Jun Xie knew that both he and Tang Yuan wouldâve landed in enemyâs hands if the enemyâs plan had been successful. It wouldnât have made a great difference to the Tang family as they had other successors besides Tang Yuan. However, Jun Mo Xie was the sole successor of the Jun family.
Meng Haizou had put those treasures as wager against Jun Mo Xieâs promise to fulfil his request. No one knew how the matter wouldâve ended if Meng Haizou had won; even though it was only a ârequestâ. Moreover, the request had been made to a debauchee like Jun Mo Xie who didnât know how to judge the severity of a situation. In fact, Jun Mo Xie wouldnât have been aware that he had caused a disaster. He wouldnât even be concerned about the whole matter since he wouldâve counted upon his grandfather to take care of the situation.
However, what wouldâve happened if Grandpa Junâs authority had fallen into the hands of other people? Then, it wouldnât have made any difference even if Grandpa Jun was willing to severe his relationship with his grandson. What would the generals under him choose? It wouldâve been a disaster if even a few of them were to hesitate.
Suddenly, Jun Xie started to feel a need to increase his resources and capabilities. He had the fine experiences and knowledge from his past life. However, the incident in the Thousand Gold Hall was an indication that he needed to brush up his skills even further.
The first thing that he needed to work on was political awareness since he had greatly lacked this skill in his previous life. In fact, the knowledge about this topic wouldnât have held much importance to him if he was still a solitary assassin. But now, he needed this knowledge in order to protect the people he cared for from any kind of danger. The stability of this great family couldnât be maintained without the detailed knowledge of politics.
This didnât mean that he was required to become an official and needed to participate in the political struggles in the royal court. However, he needed to have a detailed knowledge about the political struggles between the other people in the court.
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Grandpa Jun returned home at noon. He had bumped into Tang Yuanâs grandfather â Tang Wanli on his way. Tang Wanli was leading a huge group of warriors on a horseback down the great street at that time. Then, he had turned north. It had seemed that he was on his way to destroy some unlucky fellowsâŚ
The residences of the great families â like the Li and Meng families â were located in the north. Tang Wanliâs face had looked as dark as a black pot, and his eyes had been burning with fury. Grandpa Jun had been immensely happy to see this. [Itâs been a long while since this old goat has been so mad at someone. Who couldâve thought that the peaceful Old Tang would become so furious all of a sudden? It doesnât matter who his target is. But, Iâm certainly looking forward to a great show.]
However, Grandpa Jun didnât know that the mastermind behind this entire drama was his own grandson â Jun Mo Xie.
He had asked Old Tang in a curious manner, âBrother Tang, where are you going in such a hurry? Why are you so serious? Can it be that someone has stolen your soon-to-be granddaughter-in-law? Just look at the expressions on your face⌠hahahahaâŚâ Grandpa Jun had spoken these words as a joke. However, he didnât know that what he had said was indeed trueâŚ
âYou old foggy Jun! You cheap bastard! You arenât as pure as the driven snow either. Iâll come back and deal with you myself. Let me first take care of the Li and Meng families.â Old Tang then blew his white beard and whipped his horse. His horse started to advance forward at a fast speed. Old Tang knew that Jun Zhan Tianâs grandson Jun Mo Xie was as despicable as his own grandson Tang Yuan. However, he had emerged to be a winner, while his grandson had fallen into such an unfortunate situation. Old Tang suspected that there was a mastermind behind Jun Mo Xie. Otherwise, that dimwit couldnât have had such an advantage over those guys. And, who couldâve been the great mastermind other than Grandpa Jun? Moreover, this Jun Zhan Tian had now dared to make fun of him on his face. Therefore, Old Tangâs temper had blown out of proportion.
Jun Zhan Tian was dumbstruck. He was left standing in a confused state of mind. [What did Old Tang mean by that? He just cursed me for no reason at all. He didnât even explain what was going on.] Suddenly, he spat and said, âSo, youâre offended with the Li and Meng families. Then, why did you drag me in your scuffle? When dogs bite one another⌠their mouths become full of gross hair.â
Old Tang was being followed by his grandson â Tang Yuan. His eyes were full of misery, and his face had turned red with shame. Tang Yuanâs father had been sitting in the family hall when he had returned home. He had cried out loud as soon as he had seen his father, and had asked his parents for their help. His father had been so scared that he had almost fell-off his chair. Tang Yuan had then realized that his grandfather had also been present in the room this entire time.
Tang Yuan had then narrated the entire incident in front of his grandfather; he hadnât hidden any details. What had happened next⌠can easily be imagined. Tang Yuanâs 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 Yuanâs story.
The Li and Meng families were savages. They intended to bring a bad name to the Tang family and destroy its reputation. The familyâs reputation was the most important thing in the eyes of the Old Tang. Therefore, he couldnât take this matter for granted.
Grandpa Tang had been so furious that he had lifted Tang Yuanâs 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 hadnât 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 hadnât 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⌠Iâve 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. Itâs 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 wasnât a big deal to lose money. But, if something else had happened⌠then its outcome wouldâve been serious.
Grandpa Jun rushed towards his grandsonâs 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 Xieâs 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 werenât ordinary objects. However, Grandpa Jun wasnât shocked about the value of these assets. Instead, he had been stunned to read the inscription on the surface of the jade ââYear X Month X⌠Congratulations on Grandson Fengâs Birthdayâ and âYear X Month X⌠Congratulations on Grandson Zhenâs BirthdayââŚ
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Grandpa Jun was alarmed. He started to fiddle with his beard. [Isnât this accompaniment jade supposed to be worn by the direct descendants of the Li family? The quality of this jade suggests that itâs 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 Xieâs 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. Thereâs also the Meng familyâs accompaniment jade⌠and this pearl⌠and thisâŚ]
Grandpa Junâs face twitched as he asked, âFrom where did you get all these items?â Grandpa Jun was certain that he had been stuck in a big problem if Jun Mo Xie had indeed stolen those items.
It couldnât be said that Grandpa Jun was pessimistic in not believing in his grandsonâs 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 couldnât 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.