"This is my horse," Marquis Gu said seriously.
Gu Jiao looked at him with doubtful eyes, seemingly evaluating the truth of his words.
Marquis Gu's heart fluttered under her gaze, suddenly reminded of the wolf ordeal, and he hurriedly said, "I didn't toss it away, I accidentally lost it!"
Lost items can be picked up, but if the owner claims them, they must be returned, otherwise, it would constitute a crime of misappropriation.
The Zhou and Liao families had suffered from not returning the silver coins they found belonging to Young Master Xiaoqin, resulting in them being punished at the Yamen and fined a considerable amount of silver.
Of course, Marquis Gu didn't know about the blunder of the Gu Family, but he thought he should be able to frighten a young girl: "If you don't return it to me, you'll be taken by the county magistrate to get a beating!"
Rural folks might not have heard of the marquis, but they definitely knew about the county magistrate.
