There was a gloomy atmosphere inside the Chu family's residence.
Chu Deyun woke up again, lying on the chair with lifeless eyes.
Next to him was the absent-minded Young Master Chu.
Even Chu Qinghan and Chu Youyi seemed to have their own concerns.
Chu Deyun suddenly asked, "Has Lord Fang ever been wronged when he came to our house? Youyi, you haven't abused him, have you?"
Chu Youyi thought for a while and said cautiously: "I think I scolded him twice...Are you okay, Dad?"
"......"
After a long while, Chu Deyun's eyes were filled with sorrow, and he said, "It's over. Our Chu family is completely finished. Haha... I hid a criminal, and now a high-ranking official from the imperial court has come to serve in our Chu family, and I am scolded by you... What sin did I commit in my previous life!"
"A century-old foundation has been destroyed in an instant! I, Chu Deyun, feel ashamed of my ancestors. I am a sinner!!"
Young Master Chu scratched his head and asked, "Dad, aren't they all gone? What else could have happened? Who is Fang Zhengyi? Why did Dong Fu let someone in who didn't know where he came from?"
These four questions immediately crushed Chu Deyun's heart, and he couldn't help but roar:
"You uneducated beast, get out of here! Yes, Dong Fu, where is that bastard? Let him get out and come to see me!"
The servant at the door ran out immediately when he heard Chu Deyun calling Dong Fu.
After a long time, Dong Fu came back panting.
He was originally helping out with business outside and had no idea what was happening at home.
But when he got home and saw that the flower beds and grass were all trampled and torn, he asked in a panic, "Master? Was there a thief in our house?"
"Damn you! Damn you, the traitor!" Young Master Chu felt that he was being scolded for no reason and was so angry that he kicked him.
"Let me ask you, where did Fang Tangjing come from?"
Dong Fu was panicked, his eyes rolling around: "This...he was just recruited normally after the New Year, there's nothing wrong with him."
"You're talking nonsense!" Young Master Chu went up and kicked him again: "Dad, he still won't tell the truth, just beat him to death!"
The Chu family stood up and surrounded Dong Fu, looking at him closely.
Chu Deyun suppressed his anger and asked, "Dong Fu, tell the truth now. I will let you go for the sake of your kindness over the years. If you lie again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Dong Fu sat on the ground, looking around in panic, feeling extremely devastated.
It's over! It seems that Fang Tangjing's identity has been exposed. What shameful thing has he done?
Thinking of this, Dong Fu propped himself up with his hands, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, crying, "Master, please spare my life! It was... Fang Tangjing who gave me five hundred taels of silver to tell me to say this!"
"You're going to sell out my Chu family for five hundred taels? You're a traitor!" Chu De kicked him twice.
Chu Qinghan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up: "Dad, calm down first. Dong Fu, let me ask you, why did Fang Zheng... Fang Tangjing come to the Chu family to be a servant?"
Dong Fu's mind raced, as if he had found a life-saving straw: "I remember now! Master, I didn't mean to hide it from you... Fang Tangjing came here just for the eldest lady! He has favored the eldest lady for a long time, so he wanted to take this opportunity to get close to her."
"He said he was of a special status. I saw that he looked good and offered five hundred taels of silver. Such a sincere man would be a good match for the young lady."
"The eldest lady hasn't married yet, and I'm very anxious..."
"Fuck you! Why do you care about what's your business? Why do you care whether my sister gets married or not?" Young Master Chu cursed.
Chu Qinghan's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered, "Impossible, I've only met him a few times. Excuse, this must be an excuse he used to deceive you. There must be other reasons for coming to the Chu family."
Chu Youyi's face turned pale, and she lowered her head and stared at her toes, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Chu Deyun was stunned and murmured, "Is this really the case?"
Young Master Chu thought for a moment, and suddenly revealed an ecstatic expression: "Yes! It must be my father! There is no doubt about it!"
"You don't know, I've seen him in a brothel, he's the drunkard god!! This guy is a sex-hungry ghost, he must have fallen for Qinghan at first sight, our family is rich!"
"Amazing, really amazing... He is willing to be a servant in order to find a woman, no wonder he can become the God of Wine Demon..."
Chu Deyun's eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, "Are you sure? You must watch carefully for me. This concerns the survival of our family."
"You can't be wrong, Dad. I go to brothels twenty times a month. I can't tell that he's a sex-hungry ghost. He really got it for free." A hint of pride appeared on Young Master Chu's face.
Chu Youyi slowly raised her head and looked at her elder brother with disdain.
There is really someone who goes to a brothel 20 times a month, and it’s right next to me…
Chu Deyun paced excitedly: "Good! Good! It's saved, the Chu family is saved, I'll go and ask Lord Fang, Qinghan, you go and accompany her. Since he likes you, then you can marry him and be his concubine."
Chu Qinghan's pretty face suddenly lost all color: "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? Dong Fu is just talking nonsense, and my elder brother is also talking nonsense. I am your daughter, and you are just giving me away?"
Chu Deyun also showed a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Qinghan, you will get married sooner or later, it doesn't matter who you marry. Don't you admire Fang Zhengyi very much? You will be satisfied if you marry him, and the Chu family will be safe."
"He is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, representing the face of the imperial court! Unless you marry him, can this matter be resolved?"
"You are smart and capable, you don't understand this principle, right?"
Chu Qinghan stood there stupidly, as if he had lost his soul.
Now I feel only disappointment and sadness... I put so much effort into the family business, but in the end it's just a prop.
What Chu Deyun said did make sense, and she was powerless to refute it.
This should be the highest-ranking official he had ever seen. He came from the capital and worked as a servant in a merchant's family. No matter how you look at it, this matter would not end well.
But...do her father and brother treat her as a human being?
Chu Youyi also frowned, looked at her father and said angrily: "You are going too far! Fang Zhengyi is not that kind of person, why think so much?"
"Besides, he wanted to come here on his own. What does it have to do with us? Is this fair to my sister?"
Chu Deyun said impatiently: "Youyi, go back to your room and rest! What do you know when you are so young?"
"That's right!" Young Master Chu interrupted, "Don't interrupt if you don't understand anything. Look at you, you go to restaurants to eat all day long, and you look like a bamboo pole from childhood to adulthood. You eat in vain. You will never get married in the future."
Bamboo pole...from childhood to adulthood...me?
Chu Youyi glanced down and seemed to suddenly realize something, and her head buzzed!
When he looked up again, tears were already in his eyes, and he shouted at everyone, "Liar! Liar! This liar!"
After saying that, he wiped his tears and ran away...
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I'm late, so I'll add one more chapter. It might be a little later tomorrow, so I'll let you know in advance.
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