Chapter 2312 Two Things Shu Quan Provided

Feeling the rough texture of the things in front of her, Shu Yu didn't need to visit the second branch of the Shu family to know how difficult their lives were.

Fearing that the walls of Zhengdao Village might be listening, the two remained silent and simply huddled together to watch the whole thing quietly.

The letter contained a lot about Shu Feng, written in great detail by Shu Quan. Whether it was useful or not was for Shu Yu and Shu Quan to decide for themselves. Shu Quan said he didn't dare to inquire too much, fearing Shu Feng would discover it; the other party was quite perceptive.

However, he mentioned two things that both Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng cared about.

One incident occurred more than a month ago when Shu Feng suddenly rolled down a mountain. The doctor said he had injured his leg and could not walk, so Shu Feng rested at home for more than half a month.

For the past two weeks, it was Madam Shu who had been taking care of him. As for his wife, Wu, on the very first day after Shu Feng fell, she failed to take good care of him, which aggravated his injuries, causing Shu Feng to return to his parents' home.

However, Madam Wu returned once in the middle of the journey, but did not see Shu Feng in the room. When the First Madam returned from outside and saw her, she immediately explained that Shu Feng had gone to town to see a doctor for a follow-up examination. According to Madam Wu, her tone at the time sounded somewhat nervous.

Shu Quan suspected that Shu Feng hadn't been in Zhengdao Village for the past two weeks; that his leg injury was fake, and that he must have gone somewhere to do bad things.

The second thing was that Shu Quan provided a list.

A list of people in Zhengdao Village who were close to Shu Feng. There were only about ten people, but most of them were people who were implicated and exiled here two years ago because of the rebellion of the second and third princes.

This list... was quite an unexpected bonus.

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance. They carefully read the contents of the paper twice more, memorizing everything and engraving the list into their minds. Then they burned the paper.

After they finished, the two rested.

Only after lying in bed did Meng Yunzheng lean close to Shu Yu's ear and whisper, "Most of the people on the list are remnants of the Second Prince's faction. Tomorrow, ask Xu Dali and the others about their usual performance and whether they have requested leave."

Shu Yu hummed in agreement. "But Xu Dali isn't stupid. If we ask too many questions, he'll most likely become suspicious."

"Let him be suspicious. If he can be of help, we can reward him according to his merits and get him a pardon. His family was just implicated, not some heinous criminal. The Emperor will agree. Xu Zhensheng is fifteen this year and will soon be getting married and having children. If he gets rid of this criminal record, I think the Xu family will be very happy."

Shu Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's true. If he can get away with his crimes by performing good deeds, he'd probably be willing to do anything for Xu Dali."

"Let's test the waters first." After all, Zhengdao Village is a mixed bag of people. Even though Shu Yu and the Xu family used to have a good relationship, it's been several years, and we don't know if people's hearts have changed.

"Um."

"Go to sleep."

The two rested, but outside the manor, two figures kept observing. Only after the candles had all gone out did they exchange a glance.

But they didn't leave; they kept watch silently all night.

The two didn't return home until early the next morning, when some people went out to work.

Shu Yu was awakened by the noise outside. The prisoners in Zhengdao Village had to get up early to do their work, and they had to go to the village to register before dawn.

Although Shu Yu and her family's guest room was some distance from the front yard, once they arrived in the southwest, she was preoccupied with other matters and, being a light sleeper, was easily startled awake.

(End of this chapter)