Sang Qian's expression changed slightly. She wasn't surprised by their analysis, mainly because her father and Zu'an had mentioned the emperor several times during their conversation without any respect. If these conversations were leaked, they would be impeached for treason.

It seems that Father has indeed tied the Sang family and Zu'an together deeply.

At this moment, Sang Hong spoke up again: "That's right. In that case, if we report this person now, the Emperor will not only be unhappy, but will also think we are meddling. No matter how he reacts, we will be in a passive position."

"What does Uncle mean?" Zu'an asked.

"We'll cripple his martial arts, break his arms and legs, and lock him in the cellar of the mansion, under the watchful eyes of Qian'er and Dan'er. We'll decide whether to use him after we arrive in Yunzhong County and see how things develop," Sang Hong said calmly.

Zuan clicked his tongue in amazement. Sang Hong was indeed ruthless. If it were me, I would probably have given that Chi Tu a quick death.

"Little Qian is staying in the capital? I was hoping she would come with us to Yunzhong County and help us come up with some ideas." Zu An was a little disappointed.

Sang Hong smiled enigmatically. Was this guy really thinking of bringing Xiaoqian along?

He didn't expose it: "My dear nephew probably doesn't know the rules of the court. In order to prevent ministers sent to the capital from having ulterior motives, their families must remain in the capital."

"Oh, I see." Zuan looked disappointed.

Zheng Dan's cheeks flushed slightly; even she could sense that this guy had ulterior motives.

Sang Qian rolled her eyes so hard they almost cramped up.

After they had properly imprisoned Chi Tu, Zu An saw that it was getting late and was about to take his leave, but Sang Hong stayed behind, saying he wanted to have a couple of drinks with him.

They didn't know how long they had been drinking, but everyone was getting a little tipsy. Before they knew it, they started talking about Sang Qian. Sang Hong couldn't help but shed tears, and finally sighed for a long time: "I don't know how many days it will be before we can return to the capital from Yunzhong County... If Zheng Dan is pregnant with Qian'er's posthumous child, then our Sang family will have hope."

Zuan complained, thinking to himself, "Are you senile? The two haven't even finished the wedding ceremony, how could she possibly have a posthumous child?"

Suddenly, a thought struck him: there was something more to what this guy was saying.

When I tried to ask him more, I saw that he was already too drunk to hold his liquor and was lying on the table, mumbling incoherently.

“Brother Zu, please forgive me. My father is drunk,” Sang Qian said, her face looking a little pale. However, she still got up and helped her father up. “I will take him back to his room to rest first. Sister-in-law, I will trouble you to stay here with him for a while.”

After saying that, she helped her father leave. Because of the alcohol, Zheng Dan's cheeks were flushed. She spat lightly and said, "How can you ask your sister-in-law to accompany an outsider? This girl is really being ridiculous."

The maids and servants had been sent away by Sang Hong long ago, leaving only the two of them in the room. Zu An didn't have many concerns and simply reached out to hug her soft waist: "How did I become an outsider?"

Zheng Dan spat and hurriedly pushed him away: "We're still at the Sang family's house, don't mess around."

Meanwhile, in another room, Sang Qian irritably threw her father onto a chair: "Are you in such a hurry?"

Sang Hong opened his eyes, showing no trace of drunkenness: "There's really no other way. It will take at least half a year to go to Yunzhong County and back. If I get pregnant after that, no one would believe that it's Qian'er's posthumous child."

"But I always feel sorry for my brother." Sang Qian bit her red lips, her expression extremely conflicted.

Sang Hong snorted coldly: "Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring. The continuation of the Sang family line is the most important thing."

Sang Qian also got anxious and finally voiced her long-standing doubts: "Even if my sister-in-law is pregnant, the child she gives birth to will not be related to the Sang family by blood. In that case, why don't we adopt one? We won't have to do such a humiliating thing."

Sang Hong gazed at her silently for a long time before saying softly, "There is a way to make the child related to the Sang family by blood..."