Seeing Chu Chuyan's serious expression, Zu An was startled: "What's wrong?"
"Come with me to the council hall first, I'll tell you everything on the way." Chu Chuyan took his hand and walked towards the mansion.
"My father has been detained in Riyao City by Sang Hong," Chu Chuyan said on the way.
Zu An was taken aback: "How is that possible? My father-in-law is a duke with profound cultivation. How could Sang Hong dare to detain him, and how could he possibly hold him back?"
“He naturally has a plausible reason,” Chu Chuyan explained. “Ultimately, the problem still lies with that batch of salt permits from before.”
After her explanation, Zu'an finally understood the whole story.
It turns out that when Wang Yuanlong was arrested last time, he couldn't withstand Chen Xuan's methods and confessed the route and exact time of the Wang family's salt transportation.
Then, by sheer coincidence, we arrived in Brightmoon City on those very two days.
So Chen Xuan decisively sent men to intercept that batch of salt permits.
The Wang family had already suffered heavy losses due to the previous raids on their border settlements by foreign tribes, and this batch of salt permits was something they had managed to scrape together.
There is absolutely no way to obtain another batch of such salt certificates in the short term.
The Chu family's salt business had a huge output, and they needed the salt permits from the Wang family.
Left with no other choice, the head of the Wang family personally went to Chu Zhongtian's house to beg for help. Chu Zhongtian was moved by compassion and, considering the actual situation of the Chu family, decided to divert the salt permits issued by the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office for the next few years.
Once the Wang and Chu families have recovered, the salt can be replenished slowly and discreetly.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Sang Hong conducted a surprise inspection of a large batch of salt belonging to the Chu family and discovered that their salt permits were incorrect. He then used this as an excuse to detain Chu Zhongtian.
Zuan couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that Sang Hong was prepared all along. This incident might be a conspiracy he set up."
Chu Chuyan sighed: "We were careless."
Zu An was somewhat puzzled: "By the way, I heard that the Salt Transport Commission is all your people, so why was Sang Hong able to discover it?"
Chu Chuyan shook her head: "That's the strangest part. It's probably because Sang Hong turned some people in the Salt Transport Commission to the side."
Zu An held her slightly cold hand: "Wife, I will always be with you and help the Chu family get through this difficult time."
"Thank you~" Chu Chuyan forced a smile. At this point, she didn't think the other party could be of any use, but hearing his words, her cold and chaotic heart felt a little warm.
"That Chen Xuan is really something, even in death he still has to disgust people." Zu An couldn't help but complain. This whole thing started because Chen Xuan intercepted that batch of salt permits, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many troubles.
Just then, the two arrived at the council hall.
"Sister-in-law, you must give us an explanation for this!" Before even entering the door, Chu Yuepo's angry roar could be heard from inside.
Zu An found it strange, because Chu Yuepo of the third branch had always been a smiling fat man, a typical smiling tiger, and he had never seen him so angry.
“That’s right, we were kept in the dark about this from beginning to end, and now we have to clean up this mess. Sister-in-law, you’ve really gone too far.” Chu Tiesheng’s cold laugh came over.
Upon entering, they found Chu Tiesheng and Chu Yuepo confronting Qin Wanru. Qin Wanru's face was ashen, but she was indeed in the wrong and couldn't retaliate.
Chu Chuyan strode inside: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, the most important thing now is to solve the problem, not to assign blame."
"That's easy for you to say. You kept it from us beforehand, but now that something's happened, you suddenly remember us?" Chu Tiesheng snorted.
Chu Chuyan frowned slightly and explained, "The reason we kept it from everyone before was mainly because it was a very important matter and required confidentiality."
"We tried to keep it a secret, but it still got leaked," Chu Yuepo said. "Now that only you know, who leaked it?"
After speaking, he looked at Chu Chuyan and Qin Wanru, and the implication was clear: one of them had leaked the secret.
Qin Wanru and Chu Chuyan were so angry that their faces turned pale, but for a moment they didn't know how to refute them.
Zu An stepped forward and blocked their way: "You two have no shame, two grown men coming here to bully a widow and her young daughter."
Qin Wanru: "???"
Chu Chuyan: "???"
Qin Wanru's anger level increased by 666!
Chu Chuyan's anger level increased by 233!
Zuan was puzzled, thinking, "I clearly spoke up for you guys, so why are you all angry?"
However, he immediately realized the problem and said with an embarrassed smile, "It's not about an orphan and a widow, it was a slip of the tongue."
If Chu Zhongtian heard this, even if he has a good temper, he would probably explode.
The two goddesses' expressions softened slightly.
At this moment, Chu Tiesheng coldly snorted, "What right do you, a son-in-law, have to speak here!"
Zu An remained unperturbed: "I was just speaking up for my wife. I can't stand your aggressive behavior. Besides, I'm a member of the main branch of the family, while you're just from the side branches. If you can say what you want, why can't I?"
"This is outrageous!" Chu Tiesheng immediately exploded in anger, and even Chu Yuepo glared at him angrily, knowing that the issue of concubines had always been a thorn in their side.
Chu Tiesheng's anger level increased by 886!
Anger level from Chu Yuepo +668!
"Alright, alright," Qin Wanru finally spoke up, "What kind of talk is this, arguing back and forth like this!"
Chu Tiesheng snorted: "It's not that we want to argue, but your main branch usually controls everything. My third brother and I nominally control the salt and iron industries, but everyone knows that we are just puppets."
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