As it turns out, Su Jingchen's worries were indeed justified.
"Sister-in-law, there are a few women sneaking at the entrance of our alley, walking back and forth several times, they seem like accomplices of the water bandits, should Tiger and I tie them up and question them?" The more Su Jingyue observed those people, the more suspicious they appeared.
Yu Xiaolian, standing on a ladder and peering over the wall for a while, also thought those women seemed suspicious. It was important to know that in this alley, there were only two households. After the Kou Family bought the property across from them, no one really lived there. Later, when the old madam of the Kou Family passed away, Su Jingchen inherited their title and confiscated most of their assets to enrich the national treasury, including this residence, which was later gifted to Su Jingchen by the emperor.
So, the entire alley was theirs, and anyone not from their family wouldn't normally come into the alley.
