Chapter 84: Inseparable, Eating and Sleeping Together

Li Qingluo: "Why the hurry? He lost and regained it so quickly; he won't cherish it. Moreover, I also want to see her once."

Li Qingluo each morning has to follow the female apprentices in the courtyard, and after class she still must personally teach Li Qinghuan her lessons.

Each afternoon is just for practicing martial arts.

Although it's very busy, it's fulfilling, and it passes in the blink of an eye.

After nightfall, the lights in all courtyards are out, and only the people of Lan Cang Courtyard are still sneaking around the lake's artificial rocks, searching everywhere.

They also don't dare make a big commotion, fearing Jingci Tang will discover them.

But they assume Pei Lao Furen knows everything about this Jiangjun Fu now.

Li Qingluo climbs over the wall and slips into Moonlit Garden.

Liu Sui'er is hiding here, but people from Lan Cang Courtyard and the Qu Shi have come looking during the day; they just didn't dare search thoroughly, so they didn't find anyone.

Since that time Li Qingluo fought with an artificial lotus here, she has often come to wander in Moonlit Courtyard, and indeed she discovered an extremely hidden ear chamber!

Liu Sui'er today is hidden in this ear chamber.

After waiting a day, by now the ear chamber is still pitch black, yet she remains calm.

Que'er holds a lamp in her hand.

The candlelight illuminates the ear chamber; Liu Sui'er, hiding in a corner, sees Li Qingluo and excitedly darts out of the corner.

She, with shining eyes, can't help but leap into Li Qingluo's arms: "I knew you wouldn't ignore me!"

When she was young, she got lost in the mountains; her whole family went up to search, but only Li Qingluo found Liu Sui'er.

It was also Li Qingluo who carried Liu Sui'er home step by step.

Now thinking back, she feels even more regretful and ashamed of what she did to Li Qingluo back when she was in the mountains.

Li Qingluo lets Que'er give her the food she brought.

"Are you scared? This garden used to be haunted."

Liu Sui'er shakes her head vigorously: "When we used to walk mountain paths with you, passing those graveyards, wasn't that scarier? Besides, grandma said you were just in the next courtyard, so I wasn't afraid."

After Liu Sui'er wolfed down the food, she seemed to finally catch her breath.

Li Qingluo: "As for Li Kechuan, I plan to let you return tomorrow. After staying a while longer, I will send you out of the residence again before Li Qingzhu returns."

"Today Li Kechuan caused a big commotion; rest assured, the matriarch won't dare kill you arbitrarily for now."

"Only that you will inevitably suffer some grievances or physical pain from time to time."

Liu Sui'er: "Oh, whatever you arrange, I'll follow your word!"

Li Qingluo, seeing her such determination, nods.

But there is still one thing she wants to confirm: "What do you think… about Li Kechuan as a person?"

Li Qingluo's biggest worry is that Liu Sui'er might develop inappropriate sympathy or other feelings toward Li Kechuan during this process.

Such would inevitably cause some trouble.

Who would have thought, Liu Sui'er, upon hearing this, shows only disgust in her eyes.

"He is so disgusting! He pretends to be upright, yet last night he held me and shouted 'Zhu'er' all night!"

Liu Sui'er clenches her teeth, still feeling nauseated.

This Li Qingzhu, what good deeds she does in the Jiangjun Fu!

She even makes her brother, who grew up together since childhood, completely enthralled and madly devoted to her.

She does have a few skills after all!

It's just too despicable!

"He is not even as bad as those brothel lovers. At least I'm not anyone's substitute."

The next day, Shanhu runs out of the haunted Moonlit Garden, wildly colliding with people from Lan Cang Courtyard.

All the people of Lan Cang Courtyard are overjoyed and hurriedly bring her back.

When they reach the entrance of Lan Cang Courtyard, she stares at the figure standing under the banyan tree, like a jade orchid, her eyes filled with tears of both excitement and joy.

"Great Young Master… wonderful! You, you really stood up… I thought I would never see you again in this life…"

Having said that, she staggers and rushes toward Li Kechuan; upon seeing Li Kechuan deliberately avoiding her, she doesn't dare to die and fainted just in time as she was about to reach him.

Shanhu!

Li Kechuan shouted loudly, his face urgent, ordering someone to quickly rescue her and carry her inside.

By this point, Shanhu in Lan Cang Courtyard has finally established herself.

She became Li Kechuan's concubine; the two are inseparable all day, eating and sleeping together.

When the Qu Shi learned Shanhu had returned, they were so angry they wanted to kill her immediately, but Li Kechuan blocked them.

"Mother, if you now intend to kill Shanhu, you are taking my life!"

Shanhu stands dazed behind him; hearing these words, she is deeply moved.

"If I can hear such words from you in this life, even death would be worthwhile."

The Qu Shi, furious to the point of nearly vomiting blood, shouted repeatedly: "Demon, demon!!"

She went to find Li Chao Jing, hoping that he, as a father figure, would intervene in this absurd matter.

Li Chao Jing only said: "She's just a maid who looks a bit like Zhu'er; we can deal with her before the Cui family's daughter marries in. Why must you argue with Kechuan at this moment?"

"As long as he is willing to pull himself together, you can simply turn a blind eye to this matter."

The Qu Shi, helpless, can only recite Buddhist sutras day after day inside the house.

However, with Shanhu accompanying Li Kechuan, he progressed from being unable to walk to now being able to support himself with a cane and walk several laps around the courtyard.

Even on fine days, Li Kechuan even agrees to be pushed by her out of Lan Cang Courtyard, to stroll in the garden.

That day, Li Qingluo, from a distance, saw the intimate figures of Li Kechuan and Liu Sui'er, realizing that the moment she had been waiting for had finally arrived.

"Miss, Li Qingzhu will go to Wangchun Lou tomorrow."

Li Qingzhu has become increasingly bold lately.

Since she moved to another private residence of Prince Yun, she goes out once every five days.

Although she wears a veil and has never been recognized, Li Qingluo had already planted spies in her current residence, so she also early knew some of her recent schedule.

For example, she goes to Wangchun Lou once every ten days—the largest gold and silver shop in Jinling City.

"How long has Prince Yun not been to her place?"

Deng Mama: "It's been ten days since he last went. I heard that in Prince Yun's residence, a new beauty has recently been added."

Then wouldn't Li Qingzhu's heart be torn apart?

Li Qingluo gave a cold smile.

Since Li Kechuan broke his leg, a slight rift seems to have arisen between them.

Prince Yun's patience is gradually waning, and Li Qingzhu is also becoming increasingly unable to sit still.

Lately, sending letters to the Li family manor has become increasingly frequent, and the use of Prince Yun's silver has also increased.

Deng Mama still doesn't understand: "What is she hoarding all that gold and silver jewelry for?"

Li Qingluo: "She probably wants to accumulate more dowry for herself, just in case."

After all, the Li family nowadays doesn't look like it can be easily returned to.

However, Li Qingluo is also just guessing.

"How is the Li family manor side?"

Deng Mama: "I sent people to check; if you don't go you wouldn't know, but once you go it's truly shocking! That place is no longer the Jiangjun Fu's sacrificial field manor; it's practically the Deng family's domain!"