Along the way, he saw that the Wei family's guards were also moving, but they were all focused on the direction the "assassin" was fleeing. So he took the opportunity to sneak into the dimly lit courtyard.
Upon entering the courtyard, one immediately senses a sense of gloom. There are very few lights here, making it seem secluded and desolate compared to the brightly lit other parts of the Wei family estate.
Moreover, there were no servants, maids, or guards in the courtyard; there wasn't a single person there.
Once inside, the feeling was like going to a haunted house in an amusement park; the whole place exuded an aura that kept strangers away.
Zuan collected his thoughts. He knew time was of the essence and it was best to find the item as soon as possible.
He not only had to find the gold medal for Pei Mianman, but also the box that Old Man Mi wanted.
Although Old Man Mi said there was no need to look for it for the time being, he still wanted to know what was inside the box.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he would suppress his curiosity after weighing the huge risks, but today's opportunity was too rare. Pei Mianman had helped him distract people, and it would be a pity not to find them.
The layouts of rooms in large families around this world are all similar. Having gotten used to the Chu family's rooms, Zu'an quickly found the study in the courtyard.
He took a quick look around the study, especially at the bottles and jars on the bookshelf, and tried turning them all around. After all, he had watched so many TV dramas, and if there were any hidden mechanisms, they were often found in these things.
Unfortunately, he tried it once, but there were no hidden mechanisms in the study.
So he decided to look in the bedroom. He went around the study and soon came to the bedroom in the back.
As soon as he entered the room, Zu An frowned and subconsciously fanned the air in front of his nose: "What's that smell?"
There was a strange smell in the room; it was actually the scent of expensive incense, so it shouldn't have smelled bad.
But the scent of incense was mixed with a lingering odor of urine. The combination of the two smells was simply awful!
It's not exactly fragrant, nor is it exactly foul; it's a disgusting smell that's hard to describe.
"What is the Wei family doing? Can't they even prepare a clean and tidy room?" Zu An complained, but did not stop searching.
He scanned the entire bedroom with lightning speed before heading straight to the bedside.
He lifted the covers and gently tapped the bed frame with his fingers.
Sure enough, not long after, a hollow sound came from under the bed.
"Ugh, these guys are so uncreative when it comes to hiding things." Zuan couldn't help but complain. These locations have been shown eight hundred times in TV dramas. He never expected that people in this world would hide things like this.
They quickly found a hidden compartment, opened it, and found a box inside. It was exactly the same box that Old Man Mi had mentioned before, both in shape and in the details of the patterns.
He hurriedly took out the box that Old Man Mi had given him from his pocket and put it back in its original place, so that even if he came back, he wouldn't immediately discover that the item had been switched.
He was very curious about what was inside the box and subconsciously wanted to open it, but the box was extremely ingeniously designed. A stream of light flashed outside, indicating that there must be some kind of restriction or restriction.
Time was short, and he dared not study it carefully at this moment. After hurriedly stuffing it into his pocket, he began to search for the gold medal that Pei Mianman was looking for.
Unfortunately, after searching every possible place in the room, they couldn't find a trace of the gold medal.
When the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was almost up, footsteps could be heard from not far away.
He dared not stay there any longer and hurriedly retreated.
"I wonder if Da Manman can escape that guy's clutches." Zu An was a little worried, so he ran to a side room in the courtyard and knocked over the oil lamp there. Soon flames and thick smoke rose up.
He took advantage of the chaos to return to his room.
"Fire! Fire!"
Before long, a commotion arose everywhere in the Wei family compound, and the servants rushed to put out the fire with buckets of water.
Zu'an then pretended to be nonchalant and ran out, even grabbing a few passing servants and asking, "What happened? What happened?"
His expression was so genuine that he could easily compete for the Best Actor award at the Oscars.
Immediately afterwards, he rushed to the Wei family study with a worried look on his face, just in time to run into Qin Wanru coming out.
"Are you alright, Madam?" Zu An asked with concern.
"It's nothing." Qin Wanru looked at the chaotic Wei family with some doubt.
Someone had already run to inform the head of the family, Wei Dabao. After hearing the news, his expression changed slightly, and he cupped his hands to Qin Wanru, saying, "I am truly sorry, Madam Chu, something has happened at home that has made you laugh."
"Master Wei, you flatter us. Since there are matters to attend to at your residence, we will not disturb you any longer and will take our leave now," Qin Wanru replied.
Wei Dabao nodded: "I have already said what I needed to say to Madam. Madam can think about it carefully after you go back. Our Wei family is coming with the utmost sincerity."
Qin Wanru smiled slightly and nodded to him, then left with Zu An.
After leaving the house, Qin Wanru got into the carriage, while Zu An rode alongside on horseback.
Unable to contain his curiosity, he leaned closer to the carriage and asked, "Madam, how did the talks with the Wei family go?"
Qin Wanru slightly lifted one corner of the curtain, her face revealing neither joy nor anger: "Come into the carriage."
The guards on the side exchanged glances. It seemed that the madam was growing increasingly fond of this son-in-law. They should all be careful not to offend him again.
Other guards who participated in the bet with Cheng Shouping had long faces, it seemed they were really going to lose this bet.
Hearing her summons, Zuan was somewhat flattered. After all, they had known each other for so long, and every time she did, she was either angry with him or on her way to being angry.
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