Chapter 2108: Something Feels Off (Patreon)

Chapter 2108: Something Feels Off

As they returned from the mountains, the group carried various items with them. Applauding for such fine hunting seemed reasonable, but the village folk couldn't help but notice the large amount of flowers they held. How could there be peach blossoms at this time of year?

Confusion filled their eyes as they watched the group return to the entrance of the Lu family's house.

Inside, there were hardly any people left in the Lu residence. It was well into the afternoon, and the guests who came to visit Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng had already left.

However, there was something strange in the air.

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance, feeling that something was amiss. They handed the flowers they had picked to Ah Ning, who had rushed out, and then inquired with concern when they saw Lan Hua, whose eyes were slightly red, "What happened? Did someone bully you?"

Lan Hua shook her head, denying any wrongdoing. On the other hand, Zhou Qiao seemed hesitant, her face somewhat uneasy, but she remained silent.

Li Shi, on the contrary, slammed the cloth in her hand onto the table and sneered, "I knew that An Qing married a busybody. Look at the nonsense she's saying. What business is it of hers to meddle in our affairs? If it weren't for the fact that she's heavily pregnant, I would have dealt with her directly."

Shu Yu found herself even more puzzled. Shu You leaned in and whispered in her ear, "An Qing is the younger cousin from the senior branch of the Li family. He's a year younger than you and recently married a girl from the town. Her family is quite well-off, and she even has a maid with her. She's a bit pampered."

Describing her as "pampered" was being polite. Given Li Shi's family background, they would never have been able to marry someone from the town, especially a girl from a decent family.

However, since Li Shi was the eldest aunt of the county princess, the Lu family naturally had connections, and arranging marriages was much simpler for them.

This girl was from the town, and her family ran a small business. She had quite a haughty demeanor.