Chapter 451 The Experience Arranged for Shu Yu

Just as the Lu family was trying to find a way to hide the two thousand taels of silver, Shu Yu outside the city had already pulled on the reins and stopped the horse.

A carriage was parked in front, and Shu Yu's familiar figure was standing outside the carriage.

Upon seeing her, Meng Yunzheng walked up to her, nodded to her without saying a word, and then looked at the two 'female bodyguards' behind her.

Shu Yu dismounted and said to the two female bodyguards, "Thank you. Please take me this far. I'll go back and tell your master that I thank him."

"Take care, Miss Lu." The two men glanced at Meng Yunzheng, turned their horses around and left, taking Shu Yu's horse with them as well.

They didn't return to Jiangyuan County to avoid being seen by the Lu family and having their secret exposed.

Once they had gone some distance, Zhao Xi got out of the carriage and said to her with a smile, "Miss Lu, please get in the carriage."

Shu Yu smiled and nimbly climbed onto the carriage shaft.

Zhao Xi, wearing a veiled hat, sat outside in the carriage and invited the two men inside to talk.

The carriage clattered along towards Dong'an Prefecture. Meng Yunzheng first handed over a water pouch, saying, "Have some water."

Shu Yu drank some water, rested for a while, and then looked at the scenery outside.

She had walked this road before, back when she came to Jiangyuan County, she seemed indifferent. Now, however, she felt a deeper longing for it, and the road seemed to have flown by exceptionally quickly.

She looked away and leaned against the car wall.

Meng Yunzheng knew she was in a bad mood, so he remained silent until she had calmed down before saying, "The carriage will arrive in Dong'an Prefecture by evening, and someone will meet you outside the city. Or if there is anywhere you want to go, we can speed things up."

Last time, Shu Yu traveled from Dong'an Prefecture to Jiangyuan County, taking a whole day at full speed.

This time, Meng Yunzheng's carriage was in good condition and could go even faster.

Actually, if she had set off a day earlier, the journey would have been easier, but Shu Yu was unwilling; she really didn't want to leave until the very last moment.

"No need." Shu Yu shook her head. "The only places I'm familiar with in Dong'an Prefecture besides the Shu family are the Dongqing Temple. The Shu family has fallen, and my master isn't here, so there's no need. Let's just go directly to the prefectural government office."

Meng Yunzheng nodded. "Alright, after we take you there, Lord Jing's men will come to pick you up and take you to the government office. Once you arrive at the government office, the Second Prince and the Third Prince's men will definitely interrogate you about where you've been these past few days. Don't be afraid, Lord Jing will be in charge of everything."

Shu Yu listened attentively.

Meng Yunzheng explained everything in detail, "Your travel permit and household registration were given to you by the abbot of Dongqing Temple, so naturally you can't talk about that. So if they ask you, just say that you don't have a household registration or travel permit and can't go too far. Back then, the Shu family wanted to kill you, and after you escaped by chance, you were afraid and only fled the city. But you were unfamiliar with the place and didn't dare to go too far, so you just found a village outside the city to ask for help."

"There were only the steward and his wife in that manor. The couple had never had children and had been tending the manor for years, a place their master had almost forgotten about. When they saw you, they took a liking to you and took you in, treating you like a daughter. For the past few months, you have been living in the manor. Because you were afraid that the Shu family would not let you go, you haven't even left the manor."

"Later, you heard that something had happened to the Shu family and that everyone in the family had been arrested, and that's when you felt relieved. You went out for two days, but you were discovered and arrested by Lord Jing's men."

Shu Yu listened and nodded, then looked up and said, "That couple in the village..."

(End of this chapter)