The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 571 Apology
Ayu's face doesn't have the currently popular broad shoulders, narrow waist, and slender eyebrows, but anyone who has seen her cannot deny that she is a beauty in the making and will surely become a stunning figure in the future. A girl's beauty is ever-changing and diverse; some are gorgeous, some are elegant, some are intense, some are melancholic, and some are joyful.

Ayu gives people a feeling that makes it easy to feel close to her, because she always has a smile on her face, and even when she deliberately puts on a serious face, she still has a charming and innocent air about her.

This child clearly grew up in a loving environment; his eyes were almost too innocent, yet not naive. After a few years of studying abroad, he had shed some of his naiveté and gained more wisdom.

When everyone saw that the scholar had stopped talking, they subconsciously looked at Ayu.

Yes, she's a very pretty girl. I wonder how stunning she'll be when she grows up.

“But this little girl looks too young, only a little over ten years old. My eleven-year-old granddaughter is about the same height,” an old man gestured.

When Ayu heard about the height, she wanted to reply, but Old Mrs. Wang pinched her fingers through her sleeve, so she kept quiet and focused on her own thoughts.

Now that it's Grandma's turn to shine, of course we should let Grandma keep the other side in check. Whatever Grandma says, they just need to do it, and we definitely won't let them suffer any losses. This is a principle that Ayu has already figured out.

【Your grandma is really amazing.】Even Tuanzi had to admire Grandma Wang. In this feudal world, it had rarely seen anyone so confident in front of officials.

The prefect of Wanning City, in particular, is even more frightening than the governor of Wangbei County.

Moreover, this was a magistrate who was upright and incorruptible, the kind who wouldn't listen to reason.

Upon hearing the commotion below, the prefect slammed his gavel, startling everyone into silence, who dared not utter a sound.

"Someone, summon the coroner!"

The onlookers were saying, "They're already reporting the coroner; I guess that candidate is probably dead."
It's such a pity. The imperial examination was just around the corner, and he might have been able to pass with flying colors, but he inexplicably failed here. If the candidate's family knew, I wonder how heartbroken they would be.

On the contrary, Ayu was not too worried. She had practiced martial arts and, although she was not as good as her brother Ayou and the other brothers in the family, she still had the ability to distinguish auras by sound.

The scholar Lu was still breathing and was slowly recovering, so he was obviously not seriously injured.

Ayu was discussing the matter of that scholar Lu with Tuanzi. By now, even if Ayu was slow to realize what had happened, it all started because that scholar Lu looked down on women.

The fact that people can speak frankly here without any particular reaction from the students around them suggests that this is how most people think these days.

"Elf, I want to open a girls' academy right now, and I also want women to take the imperial examinations!"

【Honey, I know your idea is good, but you should consider that it's not really suitable for the current situation.】

Ayu understood this principle, but now that she had experienced this herself, she realized how difficult the situation was for women today.

“You know I don’t allow them to participate in the imperial examinations, but I’ll create my own examination system for them to take. After they pass, I’ll arrange for them to work in our family’s shop. Is that alright?” Ayu quickly changed her perspective.

"That's possible, but your family doesn't own many shops. What will happen to the other female students after they graduate?"

Without hesitation, Ayu said, "Then I can open a new shop for them. I have money!"

I fully support you, but I think you should discuss it with your grandmother. She's a very wise person and might be able to offer you a different perspective at crucial moments. What do you think?

No matter what Ayu's thoughts are, Tuanzi finds them adorable and wants to help her achieve them, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have other opinions.

For example, it vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter, but as a dumpling, it couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong.

The main difference is that their ways of thinking are completely different.

It doesn't care about feudalism at all. It doesn't even care about the entire system world. It can even confront its own mother clan's source space. Why would it care about feudal royalty?

While they were discussing the matter, the coroner finished his examination and loudly reported, "Your Honor, this scholar is in good health and has no serious injuries. However, there is a bruise on his neck, which I have examined and found to be self-inflicted and unrelated to anyone else." At this moment, Scholar Lu had slowly regained consciousness. The prefect even had someone give him a cup of tea, which he drank, but he coughed for quite a while afterward.

Upon hearing the coroner's words, Lu Shusheng weakly expressed his anger: "This esteemed coroner, I have no past grievances or recent feuds with you, so why do you slander me like this? Why would I pinch myself? Have I lost my mind?"

Lu Shusheng looked at Ayu, then, as if his eyes were tainted, looked at Qin Huai again and pointed at him: "It was him! I felt that the way this young boy looked at me was very strange. It was definitely him who did it. He had so many tall and strong guards behind him. Maybe he took advantage of my inattention and did something terrible!"

Lu Shusheng was right. Just as Lu Shusheng was speaking rudely, Chijia and Chitu attacked at the same time. One of them used his true energy to seal Lu Shusheng's throat, while the other attacked his tendons.

Red Armor and Red Hare were trained by Empress Qin with great effort, comparable to experts in the imperial city. How could a mere scholar possibly notice them?

However, the internal energy swirled in his throat, making him think he was suffocating. His tendons wouldn't obey him, and he couldn't pull them off his grip, almost choking himself to death.

If it were a regular coroner, of course they wouldn't find anything.

Even with the arrival of experts from the capital, they still haven't been able to find any clues.

Old Mrs. Wang would admit it, of course, to provoke the other party. After all, once in court, it wouldn't be enough for her to just say it and the prefect would rule accordingly.

The current Emperor Minghua once ordered strict adherence to the law. In the winter of the sixteenth year of Minghua's reign, corruption, favoritism, and abuse of power were discovered in various places, including Yongding County.

Later, Emperor Minghua issued an order: everything should be done fairly and justly, based solely on evidence and legal principles. Officials must not be biased or credulous, and even if only the murderer is identified, evidence must still be found.

While the enforcement may vary in other places, in Wanning City, the prefect would never dare to openly disobey.

This is why Old Mrs. Wang is so fearless.

Lu Shusheng suffered a great loss and was ordered to apologize. His face turned red, and he bowed to Old Madam Wang.

Grandma Wang stepped aside: "You should apologize to my granddaughter, not to this old woman like me."

Lu Shusheng was not about to give up and immediately became angry: "I've been tolerant of you because you're an elder, don't push your luck!"

Old Mrs. Wang originally wanted to sit down on the ground, but suddenly the image of Aunt Hu throwing a tantrum on the ground appeared in her mind, so she immediately changed her action to howling, stomped her feet and looked at the magistrate: "Sir, look at this scholar, how much he bullies people!"

The prefect trembled at the old woman's treatment, and almost dropped his gavel.

He raised his voice and shouted angrily at Lu Shusheng: "Lu Shusheng, it seems you still don't know you're wrong. You'll have to taste the flavor of the government jail!"

Lu Shusheng, feeling aggrieved, apologized to Ayu: "I'm sorry, it was...it was...it was my rudeness, I hope you won't take offense, young lady."

At Grandma Wang's prompting, Ayu nodded and said coldly, "Mm."

Lu the scholar was displeased again: "Young lady, won't you say you forgive me?"

“The adults only told you to apologize, and that’s it. But they didn’t tell us what we should do,” Ayu said. “Besides, just because you apologize doesn’t mean I have to forgive you. I don’t want to forgive you.”

She just hates this scholar!
He even said she insulted the top scholar; what a stupid scholar!

"You!" Lu Shu was furious.

This little girl is truly an insult to civility!
Mother is right. We really shouldn't get entangled with women; they're unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)