Chapter 1034 Ayu, She's Coming for You
Shu Yu asked in surprise, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Ding Yuehua got off the carriage, but seemed to have some difficulty facing her. "Ayu, I'm sorry, I didn't keep my promise to you."
"What you promised me? What?"
Ding Yuehua slowly turned her head to look at her carriage.
Shu Yu followed her gaze, and then suddenly realized, "You mean, a horse?"
Ding Yuehua nodded slightly. "I'm sorry, the two white horses I promised you have been taken by someone else. I... I've tried my best to get them..."
Seeing her haggard appearance and noticing the direction she had come from, Shu Yu patted her shoulder and said, "Alright, it's nothing. If you don't have anything, then you don't have anything. Let's find something else. I see you just got back? Haven't you eaten yet? Come on, let's go get something to eat and chat."
It was almost noon, and the Taibai Restaurant on Ningshui Street happened to be right to their left.
Shu Yu pulled Ding Yuehua directly into the restaurant, followed the waiter to a private room on the second floor, ordered a few dishes, and then closed the door to the private room.
Ding Yuehua took a couple of sips of water, rubbed her face, and felt a little more refreshed before saying, "I did just return from Donggu County. The day after tomorrow is your birthday, and I was originally thinking of giving you those two horses as a coming-of-age gift."
As she spoke, she gave a wry smile, "I never expected that someone else would take a liking to that horse."
"Who has taken a liking to you?"
"Princess Zhang."
County Princess?
No wonder, her rank is higher than that of a village lady. In the entire Dong'an Prefecture, there are probably not many people who dare not give her face.
As they were talking, the waiter brought in several dishes.
Ding Yuehua paused, and only continued after everyone had left, "I had already made arrangements with the Wu family. Yesterday, the batch of horses had already arrived in Donggu County. I rushed over, but my sister-in-law's brother said that County Princess Zhang had somehow gotten wind of the situation and wanted the Wu family to leave the two horses to her. Although the Wu family has some influence in Donggu County, they don't dare to openly offend the County Princess."
"Of course, I wanted those two horses. Considering our kinship, the Wu family was definitely on our side. So the elder brother of the Wu family told the county magistrate that the two horses were sick and listless on the way, and probably wouldn't live much longer. He really didn't dare to sell them to anyone."
Shu Yu paused, her hand still holding the food. "In that case, those two horses can neither be sold to the county lord nor to me."
If the two top-quality horses can't be sold, it will be a loss for the Wu family.
Ding Yuehua nodded, "Brother Wu has no choice; he naturally wants to sell to us. Not to mention anything else, you'll even sell him your eighty acres of pasture. We have a good relationship, but... but..."
She put down her chopsticks and said hesitantly, "But Ayu, this county princess is probably after you."
If the horse were sold to her again, Princess Zhang would not only resent the Wu family, but would also use it as an excuse to deal with A-Yu.
Shu Yu was stunned. "They came for me? But I don't remember knowing any county princess, and I have no connection with this county princess at all."
There was indeed a Lady Zhang in Dong'an Prefecture. Before the Shu family fell from power, the eldest daughter of the Shu family should have had some dealings with this Lady Zhang. However, as far as she knew, the dealings weren't very frequent, and the two families seemed to be from different social circles.
She was a reclusive third daughter who rarely even left the mansion, so she had never even seen her before.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
