Chapter 303: Treasure Piggy Causes Trouble Again
Chapter 303: Treasure Piggy Causes Trouble Again
"I think I heard Luo San's scream."
On the way down the mountain, Meng Qianqian turned back with a puzzled look and said, "There's an echo, listen."
Lu Yuan replied calmly, "Isn't that the old man's cry?"
Meng Qianqian perked up her ears and listened carefully, "It does sound like Grandfather, so everything's fine."
A heavy rain fell during the night, making the roads muddy, but the fresh mountain air and the scent of moist soil mixed with birdsong and flowers was refreshing.
The city had its hustle and bustle, but the mountains offered freedom.
Meng Qianqian closed her eyes in contentment and stretched leisurely, "Ah, so relaxing!"
"Watch your step."
Lu Yuan reminded her.
"Oh."
Meng Qianqian immediately jumped over the puddle ahead.
"Marquis."
"Yes?"
"Did you really tell Chancellor Xun that Luo San was also involved in framing Xun Yu?"
"No."
Lu Yuan answered straightforwardly.
Meng Qianqian's eyes widened in surprise, "You were tricking him!"
This little gambler, suddenly, I find you lacking in my presence! Lu Yuan said sternly, "That's called deception."
Meng Qianqian pouted, "You scholars, so troublesome."
Lu Yuan's voice turned cold, "Who do you think is troublesome?"
Meng Qianqian instantly became a little coward, "I'm troublesome, I'm troublesome!"
"Husband, where are we going next?"
Meng Qianqian changed the topic.
Calling him 'husband' now felt more natural.
Lu Yuan replied, "Back to the Garden."
Meng Qianqian asked, "Not hunting anymore?"
Lu Yuan glanced at her, "Do you want to hunt?"
Meng Qianqian shook her head, "I want to watch the battle, see who ultimately wins."
Lu Yuan said, "The Jin Yi Wei, Imperial Guards, and Jin Wu Wei have all deployed their most formidable forces. It will take at least seven or eight days to determine a winner, so there's no rush to watch the final battle."
"That makes sense."
Meng Qianqian nodded, then asked, "I wonder how Princess Wanping is doing."
Lu Yuan replied, "Chang Kuan is a top expert within the Retired Emperor's inner circle. With him protecting Princess Wanping, nothing will go wrong. Moreover, there are many troops in the forest who will also protect her."
Meng Qianqian nodded again, "That's true."
After all, Princess Wanping is just a princess, uninvolved in any factional struggles. Instead, she is deeply cherished by the Retired Emperor, and everyone is eager to earn merit in front of her and the Retired Emperor.
Worrying about someone harming her is less of a concern than worrying about her causing trouble for others.
After all, it had only been two days in the forest, and from the Jin Yi Wei to the Jin Wu Wei, even Luo San, all had fallen victim to her mischief.
"Husband, you truly are a wise one!"
Today's flattery mission, accomplished! As the two left the hunting ground, Prince Zong Zhengxi was standing outside the Small Hunting Ground, throwing a tantrum.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis has returned!"
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, the little attendant felt like he had grasped a lifesaving straw.
Heaven knows how long he had been trying to pacify this little royal, and he was running out of ideas.
But when Zong Zhengxi saw Lu Yuan, instead of being pleased, he turned away and gave Lu Yuan a cold shoulder!
Meng Qianqian nudged Lu Yuan with her elbow, "Hey, he's angry with you."
Lu Yuan remained calm, "I won't indulge him."
Meng Qianqian pulled on his arm and whispered, "Please, he's your cousin, humor him a little."
Meng Qianqian dragged Lu Yuan to stand before Zong Zhengxi.
The attendant explained that Zong Zhengxi had been bitten by a wild animal early that morning.
The story began the previous day when Zong Zhengxi wanted Lu Yuan to take him hunting in the mountains, but Lu Yuan refused and suggested the Small Hunting Ground instead.
The Small Hunting Ground was filled with harmless creatures like rabbits and bamboo rats.
Zong Zhengxi found it childish and stormed back to his residence in a huff.
In the middle of the night, Liu Qingyun arrived, and early the next morning, he took Bao Shu to catch rabbits. He heard that Prince Zong Zhengxi was left alone in the house, sulking.
So, without a second thought, Liu Qingyun went into the woods and caught a few wolf pups... and threw them into the Small Hunting Ground.
Wolf pups are still wolves.
Prince Zong Zhengxi went there in high spirits.
Then he got bitten.
This wasn't even the most embarrassing part.
The most humiliating moment was when Treasure Piggy saw him being bitten. Dressed in Little Tiger Cub's clothes, she pounced and knocked over the little wolf pup.
The wolf pup was fierce, but Treasure Piggy was even fiercer.
"Waaah!"
In the end, Little Fat Bun actually won the fight.
At this moment, the little one was in the courtyard, retching and spitting out wolf fur.
After hearing the whole story, Lu Yuan glared at Prince Zong Zhengxi, "Pathetic."
Prince Zong Zhengxi felt even more ashamed and aggrieved.
Meng Qianqian's gaze fell on his bitten finger, "Your Majesty, my supply of golden wound ointment has run out. Please come with me to the courtyard, and I'll clean your wound."
Xiao Dezi quickly said, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, your body is important! A wolf bite is no small matter..."
Prince Zong Zhengxi said, "It's not a bite! It's a scratch I got by accident!"
Meng Qianqian, "Did you accidentally scratch the wolf pup's milk tooth?"
Prince Zong Zhengxi, "..."
The three of them returned to the East Yard.
Xiao Dezi and the Imperial Physician, standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that only the Marquis and Lady Lu had a solution, as the Emperor finally agreed to treat his wound.
Meng Qianqian said to Lu Yuan, "Given the urgency, I'll quickly treat His Majesty's wound. Husband, go to your mother first and tell her that I'll come to pay my respects later."
Prince Zong Zhengxi's heart skipped a beat, "Is my injury that urgent?"
If he had known, he wouldn't have stopped the Imperial Physician from treating him.
Meng Qianqian sighed, "Yes, if we don't hurry, the wound will heal."
Prince Zong Zhengxi's face darkened.
Meng Qianqian asked Lu Yuan to deliver a message on her behalf, mainly to create an opportunity for the mother and son to spend time together. Otherwise, if she went to pay respects to Liu Qingyun directly, Lu Yuan would return to his own room.
"I'm such a thoughtful and devoted wife and daughter-in-law!"
Prince Zong Zhengxi muttered, "Lady Lu, are you going to apply medicine to me or not?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Meng Qianqian took out the cotton cloth and golden wound ointment.
Liu Qingyun's room was just two rooms away.
But in just a few steps, Lu Yuan encountered three wolf pups, all brought back by Treasure Piggy.
Lu Yuan's mouth twitched.
He could tolerate her playing with them here, but he would never allow her to bring the wolf pups back to the Marquis' mansion.
The little one was an expert at causing trouble. After spitting out the wolf fur, she messed with Liu Qingyun's beloved hairpin.
That hairpin was a small silver fan, exquisitely crafted and magnificent, passed down to her by her mother.
The little one pulled out the hairpin and used it to scoop up the dung of the wolf pup, then put it back on Liu Qingyun's head.
While Liu Qingyun took a short nap, the sky seemed to fall!
Bao Shu climbed onto Liu Qingyun's lap, and Little Fat Bun cupped Liu Qingyun's face with her small hands, saying sincerely, "Zhao Zhao, I love you!"
Lu Yuan's eyebrows furrowed.
These lines, this tone, why did they sound so familiar?
"Xiao Jiu, I love you!"
Suddenly, someone's "sweet words" in the night flashed through his mind, so sudden and sincere—
But it turned out, it was just to placate him!
Lu Yuan's breath hitched, and his fists clenched tightly.
"Meng, Xiao, Jiu!!!"
Meng Qianqian's body trembled!
It's over!
The flattery was exposed!
(End of Chapter)
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