After sharing a laugh, Young Master Zhou returned and called for the Chao Feng. Gu Fei had Yan'er stand watch as the Chao Feng inventoried the contents in her presence before taking the two chests away.
There was still one chest of pearls and jade that Gu Fei hadn't touched. She planned to take those to her own silver building to sell.
That evening, within the Guardian Lady's residence, Shen Qingluan sat upright in her room and said coolly, "Has Wang'er gotten all the information? Tell him to come in and report."
A short while later, a maidservant lifted the door curtain. Wang'er knelt in the outer room and recounted in great detail how Xiao Yu had acted on Gu Fei's behalf, beating a Government Official and forcing Housekeeper Wu to slap his own face.
