Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

At dawn, the rooster crows!

Duan Yu opened his sleepy eyes and rubbed his still groggy head.

He turned around and reached out to grab her, but there was nothing beside him.

Huh?

Duan Yu said softly.

"Chan'er..."

Duan Yu called out softly, "Where is she?"

The door was pushed open from the outside, and Diao Chan walked in carrying a bowl of hangover soup.

"My lord, you're awake. Have some hangover soup." Diao Chan brought the hangover soup to the bedside with both hands.

Duan Yu rubbed his forehead.

I drank way too much last night, and then I went crazy in a daze for half the night.

Getting out of bed, Duan Yu, shirtless, took the hangover soup from Diao Chan's hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chan'er. You went to bed so late last night and now you have to get up early to make me hangover soup."

Diao Chan smiled and gently shook her head, saying, "No."

"My aunt wasn't feeling well last night, so I took care of her and put her to bed early."

"If my aunt hadn't called me this morning, I probably would have already overslept."

"puff!"

No sooner had Diao Chan finished speaking than Duan Yu spat out the hangover soup he had just drunk.

Diao Chan was taken aback.

"What's wrong, my husband? Is it too hot?"

As she spoke, Diao Chan reached out to test the temperature.

Duan Yu quickly shook his head, his expression one of astonishment.

"No...it's nothing."

"I drank too fast, I drank too fast, I choked," Duan Yu quickly tried to cover it up.

"Oh." Diao Chan then softly agreed and said, "By the way, my husband, Miss Dong left early this morning, just as dawn was breaking."

She said she had something to do at home and would come back in a couple of days.

Diao Chan tilted her head slightly, looking a little puzzled, and said, "But I feel like Miss Dong has something on her mind."

As she spoke, Diao Chan gently pursed her lips.

She had seen Dong Yi's performance yesterday.

As a woman, she trusted her own senses.

Dong Yi must love her husband.

She firmly believed this.

“My husband…” Diao Chan said softly, pursing her lips, “My husband, Miss Dong… Miss Dong is a good girl.”

"And...and I know she loves her husband."

Gulu.

Duan Yu looked somewhat embarrassed and quickly tried to explain.

Diao Chan raised her hand and gently pressed it to Duan Yu's lips: "Husband, please listen to what Chan'er has to say first."

“Husband, Miss Dong comes from a good family, is beautiful, and likes you very much.”

“I know that if my husband marries Miss Dong, he won’t have to work so hard.”

"It's my fault...it's my fault that I've dragged my husband down with me."

“If…if my husband is really willing, I’m fine with anything.”

Diao Chan bit her lip and squatted by the bed, her hands clenched tightly together.

"Nonsense." Duan Yu interrupted Diao Chan, then pulled her slightly cold little hand and said, "Don't overthink it."

"I've said it before, once we're husband and wife, we'll always be husband and wife."

"Don't overthink it."

Although Duan Yu's words were meant to comfort Diao Chan, he was actually quite panicked inside.

Last night...

There was definitely someone in this bed last night.

But......

But Diao Chan said that she slept in her aunt's room last night.

That......

Who was that woman in the house last night?

Could it be Dong Yi...?

Duan Yu's mind went blank.

If it really is Dong Yi.....

That would be...

That would be a huge blunder.

But who else could it be but Dong Yi?

After Diao Chan left, Duan Yu got up from the bed to check on her.

Hopefully, we can find some clues about last night inside the house.

But they found nothing.

Duan Yu, shirtless, stood inside the room scratching his head.

Could it be...

"Could it be that last night was all a dream?"

"It doesn't seem impossible."

Duan Yu got up and picked up his clothes from the bed.

however.

A splash of crimson caught Duan Yu's eye and struck him directly.

"Fuck!"

.........

Jinyang, Dong Mansion.

Early in the morning, Dong Zhuo practiced martial arts in the training ground of his mansion before returning to the main hall for breakfast.

The burly Dong Zhuo had a large appetite.

A feast of wine and meat awaits in front of me.

Wearing only a short shirt, Dong Zhuo ate heartily.

Inside the main hall, besides the maids, Li Ru, dressed in official robes, stood directly in front of Dong Zhuo.

He was holding bamboo slips in his hands, organizing today's official documents.

While eating, Dong Zhuo listened to Li Ru's report.

After sorting through all the official business, Li Ru, dressed in a black official robe, put down the bamboo slips in his hand.

“My lord, there is something that is outside of official business,” Li Ru said.

Dong Zhuo took a large gulp of wine, then put down the wine cup in his hand, nodded, and said, "Wenyou, please speak."

After considering for a moment, Li Ru said with a slightly interesting expression, "It's like this, my lord. Yesterday, the young lady brought a lot of gifts to Wucun Township and went to Duan Yu's house."

"And...and he stayed at his house yesterday, and didn't return home all night."

Ok?

Dong Zhuo was clearly taken aback, then raised his head.

The expression on his face froze.

"What did you say?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru in disbelief and said, "Yi'er didn't return home last night at Duan Yu's house?"

Li Ru nodded, both amused and exasperated, and said, "Yes, my lord."

"After Miss's horse was startled last time, didn't the lord instruct me to send people to protect her at all times?"

"I dared not be careless, so I arranged for people to protect the young lady. It was my subordinates who revealed this information to me."

"Miss went to Wucun Township yesterday afternoon and only started her return journey this morning."

Dong Zhuo was initially stunned, but after a few breaths he threw his head back and laughed.

He then laughed heartily and said, "Yi'er has never been so attentive to any man in all these years."

"What exactly are Duan Ziyi's methods?"

"I would like to meet him," Dong Zhuo said with a smile, stroking his beard. "I heard from Yi'er that this Duan Ziyi is not only brave and courageous, but also resourceful."

"A man with both courage and wisdom would make a good match for Yi'er."

“But I heard from Yi’er that Duan Ziyi seems to be married already,” Dong Zhuo said.

Li Ru nodded and said, "Yes, my lord. I saw Duan Yu's wife in the West Market that day. She is a beautiful young lady from a modest family."

"Ah."

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "That's fine. Isn't my Yi'er just as good as a girl from a humble family?"

"As long as Yi'er is willing and has the will, everything else will be easy."

"A man, how can a capable man not have three wives and four concubines? Yi'er only needs to do poop."

"Wenyou, make the arrangements. I'll go to Wucun Township with you in the next day or two."

"I want to see for myself just how brave and resourceful Duan Ziyi really is."

“If he is truly talented, and Yi’er likes him, I will grant him a great opportunity,” Dong Zhuo said.

...........

In front of the Dong Mansion.

Dong Yi, who had just returned from Duan Yu's house by carriage that morning, was inside the carriage.

Looking out at the bustling streets.

Dong Yi's expression was slightly dazed, as if she was recalling something.

Her pretty face showed a hint of shyness.

"Miss, we are here."

The voice of a maid outside the carriage woke Dong Yi from her reverie.

After regaining her senses, Dong Yi finally agreed and prepared to get up.

But as soon as she moved, a look of pain immediately appeared on her pretty face.

Dong Yi, biting her red lips, frowned and said with a hint of resentment, "That damned guy, he has no sense of chivalry at all, hmph."

"Cui'er, help me out of the carriage," Dong Yi called softly, her brows furrowed.

The maidservant standing outside the carriage smiled sweetly and then helped Dong Yi up.

In front of the Dong Mansion.

Just as Dong Yi stepped off the carriage.

A dozen or so tall horses were parked in front of the mansion gate.

Upon seeing Dong Yi, Niu Fu, who was in the lead, immediately put on a smile and walked towards her.