Xu Family Head wasn't a fool. Chen Changan knew so many details and had raised so many questions; the people backing him had to be quite powerful.
But Xu Family Head had no idea who was standing behind Chen Changan.
The Provincial Governor's Office?
If the Provincial Governor's Office knew all this, didn't that mean His Majesty knew too?
What were they trying to accomplish? Were they about to confront the Duke Who Guards the Nation?
But if Chen Changan wasn't with the Provincial Governor's Office, who else could know so much? The Duke Who Guards the Nation?
There was only one other person who could know the details so thoroughly: the Duke Who Guards the Nation.
He hadn't shown any signs of disloyalty. Could the Duke Who Guards the Nation really suspect that his intentions were impure?
"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is that your Xu Family's good days are over." Chen Changan spoke with a faint smile.
"Hahahaha!"
"Just the two of you?"
"Do you really think my Xu Family is a soft persimmon that anyone can come along and squeeze?"
Xu Family Head laughed, then turned to the newly recruited retainers before him and said solemnly, "Since you all know already, I won't hide it from you."
"It's true. Our Xu Family has ties to the Duke Who Guards the Nation. But we recruited retainers not to rebel against the throne, but to serve all the people under heaven."
"This man has ulterior motives. He came here to sow discord and stop us from heading to the border."
"You're all clever people. You should be able to judge for yourselves."
"Besides, what's so bad about serving under the Duke Who Guards the Nation?"
"Wouldn't it be good to become retainers of the Duke Who Guards