The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

"Ah."

Zhou Chu nodded, making himself appear very sad.

If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. The fewer people who know that Chu Li is still alive, the better.

The more people who know, the more dangerous it becomes for her, and the more dangerous it becomes for herself.

This has nothing to do with trust or distrust; many people stumble because of a lack of trust.

"Who is this?"

Han Yuan'er looked at Lin Zhi following behind Zhou Chu with some confusion, as she had never seen this person before at Zhou Chu's house.

Han Yuan'er meant that she didn't want to discuss this topic in front of outsiders.

"This is Lin Zhi, the second son of Princess Deqing."

Zhou Chu explained.

Originally, Zhou Chu had no need to bring Lin Zhi in. The reason he brought her in was to use Lin Zhi to enhance his own status and influence among the group.

Although the group originally prioritized their own interests and would often follow their lead.

But they were never alone behind the scenes.

They might agree, but it would be difficult to explain to their families later.

Don't say that the Chu family's share has anything to do with them.

Money moves people's hearts.

Upon hearing this, Sun Jiaojiao and the other women were startled and quickly bowed.

"I've met the young master."

Although they had never met Lin Zhi, they had heard of him.

The second son of the princess's household was notoriously unruly and was extremely famous throughout the capital.

He often gambled with other sons of officials, and when he lost, he would get angry and beat them up. The worst part was that the young masters who were beaten didn't dare to fight back, which was incredibly frustrating for them.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

When Sun Jiaojiao and the others met this living devil for the first time, they were all extremely uneasy, fearing that Lin Zhi might not like them and might do something outrageous.

Lin Zhi was always impatient with these formalities, and was about to make a sarcastic remark when he saw Zhou Chu's warning look.

"You don't have to be polite."

Lin Zhi said, feigning seriousness.

Han Yuan'er and the others were quite surprised to hear this. This Young Master Lin seemed to be quite different from the legends.

"You go out and have some fun first, I have something to take care of."

Zhou Chu looked at Lin Zhi and said.

"okay!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhi vanished like a wild horse that had been released from its reins.

"Princess Deqing asked me to discipline this boy."

Zhou Chu looked at the questioning expressions on Sun Jiaojiao's and the others' faces and said.

Why does he listen to you so much?

Han Yuan'er asked, her face full of confusion.

She knew quite a bit about Lin Zhi.

The princess hired many tutors for him, but this young master Lin never listened to these tutors and didn't take them seriously at all.

These teachers didn't dare to actually hit him; they were completely helpless against him.

"After beating him up, he became obedient."

Zhou Chu took a sip of tea.

Upon hearing this, not only Han Yuan'er, but also Sun Jiaojiao and the other women were shocked.

"Let's talk about how to handle Chu Li's allowance first. My suggestion is to leave it for now and see if I can find other members of the Chu family. If I do, I'll handle it; if not, we'll see."

Zhou Chu changed the subject.

"I have no objection. It was Chu Li who paid for it in the first place."

Sun Jiaojiao never had any objections to what Zhou Chu said.

Han Yuan'er nodded as well.

Originally, she was thinking of spending money to buy the Chu family's share, which would be a way to cover all aspects.

But since Zhou Chu had said that, she naturally couldn't refute it.

Moreover, she didn't really care about Chu Li's share.

After all, the Chu family had just encountered trouble, and he was already so eager to buy the share that belonged to the Chu family. It didn't sound good.

Now that Zhou Chu seems to have gotten involved with Princess Deqing again, she needs to consider Zhou Chu's opinion even more.

"I don't have any objection either."

The last noblewoman nodded.

Everyone else agreed, so she had to keep her opinions to herself, especially since she didn't have any in the first place.

After the matter was settled, Sun Jiaojiao and the others got up and left.

At that moment, Zhou Chu suddenly heard Lin Zhi's miserable screams.

"It hurts! It hurts! I was wrong, sister!"