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As they returned to the domain, Hsu Yi felt a bit uneasy and asked, “Did I cause trouble?”
“No, what trouble could you possibly cause?”
“When I was arguing with the envoy, I shouldn’t have mentioned that I’m from the Hsu Clan, and I certainly shouldn’t have told them my name.”
The fact that Hsu Yi had thought of this herself saved Wei Yuan the trouble of explaining.
In truth, even if Hsu Yi had revealed her identity, it wouldn't have been a big deal. She was, after all, the daughter of a distinguished clan. Never mind something as trivial as colluding with horse bandits, even if she had killed someone, as long as she could come up with even the slightest plausible excuse, she wouldn’t have to face the death penalty. If the victim was a commoner, she wouldn’t even need an excuse; she could simply pay compensation and settle the matter, and the amount wouldn’t be much.
On the way here, Wei Yuan had been pondering the purpose behind Yuan Qingyan’s dispatch of an envoy. After much deliberation, he concluded that the most likely scenario was that the commandery administrator intended to frame him for a crime. If he couldn’t resist striking back, it would play right into Yuan Qingyan’s hands.
The realm stone was erected by Wei Yuan. As the realm lord, Wei Yuan should have been the de facto commandery administrator for a hundred years. Only after a hundred years, or if the realm lord himself had transferred his title to another, would the commandery administrator be replaced. When the time came, the royal court...
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