A Good Country Wife

Chapter 702: Chapter 695_1

Although Ceng Lu was reluctant, he nonetheless knew that the situation was pressing. He understood the butler’s intention and realized that this was not the time for bravado or stubbornness. Lin Yue had brought many people with her, and the government office was already struggling to cope with the number of people they had. Furthermore, there had been an incident in the government office, a disturbance caused by some unknown figure from the martial world, which left even fewer available capable hands. The only course of action now was to release the captives first and plan their next move later. Moreover, with the commotion caused today, he had an excuse to call up local military forces.

“Since the turmoil within the government office was the result of traitors colluding with external thieves, Madam Lin’s actions today are somewhat understandable. I, the Magistrate, will let you go for now. If further investigation reveals any impropriety or falsity, I will have someone summon you back to the government office.” Ceng Lu said and gestured with his hand, signaling the Government Officials to clear the way and let Lin Yue and her people leave.

Upon hearing Ceng Lu’s words, Lin Yue felt somewhat relieved that Ceng Lu at least had some sense. Although she knew this scoundrel definitely had not abandoned his thoughts and would not let things go so easily, as long as they didn’t cause trouble right at the government office’s entrance, that was all that mattered. After all, even though she now possessed wealth and Zhao Erhu was performing tasks for the Emperor, her status was still that of a commoner. The fact that she dared to confront the Government Officials at the government office was audacious, regardless of the reasoning, and was bound to provoke criticism.