Of course, if Chu Chuyan was the mastermind behind all this, then he would admit defeat and at worst expose his own shortcomings to prove his innocence. Fortunately, it didn't come to that.
Zu An composed himself and said to Chunhua, "Keep your settlement fee safe. You've come at just the right time. The last woman who was taken into the family is now complaining in the military camp that she can't take it anymore. You can take her place."
"Settlement allowance?" Chunhua finally realized what was going on. "Wait, why is she in the military camp?"
"Don't you know?" Zuan looked surprised. "My wife is good in every way, except that she loves me too much, so she's a bit jealous. The last woman who entered the family at the same time as you was given away by her to a soldier in the army under some pretext. Sigh, it's really hard on her to be a bride every night."
Chu Chuyan's anger value increased by 433!
Chu Chuyan never expected that the other party would give her such a reputation. Faced with the strange looks from everyone, she felt like killing Zu An. However, she knew that the events of the past two days were really strange, and this guy met her requirements in many ways. If she were to find a new husband, it would involve various forces again.
So, despite his frosty expression, he did not refute it.
"To the military camp?" Chunhua's face changed instantly. There was a hierarchy in their circle. The highest level was the courtesan in the brothel, followed by ordinary women in the brothel, then the cheaper prostitutes like them in the brothel, but the lowest level were definitely those colleagues who were exiled to the military camp for committing crimes.
The army was full of strong men who were desperate for sex. No woman could withstand that intensity. After about half a year, they would be completely ruined.
Thinking of the terrifying stories circulating in the circle, Chunhua's face turned deathly pale.
Zuan nodded: "Don't worry, they're all their own private army. They'll take good care of you. They're looking for some fresh faces."
Madam Chu could no longer contain herself: "You scoundrel, our Chu family..."
She was about to say that the Chu family's private army would never do such a sordid thing, but Chunhua couldn't take it anymore and frantically waved her hands and screamed, "I don't want to go to the military camp! What I just said was all a lie! I don't know you at all!"
While speaking, she pulled at Diao Yang next to her: "Diao Yang, this is completely different from what you told me. Come out and say something. I don't want to go to the military camp."
Diao Yang's expression changed drastically, and he kicked her away: "You crazy woman, don't make baseless accusations. Our Chu family has strict military discipline; we don't have such nonsense..."
He wanted to say more, but suddenly he was enveloped by a powerful aura and could no longer make a sound.
Chu Zhongtian's face was ashen as he looked at Chunhua: "Did he invite you here to say those things just now?"
Chunhua nodded vigorously: "He found me and gave me twenty taels of silver. He also said that there would be even greater benefits when I got to the manor. I thought that this was the Duke's manor, and that even a little bit of mud from the big shots here would be enough for me to live on for a lifetime. That's why I was bewitched and came here. I beg you, sir, to spare my life."
Chu Zhongtian then released Diao Yang from the restraints: "Do you have anything else to say?"
Diao Yang's face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "Please spare my life, Master. I was ordered to do this by someone."
"Who ordered this?" Chu Zhongtian demanded.
“I…I don’t know either,” Diao Yang swallowed hard and hurriedly added, “That person met me through the wall and gave me a sum of money. In addition, I have always disapproved of the young lady marrying a good-for-nothing like Zu An, so I was confused for a moment. I hope the master will be merciful for my years of hard work.”
Hearing him say that, Xue'er finally let go of the braid she was holding tightly.
Chu Zhongtian snorted, waved his hand to signal him to be taken away, and then swept his gaze across everyone in the room like lightning: "Now that the truth has come out and Zu An has been wronged, and given that he has already been punished, the previous matter will not be pursued anymore, and no one is allowed to mention that matter again. Does anyone have any objections?"
Chu Tiesheng gently waved his fan, while Chu Yuepo subtly manipulated the abacus with his fingers. Both of them kept their eyes down and their minds at ease. Since the mastermind behind the scenes had not been found, who would dare to jump in at this juncture? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this hurdle was finally over, but Madam Chu was somewhat dissatisfied: "Are we just going to let him go like this?"
"Of course not," Chu Zhongtian immediately said with a smile. "Given that Zu'an is unruly and mischievous all day long, in order to prevent him from causing trouble in the future, he will be sent to Mingyue Academy to cultivate after he recovers from his injuries..." He originally thought of letting him cultivate and temper his character, but he stopped when he thought of his aptitude and hurriedly changed his words: "Never mind, let him be sent to Mingyue Academy to study literature. Even if he can become an accountant in the family in the future, that would be good."
“Bright Moon Academy?” Zu An was a little stunned, but then he thought that Chu Zhongtian was the Duke of Bright Moon City, so this Bright Moon Academy was probably just a private school or something like that.
His attention was now entirely focused on the anger points he had collected. He had accumulated a total of 1,646 anger points since then, which he could use for the lottery again.
He was carried back to his room, and just as he was about to draw a prize, a beautiful figure in red burst in.
After recognizing the other party as the second young lady of the Chu family, Zu An looked wary: "What are you doing here?" Had this girl discovered that the injuries on her body were fake?
Chu Huanzhao jumped onto a nearby table and sat down, her two slender legs swinging easily in mid-air: "I came here to apologize to you."
"Sorry?" Zuan didn't react for a moment.
Chu Huanzhao's face showed a hint of unease: "Didn't we promise not to pursue what happened that night when we made the bet? I didn't expect that I couldn't protect you today and that you would still be punished."
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