The Birth Of A Villainess

In the garden next to the main courtyard where his master lives, Gu Yan was watering the plants.

These plants that lay on the ground in front of him were by no means the normal plants that were put in a garden by anyone as every plant that was growing there was all poisonous.

At first, the idea of changing the expensive flowers and plants from the other countries into something harmful as these poisonous plants never sit well with him.

How could anyone try to raise things that were meant to kill anyone?!

That was what he initially thought.

However, Gu Yan's master was no ordinary man. His master is the current Duke of Xin, a prestigious title that only one man could possess in the entire Zheng empire.

That Duke also has a very bad habit of taking interest in dangerous things.

And this time, his master has fallen hard for a young lady who could even make him shudder in fear..

Long before the young maid who worked for his new young madam, Gu Yan already heard her footfalls that sounded like a baby elephant running wild.

He slowly turned with a smile as the young maid stopped just a few feet away from him.

"Chief Gu!" Bai Lu huffed and sighed. Having to run fast to look for him around the residence, she finally found him.

"Easy there." Gu Yan pulled out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve and gave it to Bai Lu for her to wipe the sweats on her forehead.

"Thank you." Bai Lu accepted the handkerchief and wiped her forehead before speaking, "That… My young miss wishes to see you."

"The young madam?"

"Yes." Bai Lu nodded her head.

"Then, I shall head there quickly." Gu Yan put the watering pot he was holding to a side table and walked towards the path leading to the main courtyard when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Clearing his throat, he looked at the young maid and asked, "Uh… Do you perhaps have an idea as to why she wishes to see me?"

Bai Lu shook her head, "No. She only asked me to fet- look for you since she wanted to speak to you."

"Ahh… I see." Gu Yan nodded his head like he didn't hear that Bai Lu just told him that her young miss ordered her to 'fetch' him like he was a child or a dog that needed to be fetched.

Haa… Gu Yan sighed inwardly.

It took them a good fifteen minutes to arrive in front of the door where Lin Xiaofei was. Bai Lu already announced his presence to her young miss but the head chief servant Gu Yan didn't move.

"Is something wrong?" Bai Lu asked in concern.

Blinking his eyes, Gu Yan shook his head before he finally pushed the door open.

Inside the room, he could see that Lin Xiaofei was alone. It seems that whatever they're going to discuss inside the room, no one must know.

"Young madam." He said and appropriately bowed his head before looking at her.

Lin Xiaofei stopped writing and raised her head to look at him. "You're here." She said and offered the chair across her, "Please do sit and have some tea."

Gu Yan wanted to refuse but under those eyes that seemed to gleam with something he couldn't point out what and that smile on her lips, he ended up sitting on the chair anyway.

"This humble servant heard that the young madam wishes to see me. Do you have any matters that you want for me to finish?" Gu Yan carefully picked out his words to her satisfaction. However, he will soon realize that he had just dug his own grave.

Just like that, Lin Xiaofei's smile reached a notch higher than the previous one.

She steepled her fingers and leaned forward, "Do you still remember when you carried me a few days ago?"

Gu Yan didn't know where was this going so he nodded, "Yes, I do still remember. There was a murder case and the suspect wasn't captured."

That day, the news that the caretaker of the brothel was killed brought fear in people's hearts. It was broad daylight when it happened and everyone was wondering who had the guts to kill when people are still awake?

Gu Yan obviously has his answers to that question since the person who did the crime that day is now sitting in front of him.

But why was she mentioning it now?

Lin Xiaofei could see his eyes asking her that. So, she smiled even more brightly and decided to say, "I heard a rumor going around the capital. Apparently, the young miss from the Lan family had to marry a servant because they were seen holding hands. Then, there's also the Madam from the Shang family in the past who had an affair with a guard. Such shameful acts, what do you think about these rumors?"

What does he think about it? Gu Yan swallowed hard as he tried to look elsewhere but her intense gaze was pulling him to look at her.

"Unfortunately, I have no thoughts over that matters." He ended up saying, wishing he could flee from the courtyard and especially, from the clutches of the young lady across him.

"Now, now. Don't be like that." Lin Xiaofei almost wanted to laugh at him but held back, "Of course, I already forgot what happened that day when we met on top of the roof…"

She chose to take a pause and stated at him. When she saw how he flinched at her words, Lin Xiaofei was satisfied to see that she was going to get what she wanted today.

Looking like a clueless, innocent young girl, she continued, "But I wonder what would my dear fiance say when he finds out about that matter? Although, no one saw us but who knows if there's anyone who would be able to tell a tale about a hero carrying a barely dressed young lady in his arms to save her from being captured?"

'Thud!'

"Young Madam!" Gu Yan kneeled on the floor and looked like a determined soldier who vowed to take the enemy general's head to his commander. "This humble servant named Gu Yan will serve you wholeheartedly and will give his life for you!"

Just, please! Please don't mention that matter to his master! Gu Yan prayed in his mind.

He wasn't able to include 'that' to his daily reports when Qu Xing Xu was away. And if his master were to find out about it, losing a finger or an arm would be a fitting punishment for hiding the truth and manhandling the lady.

Wiping away the bright smile from her lips, Lin Xiaofei changed her expression into a ruthless one as she held out a parchment to him.

"Alright. Now I want you to listen to every word I'm going to say."