The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1075: Chapter 1075: Was Already Favored Yesterday

Shu Yu was deep in thought when the assistant of Magistrate Yang called out to her, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, Monarch Lu Xiang?”

Shu Yu snapped back to herself and heard the assistant say, ”If Monarch Lu Xiang has any matters, just feel free to instruct me.”

”Oh, right, there is indeed something.” Shu Yu smiled and turned around, scanning the innkeeper whose face had gone pale and the group of middle-aged men wanting to retreat, and said slowly, ”I mentioned earlier that I wanted to report to the authorities. Coincidentally, two officers just asked me to wait a moment. I wonder if I can report now.”

Lord Wan’s words made everyone present realize that this young lady before them was not someone easy to bully with her weak appearance. She is the Monarch, and even the magistrate speaks to her kindly.

Not to mention the innkeeper and middle-aged man wanting to scheme against her, even the two officers who had earlier accepted the pieces of silver from them changed their expressions.

They quickly stuffed the pieces of silver back to the middle-aged man and turned to Shu Yu, cupping their hands and saying, ”Yes, Monarch Lu Xiang indeed said she wanted to report this to the authorities.”

The assistant nodded, ”In that case, why don’t we go inside the inn and discuss this slowly?”

”Alright.”

Shu Yu led the way inside. After walking a few steps, she stopped, pointing at the middle-aged man trying to sneak away, ”Don’t go, let’s have the authorities properly judge the case and see who is truly at fault.”

”Heh, heh, Monarch Lu Xiang, you see, this is all just a misunderstanding.” The middle-aged man laughed awkwardly.

The innkeeper hurriedly added, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, rest assured, we will certainly compensate you for the fright your White Horse suffered.”

Shu Yu looked at them with amusement, ”Oh, now you want to compensate me? Earlier it seemed like you wanted me to compensate you, didn’t you?”

The two of them dared not make a sound.

The assistant squinted his eyes and raised his hand directly, ”Alright, stop standing here, let’s go in and talk.”

Shu Yu went in first, with two officers standing behind the middle-aged man, making it impossible for him to leave, so he had no choice but to follow inside.

In the courtyard, a veterinarian was already tending to the injured mule and horse.

Since the veterinarian was there, Shu Yu could just ask how the horse died and whether there were any signs of being kicked.

The veterinarian examined it carefully and was very sure there weren’t any.

Actually, the situation wasn’t complicated. After all, the courtyard wall collapsed suddenly, and the middle-aged man’s idea to extort Shu Yu was improvised, so his plan was full of mistakes and loopholes.

Quickly, under the officers’ interrogation, several people confessed clearly.

Shu Yu had arrived early yesterday to take shelter from the rain, and Dabai had rested in the stable early as well.

The middle-aged man and his group arrived only by dusk and immediately noticed Dabai. The horse was energetic, with a shiny coat, making anyone envious at a glance.

The middle-aged man didn’t think of claiming the horse as his own at the time, just curiously inquired a bit more.

This inquiry revealed that the owner of the White Horse was just a young girl accompanied only by a maid. According to the innkeeper, she didn’t seem like a local and might have run away from home or something.

In any case, they hadn’t left the inn since arriving yesterday. They even had their meals delivered by the waiter, seeming a bit shy or cautious.

The middle-aged man at that time thought about asking Shu Yu if he could buy the White Horse from her.

Who knew an accident would happen suddenly, with the wall collapsing in the morning, and the middle-aged man rushed over first, immediately seeing the scene in the stable.