Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 324 - 323: The Plan to Kidnap the Bride

Xu Lu’er stood quietly by the door, her frail body straight and hopeful eyes fixed on her, she nodded lightly: "Hmm."

Ye Zhi glanced at her, smiled and nodded in farewell, then tiptoed out, closing the door softly behind her.

The slim girl walked into the courtyard, her toes barely touching the ground, light as a swallow she leaped several meters away, disappearing from sight.

Seeing this, Xu Lu’er’s heart felt more at ease. She tightly shut the door and bolted it.

Leaning against the chamber door, she squatted down weakly, her face carrying a trace of sorrow.

Was this heavenly-sent charming girl here to rescue her?

For reasons unknown, she chose to trust the stranger she had met for less than an hour.

Or maybe it was because the stranger exuded a calming presence.

After clearing her mind, her face showed only one expression: calmness.

That night, it was the most peaceful sleep she had enjoyed in the past two years.

Outside the wall~

Ye Zhi, clad in black, gracefully landed atop the wall, her steps silent, clear eyes scanning the dark corner of the wall, finding no disturbance.

Gently, she leaped down, landing silently.

She called softly: "Sister Lu He, I’ve finished talking and returned."

Lu He was guarding the corner of the wall, fearing even the slightest movement. Being her first time doing sneaky deeds, her heart was tense. Hearing the girl’s voice was heavenly.

"Oh, you’re back so soon."

She stepped out from the corner.

Ye Zhi, shorter than her by half a foot, lifted her eyes and said softly, "Sister Lu He, I’m back, it’s settled, she’s willing, let’s go back now."

"Good, it’s not even a quarter of an hour yet, and you’ve settled it, Ah Zhi, you’re amazing," Lu He praised her generously.

The tall and short pair walked side by side.

Approaching the alley entrance, they remembered to remove their face-covering black cloth, both sharing light smiles.

The second midnight, the same time period.

A shadow swiftly arrived in the dim night, slim, with enchanting phoenix eyes shimmering under the moonlight, Ye Zhi visited the Xu Family mansion again.

Lu He, afraid of implicating her, did not follow but waited not far from the alley entrance.

The Xu Family mansion was connected to a dead-end alley. Despite her reluctance to admit it, facts proved that if she were really seen by someone, she’d only be a burden, dragging down Ah Zhi.

One must have self-awareness, then introspection, and finally self-discipline.

Ye Zhi arrived as promised at Xu Lu’er’s room, where they conversed by candlelight for half an incense stick, significantly longer than the brief conversation from last night.

The process of marriage involves many customs such as welcoming the bride, holding a formal ceremony, banqueting guests, the wedding night revelry, drinking the union wine...

The concubine arrives in a red sedan chair, brought in through the side door.

A wife arrives in an eight-carrier sedan chair, married through official channels, and can only have one.

A concubine is also called a lesser wife, a lower wife, with low status.

Xu Lu’er was a concubine, her stepmother sent over a poor-quality red dress at twilight, instructing her to behave tomorrow when the matchmaker and carriage men would come to the Xu Mansion to pick her up.

Inside the girl’s boudoir, on the round table in the room, lay a simple map.

The map on xuan paper was annotated with: Liu Mansion, Xu Mansion, Ambush Point, Meeting Point...

Ye Zhi outlined the plan based on today’s investigation of the route: "I’ve decided to ask you at this spot, I’ve observed it, it’s the most secluded area, sparse with people. Follow this small path out and Sister Lu He will lead you away, I’ll cover the rear."

She seriously pointed out the route on the xuan paper, explaining in detail.

"First, you’ll need to change out of the red clothes, it’s too conspicuous, and make a simple disguise. Sister Lu He is skilled in disguise, you all will change in this deserted house."