Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Grandpa, Here We Come!

The news of Long Yue and her husband’s departure quickly spread, and Xiang Yin rushed into the Qin Mansion to find them.

In the room, two small bundles had already been packed and placed on the desk. When Xiang Yin came in and saw this scene, he started shouting.

“Why? You were doing perfectly well in Gaoyang County, why are they sending you to Xinan? Even if the Xiliang envoy died at Luanshi Ridge, it has nothing to do with you, it was all the work of the mountain bandits! The key point is you’ve already captured the bandits and brought them to justice, that’s accountability enough, so why are they sending you away? That place is no place for people to go, we might even…”

Xiang Yin was anxious; Li Qingmu had done him a favor and naturally didn’t want to see him in trouble. But upon learning it was an imperial decree, he was dumbfounded.

“The Emperor personally ordered it?”

“Yes, so Brother Xiang, we must leave, unless we want to lose our heads.”

“But you can at least say goodbye, let me call Qiao’er and the people from Qingshui Village to see you off…”

“No need, as the green mountains remain, the clear waters flow; if we are fated, we will meet again! Let’s go, Yue’er!”

Li Qingmu said calmly, appearing very composed, but resolute in leaving.

A carriage was already prepared at the entrance of the Qin family. As the weather was gradually getting hot, traveling by carriage was more comfortable than riding a horse directly. The two got on, and with a coachman driving, they gradually went far away.

“Wait for me, I’ll see you off!”

Xiang Yin snapped out of his daze a few moments later and quickly went to fetch a horse, riding it to catch up.

“Li Qingmu, are you just going to pat your backside and leave? Leaving nothing behind? Don’t you have anything to say to everyone, and what about your promise to work with my father on the medicinal herb business, we just started, how can you leave now?”

Long Yue poked her little head out from the window and waved at Xiang Yin, “Brother Xiang, I haven’t forgotten. I’ve written all the planting methods in a thick booklet, and it’s in the drawer of the room we used to live in, there’s a lock on it, here’s the key, catch!”

A small key flew out from the window, and Xiang Yin instinctively caught it.

“Brother Xiang, take good care of the plants, I’ll come back one day to share the profits with you! As for the matters of Qingshui Village, it’s all written in the booklet, you hand it over to Uncle Xiang, he knows what to do!”

Holding the key tightly in his hand, Xiang Yin watched Li Qingmu’s carriage gradually disappear into the distance. He didn’t realize until the carriage became a small dot that Long Yue had unwittingly dug a pit for his father, one that wasn’t a trap, and only when it was long gone did he return in a daze.

…

“Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!”

The carriage slowly rolled on, leaving behind two uneven ruts. Long Yue lifted the curtain and looked back; Gaoyang County was no longer in sight, and all she saw was the vast mountain forest.

This was an official road, occasionally passed by merchants conducting business, making the journey peaceful enough.

“Husband, are we just leaving like this?”

Long Yue drew her head back in, looking at the handsome man beside her with eyes somewhat blurred, feeling as if she were dreaming.

Just like that, were they heading to the southwest to see her grandfather?

“Yes, Yue’er, are you looking forward to it?”

The man reached out his big hand, gently holding Long Yue’s small hand, the soft, tender, and warm touch making the man’s heart waver, his eyes becoming inexplicably dark.

“Yes, I’m looking forward to it, I miss Grandpa so much, I think of him all the time!”

In her past life, she relied on her mother, later marrying Li Qingmu, but didn’t know how to cherish him, leading to a lonely, tragic death.

At that time, she had too many regrets, for she never saw her grandfather even once before she died. This lifetime, she truly wanted to visit her grandfather, wondering how he was doing now?

Was his hair turning gray? Were wrinkles covering his face?

She sometimes blamed herself, why didn’t she reborn in her childhood? That way, perhaps everything could be rectified, her mother would still accompany her, even being reborn when her mother was gravely ill would be better than now…

But it was too late. Heaven granting her a second chance was already not easy; she knew not to ask for more.

Since the past couldn’t be revisited, let us look forward!

Grandfather, Yue’er is coming to see you!

“Yue’er, what are you thinking about?”

Li Qingmu was also lost in thought for a moment, turning to see his little wife with tears gleaming in her eyes, was this grievance?

He was a bit panicked, thinking his little wife would be going with him to Xinan, such a barren land where not even a blade of grass grows, possibly facing danger, he felt very sorry for her.

He grasped her small hand tightly, the grip firm due to nervousness and concern.

Long Yue felt the pain, slowly coming back to her senses, meeting a pair of deep, worried dark eyes. Startled, she realized she was not quite herself, her eyes were glistening as if tears would break free at any moment.

She quickly gathered herself, lightly wiping away the tears at the corner of her eyes, forcing a smile and saying, “Nothing, just thinking of Grandpa… Mother left the Cao Family back then and never went back. I’ve only seen Grandpa once at a banquet, at that time he repelled a wave of Xiliang people’s invasion, and the Emperor summoned him to the palace to meet, rewarding him with a Map of the Country…”

That time was Xiliang crossing the border to Da Cao Valley, an insult to Dazhou, Cao Yin led the troops to respond, repelling them, restoring the honor of Dazhou. The Emperor was delighted and summoned him to the capital for an audience, and rewarded him.

It was the only time Long Yue saw her grandfather, also the last. That year, she was only five, following her mother to attend a banquet hosted by the Empress, she watched her grandfather from afar, wishing to draw near, but her mother forbade it.

At that time, her mother was proud and headstrong, still at odds with her grandfather.

Thinking of her mother later lying silently in her sickbed weeping, she realized her mother must have regretted it back then?

Li Qingmu watched his little wife murmuring to herself, his eyes darkening.

He hugged her tightly in his arms, resting his chin on her smooth forehead, softly comforting, “Soon, we will see your grandfather… I’m eager to meet him too, is he… amiable?”

Long Yue’s thoughts gradually gathered back, hearing Li Qingmu’s question, thinking of her grandfather’s fiery temper, suddenly a little scheming, she laughed lightly, “Yes, very amiable!”

This scoundrel had been tormenting her lately, she thought, let Grandpa handle him later, huh!

Long Yue imagining with her grandfather’s irascible temperament that looked upon frail scholars unfavorably, Li Qingmu going there would surely be put through the wringer. Exhausted, she wondered if he would still have the energy to press her at night? Hahaha!

Thinking of this, Long Yue couldn’t help but expose a mischievous smile, leaving Li Qingmu baffled.

“Yue’er, are you alright?”

“I’m fine?” Long Yue noticed something seemed amiss with the way Li Qingmu looked at her, realizing she had perhaps overdone her amusement, quickly asked off the cuff, “Before we left, did we forget to do certain things? Like with the Liang Family, like with the Zhou Family?”

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