The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1057: Chapter 1057: Meng Yunzheng Returns to the Capital

One hour? So fast.

”Is everything packed?”

Meng Yunzheng smiled and said, ”There’s nothing much to pack.” He was prepared to rush to the capital without much delay, so he only prepared a small bundle.

Knowing Shu Yu was worried, Meng Yunzheng could only reassure her, ”You stay home and wait for me. The Fifth Prince is there in the capital, everything is ready, the issue isn’t big.”

That’s what he said, but who knows if there will be any unexpected events?

Shu Yu gently touched her wrist; she was wearing a bracelet, which Meng Yunzheng had given her that morning.

He said it was the only thing left by her mother.

That fire years ago burned down the Meng family’s house, destroying the things inside. After the fire was put out, very few items were still intact.

This bracelet was found with great difficulty.

Now wearing it on her wrist, Shu Yu still felt a burning sensation, as if it had been through a fire.

An hour passed quickly. Even though Shu Yu had much to say, she had to get up to see him off.

But when they reached the shadow wall, Meng Yunzheng stopped her, ”No need to see me off. It will only make it harder to part later. You’ve had a long day, go back and rest quickly. If anything happens, I’ll write to you. Xiang Weinan will get the news from the capital first-hand. If you want to know anything, just ask him.”

Shu Yu had to stop and, still worried, said, ”Be careful, I’ll be here waiting for your return.”

”Mm.”

Meng Yunzheng left, and Shu Yu stood at the shadow wall for a while before heading back.

The front hall was still bustling, with the laughter of children and the exclamations of the Lu family echoing continuously, sounding like they were witnessing a housewarming ceremony.

Actually, the gifts from the villagers were modest, mostly a bag of brown sugar, a small basket of eggs, or a piece of cloth.

Yet, despite this, the Lu family was looking at them with great interest.

As for the gifts from Doctor Xu and the others to Shu Yu, they had already been sent back to Yu Garden.

Shu Yu took a deep breath, pushed aside her messy thoughts, and entered the main room.

”What is everyone talking about?”

”Talking about the gift from Village Chief Fan,” the old lady said with a smile. ”This time he really was generous, giving two pieces of such fine silk.”

Shu Yu was also a bit surprised, ”Village Chief Fan gave it?”

”Which Village Chief Fan?” came an excited voice from outside. Shu Yu turned her head and saw, ”Zhao Xi?”

Zhao Xi was cheerfully walking in when her reaction startled him, ”What’s the matter?” Seeing him was like seeing a ghost—did he have something off about his appearance?

”Where did you just go? Why, why haven’t you left yet?” Shu Yu frowned, her tone a bit rushed.

Zhao Xi paused and then laughed, ”Leave for what? I went to the county office. You won’t believe it, that County Magistrate Zhang, clearly awake, was still pretending to be unconscious. Lord Xiang asked me to have a look. With just one acupuncture, she woke up. Now Xiang Weinan is conducting an inquiry; the results should be out later.”

The Lu family was very pleased, ”That County Magistrate Zhang causing trouble for no reason, she should be punished, right?”

Zhao Xi thought for a moment, ”I don’t know about County Magistrate Zhang, but Zhang Maolin is probably in for it, he...”

However, he was interrupted by Shu Yu before he could finish his sentence. She wasn’t concerned about what would happen to County Magistrate Zhang; she was just shocked.

”Zhao Xi, didn’t you go to the capital with Yun?”