The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 720: Chapter 720: Mrs. Xue Gets Beaten Again Chapter 720: Chapter 720: Mrs. Xue Gets Beaten Again Shu Yu was astonished, “Guard Cheng Xian, were you always such a talkative person?”

Cheng Xian had delivered his message, and it was all good news.

He had to hurry back to the county town, not suitable for a long stay, and after finishing speaking, he prepared to take his leave.

Shu Yu saw him out and when she came back, the big basin of river snails had already been completely eaten.

Wang Changdong approached her with a grin, “Lady Lu, you seem to be in a good mood.”

He guessed correctly; Lady Lu was indeed a fortunate person. Look at these people around, who among them would be so valued by the governor? All had left, but should any issue arise, he still sent a confidante to find her.

Maintaining a good relationship with her was indeed the right move.

Of course, Shu Yu was in a good mood, and she maintained this good mood until the next morning when she saw Mrs. Xue arrive with a bruised and swollen face, which made her mood even better.

She didn’t know what had happened to her, but she looked truly miserable.

But she didn’t ask too many questions, just took a longer look at her.

And this look drew someone close to enlighten her.

The person speaking with Shu Yu was from a household next to the Shu family’s. The Shu family had moved here quite some time ago, occasionally causing some disturbances. The household next door shared a wall with them, which had almost no soundproofing.

Any loud issues in the Shu family were easily heard by them.

So, they were among the first to know that Shu Yu had a bad relationship with the Shu family, although they had little interaction with Shu Yu, treating the Shu family’s quarrels as nothing more than a diversion from their grueling work.

But now that Shu Yu had become the manor’s steward, they were worrying about how to establish a good relationship with her. Seeing her somewhat concerned about Mrs. Xue’s injuries, they immediately whispered to her.

“Her injuries, they were caused by the second young master of the Shu family. Steward Lu, you might not know, but on the day the Shu family men arrived, Mrs. Xue was at home recuperating. The female family members hadn’t yet returned, and she spoke ill of Madam Hou and your Sixth Young Lady, painting them as utterly wicked. As a result, as soon as Madam Hou and her daughter returned, the second master beat Madam Hou and even drove them out.”

“Now the Shu family regrets it, but it’s too late to bring them back, so they’ve placed all the blame on Mrs. Xue. They resent Mrs. Xue for misleading them, for harboring ill intentions and sowing discord, claiming it’s all her fault. Just yesterday, I don’t know who mentioned it, but it seemed like your family was cooking something delicious. The aroma was irresistible just passing by your house.”

“After returning home, the Shu family, eating their coarse food, felt discontent and instantly became furious. That second son of the Shu family has a particularly bad temper and directly smashed a stool on Mrs. Xue’s head, and blood was seen on the spot.”

In fact, there was another thing she didn’t mention: the Shu family also blamed Mrs. Xue for bringing Lu Shuyu back, causing them to suffer under Shu Yu’s authority and act subserviently in front of her.

Moreover, because Shu Yu had become the steward, Shu Feng and Shu Quan could no longer change to a more lucrative job of hunting in the mountains.

If they could go to the mountains, the Shu family could have meat to eat.

So, all in all, everything was blamed on Mrs. Xue.

Hearing all this, Shu Yu wanted to laugh, “It really is… a dog eat dog world.”

From now on, whenever she was doing slightly better or had any kind of good fortune, wouldn’t the Shu family feel provoked?

Now they had blamed Mrs. Xue, but once they tormented her to death, who would be next?