23 Tang Family’s Reaction (2/2)

Tang Yuan had then narrated the entire incident in front of his grandfather; he hadn’t hidden any details. What had happened next… can easily be imagined. Tang Yuan’s father and grandfather had blown into a rage. Then, Tang Yuan had shown them the cup with the remnants of the drugged tea. The Tang family pharmacist had checked the cup, and proved the authenticity of Tang Yuan’s story.

The Li and Meng families were savages. They intended to bring a bad name to the Tang family and destroy its reputation. The family’s reputation was the most important thing in the eyes of the Old Tang. Therefore, he couldn’t take this matter for granted.

Grandpa Tang had been so furious that he had lifted Tang Yuan’s fat body in the air, and had shouted at him in an ear-piercing voice. He had then thrown him to the ground, and had urged him to take him to the Li and Meng families in order to seek justice for his family.

Grandpa Tang was even older than Grandpa Jun. He was so old that he had been titled as a minster of three Emperors. He had been keeping to himself since the past few years, and hadn’t been stepping out of his house. But now, he was advancing towards the Li and Meng residences with an entourage of warriors behind him. This meant that the Li and Meng families were bound to face a storm.

Grandpa Jun hadn’t been furious even though he had been cursed by Tang Wanli. In fact, he had been comforted by the fact that the Li and Meng families were about to face the rage of Old Tang. Jun Zhan Tian was sure that this entire mess had been created by Tang Yuan. [Thankfully, Jun Mo Xie has been obedient in the past few days. He has been studying literature and poetry in the library. Thanks to that… I’ve got rid of so many of my worries. But, Old Tang still has to do so much for the sake of his grandson at his age. It’s so pitiful.]

Grandpa Jun had been tempted to provoke Old Tang even further after seeing that pitiful look on his face. How could he have known that the grandson he was so proud of had taken money for gambling in his absence? Grandpa Jun was shocked when he came to know about it. It wasn’t a big deal to lose money. But, if something else had happened… then its outcome would’ve been serious.

Grandpa Jun rushed towards his grandson’s room as soon he got the news that he was back. However, he was shocked to open his door. He saw a huge bag full of extraordinary treasures placed on Jun Mo Xie’s bed. Little Ke was squinting her eyes and smiling. She moved her fingers as she tried to evaluate the value of each of the items.

Grandpa Jun was stunned as he examined the treasures. Besides other things, the bag contained at least three accompaniment jades whose surface was exuding a warm radiance. Anyone could tell that these weren’t ordinary objects. However, Grandpa Jun wasn’t shocked about the value of these assets. Instead, he had been stunned to read the inscription on the surface of the jade –‘Year X Month X… Congratulations on Grandson Feng’s Birthday’ and ‘Year X Month X… Congratulations on Grandson Zhen’s Birthday’…

Grandpa Jun was alarmed. He started to fiddle with his beard. [Isn’t this accompaniment jade supposed to be worn by the direct descendants of the Li family? The quality of this jade suggests that it’s a symbol of the Li family. Moreover, Feng and Zhen are the names of the grandsons of the Grand Preceptor Li. How did these items ended-up in Mo Xie’s hands? Can it be that my grandson has started to rob people?]

Suddenly, Grandpa Jun exerted excessive force and pulled out a strand of hair from his beard. [These two jade ruyi certainly belong to the royal families. There’s also the Meng family’s accompaniment jade… and this pearl… and this…]

Grandpa Jun’s face twitched as he asked, ”From where did you get all these items?” Grandpa Jun was certain that he had been stuck in a big problem if Jun Mo Xie had indeed stolen those items.

It couldn’t be said that Grandpa Jun was pessimistic in not believing in his grandson’s capabilities for winning these items in a gamble. However, he was a realist. He knew his grandson and his capabilities. So, he was sure that Jun Mo Xie couldn’t have won these items.

It was an irony that he had laughed at the condition of Old Tang a short while ago. How could he have known that a problem like this was awaiting him at his home? Grandpa Jun was so shocked that he had been rendered speechless.