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Chapter 212: A Grandfather and Grandson Reunite
Chapter 212: A Grandfather and Grandson Reunite
The farmer incredulously pointed at Lu Yuan, his aged eyes widening like copper bells, "Daughter, what did you say? This young man who's been causing me trouble all this way is my long-lost grandson?"
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Lu Yuan scoffed, "Who would want to be your grandson?"
Zong Zhengxi was stunned.
After all this time, they were actually grandfather and grandson? Then, what about all the hardships I endured on the journey?
Starving, running for my life, falling and even getting imprisoned...
Was I just a pawn in their reunion?
Liu Qingyun looked at her father and son, who seemed ready to strangle each other, and was equally bewildered, "You... didn't know each other before? How did you end up together?"
Meng Qianqian was also surprised.
Yu Zichuan had only told her that Lu Yuan and Zong Zhengxi were thrown into the county prison, but he hadn't mentioned anything about a 'grandfather' appearing out of nowhere.
"Why did you follow me if you didn't want to be my grandson?"
"Then why did you go to the restaurant to treat me if you didn't have the money?"
"I... I didn't know the restaurants in the capital were so expensive!"
"You two, stop arguing!"
Liu Qingyun interrupted their bickering, entered the cell, grabbed her son's hand, and frowned, "Did you poison him?"
"I didn't!" The farmer vehemently denied it.
Seeing Liu Qingyun staring at him sternly, he cleared his throat, "Just a little."
Liu Qingyun immediately forced out the poison from Lu Yuan's body and crushed the poison toad without hesitation.
The farmer tried to stop her, but it was too late, "Oh no—my poison toad!"
Liu Qingyun gritted her teeth, "If you do this again, I'll burn all your poison toads!"
The farmer lamented, "He poisoned me first!"
Liu Qingyun turned to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan replied nonchalantly, "Just a little poison."
The farmer exploded, "I knew it!"
Liu Qingyun's lips twitched, "The grandson poisons the grandfather, and the grandfather infests the grandson with poison toads..."
When other grandparents and grandchildren meet, they are often teary-eyed with joy. But when her father and son met, it was a battle to the death!
If she hadn't come tonight, she would have had to collect one of their corpses tomorrow.
The guard outside had grown impatient and knocked on the cell door with a key, "Hey! Have you decided? Which two are you bailing out?"
Everyone became awkward at these words.
Especially Liu Qingyun.
She had come to bail out her father and the child, but she didn't know her son was also there.
In a flash, she grabbed her father with one hand and her son with the other, "Bail them both out!"
Zong Zhengxi, who had just been abandoned, was speechless.
Meng Qianqian suppressed the slight smile on her lips and hurried to pay another ransom.
The ransom was paid to the county office for their release, and the meal money was also settled.
Liu Qingyun scowled, "A meal costs two hundred taels, and bailing you out cost one thousand five hundred taels."
Lu Yuan glanced at the farmer, "He wanted to eat."
The farmer asked, "Didn't you eat?"
Liu Qingyun's face hardened, "Are you arguing again?"
Lu Yuan let out a cold hum.
The farmer wanted to hum in response, but he didn't dare.
When his daughter got angry, it was terrifying.
Liu Qingyun turned to her father, "Meet your granddaughter-in-law."
Meng Qianqian stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the farmer, "Qianqian greets her grandfather."
The farmer immediately beamed with joy and looked at Meng Qianqian with a smile, "Granddaughter-in-law, you're so likable! Here, let me give you a gift!"
As he spoke, he took out a small bottle from his waist pouch.
"Put away your bugs..." Liu Qingyun's words were cut short as she caught sight of the green peacock bottle.
The farmer had walked around the prison, his hands dirty from the soil, and when he handed the gift to Meng Qianqian, some dirt inevitably rubbed off.
Meng Qianqian accepted it without a hint of disgust, her heart filled with joy.
The farmer was satisfied, "An old man like me is all dirty, and you still don't mind."
Meng Qianqian smiled, "Grandfather, what are you saying? You've traveled all the way from Miaojiang, enduring the fatigue of the journey. You must be exhausted. Let's head back to the manor."
The farmer readily agreed, "I'll listen to my granddaughter-in-law!"
Meng Qianqian turned to Lu Yuan and saw his cold expression, unwilling to leave. She paused, gently holding his hand, "Husband, I'll come earlier next time."
Her words clearly implied that his anger was not because of her grandfather, but because she had arrived late.
It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Meng Qianqian was giving them a way out.
Lu Yuan remained silent.
Meng Qianqian gently shook his hand, giving him some face.
Lu Yuan coldly acknowledged with a hum, leading her out of the prison by the hand.
The farmer crossed his arms, "You little rascal!"
Liu Qingyun's face turned stern, "Father, be nice to my son!"
The farmer immediately lowered his hands, "Alright."
Unfilial daughter! Having a son made her forget her father!
After leaving the prison, Meng Qianqian spoke to Zong Zhengxi, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. To ease the worries of the Retired Emperor and the Empress Consort, I've informed the palace that you'll be staying at the Governor's Mansion tonight."
Zong Zhengxi looked down at himself; in his disheveled state, it was indeed inappropriate to return to the palace, or else it might cause another uproar.
He nodded slightly to Meng Qianqian, "Thank you."
After a harrowing day, Zong Zhengxi was both physically and mentally exhausted. As soon as he got into the carriage, he fell asleep.
Liu Qingyun and the farmer also boarded Meng Qianqian's carriage.
Yu Zichuan sat atop the carriage, polishing his bow.
When the incident occurred, he had been polishing his bow in the carriage at the front gate. By the time he chased after Lu Yuan and the others, who had escaped from the back gate, they had already been captured.
The farmer had left a secret signal on the rooftop, which his guard recognized and used to contact Liu Qingyun, who was also in the capital.
In the carriage, the grandfather and granddaughter exchanged looks of mutual dislike.
The farmer said with disdain, "Daughter, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Is he really my grandson? He doesn't look like me at all!"
Seeing the two of them rolling their eyes in perfect synchronization, Meng Qianqian couldn't help but think to herself that there must be some resemblance.
Lu Yuan spoke coldly, "Indeed, he doesn't resemble you. He's cunning and crafty."
"Oh my! You're quite the talker!" The farmer crossed his right leg over his left and hugged it, saying, "That's what they mean by experience makes one wiser!"
Lu Yuan chuckled, "But didn't you also get poisoned?"
The farmer retorted fiercely, "And didn't you get infested by my poison toad?"
Meng Qianqian whispered a reminder, "Grandfather, you're lowering your status."
The farmer was taken aback.
Meng Qianqian scanned their faces, taking in their expressions, and said, "Since we're all here, let's clear up the misunderstandings from the past."
The farmer asked, "What misunderstandings? Ah, granddaughter-in-law, are you talking about when this kid went missing? Why didn't we look for him after he disappeared, letting him suffer for so many years?"
As he spoke, his face seemed to age with the weight of time, "Actually, back then..."
Liu Qingyun clutched her handkerchief tightly, "What happened back then was my fault."
(End of Chapter)
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