"Why are you so excited about their wedding?" Qin Wanru said irritably, having just been startled by his reaction.
Zuan realized his lapse in composure and chuckled awkwardly, "I just didn't expect the prestigious Sang family to be so superstitious."
"The idea of a marriage to ward off bad luck is indeed unfounded, but it's good to have a good omen. Anyway, Sang Qian and Zheng Dan are engaged, so it doesn't matter whether they get married sooner or later," Qin Wanru said.
"How can they be the same?" Zu'an was anxious. If what Zheng Dan had told him before was true, the wedding would be about a year from now, and he would have a year to grow up. Then he would naturally have the confidence to come back and snatch the bride.
However, if he were to get married now, he would still be aware of his own limitations. With his current strength, he is far from being able to compete with the Sang family.
Qin Wanru glanced at him in surprise, completely baffled as to why he was so concerned. No matter how vivid her imagination was, she could never have guessed the relationship between Zheng Dan and him.
“Compared to those things, I’m more worried about something else,” Qin Wanru said with a worried expression. “That night, Sang Qian was injured by those men in black while he was escorting the salt permits, and now the salt permits are in our hands. If we take these salt permits to rescue Zhongtian, will Sang Hong misunderstand and think that we were the ones who did it that night? That would really be a fight to the death.”
Zu An thought to himself, "No wonder so many days have passed and I haven't heard any news of Chu Zhongtian's return. So that's where the problem lies: 'Haven't they found out the origins of those men in black yet? Could it be that they haven't investigated the black market?'"
Qin Wanru explained, "Of course we investigated. But that night, so many people saw the black market people lawfully letting Sang Qian take the things away without any resistance. They also claimed to know nothing about what happened afterward. Although Sang Hong arrested some people, none of them knew anything about it. Obviously, the black market was prepared in advance."
Zu An realized that even Qiu Honglei had left, so it was likely that some important figures had left in advance, making it impossible for Sang Hong to find anything.
"So what does Madam intend to do?" Zu'an asked.
Qin Wanru replied, "Actually, I hesitated at first, but I've already mentioned the salt permit to Sang Hong through some channels these past two days. That way, Zhong Tian's crime will no longer exist, and he will naturally be released without charge. As for Sang Hong, although he has doubts, he should be able to understand that our Chu family has nothing to do with the black market."
"Will it really go that smoothly..." Zu An was a little worried, but he understood Qin Wanru's desire to rescue Chu Zhongtian as soon as possible and her reluctance to let him suffer imprisonment.
Next, Qin Wanru summoned her confidants to discuss the specific details of rescuing Chu Zhongtian.
Zu'an was also worried about Zheng Dan. Since it was inconvenient for him to go to Zheng's house to find her, he could only go to the school and pray that Zheng Dan was there.
When I arrived at the school, I saw a group of people surrounding Zheng Dan from afar, and they all seemed to be congratulating her.
The two maids behind him already had piles of gifts in their hands.
"Thank you all, classmates. I didn't expect to receive so many gifts." Zheng Dan smiled and said, her expression completely unchanged.
"Zheng, classmate." Zu An couldn't help but call out to her.
Zheng Dan turned around and saw him, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "Student Zu, this should be the last time I come to school before my wedding. I hope you won't mind if I don't call you teacher?"
Zuan couldn't help but say, "You seem quite happy?"
"I'm getting married soon, how could I not be happy?" Zheng Dan said with a puzzled look.
Zuan: "..."
With so many people watching, he couldn't afford to reveal anything: "Then congratulations, Miss Zheng."
Zheng Dan extended her jade-like palm: "You have no sincerity at all. Did you even prepare a gift?"
Zuan: "..."
"We came in a hurry, so we haven't had time to prepare."
Zheng Dan smiled slightly: "It's alright, I was being presumptuous."
Those around her couldn't help but admire her knowledge and manners, while simultaneously despising Zu'an's stinginess.
Zuan was also frustrated, but with so many people around, it wasn't easy to say anything, so he could only pretend to leave.
Zheng Dan then said goodbye to the other students and finally left the school gate with a large pile of gifts.
Near the school gate, she asked two maids to go out and help her tidy up her things: "I still have some things I forgot to take care of, you wait for me outside."
"Yes, Miss~" The two maids bowed and hurriedly carried the various gift boxes out.
Zheng Dan then turned and walked along a tree-lined path, soon arriving at a secluded and deserted place.
"Huh, how did you know I was waiting for you here?" Zuan popped out from behind a tree.
Zheng Dan snorted: "I'm at least a fifth-rank official, and besides, you kept giving me meaningful glances just now."
“I thought you weren’t going to come see me?” Zuan couldn’t help but say.
"There were so many people just now, what could I do?" Zheng Dan sighed.
"Are you really happy about getting married?" Zuan asked, looking at her.
"What, are you jealous?" Zheng Dan asked with a smile.
Zu An was furious. He grabbed her, pressed her onto his knees, and slapped her twice.
"Mmm~" Zheng Dan let out a sweet hum, her eyes immediately becoming watery. "Don't do it here, it'll be troublesome if someone sees us. Let's go to your dorm."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat; this woman was truly born with a seductive nature.
However, he still remembered the important matter at hand. While walking with her, he composed himself and asked, "How is Sang Qian's injury? Why does he need to get married early to bring good luck?"
A hint of worry appeared between Zheng Dan's brows: "It's not optimistic. I might become a widow as soon as I enter the family."
"Isn't the Sang family blatantly pushing you into a fire pit?" Zu An exclaimed anxiously. "Are the Zheng family just going to stand by and do nothing?"
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