Chapter 234: The Fake Young Lady Hits the Wall and Commits Suicide

"Zhu'er——!"

Li Kechuan saw this scene, his heart instantly became extremely anxious.

He hurried over with a limp, but he was inconvenient in movement, so he could only anxiously look toward Qu Shi.

"Mother! Do you really have such a cruel heart, completely ignoring Zhu'er now?"

"She has already become like this; even if she made a thousand mistakes, she still grew up beside us!"

"Just for the sake of your past mother-daughter affection, please rescue her first!"

Qu Shi indeed felt heartbroken.

Even though she had already said those harsh words of severance, at this moment her heart was no better than Chuan'er's.

But she still glanced at Li Chao Jing first, "Sir, this……"

Li Chao Jing had a dark face: "What are you standing there for? This is Miss Zhu from Prince Yun's Mansion; could we really let something happen to her at the gate of our Jiangjun Fu?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Shi hurriedly called Granny Chang to bring people over to carry Liu Qiongzhu inside.

Li Kechuan then glared fiercely at Zhuang Wei: "Zhuang Sanlang, you have such a ruthless heart!"

"Zhu'er's state today is surely because of you; you can actually stand by and watch, so heartless and unjust!"

"People like you are truly a heavenly match with Li Qingluo!"

Zhuang Wei, after being scolded, stared speechless at this scene, that strange feeling in his heart rose again.

Does this family truly not hold past grudges, having already forgotten what happened in the Bright Tower before?

Perhaps unable to hold back, Zhuang Wei gave a cold sneer: "I indeed do not have the broad mind of Eldest Son Li, able to forget what happened between Lady Zhu and Prince Yun in the Bright Tower back then."

"I also do not have Young Master Li's deep love for Lady Zhu; even though rumors of you two fill the city, you still regard her as the pearl in your palm without any qualms."

"Furthermore, she is now Lady Zhu of Prince Yun's Mansion; do you really want to see me entangled with her again, ending up like you, with my future and reputation completely ruined by her?"

"I, Zhuang Wei, still want face, and my Zhongyi Hou Fu also still wants face!"

Li Kechuan's face turned livid with anger: "You——"

Li Chao Jing also shouted to interrupt Zhuang Wei's words: "Shut up!"

"Young Master Zhuang, if you came to our Jiangjun Fu unhappy today, please leave immediately!"

"The affairs of our Jiangjun Fu are not for an outsider like you to manage!"

Zhuang Wei looked at Li Chao Jing with a face full of shock.

He suddenly gave a bitter laugh.

Thereafter he retreated step by step.

Zhuang Wei shook his head while sighing: "I now finally understand what is wrong……"

"Being born in your Jiangjun Fu might be Miss Li's greatest misfortune in life."

"Zhuang Mou previously obscured the truth with a single leaf."

"And together with you, I have hurt her several times……"

"And now everything is already too late…… too late……"

"Ha ha, ha ha ha ha……"

Zhuang Wei knew that what he sought today would come to nothing.

But how could the fourth son of the Qu family be worthy of her?

But he then thought, Miss Li is now such a strong-willed person; perhaps she will not let them manipulate her.

In the end, Zhuang Wei left with a dejected expression.

Li Kechuan thought of Liu Qiongzhu, then hurriedly, leaning on his cane, turned and entered the mansion.

Li Chao Jing followed behind with a gloomy face; just as he reached the door of the room where Qu Shi had placed Liu Qiongzhu, he heard from inside that Liu Qiongzhu had already awakened.

"Mother——waaa……"

Liu Qiongzhu flung herself into Qu Shi's arms, crying heartbroken.

Qu Shi comforted her: "You…… Zhu'er you, ah…… how can I deal with you?"

"Seeing you like this, my heart feels more painful than being cut by a knife. You are truly my karmic obstacle, is it that I owed you in my past life?"

Liu Qiongzhu: "Mother, it was all Zhu'er's fault before."

"Zhu'er has realized her mistakes and feels deep regret; she now knows everything…… Please don't ignore Zhu'er, don't be so heartless toward her, okay?"

Li Kechuan rushed in: "Zhu'er, don't cry. Mother hasn't she already brought you in? And Father personally nodded his agreement."

Liu Qiongzhu, hearing this, became very happy: "Really!? Father, he…… he won't drive me out again, or kill me again……"

Liu Qiongzhu thought of the previous ugly scene, still feeling a trace of fear toward Li Chao Jing in her heart.

Li Chao Jing lifted his foot and walked in.

"You just need to know what mischief you did before!"

"Now you are no longer a daughter of the Li family; you are Lady Zhu of Prince Yun's Mansion. We rescued you only to avoid getting involved with Prince Yun's Mansion's fate!"

Li Chao Jing's words were very heartless, and Liu Qiongzhu turned pale again.

She gazed at Qu Shi and Li Kechuan with reluctance.

"Zhu'er understands…… then Zhu'er will leave now."

After saying that, Liu Qiongzhu got down from the bed; Li Kechuan urgently stopped her: "Zhu'er, where are you going?"

"You look like this—did Prince Yun hit you?"

Li Chao Jing: "Let her go! Back then, acting shamelessly, wasn't it that you wouldn't turn back until hitting the southern wall? Weren't you determined to abandon the entire Jiangjun Fu to become a prince's concubine? Now, whatever outcome occurs, it's the consequence of your own choice!"

Li Kechuan anxiously wanted to stop his father: "Father——"

Liu Qiongzhu staggered to her feet; under Qu Shi's pained gaze, she walked toward the door.

But before she could step out the door, she stumbled and fell to the ground again.

Li Kechuan shouted anxiously: "Zhu'er—"

"Father, if you keep pressing her, you'll press her to death!"

Li Kechuan shouted at Li Chao Jing.

Li Chao Jing, angry, raised his hand and slapped him.

"You bastard! Zhuang Sanlang is right—you haven't suffered enough from her harm? Nowadays, how are people gossiping about the two of you outside? Don't you know?"

"I think even Prince Yun, Your Highness hitting her would be too light."

"She should just be killed with a single stroke!"

Li Kechuan looked at Li Chao Jing with a deathly pale face: "Father, are these your words?"

Liu Qiongzhu herself leaned on the doorframe and stood up.

She looked at Li Kechuan with a face full of bitterness and pain.

"Yes, all this is my fault… I harmed my older brother…"

"If I had, upon revealing my origins, returned to the Liu family, gone to live in the mountains, returned to the position I ought to have, and not indulged in the affection of my parents and older brother, none of these later events would have happened."

"Now even the prince won't scold me for being useless, and even the Jiangjun Fu has been lost—Zhu'er originally had nothing to rely on anyway…"

"I ought to have gone to die—"

After saying that, Liu Qiongzhu seemed to suddenly make up her mind, grit her teeth, and actually threw herself headfirst at the pillar!

Qu Shi shouted in terror: "Zhu'er, don't—"

Li Kechuan threw away his crutch and lunged straight over: "Zhu'er!"

He clumsily threw Liu Qiongzhu to the ground beneath him and held her tightly.

"Zhu'er! Are you foolish!? How could you do such a reckless thing?"

"Older brother said, I won't ignore you!"

"Do you want me… to take my and Mother's lives?"

At this point, Qu Shi also completely softened and walked over.

She, eyes red, wiped her tears: "Zhu'er, why do this to yourself? Do you really think Mother doesn't care about you?"

"Someone, hurry up and help the eldest son and Madam Zhu up!"

Luying then, flustered, together with Chang Mama and the others, went forward to help Li Kechuan and Liu Qiongzhu up.

Seeing this, Li Chao Jing flicked his sleeve and snapped: "Enough!"

Afterwards, Li Chao Jing had all the servants in the room leave first, then fixed his gaze on Liu Qiongzhu and said, word by word: "Now the Jiangjun Fu faces internal and external troubles; I have no leisure to deal with you."

"Madam Zhu doesn't really need to die in my Jiangjun Fu; in the end, blaming her would just cause the Jiangjun Fu to be faulted by Prince Yun, Your Highness again."

"Listen, Liu Qiongzhu. This general isn't as easily fooled as Chuan'er and Qu Shi, but this general now indeed has use for you."

"Since today I've already let you through the door, I'll now explain things thoroughly."

"To Prince Yun, Your Highness, please bring back a message."

Li Qingluo saw the letter in her hand, and a look of contempt appeared on her face.

"Li Kechuan, he's also a hopeless romantic."

"Now the whole city is full of rumors about the two of them, yet he can still openly contact Liu Qiongzhu, even getting her into the Jiangjun Fu again."

"And Liu Qiongzhu, in Qu Shi's heart, is even more important than her own biological daughter by a hundredfold—this Li Qingluo had long realized. So upon learning that Liu Qiongzhu had entered the Jiangjun Fu's gate again, she felt no resentment at all."

"Que'er and Cui Er, however, both felt indignant on her behalf."

"In the Jiangjun Fu, bloodline isn't the most important thing! Miss, fortunately the Old Lady dotes on you."

Li Qingluo laughed: "Bloodline is certainly important—I am also my grandmother's bloodline."

"But in the Jiangjun Fu, what they value more than bloodline is profit."

Que'er didn't understand.

Li Qingluo: "Take the Jiangjun Fu's master as an example. Previously, Li Chao Jing still had a few stubborn streaks, so after the scandal between Liu Qiongzhu and Prince Yun, Your Highness blew up, he wanted to kill Liu Qiongzhu to uphold family rules and reputation."

"Even the fact that Li Kechuan's leg was broken because of Prince Yun made Li Chao Jing refuse to bow to Prince Yun all along."

"But now there must be something more important than his integrity, so he has no choice but to lower himself before Prince Yun, even flatter him, and in the process also lowered himself before Prince Yun's Mansion and the Empress."

Deng Mama: "Miss, how do you know the master is trying to curry favor with Prince Yun's Mansion? This letter only says they were shut up together talking, but we don't know what they said."

Li Qingluo: "If it weren't intentional to lower himself before Prince Yun, Li Chao Jing would certainly not have let Liu Qiongzhu enter the mansion. Moreover, this is happening at a time when the adopted daughter and legitimate son are spreading such rumors. Otherwise, the whole Jinling City would laugh at him."

"It's a pity he always valued face the most, but now this very face is the thing he values least!"

Li Qingluo couldn't help but feel contemptuous deep down, and then she asked: "By the way, how's the investigation into the Jiang family going?"

Deng Mama gave a "heh": "Old slave was just about to tell you."

"Miss, the Jiang family has a senior elder who once served as a deputy general under your father. Ten years ago, during the border conflict, the elder and Deputy General Jiang won a great victory in a crucial battle."

"Before returning to court after the campaign, this Deputy General Jiang, however, suddenly, due to drunken clumsiness, knocked over a wine jar and candlestand, and burned himself to death alive in the tent."

Li Qingluo: "What a coincidence?"