"That's not right. Why didn't you warn me sooner?" Tian Zhuang glared at Li Yong, his anger shifting as he remembered they had come up with the plan together.
Li Yong hurriedly protested, "I didn't know General Zhou had his people there.
"I just thought he was a minor Magistrate. With the backing of the young miss's in-laws, I figured we didn't need to take them seriously."
'Li Yong felt wronged, too. He hadn't considered this before. And he certainly hadn't expected the Master to go directly to the Prefect's Office. Now that Prefect Nan had made his stance clear, they had one less bargaining chip to use against Mrs. Gu.'
"Master, if this isn't working, we should lay low for a while. When I was in Shangjing, I heard that both the madam and the young miss have suffered at Mrs. Gu's hands. Why don't we shut down our operations here for a time and go to the madam's husband's place…"
