Murong Qinghe's wheat-colored skin flashed with a faint blush, and he hurriedly defended: "That's not true. It was my grandfather who wanted to hold a banquet in the evening and wanted to invite you to visit Duke Wei. I happened to have nothing to do, so I took over. This errand.”
Qin Zheng, the eldest eldest son of the Qin family, is the Duke of Cheng, and Qin Se, the second eldest son of the Qin family, is the Duke of Wei. They are both Dukes of the same family, and at the same time they are in charge of military power. This shows how glorious the Qin family is now.
The Duke of the State is the highest rank among dukes, and Duke Mingyue of Chu Zhongtian is one level lower. However, the Chu family has actual fiefdoms and troops, and its actual power is much greater than that of ordinary dukes. It can almost be compared with the Duke of the State.
After Murong Qinghe stopped trying to hide his words, Zu An curled his lips and said, "Who are you trying to fool with these words? You look at Chu Youzhao from time to time when you are talking. Who can't see your purpose?"
By the way, does the head of the Qin family know about Chu Youzhao's identity as a woman disguised as a man? If he knew but didn't reveal it, causing Miss Murong to fall in love, it would be a bit of a trap for his teammates.
Qin Zheng nodded after hearing this: "Well, my second brother and I will definitely go to the banquet on time tonight."
He naturally knew the reason why Murong Tong invited him this time. Thinking of this, he glanced at Zu An subconsciously, and the anger in his heart rose.
Originally, the situation on King Qi's side was very good during the dispute between King Qi and the Crown Prince. However, such a change occurred, causing King Qi's group to suffer heavy losses during this period. Now, even the important position of Sili Xiaowei has been lost!
The anger value from Qin Zheng is +724!
Seeing the anger points received in the background, Zu An couldn't help but feel a little ache. He could roughly guess the reason, but was it caused by me? I am also a victim. I am afraid that I am destined to come to Chu Chuyan for this trip. It's not going to go too well.
At this time, Chu Youzhao said hurriedly: "Grandpa, my brother-in-law still has something to ask you for."
"Brother-in-law?" Qin Zheng frowned, "Where did you get your brother-in-law?"
Before Chu Youzhao could figure out the situation, he hurriedly introduced Zu An: "Zu An, my eldest sister's husband..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Qin Zheng: "The Chu family has already written a letter of divorce and contacted him about the engagement. What relationship does your sister still have with him?"
Chu Youzhao was speechless for a moment. Strictly speaking, this seemed to be the case.
Zu An frowned, and before he could say anything, he heard Qin Zheng speak again: "Master Zu, I heard that you presented the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" to the emperor, so you were named the Phoenix Man?"
Although his tone was polite, it was clearly distant.
But he was Chu Chuyan's grandfather after all, so he could only answer patiently: "Yes, I did present the scriptures to the emperor earlier."
Qin Zheng stared at him closely: "Is there really a way to live forever?"
Zu An said calmly: "If you believe it, there will be it; if you don't believe it, there will be nothing."
"If there really is a way to live forever, how can the emperor spare your life?" Qin Zheng sneered.
Zu An asked back: "Is Duke Cheng Guo questioning the emperor's stinginess and cruelty?"
Qin Zheng took a breath, but he didn't expect that he would make such a mistake in a moment of impatience: "Of course I didn't mean that, but as the king of a country, the emperor cannot be judged by ordinary people's moral standards. He wants to protect the future of the empire." If Bandai considers it, even doing certain things is a matter of course.”
Zu An replied: "The emperor has read the scriptures and believes that although the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra is useful for spiritual practice, it cannot achieve immortality, so he let me go."
This was also the result of his discussion with the emperor. After all, it would be a huge trouble for him to bear the name of immortality. It would be a headache to deal with all kinds of flies, and he would not have the energy to complete the task.
"That's reasonable." Qin Zheng nodded secretly. If he could live forever, there was no reason why the emperor would let him go. Moreover, only the lowest-ranking baron was given the title, which proved that what he gave was not too precious.
In fact, the news coming from the palace also showed this point. The emperor also specifically announced that those who presumed to live in the future would be beheaded.
But could this be a deliberate attempt by the emperor to deceive others? We need to have a serious discussion with Murong and the others tonight.
Seeing the change in Qin Zheng's expression, Zu An couldn't help but sigh at the emperor's clever move. Obviously, these people were confused and made all kinds of wild guesses.
Zu An coughed lightly and explained his purpose: "I came here to take Chu Yan home."
Since you have shown your sincerity by answering the other party's question, it is the Qin family's turn.
"Go home?" Qin Zheng's face darkened, "You have nothing to do with Chu Yan anymore. Why would you take her back home? What's more, this is her home."
Zu An's voice also turned cold: "If I remember correctly, Cheng Guogong has severed the father-daughter relationship with Chu Yan's mother a long time ago. Strictly speaking, there is no relationship between you, so how can this be considered her family?" .”
"You!" Qin Zheng was furious. He was in a high position and held military power. When had anyone dared to talk to him like this?
The anger value from Qin Zheng is +999!
Zu An's face was expressionless. He even took the emperor's side. No matter how powerful Qin Zheng was, could he be as good as the emperor?
"Grandpa, don't be angry," Chu Youzhao on the side was anxious and hurriedly made peace with the two of them, "Brother-in-law, you don't know something. Grandpa has taken great care of our sisters these years."
Qin Zheng snorted: "There is no need for outsiders to comment on the matter between my husband and my daughter. What's more, no matter what, there is still a blood bond between us, which is of course different from yours."
Zu An replied: "If she really is a family member, why would she be put under house arrest and live like a prisoner here? Is this still a home?"
"You!" Qin Zheng almost laughed angrily. Why did you put Chu Yan under house arrest? You didn't know why? You were worried that she would do something stupid when she got involved in your affairs.
The anger value from Qin Zheng is +999+999+999...
Seeing the series of anger points received in the background, Zu An was also very distressed. Are all the people in the army so bad-tempered?
However, he will naturally not back down now: "If Cheng Guogong refuses to let him go, I will ask the emperor to comment."
"The Emperor cannot interfere with our family affairs." Even though he said this, Qin Zheng still hesitated. This brat had just presented the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" and was a popular figure in the Emperor's eyes. If the Emperor was really involved, wouldn't I be successful? The laughing stock in the court.
He suppressed his anger: "It's useless for us to argue here. It's better to listen to Chu Yan's own opinion and see if she is willing to go with you."
Zu An hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
If the other party insisted on not letting him go, he wouldn't be able to grab him forcefully. Don't talk about how many guards there were in the huge Qin Mansion. Even the old man in front of him, with the terrifying energy fluctuations on his body, was obviously a peak master, and he couldn't handle it. .
Soon Chu Chuyan was brought over, and it could be seen that she looked a little haggard. It was obvious that she had been worried about Zu An these days but could not think of a way to save her, so she was exhausted mentally and physically.
But when she saw Zu An, an astonishing look suddenly burst out in her eyes, and she threw herself directly into his arms: "Azu, are you okay?"
Zu An patted her trembling body and said softly: "I'm fine. The biggest difficulty has passed."
Chu Youzhao on the side opened her eyes wide. In her heart, her sister has always been as cold as ice, and she has always been the perfect image of a strong woman. She supports most of the Chu family by herself. Who is this little birdy woman in front of her? ?
Murong Qinghe also looked at the scene in front of her curiously. Chu Chuyan has always been her idol. She is better than snow in white clothes and has outstanding talent. For so many years, she has been using it as a comparison goal, and she has worked hard to practice to be better than Chu Chuyan of the same age. , and then gradually caught up with and overtook her.
But I didn't expect that the cultivation level of the two of them would get bigger and bigger this time. Didn't it mean that practitioners will become slower and slower later on? I thought that I would soon catch up with her at the fifth level, but it turned out that she was at the seventh level this time. .
Why would such a powerful woman do this to a man?
Recalling what they had just fought, she also realized that Zu An's cultivation was definitely not the loser he was rumored to be. Humph, is that boy from the Shi family blind? No matter what
Is this guy called a loser?
But no matter how good he is, he is still not as good as my brother Chu.
Her eyes quickly turned to Chu Youzhao, and her originally sharp eyes suddenly became infatuated.
Qin Zheng, who was sitting at the top, couldn't stand it any longer: "You have broken off your engagement a long time ago. How can it be appropriate to hug each other like this? You are just making others laugh!"
Murong Qinghe hesitated to speak, "Actually, I am not an outsider. Sooner or later, I will be part of Brother Chu's family."
Chu Chuyan's face turned slightly red, and she gently pushed Zu An away before replying: "Grandpa, I canceled the engagement before because Azu was worried about implicating our Chu family. Now that the matter has passed, our engagement can naturally be restored. In fact, for me, the form of engagement has no meaning at all, because in my heart, he has always been my husband."
Qin Zheng was in a daze, as if he had gone back more than ten years ago, when Wan Ru argued with him in the same way, and finally eloped with Chu without hesitation.
Huh, giving birth to a daughter is a waste of money.
He calmed down: "It doesn't matter what you think. What matters is that you are no longer a couple. Everyone else knows that you are not a couple. Your behavior will bring shame to the Chu family and our Qin family."
Chu Chuyan curled her lips, obviously disapproving of it, but she wouldn't argue with her grandfather over this.
Qin Zheng obviously remembered the reason why he came out to her: "You decide for yourself, should you stay in the Qin family or go with this wild man?"
Chu Chuyan was a little confused, and Chu Youzhao next to her hurriedly ran to tell her what just happened.
After listening, Chu Chuyan replied: "Grandpa, can I talk to Azu in private?"
Qin Zheng frowned and waved her away.
Chu Chuyan pulled Zu An out of the study and all the way to his room.
Zu An sighed: "Actually, I know your choice without you opening your mouth. How can you, a person who values responsibility like you, abandon the Qin family casually?"
Chu Chuyan looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, Azu, my mother and grandpa severed the relationship between father and daughter. Although she never said it, I know she still regrets it, but both father and daughter have strong tempers. Unwilling to bow, we, the younger generation, can only ease their relationship. Young Zhao has been taking care of his grandfather these years in the capital, and the relationship between our two families has become increasingly relaxed. If I leave at this time, all my previous efforts will be in vain. The relationship between my mother and grandpa can never be restored, and how will Young Zhao deal with himself in the Qin family in the future?"
Zu An sighed: "You always think about other people, but never yourself. Every time you make sacrifices for the family..."
The corners of Chu Chuyan's lips raised slightly: "If it weren't for this kind of sacrifice, how could I have met you."
With her beauty and cultivation, she could choose any outstanding son from any major family, but for the sake of the Chu family, she had to recruit a son-in-law, and finally found Zu An.
At the beginning, she had the consciousness to sacrifice her life's happiness, but she didn't expect that she met the right person by mistake.
Zu An didn't expect that she, who was usually cold-tempered, would say such love words. He couldn't help but hug her into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her red lips.
Chu Chuyan was embarrassed: "They are still waiting for our reply."
"Let them wait." Zu An snorted and continued to kiss.
Chu Chuyan thought that she had thought a lot about her family but not much about her lover. Knowing that Zu An had suffered a lot of grievances during this period, she felt guilty and let him go.
While the two of them were embracing each other passionately, in another courtyard in the capital, the demon sect's followers were reporting to a charming and unprovoked woman: "Holy girl, Lord Ding was killed by the embroidered messenger, and the house was given to another one. Official."
The woman snorted: "If the embroidered messenger touches our people, you will have to pay a price. Send someone to kill the new owner of Ding Mansion to let everyone know that we are not easy to mess with."
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That’s it for today, I’ll make it up tomorrow
