Chapter 577: Compensation and Apology
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ah Yu’s face was not the wide shoulders, narrow waist, and slender eyebrows type that was popular nowadays, but anyone who had seen her could not deny that she was a beauty. In the future, she would definitely be a peerless beauty. The beauty of a girl was ever-changing and colorful. Some were pretty, some were elegant, some were strong, some looked pitiful, and some looked high spirited.
As for Ah Yu, she gave off a feeling that it was very easy to feel close to her because she always had a smile on her face. Even if she deliberately pulled a long face, she still carried a hint of cuteness.
At a glance, it was obvious that she was a child raised in a happy family. Her eyes were too clean, and she was not stupid. After a few years of traveling and studying, she had shed some of her ignorance and gained some wisdom.
Seeing that the scholar had stopped talking, everyone subconsciously looked at Ah Yu.
Yes, this was a very good-looking girl. When she grew up, it was unknown what kind of beauty she would become.
“But this little girl looks a little too young. She’s only in her early teens. My eleven-year-old granddaughter is only this tall.” An old man gestured.
When Ah Yu heard this height, she wanted to reply, but Old Madam Wang pinched her fingers through her sleeve. Only then did she look down and remain silent.
Now that it was Grandma had stepped out, of course she had to let Grandma suppress the other party. In any case, no matter what Grandma said, she just had to do as she said and Grandma would definitely not let her suffer. This was also a principle that Ah Yu had long concluded.
[Your Grandma is really powerful.] Even Meatbail had to admire Old Madam Wang. In this feudal world, it had never seen many people who were so confident in facing officials.
Especially the governor of Wanning City. He was even more terrifying than the governor of Wangbei County.
Moreover, this was an upright governor.
When the governor heard the commotion, he immediately slapped the gavel, scaring everyone into silence and not daring to speak loudly.
“Someone, summon the coroner!”
The onlookers started whispering. Since the coroner has been called, that examinee must be dead, right?
What a pity. The Imperial Examination was imminent, and he might even be able to get a spot on the Golden List. However, he had inexplicably fallen in this place. If the examinee’s family found out, who knows how heartbroken they would be?
On the other hand, Ah Yu was not very worried. She had practiced martial arts before. Although she could not compare to Big Brother Ah You and her brothers at home, she still had the ability to distinguish between sound and aura.
Scholar Lu was still breathing and was slowly recovering. Clearly, he was fine.
Ah Yu was discussing Scholar Lu’s matter with Meatbail. At this point, even the slowest person would have realized that the root cause of this matter was Scholar Lu’s disdain for women.
The fact that they can speak bluntly here, and that the surrounding students did not have any special reactions, indicates that most people nowadays think the same way.
“Elf, 1 want to open a women’s academy now and let the women participate in the Imperial Examination too!”
[Kid, 1 know your thoughts are very good, but you should consider that the current situation is not suitable.]
Ah Yu also understood this principle, but now that she had encountered such a thing, she understood how difficult the situation was for women.
“I know that 1 can’t let them participate in the Imperial Examination, but 1’11 make a test system myself and let them take it. After the test, I’ll arrange for them to work in our shops. Is that okay?” All Yu quickly changed her perspective.
[You can, but your family doesn’t have many shops. In the future, when the other female students graduate, where will they go to work?]
Ah Yu said without hesitation, “Then I can open new shops for them. I have money!”
[I’m very supportive of you, but I think you should discuss it with your Grandma. Your Grandma is a very smart person. She might be able to provide you with a different train of thought at the critical moment. What do you think?]
No matter what All Yu thought, Meatball felt that it was very cute and wanted to help her complete it. However, this did not mean that it did not have other opinions.
For example, it vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter, but as a meatball, it could not think too deeply.
The main reason was that its thinking was completely different.
It did not care about the feudal system at all. It did not even care about the entire world system. It could even deal with the Origin Space, so why would it care about the feudal world’s royal family?
While they were discussing, the coroner had also finished his examination and reported loudly, “Sir, this scholar is in good health. He’s fine, but there’s a mark on his neck. 1 checked and found that he’d pinched himself. It has nothing to do with anyone else.”
At this moment, Scholar Lu had already woken up slowly. The governor had even asked someone to give him a cup of tea. He finished it and coughed for a long time.
Hearing the coroner’s words, Scholar Lu weakly expressed his anger. “Sir coroner, 1 have had no grievances with you in the past and have no grudges with you recently. Why are you slandering me like this? Why would 1 pinch myself? Have I gone crazy?”
Scholar Lu looked at All Yu and scoffed as if he’d dirtied his eyes. He looked at Qin Huai again and pointed at him. “It’s him! At that time, I felt that there was something wrong with the way this young man looked at me. It was definitely him. There are so many tall guards behind him. They might have attacked me when I wasn’t paying attention!”
Scholar Lu was right. When Scholar Lu spoke rudely, Chi Jia and Chi Tu attacked at the same time. One of them used True Qi to seal Scholar Lu’s throat, and the other hit his tendons.
Chi Jia and Chi Tu were both nurtured by Empress Qin with great effort. They were comparable to the experts in the Imperial City. How could a small scholar notice them?
However, the True Qi circulated in his throat, causing him to think that he was suffocating. The tendons in his hands did not listen to him and he could not loosen them. He almost strangled himself to death.
If it was an ordinary coroner, they would naturally not be able to find anything.
Even if the experts of the Imperial City came, they still could not find any clues.
Old Madam Wang would acknowledge that it was indeed a provocation to the other party. After all, once it reaches the court, she cannot simply make baseless claims. The magistrate will make the judgment based on the evidence presented.
The current Emperor Minghua had once ordered serious laws. In the winter of the 16th year of Minghua, corruption and favoritism were investigated everywhere. Back then, Yongding County was like this.
Later on, Emperor Minghua ordered that everything had to be fair and just. They only recognized evidence and legal principles. As officials, they could not be biased. Even if the murderer was identified, they had to find evidence.
It was unknown how strong the enforcement was in other places, but in Wanning City, the governor would never dare to openly disobey.
This was the reason why Old Madam Wang was fearless.
Scholar Lu had suffered a huge loss and was even ordered to apologize. His face turned red as he bowed to Old Madam Wang.
Old Madam Wang moved aside. “The person you should apologize to is my granddaughter, not an old woman like me.”
How could Scholar Lu be willing? He was immediately angry. “On account of the fact that you’re an elder, I’ve already endured it repeatedly. Don’t push your luck!”
Old Madam Wang originally wanted to sit on the ground, but the image of Third Aunt Hu rolling on the ground suddenly appeared in her mind. She immediately changed her actions to a dry howl and stomped her feet at the governor. “Sir, look at this scholar. He’s bullying people!”
The governor trembled when he was treated like this by an old lady. He almost lost his grip on the wooden hammer.
He raised his voice and shouted angrily at Scholar Lu, “Scholar Lu, it seems that you still don’t know your mistake. You have to have a taste of the prison of our government office!”
Scholar Lu held back his anger and apologized to Ah Yu. “I’m sorry. It’s… it’s… it’s my fault. I hope you won’t blame me.”
Under Old Madam Wang’s signal, Ah Yu nodded and said coldly, “Mn.”
Scholar Lu was unhappy again. “Young lady, you’re not going to forgive me?”
“The Lord only asked you to apologize. If you’re asked to apologize, you should just apologize. But the Lord didn’t say what we should do,” Ah Yu said. “Moreover, 1 don’t have to forgive you just because you apologized. I don’t want to forgive you.”
She hated this scholar!
She even said that she had insulted the title of top scorer. This was a stupid scholar!
“You!” Scholar Lu exploded.
This little girl was really insulting the cultured!
Mother was right. He really shouldn’t be entangled with women. They were all unreasonable..