

"This Prince has his own ways; it has nothing to do with you." Duan Zhengchun looked at Zhu Yuyan indifferently.

"Hmph..."

Zhu Yuyan gave a cold snort and didn't speak, because she realized that in front of Duan Zhengchun, she had no power to fight back at all.

If Duan Zhengchun wanted to kill her, it wouldn't take the slightest effort.

"Alright, since Little Yanyan has calmed down, tell me what brings you both to this Prince." Duan Zhengchun looked at Zhu Yuyan and Wanwan calmly.

Hearing the name Little Yanyan again, Zhu Yuyan's teeth itched with rage. She glared at Duan Zhengchun, but in the end, she said nothing, only giving him a fierce stare.

Seeing Zhu Yuyan's driven-mad state, Duan Zhengchun felt a surge of inexplicable secret satisfaction.

Teasing a great beauty like this when he had nothing else to do was quite interesting.

Wanwan looked at her Master and found that her Master was still angry, feeling incredibly depressed and helpless.

Since that was the case, she could only speak up herself.

But how should she start? Should she just say, 'I've taken a liking to you, so you should marry me'?

If she actually said that, she'd probably suffer social death on the spot.

"Master, save me..." Wanwan looked at her Master with a helpless expression.

Zhu Yuyan took a deep breath. She was her most beloved disciple after all; though she was a disciple, Zhu Yuyan truly treated Wanwan like her own daughter.

Seeing Wanwan's pleading eyes, she felt very helpless.

"Prince Duan, Yuyan was offensive just now. I hope the Prince can forgive me."

"We have come today regarding Wanwan's lifelong happiness. Therefore, the Prince should understand my meaning, right?" Zhu Yuyan looked at Duan Zhengchun with a cold face.

"Oh? Then can this Prince assume that you want Miss Wanwan to be this Prince's concubine?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Zhu Yuyan with a wicked smile.

"Impossible. My, Zhu Yuyan's, disciple cannot be anyone's concubine."

"Even if she marries, my disciple must be a wife, not a concubine," Zhu Yuyan said coldly.

Hearing that Duan Zhengchun wanted her to be a concubine, Wanwan felt a bit hurt. However, seeing her Master so agitated, she had a bad premonition.

If this ended up provoking Duan Zhengchun, then the purpose of their visit would truly go down the drain.

"Master..."

"Shut up, I'm helping you. If you really marry him as a concubine, what status will you have in the future? Won't they just bully you however they want?" Zhu Yuyan said coldly.

"Master, the Prince is not that kind of person, and the women by his side won't bully others."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't get along so peacefully." Wanwan looked at her Master somewhat aggrievedly.

"You... you wretched girl, are you trying to anger me to death? You haven't even married into his house yet, and you're already speaking up for him?"

"Do you even care about me as your Master at all?" Zhu Yuyan said angrily.

"Master, how can you say that? You have always been my Master and the person I respect most."

"How could I not care about you? It's just that you don't understand Prince Duan. He really won't fail his own women!" Wanwan explained anxiously.

"Hmph, a man's sweet talk is the least trustworthy. You've only met him once; how do you know he won't deceive you?" Zhu Yuyan's face was unsightly, and she trembled with rage.

"Master, you can't have a prejudice against all men in the world just because of what happened back then."

"Are you really just going to resign yourself to fate like this? You don't actually think I'll encounter a scumbag too, do you?" Wanwan argued dissatisfiedly.

"You... you dare talk back?" Zhu Yuyan trembled with rage, suddenly slapped the chair, and stood up.

"Oh, Master, please rest assured. Although Prince Duan is a womanizer, he truly treats the women around him very well."

"I've already investigated this thoroughly over the past few days."

"Even if he has other women, the Prince is still very good to his wives. He doesn't favor one over the other. Otherwise, with so many women around him, how could there be no trouble at all?" Wanwan said helplessly.

Wanwan's words actually surprised Duan Zhengchun a bit.

He hadn't expected this girl to know him so well; it seemed she really had looked into his situation recently.

Duan Zhengchun was well aware of Wanwan's character.

It was just that this Zhu Yuyan was a bit too tsundere.

If he didn't give her a little lesson, she would take him too lightly.

"Little Yanyan, slandering this Prince like this to his face—don't you think you're taking me too lightly?"

"You don't really think that just because you're beautiful, you can do whatever you want in this Prince's presence, do you?" Duan Zhengchun's gaze suddenly turned cold, staring intently at Zhu Yuyan.

"What? Are you planning to use force?" Zhu Yuyan snorted coldly, her eyes glaring back at Duan Zhengchun, showing no sign of backing down.

"Use force? This Prince has never liked using force. However, Little Yanyan, you are being so naughty, constantly slandering this Prince. If I don't give you a lesson today..."

"...if word gets out, people might think this Prince is incompetent."

After speaking, Duan Zhengchun reached out and grabbed her. A force pulled Zhu Yuyan directly in front of him, and before she could resist, he forced her to lie across his lap.

He raised his palm and delivered a direct slap.

"Slap..."

A crisp sound rang out, and the entire hall instantly fell silent.

Zhu Yuyan, who had been struggling, instantly went stiff. Her eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

Wanwan covered her mouth in shock, watching the scene before her in disbelief.

'Heavens, what am I seeing? Master... Master is actually being held down on someone's lap and having her... her bottom spanked? Oh my god, just kill me, what on earth am I witnessing?'