Chapter 50

Miss, something happened!

Deng Mama rushed in, her face shockingly pale.

"Eldest Young Master, the Eldest Young Master was just carried back; they say he broke a leg!"

Cui Er and Que'er were both startled by this.

Li Qingluo lifted her head, glanced at her, then returned to her calligraphy, her expression as calm as usual: "What's there to panic about? It's just a broken leg, not like he died."

"As long as Li Kechuan doesn't die, I haven't broken my promise to Grandmother."

"She has already spared his life; that's mercy enough!"

Que'er and Cui Er exchanged a glance, then immediately withdrew.

Deng Mama was frightened by Li Qingluo's words and instantly leaned against the wall.

"What does the miss mean by that?"

"Could it be that the Eldest Young Master's broken leg was actually her true plan and purpose!!?"

"These days, the miss only had her do things; she also knew what the miss and Yang Qinwu had agreed upon."

"Even today's entire plan was merely carried out step by step as the miss had said."

"Only now did Deng Mama suddenly realize Li Qingluo's entire scheme!"

"Miss..."

Li Qingluo saw Deng Mama badly frightened and sighed.

She then set down her brush, walked over, and helped her up.

"Don't be afraid. No matter what happens, if Grandmother blames anyone, I'll take responsibility."

"You merely follow my orders; you don't even know what I really intend, so what blame could there be?"

"Moreover, I don't even know how far Yang Qinwu will go."

"I merely let him act opportunistically to seek revenge. I just want to give Li Kechuan a temporary life, letting him linger and suffer slowly."

After Li Qingluo finished speaking, Deng Mama shuddered violently.

"The miss really doesn't treat her as an outsider..."

Deng Mama then understood: "Miss, you had Liu Sui'er, who looks exactly like the eldest daughter, lure the Eldest Young Master to the Qinhuai River. With the people I arranged cooperating along the way, even though the Eldest Young Master knows martial arts, he couldn't catch anyone."

"When they reached the riverbank, Liu Sui'er disappeared near Prince Yun's private residence, making the Eldest Young Master think she had entered the mansion."

"Given the Eldest Young Master's temperament, if he truly believed the eldest daughter was inside, he would certainly charge in to find out."

"Just now, I went to the front courtyard to gather news and returned saying the Eldest Young Master is accused of attempting to assassinate Prince Yun."

"What I don't understand is how you were certain Prince Yun would definitely be in that residence today and would send people to desperately block him."

Li Qingluo is not certain Prince Yun will go there today.

"But she is certain that the person in that residence is the feigned-dead Li Qingzhu."

"Therefore, if Li Kechuan openly tries to force his way in, Li Qingzhu, if she does not wish to be exposed, will inevitably have Prince Yun's guards block him."

"Her original plan was to have Yang Qinwu lead the imperial guards past there, then intervene to help deal with Li Kechuan."

"But she didn't expect that, on this Mid-Autumn Festival, Prince Yun would not be in his mansion, nor enter the palace, but instead be accompanying Li Qingzhu in his private residence."

"Who knows if heaven is also helping Li Qingluo..."

"That's fine; then Yang Qinwu won't need to go to great lengths to preserve his life."

Li Qingluo did not say these words to Deng Mama.

She merely gave a cold warning: "Remember. Today we all are at Hongfenguan; except you went out to see the bustle, no one else stepped out."

"As for any other matters, we know nothing."

Li Kechuan broke his leg, and the entire Jiangjun Fu fell into chaos.

Qu Shi's birthday banquet naturally could not proceed.

The scene became chaotic for a moment.

Someone hurried into the palace to help summon the imperial physician.

Of course, the first to arrive was Doctor Jiang.

The entire Li household instantly fell into disarray; Pei Lao Furen stepped forward and quickly took charge.

She first had the steward lead people to politely see off all the guests, promising to later bring gifts and apologize in person.

Then she closed the doors and stabilized the situation.

Qu Lao Furen stayed with her two daughters-in-law; feeling pity for her daughter and grandson, she helped arrange the various chaotic affairs of the Jiangjun Fu.

The theater troupe, banquet, and festive decorations were all trivial matters.

Seeing Pei Lao Furen handle things orderly, it was clear she had often intervened in the Li household before; thus today she simply handed everything over to her.

She herself then hurried to Lancang Court.

"Zhang Mama, go fetch the Luo Shen doctor. I've heard he once reattached severed fingers and chopped-off arms; perhaps... maybe Chuan'er's leg can still be saved."

Zhang Mama immediately turned, took the token, and left.

Qu Lao Furen, after finishing here, also rushed to Lancang Court.

At the gate, she looked around inside, but did not rush in first.

"Someone, has the mistress awakened?" Qu Lao Furen asked.

"In reply, Old Lady, the mistress did wake once after taking the decoction, but after just two sentences about the Eldest Young Master, she couldn't bear the blow... and..."

Qu Lao Furen's expression carried sorrow: "Useless things also have a hard fate!"

"By the way, I heard the second young lady hasn't left her quarters today; with her brother and mother in this state, why hasn't she come over?"

As for her own beloved granddaughter, Qu Lao Furen had also heard rumors.

"Although she has never been seen, it's said she is an unfilial wretch, and even dares to vie for affection against the already deceased Zhu'er in front of her parents and elder brother."

Really short-sighted.

Zhu'er was driven to death by her, and she's still so vicious.

Today such a big incident occurred in the mansion, yet she's nowhere to be seen.

The servant hadn't even opened his mouth to explain when Old Lady Qu flared her might and ordered: "Go! Send someone to bring her to me! A wretched beast that isn't even human!"

"Yes, yes..." the servant, face tense, retreated.

Hongfenguan.

Li Qingluo looked at the mooncake already baked in her hand and sighed.

Li Kechuan, this dangerous situation is naturally what she wishes; it also drags the grandmother into it, forcing her to anxiously deal with it as well.

Just after taking a bite of the mooncake in her hand and tasting its flavor, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Second young lady, are you there?"

"It's your maternal grandmother, Old Lady Qu, who sent this old servant to fetch you out. Something has happened in the mansion today, you young lady know about it, right? Your mother fainted and still hasn't come to."

"The Eldest Master's place is even more dangerous; you young lady should come out and take a look. If there's anything needing service, you young lady can lend a hand!"

"If you keep refusing to show your face, this unfilial reputation will spread; if the Zhongyi Hou Fu hears of it, it probably won't be good for you either."