The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1478: Chapter 1478: They Are Different

Shu Yu wholeheartedly agreed, ”Luckily my younger brother is not like that.”

Madam Ruan nodded repeatedly, ”Yes, after this incident, I was worried for quite a while, afraid that our family would end up like the Zhang family. I even specifically talked to Ah Rui about this. Fortunately, your brother is now educated and sensible, and he’s becoming more and more humble. I’m pleased to see that.”

Initially, Madam Ruan was most worried about Third Lu. After all, in the entire Lu family, Third Lu was the one most likely to be reckless, relying on someone backing him.

But she was wrong; her third brother and sister-in-law are very shrewd in major matters, though they quibble over small things.

With the Zhang family’s past mistakes laid bare, Madam Ruan’s concerns were inevitable.

Shu Yu put her arm around her mother’s shoulder, ”Don’t worry, our family is different from the Zhang family. County Magistrate Zhang didn’t recognize her position clearly, but I do.”

Madam Ruan’s eyes curved into a smile, ”Yes, County Magistrate Zhang cannot compare to Yu. With Yu in our family, such a thing would never happen.”

”That’s right. Alright, let’s go. It’s getting late.”

Madam Ruan had rested enough, stood up, picked up her bundle, and left the inn.

Shu Yu and the others boarded the carriage, and unexpectedly saw County Magistrate Zhang again when the carriage reached the city gate.

This time, County Magistrate Zhang didn’t notice Shu Yu. She was being helped by a maid onto a... mule carriage.

Shu Yu raised her eyebrows. When she came to their home looking for trouble last time, she arrived in a luxurious and spacious carriage with guards by her side, but now she could only sit in a narrow mule carriage?

Moreover, the place she just came out from seemed to be a small grocery store of modest scale.

It seemed that Zhang Maolin’s incident had a significant impact on County Magistrate Zhang.

Shu Yu pondered for a moment, lowered the curtain, and the carriage and mule carriage passed by each other.

When they returned to the county town, it was already evening. The carriage first went to Liufang Alley to unload the cloth inside.

While Guo Bing was unloading, Shu Yu took the opportunity to visit the Meng family, who also lived in Liufang Alley.

At home, only Meng Yunzheng was present. Meng Han had helped Ms. Guo take Little Song Le out to play today and hadn’t returned yet.

Shu Yu shared the information she had gathered from the Tan family with Meng Yunzheng. The latter furrowed his brow upon hearing it, ”If there is indeed a problem with the authorities in Changjin Prefecture, it would explain why Qi Lie hasn’t responded yet.”

After receiving his letter, Qi Lie would most likely send someone to investigate.

The outcome of the investigation was still unknown, but if the authorities were under the Second Prince’s control, anyone sent there would undoubtedly face difficulties. The lack of response so far might mean something has gone wrong. Perhaps even... their actions have alerted the enemy.

Worried, Shu Yu asked, ”Should we go to Changjin Prefecture?”

”Not for now, let’s wait for more information. Going back right after we’ve returned would only draw more attention.” Especially since he was now the third best in Changjin Prefecture’s exam and was considered the Second Prince’s ’brother’, anything he did would be scrutinized. There’s a chance they would be monitored as soon as they entered Changjin Prefecture’s territory.

Shu Yu nodded, feeling somewhat regretful. If only they could have taken down the Second Prince along with Gong Qiu when dealing with him back then.

If the late emperor hadn’t been so concerned with appearances and had directly executed the Second Prince along with Gong Qiu, there wouldn’t be so many problems now.

But now, the Second Prince has resurfaced, even joining forces with the Third Prince. Meng Yunzheng’s card was exposed while dealing with Gong Qiu, making it much more difficult to confront them.