Chapter 217 Brother's Secret Meeting with Fake Sister Caught by His Fiancée?

The moment she opened her mouth, she appeared pitiful, yet her voice was as rough as a man's.

The courtyard was quiet all around.

Li Kechuan and Liu Qingzhu had already sent out their men and dispersed the surrounding loiterers, guarding all the entrances and exits to prevent anyone from getting close.

Only Li Qingluo, because Granny Deng and the others had been on this mountain for thirty years, knew long ago which corner no one could find, yet could see everything in this courtyard clearly.

Li Qingluo noticed that Li Kechuan had also taken great care in dressing up today.

She wore a white cloak and her hair was tied up high.

Sitting in a wheelchair, after having his face repaired, he finally regained some of his former refined and noble appearance.

Li Kechuan looked at Liu Qingzhu in front of him and felt a sharp pain in his heart.

She had only been away from the general's mansion for two months, and it seemed that things weren't going well for her.

Her face had become noticeably thinner, and she looked sickly, haggard, and listless.

Last time at the palace, my mother said she came too.

Although he looked countless times, he did not see her in the crowd.

But when those noble ladies outside Zhaohua Palace were causing trouble, he was somewhat worried that she might be among them and get implicated.

Fortunately, nothing bad happened to her that night.

The Empress intended for her to continue to rely on the General's Mansion, serving as a link between the Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, or even to establish a connection with them.

But judging from her appearance, does Prince Yun not care about her?

Li Kechuan swallowed hard.

Although Pearl's voice was unpleasant, it was because of his own actions that she was affected, so he didn't dislike her at all.

But her words still carried a hint of cruelty: "Isn't this the life you wanted? Why are you coming to me again?"

"I remember, our General's Mansion and you have long since severed all ties, and we will never have anything to do with each other again in this life!"

She had been scheming all along, all she wanted was to become one of Prince Yun's concubines!

And he also lost his leg because of her by some unforeseen reason, and Li Kechuan hated her!

But what's the use of hatred?

The die is cast. He wanted to strangle her, but could he really bring himself to do it?

This little girl, whom he had watched grow up since she was a baby, whom he had taught to write by hand, who would snuggle in his arms and whose smile could melt his coldness, was the person he had once cherished most in his heart.

Even though she had betrayed him in a truly despicable way, Li Kechuan still couldn't bear to see her wither away.

Seeing her haggard appearance, Li Kechuan gripped the armrest tightly, wishing he could go over and comfort her in person.

Liu Qingzhu raised her hand and covered her lips with a handkerchief, coughing heavily a few times.

“Brother…no, eldest son…I know that Zhu’er has done many wrong things, but things have come to this point, and there’s no turning back for Zhu’er…”

"My only regret is that I didn't say goodbye properly when I left, and it ended up being so ugly... Pearl has dreamt of this countless times in the middle of the night, and it's all filled with heartbreaking regret..."

"Ah...no, young master...do you truly no longer have Zhu'er, your younger sister, in your heart?"

"However, no matter what you think, you will always be the most important brother in Zhu'er's heart... Zhu'er only has you as her brother in this life..."

After saying that, Liu Qingzhu coughed violently again, and as she coughed, her body swayed and went limp.

Li Kechuan shouted anxiously, "Zhu'er—"

Liu Qingzhu leaned weakly against the tung tree. When Li Kechuan excitedly wheeled himself over quickly, she looked up at him, tears streaming down her face.

"Brother, you still care about Zhu'er, don't you?"

"It's because Zhu'er is useless... Not only has Zhu'er been unable to conceive His Highness's child for a long time, but she also has no money or power in Prince Yun's mansion and is constantly being controlled by others. Moreover, Zhu'er has been disliked by His Highness because of the scars on her body!"

"Zhu'er originally wanted to wait until she became successful, to make a name for herself and gain recognition by Prince Yun's side, before coming to her brother and parents to ask for their forgiveness..."

“But Pearl is now struggling to walk and hasn’t done anything well.”

“Zhu’er was targeted and bullied everywhere in the Prince Yun’s mansion. No one cared for her, and no one stood up for her. I am just the daughter of an ordinary family, and I am from the Liu family, which is a heinous family that everyone hates!”

"So this is Pearl's retribution..."

"Is this retribution for taking Li Qingluo's identity, and for enjoying the love of my father, mother, and brother all these years?"

“But Pearl has had enough these past years, and even so, she doesn’t regret this arrangement of fate…”

Li Kechuan reached out his hand, and Liu Qingzhu immediately pressed her face against his palm.

"Brother, Zhu'er came to see you today just because I wanted you to show me some more affection... I just wanted to call you brother one more time, Zhu'er really wouldn't dare to think of anything else..."

Li Kechuan sighed deeply: "I am your elder brother. No matter what, I will always be your elder brother."

Overwhelmed with emotion and heartbroken, he could no longer restrain himself and swept her into his arms.

"You are the girl I've pampered and spoiled since childhood, how can you suffer such grievances now!? From now on, your brother will back you up, your brother will stand up for you, and your brother will give you money!"

Liu Qingzhu was overjoyed, but she dared not show it on her face.

Sure enough, this trick always worked on him.

Green Firefly's idea this time was better; it's better to be really sick than to pretend to be sick. She deliberately let herself be exposed to the cold wind all night, and sure enough, she started coughing when she woke up this morning.

At this moment, Liu Qingzhu even felt a little smug.

See? There really are people in this world who love you the most.

As long as she gets Li Kechuan under her control, it's only a matter of time before she gets her dowry back and even returns to the General's Mansion.

Thinking this to herself, her body went limp and she collapsed completely into Li Kechuan's arms.

"Brother, Pearl dares not think about these things. Are they all true?"

"But Pearl's head hurts so much right now..."

Li Kechuan nervously supported her, saying, "Don't be afraid, Zhu'er. Your brother will call a doctor for you in a little while."

A woman's voice suddenly broke in: "No need to wait any longer! This young master and... oh dear, so it's a lady?"

"We were wondering why there were two men meeting here. It turns out it was a misunderstanding."

"Young master and lady, unfortunately we are going up the mountain to offer incense today and brought a doctor with us. Why don't you give your wife a look?"

My wife?

This made Liu Qingzhu and Li Kechuan blush with embarrassment.

However, Li Kechuan did not explain anything.

Seeing this, Liu Qingzhu was unable to defend herself.

She stood up nervously and asked, "How did you get in? And who are you?"

A noblewoman led a group of people in.

"Why can't we come in? Is this Qingsong Temple your private residence?"

"I donated quite a bit of incense money today, so Daoist Ling Fengzi naturally treated us as honored guests and gave us a room to rest in. Do you think that just because you also donated incense money, you can take over the whole courtyard?"

But in fact, the amount of money Li Kechuan donated for incense offerings today was not small.

He instructed the Taoist priest to give them the entire courtyard.

Not only that, no one else is allowed to come near the area.

Otherwise, how could he dare to be so bold as to hug and kiss Liu Qingzhu here?

If this gets out, Prince Yun will be the first to not let the two of them off, not to mention what rumors will spread in the world.

But Li Kechuan never expected that his private meeting with Liu Qingzhu today was just Li Qingluo's way of taking advantage of the situation.

She had made preparations in advance, and had Zhang Mama and the others come to inform Ling Fengzi early in the morning, otherwise this situation would not have occurred.

The servants, guards, and maids brought by Li Kechuan and Liu Qingzhu at the entrance were all pinned to the ground.

Clearly, this lady has more and more capable people.

However, the young Taoist priest had naturally contributed to daring to stop the great philanthropist.

Liu Qingzhu was about to get angry when she saw this scene, but suddenly she saw a beautiful woman with a delicate appearance and a tall figure slowly walk out from behind the woman.

Upon recognizing the beauty, Liu Qingzhu screamed, "Cui Jiuniang, it's you?!"

Liu Qingzhu immediately looked down at Li Kechuan in a panic.

Li Kechuan's expression also changed.

Cui Jiuniang?

Could it be that she is his betrothed?

This was the first time Li Kechuan had met Cui Jiuniang.

He felt a moment of disorientation.

So this is what she looks like...

The white magnolias on the branches are pure and beautiful, with a cool and serene air.

Li Kechuan had naturally considered what Cui Jiuniang would look like, but she was a hundred times more beautiful than he had imagined.

But she saw herself just now with Pearl, could she misunderstand something?

Just as Li Kechuan was about to explain, the woman sneered, "So you're the eldest son of the Li family? I didn't expect you to still be so dishonest even with a broken leg, what are you doing here flirting with a little woman?"

The other party's rebuke made Li Kechuan feel extremely embarrassed.

His face turned both dark and red: "This is my younger sister, Madam, there's no need to speak so harshly!"

Cui Jiuniang said calmly, "If I remember correctly, isn't this Lady Zhu from Prince Yun's residence?"

The woman accompanying Cui Jiuniang was her aunt, Qin, who was also the wife of Prime Minister Cui.

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin exclaimed in shock: "It's her? We, the Cui family, didn't believe the rumors that you two siblings, who are not related by blood, were having an affair. But today, we've witnessed such a disgusting scene with our own eyes!"

"Your Li family is really going too far! I think this marriage should be called off immediately! Ninth Sister, let's go, your aunt will take you back and tell your uncle about this right away!"

Qin shook her hand, grabbed Cui Jiuniang, and quickly turned and left.

Could this woman be the mistress of the Cui family?!

Li Kechuan had no idea that things would change so suddenly.

His wedding date with Cui Jiuniang was fast approaching; how could he suddenly call off the engagement?

Moreover, if the Li family were to lose the Cui family as a marriage partner, it would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury. What future or hope would the entire Li family have then?

Li Kechuan's face showed complete panic. He pushed away Liu Qingzhu, who was pressing against him, and quickly wheeled himself after her.

"Madam, Ninth Miss, please wait and let me explain—it's not like that at all—"

Outside the courtyard, there is a small path.

There are bamboo groves on both sides.

At that moment, the bamboo forest rustled, and Cui Jiuniang pulled Madam Cui to a stop.

She turned to look at Li Kechuan, who looked anxious, and said, "This matter originally had nothing to do with me, but I still want to hear how the eldest young master wants to explain it?"

"I, your mother, truly do not understand what you and your former sister are doing today, holding hands and embracing, cheek to cheek in tenderness."

Cui Jiuniang asked every question clearly, leaving Li Kechuan at a loss for words.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, "My relationship with Zhu'er is completely innocent..."

But just then, another scream came from the bamboo forest.

When everyone turned around, they saw a woman wearing a red cloak sitting on the ground.

When Li Kechuan saw the woman, his expression changed again: "Coral!?"