Chapter 485 Xiang Weinan Denies It
Xiang Weinan's expression changed drastically. He suddenly raised his head and exchanged a glance with Hu Li.
The next moment, he immediately denied it, "What are you talking about? Exile to the southwest? Who told you that? That's utter nonsense."
"My lord, please tell us the truth." The old woman knelt down again, her body trembling. "Tang, the scholar from our village, just returned from the prefectural city. He and his mother saw with their own eyes A-Yu being escorted out of the city in the exile procession."
Xiang Weinan suddenly stood up. Damn, what the hell? What kind of luck does Lu Shuyu have? How could she be seen and recognized by people from the same village under those circumstances?
"This is utter nonsense! How can you believe everything you hear?" Xiang Weinan continued to deny it while instructing Hu Li, "Go to Shangshi Village and bring that Tang Xiucai and his group here. This exile is an imperial decree. How dare they say such things? How can they spread such rumors? They have absolutely no sense of propriety."
Hu Li understood that before the news about Miss Lu got out, the adults had to keep the Tang family quiet.
He nodded immediately, "Yes, sir."
Hu Li turned and left, then said to Wei Nan, "The Tang family must have a grudge against you, which is why they are making a big fuss about Lu Shuyu's trip. Do they have any evidence? But don't worry, I'll have that Tang scholar come over right now so you can confront each other on the spot."
Lu Erbai lowered his eyes, thinking that the master might not know Tang Xiucai's character.
But he knew Tang Wenqian very well. They had been from the same village for so long, and Tang Wenqian had also done a great deal of work in Da Ya's matter.
Although he spent most of his time studying in the county town and didn't interact much with the villagers, he was actually very respected because his actions and words were very convincing.
That's why the Lu family believed Liang's statement that Tang Wenqian hadn't denied Tang's mother's words.
They knew perfectly well that Tang Wenqian hadn't even waited for the results to be released before coming back specifically to confirm if that person was A Yu. Now, it was clearly confirmed.
He denied it without asking the adults a single question, which only made them more certain.
This time, the Lu family members knelt on the ground and refused to get up.
The old woman collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. Her words were choked with sobs. “Sir, I beg you, tell us what happened to A-Yu. Why was she exiled? What happened to her? Where is she now? Will she never be able to come back?”
Xiang Weinan, "..."
It's a headache, the problem is that these are Lu Shuyu's family members, and she asked him to take good care of them before she left.
If it were someone else, they could simply have them dragged out.
The other members of the Lu family also begged him to tell them, but Xiang Weinan still refused to admit it and firmly told them that Lu Shuyu had gone to look for someone.
But it was no use; the more he insisted, the more certain the Lu family became.
After a long stalemate, the old lady suddenly stopped crying.
She raised her head, wiped her face, and said in a trembling voice, "Since you won't tell me, I won't make things difficult for you. Let's go find out ourselves. Let's go to the prefectural city and inquire who was exiled a couple of days ago. We can ride in a mule cart and catch up with them. They all walked, so we can definitely catch up in two days and see if that person is A-Yu. If so, we'll go with them to the southwest; if not, we'll come back."
(End of this chapter)
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