Qin Wanru was furious. These two-faced officials really were so shameless that they could twist words in any way to benefit themselves.

His reason for searching their estate had sounded so morally upright, and he was now using a different yet equally lofty reason to justify stopping the search. Utterly disgusting!

Even though she always complained that Chu Zhongtian was too square and lacked the slyness of his more worldly counterparts, she would be the first one to implode if he transformed into one of these wily old foxes himself.

However, given how matters stood right now, she could only endure this current situation. “You have my thanks, Lord Sang,” she said coldly.

Sang Hong was completely unfazed by the sarcasm evident in her voice. Instead, he looked at Zu An and said, “Madam has found a good son-in-law.”

Zu An was stunned. He didn’t know why in the world this...