Zuan's eyes darted around, then he suddenly collapsed and groaned, "Ouch, I'm badly injured and can't get out of bed."

"Are you injured?" Yue Shan came over to check and noticed the whip marks on his body, his expression changing slightly.

Zu An thought to himself, "Luckily I was quick-witted. I still slept in that blood-stained clothes last night." He continued, "Yes, yesterday the Second Miss found me and whipped me with her Howling Whip."

Everyone's expression changed; it seemed many had experienced the power of the Second Miss's whip.

Only Diao Yang didn't believe it: "Nonsense, you hit me with a lot of force just now, you don't look injured at all."

Yue Shan spoke up: "The nobles are all waiting impatiently. Let's go to the ancestral hall first. Whether it is right or wrong, we'll see then. Men, carry the son-in-law to the ancestral hall."

While instructing his men to find a stretcher, he also sent Diao Yang to see a doctor.

To everyone's surprise, Diao Yang refused to do anything, only bandaged his nose briefly, and insisted on going to the ancestral hall together.

As Yue Shan turned around, he leaned close to Zu An's ear and said, "Don't be so smug, brat. Soon you won't be the Chu family's son-in-law anymore. Then I'll show you what it means to wish you were dead."

Zu An was a little confused. Where did this guy get his confidence? Was it because I slept with my sister-in-law on our wedding night? But judging from Chu Chuyan's reaction, the Chu family didn't seem to care too much. Besides, I had already dealt with the aggrieved party herself.

With these questions in mind, he was carried to the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is very spacious, with a huge plaque hanging at the head of the hall, bearing the words "Hall of Remembrance" in large characters. The characters are steady and resolute, giving rise to a sense of solemnity.

Below the plaque, on the left and right, hung two huge portraits, with some couplets and inscriptions beside them. Judging from the official robes and signatures, they should be two ancestors of the Chu family.

Below the portrait were an incense table and memorial tablets, where the ancestors of the Chu family were worshipped.

In front of the incense table sat a middle-aged man and woman. The man had a handsome face and a few strands of beard, giving him a refined and gentle air.

The noblewoman beside her had eyebrows like spring mountains and eyes like autumn water. Her hair was styled in a flying bun, with a peacock hairpin in front. The peacock tail feathers spread out and fit perfectly with the flying bun, making her look even more elegant and noble.

Zu An knew that they were Chu Zhongtian, the head of the Chu family, and his wife Qin Wanru. When he met Madam Chu's gaze, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. It seemed that his body had been extremely afraid of her before, and some instincts still remained.

He suddenly noticed that many men in the ancestral hall were involuntarily glancing in the same direction. Only then did he notice that a girl in a red dress and black skirt was sitting next to Chu Chuyan. Her first impression was that she was alluring. She had an oval face with skin as smooth as cream and charming, expressive peach blossom eyes. She seemed to contain an indescribable masculine and feminine charm, enough to make any man who saw her have impure thoughts.

"What a great evil!" Zuan's gaze fell on her chest, thinking that it was no wonder everyone was looking at her.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, the girl did not get angry. Instead, she smiled, a bright and infectious smile that made people feel good about her.

In her memory, this woman was Pei Mianman, Chu Chuyan's best friend. She was a young lady from the prestigious Pei family in the capital. Recently, she had come to Mingyue City to study and had become quite close to Chu Chuyan.

There were a few other people sitting in the room, but he couldn't see them all in the rush. He only noticed that some people had gloomy faces, while others had gloating expressions.

Seeing that many people in the room were glancing at Pei Mianman, Madam Chu's face flashed with displeasure. She coughed lightly, and Chu Zhongtian, who was standing to the side, seemed to wake up from a dream and hurriedly said, "Zu'an, do you know why you are here today?"

"I know, he climbed into his sister-in-law's bed on his wedding night," Zu'an replied directly.

Pfft~

A soft laugh rang out, and Pei Mianman covered her mouth, her face slightly flushed. She clearly hadn't expected there to be such a shameless person in the world.

The others in the room looked at Zu An with increasingly strange eyes. This guy not only did such a shameless thing, but also made the Pei family laugh at him. He was a real scoundrel.

Before Chu Zhongtian could speak, Madam Chu angrily smashed her teacup on the ground: "You scoundrel! Are you proud of doing such a thing?" She always doted on her two daughters the most, and now that her daughters had been bullied, this beast still spoke in such a nonchalant tone.

Qin Wanru's anger level increased by 254!

The entire ancestral hall fell silent instantly. Everyone in the Chu family knew that the head of the family was kind and gentle, while the wife had a fierce temper.