Chapter 285: Fire in the Back Garden
Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru’s faces turned pale in fright when they heard her words.
Qn Wanru immediately pulled her daughter to the side. “Chuyan, you cannot make such a rash decision! We will think of a different way!”
Chu Zhongtian on the other hand was looking at Zu An with an extremely complicated expression. This son-in-law of his really was something else!
Everyone knew that there was nothing special about him, all of them even viewing him like a piece of trash. They were already incredibly jealous when they heard that he ended up marrying the Chu clan’s first miss.
Yet now, this absolutely stunning Qiu Honglei even fell for him. She was even throwing herself at him so aggressively!
Was this even luck anymore? Was he a hero in his past life or something?
Sigh, even with my status as Brightmoon Duke, I probably won’t be able to land a girl like Qiu Honglei unless I use my authority, right?
Why do I suddenly feel a bit sour?
The hero in this situation, Zu An, was currently thinking about those soap operas of his past world. There were many times where the heroine would offer up their bodies to the villains when the protagonist got captured.
Then is Qiu Honglei that villain, and I am the heroine?
But this doesn’t feel bad at all?
I’ll take another one please.
Chu Chuyan also spoke up at this time. “I know what I am doing mother.”
Many of the clan’s matters were already placed under Chu Chuyan’s management. To a certain extent she was already a vice clan master.
Qin Wanru couldn’t say much either after hearing that she made her decision.
But why did she feel so uncomfortable?
What clan in Brightmoon City, no, in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty had a son-in-law this unbridled?!
Just how long has it been since he joined the clan? And he already has a concubine?
Speaking of, can live-in son-in-laws even have concubines?
The wife’s family is even helping him get a concubine!
Why do I feel like everyone is climbing on top of our Chu clan these days? Just who is the dukedom here?!
You have successfully trolled Qin Wanru for +66 +66 +66…
Qiu Honglei relaxed inside when she heard Chu Chuyan’s agreement. Her actions indeed carried quite the risk. If the Chu clan really didn’t agree, then things would become complicated.
She also knew to get out while she was aheads. Since the other party agreed, then she wouldn’t play any other tricks. She immediately spoke about Wang Yuanlong’s whereabouts to appease their anger. “From the information I received previously, young master Wang seems to be kept in Cleverjade Lane.”
“Cleverjade Lane!” Chu Zhongtian thought to himself no wonder they couldn’t find it! He was actually being kept in a brothel!
All of their men were searching those remote and hidden places, but the other party was hiding right in the city!
“Yue Shan!” Chu Zhongtian immediately gave out orders. Since they knew where Wang Yuanlong was, then the rest became much easier.
This type of matter didn’t require him leaving himself. With Yue Shan commanding a group of elite troops, they’ll be able to take care of even Chen Xuan if he shows up.
Yue Shan quickly accepted the order and left. Then, Chu Zhongtian stared at Qiu Honglei.
After all, compared to Wang Yuanlong, he cared more about his daughter’s happiness.
Chu Zhongtian thought over his wording a bit. “So, lady Qiu, why did you end up… favoring Zu An? To be honest, I find it a bit hard to believe even now.”
Qin Wanru and Chu Chuyan on the side nodded in full agreement. They weren’t saying Zu An was bad, but this matter was too strange.
“Respected Brightmoon Duke, I actually do not know either. Love moves in strange ways. These days, I’ve only had a single thought in my mind, and that was to marry him,” Qiu Honglei said with a bashful expression.
Chu Chuyan gave Zu An a fierce glare. What the heck did this guy do to scam this girl?
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +33 +33 +33…
Zu An burst out laughing when he saw the Rage points come in. His wife’s jealousy was adorable.
Chu Zhongtian was also stupefied. After a long time passed, he sighed and said, “How does lady Qiu plan to leave Immortal Abode if Wang Yuanlong is successfully rescued? I can send some people to ransom the lady.”
Qin Wanru kicked her husband fiercely under the table, leaving Chu Zhongtian completely dumbfounded. He immediately asked with a voice transmission, “Madam, what’s wrong?”
Qin Wanru replied, “Why are you being so proactive on this matter? Are you itching to bring her into our estate or something?”
Chu Zhongtian defended himself in a panic, “Madam, what are you saying? We’ve already promised her! The Chu clan has been as good as their word for hundreds of years. We cannot let our reputation be ruined under our hands.”
“Do you care about your daughter at all? Seems like you’re already eager to drag in a vixen to compete with her!” Qin Wanru kicked with even more force. “Are you really doing this for Ah Zu or for yourself?”
Chu Zhongtian smiled bitterly, “Madam, it’s not like you don’t know about my situation. How could I have these types of thoughts?”
Qin Wanru’s face flushed red. She knew that she was being unreasonably jealous here. But this was how she was, so she wasn’t willing to just back down. She continued to grumble, “Even if you can’t touch her, just looking is probably still a type of enjoyment right? This is a vixen that even makes my heart rate quicken when I look at her, let alone you men!”
Chu Zhongtian: “……”
He realized that talking reason with his wife wasn’t an intelligent move. The more he said, the more mistakes he made. That was why he decided to just shut his mouth.
Qiu Honglei gave the two of them a look. As if she guessed what they were discussing, she said with a smile, “I do not need to trouble Brightmoon Duke for this. I have put aside some savings during these years, and I’ve already talked things out with mama Hua in Immortal Abode. There is no issue with me freeing myself.”
Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Even Qin Wanru was in admiration. She had seen people make stupid choices that lost them money instead of made them money, but not like this.
They originally felt like the Chu clan was really taking a loss by letting their daughter marry Zu An, but compared to this Qiu Honglei, it was absolutely nothing.
But Qin Wanru felt more and more annoyed when she thought about how her daughter had to share a man with a brothel girl. She said coldly, “Our Chu clan can still pay this bit of money. If we let lady Qiu free herself and news gets out, our Chu clan will become a huge laughingstock.”
Qiu Honglei shook her head. “Madam Chu, I wish to make one point clear. I am not marrying into the Chu clan, I am not someone who belongs to the Chu clan, but rather Ah Zu. That is why I truly do not dare act so shameless to take Master and Madam’s money.”
Qin Wanru: “……”
Chu Zhongtian: “……”
Chu Chuyan: “……”
Even Zu An couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. “Honglei, you really treat me too well.”
“Shut up!”
Chu Chuyan and Qin Wanru both shot him a look.
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +250 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Qin Wanru for +250 Rage!
Zu An wisely shut his mouth. He was already the winner out of all of this, yet he was still causing trouble. No wonder they got upset at him.
Qiu Honglei looked like she was given a scare. She gave Zu An a shy look, and then her eyes returned to the Chu clan’s people, her expression as pitiful as pitiful could be.
Chu Chuyan felt a wave of annoyance surge within her. I’m not even yelling at you, who are you putting on this performance for?
Qin Wanru was extremely irritated as well. This girl was making them look like monsters here! But there really wasn’t much she could say here either.
It’s all that brat Zu An’s fault!
The two of them shot Zu An another look.
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +444 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Qin Wanru for +444 Rage!
Zu An suddenly gained a flash of inspiration when he saw these Rage points. He found another way to make a killing of Rage points.
Seems like having more close girlfriends doesn’t only incur the jealousy and donation of Rage points of everyone, I can even earn Rage points from my close girlfriends themselves!
Those guys with harems are all scared of their girls getting angry at each other, but I’m different! The more they fight, the better! The more angry they get, the more Rage points I pocket.
I’m suck a fucking genius!
Chu Chuyan endured her rage and said coldly, “Lady Qiu does not wish to become a part of the Chu clan, but Ah Zu is part of the Chu clan. Even if we don’t talk about the other matters, where does lady Qiu plan on living?”
“Big sis’ scolding is correct. This humble one has taken things for granted.” Qiu Honglei smiled. “As for where, I’ll obviously be wherever Ah Zu lives. But if he is together with big sis, then pretend I didn’t say anything. It is enough if you arrange a small room for me.”
A clump of anger was stuck in her chest. This woman clearly knows that I don’t live with Zu An! Wasn’t she saying this on purpose?!
Ah Zu definitely spilled everything, or else how does she know all of this?! Chu Chuyan shot Zu An another hateful look.
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +666 Rage!
Qin Wanru sneered inside. This woman really is worthy of being from a place like Immortal Abode. Her methods are incredibly fierce! How can my pure little girl be a match for her? This won’t do, I have to lend my daughter a hand.
Zu An wanted to ease the tension. Actually, I don’t really care where I stay, haha…
He thought to himself that he didn’t even mind if all three of them stayed together. But for the sake of keeping his head on his shoulders, he wisely chose to keep these words to himself.
Qin Wanru said, “Lady Qiu, it is already late today. Let’s slowly discuss these matters another time.”
This was where her experience kicked in. She planned to get rid of this girl first, and then discuss things in private another time.
Who would have thought that Qiu Honglei would say with a slightly reddened face, “Actually, I don’t have to go back. Either way… either way I am already Ah Zu’s.”
“Zu An!” Chu Chuyan suddenly got up. She couldn’t hold herself back anymore. A wave of extremely cold energy suddenly spread outwards.
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +1024 Rage!
When she was just about to say something, a trace of unnatural redness suddenly flashed past her face. She spat out a mouthful of blood, and then her entire body fell powerlessly.
Before the blood even landed on the ground, it already turned into crystals.
“Honey!” Zu An screamed out. His mischievous expression disappeared without a trace. He immediately supported her.
Qiu Honglei’s expression changed. There were rumors that Chu Chuyan suffered serious internal injuries, but there were some others who said that she was actually fine. Now that she witnessed this scene, she knew that her condition was far worse than the rumors stated.
“Get lost! It was you who harmed her like this! Do you still have the nerve to touch her?!” Qin Wanru became nervous. She reached out a hand to push him aside.
You have successfully trolled Qin Wanru for +678 Rage!
Zu An said coldly, “I am the only one who can save her right now. Do you really want to vent your anger or do you want to help save Chuyan?”
Qin Wanru felt a chill run through her body. She recalled her daughter saying that it really was him who treated her during this period. She couldn’t find any words to argue back.
Zu An carried Chu Chuyan and hurriedly brought her back to her room. Qin Wanru also followed them in a panic.
Chu Zhongtian saw that his wife actually didn’t argue back when Zu An said that he would save Chuyan. He thought to himself that there was definitely something he didn’t know. However, he trusted his wife’s judgment.
He thus stayed behind to deal with the aftermath. “Lady Qiu, it is already late today. The city has not been too peaceful recently, so please rest in the estate tonight.”
Qiu Honglei knew that he was worried that she might reveal Chu Chuyan’s real condition to outsiders. She bowed slightly. “Thank you Brightmoon Duke. I really must apologize for today’s matters.”
“This cannot be blamed on you.” Chu Zhongtian waved his hand in a somewhat fidgety manner. “Send someone to bring lady Qiu to the room to rest.”
He was also worried about Chu Chuyan’s condition, so he also left in a hurry. He wasn’t in the mood to deal with her.
“Understood!”
There were immediately people who brought away Qiu Honglei.
Qiu Honglei suddenly smiled sweetly. “Excuse me, what room do you plan to bring me to?”
“Obviously the guest room.” This servant’s soul was even about to leave his body from her smile.
“How about you just bring me to the young master’s room?”
“Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
“Did the Master and Madam not tell you? But this is what they arranged for?”
“Ah, is that so? Alright then.”