After finalizing the plan, Ye Zhi disguised herself as a young man and staked out Zhao Yi's routine day and night. Those few days, she couldn't sleep well, fearful of the plan failing.
Finally, on the fourth night, when all was silent, Ye Zhi, clad in black, appeared lightly at the corner of the high wall outside the Marquis Yongqing Mansion, carrying a small bundle with her, accompanied by three men also dressed in black.
These three men were also the ones to set out to sea and responsible for watching over Zhao Yi on the ship.
They didn't want to do this either. However, the young lady in front of them offered too much—a thousand silver taels, enough for the three to squander for a long time. Plus, it wasn't about murder or arson, so they naturally agreed.
At dawn tomorrow, the sails would be hoisted for departure; tonight, they had to get the person onto the ship.
It was a dark and windy night, the perfect time for a kidnapping.
In the dark corner.
