From this day on, the gates of the Xun Residence were kept tightly shut. Everyone within the estate followed orders to stay behind closed doors; even the younger members of the Xun family, who were usually the most fond of social gatherings and had even made plans with classmates, were forced to cancel their outings and retreat to their rooms in resignation.
Similar stirrings were felt at the residences of other high-ranking officials. Some locked their gates firmly, while others quietly sent out servants, only for them to return in a flurry of haste shortly thereafter.
The surveillance teams, never daring to slacken, relayed these reports upward in a steady stream. Before long, the information landed on Zhang Chengyan's desk.
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