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

Chapter 171 turned Yang Fang into a cripple.
Upon learning of his granddaughter's ordeal, Lu Qing felt murderous, but his current worry was that his granddaughter was still in the Yang family and would likely continue to suffer.
He only regretted that no one in his family was in the capital to support him, which allowed that ungrateful scoundrel to mistreat his granddaughter like this.

Noticing Lu Qing's emotions and worries, Gu Xingzhao comforted him, "Don't worry, she has now divorced Yang Fang and moved into Mrs. Liu Xiangbai's house."

“The dowry was all taken from the Yang family, not a single thing was left, and I even crippled Yang Fang.”

Lu Xingyan was taken aback. A cripple?

"?" Lu Qing was also stunned, not realizing where it was ruined.

Speaking of this, Gu Xingzhao was quite proud, his tone unconsciously carrying a hint of boastful excitement, "It's just that his lower body was charred, he's definitely ruined. Even if the most skilled doctor or miracle healer treats him, it won't help. He definitely can't harm any girls anymore."

The ancestor's words were startling, and Lu Qing was so shocked that he choked on his own saliva and coughed violently.

Lu Xingyan covered her mouth to hide her smile. After all, she was an ancestor, and she was indeed different from ordinary girls.

Lu Qing's expression was hesitant; after all, his ancestor was a woman, how could he... cough cough.

Gu Xingzhao didn't notice anything amiss with Lu Qing. To her, these were just body parts, nothing to hide. She was even being tactful in her words!

"Is there anything you want to say to Lu Youtiao?" Gu Xingzhao asked.

Lu Qing thought for a moment and decided that he should first tell his eldest son and daughter-in-law about his granddaughter's situation. Now that his granddaughter was in trouble, they must be missing their family.

"My ancestor, please allow me to first inform her parents about this matter, and then see if there is anything else I should say."

Gu Xingzhao agreed and followed Lu Qing.

Lu Zhou was talking to his younger brother when he was called over. He saw that his wife had also been called over, and he thought that there was something he needed to tell them.

Madam Song was also puzzled. Usually, when the old man had something to say, he would call his second brother and his wife, as well as Xingyao and his third brother, together. Why did he call the couple alone tonight?
Thinking of the letter her husband had written to their daughter last night, which he had sent through their ancestors, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something had happened to her daughter, who was far away in the capital?

She immediately asked anxiously, "Father, has something happened to Tiao'er?"

Lu Qing glanced at his son beside him and saw that his son's expression was normal, obviously not thinking about it in this way. In the end, his daughter-in-law was more observant. Before he could say anything, she had already guessed that it might be about You Tiao.

Lu Zhou hadn't thought too much about it yet, thinking his wife was overthinking things. Their daughter was in Beijing, and her son-in-law was taking care of her; what could possibly happen?

Lu Qing said, "It's because of Tiao'er. Two months ago, we just left the city when that guy surnamed Yang gave her an abortifacient and kept her under house arrest, starving her. He even brought back the women he was keeping outside."

The devastating news struck like a bolt from the blue. Song almost fainted, but Lu Zhou caught her. She gripped her husband's arm tightly, crying out, "What...what are we going to do?!"

Lu Zhou was a law-abiding scholar who never lost his temper or even uttered harsh words. But now, upon hearing that his daughter had not only had an abortion but had also been locked up, he was so angry that his face turned purple, and his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves. Yang Fang, that beast!

Tears streamed down Song's face as she wailed, "My poor daughter, it's all my fault for being such a beast in human form!"

The thought that she thought her daughter was living a peaceful life in Beijing, and that she hadn't even let her husband write to her last night, filled her with guilt and remorse that tore her apart.

Lu Zhou only regretted that he was currently thousands of miles away, otherwise he would have rushed to the Yang family and torn the bastard who had humiliated his daughter to pieces! He released his hand from his wife's and knelt before Lu Qing, "Father, your son is unfilial and wants to return to the capital!"

Lu Qing's expression tightened. "This is inappropriate!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Song also knelt down, tears streaming down her face. "Father, please let us go and bring Tiao'er back!"

"Tiao'er is all alone in the capital, without any family members to support her. She has always been strong-willed, and now that she's faced with something like this, without any family members by her side, she probably doesn't even have the will to live anymore."

Looking at Madam Song, Gu Xingzhao sighed inwardly, "No one knows a daughter better than her mother."

When she went to see Lu Youtiao, she discovered that Lu Youtiao had little will to live. After all, she had suffered a series of blows. First, her family members were convicted and exiled three thousand miles away, their fate unknown. Then, because of her own poor judgment of people, she lost the baby in her womb. And the person next to her had changed completely.

If she hadn't brought the news from the Lu family and Lu Qing's letter, she probably wouldn't have stood up and agreed to a divorce with Yang Fang.

Lu Qing was heartbroken for his granddaughter, but returning to the capital was absolutely out of the question.

Although Du Hangwu and his officials are now of one mind with the Lu family, it is hard to guarantee that there will be other spies in the exile team. Once the news of the Lu family's escape is sent back, their relatives who are still in the capital and have not yet arrived in the north will surely be implicated and hunted down, and even the safety of their granddaughter will be at risk.

“Our ancestors have already taken Tiao’er out of the Yang family and settled her in. There are people looking after her, and they will also help her recover. You don’t need to worry.”

"But if Yang Fang goes to cause trouble for Tiao'er again," Lu Zhou was still anxious. He had thought his son-in-law would take care of his daughter, but now that he knew that man was a beast, he couldn't wait a moment longer and wanted to go and bring his daughter back safe and sound.

Gu Xingzhao raised an eyebrow. Since being exiled two months ago, he had encountered countless things along the way, including when Lu Xingyao injured his arm. He had never seen Lu Zhou like this before.

Lu Xingyao, it seems that you don't hold a higher position in your father's heart than your sister.

Lu Qing said in a deep voice, "Tiao'er has already divorced, and with Madam Liu taking care of her in the capital, Yang Fang has also been deposed by his ancestors, so he probably has no face to cause trouble for Tiao'er."

Upon learning of her daughter's divorce, Mrs. Song was shocked, but her tears stopped. She murmured, "It's good that they're divorced, it's good that they're divorced."

Lu Zhou calmed down a bit.

At this moment, Gu Xingzhao said, "From what I heard tonight, she wants to come to the North to reunite with you. I was thinking of waiting until she has recovered before saying so, but she probably can't wait. I will go to see her again tomorrow."

Lu Qing quickly said, "Please ask the ancestors to give us some advice. It would be good to leave the capital and find a place to rest for a while. There's no rush to travel."

He said it directly, and the Lu couple who were standing nearby also heard it. Song immediately became anxious, "We can't let her travel!"

A miscarriage is extremely harmful to a woman's body. That beast has locked her up and hasn't even given her food. He certainly won't let her see a doctor. Right now, the most important thing is to recuperate. How can she possibly travel?

Gu Xingzhao said to Lu Qing, "Don't worry, I'm here. I'll make sure she's safe."

These words were like a reassuring pill, putting Lu Qing and his wife Lu Zhou at ease. All three of them were thankful that their ancestors were alive; otherwise, they would have truly been at a loss for what to do in such a situation.