Chapter 125: Was the Royal Bloodline Killed by the Fake Young Lady?

Everyone was discussing in whispers, and Li Qingzhu felt both startled and afraid.

If even my older brother suspects me, what should I do?

She raised her head, her swollen eyes looking at Li Kechuan.

"Older brother, I… Zhu'er has a hundred mouths but cannot explain…"

Li Kechuan looked at her with red eyes, "Older brother knows, knows everything; you don't need to explain anything."

After saying that, he lifted his gaze to Prince Yun, his eyes calm and cold, and said bluntly, "Commoner Li Kechuan, I have paid respects to Prince Yun and to *** Your Highness. Your Highnesses, please excuse me; as I am presently indisposed, I cannot kneel to pay my respects to you two."

Li Kechuan broke his leg, naturally losing his military post; now he is merely a commoner.

Thus calling himself a commoner is not wrong, but to others it sounds pitiful.

After all, having fallen from a high position, one can imagine how it feels.

*** also walked over now, her eyes downcast, she gently raised her hand: "Since Eldest Master Li is indisposed, there's no need for formalities. Today the household holds a winter banquet, yet this situation has arisen; since Eldest Master Li has come as well, why not let your sister give a proper explanation of what happened?"

"The unborn child in Prince Yun's concubine's womb is of royal blood!"

"Now Cao Rou'er has been taken away; if something truly happens to her, how do you intend to answer for it?!"

*** is not threatening; she is speaking the truth.

This Li family's repeated involvement with the Fourth Prince is truly a karmic entanglement.

But they are children of the imperial house; how can we allow these people to ride over their heads?!

***'s menace immediately frightened some of the young women.

However, for some reason *** did not drive those women away; it seems she intends to let everyone watch the commotion today.

Li Kechuan, neither humble nor arrogant, lowered his head and said, "I know Zhu'er made a mistake. But Zhu'er also fell from that pavilion; she is now terrified and has suffered enough."

"I want to know what exactly happened between Zhu'er and Your Highness's concubine, and why Your Highness just watched them fall without intervening."

"Impudence! Is it your place to question my affairs?!"

Prince Yun immediately shouted, his eyes filled with killing intent as he glared at Li Kechuan.

Li Kechuan seemed to have long held a breath of anger in his chest: "Your Highness, please forgive me; I dare not. I did indeed trespass into Your Highness's residence, and that was my fault."

"So, having broken my leg, I now accept that as well."

"It is simply because I once saw a woman who resembled Zhu'er, which led me to suspect that someone was hidden in Your Highness's residence."

"It was my hastiness; I did not think things through at the time. Later, another person resembling Zhu'er appeared beside me, and I realized how many look‑alikes exist in the world."

"Therefore, I do not want such a misunderstanding to happen again to my sister."

Li Kechuan never said a word about how he broke his leg back then, blaming it on Prince Yun.

Yet this again involves Prince Yun.

This made Prince Yun's face grow ever uglier.

His offhand remark about a misunderstanding—was he implying that Prince Yun acts with tyranny?

Truly a lowly commoner!

Even if I had deliberately tried to kill him back then, what of it?!

Now he fixes his gaze on Li Qingzhu, his eyes brimming with anger and dissatisfaction!

He should never have gotten involved with this family; now he has invited all this trouble!

"Li Qingzhu! Why don't you tell us why you went up to the upper platform today, sneaked into the room, and what happened between us?"

Prince Yun now hates Li Qingzhu.

So he is less inclined to protect her.

Just treat this as a punishment for her; let's see how she can still wriggle out with sophistry!

At this moment, because his concubine is injured and there is the matter of offspring, Prince Yun has also become ruthless and heartless.

Li Qingzhu, panicking, turned away while crying and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me! Today this common woman drank too much wine, so seeing that the pavilion could catch a breeze, I went up there."

"But I didn't expect to hear Your Highness and Rou'er speaking."

"In my heart I was thinking of my brother; because rumors about me had spread before, I didn't want people to keep misunderstanding me, so I sought an explanation for my brother and also to clear my own name."

"Rou'er was protecting Your Highness…… She and I used to be like sisters, so I grew resentful toward her; because we disagreed on this matter, we ended up arguing."

"As for our fall into the lake, it was entirely an accident."

"However, no matter how I explain, I cannot escape responsibility for hurting Rou'er."

"Now I sincerely pray that Rou'er may escape danger unharmed; if this is true… I am willing to plead guilty!"

Quite the tactic of advancing by retreating.

Li Qingzhu indeed has a mind that knows how to maneuver; otherwise she wouldn't have gotten this far.

But things have come to this; after all, this is the princess's residence, and Li Qingluo knows she can no longer stand by idly.

After all, she still bears the identity of a daughter of the Jiangjun Fu.

She brought Li Qingya and Li Qingyu forward, and together they knelt before Prince Yun and ***.

"We three commoner sisters, together with our eldest sister, plead for mercy! Please, Your Highness, spare our eldest sister's life!"

Li Qingzhu stared wide-eyed from behind.

What are they running out here to do?

She could never believe that they and she would share any deep sisterly bond!

It's merely because they share weal and woe!

Furthermore, who asked her to plead guilty, to beg for mercy and spare her own life?

Your Highness, Your Highness would surely not bear to kill his own!

Li Kechuan too, at this moment staring at Li Qingluo's back with a complex expression, his mouth and eyes full of blatant contempt.

What a Li Qingluo!

Just now when Li Qingzhu was being given a hard time, why didn't you see her come out?

Now you come out pretending to be righteous!

Li Kechuan finally endured, not exposing on the spot the fault of the Jiangjun Fu's children.

However Prince Yun still truly looked at Li Qingluo, saying: "Is it you? Miss Li the Second, you are kind-hearted."

Prince Yun knows, this is the Li family's true Miss.

Earlier I heard Li Qingzhu mention, saying this girl in the countryside suffered for her half a life, being worn down like a withered dry twig, she felt very guilty.

But, initially for their love, so Li Qingzhu would however go through fire and water.

She said she is willing in the next life to again give Li Qingluo forgiveness.

But today Prince Yun looked at this girl, yet was greatly astonished by her beauty.

How could she be a withered dry twig?

She is simply the lovely white peony of spring!

On the contrary, Li Qingzhu, now even before this true Miss, must yield a bit.

Hearing Prince Yun's praise of Li Qingluo, Li Qingzhu's face turned completely white inch by inch.

She swayed, on the verge of falling, like a broken kite, as if she could collapse completely at any moment.

Li Kechuan grabbed and held Li Qingzhu: "Zhu'er?"

His eyes were full of worry.

But he did not know Li Qingzhu's true thoughts.

"Zhu'er, with elder brother here, you will be fine today."

Li Kechuan thought, Li Qingzhu was afraid of Prince Yun.

Li Qingzhu tightly bit her lip, tears falling: "Elder brother……"

Prince Yun at this moment had completely not noticed how Li Qingzhu was.

He quietly looked at Li Qingluo, a hint of kindness in his eyes: "Good. Since you sisters plead, I will temporarily spare……"

Before his words finished, a servant came running in panic to report: "Your Highness! Lady Rou…… Lady Rou's unborn child could not be saved, it is…… already…… gone!"