Chapter 224 The Cui family comes to annul the engagement, severely humiliating the entire General's Mansion!

Li Qinglu knew she couldn't escape this fate.

She had previously sworn to her grandmother that she would never have any contact with Prince Su again, but now that she had broken her vow, she could only bite the bullet and reply, "Grandmother, His Highness Prince Su has saved Luo'er several times. This time, it was thanks to the doctors in His Highness Prince Su's residence that you were spared from being poisoned."

"Luo'er knows that His Highness is a dangerous person, and that being around him would be fraught with danger. However, Luo'er's relationship with him is truly only that of a gentleman!"

Madam Pei: "Really?"

It wasn't that she didn't believe Luo'er's words.

However, Madam Pei had been through the ups and downs of court life, so she knew very well how difficult it was to get along with someone like Prince Su, who had a notorious and ruthless reputation.

He was still a prince.

How did you come to see Luo'er and treat her so differently?

According to rumors, Prince Su had no other women by his side besides Princess Qinyu.

Is the Prince Su's feelings for Luo'er as simple and pure as Luo'er's feelings for him? Is it what is called a gentleman's friendship?

Madam Pei did not expose these words, but when she met Luo'er's bewildered eyes, she sighed slightly.

When will you finally get it?

"Very well, since I've troubled you here for so long, I can't be rude. Why don't you arrange for us to have a meal with His Highness Prince Su these next couple of days?"

"Consider it as a way of thanking him for saving my life this time."

Li Qingluo smiled and replied, "Yes, Grandmother."

However, she wondered to herself: Would His Highness Prince Su, who is so fond of cleanliness, be willing to dine with her and her grandmother?

Never mind, I'll invite him first. If he doesn't agree, that's his problem.

Madam Pei then added, "Grandmother has just instructed Granny Zheng that we will move to Grandmother's house in three days."

"We won't be going back to the General's Mansion anymore! Are you willing?"

Li Qingluo nodded excitedly and hurriedly: "Grandmother, Luo'er is willing!"

"There are still some things that Luo'er hasn't taken. But there's no rush, Luo'er will go back and get them herself next time."

Madam Pei gently touched Li Qingluo's face.

"It's so unfair to you, child. You are the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, yet you can't go home."

Li Qingluo gently rested her head on Madam Pei's lap: "With Grandmother here, anywhere is Luo'er's home."

Moreover, moving out of the general's mansion actually made things more convenient for her in the future.

Li Qingluo lowered her eyes, a ruthless glint flashing in them.

Li Kechuan, Li Chaojing, Qu Shi, Qu Jia, Liu Qingzhu.

She would settle accounts with them immediately for killing Sui'er and poisoning her grandmother.

General's Mansion.

When Li Chaojing heard from his subordinates that there was still no trace of Madam Pei and Li Qingluo, he flew into a rage and chopped up all the furniture in the room with a knife.

He knew that his rebellious daughter had not yet brought her mother's body back for the funeral, which meant she must have brought her back to life.

Li Chaojing should have been happy.

But deep down, I was mostly afraid.

His mother will probably hate her son even more now.

If she had died this time, it would have been the most legitimate time for him to acquire Tianfeng Trading Company.

But she's still alive!

If she doesn't die, she'll wake up and realize that what I'm doing will definitely break her heart... Just like Chuan'er said, what if she really leaves Tianfeng Trading Company and everything else to Luo'er?

He couldn't possibly kill his own flesh and blood again, could he?

Just as Li Chaojing was having a headache, the steward rushed in anxiously.

"Master, something terrible has happened! It's the Cui family! The Cui family's head steward and matchmaker have come to break off the engagement!"

Li Chaojing's expression changed drastically: "What did you say?!"

When Li Chaojing rushed to the gate of the mansion, the Cui family's head steward had already piled up the betrothal gifts all the way to the entrance.

Then they handed over the engagement letter and the newly transcribed letter of annulment.

The Cui family steward said, "General Li, our master has said that our Cui family has no marriage ties with your general's family. Therefore, we urge General Li to be decisive and sign this annulment agreement. From now on, your eldest son and our ninth daughter will have no further connection in terms of marriage. May both families live in peace from now on!"

Li Chaojing flatly refused: "No way! Why should the Cui family just cancel the engagement like that? Doesn't our General's Mansion have any dignity?"

"Furthermore, if your Cui family despises Chuan'er's current situation, why didn't you come to annul the engagement when Chuan'er broke his leg? I, Li, wouldn't have said another word!"

"Now that you, the Cui family, have done your part in saving face, you want to break off this marriage agreement? I, Li, will absolutely not agree!"

Even though it was already dark.

Hearing the commotion at the general's residence, the nearby residents immediately gathered around.

"Hurry up, hurry up, there's going to be some excitement at the General's Mansion again."

"My goodness, this is even more lively than the operas staged in the theater! It's making a ruckus every few days, hehe, run faster!"

The Cui family steward sneered, "What, General Li, don't you know what happened today? It's not that our Cui family has broken our promise; we've done more than enough! It's your Li family that's gone too far!"

"If General Li still doesn't understand, why not ask your eldest son first what he has done?"

Li Chaojing was convinced that the Cui family was using this as an excuse to break off the engagement. Coupled with the disappearances of Madam Pei and Li Qingluo in the past two days, he was constantly holding back his anger.

So without a second thought, he waved his hand and said, "No need! Don't I know my own son?"

“He is now steady and reliable, and will never do anything outrageous again as you say.”

"I absolutely do not believe that your Cui family is trying to use his private conduct as an excuse to annul the engagement!"

The head steward of the Cui family took a deep breath.

"General, you forced this servant to do this. You'll regret it later—"

Li Chaojing's eyes and lips were filled with an undisguised sneer: "Regret? Your Cui family is so eager to come and annul the engagement in the middle of the night. I, the general, would like to hear what it is that makes you so impatient that you can't even wait until tomorrow!"

"Since it was your Cui family who acted unjustly first, why should I bother with any sense of righteousness?"

The matchmaker stood by anxiously, saying, "General, let's go inside the mansion to talk... There are so many people listening here."

Li Chaojing then noticed that the street in front of the mansion was once again packed with people.

His face immediately darkened, and just as he was about to waver in his decision to go into the mansion to discuss the matter, the steward of the Cui family suddenly grinned.

"Then may I speak?"

The Cui family steward gave Li Chaojing no chance to regret his words and quickly said, "Today, my eldest mistress took the ninth and eleventh young ladies to Qingsong Temple to burn incense. Unfortunately, they ran into your eldest son and that fake legitimate daughter from before, who were whispering sweet nothings to each other."

"It's nothing in itself. After all, they used to be siblings. Even if they're a little too close, our Madam and Ninth Miss won't take it to heart."

"But just then, one of your servants who had previously run away from your household appeared. General, guess who it is?"

"I heard that she was once a favorite concubine of your eldest son, named 'Coral'."

"It's not unusual for a young master to have a concubine, but what is unusual, does the general know?"

"That concubine's face looks exactly like the fake legitimate daughter!"

"Moreover, it was from them that our Cui family learned that these two were actually blood sisters!"

"According to that maid, when your eldest son and she were in the same room every night, he kept calling out the name of that fake legitimate daughter... Your eldest son and this fake legitimate daughter must have been having an affair for a long time!"

"Even if not, your eldest son must have long harbored filthy and unspeakable thoughts towards his former sister!"

"Such a coincidence, is your family truly unaware of it?"

"Your Li family has committed such a morally reprehensible and shameful act; our Cui family absolutely cannot tolerate it!"

"Such a morally bankrupt and shameless young man, even if our Cui family's daughters were to become nuns at a Taoist temple, we would never marry him!"

After finishing his sentence, the head steward of the Cui family flicked his sleeves, snorted, and turned away, appearing quite confident.

Li Chaojing clutched his chest and staggered backward!

They were perfectly aware of Chuan'er's feelings for Liu Qingzhu!

When Chuan'er caught Zhu'er and Prince Yun having an affair in Minglou, Chuan'er made his intentions clear. Li Chaojing knew then that this matter must never be known to the world!

Otherwise, the reputation of their entire general's mansion would be forever tarnished!

Li Chaojing was both ashamed and angry, his face turning red with embarrassment: "This matter is something you and your Cui family made up on the spot, it's a slander against my General's Mansion!"

"Our general's mansion has long since severed ties with that woman, and the two of them will never meet in private again!"

"Your Cui family will stop at nothing to break off the engagement, even resorting to slander to harm my Li family!"

"Your shameless behavior is outrageous! Do you even know that the Liu family girl is now Prince Yun's favored concubine? How dare you slander such a thing? Be careful, I will report you to the Emperor to prove the innocence of my Li family!"

The head steward of the Cui family chuckled: "General Li, don't be so quick to jump up and down. That concubine who escaped is now pregnant, and her belly looks at least four months along, if not five."

"Before the marriage is even finalized, you already have a son born out of wedlock. If word gets out, wouldn't your General's Mansion be bullying and humiliating our Cui family's legitimate daughter by stepping on her head?"

"Furthermore, the Cui family has come here today to discuss the annulment of the engagement. Even His Highness Prince Yun has no right to interfere in the marriage between our two families!"

"Even if the Grand General appeals to the Emperor, the Cui family will be the one with the best reason and evidence!"

"Men, leave the annulment letter and engagement letter in front of their general's mansion! If the general hasn't signed them when we come to collect them tomorrow, don't blame the Cui family for turning against us completely and making this a public spectacle!"

Isn't this enough for the whole city to know?!

"Let's go!" The head steward of the Cui family led his men away in a grand procession.

Li Chaojing, his face ashen, couldn't stop them and stumbled into the mansion.

Li Chaojing felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

When he arrived at Lancang Courtyard and saw his eldest son, Li Kechuan, sitting quietly in the courtyard watching the moon and admiring the scenery, with a sorrowful expression on his face, he was immediately filled with anger and his blood boiled!

"You unfilial son!! What good deed have you done today?!"