I had long suspected that Xu Zhuohua was different from other women, and it turned out to be true.
The aggressive light in his eyes terrified Xu Zhuohua.
Do you want to know who drugged you?
Xu Zhuohua remembered the First Madam frantically piling food onto her plate, "First Madam?"
Cheng Muyun shook his head and slowly buttoned up his shirt. "Not only that, the entire Xu family are accomplices."
"ah?"
They dare to harm Cheng Muyun? Are they crazy?
"The Xu family doesn't want to pay for the dowry, so they'll put on a show of 'the rice is cooked,' catch them in the act, smear us, and take the opportunity to lower the price."
Xu Zhuohua gripped the palm-leaf fan, frowning in disbelief. How vicious! How vicious!
How did you know?
Cheng Muyun's fingers wouldn't obey him, and he couldn't button the top two buttons no matter what he tried.
"Didn't you notice when you came back? There was a lot of dry grass piled up behind the west wing."
Who noticed that thing! It was the middle of the night, and I was so full I could barely walk when I got back.
Hay is just hay, what's the use of it?
Then Xu Zhuohua's eyes widened suddenly, "Setting fire? To attract people?"
Cheng Muyun nodded. "You called out those two times just now, and the people outside heard it. They've already started lighting the fire."
Xu Zhuohua suddenly sprang up from the wall, as if she heard someone setting a fire behind the wall.
"What do we do now?"
She didn't really want to ask Cheng Muyun, but he knew everything, and she might not survive if she didn't ask him.
Cheng Muyun was still struggling with the last button. "Go out now, find your chubby little maid, and wait for people to come and put out the fire. Appear with the crowd, pretending that you just came back from going out to get water."
Xu Zhuohua thought his plan was brilliant. He took the palm-leaf fan and walked outside, but stopped after taking a couple of steps.
If I leave, what will happen to Cheng Muyun? If he dies, the entire Xu family will be buried with him, and I still won't be able to escape.
"And what about you?"
Cheng Muyun couldn't button the last button, so he simply gave up.
“I discovered the fire, came to save you, and then got injured. Then I put pressure on the Xu family, and they will definitely pay me off.”
Xu Zhuohua gave Cheng Muyun a deep look. Had he fallen into the trap of greed?
Sensing Xu Zhuohua's gaze, Cheng Muyun coaxed, "All of this dowry is yours. I won't touch a single penny. You've suffered so much in the temple all these years, don't you want to take advantage of the Xu family?"
Xu Zhuohua's body suddenly stiffened; he even knew that!
When did he find out?
Xu Zhuohua hung the tassel on the palm-leaf fan on her little finger and reached out to fasten the last button on Cheng Muyun's shirt.
"Be careful. If things go well, we'll split the profits 50/50."
Cheng Muyun smiled and said, "It's a deal."
Xu Zhuohua walked out of the west wing. Behind the house, flames were already raging. She turned back and glanced at Cheng Muyun, who was standing in the flames.
The man stood there with a smile on his lips, completely at ease, and said silently, "Let's go."
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