Chapter 114 - Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Emerging Clues (2/2)

“What’s the matter, why did we suddenly stop?” Su Wenyue, sitting inside the horse carriage, felt it come to a halt and asked somewhat puzzled.

“Miss, there appears to be people blocking the road ahead, and it seems they’re targeting us,” the servant’s voice was tense. This stretch of road was somewhat isolated, with few people around. They were confronted by several people, and it was obvious that the two of them, master and servant, were no match for their ambushers.

Su Wenyue lifted the carriage curtain upon hearing this and indeed saw several young guys surrounding their horse carriage, both in front and behind. Some of them looked familiar, as if they were from Xinhe Village, but she had no idea why they would want to stop them like this.

Seeing Su Wenyue emerge, some of the young guys whistled loudly upon seeing her beauty.

“Wow, indeed a rare beauty, delicate and tender, worthy of being a daughter of a Wealthy Family, truly beautiful!”

“Yeah, no wonder Han Family’s Fourth Son is besotted, leaving his cousin in the dust, anyone would have made the same choice.”

“Who are you people, and what are you doing blocking the road? Move aside!” Su Wenyue kept an eye on her surroundings, picking up on the insinuations in their words and seriously hoping for the best despite worrying. However, she made sure not to show this concern and sternly scolded them.

“Tsk, still putting on the air of a miss, eh? That act might work on your little cousin, but we’re not buying it,” said one brash youth, eliciting a round of laughter from the others as they closed in on Su Wenyue’s carriage.

“What do you want to do? Do you know who our miss is? If you dare lay a hand on her, neither the old master nor the Young Master will spare you!” Despite feeling afraid, the servant stepped in front of Su Wenyue, bravely shielding her. He knew that running away now would only lead to punishment by the old master, so it was better to make a good impression in hopes of being reused if they survived this ordeal.

“Hah, what a joke, if we didn’t know who your miss was, why would we stop here? Do you think we have nothing better to do?” The young man’s tone became even more disdainful, as if they were part of some inside joke.

Su Wenyue was not foolish. After carefully contemplating the situation, she realized that these people were waiting here specifically for her, clearly aware of her identity and schedule. Knowing that not many were aware of her visit to her mother’s family, she recalled Mrs. Liu’s remarks that Jiang Chunlan had been frequently mingling with some idle village youths lately. These pieces seemed to connect.

“Ah Qi (Han Yu’s given name is Xiu Qi), what’s wrong? You seem preoccupied today. Is there trouble at home?” Chen Shuang, noticing Han Yu’s disquiet, asked with concern.

Han Yu shook his head, his brow furrowing. He didn’t know why, but he felt uneasy, a feeling he had never experienced before. Thinking of his wife visiting her mother’s family, Han Yu decided to return home early to check on things.

“Ah Shuang, we’ve nearly finished hunting for today, how about we head back early?” Han Yu proposed as he started to pack up, and Chen Shuang, always easy to agree, naturally had no objections.