Chapter 117 Trespassers, kill without mercy!

"Pearl, what did you say?"

Li Qingzhu stammered, not daring to look at Zhuang Wei, "Third...Third Young Master, what I said is indeed the truth. The person you were betrothed to since childhood was Luo'er. Our engagement all these years was just a misunderstanding... Let's just say we were destined to be apart..."

Li Qingluo couldn't help but chuckle.

"Li Qingzhu, you really do want both. Being so greedy, lest you end up with nothing but a pipe dream."

Li Qinglu didn't bother with saving face and addressed Li Qingzhu by her full name.

Her words shocked Li Qingzhu. She looked up at Li Qingluo: Could it be that she... she knows something?

Li Qingluo turned her head but looked at Zhuang Wei again.

“Young Master Zhuang, did you see that? You wanted to stand up for her, but she was eager to distance herself from you.”

"However, even though I, Li Qingluo, am a wild girl who grew up in the mountains, I know that marriage is not something a young lady should casually talk about."

"For our General's eldest daughter to casually utter such a thing in front of so many people, Mother, is this all the upbringing our family has ever had?"

Qu was also scolded, her face turned extremely ugly, but she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

She could only turn her head and hiss at Li Qingzhu: "Zhu'er! What nonsense are you spouting? Don't you know any shame? Get out of here!"

Li Qingzhu's face drained of color, and she realized that she had just fallen into a trap in her haste!

At this moment, Li Kechuan leisurely stepped forward and stood in front of Li Qingzhu.

"Li Qingluo, no matter how arrogant you are, Zhu'er is still the eldest daughter of this household! And you are nothing but an extremely arrogant, ignorant of hierarchy and etiquette, with a treacherous and vicious mind, utterly despicable and vile woman—"

Li Qingluo: "Then what are you? An arrogant, deaf, and blind cripple!"

Seeing the siblings arguing, and Li Qingluo uttering such vicious words, everyone gasped instantly.

Madam Qu pointed at Li Qingluo, trembling all over: "Luo'er, you mustn't do this!"

Li Kechuan was furious, with veins bulging on his face and the back of his hands!

"What did you say...? Do you believe I'll kill you?!"

Li Qingluo: "Didn't you want to kill me a long time ago? But you can't. The fact that you can't kill me will only make me hate you more! It will also make me more fearless of you."

Li Kechuan tried to stand up several times while holding onto the back of the chair, but perhaps he was too angry, one of his legs was so weak that he couldn't stand up!

"Take her down! Everyone, go and hold her down! I'm going to beat her badly, beat her badly! I'm going to beat her to death!!"

Li Kechuan had never suffered such humiliation in his life!

Even when he broke his leg, his whole family comforted him.

They all dared not tread too heavily when they walked.

Everyone spoke, none daring to contradict him!

It was her, she was the one who hated him for this!

She can't live anymore, he wants her dead!!

Li Kechuan became furious, pointed at Li Qingluo, and ordered all the servants in the courtyard to seize Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo turned around, tossed aside the longbow, and snatched the longsword from Que'er's hand: "Let's see who dares!"

"Those who trespass will be killed without mercy!"

The Red Maple Pavilion also has two skilled gatekeepers.

Besides, Que'er, Granny Deng, and Li Qingluo led the charge.

Cui'er, trembling, held a stick behind her. The other maids and nannies, no matter how scared they were, rallied their spirits and surrounded her, each holding a weapon and imitating the young lady's proud and upright posture.

And they shouted in unison, "Kill without mercy! Kill without mercy!"

Li Qingluo's eyes were cold and fierce, clearly indicating that she was determined to be Li Kechuan's enemy to the death.

Seeing this display of force, not a single servant in the courtyard dared to rush forward.

"good!"

With the help of Zhang Mama, Madam Pei stepped forward and exclaimed in praise.

Everyone immediately made way, and Madam Pei glared at Madam Qu, who immediately lowered her head in shame.

This whole farce was caused by her children!

She really has no face left!

Moreover, the people from the second and third wives' families were all standing around watching the spectacle, secretly laughing at them!

At this moment, Madam Qu harbored resentment not only towards Li Qingluo, but also towards her eldest son Li Kechuan and Zhu'er.

If Zhu'er hadn't insisted on making a fuss about this, how could Luo'er have been driven to this state?

However, Ms. Qu could not express her grievances at this moment.

"Mother, please take charge of the overall situation. Your daughter-in-law is truly useless!"

Madam Pei also reprimanded her without any politeness: "You really have no ability to be the mistress of the house!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the second and third wives exchanged glances, each harboring their own secret intentions.

The moment Madam Pei appeared, the tense situation instantly dissolved.

Li Qingluo immediately told everyone in the courtyard to put down their tools, and she also stepped forward to apologize to her grandmother.

“Grandmother, Luo’er has acted arrogantly and without manners. Please punish me. However, they all tried to break into Luo’er’s courtyard today to take my things, and Luo’er still cannot allow it!”

Madam Pei gestured with her hand, saying, "Grandmother knows about this matter. Luo'er, you did nothing wrong. Since the invitation was personally written to you by Princess Xiyue, if they have any objections, they can go to the Princess's residence and ask her themselves!"

"It's your decision who you bring, and if you don't bring anyone, you'd better keep quiet about it!"

"Besides, this is your courtyard. You are the legitimate daughter of our General's Mansion, not some marketplace where anyone can just barge in and out!"

"This was supposed to be an honor for the daughter of the General's Mansion, but it has turned into a ridiculous mess!"

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble again will not be spared!"

As she spoke, Madam Pei's gaze swept over everyone present.

Including Zhuang Wei.

As an outsider, Zhuang Wei's trespassing into the Red Maple Pavilion was already an absurd act, and he had made a big fuss about it. He was indeed ashamed at the moment.

"Madam, I was wrong."

He was out of his mind at the time, but now it's like someone has poured a bucket of ice water on him, leaving him feeling cold and clear-headed.

Everyone lowered their heads, and no one dared to raise any further objections.

Li Qingzhu, in particular, couldn't even lift her head at this moment.

But the sight of her secretly shedding tears was still seen by the patient Li Kechuan.

He clenched his fists, making a cracking sound, and his hatred grew stronger.

In the end, Li Qingzhu had a year's salary deducted, and Li Qingluo was also punished by copying scriptures ten times.

As the name suggests, it was meant to get rid of the resentment in her body, but Li Qingluo knew that her grandmother was just doing this incidentally while she was practicing calligraphy.

Before long, everyone had left the Red Maple Pavilion.

Zhuang Wei was the last to leave.

His face showed a look of utter dejection, while his heart was in turmoil.

What he thought was such deep affection turned out to be nothing more than a 'misunderstanding' from Pearl's mouth!

After Pearl's 'death,' he suffered unbearable pain, lived a life of debauchery, and what was it that he persisted in and upheld?

Is it a joke?