Chapter 870 Shu Yu's Letter

According to their original plan, she was just an ordinary peasant girl, and even if she was exiled, she wouldn't be considered an important person.

Later, she produced a fever pack and had it presented to the emperor. At most, the emperor knew that there was such a woman named Lu, and the greatest favor he could do was to release her without charge and let her return to Jiangyuan County to continue being a peasant girl.

The people of Jiangyuan County didn't know she had been exiled, and the place of exile was so far away that they had little contact with each other.

Such a Lu Shuyu is unlikely to attract much attention. Of course, even if she did, there's still Xiang Weinan, isn't there? In another six months or so, the Fifth Prince should ascend the throne.

Therefore, Shu Yu had nothing to worry about.

But things are different now. Everyone in the county knows that she was exiled, and she has become a registered, named, and capable village head. Who knows if someone who doesn't like her will try to kill her by doing archaeological research?

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that her account in the southwest was problematic... no, it was problematic regarding her background as explained to the emperor. That would be disastrous.

Rather than doing that, it's better to confess first and receive leniency.

After all, she now has a life-saving charm.

"A life-saving charm? Who?"

As soon as Xiang Weinan asked the question, he immediately realized what it meant, "Master of Dongqing Temple?"

Shu Yu nodded, then twitched the corner of Wei Nan's mouth. "You've really gotten a good deal by knowing this master," he thought sourly.

Xiang Weinan looked down at the letter in his hand again. At the beginning, Shu Yu sincerely admitted his mistake and told Qi Chan that he had received the Emperor's grace because of the hot pack and was very grateful.

However, he felt guilty for concealing certain things, believing he had betrayed the Emperor and Qi Chan's trust, which caused him great distress and sleepless nights. After much thought, he wrote this letter to confess the whole story and apologize to the Emperor.

If the emperor can calm down, she can give up the title of Lady of the Township and return to her place of exile to work hard every day to atone for her sins.

Seeing this, Xiang Weinan couldn't help but look up. You're really something. You haven't even said anything yet, but you've already sincerely admitted your mistake and thought of a way out. You even mentioned the contribution of the heating pack you presented.

After admitting the mistake, the following section details the cause and effect of the incident.

The letter stated that she had recognized the abbot of Dongqing Temple as her master at the beginning of last year.

Very good, you never forget to mention the abbot of Dongqing Temple.

Then, she talked about how she only discovered her true identity after being thrown into the pond by the Shu family. After narrowly escaping, she wanted to seek refuge with her master. However, her master left her an address and told her to come and find her biological parents.

Master's orders must not be disobeyed.

She had only intended to visit, but little did she know that the Lu family had been searching for her, leaving them destitute and living in poverty. Being with the Lu family, she experienced their care and the preciousness of kinship.

However, a trace of fear lingered in his heart, lest the Shu family come knocking on his door, so he kept a close eye on the Shu family's situation.

Upon learning that the entire Shu family had been imprisoned, she, as the Shu family's adopted daughter, knew she was doomed. But fearing she would implicate her family whom she had finally reunited with, she could only travel alone to the prefectural city to seek advice from her master.

Little did she know that her master had already gone on a pilgrimage, but left her a note saying that if fate was unavoidable, she should simply let things take their course.

So she found a manor and tried to sever ties with the Lu family.

However, due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, her family eventually learned of her exile and followed her across thousands of miles, leaving their hometown behind.

(End of this chapter)