Chapter 484 The Lu Family Couldn't Believe

After a while, Ruan collapsed to the ground with a thud, her legs giving way. Her eyes were glazed over, her mouth trembled slightly, but she couldn't make a sound.

Tears streamed down Daya's face. She knelt down to help her up, comforting her as if comforting herself, "Mom, it's okay, it must be a mistake, it can't be."

Lu Erbai remained silent for a long time, his hand on the table tightening more and more until his palm bled.

The old woman wiped away her tears. "I've been thinking about it. We've only heard about this so far. Let's go back to the village and ask Tang Xiucai in detail what really happened back then. And what were the reasons for those who were exiled?"

She couldn't continue; whenever the old lady mentioned the word "exile," terrible things would automatically come to mind.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Lu Erbai shook his head. He took a deep breath, finally let go of her hand, and said, "No, we don't need to ask them. We should go find Lord Xiang. Lord Xiang is the county magistrate. He must know a lot about such a serious matter as exile. Besides, he even found two female bodyguards for Ayu. If something happens to Ayu, the female bodyguards will come back and tell Lord Xiang."

As if she had suddenly found hope, Ruan said in a hoarse and urgent voice, "Yes, Ayu has a female bodyguard with her. She doesn't go out alone. How could she be exiled for no reason?"

Yes, yes, everyone realized that they needed to find Lord Xiang to help them.

Without hesitation, the old lady stood up and headed to the county government office.

Lu Erbai was worried about her health and originally didn't want her to go, but then he thought that instead of waiting here and overthinking, it would be better to go and find out the truth.

In the end, they left Liang at home to look after the children, while the rest of them, unwilling to wait for news at home, all went to the county government office.

Before leaving, Shu Yu gave the old lady a keepsake, telling her to go directly to Xiang Weinan if she encountered any trouble.

No one expected that they would put it into use so quickly.

Because there were many of them, and because they didn't want the matter to get out, the Lu family went directly to the back gate of the county government office.

When the guard at the back gate went to report to Xiang Weinan, the latter was still completely confused.

What happened to the Lu family that they would come knocking on their door at this critical juncture?

He tidied up the files and said to Huli, "Go and bring them in."

The Lu family followed Hu Li into the hall. They looked up at Wei Nan, smiling as they were about to ask him something, when they saw the old lady and five or six of them kneeling on the ground.

Xiang Weinan frowned, "What are you doing?" They knelt down as soon as they arrived; it seems they've run into some serious trouble.

Lu Erbai took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "My lord, I have a question for you."

"What is it? Ask away."

Lu Erbai turned to look at the people in the lobby, raised an eyebrow at Wei Nan, and thought, "So this can't be heard by anyone?"

He waved his hand, telling Huli to stay, while everyone else left.

The huge hall was now empty except for a few of them. Xiang Weinan said, "Alright, get up, everyone. Get up and let's talk."

"My lord, I would like to ask, has something happened to Ayu?"

Xiang Weinan frowned sharply. "How could something have happened to her out of the blue? She's only been gone a few days. What are you all so worried about?"

"Then why... why was she exiled to the southwest?"

(End of this chapter)