Chapter 557 Handover
The group walked to the government office. Because Linzhang Prefecture had exiled many people, the passersby were used to it and no one paid them any attention.
Shu Yu and the others followed to the government office, where the leading official quickly went to hand over the duties to the others.
They waited for almost half an hour before someone came out and verified their information with them.
Before long, the lead officer came over and beckoned to Shu Yu, "Come here, I have something to tell you."
The others were not surprised, after all, Shu Yu had said in front of everyone that he would tell them the location of the buried silver once they arrived safely in the southwest.
Everyone assumed that the leading official was asking her about the location where the silver was buried.
However, when the two reached a secluded corner, the leading officer said to her, "You will have to walk the rest of the way on your own. But Young Master Meng and the others should have already reached the southwest. If there are any problems, he will take care of you."
As he spoke, he took out two chains. "Put these on instead."
Shu Yu's original handcuffs and shackles were quite light, and since she had been taken care of along the way, it wasn't a big deal. Now that the officials from Linzhang Prefecture were taking over, it was naturally difficult to falsify anything anymore.
Shu Yu put on the new handcuffs and leg irons, and immediately felt that they were much heavier and more substantial.
The head officer frowned, looking at her hand in a sling around her neck, and asked, "Is this alright?"
"It's alright, I can just hold the chain up." Shu Yu smiled, not minding at all. Actually, her hand was almost fully healed, so this little bit of weight wouldn't bother her.
She looked up and said to him very sincerely, "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days, Brother Cha. I haven't suffered much along the way, but I did cause you to fall off the mule cart."
The leading officer laughed and said, "How could you say I've been implicated? Besides, I've also benefited quite a bit."
He didn't work for nothing.
but……
"Speaking of mule carts, there's something I need to remind you of."
"What's up?"
“You have to be careful of your second daughter; she’s a formidable woman. She’s involved in the mule cart incident too.” The head constable sighed as he spoke. “It was also my negligence that allowed her to instigate my men. She got involved with one of our constables, and after he tasted the benefits, he did some things for her.”
Originally, the second young lady wanted to deal with Shu Yu or Hou Shi. She was very resentful of the special treatment Shu Yu had given her along the way and couldn't stand seeing her living a comfortable life.
After getting involved with that official, his first thought was to take action against her.
However, although the official was blinded by beauty and had become infatuated, he fortunately did not completely lose his mind. He knew very well that Shu Yu still had silver on her. They had been taking care of her for so long, and if they didn't get the hidden silver, wouldn't they be at a huge loss?
So he didn't agree.
The second young lady wanted to deal with Madam Hou again. Previously, when she wanted to borrow a mule cart, Madam Hou had given her a cold shoulder. She was always one to hold grudges, and wanted to teach her a lesson.
But the official still didn't agree, because Lady Hou had caught Lord Qi's eye.
If he were to openly make things difficult for the person that Lord Qi had instructed him to take good care of, the other officials would not agree, and he would only end up getting himself into trouble.
Shu Yu was no good, and neither was Hou Shi. The second young lady was furious.
Alright, those two won't do. How about Sixth Miss then? Surely she doesn't have any money to give, nor has she been instructed to give any special treatment?
(End of this chapter)
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