Chapter 871 Meeting
Xiang Weinan was almost moved to tears by the sincerity in her letter. He had no idea that this girl's writing was so good.
He carefully put the letter away and sighed, "Well, this letter is suitable whether it's for Mr. Qi or the Emperor."
Mr. Qi had a good impression of Shu Yu, and she played a crucial role in his reinstatement.
This is Shu Yu's family matter and has no impact on Mr. Qi, so he will naturally speak on her side.
As for the Emperor, the title of Abbot of Dongqing Temple already carries enough weight. Besides, Shu Yu's concealment is understandable; she poses no threat to anyone. He even finds the bond between Shu Yu and the Lu family precious, so he's even less likely to hold it against her.
However, Shu Yu still has one thing she's worried about.
"The judge who handled the Shu family case was the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Logically, he should have found out where I was during the time I left the Shu family. I was afraid that my confession would affect him."
“Oh, no.” Xiang Weinan waved his hand. “Lord Jing is the Emperor’s man. The Emperor only instructed him to investigate the crimes of the eldest master of the Shu family. More importantly, there are other secret missions. Moreover, Lord Jing was not the only one who came to Dong’an Prefecture. There were also confidants of the Second Prince and the Third Prince. At that time, Lord Jing’s behavior was as if he was being sidelined by those two. In other words, they were the ones who investigated most of the Shu family’s affairs. If they overlooked anything, that was their fault.”
Shu Yu suddenly realized, "Alright, since it won't harm Lord Jing, and might even be able to trick the Second and Third Princes, then I'll hand this letter over to Mr. Qi with peace of mind."
"Then I'll trouble you to deliver this letter to the capital. Please hurry and make sure you personally deliver it to Qi Chan."
"Don't worry, leave this to me."
Xiang Weinan carefully sealed the letter, and then asked, "Does A-Yun know about this?"
"I know, I've discussed it with him."
Xiang Weinan didn't ask any more questions.
After finishing her business, Shu Yu prepared to return to Shangshi Village, where the Lu family was still waiting for her in the courtyard.
As soon as she came out, they all surrounded her. "Ayu, is it settled?"
"Alright, let's go, we still need to buy incense and paper money."
The Lu family has been away for more than eight months. They missed the Spring Festival and the Qingming Festival, so they could only offer incense to their grandfather now.
On the way out of town, we passed a shop selling incense, candles, and paper money. After buying them, we returned to Shangshi Village and went up the mountain to visit Grandpa.
The old lady said that such a joyous occasion had happened in the Lu family, and the old man had to be told immediately. Especially their son, Ayu, becoming a village head—that was a great honor for their ancestors, and they should be happy too. After all, the Lu family had been peasants for eighteen generations, and now they had a village head; how glorious that was!
Thinking of this, the old lady became quite excited.
The group left the yamen together, only to unexpectedly see Da Niu and his companions at the entrance.
Lu Sanzhu raised his hand and waved frantically in this direction, calling out, "Ayu, Ayu, Ayu."
Shu Yu, “…” Your mother is still here, is it really okay that you only see me?
Lu Sanzhu said it was great. He ran up to her, his face full of excitement, and asked, "Are you really the village head? You're amazing! You... oh, oh, oh, Mom, why are you pulling my ear?"
The old woman sneered, "Do you even respect me as your mother anymore?"
"Of course." Lu Sanzhu turned around with an awkward smile, and greeted Lu Erbai and the others standing to the side one by one. He was stunned when he saw Hu Li at the very back.
(End of this chapter)
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