Chapter 113: Li Qingzhu, I've caught you

Li Qingluo stopped and looked back, her eyes like pure ice: "Wait and see, elder brother."

She clearly had no support, yet her aura was strong; Zhuang Wei, watching from the side, actually felt she had a bit of mettle—truly the blood of the Jiangjun Fu.

Zhuang Wei couldn't help but lose himself a little; seeing this, Li Kechuan flashed a sinister cold light in his eyes.

Li Qingluo, this lowly girl, dares to dream of taking everything from Zhu—does she even deserve it?

Since it's come to this, don't blame me for being ruthless and heartless as an older brother!

When only Li Chao Jing and Li Qingzhu remained in the room, under the pressure, Li Qingzhu didn't even dare to shed a tear for a moment.

"Ah, Father..."

Li Chao Jing opened his mouth to ask her: "Speak, what exactly is your relationship with that Prince Yun!"

Li Qingzhu first tried to argue: "Father, I don't know what you're talking about…… How could I have any relation with Prince Yun? I, I have none……"

Until Li Chao Jing said: "Since that's the case, I'll go arrange a marriage for you tomorrow! Don't even think about the Zhongyi Hou Fu—just any minor general, Father can still find one!"

"In this life, don't even think of having any further ties with Prince Yun!"

Li Qingzhu was truly frightened; she hurriedly knelt before Li Chao Jing, clutching his robe and sobbing: "Father, Father, don't— I say, I and Prince Yun…… actually know each other……"

However, before she could finish, a servant outside suddenly rushed to knock on the door, shouting: "Master, Master! It's Madame Deng, Madame Deng has brought the Second Master and them back!"

Li Qingluo also heard this news on the way.

So she immediately turned and headed toward the gate: "Let's go take a look!"

She had long known that the grandmother wanted Madame Deng to return.

They said it was for Madame Deng to return and catch up, but anyone who knew the situation understood that saying they were serving was just a pretense for propriety.

What Madame Deng owed the grandmother thirty years ago should now be repaid in full!

Moreover, is there any connection between Li Qingzhu and Madame Deng?

That hoarse-voiced woman, Li Qingzhu called her 'aunt'—is she Madame Deng's daughter?

When Li Qingluo arrived, Qu Shi also arrived.

"Luo'er!"

Qu Shi saw Li Qingluo, tears glimmering in her eyes.

After that day at Guanshui Cliff, mother and daughter have never met again.

Qu Shi feared Li Qingluo hated her, so she dared not see her.

These past days, as she thought of the past, her guilt toward her own flesh and blood grew ever stronger.

Although, if she were to encounter this again, when facing the issues of Zhu'er and Luo'er, she might still be unable to be perfectly impartial, but deep down she has begun to acknowledge the past grievances Li Qingluo suffered……

Luo'er has raised Zhu'er in the mountains since childhood, never having a good day, and even after returning she has been unfairly blamed for Zhu'er's willfulness.

Qu Shi feels heartbroken just thinking about this.

Of course, this is not Zhu'er's fault.

It's merely fate playing tricks!

"Luo'er, Mother wants…… when can we have a proper talk, if you are willing……"

Qu Shi reached out to take Li Qingluo's hand, but Li Qingluo coldly avoided her.

"Mother, you're being polite. If you want to lecture, I, as your daughter, will listen anytime."

Qu Shi anxiously wanted to explain: "No, Mother isn't here to lecture, she just wants to have a heartfelt talk with you……"

"Madam, the Master has arrived!"

Chang Mama hurriedly reminded Qu Shi, making her swallow all her sorrowful feelings.

She turned around and saw Zhu'er, Chuan'er, and even Zhuang Sanlang had come, so she hurried forward to greet them.

"Master, you've come too?"

Li Qingzhu and the others all paid their respects to Qu Shi.

Li Chao Jing frowned, his face full of dark clouds: "What's going on? How did she come back!? Is she bringing them along——"

Just then, Zhang Mama also hurried over.

Zhang Mama smiled, bowed, and said to everyone: "Master, Madam, all the young masters and misses, Madame Deng was summoned back by the Old Lady to catch up. The Old Lady said, Madame Deng is old; staying at the manor all the time isn't right."

"Even if there were faults in the past, they shouldn't keep suffering. The Second Master, Third Master, and the grand ladies should also come back to enjoy a few good days."

"Our Jiangjun Fu is so big; having everyone together would be livelier, otherwise it's just cold and quiet all day—the Old Lady finds it boring."

"Master, your complexion looks awful—are you alright? Someone, quickly call a doctor——"

Li Chao Jing waved his hand: "Don't call! I'm fine. I'm going to find Mother!"

Li Chao Jing gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at the door—he didn't even want to look at Madame Deng as she turned and headed back into the inner courtyard.

Qu Shi also wore a worried look, glanced outside, and as the matriarch she still went out first.

Li Qingzhu kept sneaking glances at Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo turned her head and their eyes met.

Li Qingluo gave a slow smile.

As if saying: "I've caught you."

Li Qingzhu was frightened and stumbled back a step.

She—she, has she found out?

When she was kidnapped, she never imagined it was Li Qingluo!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have shouted out the aunt's identity.

The aunt is Madame Deng's second daughter; back at Guanshui Cliff she didn't know if she had escaped, but if she had fled home, she would surely have returned today as well!

Li Qingzhu's face turned extremely grim.

These past days since returning, she has been walking on thin ice, with no one reliable around, so she couldn't even send a message.

After learning Li Qingluo's identity, and then waiting for her to return safely to the Jiangjun Fu again, Li Qingzhu simply did not dare to confront her directly.

The humiliation she suffered in the Lotus Sect, her soaked skirt, the things she said… left her lacking confidence and feeling guilty.

Li Qingzhu has even been jolted awake by nightmares over this!

She dreamed that the incident of her being scared into wetting herself had become known throughout Jinling City.

She dreamed that Prince Su came to her demanding her life: 'I heard you're my person? Bold slut——'

She dreamed that everyone pinched their noses, disgusted by her foul smell……

Under Li Qingluo's stare, Li Qingzhu's face grew paler and paler.

Li Kechuan grabbed Li Qingzhu's hand: 'Zhu'er! You don't need to fear her!'

'Li Qingluo, are you being too excessive? Zhu'er did nothing—why must you be so aggressive?'

Faced with Li Kechuan's shouting, Li Qingluo laughed in anger.

'Are you sick? Do you want me to call a doctor for you, brother, brother? Take a look at your eye ailment!'

'Last time Doctor Jiang said the eye ailment needed the blood and flesh of a blood relative as a medicinal guide. It's just a pity that Elder Sister Zhu'er can't fulfill that wish for you.'

'But don't worry, I won't cut your flesh to take your blood—not in this life, nor the next!'

Having said that, Li Qingluo felt that even looking at Li Kechuan another time would dirty her eyes, so she lifted her foot and turned back to the mansion.

She had looked over; the group of people brought back by Granny Deng was a huge dark mass, except it lacked that woman with a hoarse voice.

Could it be that she died at Guanshui Cliff?

Or perhaps she is still in the Lotus Sect.