Chapter 876 They all knelt down in a flurry.
Following closely behind, Da Bao and Da Hu led Er Niu in from outside, followed by Lan Hua and Li Shi.
Some villagers went to tell the village chief, and naturally, others went to tell the eldest son's family.
Therefore, when Da Hu and his group were halfway to Lu Dasong's house, they encountered Li Shi and others who were walking this way, so they turned around and came back.
Li has been feeling particularly depressed lately. How much damage has the second wife caused to their family? Not to mention Erniu and Lanhua, even she herself has had disagreements with her family and become estranged from her husband and children because of this.
It's just that the second wife's family is far away in the southwest, so she can't see or hear them. Otherwise, she would have gone to their door to reason with them long ago.
But this morning, after hearing from her daughter-in-law's aunt that the girl's escape might implicate the entire Lu family, she felt an intense hatred for Shu Yu.
If Lu Dasong hadn't forbade her from leaving the house and said that Aunt Zhou was talking nonsense, she would have already run to the county town to find out the truth.
Who knew that that brat not only went to find Da Niu, but now she's actually swaggering back to the village.
Li's anger reached its peak. Forgetting about maintaining her image, she rushed over with a ferocious expression, ready to settle scores with Shu Yu.
His pace was so fast that even the orchid could hardly keep up.
Meanwhile, Lu Erbai's courtyard fell silent. After sitting for a while, Xiang Weinan told Shu Yu not to bother with anything.
He stood up, straightened his clothes, and said to everyone, "Alright, let's read the imperial edict first, so that everyone doesn't feel uneasy about not knowing the situation."
Fan Zhong and the others hurriedly stood up as well, listening attentively to what he had to say, only to be stunned after they finished listening.
"A...a royal decree?"
What imperial edict? Why, out of nowhere, is an imperial edict being read aloud here?
What merit or ability did their small village of Shangshi have to receive an imperial edict?
The group exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts filled with growing fear and unease.
Xiang Weinan didn't explain much, but turned to look at Hu Li, who presented him with an exquisite box.
Xiang Weinan respectfully presented the imperial edict, saying, "Lu Shuyu, receive the edict."
Shu Yu sighed inwardly, then knelt down with a serious expression.
None of the people in Shangshi Village had received the imperial edict before, and they were all unfamiliar with the process, leaving them somewhat bewildered.
However, after seeing Shu Yu kneel down, Lu Erbai immediately knelt down with his wife, children, and mother.
Yuan Shanchuan, having seen the world, quickly followed.
Lu Sanzhu always followed Shu Yu's lead, and being quick-witted, he hurriedly knelt down as well.
Da Niu pulled Lu Dasong along, and then knelt down behind him along with Zhou Qiao.
The villagers present watched as the Lu family members knelt on the ground, still unable to react.
Hu Li coughed lightly, reminding Fan Zhong, "Village Chief Fan, this is an imperial edict from the Emperor. Seeing the edict is like seeing the Emperor himself..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fan Zhong suddenly knelt down with a thud. It was so sudden and he knelt so hard that his knees immediately felt a burning pain.
But he dared not utter a sound and immediately lowered his head.
The others finally realized what they were facing, their faces turning pale. They all knelt down in unison, some even prostrating themselves on the ground. They seemed terrified that the magistrate would remember their momentary lapse and punish them later.
Just then, Mrs. Li arrived. She was already rolling up her sleeves at the door, looking like she wanted to demand justice.
Just as we were about to enter the courtyard, a group of people suddenly knelt down in front of us.
(End of this chapter)
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