Zu An was taken aback: "Mother-in-law, what did you just say?"
"It's nothing." Qin Wanru's face flushed, thinking to herself, "If you knew, wouldn't you really take them all down?"
Dream on!
Upon entering, one is greeted by a unique fragrance, a blend of youthful sweetness and mature allure.
Zuan sat near the door, deliberately keeping his distance from the two of them.
However, Chu Huanzhao, like a koala, automatically leaned against him and held his arm tightly.
He could even clearly feel the girl's elastic body; Zuan didn't know whether to push her away or not.
Seeing this, Qin Wanru glared at her daughter: "Xiao Zhao, sit over here. You're not a child anymore. What kind of behavior is it to let others see you and your brother-in-law being all lovey-dovey?"
To everyone's surprise, Chu Huanzhao didn't move at all, and retorted directly, "My brother-in-law and I have a good relationship. We haven't seen each other for so many years, and I have so much to say to him. Besides, there's no one else here."
Qin Wanru: "???"
So you think I'm not human?
She was somewhat bitter. She had gone to great lengths to prevent her daughters from being taken away in one fell swoop, but in the end, her daughters betrayed her and kept sending them away.
Zu An coughed lightly and asked directly to ease the awkwardness: "Where is my father-in-law?"
"He didn't come, to prevent us from being wiped out all at once," Qin Wan replied instinctively.
"Take them all in one go?" Zuan was taken aback; this phrase sounded so strange.
Qin Wanru's face flushed. She had been thinking about this all along, and it had just slipped out. She quickly explained, "If he stays in Mingyue City, he can still command the Red Robe Army. That way, my daughter and I will be safe in the capital. If he comes to the capital with us, we will be wiped out, and the Chu family will be leaderless and doomed."
"That's called not putting all your eggs in one basket," Chu Huanzhao corrected her mother with a smile.
"You think you're so smart?" Qin Wanru rolled her eyes at her daughter, thinking to herself, "You're going to end up in the same basket as your sister soon."
"Is Mother-in-law here to visit the two Dukes of the Qin family?" Zu An asked.
Qin Wanru hummed in agreement, and the smile on her face gradually faded: "When I heard that something had happened to the Qin family, I rushed to the capital in a hurry. She even insisted on coming, so I had no choice but to bring her along as well."
"Hmph, I begged you so many times before, but you wouldn't let me come to the capital. But now that the Qin family has run into trouble, you've agreed." Chu Huanzhao muttered under his breath.
Qin Wanru: "???"
This girl isn't even married yet, how come she's already considered "water spilled from a cup"?
This is just your brother-in-law; the one who had trouble with the Qin family was your maternal grandfather, okay?
"Oh, right, I was thinking of going to see Youzhao earlier, but I heard from the Qin family that you took her away. So I went to your Shenhou residence, but Youzhao wasn't there either. I made many inquiries and heard that you should be attending court today, so I came to the palace gate to wait. Thank goodness, I finally got to see you." Qin Wanru patted her chest. "Where exactly did you hide Youzhao?"
She suddenly wondered if he had found out that You Zhao was disguised as a man.
With that kid's personality, he'll probably take all three of my daughters in one fell swoop.
Zhongtian and I would be furious...
It shouldn't be that bad. She has a special magical artifact. Unless she tells others herself, outsiders shouldn't know. She's kept it a secret for so many years in the capital. I heard she even managed to win the heart of a young lady from the Murong family.
“I’ve settled her on the hill behind the academy; she’s safe now,” Zuan replied.
"The back mountain of the academy?" Qin Wanru knocked on the carriage wall and instructed Yue Shan to turn towards the academy so that she could reunite with her youngest daughter first.
"The back mountain of the academy is a sacred place revered by countless students. Brother-in-law, how did you manage to hide You Zhao there?" Chu Huanzhao blinked. Although she was a poor student, she was still a disciple of Mingyue Academy and had heard so much about the sacredness of the national academy in the capital that she was practically calloused.
Only the most outstanding students of each year at Mingyue Academy are qualified to enter the National Academy. As for the back mountain, only those who are chosen by those legendary teachers are qualified to enter.
Every student who enters the National Academy is a genius from all over the country, and to enter the back mountain, one must stand out among these geniuses, truly a genius among geniuses.
It's amazing that my brother-in-law can freely enter and leave the back mountain and even settle people there.
Qin Wanru was equally shocked. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Were you taken as a disciple by one of the academy's teachers? Could it be Principal Jiang?"
When she first sent her daughter to Mingyue Academy, she had some reservations about Jiang Luofu.
I always felt that it was rather improper for the other party, a dignified academy principal, to wear black stockings and show off his long legs every day.
She's clearly a virgin, yet she's more mature and fiery than I am.
Ugh, I won't burn it.
It wasn't until later, when she learned from her daughter that Principal Jiang, although she often used black stockings to seduce men, was actually a cold and upright person who didn't give any man the time of day, that she began to change her opinion of her.
Later, when Zuan entered Mingyue Academy, he learned that she seemed to treat him differently. She had also helped him a lot when he got into trouble.
Looking back now, I think Zuan was able to get into the back mountain of the academy by following her path.
“Sister Jiang, I am indeed quite familiar with her.” Zu An smiled.
Hearing her address her so affectionately, Qin Wanru immediately became wary. Was this guy not satisfied with having his own daughter? Did he want to mess around outside?
To be greedy and have one's eyes on something else while eating what's in one's bowl is simply outrageous!
At this moment, Chu Huanzhao was more concerned about another issue: "By the way, brother-in-law, I heard from the Qin family that you seemed to have offended someone from the Prince of Jin's mansion that day?"
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