Chapter 258: The Mad Father Who Lost His Mind, and the Mother Whose Head Was Shattered!

Sister?

Li Qingluo only felt the heavens thundering, and did not dare to answer that cry.

This time it was her turn to walk in and squat before Li Chao Jing.

She reached out, grabbed him, and glared viciously at the weathered face before her, now a scummy father pretending to be a child, and let out a cold snort.

"Listen, I don't care whether you're faking to escape reality, or you're truly mad and stupid; I genuinely want to kill you!"

"Even though you're my father, what good have you ever done for me?"

"What about you—have you ever truly cared for your mother?"

"Now you've made Grandmother so heartbroken, and it's a sin you can't escape even with a thousand deaths!"

"Don't think that because you escaped this time, I'll let you go later."

"Li Chao Jing, I'm watching you."

"If you carelessly show any more fox tails, I will fight to the death; even covered in sins, I will not rest until you're dead!"

Having said that, Li Qingluo shoved Li Chao Jing hard.

Li Chao Jing fell to the ground, his face full of terror.

"Y‑you, who exactly are you? Why can't I understand what you're saying?"

"You may be so good‑looking, but you're not a good person."

"Woo… I want my mother—mother!!"

"Woo, this sister wants to kill someone, wants to kill—"

Li Chao Jing sat on the ground heedlessly, flailing and shouting loudly.

Li Qingluo still stared at him with a cold expression; seeing he truly wasn't pretending, she finally stood up.

"Men, bring the General's lady and the Li family's servants in. As for the Qu family, not a single one may enter!"

The gatekeeper replied, "Yes, miss."

Soon, Qu Shi, supported by Chang Ma Ma, led ten servants rushing into the courtyard.

She caught sight of Li Qingluo and called out, "Luo'er!"

Li Qingluo turned her head toward her, giving no reply.

Qu Shi's eyes reddened.

"Luo'er…" she hurried toward Li Qingluo, grabbing her arms, "Luo'er, are you still resenting mother?"

"I know about your Grandmother's matter, it makes you uneasy. Fortunately, mother‑in‑law now is healthy and untroubled, right?"

"We are all one family; when will you and Grandmother return home?"

Li Qingluo expressionlessly brushed her hands away.

"No, my Grandmother and I will never return to that General's mansion again."

"From now on, Xiuli Jiangjun Fu is our home."

Qu Shi, puzzled, "W‑what do you mean? Luo'er, you're the legitimate eldest daughter of our General's mansion! Do you even refuse the status of legitimate eldest daughter?"

"Or are you still bothered about Zhu'er? Though Zhu'er now has dealings with the General's mansion, you have already left the family register and no longer bear the Li surname, so you gain nothing from it…"

Li Qingluo: "Enough!"

She furrowed her brows at Qu Shi, "You're being self‑indulgent. My Grandmother and I won't go back because we've seen through your selfishness and cruelty; we despise that family to the extreme. It has nothing much to do with the rest."

Qu Shi seemed unable to bear Li Qingluo's words.

"I am your mother! Why don't you listen to me and always heed your Grandmother's words!?"

Li Qingluo: "Because Grandmother truly cares for me, loves me, protects me! She has only me in her heart and would never marry me off to a short man from the Qu family!"

"Do you understand?"

Qu Shi, panicking, evaded again, "Y‑you really care so much about Xun Ge'er's appearance? Yet everything mother did was for you."

"Xun Ge'er's grandfather is the Minister of Revenue, and Xun Ge'er studies well; aside from being short, what about his family background doesn't meet your expectations?"

"Moreover, the Qu family is my own natal family; marrying into Qu won't cause you grievance, and others won't look down on you just because you grew up flying freely in the mountains…"

Li Qingluo gave a cold smile.

"The one who looks down most on me for growing up in the mountains—could it be you?"

She stared straight at Qu Shi, making Qu Shi feel a wave of insecurity.

"I… I didn't…"

"Luo'er, how could mother look at you like that? You are my own flesh and blood…"

Li Qingluo, already old enough to want to see her, still wonders how to act.

She stared at Qu Shi, "I heard Li Kechuan and that Xun Ge'er did something good in the ruined temple; now their filthy relationship has reached this point, and you still plan to marry me into the Qu family?"

Qu Shi's face was shocked.

She looked at Li Qingluo and couldn't help screaming, "Y‑you, how do you know!?"

"Luo, Luo'er, is it you who did it!? Is all this you—"

Li Qingluo already knew; this time Li Kechuan still didn't have the face to reveal the truth.

Since he won't speak, let Qu Shi keep guessing slowly.

"If I know, does that mean I did it? And the Grandmother's poisoning—did you do that?"

That single question terrified Qu Shi, making her whole body tremble and leaving her utterly stunned.

Li Qingluo's gaze turned cold; she stared at Qu Shi without speaking.

Qu Shi, flustered, finally noticed Li Chao Jing's abnormality.

"Lord, Luo'er has misunderstood us; please explain a few words to her. Lord?"

Qu Shi saw Li Chao Jing sitting loudly on the ground, fiddling with a pile of rotten wood, completely indifferent to the recent argument with herself and Luo'er, and felt a sudden jolt in her heart.

Master stared… how does it seem not quite right?

Qu Shi took a few steps forward, "Master, you—you, what's wrong with you?"

Li Chao Jing found it noisy; having just been angered by Li Qingluo, he turned and shouted, "Shut up! You old woman, you're so noisy. Running into someone else's house chattering—what propriety!? Get out of our house!"

Qu Shi froze completely on the spot.

Li Qingluo said, "After hearing that Li Kechuan and the Qu family's young master were on good terms, he couldn't bear the stimulus and became like this. Since that's the case, hurry and take him away—our household will not keep someone who would harm his own mother."

Li Qingluo finished speaking, flicked her sleeve, and strode away.

Qu Shi, unable to bear the blow, sat down heavily on the ground.

"'I… what sin have I committed…?'"

"'It's only made this family become what it is now…'"

"'It's over, over… the Jiangjun Fu is completely finished now!!'"

"'Ha… hahaha…'"

After laughing, Qu Shi covered her face and burst into tears.

Li Chao Jing found her increasingly noisy and annoying, picked up a piece of wood from the ground and swung it at her head, shouting, "You're so noisy!"

Qu Shi let out a startled cry.

She covered her bleeding head, and in anger ordered the servants to tie up Li Chao Jing.

"'But, but this is the master…'"

Qu Shi said, "I told you to tie him up, so tie him! Otherwise, today no one can take him back to the Jiangjun Fu—haven't you figured it out yet!?"

The servants then grabbed ropes and rushed forward, but Li Chao Jing, even though he's gone mad and foolish, is still someone who has trained in martial arts.

Even if he's forgotten the techniques, his sheer brute strength is something these servants cannot match.

Li Qingluo stood at the courtyard gate.

She naturally hadn't left completely; she just wanted to take another look, to see whether Li Chao Jing was acting or truly become foolish with a child's mind.

All that could be seen was him facing the servants, crying and shouting, yet when he reached out, a burst of brute strength sent everyone flying and tumbling to the ground.

Then he himself looked at his own hands with a surprised expression.

Obviously, he didn't know how he could be so strong.

Qu Shi, at the side, was supported by Granny Chang, pointing at these useless servants and shouting, "Useless waste, with so many people you still can't subdue one person?"

Ten people then all rushed forward together, and after great effort, finally managed to tie Li Chao Jing up securely.

Li Qingluo turned and hid behind a tree, waited until they all left, then quietly instructed Que'er behind her: "Have De Shu send someone to watch that Granny Chang."

Que'er: "Yes, Miss."

"'Also, have someone ask Madam Liu whether she wants to leave the mansion to take refuge; if she wishes to go, I can arrange it.'"

After all, she herself had sought her out; Li Qingluo saw Li Chao Jing become like this, obviously no one in the mansion could protect the pregnant Liu Men'er.

Li Qingluo did not want another Liu Sui'er to happen, so she felt compassion for Liu Men'er.

No more innocent lives should be lost in that mansion.

As for Madam Lou and her son, Huan Jieer is after all a woman; as long as mother and daughter stay peacefully in their own courtyard, nothing will happen for the time being.

Moreover, staying in the Jiangjun Fu, Huan Jieer still has an identity.

Thus Li Qingluo does not worry about them.

That afternoon, Granny Chang followed Madame You on a trip to the Qu family.

"'This old thing, sure enough she's the eye the Qu family placed in the Jiangjun Fu—truly not a person!'"

Li Qingluo said, "The Qu family should now also know Li Chao Jing's current state. However, I can't just sit and wait for disaster, waiting for them to decide what to do next and then counterattack."

"'Que'er, go spread the news that the Great General of the Cavalry has gone insane.'"

Que'er hesitated a little: 'Miss, really do this? If so, later in Jinling City there will be no place for you to stand...'

The elder brother is disabled, having lost his official position, engagement, and prospects.

Father has also become a madman!

Isn't this plainly telling all of Jinling that their Dongyin Lane Jiangjun Fu is finished?

In the future, which family would still look favorably upon their young lady?

Li Qingluo doesn't mind: 'Go ahead.'

"'Since I and my grandmother have moved out of the Jiangjun Fu, this already means we've broken with the Dongyin Lane Jiangjun Fu. These people in Jinling City look down on the Jiangjun Fu, but they won't make things too hard for me, after all my grandmother is still here.'"

"'Moreover, I originally didn't plan to have further dealings with these aristocratic clans, nor did I want to marry into any noble household as a daughter-in-law. Such a life I fear I couldn't endure, nor do I want to suffer those grievances.'"

"'Moreover, now that my father and brother are like this, which family would still look favorably upon me? This suits me just fine.'"

"'If in the future there is a good gentleman, I will invite him to become a live-in son-in-law, marrying into my grandmother's household as a filial grandson-in-law, so I can remain in my own home beside my grandmother—wouldn't that be more carefree and happy?'"

Que'er thought about it and immediately clapped her hands in approval.

"'What the miss said is true: the Jiangjun Fu is now like this, and Liu Qingzhu, who originally wanted to turn back and curry favor with the Jiangjun Fu to please Prince Yun, isn't that just a basket drawing water—all for nothing?'"

"'Servant doesn't believe that Prince Yun could still have the inclination to court such a ruined Jiangjun Fu, could he?'"

Upon thinking of this, Que'er felt very relieved.

"'It's a pity that Zi Jin has now left Prince Yun's Mansion, so they cannot find out how Liu Qingzhu has been faring these past days.'"