Chapter 221: Going to the County Yamen

 Chapter 221: Going to the County Yamen

Ningshui Street is the longest and widest main street in Jiangyuan County. From one end to the other, there are not just hundreds of shops, but around seventy to eighty. It's practically unrealistic to find someone in such a place. Jiang Yi pondered for a moment. "Didn't the girl say she's friends with Miss Ding? Maybe we can ask Miss Ding to relay the message for us." Deng Shi also thought it made sense. "Alright, I'll go to the Ding residence and have a look." After saying that, she went into the shop, changed her clothes, and left. Shu Yu never expected that she would encounter Third Young Master Jiang, who had a notorious reputation in the Jiang family, just by going to buy some wine. Today, she was still wearing old clothes she had brought from home, casually tying two braids, and she looked all disheveled. With such an appearance, even Third Young Master Jiang could stoop so low. He must be quite desperate. Shu Yu quickly arrived at Liufang Lane. There was no one at home as they had all gone to Yiren Ge at this time. Even San Ya and Da Hu went to help out at the shop, although there might not be many customers there. Shu Yu helped the old lady take everything down and arrange them in the house before changing into different clothes and heading out again. "Grandma, let me go to the yamen myself. You can rest at home." The old lady shook her head. "It's alright, I'm not tired. I'll go with you." She insisted, and Shu Yu didn't say anything more. The two of them carried three bottles of wine and made their way to the county yamen. The atmosphere at the entrance of the county yamen wasn't as tense as a few days ago. There were guards on both sides. Shu Yu was in luck. One of the guards on duty today happened to be the one who delivered the gifts to her family's shop on behalf of Lord Xiang the other day. The guard recognized her and immediately said to another guard, then descended the steps and walked towards her. "Miss Lu, are you here to see Lord Xiang?" This guard didn't know that she and Lord Xiang had only met once. All he knew was that Lord Xiang had repeatedly instructed him to deliver the gifts to the Lu family properly. He also emphasized that it should be done openly in front of everyone, which was clearly supporting Miss Lu. Moreover, after they took the Lu family from another clothing shop that caused trouble back to report the incident to Lord Xiang, he immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the Lü family. They indeed discovered quite a few things. Although they were all trivial matters, it was enough to keep the Lü family entertained. That old man is still locked up in prison. So when Shu Yu appeared again, the soldiers naturally assumed she was there to see the high-ranking official. But Shu Yu shook her head and smiled, ''I'm not here to see your superior, I'm here to see you.'' The soldier was stunned, doubting if he had misheard. He pointed at himself and asked, ''Me?'' "'Yes.'" ''Well, if you have any business, feel free to tell me. I'll do my best to help.'' The old lady in the back was amazed by what she heard. She used to think the officials in the county office were difficult to deal with, and it was best to avoid them. But now, after a real interaction, she actually found them... quite easy to talk to? Upon hearing him say that, Shu Yu's smile became even brighter. ''Indeed, I do have something that I would like to trouble you with. You see, my uncle, Yuan Shanchuan, disappeared suddenly over half a month ago. He was supposed to return home early, but there has been no word from him.'' "Yuan Shanchuan?'' The soldier pondered for a moment. ''That name sounds familiar.'' Shu Yu nodded. ''Yes, two days ago, the Yuan family came to the official office to report the case.'' The soldier suddenly realized, ''Oh, right, there was such a thing.''

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