Chapter 546: Mother and daughter kneel for Luo'er!

Although he didn't enter the palace last night.

But that day at the Dali Temple he had indeed witnessed how fierce this woman was.

Her tactics are absolutely not inferior to her husband's in the slightest.

Moreover, Yang Qilang now only wants to stay on good terms with Li Wu, so he cannot afford to offend Li Qingluo.

He rushed forward, one hand lifting his wife, the other quickly lifting his mother-in-law.

"You two have something to say, speak properly— isn't this scaring Lady Li?"

"Now Lord Li has become the Xiaoqi General personally granted by His Majesty, and Nan Gong Lady is no ordinary merchant's wife either— there's much to do, so being too busy to free oneself is understandable."

"Since we have a request of her, we shouldn't make things difficult for others."

"Mother-in-law, madam, what do you two say?"

Yang Qilang's few words persuaded Second Lady Jiang and Jiang Qiniang.

But Jiang Qiniang's tears still rolled down in the blink of an eye.

Li Qingluo had a splitting headache, "Speak properly if you have something to say."

"But I really don't know what ability I have to save your father."

"I've only just arrived, only been settled in Nan An for a few months, yet the Seventh Young Lady and Second Lady value me so highly— it truly makes me feel uneasy."

Jiang Qiniang: "You were able to come up with an idea that day, letting me summon a coroner to investigate my grandmother's cause of death."

"Then you must certainly have a way to help us out of this dead end."

"Please, Nan Gong Lady."

"My father is in prison; who knows when he might meet a foul end. Please save his life!"

"Wasn't it just a matter of asking her to testify?"

It seems she also knows her own predicament.

Li Qingluo paced back and forth in the room twice.

"Those medicinal dregs, the people who deliver medicine daily, those who buy medicine, even the doctors— have you all investigated them?"

Jiang Qiniang kept nodding: "Yes. The medicinal dregs have long been disposed of, the medicine buyers and doctors have vanished— they must have been cleaned up by my uncle."

"Now my uncle insists that my father poisoned my grandmother, yet on that day my father was in my grandmother's courtyard…"

"Now the Dali Temple, lacking evidence that my father poisoned my grandmother, has merely detained him temporarily in prison."

"But if we can't produce evidence proving my father's innocence… he will sooner or later bear this stigma!"

"Nan Gong Lady, you're smart and decisive, with many ideas— we just want to ask you to help think of a solution."

"Besides, I know the rest would be futile."

Jiang Qiniang never told anyone about Li Qingluo's visit to the Jiang household.

After all, she now realizes that even if Li Qingluo saw her uncle Jiang Yanzhi feeding medicine to her grandmother, it wouldn't prove anything.

The medicinal dregs, whether the medicine contained poison— there's no evidence.

After all, her father appeared at her grandmother's death, so this suspicion will always cling to him.

Jiang Qiniang gave Li Qingluo a deep look.

Li Qingluo sighed, knowing she couldn't get out of it, and said: "This matter, I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

Second Lady Jiang still wanted to say something, but Yang Qilang grabbed her tightly.

"Alright, mother-in-law, Lady Li is also tired— let's head back?"

"Madam, let's go."

Yang Qilang and Jiang Qiniang each supported one side, swiftly escorting Second Lady Jiang out of Nan Gong Fu.

After getting into the carriage, Yang Qilang said: "Alright. This ends here."

"Madam, you're also desperate, grasping at straws— we've reached a dead end, yet Nan Gong Lady really might have a solution?"

"No matter how capable she is, she's still just a woman."

"Her husband has only just become an Xiaoqi General, and his connections in Nan An aren't as good as mine."

"Let's not make things difficult for her— I'll keep thinking of a plan."

"Keep an eye on my uncle; he'll surely slip up, giving me a chance to catch him."

"Don't rush— there's still no proof that my father-in-law is the real murderer, right?"

Second Lady Jiang covered her swollen, tear-filled eyes and said nothing.

Jiang Qiniang murmured: "She can definitely do it."

"You don't understand, Seventh Son."

"A woman like her, in the Great Chu where women are heavily restricted, managed to carve out a path, open her own tavern, and make the Flower Pavilion Tavern thrive— unmatched across the Great Chu."

"Back then, her husband wasn't even an Xiaoqi General yet!"

"I've heard Chang Ning offended her and has been locked up in the manor ever since, not allowed to leave."

"Although we don't know what happened in the palace yesterday, the noble ladies of every household who leave the palace seem to have fallen ill— every family has summoned doctors for house calls, and today the medical clinics in Nan An are in chaos."

"But look at her?"

"Does she look like she's troubled?"

"Her resolve is far beyond ordinary people."

"I'm willing to believe that whatever she sets out to do, she will surely accomplish."

Yang Qilang recalled seeing her fighting side by side with them in the Dali Temple prison that day, and his heart involuntarily gave a few thumps.

This couple really…

Yang Qilang took a deep breath.

Perhaps the Great Chu will indeed, because of these two, send forth a ripple… what unexpected changes might they bring to the world?

At night, Li Qingluo put on her black clothes, took Sha Si, and went to the Sixth Prince's residence.

When she came out again, A Duo was following her.

The three of them sneaked over to the Jiang family.

And they smoothly found where Minister Jiang was—in the master's study.

Sha Si drew away the gatekeeper with a single stone.

Li Qingluo entered the study by climbing through the window; her sudden appearance naturally startled Minister Jiang.

"Who are you? You—"

A Duo drew a small knife from behind and pressed it against Minister Jiang's neck.

"If you shout, I'll stab your throat."

Jiang Yanzhi's expression changed drastically.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Li Qingluo first gently closed the window.

Then, with her hands behind her back, she walked unhurriedly toward the interior.

"Minister Jiang, who we are doesn't matter."

"But you are the true murderer who killed your own biological mother; moreover, no matter how you frame your legitimate younger brother, this fact cannot be denied."

Jiang Yanzhi's eyes filled with disgust.

"Are you people sent by the Second Branch? Ridiculous! I don't know what you're talking about—get out now!"

A Lan said: "Still being stubborn. Junior Uncle, let's attack."

Both of them wore masks, so they didn't have to worry about exposing their identities.

Li Qingluo walked up to Jiang Yanzhi, pinched her fingers and waved her hand, murmuring, "Whether it's true or not, we'll find out with a try."

Soon, Jiang Yanzhi became completely still.

His expression was dazed and confused, like a puppet sitting there blankly.

Li Qingluo had not used MiaoJiang witchcraft for a long time.

Witchcraft consumes one's essence, and more powerful witchcraft even requires one's own blood, so ever since Duan Rongshi found out, he has forbidden her from using it.

Li Qingluo also did not want to live a short life.

So ever since leaving MiaoJiang, she has hardly touched it.

This time, just consider it as repaying what she owes Jiang Qiniang.

Li Qingluo cut her fingertip with a knife and dropped the blood onto A Duo's gu worm.

"Feed it to him."

A Duo pried open Jiang Yanzhi's mouth and watched as the worm crawled slowly into his mouth.