Chapter 131: Brother, Harming Others Ultimately Harms Oneself

Li Qingluo hurried forward and picked up Li Qingzhu's teacup: "Oh dear, elder sister, how did you get so frightened? It's just the Liu family's aunt; I saw her when I was young too. But how did she come to the princess's residence to recognize kin? Elder sister, have you ever seen her?"

Li Qingzhu shuddered with fright.

How could she dare say that she had already recognized Liu Jinzhi?

This is something she could never say, even if beaten to death!

She could only hurriedly shake her head and wave her hands, "I don't want to see her..."

Li Kechuan had been staring fixedly at the two cups in Li Qingluo's hand, but when Li Qingzhu frantically threw herself into his arms, he could only lose focus.

"Someone! Hurry up and take that stupid woman away! What kind of place is this, letting any dirty person sneak in!"

"Wait! Don't let the people in the princess's residence find out, or else we'll implicate the eldest young lady."

"Go, gag her—"

Liu Jinzhi's bulky body had already squeezed halfway in.

"Zhu'er! Quickly let auntie have a look; I heard you're injured, Zhu'er, damn it—how did you end up like this! Zhu'er, could it be that he's really so heartless as to not care for you at all—"

Li Qingzhu covered her ears and screamed: "Ah!! Ah—let her… get out—get out!!"

Liu Jinzhi, this stupid woman!

If she keeps talking, I'm afraid that in front of her brother, everything about her and Prince Yun will be completely exposed!

Weren't all those words she said after returning to the Jiangjun Fu exposed without a fight?

This absolutely cannot happen!

Li Qingzhu now feels in her heart that she would love to kill Liu Jinzhi!

"I don't want to go back to the Liu family… brother, I don't want to leave you… brother, let her go… let her go—"

Li Qingzhu looked completely emotionally broken.

This caused the slight doubt that had just arisen in Li Kechuan's heart to quickly vanish like smoke.

He tightly embraced Li Qingzhu and lashed out outward.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take that stupid woman away! If the eldest young lady is provoked into something by her, I'll have you all buried with her!"

Li Kechuan waved his hand, and Que'er, Deng Mama, and even Lü Ying outside the door remained unmoving.

Only after Li Qingluo slightly moved her chin to signal did the few people rush forward to help.

In a few moves they held down Liu Jinzhi.

Li Qingluo hadn't expected Liu Jinzhi to be so useless.

Originally she had wanted Liu Jinzhi to come out and recognize kin while everyone was still in the courtyard, which would have been the strongest blow to Li Qingzhu's identity.

Unfortunately, the garden's display probably frightened Liu Jinzhi, so she didn't dare come out at all.

Fortunately, just now she at least managed to do something for herself.

But it would be a real shame to just discard this pawn now.

Li Qingluo signaled Deng Mama to take the person away and tie them up, to be dealt with later.

Anyway, the rest of the Liu family will also all come to Jinling in about half a month.

Liu Jinzhi was taken away, and the doorway fell into dead silence.

The Li family already knew Li Qingzhu's background.

Now seeing her paternal aunt in such a coarse manner, everyone's gaze toward her inevitably gained another shade.

Li Qingzhu simply couldn't bear it.

She covered her aching head and lay down.

Li Qingluo hurriedly asked: "Zhu'er sister, quickly have a sip of water."

Saying that, she handed over the cup in her hand that had tea.

But Li Kechuan slapped it open with one palm.

"Get out!"

He was about to run out of patience, unwilling to keep acting with her, fearing she might have some trick.

Li Kechuan also didn't dare use the two cups in Li Qingluo's hand, fearing she might confuse them, so he simply picked up the teapot, glanced at the cup beside him, and then just took his own cup.

"Zhu'er, come, have a sip of tea."

After Li Kechuan personally fed Li Qingzhu two cups, her mood seemed to stabilize a bit.

Li Qingluo, whose hand had just been knocked open, wasn't annoyed either; she stood aside and slowly drank a few sips.

Li Kechuan noticed she had also drunk it, and unconsciously stared at her, wanting to see her reaction.

She had just been holding two teacups in her hand.

One was her own, which was poisoned.

The other was Zhu'er's, which was non‑poisonous.

So he now isn't sure which cup she drank from.

Unfortunately, Li Qingluo's expression was fickle, and it didn't turn out as Li Kechuan wished.

Just as Li Kechuan was feeling disappointed, Li Qingzhu suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Ugh… pu—"

Li Qingzhu covered her throat, painfully widening her eyes.

"I… ho… ho ho…"

Li Qingzhu stared in terror at Li Kechuan, unable to utter another word.

Li Kechuan was shocked and dismayed, and he grabbed Li Qingzhu in an embrace.

"Zhu'er! Zhu'er? Zhu'er, what's wrong with you? This…"

Li Kechuan trembled as he picked up the teacup he had just given Li Qingzhu, his face changing dramatically.

You changed the cup!!?

He finally understood, angrily turning his head to glare at Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo looked innocent: "Brother, what are you saying? What's wrong with the cup? Is there anything abnormal about this cup?"

Older sister, what happened? How did you suddenly vomit blood? Heavens, could it be that the tea is problematic? But I just...

Li Qingluo looked as if she had just realized.

Brother, you said the cup—could it be that the cup is problematic?

Li Qingluo's gaze turned gloomy as she stared at Li Kechuan, wanting an answer.

What else does Li Kechuan not understand?

He had completely underestimated her viciousness!

She actually turned her own tactics against Zhu'er!

She never trusted herself from start to finish!

You poisonous woman!

Li Kechuan picked up the tea cup and hurled it at Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo raised her hand and caught it.

This is evidence, Brother—how can you just throw it away?

Later, why not hand it over to Your Highness, so she can judge this matter—see whether it blew up in the princess's residence, lest Brother again wrongly accuse Your Highness's kindness.

Li Qingluo said, and indeed hid the tea cup in her bosom.

Li Kechuan's face darkened as he wished he could tear her apart.

You dare! Unless you want your whole clan to be destroyed because of you!

Then she stared at Li Kechuan, coldly curling her lips in a sneer: "Li Kechuan, you're still as ridiculous and arrogant as ever. Is it because of me, or because of you?"

Does letting you slaughter me obediently count as being obedient and well-behaved?

If I heed your words, my only fate is to be crushed to dust; do you really think I'm a worthless bone, so you cherish this worthless brother of yours?

You wanted to harm me, but alas, harming others ends up harming oneself—you've harmed the person you love most.

Remember, the one who harmed Li Qingzhu today is not me. It's you, this brother.

After saying that, she smashed the other two tea cups heavily onto the ground.

Then she turned and left.

Li Kechuan stared darkly at her back, propping himself up on the bed's edge as he drew a small dagger from his bosom.

Li Qingya stared fearfully at Li Qingluo's back, about to utter a warning, but Li Qingluo had already turned and swiftly pulled a thin string from her sleeve.

"Whoosh—"

A sleeve arrow shot into Li Kechuan's leg.