As a skilled spy, Bei Chen naturally learned of the old lady and Tu Shi's intentions immediately and quietly informed Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao again.
Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao were packing their bags.
Emperor Hui, that ruthless fellow, couldn't stand seeing Grand Secretary Gu idle, so he assigned him a secret diplomatic mission, which he was about to embark on.
Leng Luo personally escorted them out of the city.
"The masters in the manor are all keeping an eye on the guards. It's not just the old lady and the madam; the second madam Gu and Gu Chengyan are also keeping an eye on them." Bei Chen wanted to ask his master what he meant.
Gu Shaoyu almost laughed in anger: "I've racked my brains to plan for the court, and they're just eager to eat human blood buns. Are human blood buns really that delicious?"
He ordered someone to find Leng Luo and make four hundred indentures for Xie Zhaozhao's four hundred soldiers, making sure they looked very real.
When Leng Luo received this job, she laughed so hard. Were the people from the Earl's Mansion really that reckless?
Before his son and daughter-in-law's bodies were even cold, he was already thinking about selling someone else's servants.
He worked efficiently, completing four hundred contracts in one morning, even aging them and attaching fake "contract tails" (tax payment receipts) to the contracts.
It appears flawless.
They secretly gave it to Bei Chen in two small boxes.
As per Xie Zhaozhao's request, both boxes of contracts were placed in her study.
Everything is ready.
The next day, Madam Tu informed Bei Chen that the manor had invited monks and Taoist priests to perform rituals for Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao at Qingpu Courtyard.
Bei Chen agreed to let people in this time, but the warehouse and bedroom were heavily guarded by female soldiers, making it impossible for Tu Shi and Zhang Qing to enter.
Tu and Zhang Qing were "just strolling around" when they arrived at Xie Zhaozhao's study. The guard at the door, Hongshu, was clutching his stomach, slightly bent over, and looked to be in great pain.
Upon seeing her, he said anxiously, "Madam, you've come at the perfect time. I need to go to the outhouse. Could you please watch the door for me? I'll be right back."
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