Qin Wanru was secretly furious. Officials really have two mouths; they can always find a way to make something out of nothing.
Whether you investigate him or not, you can find a plausible reason. It's disgusting!
Although he usually complained that Chu Zhongtian was too upright and lacked worldly wisdom, he was afraid that he would be the first to not be able to stand it if Chu Zhongtian really became such a cunning old hand in officialdom.
However, given the current situation, she could only suppress her anger and coldly say, "Then I really have to thank Lord Sang!"
Noticing that the other party emphasized the pronunciation of the word "thank you," Sang Hong didn't mind. Instead, he looked at Zu An and said, "Madam has found a good son-in-law."
Zu'an was taken aback, not understanding what he was up to or why he was suddenly praising him. However, he was sure that this old fox had no good intentions, so he replied, "Lord Sang has also found a good daughter-in-law."
Sang Hong was taken aback, and felt a surge of anger. He thought the other party was subtly mocking his son for insisting on marrying Zheng Dan when he was on the verge of death.
Sang Hong's anger level increased by 399!
"Young man, don't be so arrogant." Sang Hong snorted and turned to leave. Anyway, this guy won't be able to cause trouble for much longer. He'll settle accounts with him later!
Seeing the anger level in the background, Zu An thought to himself that he could get angry just for congratulating her on finding a good daughter-in-law. What a petty person.
Zheng Dan is indeed excellent. I've tried it myself, and it's top-notch in every aspect. This isn't just a random opinion.
As Sang Hong and the others filed out, Chu Huanzhao excitedly ran to Zu An and hugged his arm: "Brother-in-law, you were really amazing today. You even chased away the prefect."
Qin Wanru was also lamenting that it was better to have a man in the family. Just as she was about to praise Zu An, she saw her second daughter run over and hug him intimately. She frowned subconsciously, but thinking that she really had to thank her today, she was too embarrassed to say anything to scold him, so she pretended not to see it.
However, this scene had a different meaning in the eyes of others. Cheng Shouping looked at Jiao Shanhe and the others with a smug look, as if to say, "I told you so."
Jiao Shanhe and the others had already prepared themselves to lose the bet, so they didn't feel anything was wrong; they were just genuinely happy for their son-in-law.
At this moment, Zu An smiled slightly: "How could a commoner like me drive away the prefect? In the end, he is still worried about the Chu family and his wife. I am just taking advantage of his power."
"It's rare to see you so humble; I'm not used to it yet," Qin Wanru couldn't help but say.
“When have I ever been unhumble? That’s all a misunderstanding by the world,” Zuan said seriously.
"Alright, alright, you're getting all worked up just from calling you fat," Qin Wanru said with a laugh. "Was what you just said a roundabout way of calling me a tigress?"
Zuan was taken aback. He really didn't mean that. However, since he hadn't received any anger points from her backend, he figured she wasn't angry. So he became bolder: "How could that be? I've never seen such a beautiful tigress before."
Qin Wanru blushed and glared at him angrily: "You have no manners!" Then she turned and left.
The surrounding guards were all dumbfounded. They had really underestimated their son-in-law, who even dared to flirt with his wife.
Even more surprisingly, the usually stern and unsmiling lady was not angry!
It seems that the son-in-law has now firmly established himself in the Chu family.
After the day's turmoil, the Chu family quickly calmed down. The servants and maids tidied up the things that had been rummaged through, and before they knew it, it was evening.
Qin Wanru and her trusted confidants, including the steward Hong Zhong, dealt with the backlog of affairs and discussed the next steps. She also specially called Zu An to join them.
She reflected that after spending time with him, Zuan wasn't as useless as she had previously thought; on the contrary, he was a promising talent.
So he decided to take this opportunity to train him, so that he could share some of Chu Yan's burden in the future and also be a helper to the Chu family.
Unfortunately, Zu'an kept yawning when he heard about the Chu family's complicated business and the coming and going of goods, and soon fell asleep on the table.
Qin Wanru frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed, but she couldn't scold him in front of so many people, so she simply let him be.
While a group of people were having a meeting in the council hall, a man in black sneaked into Qin Wanru and Chu Zhongtian's room.
He seemed extremely familiar with the outer guards and the traps inside, navigating the route with ease and avoiding all defensive measures.
After entering the house, they searched everywhere they could.
During the day, Sang Hong led his men to search most of the places, and in the end, only this place and Chu Chuyan and Chu Huanzhao's room were left to be searched.
Everyone in the Chu household knows Chu's temperament; the account book couldn't possibly be in her room.
It was quite possible that Qingyin Pavilion would be the place, but Chu Chuyan hasn't been home lately, and there's practically no one there, so they probably wouldn't leave something so important there.
That leaves only the head of the household's room, which is the most reasonable deduction!
Before he arrived, he had guessed several places in the room where things were most likely to be hidden, but unfortunately he searched for half a day and still couldn't find them.
Now he was getting anxious. This ledger was too important. It was the condition that Sang Hong was willing to support him, and it was also the foundation for whether he could control the Chu family in the future. Without it, everything would become very difficult.
He then searched again, practically turning the entire room upside down, but still found nothing.
"Why, why!"
He hissed in a low voice, wondering if all his years of planning were about to be ruined by this one thing.
Unfortunately, despite venting his anger, he couldn't change the established fact.
It's time to leave!
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