Lin Jingyue received news of the plague in the south of the Capital even earlier than the Eastern Palace did.
Ever since Cai He, libationer of the Imperial College, had dropped those hints previously, she had kept her guard up, assigning Xiao Jiu to keep a constant watch on the Lin Family.
Early that morning, Xiao Jiu hurried over to report that before dawn had even broken, Zhou Siran had pounded on the front gates of the Lin Family estate, and soon after, he had moved his entire household into the Lin Family's side courtyard.
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