Xu Zhi frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "It will be a bit difficult for our family to arrange for someone else to stay."
Zheng Boyuan smiled and said, "I know. I plan to go to the Feng family next door to discuss whether I can borrow two of their courtyards. Our two families are very close, and there's only a wall between us if anything happens."
Xu Zhi's eyes lit up immediately, and she said, "Then let's go now. You go and tell Lord Feng, and I'll go and tell Sister-in-law Feng. Oh, and have Jing'an take some people to deliver some firewood to Lord Feng's house."
Miao'er's big, round eyes darted around a few times, and she finished the bone broth in her bowl in a few gulps. She put down the bowl, wiped her mouth, ran over, and tugged at Xu Zhi's sleeve, saying, "Aunt Zheng, I'll take you to find my mother."
Xu Zhi smiled and took Miao'er's hand. The two of them skipped and hopped towards the gate. Perhaps knowing that Xu Di would be arriving soon, Xu Zhi's mood suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny, and her voice sounded much clearer and brighter.
Following behind, Zheng Boyuan looked at his wife's lively back and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile. No matter how mature and composed he was, his wife was still a teenage girl. When something made her happy, she didn't care about hiding anything and just showed it off so openly. However, this pure and genuine Xu Zhi made Zheng Boyuan love her even more and feel even more affection for her.
Feng Shaoli and Ping Shi exchanged glances after hearing Zheng Boyuan's words. Feng Shaoli had heard the commotion next door last night, but he didn't ask Zheng Boyuan what had happened. Later, Ping Shi had her maids secretly inquire with the maids next door. The maids from the Zheng family had been going home to sleep these past few nights. They used to be on night duty at the Zheng family's house, but these past few days, Xu Zhi was worried that something might happen at night, so she simply let them all go home at night, leaving only the cook in the kitchen.
After things were over that night, Zheng Boyuan arranged for people to clean the courtyard thoroughly. How could the old women who came in the morning have noticed any changes? The old women from the Feng family went to ask the old women from the Zheng family, but after asking, no one knew what had happened that night.
Zheng Boyuan gave Xu Zhi a wink, and Xu Zhi, holding Ping Shi's arm, said with a smile, "Good sister-in-law, let them discuss these matters. I heard from Miao'er that the vegetables you planted in your backyard are still growing very well, even though they were flooded these past few days. Would you take me to see them?"
Ping glanced at her husband, and Feng Shaoli gave her a wink. Ping smiled and pulled Xu Zhi to the backyard.
After watching Xu Zhi leave with Madam Ping, Zheng Boyuan sat down opposite Feng Shaoli and said, "Lord Feng, I know you are curious about what happened last night. Let me tell you what exactly happened last night."
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