CHAPTER 571: CHAPTER 485: TREASURE PIGGY TAKES ACTION_2

A scoundrel man had never been so valuable before!

I must strike this deal before his value plummets!

He darted into Lu Yuan’s bedchamber, extending a proud eagle claw.

Lu Yuan removed the note tied to it and fed him a strip of dried meat.

The Hunting Eagle was dumbfounded!

This overlord doesn’t just eat any random dried meat!

Lu Yuan gave him another piece.

Still not acceptable!

A third piece, then a fourth.

The Hunting Eagle grovelingly bowed: What orders does the master have?

Lu Yuan picked a peony and had the Hunting Eagle carry it back.

It’s this late, and the Imperial Palace gates are already locked.

Leaving the palace would require an imperial edict.

Lu Yuan burned the note into ashes, leaving no trace, then cocked an eyebrow and headed to Treasure Piggy’s room.

Thanks to Lu Qi pretending to be ill, Emperor Liang, worried about disturbing the little one at night, didn’t let the child stay in his main hall.

Otherwise, this act would have been harder to pull off.

After playing with Meng Qianqian the entire day, the tiny human Treasure Piggy was thoroughly exhausted and fast asleep in her little bed.

Right in the middle of her sweet dreams, an unfeeling big hand plucked her from her quilt.

With a tuft of silly hair sticking up on her head, she shot her scoundrel dad a sleepy glare and proceeded to continue her nap.

Lu Yuan said, "Wake up, we’ve got work to do."

Treasure Piggy wasn’t having it; she tilted her head back and kept on sleeping, even while being held up.

Lu Yuan: "We’re leaving the palace to find your mother."

Treasure Piggy: "Baby’s awake."

Emperor Liang was burning the midnight oil in the Imperial Study Room reviewing memorials, when suddenly, a tiny, soft-spoken figure toddled in.

"Great-grandpa."

She was clutching her little pillow, looking pitifully at Emperor Liang.

"Zhaozhao is here!"

Emperor Liang quickly set down the memorial and imperial brush, pulling the little one into his arms. "What are you doing up so late? Not sleepy?"

Treasure Piggy waved her tiny hands. "Dream... scary dream!"

Emperor Liang promptly soothed her, "Zhaozhao had a nightmare? Don’t be scared, Great-Grandpa is here!"

Treasure Piggy snuggled in his arms, looking pitifully upset. "Miss Granny."

The "Granny" she spoke of was the biological mother of the Imperial Grandson, the mysterious woman who was said to now reside in the Crown Prince Mansion.

Because of the recent busyness surrounding the marriage between the Jin Prince Mansion and the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, along with a flurry of unexpected issues, Emperor Liang had yet to meet that woman.

But judging by his son’s eagerness to rush home after court, it seemed likely that he was deeply attached to her.

Yuan’er had mentioned that the little one didn’t have a mother and was raised by her Granny.

Having stayed in the palace for so many days, it was about time for the little one to see her Granny.

"Tomorrow morning, I’ll send someone to bring Granny into the palace. How about that?"

Emperor Liang had originally planned to summon the woman into the palace after Lu Qi and Gongsun Liuying’s wedding, giving her an appropriate status at that time.

Who would have thought the wedding kept getting delayed, and this matter was also postponed?

Since the little one brought it up, it made sense to summon her sooner for a meeting.

Treasure Piggy wailed and threw a tantrum. "I want Granny now! I want Granny now—"

The little one had never thrown a fit since coming to the palace, so this sudden outburst left Emperor Liang entirely at a loss.

Seeing her distraught expression, Emperor Liang finally relented. "Alright, alright! We’ll go find Granny right now!"

He summoned Xiao Dazi. "Is the Imperial Grandson in the palace?"

Xiao Dazi replied, "Your Majesty, he is."

Emperor Liang said, "Have him escort Zhaozhao back to the Crown Prince Mansion with the message that it’s by my decree."

Lu Yuan successfully obtained the token to leave the palace.

Not wanting to inconvenience the little one, Emperor Liang even arranged for his own imperial palanquin to escort the pair to the palace gates.

The little one was brimming with pride and energy!

She held up the token. "Open the palace gates!"

The guards, seeing the Emperor’s decree, cupped their hands in respect. "Yes!"

Father and daughter left the palace, boarding the carriage Emperor Liang prepared.

"Eunuch De, I’m sorry to trouble you this late at night."

Lu Yuan handed Xiao Dazi a pouch of money.

Xiao Dazi quickly declined. "Prince Changsun! This isn’t appropriate!"

Treasure Piggy chimed in. "Take it, take it!"

Reluctantly, Xiao Dazi glanced at the guards and the coachman before smiling. "This servant thanks Prince Changsun for the reward."

As the palace convoy departed, Lu Yuan said to Treasure Piggy, "This comes out of your little savings."

Treasure Piggy trembled in shock. "Why?"

Lu Yuan, unabashed, retorted, "You’re the one who wants to see your mom."

Treasure Piggy: "..."

Although Treasure Piggy claimed it was to see her Granny, her real intention was to visit Meng Qianqian.

Having been thoroughly drained of her little savings by her scoundrel dad, Treasure Piggy was not in a pleasant mood.

But for the sake of seeing her mother, she endured.

Lu Yuan carried the little one to Prince Ming’s courtyard.

When Prince Ming saw him, he practically leapt three feet into the air and fled without looking back.

Lu Zhaoyan had just dressed up nicely and was preparing to go on a date with Xiao Bai when he opened the door and found a tiny bundle shoved into his arms.

He stared incredulously first at the little one, then at the "back-from-the-dead" rebellious son in the dead of night. "What’s the meaning of this? Why are you back so late?"

"How can you ask that? Am I no longer your son? Can’t I come home whenever I want?"

After delivering this icy remark, Lu Yuan glanced down at the tiny troublemaker in his father’s arms. "Take care of the kid. I’m off to find my wife."

Treasure Piggy shook, shocked beyond words: That’s not what you said earlier!

Lu Zhaoyan retorted, "You think you’re the only one with a wife?"

Lu Yuan called out, "Dad—"

Lu Zhaoyan pulled out a stack of silver notes. "Don’t skimp when spending on your daughter-in-law."

Treasure Piggy watched in stunned silence as her scoundrel dad leeched off both the young and the old. She was floored by his shamelessness!

In the end, she realized she had truly misjudged him!

After settling the little troublemaker, Lu Yuan went back to his room and changed into night clothes.

Just as he vaulted over the courtyard wall, he saw Chen Long standing under a tree with his sword.

This time, he was genuinely startled. "Big bro, you’re scary, standing there like that."

"Don’t call me big bro. I haven’t acknowledged you as my brother-in-law yet," Chen Long replied coolly.

"Fine, fine, I won’t call you that."

Lu Yuan turned and began to walk away.

Chen Long used Qinggong to tail him.

Lu Yuan planned a midnight rendezvous with his wife and had no intention of bringing along this third wheel.

However, Chen Long knew full well he was going to meet his sister, so he decisively stuck close, utilizing the Qinggong skills taught by Liu Muye to their fullest.

Lu Yuan had a headache.

Grandmother, why did you feel the need to teach this guy Qinggong? Weren’t his martial arts already enough?

With a swoosh, Chen Long caught up to Lu Yuan, keeping pace with him. "Let’s see whether the Miao King’s Qinggong is better or the Goddess’s Qinggong is superior."