Li Lanzhen, with Tingyu by her side, still chose to go to Youzhou City through that dog hole.
She knew that with the two major events that happened last night, the two city gates leading to Youzhou City would be heavily guarded today.
She didn't want to cause trouble; she just wanted to finish this matter quickly and lead everyone back to Peach Blossom Spring safely.
The old man and the child crawled through the dog hole and sealed the entrance again. Li Lanzhen's basket on her back had been replaced.
This basket was specially made by Lin Erhan at her request.
There is a seat inside the basket, so that children can sit on it.
At this time, she put Tingyu in the basket on her back and sat down.
Hearing this made him incredibly happy.
The tiger-head hat on Li Lanzhen's head swayed back and forth with the rhythm of her walking.
Excitement and joy were evident in his bright, dark eyes.
She sat in the basket on her back, walking through familiar streets, constantly whispering in Li Lanzhen's ear, telling her which alley to take and which path to pass through.
Finally, they arrived at the back gate of a large courtyard.
"Tingyu, your house is quite big, with a grand gate and courtyard."
"Hmph! Grandma, you don't know, the entire Gao family compound was my own grandmother's dowry courtyard."
My grandfather, before even half a month had passed since my grandmother's death, married that wicked woman.
"Oh, I see. What about your maternal grandparents' and uncle's houses? Are they still there?"
Listening to the rain, she spoke with deep emotion and melancholy.
"My maternal grandparents are gone. My paternal grandmother died during childbirth when she gave birth to my aunt, due to severe postpartum hemorrhage."
My maternal grandparents only have my paternal grandmother as their child. When they came here to cause trouble, my paternal grandfather said some very hurtful things.
My maternal grandparents went back home, and they passed away a few days later.
"Then why didn't you move to your maternal grandparents' house?"
"All the property in my maternal grandparents' yard was sold off by that wicked woman."
Li Lanzhen wanted to curse.
This is outrageous! They tormented someone's daughter and even sold off all her family's property and house—they're utterly despicable!
She sighed and said, "Tingyu, it seems your grandma was unlucky in love, meeting such a scumbag as your grandpa!"
What kind of man is a "scumbag"?
"He's a scumbag! That means he treats his wife badly, mistreats her, uses her money, keeps other women on the side, and doesn't care about his wife and children. He's a terrible person!"
Clap your hands and cheer when you hear the rain.
"Yes, my grandpa is a scumbag, a complete scumbag!!"
The two chatted idly as Li Lanzhen pondered how to enter the mansion.
It's almost lunchtime, and the kitchen in this mansion should probably be preparing food.
So Li Lanzhen was thinking about how she could sneak into the mansion.
As long as they can get into the kitchen, they can put a strong sleeping potion in the water.
Next, we can take revenge where necessary and reclaim what we should reclaim.
Li Lanzhen suddenly thought that if anything were to go missing from the Lu residence today, they would definitely blame it on Lu Boyan.
Lu Boyan will still need to participate in the imperial examinations in the future, and being branded as unfilial and disrespectful will likely ruin his chances of taking them.
No, we still need to find a way to sever ties between Lu Boyan and this family.
Suddenly, she thought of the vegetables in the space. Fresh and tender vegetables should be very appealing in this season.
She spoke to Tingyu in the basket on her back.
"Tingyu, you'll pretend to be mute and not say a word later, okay?"
Tingyu was overjoyed to learn that Li Lanzhen was about to avenge their family!
He kept talking.
"Okay, okay, Grandma, I can pretend to be mute. I won't say a word."
"Tingyu, is anyone guarding the back gate of the Lu residence?"
"some."
After speaking, she quickly asked in a low voice, "Grandma, may I speak?"
Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "You can say that whenever you see anyone from the Lu family, you should pretend to be mute and not say a word."
"Oh, okay, Grandma."
After the two agreed, Li Lanzhen brought out a basket.
The basket was full of fresh chives, covered with a small cotton quilt.
Having prepared all that, she raised her voice and shouted at the back gate of the Lu residence.
"Selling vegetables! Fresh chives!"
I had only shouted twice when the back door opened.
"What are you yelling about? You old fool, come here. Are those really fresh chives in your basket?"
"How could there be fresh chives in this cold weather? If you're trying to fool me, I'll tie you up and take you to the authorities!"
A man who looked like a withered monkey came out and said a vicious rant to Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen pretended to be afraid and kept bowing.
"Brother, the old man's basket does indeed contain fresh chives. I'm not lying, I'm not lying."
The dry monkey came over and lifted the bread, revealing that the basket contained fresh, crisp, and vibrant green chives.
The little monkey was overjoyed. No wonder he had encountered magpies chattering as soon as he stepped out this morning.
It turns out I'm about to have good luck!
This is a great achievement!
The eldest young master of the manor—bah! What eldest young master? Madam says he's an ingrate who ran off with his whole family and disappeared without a trace.
The lady and the master are extremely anxious.
If I could bring these fresh chives back and add some dishes to the old lady's menu, she would definitely transfer me to the front to work instead of being a watchdog here.
"Alright, pick up your basket and come with me."
"Behave yourself! Don't look around or touch anything. If you lose anything, I'll break your hands and legs!"
Li Lanzhen pretended to be scared and said yes, carrying a basket of chives and carrying Tingyu on her back, she followed the dry-headed monkey servant into the Lu residence.
They had just reached the front of the main kitchen when Ganbahou was about to take the basket of chives and carry it to the dining hall to report to his wife and receive his reward.
A tall, slightly overweight man walked out of the canteen.
They saw that the dried-up monkey wasn't guarding the back door but had come here instead, so they taught him a lesson.
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you guarding the back gate? Don't you know what's been happening in the manor these past two days?"
The dry-baked monkey, Xiao Si, nodded and bowed, his face beaming with smiles.
"Butler Lu, it's like this, this old man has a basket of fresh chives, and I was thinking of taking advantage of the situation, sir and madam."
Before he could finish speaking, Butler Lu waved his hand and glared at him.
The dry-baked monkey, Xiao Si, shut up and stood there without saying a word.
Butler Lu walked a few steps to Li Lanzhen's hands, snatched the basket of chives from her, and without even glancing at Li Lanzhen and Tingyu, left without saying a word.
Li Lanzhen pretended to be scared and watched him walk away into the hall with longing eyes.
The dry-baked monkey, Little Si, also tucked its tail between its legs and hurriedly ran to the back door to guard it.
Li Lanzhen straightened up and observed for a moment. After taking two or three steps forward, she reached the entrance to the main kitchen.
Li Lanzhen spoke to Tingyu, who was in the basket on her back.
"Listening to the rain, I want to drink water."
The two of them walked to the kitchen door, which was open, and inside, people were chopping vegetables and cooking.
Li Lan continued to feign fear as she spoke to a plump cook.
"Madam, please have mercy and let my grandson have a sip of water."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tingyu, who was in the basket, pointed at the water vat and cried out, "Ee-ee-ee, ya-ya-ya!"
The plump cook wiped the sweat from her brow and watched the rain pattering softly.
"What's wrong with the child? He needs some water."
Li Lanzhen nodded and bowed, saying, "This is my grandson. He's never spoken since he was little. Yes, we've been walking for half a day and we're thirsty."
The plump cook shook her head. "She's quite pretty, so why is she mute?"
I'm busy with my hands. You take that ladle and give the child a ladle of water to drink; the poor thing."
Li Lanzhen was delighted to hear this. She went into the kitchen, turned her back to them, stood in front of the large water vat, and with a flick of her wrist, sprinkled in a packet of potent sleeping pills.
On the stove, there was a large pot filled with boiling water.
Li Lanzhen thought that this pot of boiling water was probably for cooking rice or porridge.
He bowed and nodded repeatedly to the plump cook.
"Madam, look, this is it. My grandson has had a fever and a cold for the past two days. He can't drink cold water."
"May I scoop some hot water from that pot for my grandson to drink?"
The plump cook didn't even look up, cursing, "A poor wretch with so many problems. Fine, fine, go get some hot water yourself, drink it quickly, and then get out of here!"
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