The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076 Disposal

With the advantage of time, place, and people, such an opportunity presented itself, how could the middle-aged man willingly let it go?

Before anyone else could come over, he didn’t even care about his own horse still buried underneath, and rushed straight to the coachman.

The coachman, who was nervously holding the frightened horse, suddenly found a string of copper coins stuffed into his hands.

Upon hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the coachman was tempted and accepted the copper coins. When Shu Yu arrived, he timely gave false testimony.

The innkeeper was overwhelmed with anxiety as the inn made such a major mistake, which was indeed his fault. The courtyard wall had been unstable for some time but he kept delaying repairs, resulting in a disaster. This loss and compensation undoubtedly had to be borne by him.

The middle-aged man mentioned that as long as the innkeeper cooperated, once he obtained the White Horse, the innkeeper would only need to cover the injured horse’s treatment costs, and he wouldn’t need to compensate for the deceased horse.

The innkeeper was naturally relieved; the most affected guest was not pursuing the matter, so he wouldn’t have to bleed out financially.

Several of them struck a deal, and when Shu Yu arrived, they were indeed focused on her.

However, they didn’t know that Shu Yu was not at all the kind of person they thought they could easily bully; not to mention failing to get the White Horse, they might even face punishment themselves.

Magistrate Yang’s attendants and officers looked grim after listening; they had made the mistake of calculating against Monarch Lu Xiang.

Shu Yu’s expression made it clear that she wouldn’t swallow this injustice quietly.

The attendant wanted to ask Shu Yu how she’d like the matter handled to her satisfaction.

Shu Yu needed to continue her journey and truly didn’t have time to dwell on this issue, so she suggested he make the decision himself, as long as it followed the rules.

The matter was handed over to the officers for processing, while Shu Yu asked the veterinarian to help check if Dabai was hurt.

The veterinarian carefully examined Dabai and then smiled and shook his head, saying, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, rest assured, this White Horse is in great spirits and nothing serious is wrong.”

Compared to the other horses in the stable, the White Horse’s performance was indeed excellent.

Shu Yu stroked Dabai’s head and felt somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, the officers had already deliberated, and the final result was that the innkeeper was responsible for all compensations. Someone had been sent to find the inn’s boss, though the boss hadn’t arrived yet. But due to the innkeeper’s significant responsibility, it’s estimated that paying money wouldn’t be enough; he might also lose his future prospects.

As for the middle-aged man and his group along with the coachman, they wouldn’t escape punishment for framing and falsely accusing the Village Chief.

According to the Dasu dynasty’s laws, they would be beaten with twenty boards, detained for half a month, have their money confiscated, and compensate the victim with silver taels.

Shu Yu had no objections to this; she knew the middle-aged man and his group were not locals and looked like they had come for business.

This delay caused quite a significant loss.

She needed to continue her journey, so she declined the attendant’s invitation to rest at the government office, accepted the compensation money, and set out with Ying Xi.

The attendant and officers accompanied her to the city gate before returning.

Setting off again, Shu Yu was still somewhat concerned about Dabai’s condition, so at first, they kept a slow pace.

By the second day, after confirming Dabai truly had no issues, they increased their speed.

Three days later, they arrived at Huajiang Prefecture, heading straight to the Huajiang Prefecture Pier as they were planning to take a boat.

Upon inquiry after disembarking, Ying Xi found out that they had arrived a step too late; an earlier ship capable of taking carriages and horses had departed an hour ago.

The next one wouldn’t leave until noon the following day.