Upon hearing his words, Qin Wanru panicked: "No, I don't want the antidote, I don't want it..."
"Don't worry, it's not the kind of detoxification you're thinking of," Zu An hurriedly explained.
However, his expression soon turned strange. The other person kept squirming in his arms, which made him feel hot all over.
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine and quickly composed himself, ceasing to look at her or think about her, and focusing all his energy on getting on his way.
Meanwhile, the Chu family was in complete chaos, with the main members of the family gathering around.
Chu Hongcai and his guards stood watch around the area. Chu Yuepo still had that chubby, kind-hearted look, but now his face no longer had his usual smile; instead, it was more solemn.
His son, Chu Yuepo, tried to talk to him and discuss things several times, but he shook his head and stopped him each time.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law is gone too." Chu Huanzhao rushed over in a panic. She was resting in her room when she suddenly heard a commotion in the mansion. She was frightened and went to find her mother and then to find Zu An, but Zu An was not in the room either. At the same time, there were many guards searching for something.
So she rushed back and questioned Hong Zhong and Chu Tiesheng: "What exactly happened? Where did my mother go? And why did you seal off my brother-in-law's place?"
Chu Tiesheng said in a deep voice, "What I am about to say must be kept secret. It must not be spread, otherwise it will be a major scandal for our Chu family."
Hearing his solemn tone, even Chu Yuepo looked at him curiously, wondering what it was all about.
For some reason, Chu Huanzhao gradually felt a sense of foreboding.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Chu Tiesheng said with a heavy expression, "That beast Zu'an actually gave my sister-in-law that kind of drug, trying to humiliate her."
These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.
Chu Yucheng and his father, Chu Yuepo, exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion and horror in each other's eyes. Just as they were about to ask, they saw their father's gaze and swallowed the words that were about to come out.
Chu Hongcai also turned around abruptly. After several interactions with Zu An, he found the man to be quite eccentric, but surely he wouldn't do something so audacious.
Before he could even utter a sound, Chu Huanzhao blurted out, "Nonsense! How could that be!"
She absolutely refused to believe that her dear mother and brother-in-law would do such a thing; it was impossible.
“Xiao Zhao, I know you and that beast Zu An have always had a very good relationship, so it’s normal that you can’t accept it right away, but this is the truth,” Chu Tiesheng said with a sorrowful expression. “A maid happened to be passing by and saw it with her own eyes. When Zu An realized that his actions had been exposed, he grabbed his sister-in-law and fled in panic. Unfortunately, they had no cultivation and couldn’t stop that beast at all. Several of the maids were even cruelly beaten to death by him. You can ask her if you don’t believe me.”
"Qiuju, is that really the case?" Chu Huanzhao hurriedly looked at the trembling maid beside her. She was someone from her mother's courtyard, and everyone knew that.
"Yes...yes..." The maid named Qiuju trembled all over. Chu Tiesheng had found a few of them and made them say this. The others were unwilling and were killed on the spot. She could no longer bear it and had no choice but to agree.
Chu Huanzhao's face turned deathly pale instantly. He staggered backward, collapsing into his chair, muttering to himself, "How could this be..."
At this moment, Feng Daniu and the others also shouted, "Impossible! The son-in-law would never do such a thing!"
Having followed Zuan for so long, they were probably the least likely to believe in this matter, apart from Chu Huanzhao.
Chu Tiesheng was furious: "Do you think I'm lying and wronging him? Qiu Ju is a witness for us."
Feng Daniu and the others looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
At this moment, Hong Zhong coughed lightly and stepped forward: "Actually, quite a few people saw Zu An carrying his wife and leaving from the west."
“Yes, we did see with our own eyes that Zuan hurriedly carried… carried the lady away from that side.” Several guards said hesitantly.
Feng Daniu and his two companions knew that they were brothers guarding the west gate of the Chu residence. They had been in the Chu residence for so many years and knew each other well. They knew their personalities and that they generally wouldn't lie. For a moment, they were conflicted.
Hong Zhong gave a wink, and at that moment another maid came out and said weakly, "Actually, a few days ago I saw the young master come to the courtyard to look for the madam very early, and the madam also got up earlier than usual."
Another maidservant added, "I saw it the other day too; it seemed like Madam was going out with Zu'an..."
Before she could finish speaking, Hong Zhong hurriedly interrupted her: "What nonsense are you spouting? What happened today was clearly Zu An's audacious attempt to take advantage of Madam and forcibly take her away. The most urgent matter now is to capture this heartless scoundrel. Don't discuss anything else. Does everyone understand?"
"Understood!" Sensing the warning in his eyes, everyone tensed up and hurriedly replied.
However, a sense of unease began to rise in their hearts. It seemed from what the maid was saying that the mistress and the son-in-law were having an affair.
The young master is quite handsome, otherwise the young lady wouldn't have taken a liking to him. In addition, with the master and young lady away these days, it's not impossible that she would be taken advantage of because of her loneliness and emptiness.
No wonder the lady has been so kind to her son-in-law these days; it turns out that's why.
Human imagination and gossip are boundless, and coupled with Hong Zhong's claim of deliberately covering up the truth, it makes it even easier for others to think in that direction.
Feng Daniu and the others became anxious. At this moment, Cheng Shouping tugged at their sleeves and gave them a wink.
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