Chapter 309 The Yuan Family's Situation Is Quite Serious

Aunt Yao snorted coldly from behind, "She really thinks she's something special, that those officials are easy to talk to? She won't even know how she'll be thrown out in a bit."

The guards at the gate were naturally not to be trifled with; they stood there expressionless, and none of the villagers dared to step forward.

When Shu Yu stepped forward, the three sisters-in-law of the Yuan family were still glaring at her fiercely.

Shu Yu didn't take it seriously and walked up to the two officers.

The two officers frowned and were about to kick the man out on the spot. Before they could speak, Shu Yu asked, "Officers, is Hu Li here?"

Hu Li was the one who asked her to go back to the village yesterday, but I don't know if he was among the people who came to the Yuan family.

The two officers exchanged a glance. Hu Li was considered one of Lord Xiang's trusted confidants. This girl actually knew him?

The two men's expressions softened slightly, and one of them shook his head, "Not here."

Huli wasn't there, but there was one other person present.

Wang Honggang came out of the house and was walking into the courtyard when he looked outside and saw Shu Yushi, so he immediately ran out.

"Miss Lu?"

As soon as he came out and spoke, the two officials and the other villagers of Daxu Village were stunned. The sounds outside the Yuan family's gate stopped instantly, and everyone looked at Shu Yu.

Shu Yu felt reassured when she saw Wang Hong.

When her family's shop opened, the two officials who came to deliver gifts on behalf of Xiang Weinan were Hu Li and Wang Hong, who was standing in front of her.

However, she had met Hu Li many times, while Wang Hong had only met her once.

“Brother Wang.” Shu Yu stepped forward. “It’s so good that you’re here. I wanted to ask about my fourth aunt.”

Wang Hong raised an eyebrow. Hu Li was right. This girl from the Lu family was no ordinary naive girl. She was very worldly-wise. That's why she called him "brother."

Wang Hong glanced at the villagers outside the door. Seeing that they were all listening intently, he frowned and waved his hand, "What are you all doing standing here? Disperse, disperse. If you keep crying and making noise and disrupting our work, we'll all take you back."

Everyone immediately fell silent, especially the three sisters-in-law of the Yuan family who had been crying the loudest just moments before. They instinctively shrank back and took two steps back.

Wang Hong then said to Shu Yu, "Miss Lu, let's go over there and talk."

Shu Yu nodded and followed Wang Hong to the corner outside, where they began to talk quietly.

“When I set off this morning, Hu Li told me that Miss Lu might come here to inquire about Yuan Shanchuan. So my other colleagues took their people back to the yamen, but I stayed here a little longer. I didn’t expect you to actually come.”

Shu Yu hadn't expected this turn of events. "Thank you."

"Well, there's not much we can do to help you." After all, they had taken two bottles of wine from us last time, and as long as it didn't violate their principles, they would help with something as simple as giving a heads-up.

“Miss Lu, I won’t lie to you, the Yuan family is in big trouble this time. Yuan Shanchuan is involved in matters concerning the former county magistrate, and I can’t say how serious it will be.”

Shu Yu's heart skipped a beat. How did Yuan Shanchuan get involved in the former county magistrate's incident?

"What about my aunt and the others..."

"Don't worry, if the Lu family really didn't participate in the Yuan Shanchuan incident, their lives can be saved."

The implication is that life can be saved, but other things cannot be guaranteed.

After all, in this day and age, it is common for one person's crime to implicate their entire family.

(End of this chapter)