“There used to be an old man named Grandpa Wang next door to my house. He saw that I had no food to eat, so he took me to collect herbs a few times. Sometimes he would tell me about the effects and uses of the herbs. I have a good memory, so I remembered it.”
Dao Sanchao Yuan Qiu gave a thumbs up.
Yuan Qiu proudly raised his head and then said to Cen Xiao, "Considering you helped me today, I'll think you're alright for now, but if you want to be my godfather, you'll have to keep working hard!"
Cen Xiao: "..."
Dao San looked bewildered: "Isn't he my uncle? How did he become my godfather?"
After he finished speaking, Dao San immediately understood and exclaimed, "Master, you want to marry Miss Yang?"
Cen Xiao did not deny it.
Dao Sangeng was shocked!
"Sir, are you really going to marry Miss Yang? Miss Yang is... a divorced woman? How can she be worthy of you?"
Although Dao San thought Yang Cui was not bad, not only was she beautiful, but she was also smart, wise and decisive, her status was too low, and she was not even qualified to be Cen Xiao's concubine.
So many noble ladies in Kyoto want to marry you, so what's wrong with you that you would come back to marry a divorced woman!
Yuan Qiu got angry when she heard this. She picked up a clod of dirt from the ground and threw it at Dao San, glaring at him angrily: "Don't you dare say bad things about my mother! Don't think I'm too young to understand right from wrong! You're disliking my godmother! You're not allowed to come to my house anymore! You're not allowed to eat at my house!"
Dao San: "..."
Cen Xiao said, "You should go back to the city."
"yes."
Dao San had no choice but to comply. Yuan Qiu glared angrily at Cen Xiao: "If you despise my godmother, I'll disown you! I can live without an uncle, but I can't live without a godmother! Wherever my godmother is, that's where I am! Humph!"
"When I get back, I'll tell her that you drugged the Lin family and almost got arrested. Do you think she'll still want you?"
Yuan Qiu was anxious. If his godmother found out about this, she would definitely be worried and upset with him!
"You...you...are you even a grown man? Why do you act like a little girl, always tattle!"
"I just like to tattle." Cen Xiao said with an air of self-righteousness, as if to say, "What can you do about it?"
Yuan Qiu was so angry!
What kind of uncle is this?
No, no, absolutely no!
Cen Xiao added, "Who told you to be so careless and let me find out?"
Yuan Qiu was also very annoyed; how could he have let him find out?!
"Then... what exactly do you want?" Yuan Qiu asked, feeling apprehensive.
Cen Xiao said, "You look at your godmother and think she's amazing. She can make the Lin family cower in fear all by herself, but that's only because she's in the right! There are hundreds of ways to take revenge on the Lin family, but you chose the stupidest one."
When Yuan Qiu heard that his uncle considered his method of drugging the Lin family to be the dumbest and stupidest, he was filled with resentment.
"You think you're very clever, that you've done something flawless, but you've forgotten the saying, 'The net of heaven is vast, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it!'"
Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if you were caught drugging someone? What would happen to your godmother? No one would believe that a seven-year-old child like you could drug someone; people would assume your godmother ordered you to do it. Then your godmother would be beaten. Could she fight off the entire Lin family by herself? Er Ya and San Ya would be bullied, and even worse, your godmother would go to jail! Do you know what life is like for prisoners in jail? Do you know what kind of people are locked up there?
Yuan Qiu was completely dumbfounded.
He had never thought about this problem because he didn't think he would fail, but today, if it weren't for Cen Xiao, he would have been caught!
Before Yuan Qiu could answer, Cen Xiao took him directly to the county jail.
The cells were dark and damp, with small animals scurrying around. Every prisoner was disheveled and filthy, sleeping on some dry straw in a corner. In winter, they shivered from the cold, and many died of freezing or disease every year.
Serious offenders are always handcuffed and shackled, and their food consists of spoiled and smelly things, so they can never get enough to eat. These prisoners don't just sit in jail; except for those who are seriously injured, they are all forced to work while still handcuffed and shackled, such as mining, building city walls, or constructing reservoirs and dams.
In prison, Yuan Qiu met Lin Mingcai, who had been hit by a flying knife. After his injury had almost healed, he was assigned to work, but he broke his leg and is now lying in a cell, spending his days with rats.
When he saw Yuan Qiu, he was surprised and resentful, but when he saw Cen Xiao next to Yuan Qiu, he had no choice but to suppress all his emotions and curl up in a corner, hoping that he would not be seen by them, because he was afraid that if he offended Cen Xiao, he would lose his life here.
Yuan Qiu was naturally resentful upon seeing Lin Mingcai, his eyes...
His dark, bright eyes were fixed on Lin Mingcai, as if he wanted to rush over and give him a good beating.
After leaving the prison, Cen Xiao asked him, "Want to teach him a lesson?"
Yuan Qiu nodded emphatically: "Yes! He bullied my godmother!"
“You’ve already seen places like prisons. Do you think your godmother could last long if she were arrested? And Lin Mingcai, once you have a certain level of power and status, you won’t even need to lift a finger against someone like him; he’ll just disappear forever.”
"Like Lin Shikang? He was a third-place scholar in the imperial examination, yet he still married the daughter of a high-ranking official, so no one dared to offend him or his family."
“That’s right. You think you’re smart and you’re smug about your cleverness, but you haven’t thought about what the consequences would be if you got caught. If you really want to protect your godmother, you shouldn’t use your cleverness to get revenge, but you should become strong so that when others hear the name Yuan Qiu, they won’t dare to offend you or your family and loved ones.”
Yuan Qiu felt as if he had been enlightened.
...
After Cen Xiao and Yuan Qiu left, Lin Mingcai couldn't calm down. He didn't know how Cen Xiao had gotten in here. Judging from their appearance, they clearly hadn't been arrested. So what were they doing here?
Could it be that he wants to die from illness?
The more Lin Mingcai thought about it, the more uneasy and frightened he became. No, he had to leave this place!
He must live!
Yang Cui caused him to break his leg and kill his grandfather; this debt cannot be left unpaid! He must get out alive and take revenge!
...
Yang Cui's foot was almost fully healed. She prepared the meal and waited for Cen Xiao and Yuan Qiu to return. Just as she was about to go look for them, the two of them finally came back.
"Where have you been? Why are you so late? Wash your hands and eat! We have spicy chicken and sweet and sour fish, which is Qiuqiu's favorite."
Yuan Qiu rushed over and said to Yang Cui in a serious tone, "Godmother, don't worry, I will definitely work hard in the future and strive to make something of myself as soon as possible so that I can be your support!"
Yang Cui was a little confused. Why did things suddenly change like this?
Looking at Cen Xiao again, Yang Cui thought that something must have happened between the uncle and nephew.
However, since Cen Xiao didn't say anything, Yang Cui didn't ask.
She smiled and said to Yuan Qiu, "Okay, godmother will wait."
Many years later, Yang Cui learned that today's prison day trip had broadened Yuan Qiu's horizons and strengthened his determination to work hard and protect his family. This also led the seemingly naive Yuan Qiu to later become the youngest prime minister in the dynasty, second only to the emperor!
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