Zu An laughed and said, "What kind of miraculous medicine is this? Shouldn't you go to Doctor Ji for treatment? Or you could go to the school and find Ji Xiaoxi."

Zheng Dan sighed: "Naturally, we sought help from Doctor Ji, but unfortunately, even he couldn't help us."

"As you know, Sang Qian was seriously injured last time and his life was hanging by a thread. Even Doctor Ji could only keep him alive. But after so many days, he is still not out of danger. Doctor Ji has no way to help him."

“Although Sang Hong has two children, he only has one son. If Sang Qian dies, he will truly be without an heir.”

Zuan snorted: "Having done too many bad things, what's so strange about having no descendants?"

The reason why the Chu family has been in such turmoil lately is ultimately because Sang Hong has been stirring up trouble behind the scenes.

Zheng Dan bit her lip: "But a father who loses his son in his old age will definitely become extremely crazy, which will be even more detrimental to the Chu family."

"Are you threatening me?" Zuan was a little dissatisfied, and unconsciously increased the pressure on his hand, squeezing it hard.

"Ouch~" Zheng Dan cried out in pain, but dared not show it, worried that her classmates in the distance would notice something was wrong. "I'm not threatening you, I'm helping you analyze the pros and cons. I've given you everything, do you still doubt my intentions?"

Zuan snorted: "But you're speaking up for my enemy right now."

“I was just relaying his message,” Zheng Dan sighed. “We’re on the same side, so let’s skip the formalities. You should know that he was behind everything that happened to the Chu family a while ago. A few days ago, Madam Chu was supposed to die, and even Ji Dengtu was powerless to help her, but you saved her life with a bottle of miracle medicine.”

“Sang Hong was very shocked by this, so he wants to make a deal with you. He will release Mingyue Gong and then completely give up on dealing with the Chu family. In return, you will gain the friendship of the Sang family in exchange for a bottle of spiritual medicine.”

Zu An said irritably, "Now that the Chu family has retrieved the salt permit, what reason does he have to detain Lord Mingyue again? Besides, his plan to deal with the Chu family has already failed, so what difference does it make whether he gives up or not?"

Zheng Dan shook his head: "Things are not that simple. Take the matter of Lord Mingyue for example. Qin Wanru had already replenished the salt permits, so Lord Mingyue should have been released long ago. However, Sang Hong was still able to find an excuse to detain him for a longer period of time. By the same token, if he knew he couldn't hold him any longer, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make Lord Mingyue die an unnatural death if he really wanted to."

Zuan's expression changed drastically: "Does Sang Hong have the audacity to assassinate a duke?"

Zheng Dan explained, “Of course a normal duke wouldn’t dare, but you should also know that Sang Hong came here representing the Emperor’s will. The Emperor originally wanted to get rid of Mingyue Gong, so if Mingyue Gong really dies unexpectedly, the Emperor will at most reprimand him verbally, but will not really punish him.”

“During this period, Sang Hong’s plans against the Chu family have failed one after another. He has also walked to the edge of a cliff with the emperor’s orders. There is absolutely no way he will let Mingyue go back safely.”

"But if you can save his son's life, he can give up this mission, even if he is reprimanded by the emperor."

Zu An's expression shifted between light and dark. He truly didn't want to save Sang Qian, but if it led to Chu Zhongtian's death, he would feel guilty, not only for the Chu Chuyan sisters but also for himself.

Moreover, given Sang Hong's insidious nature, he will undoubtedly spread the word everywhere that he had the opportunity to save Chu Zhongtian but didn't, making it impossible to hide.

Zu'an suddenly asked, "Does Sang Hong know about our relationship?"

Zheng Dan blushed: "Of course I don't know. If he knew, the first thing he would do would be to kill you, and then secretly execute me. How could he possibly send me to negotiate with you?"

Zuan retorted, "You and his son aren't officially married yet, what right does he have to interfere so much?"

Zheng Dan rolled her eyes, too lazy to answer him.

Zuan also realized that the significance of marriage contracts in this era was different from that in his own time, so he continued to ask, "What are your thoughts on this?"

Zheng Dan hesitated for a moment, then said, "We're already so close, I don't want to hide it from you. No matter what, Sang Qian is my future husband. Although there were reasons for what happened between us, I still feel guilty and want to do something to make it up to him. At the same time, if I can accomplish this, it will also bring great benefits to the Zheng family. So it would be best if you could help me save him."

She paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "Of course, if you can get the Sang family and the Zheng family to agree to my marriage to you, then I won't have to worry about Sang Qian anymore."

Zuan was speechless: "You know perfectly well that this is impossible. I'd be willing to marry you, but would you be willing to elope with me?"

Zheng Dan sighed: "You know I carry too many hopes of the family on my shoulders. I can't be so selfish as to ignore them."

After weighing the options for a long time, Zu'an finally said, "Saving him wouldn't be a bad idea, but the thought of him marrying you so soon after he recovers makes me feel like I'm being cuckolded. No way!"

Zheng Dan blushed and retorted angrily, "It was clearly you who cheated on him..."

Zuan snorted: "Anyway, I don't care, I can't accept this."

Zheng Dan hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Actually, it's not that there's no way. He's suffered such serious injuries; it's perfectly normal that he might have some health problems later on and be unable to... "

Zuan gasped, "You're really ruthless."

Zheng Dan's eyes reddened: "This was clearly for your sake, how did it become me being heartless? Don't I want a normal husband? Anyway, you're not going to marry me..."

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