Chapter 292: Luo'er's Murder? Imprisoned by Zheng Lingzhou!

Li Qingluo: ……

Oh no, what should I do?

In the panic just now, I hid the person and ended up hiding them on the bed!

You surely don't think I've taken advantage of you again, do you?

"This this this this... Your Highness, I'm sorry just now!"

Li Qingluo hurriedly got up, but in her flustered state, her clothes and the blanket got tangled together.

Li Qingluo rolled and crawled toward the edge of the bed while still wrapped in the blanket, but just as she was about to really fall off, Prince Su grabbed her with one hand and pulled her back.

"What are you doing?"

He helplessly lowered his head to look at the girl wrapped up like a zongzi, saying, "Why are you running?"

"Will I eat you?"

Li Qingluo choked: "Your Highness, it's the commoner girl who fears she has wronged you."

"How could a lowly commoner like me be worthy of sharing a bed with Your Highness?"

Hearing her belittle herself so, Duan Rongshi's tone turned cold: "Listen! If I thought you were lowly, I wouldn't have dealt with you for so long."

"Li Qingluo, I don't believe you truly don't understand at all."

Li Qingluo: "I understand, I understand. Your Highness, you are wise and mighty, far-sighted, seeing a bit of usable talent in this commoner girl, thus you have repeatedly rescued me from danger, turning peril into safety time and again; I am deeply grateful and wish to repay you with my life."

Duan Rongshi felt as if his chest were blocked by a breath.

"You!"

He looked at her peach-blossom-like pretty face, gnashing his teeth, truly wishing to pinch her.

Duan Rongshi turned over and got off the bed first; only then did Li Qingluo slowly crawl out of the blanket like a worm.

The two came to the table, and Li Qingluo stared at the bowl of red date lotus seed soup, furrowing her brows tightly.

"I have a feeling... that he wants to fatten me up and then slaughter me."

Duan Rongshi: "Perhaps your intuition is not wrong."

……

The next day, after Li Qingluo slept in and woke up late, she finally allowed the maid to enter.

The maid looked at the empty rice bowl and was very pleased.

"Miss, you ate all of this, right?"

Li Qingluo glared back with a very unpleasant expression: "Nonsense! If I hadn't eaten it myself, where else could it have ended up in this room? Why don't you summon Zheng Lingzhou and let him come check it himself?"

"Besides, didn't you post guards in the courtyard at midnight? I haven't even stepped half a foot out of this room."

Only then did the maid accompany a smile and bow: "Miss, please calm your anger; I did not doubt your intention."

"Since you're awake, miss, I'll immediately bring up your breakfast."

Soon after, Li Qingluo looked at the table full of breakfast and almost felt nauseous.

"Which respectable household starts the day with a feast of fish and meat?"

Li Qingluo covered her chest: "I can't eat it! I won't eat!"

The maid again wore a smile: "Miss, that granny's medicinal soup—no one's been decocting it..."

Li Qingluo swiftly rose, drew her dagger, and stabbed at the maid; although the maid reacted quickly, her arm still got cut.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Qingluo flipped the dagger in her palm and slashed at the maid's face; the maid hastily retreated, but Li Qingluo's speed now was great—she grabbed the maid with one hand and they grappled.

This maid indeed had some skill, but her three-legged cat kung fu was nothing before Li Qingluo now.

Li Qingluo learned killing arts, so every move is fierce and fast!

Although the fighting noise inside quickly drew people from the courtyard, Li Qingluo still held the maid in her hand and pressed the blade to her neck.

Those who rushed over upon seeing this scene all let out a low gasp.

"She knows martial arts?"

"Yes, it seems the second master taught her..."

"Has she gone mad? Truly unreasonable! Quick, go inform the second master!"

Li Qingluo grabbed the maid's arm and squeezed hard where she had just been cut.

Blood instantly soaked Li Qingluo's hand.

The maid couldn't help but cry out in pain: "Ah—you, you lunatic! What exactly do you want?"

Li Qingluo: "Since you call yourself a maid, do your duty as a maid! So why threaten me?"

"I hate it when others threaten me, because it makes me look incompetent."

Having said that, Li Qingluo took the maid and walked outward.

The maids outside seemed not at all afraid of what Li Qingluo might do; seeing her bring someone out, they instead gathered around her.

Seeing this, Li Qingluo raised her dagger and thrust it hard into the maid's armpit.

The maid let out another anguished cry: "Ah!!!"

This time blood spurted out, and Li Qingluo didn't even blink.

With the sound of people drawing in cold breaths, the crowd quickly dispersed, and Li Qingluo saw Zheng Lingzhou hurrying over.

"Luo'er, what are you doing!?"

"Hurry up and release the person!"

Zheng Lingzhou came over with a face full of anger, striding forward; Li Qingluo said: "Master, your people are very disobedient. They say they're here to serve me, but I think they're more like jailers watching over my prison."

"Threatening me this way, threatening me that way, it's really unpleasant."

"So, master, is it really you who had her do this?"

"Constantly threatening me with Hudie and Deng Mama—what's the point of staying here?"

Or is this the happy life you said you'd take me away from Jiangjun Fu to live?

Li Qingluo deliberately showed a confused and sorrowful expression.

Zheng Lingzhou cursed inwardly: If I had known she was so sly and changeable, I wouldn't have expected her to use this trick on herself.

Moreover, she actually agreed to call him 'Master'!

Zheng Lingzhou was indeed almost confused by her……

Although she was far more endearing than her usual icy rejection of him from afar, Zheng Lingzhou instinctively felt this was not a good thing.

He narrowed his eyes and stepped forward again, walking slowly toward him: "Little Luo, listen. Quickly release the person!"

Why must you offend everyone so thoroughly?

You hurt her today—how will everyone in this courtyard look at you?

How will you ever stand your ground in Jingyun Shan Zhuang from now on?

Little Luo, I naturally want to take you to live a carefree, happy life—you believe Master……

The servant girl, enduring the pain, also shouted angrily, revealing her true colors: "Vile wretch! I won't let you off!"

I have served you loyally, yet you dare to harm my life—even if I am merely a servant, the Second Young Master will certainly vindicate me!

Second Young Master, save me——

Li Qingluo smiled faintly: "Zheng Lingzhou, establishing oneself can also be done in a way that asserts authority!"

Having said that, she slit the servant girl's throat in one stroke amid everyone's shocked gazes.

The spurting blood sprayed onto Zheng Lingzhou's body; the servant girl didn't even have time to scream, clutching her throat with both hands as she gurgled—just like that she was killed.

Li Qingluo shoved the person aside and quickly lunged toward the room where Deng Mama and Hudie lived.

Then she shut the door and bolted it.

Outside, shouts erupted; Deng Mama saw Li Qingluo still holding a bloody dagger and looked at her with concern: "Miss, what happened?"

Li Qingluo: "I just killed Zheng Lingzhou's man; he's probably going to go mad. But if I didn't do this, how could I force him to reveal his true nature?"

Hudie curiously ran to the doorway wanting to look outside, when Li Qingluo shouted: "Hudie, come back!"

Who would have thought the door burst open with a 'Bang!' as Zheng Lingzhou kicked it in.

Hudie was flung flying and rolled onto the ground.

Zheng Lingzhou, covered in blood from head to toe, walked in.

Upon seeing him, Hudie immediately let out a furious low growl and lunged forward.

Li Qingluo quickly reached out to stop her: "No going past!"

Hudie's throat emitted a low angry roar, her eyes blood-red as she glared furiously at Zheng Lingzhou.

But at this moment, Li Qingluo dared not let her really attack Zheng Lingzhou.

For fear that a moment's carelessness would cost her life.

Li Qingluo gripped Hudie tightly, and together they retreated to Zheng Mama's bedside.

Zheng Mama also half-rose and grabbed Li Qingluo; the three master and servant clung tightly together, instead appearing like victims.

Zheng Lingzhou laughed in anger.

Little Luo, you're becoming ever more skilled at killing.

Truly worthy of being the fine disciple I, Zheng Lingzhou, personally trained.

Li Qingluo: "Otherwise, how could I protect myself?"

Zheng Lingzhou nodded: "Yes, and indeed today it was this lowly servant who first provoked you. But she's merely a servant—you killed her, so what; how could I bear to punish you severely?"

But after all, it is still a life; heavy punishment can be avoided, light punishment…… yet cannot be escaped.

Thus I sentence you to be confined to this room, not to step out of the door a single step—reflect well!

Having said that, he stormed off in anger.

Li Qingluo was somewhat surprised.

Is that it, then over with?

She had thought that, having killed his man, she would inevitably have to fight him and suffer.

She had also made preparations.

She merely did not want to implicate Deng Mama and Hudie, so she killed the person and hurried to this room.

Who would have thought…… Zheng Lingzhou could actually let this slide?

So, you must have some greater scheme waiting for me…… what exactly on my person are you scheming to obtain?

And it is for her to be healthy in body—meaning, like me now, plumper and with more vigorous qi and blood.

Li Qingluo was locked in the small hut of Deng Mama and Hudie.

The three master and servant shared a bed, a small table, and a stool.

Deng Mama even thought to give the bed to Li Qingluo, but Li Qingluo pressed her onto the bed and ordered: "Just lie down nicely, obey. Only when you're well can you protect me and handle affairs for me; otherwise, how will I explain things to Grandmother and Que'er when I return?"

Deng Mama's eyes reddened: "Miss, I, the old servant, follow you without regret!"

Li Qingluo also began to cough.

She had deliberately given herself a cold the night before, so now she leaned by the door and coughed a few more times, sending word out: "Tell Zheng Lingzhou I am sick."

The newly arrived maid, hearing this, did not move at all.

Li Qingluo: "Do you really think this door can stop me? I killed one; I could just as easily kill a second, a third."

"Whoever wants to provoke me again, go ahead and try!"

Maid: "You! Do you really think we're afraid of you? If not for the Second Young Master's order, we would certainly not spare you today!"

Li Qingluo: "Then do you think that, if I am ill and you deliberately conceal it without reporting, he will spare you?"

Outside, all was silent.

As Li Qingluo had expected, the female doctor from last night quickly hurried over.

Li Qingluo once again confirmed in her heart: Zheng Lingzhou indeed did not want to see her sick.