Chapter 328: The Butler Sees Through Qin Yu's True Face!

"Come out!"

"The maidservants immediately drew their swords, assuming a stern, ready stance."

"Li Qingluo raised her finger and gave a silent shush, then she and Butler Wu lowered the last gap at the slowest speed, then tightly fastened the mechanism."

"Now is not the time for a confrontation; naturally, it's urgent to flee."

"The two lowered their heads and bent over, hurrying away from the place."

"Pah! I never expected Princess Qin Yu to be so vicious, sly, and deceitful!"

"She's been chasing after Your Highness these years, offering her attentions, and even when the Emperor of Chu's second son arranged a marriage for her, she still openly showed her partiality toward Your Highness without reservation."

"I never imagined she was holding onto the pot while eyeing the bowl, and actually in league with the crown prince!"

"I thought she was open and upright, a carefree good girl, but she's actually two-faced, full of schemes!"

"Butler Wu was furious, grabbing Li Qingluo's arm: 'Come on, I'll take you away from here to a safe place!'"

"Li Qingluo, however, held onto him and shook her head."

"She gestured with her hand: 'I must go save my people.'"

"Do you know where the Spring Banquet Hall imprisons people?"

"Butler Wu looked embarrassed: 'Well, although I know... this person isn't necessarily imprisoned in the Spring Banquet Hall!'"

"If you trust me, I'll take you to Prince Su's Mansion and let Your Highness help you find them, how about that?"

"Li Qingluo believed Prince Su would help him find them."

"But she dared not delay."

"She feared she would end up waiting for two corpses."

"Que'er and Deng Mama have been her confidants since her rebirth, accompanying her from Hongfenguan to the present."

"They know her wishes."

"They think for her."

"They risk their lives for her."

"Now that they've suffered because of following her, how could she possibly only look out for her own escape and abandon that grandmother and granddaughter?"

"If she waits to find Prince Su, then waits for him to send people to find Que'er and them, it will surely startle the snake."

"By then, will they still have a chance to survive?"

"Butler Wu, seeing she wouldn't budge, felt a bit anxious: 'Miss, don't be foolish! Just a few——'"

"Butler Wu himself, being a servant, thought 'It's just a few servants' lives, not worth much,' but he couldn't bring himself to say such words."

"Li Qingluo's expression was firm; she gestured: 'Since they are my people, even if I must sacrifice my own life, I must save them.'"

"Butler Wu, being a servant, reddened at the eyes and felt a surge of emotion."

"Such a master is rare in this world."

"Even toward his own……"

"Butler Wu also had little confidence."

"Cough, no, his lord the prince would never tolerate others riding on his head and acting arrogantly."

"Li Qingluo: 'You only need to give me a direction, and I will be deeply grateful.'"

"Butler Wu sighed helplessly, leading Li Qingluo forward; shortly they reached a fork, and he pointed to the left."

"If I'm not mistaken, that side is the secret dungeon of the Spring Banquet Hall, and there indeed is an exit."

"We will go right; continuing forward will let us exit."

"You truly won't come with me?"

"Li Qingluo clasped her hands: 'Thank you, Butler Wu, for your great kindness. Our meeting today is also a fateful encounter; if we have the chance, we will surely meet again.'"

"Then I will surely repay your kindness today."

"Butler Wu nodded: 'All right. Then is there anything you need me to take out for you?'"

"This also completes our fateful encounter today."

"Butler Wu, from the heart, believed he would likely never see this kind and righteous young lady again."

"So he proactively offered to deliver a message for Li Qingluo, considering it a good deed."

"Li Qingluo paused, then gestured: 'If you have time, Butler Wu, please go to the Xiuli Jiangjun Fu in the south of the city and bring my news back to my grandmother.'"

"Then my grandmother will surely send people to come to our aid."

"Butler Wu agreed."

"Li Qingluo dared not delay any further; she turned and began crawling left."

"After leaving Butler Wu, Li Qingluo could only grope blindly in the dark passage."

"However, it was pitch black here, so dark that Li Qingluo felt as if she had become blind."

"She could not tell whether she had reached the exit of the secret dungeon."

"Suddenly, a faint light came from behind."

"Li Qingluo turned her head in surprise to see Butler Wu crawling after her with great vigor."

"You……"

"Before Li Qingluo could finish gesturing, Butler Wu lunged forward excitedly, clasping his hands: 'Miss Li Qingluo of the Li family? So you are Miss Li!'"

"Although she now wore the garb of a turtle slave, had dark circles under her eyes, and a large black mole on her face."

"But Butler Wu knew this was all merely a disguise!"

"Having opened that secret chamber in Prince Su's Mansion, Butler Wu had already caught a fleeting glimpse of her true appearance."

"Although it was somewhat embarrassing then, it was hard to conceal her lovely, moon‑bright countenance."

"Now thinking about it, indeed, she truly is the one now held dear by Your Highness."

Faced with Eunuch Wu's sudden excitement, Li Qingluo: ……?

She, she is.

Eunuch Wu's excited tears welled up: "It's truly heaven's fate! We—I mean, I am Eunuch Wu, the Chief Eunuch of Prince Su's Mansion, have long wished to see Miss, but keep missing the chance over and over."

"I never expected that, amidst this disaster, we could still have the rare opportunity to share hardship with Miss Li."

"This time, it's finally Zhui Yu's turn to envy us, right?"

"Haha, hahaha……"

Li Qingluo: ……

Are all the people of Prince Su's Mansion this enthusiastic?

Clearly their master is as cold as a huge ice block.

Yet each of them is so lively and unconventional—truly remarkable.

But doesn't this also prove that he is actually a master who can win people's hearts?

"Wait!"

Eunuch Wu suddenly realized.

His complexion rapidly faded from flushed to ashen: "Since you are Miss Li, Sha Lei must certainly recognize your identity."

"But he first imprisoned you, then had you transferred here to the Spring Banquet Hall……"

"Never mind whether this place is a brothel; this is Princess Qin Yu's business."

"Your Highness has always disliked Princess Qin Yu—who in the mansion doesn't see that?"

"What does he mean?"

"Could it be that he prefers Princess Qin Yu to stand by Your Highness's side?"

"Hey…… this scoundrel! When did it become his place to decide Your Highness's affairs?"

"He's a total ingrate; look, Your Highness will not spare tearing off his legs!"

"Damn Sha Lei! Traitor!"

Listening to Eunuch Wu's anger and fury, Li Qingluo momentarily didn't know how to comfort him.

Eunuch Wu looked at Li Qingluo pitifully: "Miss, could your voice also be Sha Lei's doing?"

Li Qingluo gestured: "Uncertain. Possibly him, possibly Princess Qin Yu."

Eunuch Wu grew even angrier: "Damn it! Sha Lei, traitor! Beast!"

"But don't worry, Prince Su's Mansion has countless divine physicians; we can surely cure your voice!"

"Come, Miss, I'll accompany you to hurry and rescue your people, then we'll go to Your Highness to seek justice and expose Sha Lei's scheming plot!"

Li Qingluo still wanted to refuse Eunuch Wu's company, after all this journey would surely be perilous.

But Eunuch Wu had already angrily crawled to the exit and then smoothly opened the mechanism there.

Seeing him so familiar with the place, Li Qingluo grew more curious: could Eunuch Wu really just be the Chief Eunuch of Prince Su's Mansion?

How could he know the underground passage beneath the Spring Banquet Hall so well?

As if he knew every room and courtyard of his own home, he was like a living map of the defenses beneath the tunnel……

Li Qingluo and Eunuch Wu successfully crawled out of the tunnel, and this exit happened to be in an empty, unoccupied cell.

Their movements were extremely light, appearing out of nowhere without attracting anyone's notice.

Fortunately, the dungeon was already dim; Li Qingluo and Eunuch Wu sneaked to the cell door, about to figure out how to pick the lock, when suddenly the sound of a door opening came from ahead.

The two immediately crouched in the corner, daring not to move.

They saw two burly men walk in; Li Qingluo watched them go to an upper cell and drag out two blood-soaked figures.

"The boss ordered: hang the younger one in the hall, and let the old one crawl on the ground like a dog."

"Not afraid that the little slut won't come out!"

Hearing this, Li Qingluo immediately lunged forward.

Could those two blood‑covered figures…… be her Que'er and Deng Mama?

Li Qingluo's heart burned with anxiety; she longed to step forward and find out for sure.

But her movement also made a noise, allowing the two men to notice this side.

Eunuch Wu grabbed Li Qingluo tightly, signaling with his eyes that she must absolutely not make a sound.

Li Qingluo couldn't make a sound with her voice, and being held fast by Eunuch Wu, the two men glanced over and merely remarked, "When did they catch two more? Really strange."

They didn't even come over to check, as if time were pressing and they couldn't afford any delay.

Li Qingluo almost gritted her teeth, watching them drag the two clearly severely injured, blood‑covered people away like dragging dogs.

Because their hair was disheveled on their faces, Li Qingluo also had no chance to see clearly whether they were Que'er and her grandmother.

After they left, she slammed her hands heavily onto the wooden frame.

No, if it truly were Que'er and Deng Mama, she would have to step forward.

Even if she must perish in the Spring Banquet Hall today, she must fight her way out!

Just thinking that they might have suffered such great harm, Li Qingluo felt her heart torn apart; she longed to kill everyone in the Spring Banquet Hall!

Her whole body blazed with anger she could barely contain; even Eunuch Wu sensed her uncontainable fury.

How strange that Miss Li bears an oppressive aura so familiar to her master, making people afraid to breathe lest they make a sound!

Eunuch Wu advised, heart pounding: "Let's discuss at length. Don't rush, don't rush……"

"Hah, if we keep deliberating, the yellow flower buds will be cold."

Who is speaking?

Li Qingluo turned her head toward the cell two rooms away; the voice came from there.

Because the cell was dim, Li Qingluo couldn't make out who it was.

But I heard that person say: "Yo, how's that—you knocked Grandpa unconscious, yet you dare to tie him up, you audacious rebel who dares to do such wicked deeds to Grandpa, and yet you weren't caught?"

"Now you're thinking again about how to get out?"

It's him!!??