Chapter 140 Personally Ruin the Wedding

But looking at her now, she is very elegant and graceful in both appearance and demeanor!

"Good child, come here quickly and let your aunt take a look."

Lady Zhongyi was not particularly disappointed in Li Qingluo.

Even though Li Qingluo was dressed simply, she still caught the eye of Lady Zhongyi. Lady Zhongyi even felt that Li Qingluo was much more pleasing to the eye than Li Qingzhu, who was covered in gold and silver jewelry.

I clearly saw her from afar at the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence last time, and she wasn't this dazzling.

These days, the General's Mansion is taking better and better care of its people.

Watching from the side, Madam Qu breathed a huge sigh of relief.

As soon as Luo'er walked in, Madam Qu choked on her words.

This child won't listen when we tell her to dress up!

Did she truly not know why the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence had come to her door today?

Although it's pitiful that Zhu'er has lost her voice and her marriage is about to fall apart, there's nothing that can be done about it, isn't there?

The Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion would never accept a mute woman as a daughter-in-law.

Madam Qu also cried for several days. Even after Li Qingzhu woke up, in her silent rage, she continued to tolerate and indulge her madness.

But there's nothing I can do about this marriage.

Li Qinglu walked over, and before Lady Zhongyi Hou could pull her along, she innocently asked Madam Qu, "Why hasn't my elder sister arrived yet?"

"Auntie, are you here to visit my eldest sister today?"

"Although her voice is hoarse, she'll surely recover soon. Isn't that right, Mother?"

The smile on Lady Zhongyi's face froze.

Madam Qu was also covered in sweat: "Luo'er, your aunt came here today especially to see you!"

Now that I've said all that, you should understand, right?

Li Qingluo, however, still looked completely bewildered.

"You came to see me? But isn't the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion engaged to my elder sister? My elder sister's voice is ruined now, and she's heartbroken all day long. I thought..."

The face of Lady Zhongyi Marquis instantly turned extremely ugly.

She stood up and gave a heavy snort.

"I have some matters to attend to at home, so I'll take my leave now!"

After saying this, Lady Zhongyi did not linger any longer, and no matter how much Lady Qu chased after her, she refused to turn back.

When Qu returned, she angrily raised her hand at Li Qingluo. Li Qingluo did not flinch, but stared at her without saying a word.

But it was precisely her cold, indifferent gaze that made Qu's heart sink to the ground with a 'thud'.

"You—! Do you even know what a stupid thing you just did!?"

"You knew perfectly well that the Lady of Zhongyi Marquis's household had come to see you today! You knew perfectly well that Zhu'er could no longer be the young mistress of the Zhongyi Marquis's household! You knew perfectly well that you were the one betrothed to Zhuang Sanlang! You knew perfectly well—"

Li Qingluo interrupted loudly: "I don't know! Mother, I have never heard of any of what you are saying today."

"Isn't Mother going to hit me? If I ruin your plans, Mother, then hit me!"

She stiffened her neck, staring defiantly at Madam Qu, a hint of hatred lurking in her eyes.

Qu retreated sharply.

What does she hate?

The General's Mansion is offering her such a good marriage, yet she's still not satisfied?

For someone like her, a wild girl who has never been properly raised since childhood, does she know how incredibly fortunate she would be if the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion were truly willing?

"Don't think I wouldn't dare. Once your father finds out, he definitely won't let you off the hook!"

"Since ancient times, marriages have been arranged by parents and matchmakers..."

Li Qingluo: "My marriage will be decided by my grandmother!"

After saying that, Li Qingluo stopped wasting words with Madam Qu and turned to leave.

Enraged, Qu swept all the teaware off the table.

“Grandmother, Grandmother! She’s grandmother in every way! I’m the one who carried her for ten months and gave birth to her!”

Lady Qu burst into tears, and soon the whole household knew about it.

When the people from the second and third branches heard this, they all thought Li Qingluo had gone mad.

"She doesn't even want the marriage proposal from the Marquis of Zhongyi's family? Is she stupid or just plain dumb?"

"It's not that I look down on it, it's that I simply don't understand how wonderful this marriage is."

Li Qingyu added sourly, "I'm afraid I'll never encounter such good fortune in my entire life; she actually went and removed it herself..."

Li Qingya: "Second sister has her own ideas."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingzhu of Ziwei Hall looked utterly dejected.

The Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion has actually made up its mind to eliminate Li Qingluo?

Is it because she has become mute and is no longer valued that the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion has abandoned her?

Where is Saburo?

Is Saburo thinking the same thing?

Since the incident, Sanlang has never visited her at the General's Mansion even once.

Li Qingzhu then remembered that they hadn't seen each other since Sanlang left last time.

The marriage she had tried so hard to get rid of was now finally going to fall on Li Qingluo, just as she had wished.

But why does my heart feel so empty?

It felt like someone had skinned and dismembered me; the pain was excruciating and bloody.

It wasn't until this moment that Li Qingzhu realized how reluctant she was to part with it!

After what happened at the princess's residence that day, she doesn't know if the prince will still want her...

If Sanlang doesn't want her anymore, then wouldn't she have lost everything?

These past few days, Li Qingzhu seemed to have been seriously ill, and she had become so thin that she was almost unrecognizable.

Lately, she has even refused to see Li Kechuan.

If he hadn't wanted to harm Li Qingluo, how could he have accidentally harmed himself?

That Li Qingluo is even more despicable. Did she know it was poison, so she secretly tampered with it and ended up harming her instead?

Therefore, she hates everyone now!

I hate that Li Qingluo!

I hate Prince Yun, I hate Li Kechuan, and I hate Zhuang Wei!

Especially those three, they all swore they loved her back then, but now they've all abandoned her and hurt her...

No!

She absolutely cannot give up now!

There's no turning back on this path for her.

After Li Qingluo returned from Chunzaitang, she was summoned to Jingcitang.

Naturally, he was scolded by Madam Pei.

What exactly do you want to do?

"Do you know what a wonderful marriage that was?"

"Putting aside the fact that this marriage is originally yours, do you really want to be married off by your parents so easily?!"

Li Qingluo approached with a playful grin.

"Grandmother, please don't be angry. Luo'er knows she was wrong, Luo'er really knows she was wrong."

Madam Pei snorted angrily and pushed her away.

"Alright, if you really know you're wrong, I'll personally take you to the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence to apologize tomorrow!"

Li Qingluo remained silent.

Seeing her like this, Madam Pei exclaimed, "You...! What are you thinking? How am I supposed to face Madam Zhongyi after this?"

"Wouldn't she curse me to death?!"

Li Qingluo lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief in her hand.

“But Grandmother. The person Zhuang Sanlang loves is Li Qingzhu. This is a fact that I can never change in my life.”

“A forced marriage won’t be sweet. If my granddaughter really marries him, but for the rest of his life, the person in his heart won’t be my granddaughter, can my granddaughter and him live a good life together?”

"I don't ask for a lifelong monogamous relationship, but if my husband doesn't have me as the most important person in his heart, I would rather never marry."

"Grandmother, for the rest of my life, I only want to live a clean and simple life. I don't want to live a life that is related to Li Qingzhu or has her shadow in it anymore."