My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 106 Do you owe someone money?
Gu Xingzhao twisted his wrist, remembering that he had once chopped up the owner of that fruit shop, and decided to use this ability less in the modern world in order to avoid being discovered one day.

The money from the batch of antiques sold to Xu Shisan earlier finally arrived in the account, totaling a full twelve million.

Gu Xingzhao immediately decided to look at good shops and start implementing his money-making plan. With a large supermarket as a cover, he wouldn't have to worry about arousing suspicion no matter how much goods he bought, and he could prepare for Lu Qing's affairs.

That afternoon, she visited several places before finally settling on a location. The owner had come from out of town and acquired a large area to operate a hotel. However, most visitors opted to stay in guesthouses, and locals did not have a need for hotels, resulting in significant losses and the inability to continue operating the business.

Gu Xingzhao immediately signed a contract with the other party, took over this mess, completed all the necessary procedures, found a suitable construction team, and finalized the renovation plan.

These preparations alone took several days, but fortunately the construction team was able to start work smoothly.

During this time, she calculated the time and remembered that Lu Bingwen's company medical examination report should have been released by now, so she immediately called Aunt Li to inquire.

"Aunt Li, has Uncle Lu's medical report come out yet?"

The person on the other end replied with a smile, "I'm fine, nothing serious, just my back and arm aren't feeling well."

Gu Xingzhao was relieved. "My back and arms are old problems. I'll take a bottle of medicinal wine to Uncle Lu later."

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Li."

After hanging up the phone, Li Ling looked up at Lu Bingwen, who was lying on the hospital bed. "It was Xiao Gu, calling to ask about your medical report. I told her it was nothing."

Lu Bingwen nodded, "This child has been without parents since she was little, and the old man passed away early. I won't let her know about this."

"I'm being discharged tomorrow; I really can't stay here any longer."

Li Ling felt a headache coming on. "We should still get him hospitalized, Chief Lu. This isn't a minor illness."

Lu Bingwen glanced at her and said, "There's nothing good to treat. Let me stay outside; I might live longer than here."

My wife remarried and moved away from the country with our child. We haven't been in touch for many years, but they seem to be doing well on social media, so I decided not to interfere with their lives.

Anyway, I've lived a pretty good life. I've done everything I wanted to do. I can accept birth, aging, sickness, and death, but I don't want to spend the last days of my life in this hospital, and I don't want to endure those painful treatments.

Compared to all that, Lu Bingwen would rather go home and cook a few more meals for the little girl.

Seeing how stubborn Lu Bingwen was, Li Ling immediately realized that she shouldn't have helped him keep it from Gu Xingzhao. It would have been more effective to have a young girl persuade him than to stay here herself.

"You rest first, I'll go talk to the doctor."

Because of their injuries, the exile caravan made a temporary stop in Liao County, which was originally just a stopover. Du Hangwu took several officials with him to prepare provisions.

Liao County is rich, and several high-ranking officials who had retired from the court now live in the county. One of them, You Xian, used to be in the cabinet with Lu Qing, but he offended the young emperor for some reason and returned to his hometown to enjoy his old age.

News of the Lu family's misfortune had already spread far and wide. No matter where the exile procession went, Liao County was always a place they had to pass through. You Xian originally intended to meet Lu Qing on the road, but upon hearing that the exile procession had suddenly stopped in the county, he immediately found a skilled man by his side to give some silver to the escorting officials, just so he could have a chat with Lu Qing.

Du Hangwu refused the money, only promising to take the message back and inform others. As for whether or not Lu Qing would meet with him, he could not decide for himself.

Upon learning that You Xian wanted to see him, Lu Qing almost knocked over the self-heating hot pot.

"What? He wants to see me?"

His expression was strange. What did this old man want to see him for? Did he want to kick him while he was down? After all, he had said some hurtful things when the old man was in trouble back then.
After observing Lu Qing's reaction for a while, Du Hangwu asked, "Elder Lu, would you like to go and see him?"

Lu Zhou and the others looked at Lu Qing.

Lu Xingyao asked curiously, "Who is You Xian? Is he an old friend of my grandfather's?"

Lu Qing coughed lightly and thought for a moment. He still felt that You Xian's meeting with him was definitely not a good thing. "I would like to trouble Lord Du to send someone to tell him that he is in a hurry to get on his way and that he will not see him."

Gu Xingzhao, who happened to be delivering something, became curious. The name You Xian sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place it. Perhaps it was the old man's former political enemy. However, judging from the old man's reaction, it seemed like he owed him something.
Her first reaction was to ask intently, "Do you owe someone money?"

Lu Qing reacted extremely: How is that possible!

Gu Xingzhao laughed. The old man's behavior clearly indicated that he was afraid to see people, and something must have happened.

Not long after the news that Lu Qing did not want to see anyone was spread, an old man with gray hair but who looked very energetic walked over. He was dressed very richly and was accompanied by two servants.

"That guy surnamed Lu, being a former Grand Secretary really makes a difference; it's so hard to even see him."

Gu Xingzhao scrutinized him for a while. It seemed this must be You Xian. His words were so sarcastic and pointed; he must have a grudge against the old man.

Lu Qing didn't expect that even though he said he was not going to see him, You Xian would still come to him. Listen to what he said, it was indeed kicking him when he was down!

"You, surnamed You, it's really kind of you to make this special trip just for a few pleasantries. I just said a couple of things to you back then, and you're still so petty at your age."

Even though everyone in the family was looking this way, Lu Qing maintained his dignified demeanor as the head of the family.

Gu Xingzhao, however, perked up his ears, sensing there was some juicy gossip going on!

You Xian snorted coldly, "Do you take me for someone else? I'm here today because I have something important to tell you!"

Look at this old man Lu, he's so old, yet he's still full of scheming, spending all his time speculating about others.

Lu Qing looked suspicious. Was something really important?

He hesitated for a moment, then followed You Xian to a secluded spot.

Without any pretense, You Xian said, "Prince Su is about to rebel."

Lu Qing was slightly taken aback. So fast?
From the moment he met Yu Heng, he guessed that Prince Su would raise an army sooner or later, but he did not expect it to happen so quickly. How could You Xian, who had long been away from the court, know such a secret matter?
Lu Qing looked at You Xian with a meaningful gaze, "How did you know?"

As soon as You Xian saw that familiar look in his eyes, he knew that the old man was making wild guesses about people again. If he weren't so old, he would have kicked him right in the butt!

“My nephew works under Prince Su. He noticed something was wrong and came to report it.”

Lu Qing was puzzled. "I am now far removed from the court and am a sinner. If Prince Su is going to rebel, you should go to the capital to inform him. Why are you telling me?"

You Xian sighed, "The emperor has been waiting for Prince Su to rebel so that he has a pretext to raise an army. Laiyuan Town is rich and has military granaries. If Prince Su wants to rebel, he will definitely come here. I'm afraid Laiyuan Town will not be able to escape this calamity."

Lu Qing was even more puzzled. "You're telling me this? You don't expect an old man like me, who's nearly seventy years old and half his body is buried in the ground, to stop Prince Su, do you?"

(End of this chapter)