Zu An didn't care about him and hurriedly sent someone to bring Qin Wanru back.
While waiting for news, Zu An suddenly had a thought. He searched Chu Tiesheng's belongings and finally found two porcelain bottles. One white bottle had a red paper sticker on it that read "Bull's Milk." This should be the same poison that Qin Wanru had been poisoned with before, something that even Ji Dengtu couldn't forget.
Hmph, confiscate it. Otherwise, if that scoundrel Ji Dengtu got his hands on it, who knows how many innocent women he would ruin.
Then he found a green porcelain bottle with a label that read "Forget-Me-Not Water".
"Forget-Me-Not Water?" Zu'an was taken aback. What was that? The name sounded quite poetic, but he wondered what its effects were.
How about we try the medicine with Ji Xiaoxi again next time?
Suddenly, the image of Ji Dengtu's ferocious roar popped into Zu An's mind. If Ji Dengtu knew that he was tormenting his precious daughter like this, wouldn't he be ready to fight him to the death?
A chill ran down his spine, and he quickly dismissed the idea, storing the item in the crystal bottle's space. He could investigate its uses later.
Meanwhile, when Qin Wanru saw the Chu family guards who came to find her, her first reaction was that their hiding place had been exposed. She thought that Zu An's operation had failed and was worried about his safety.
After the messenger repeatedly assured her, and remembering his usual loyalty, she reluctantly followed him back to the Chu family.
When the Chu family saw Qin Wanru appear, the last weight was finally lifted from their hearts.
After all, what Zu'an said before was only one side of the story. Although he was the son-in-law of the Chu family, the real people in charge of the Chu family were the master, mistress and eldest daughter.
Qin Wanru was busy arranging and handling the remaining matters of the Chu family. When she had a free moment, she pulled Zu An aside and looked at him with surprise: "How did you do that?"
"What do you mean, how did you do that?" Zuan laughed.
"Of course it was Hong Zhong and Chu Tiesheng." Qin Wanru said with a puzzled look. "They were a seventh-rank and a sixth-rank, neither of whom you could handle, not to mention they had countless guards around them. How could you have captured and killed them so easily?"
Zuan said proudly, "Actually... I'm a master."
Qin Wanru naturally didn't believe it. She had seen Zu An make a move before, and although his cultivation was indeed quite good, he was far from reaching this level.
But Hong Zhong and Chu Tiesheng's bodies were still here, so she couldn't help but believe it.
Thinking of Chu Chuyan's parting words, telling her to trust Zu'an, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that she was far inferior to Chuyan in terms of discerning people.
However, she immediately thought of something else, and her expression turned unnatural.
How am I supposed to face my daughter now?
At this moment, Chu Yuepo also ran over with a big smile to comfort her: "Sister-in-law, it's so good that you're alright. I was so worried about you before."
Qin Wanru gathered her chaotic thoughts: "Hmph, you must be very disappointed to see me back, right? I didn't see you do anything when I was in trouble before."
Throughout Chu Tiesheng's rebellion, the third branch of the family remained silent, as if they had never witnessed anything.
Chu Yuepo said with a bitter smile, "Sister-in-law, before the sudden change in our family, I had no time to react before you were all gone. At that time, Chu Tiesheng and Hong Zhong were very powerful and colluded. If I had dared to raise any objections, they would have killed our whole family."
“The situation is beyond my control. I can only play along with them while secretly conserving my strength and waiting for the right opportunity to welcome my elder brother and sister-in-law back.”
Qin Wanru knew he was just playing games and sneered, "I wonder what you mean by 'the right time'?"
Chu Yuepo said with a forced smile, "For example, in the case just now, if I hadn't sent people to help, Azu probably wouldn't have been able to wipe out the remaining forces of Hong Zhong and Chu Tiesheng so quickly."
Qin Wanru knew that he was the kind of person who would change his mind depending on the wind, and that he hadn't colluded with Chu Tiesheng at the beginning, so she didn't want to make things difficult for him. She gave him a warning and then let him go back.
Then he went to find Chu Huanzhao, thinking that she must have been extremely worried these past two days.
But when she found Chu Huanzhao, he was curled up asleep in Zu An's arms, with tears still glistening in the corners of his eyes.
"Shh~" Seeing Qin Wanru coming over, Zu An immediately made a shushing gesture, indicating that she should not wake Xiao Zhao.
Qin Wanru frowned, but seeing Xiao Zhao clinging tightly to Zu An's arm, she sighed inwardly, "What a tragedy!"
After a while, Zu An carried Chu Huanzhao to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then came out: "Madam, Xiao Zhao has been worried about us these past two days and has hardly slept. She has only just been able to relax completely."
Qin Wanru smiled slightly: "This girl seems mischievous and playful on ordinary days, but I didn't expect her to be so filial. It's no wonder I love her so much."
Then her expression hardened: "What exactly are your thoughts about Xiao Zhao?"
Zuan was taken aback: "I don't have any feelings for her. I just see her as a cute little sister and a friend I get along with."
"That's good," Qin Wanru's expression softened slightly. "But you should still be careful about your behavior in the future. Although she is still young, she will get married in less than two years. If word gets out that you two are always hugging and cuddling, it will damage her reputation, and I'm afraid no family will want her."
Zuan laughed heartily: "How could someone as cute as Xiao Zhao be unwanted? If no one really wants him, I'll take him!"
Qin Wanru's face instantly turned bright red, and she grabbed a feather duster from the side and chased after him, beating him mercilessly.
"You bastard, you really were planning this!"
Anger from Qin Wanru: +233 +233 +233...
As Zu'an dodged, he begged for mercy: "Madam, please don't hit me, it was just a joke, just a joke..."
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