Xu Zhi was startled when she heard this. Jia San looked serious and said to Shi Liu and Hong Gu, "You must wake up at night. I and a few other brothers will guard the courtyard."
Xu Zhi looked at Jia San with some fear. Jia San had been following Xu Zhi for many years and naturally knew that the girl he was protecting was a calm and collected person. It was also because he was too wary of the Third Prince that his expression changed after hearing these words.
Jia San said to Xu Zhi, "It's not just that old woman. There are also several highly skilled people in the Chu family right now. The area around Miaozhou City is flooded. Even if we have some problems, it's inconvenient to go outside for help. I'm also considering the worst-case scenario."
After careful consideration, Xu Zhi bowed deeply to Jia San. Jia San quickly turned to the side and heard Xu Zhi say, "Thanks to Lord Jia San for being able to find out the Chu family's strength this time. Madam Chu probably left on purpose and left people behind. In that case, we still need to think carefully about how to prevent this."
Jia San thought for a moment and said seriously, "Miss, although those people are dressed as old women, there is only one real old woman, which should be the one you saw this afternoon. The others are all strong men. I looked closely, and the one with the best martial arts skills is that old woman. I don't know where Madam Chu found these people."
Xu Zhi knew perfectly well that these were all people arranged by the Third Prince.
The feud between the Xu family and the Third Prince is truly endless. The Third Prince has always regarded the Xu family as a thorn in his side, especially Xu Zhi. Originally, he probably feared that if something happened to Xu Zhi, it would be traced back to him. However, this time, with the great flood in Miaozhou, the number of people who fled the city before the flood arrived was more than a third of the usual population. If Xu Zhi were killed and thrown into the river, who knows where the water would carry her? Moreover, if a person was found after being submerged in water, who would be able to determine how she died?
It has to be said that this was a really good opportunity to kill Xu Zhi. No wonder the Chu family had so many people assigned to the job. Xu Zhi has finally figured it out. Chu Huaigui's concubine went there in the afternoon not to compete for credit or reward, but to create some opportunities for that old woman.
Xu Zhi slowly recalled the Zhao family she had met that afternoon. Zhao family had brought the two old women over, and Zhao family members clearly looked unwilling. It was estimated that Zhao family members knew the identity of the old women and knew that she was not an ordinary person.
Xu Zhi thought that she couldn't let people keep thinking about her like this. There's no such thing as being able to guard against a thief for a thousand days.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhi asked Jia San, "Jia San, could we secretly arrest a few people from Lord Chu's household?"
After pondering for a long time, Jia San said, "Miss, the five of us plus Hong Gu should be able to deal with those people from the Chu family. However, with Lord Chu around, I'm afraid that if he finds out about this, it will be difficult to explain later."
Xu Zhi understood Jia San's predicament, nodded, and said, "I will try to invite Lord Chu out before you take action."
Jia San nodded and said, "Alright, let's do it this way. I'll go tell the brothers now, and we'll get started as soon as the young lady invites Lord Chu to her place."
Xu Zhi nodded. This Chu Huaigui had been staying at home recently. Even when Zheng Boyun and Feng Shaoli returned from outside the city, he only showed up briefly.
After pondering it all night, Xu Zhi went to the study in the front yard after getting up the next day.
The rain stopped in the middle of the night last night, but the sky is still overcast. Wu Muyue told Xu Zhi yesterday afternoon that it didn't look like it would rain again, but the weather wouldn't clear up for the next three to five days.
Zheng Boyuan had already gotten up and practiced his boxing twice in the yard. When he saw Xu Zhi coming over, he thought of the unintentional kiss last night and felt a surge of heat in his heart.
Xu Zhi, no longer caring about her unease from yesterday, recounted the whole story to Zheng Boyuan. Zheng Boyuan listened with a startled expression and a serious demeanor.
Zheng Boyuan asked, "Azhi, what are your plans?"
Xu Zhi said, "Of course I won't sit idly by and wait to die. Those people are all here to harm me. I can't just offer my neck to be slaughtered. So let's strike first. Brother Boyuan, here's what I'm thinking. You think of a way. Let's invite Lord Chu outside, and then Lord Jia and his men sneak into the Chu family and arrest those people. I need to investigate them carefully to find out what they're up to. I always feel that there's a big conspiracy behind this Third Prince."
Zheng Boyuan nodded and said, "We happen to be going to the North Gate today. Lord Feng and I will try to get Lord Chu to go with us. You should tell Lord Jia and the others to subdue the man as quickly as possible."
Xu Zhi nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly called the kitchen to bring breakfast. After breakfast, Xu Zhi went to the front gate and saw that the water had receded quite a bit. However, because the steps at the front gate were a bit high, the water had not yet entered the yard, and the water on the street was still up to her calves.
After having breakfast, Zheng Boyuan went to the government office. Soon after, Xi Jing'an returned and told Xu Zhi that Zheng Boyuan had asked Lord Chu to go to the north to check the water level, and that they should have already arrived at the north city gate.
Jia San and the other four, along with Hong Gu, went through the back wall into the Chu family's house. Soon, they returned carrying several cloth bags.
Wu Muyue lived in the backyard. When Jia San and the others carried the people back, A Jin saw them, helped tie them up, and threw them into an empty room in the backyard. When A Jin saw the old woman, her expression changed. Soon, Wu Muyue came to find Xu Zhi.
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