Chapter 2 is completely unworthy of being her family!

Li Qingzhu is still alive?

Then what does all this absurdity I've suffered amount to?

Li Kechuan sneered: "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding!? My dear sister, if it weren't for His Highness Prince Yun saving you, and you being recuperating these past few months, how could we have reunited with you? It was all her fault! If she hadn't returned so suddenly, you wouldn't have..."

"Alright! Shut up!"

At this moment, the patriarch of the Li family, the mighty general, finally stopped his eldest son.

He frowned and said, "Since the matter is over, it's a great thing that Zhu'er is back. We don't need to mention the past anymore. Go. Send someone to find Luo'er and tell her that her elder sister wants to see her."

The Li family will continue to recognize Li Qingzhu as their eldest daughter.

Since she is still alive and well, Li Qingluo's sins are naturally reduced by a large margin.

Soon, someone returned hurriedly with the news: "No, something terrible has happened! Second Miss, she...she's gone."

"What's gone?" Madam Li, who was embracing her beloved who had been lost and then found again, asked with a slight frown.

"Reporting to Madam. Our men just went to check, and the Second Miss... she... she's already passed away."

The maidservant lowered her head sharply, cursing inwardly: What bad luck! Why did I have to die now of all times!

Madam Li looked dazed and confused, and before she could react further, Li Kechuan gave another cold laugh.

"What, she's putting on a suicide act too? Don't think she can get our attention and sympathy like Zhu'er! She's not qualified! She must have heard that Zhu'er is back and is just imitating her, trying to get us all to come and see!"

"Father, Mother, don't worry about her!"

"Since she's playing dead, someone—go, wrap her in a straw mat and throw her out to feed the dogs!"

The others immediately realized what was happening.

Madam Li took a deep breath: "Was she really putting on an act for us?"

"If that's the case, then that's going too far!"

Madam Li and the general both turned pale immediately. "We've really spoiled her. She's actually resorting to such tricks!"

Li Qingzhu looked ashamed. "Father, Mother, it's all my fault for not being a good older sister. Please don't blame me. I really wanted to die back then... Waaah..."

As soon as Li Qingzhu felt wronged, everyone rushed over to comfort her.

"Good girl, we weren't talking about you. Just stop scaring us like that!"

Facing Li Qingzhu, Li Kechuan completely changed his demeanor, becoming gentle and approachable, finally behaving like an older brother.

Just then, Zhuang Wei arrived at the door, overjoyed...

The entire Li family was overjoyed at Li Qingzhu's return, and everyone gradually forgot about Li Qingluo completely.

The servant who was sent to clean up Li Qingluo's body was kicking her stiff corpse in a fit of rage.

"Everyone's enjoying the joy of your daughter's return in the front yard, but I'm the one sent to collect your corpse! What a damn bad luck!"

Wrapped in a mat, Li Qingluo was dragged into the vast snowfield.

Li Qingluo's soul gazed at the snow falling from the sky and listened to the laughter and joy of the people. Her blood-red eyes stared at those faces, her heart filled with hatred and resentment!

Li Qingzhu is their precious jewel, while Li Qingluo is nothing but trash, unworthy of living, isn't she?

Why should I?!

Because of Li Qingzhu's trickery, she suffered greatly and endured countless hardships.

Even though I am already dead, I still can't get a single glance from them!

She should have lived a good life, but instead she insisted on hoping for that illusory family affection.

A gust of wind and snow swept in, and Li Qingluo's soul scattered with the wind.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself waking up in a swaying carriage.

Li Qinglu stared blankly at everything until she met two pairs of eyes, at which point she suddenly snapped out of her daze.

Granny Zhang and Cui'er!?

Li Qingluo looked at her own attire again and secretly pinched herself hard.

A clear and real pain shot through her, and Li Qingluo realized in shock that she... she might have returned to the past!?

"Young lady, what's wrong with you?"

Granny Zhang noticed something unusual about Li Qingluo's expression and asked her with concern.

Li Qinglu stared at the two of them, her expression unchanged, but her heart was churning like a stormy sea.

She, Li Qingluo, has been reborn!

She returned to the days before she stepped into the Li family!

Li Qingzhu had not yet committed suicide by fire, the Li family had not yet hated her to the core, and she had not yet returned to the Li family.

In this life, she will never allow herself to die such a pathetic and miserable death again!

As for kinship and blood ties... to hell with them in this life!

She no longer wanted these useless, ethereal, and illusory things.

In her previous life, Li Qingluo owed no one anything.

It was the Li family that owed her, it was Li Qingzhu, and it was Li Qingzhu's family, that bunch of ravenous monsters and wolves in the mountains, that owed Li Qingluo!

In this life, she will make everyone who owes her a debt pay back!

Under the puzzled gazes of Granny Zhang and Cui'er, Li Qingluo gradually stopped smiling and wiped away her tears.

She stared at the two of them, her heart also churning.

Zhang Mama was a servant of the old lady of the Li family, who was Li Qingluo's maternal grandmother, while Cui'er was a maidservant of her mother.

Back then, it was the old lady who investigated Li Qingluo's background, so she sent Zhang Mama back to the mansion to tell everyone the truth.

The general's mansion was naturally in complete chaos.

But with witnesses and physical evidence right in front of them, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and believe it.

Although everyone was heartbroken, the old lady's intention was not to let the bloodline of the General's Mansion be lost to the outside world, so she sent Zhang Mama back to the mansion to assist in handling the matter.

Li Qingluo's biological mother, the general's wife, Madam Qu, sent one of her third-class maids, Cui'er, to accompany Zhang Mama on a trip. The Li family also sent a steward and a coachman. The group went to a remote mountain valley and brought Li Qingluo back.

In her previous life, Granny Zhang and Cui'er were very polite and friendly to Li Qingluo throughout their journey.

However, after returning to the Li family, because of Li Qingzhu's death, Li Qingluo was quickly controlled by everyone in the Li family, so she didn't pay attention to where the two went afterward.

Granny Zhang must have gone back to the Taoist temple.

It was only after a long time in the Li family that Li Qingluo learned that her biological grandmother was now recuperating in a Taoist temple and rarely returned to the mansion.

As for Cui'er, he searched for her in the mansion several times later, but could not find any trace of her.

Seeing them now, Li Qinglu sighed inwardly: Who would have thought that these two were the only two people among all those connected to the Li family who were still kind to her?

However, her rebirth was still timely.

As long as she hasn't entered the Li family's gate, she still has time and opportunities to plan and deal with Li Qingzhu's self-immolation and faked death.

"Granny, where have we arrived?"

Li Qingluo lifted a crack in the carriage curtain and looked out at the world outside.

She took a deep breath. Indeed, it was only by living freely and unrestrainedly that she could truly feel like a human being.

In her previous life, she lived a life that was neither human nor ghost, and her tragic death later revealed her weakness and vulnerability, which was also hateful.

She used to be incredibly naive.

Hoping for things that never existed... I will never do that again in this lifetime.

Li Qingluo lowered the carriage curtain, her eyes filled with a deep and dark light.

Granny Zhang said, "We are only fifty or sixty li away from Jinling City now. But it's getting late today, and I'm afraid we won't be able to get into the city before curfew."

"I just discussed it with the steward, and we think it best to find an inn to stay at tonight. Then you can freshen up early tomorrow morning before heading back to the manor, how about that?"

Li Qingluo looked up and met Zhang Mama's scrutinizing gaze.

She suddenly realized that Granny Zhang was testing her!

In her previous life, she was eager to see her biological parents and brother, so she rejected the nanny's suggestion and told the driver to hurry up and get into the city.

But just as Granny Zhang had said, they were unable to enter the city.

So, in the end, they had no choice but to spend the night in the wilderness outside the city gates, inside and outside the carriage.

Granny Zhang was old and already feeling unwell from the bumpy journey. When she was taken to the Li family, she saw how dull and clueless the girl was, so she immediately clapped her hands and left.

Looking back now... I was so blinded by my own limited perspective in my previous life that I didn't even seize this opportunity!

Li Qinglu shook her head, but unlike in her previous life, she did not reject Zhang Mama's suggestion. Instead, she said, "Mama, there's no rush. I wonder how far it is from here to Qingsong Temple?"

Li Qingluo's biological grandmother was living in seclusion at Qingsong Temple!

In her previous life, she failed to seize this opportunity. In this life, the only person she can rely on in the entire Li family is probably her own grandmother!

Moreover, Zhang Mama had been observing and testing me the whole way, probably on the orders of the old lady, wanting to see what kind of person I really was.

Although I had just come out of the mountains in my previous life and behaved very badly, I at least had the impression of being simple and honest.

So, in this life, why doesn't she use this trait to get closer to the old lady first?

Li Qingluo was completely isolated and helpless within the entire Li family.

If she has no powerful backer, then she'll find one!

After having this thought in mind, Li Qingluo showed a sincere expression.

"Granny, I would like to pay my respects to Grandmother before returning home. Is that alright?"