Chapter 630 - 628: Blind Despite Having Eyes
Old Granny Zhang saw Wang Laozhu’s eyes redden and refrained from being stubborn with her insistence on saying that Wang Yongan was fine; she seemed utterly disheartened and gave a cold snort, finally saying no more to provoke Wang Laozhu.
Wang Laozhu took quite a while to compose himself before he managed to ask weakly, "So, where are we now?"
Wang Yonggui and Wang Yongping exchanged glances but said nothing.
Wang Yongzhu stood by the door, also silent.
It was Old Granny Zhang who scoffed, "Where do you think? We would never have the audacity to stay at that beast’s house, your second son’s place. If he could lay hands on you, he would likely see us enter upright and carried out horizontally!"
Wang Laozhu was stunned, "What do you mean by that? What has my second son done to me?"
Old Granny Zhang hesitated a bit, considering Wang Laozhu’s condition; what if he couldn’t bear the truth if told?
Wang Yongzhu, on the other hand, was considering more. Currently residing in an inn, they had no idea what other means Wang Yongan might resort to, and with Gao Jin being the County Magistrate and having been rejected by her, she was unsure if he would fly into a rage out of humiliation.
Given the family’s perilous situation, if they did not inform Wang Laozhu of the truth, should he soften his heart and divulge unfortunate information, or do something else untoward, then the entire family could pay the ultimate price.
So after only a brief moment of contemplation, Wang Yongzhu stepped forward and said, "We are currently at an inn in Qi City and have summoned the most famous doctor from Qi City to examine you. He said you have been bedridden, vomiting, having diarrhea, and falling in and out of consciousness because you have been poisoned and had to have a good deal of black blood let out."
"Father, if we’re not mistaken, it’s likely that something Wang Yongan gave you to eat caused your severe illness. Had we not arrived in time, I fear you might have died a stranger in a foreign land."