Chapter 225 Is the scumbag father going to be driven crazy by his older brother?

Li Kechuan turned to look at his anxious father, but calmly asked, "Father, has the Cui family come to break off the engagement?"

With such a commotion, it's impossible for Li Kechuan not to know.

Moreover, he had long anticipated this would happen.

Unexpectedly, the Cui family couldn't even wait one night and rushed over to cancel the engagement so late at night.

Li Chaojing was completely stunned: "You...you know? So, everything the Cui family said is actually true!?"

"Not only did you secretly meet with Liu Qingzhu again, but that concubine of yours who caused such a stir in the mansion back then is actually Liu Qingzhu's own sister!?"

"And that concubine suddenly disappeared, only to find out she was pregnant with your child!? Now she's suddenly reappeared, and the whole Cui family knows about it!?"

"Chuan'er, tell your father that none of this is true, that it's all made up by the Cui family, isn't it?"

Li Kechuan chuckled self-deprecatingly: "It's all true, Father."

Li Chaojing clutched his chest and fell heavily backward again.

Fortunately, the butler caught him from behind, preventing him from falling.

But Li Chaojing suddenly suffered a stroke from intense anger and coughed up a mouthful of hot blood.

It just so happened that it sprayed all over the face of Mr. Qu, who was rushing over upon hearing the noise.

Qu:……

She raised her hand to touch her face, and seeing her hand covered in blood, she screamed in horror, "Ah!!!"

Madam Qu nearly fainted, but Granny Chang managed to support her and pinched her hard, saying, "Madam, Madam! Please go and see Master! This is blood he vomited!"

Ms. Qu rolled her eyes before snapping back to reality.

"Master!? My God, Master! What's wrong with you? Don't scare me, Master..."

Ms. Qu was almost in tears.

When Chuan'er broke his leg last time, half of Li Chaojing's hair turned white.

Now she's spitting out blood again. If this shortens her lifespan, how will she live in the future?

She couldn't possibly defend such a large general's mansion!

The thought of this made Qu tremble with panic.

She rushed forward and tried to support Li Chaojing, but Li Chaojing pushed her away violently.

"Get out of my way! These children are all your fault, you stupid woman!"

"Daughter, you are disobedient and unfilial, betraying the interests of the entire family!"

"Son, disregarding the future of the Li family, you've done such disgraceful things that dishonor the family's reputation and honor, ruining such a good marriage. What noble lady would be willing to marry him in the future?!"

"Just because he's a man with a broken leg!?"

"Or is he a libertine who has a child out of wedlock but is already pregnant with a child born out of wedlock?!"

"His reputation is tarnished, and his future is completely ruined. How can he possibly support the entire General's Mansion? How can I entrust the entire General's Mansion to him in the future?!"

After Li Chaojing roared with bloodshot eyes, he heard Li Kechuan behind him suddenly chuckle wickedly.

"Father, aren't you about to have another son?"

“I, your legitimate son, have become utterly useless to you and can no longer uphold the Li family’s reputation. Don’t you still have Concubine Liu, who can give you two, three, four, or even more illegitimate sons?”

"You're still in your prime, why can't you have as many sons as you want?"

"Anyway, I'm a cripple with a broken leg, a disgraced and infamous idiot, hahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha..."

Li Kechuan threw his head back and laughed loudly, but only his mother, Madam Qu, could see the sorrow and bitterness in his laughter.

With a pang of heartache, she got up from the ground and rushed towards Li Kechuan.

"Chuan'er, don't scare your mother!"

"You're my only hope. If something happens to you, how will I live?"

"If the Cui family is gone, so be it. At worst, I'll find you someone no worse than Cui Jiu Niang. Don't look so heartbroken..."

But no matter how much Qu called out, Li Kechuan remained as if he had lost all hope.

Mrs. Qu was crying with snot and tears streaming down her face. She didn't know what had happened to her family.

It seems that ever since Zhu'er and Luo'er's true identities were revealed, everything has spiraled out of control, and the peace of the past can never be restored.

Now, the master has a younger and more beautiful concubine, Consort Liu, by his side.

That slut is carrying the master's child.

Thinking of this, Qu gritted her teeth in hatred.

She did so much back then so that no illegitimate children in the family could compete with Chuan'er and Zhu'er for things. She never expected that now that the old woman is all bones, she can still produce an illegitimate child.

A dark glint flashed in Madam Qu's eyes. She hugged Li Kechuan tightly and whispered in his ear, "Chuan'er, don't be afraid. There won't be any illegitimate sons in this family competing with you for the entire General's Mansion. I promise you..."

Li Kechuan then looked down at Madam Qu.

With tears in her eyes, Ms. Qu shook her head slightly at him.

Li Kechuan opened his mouth, but saw Li Chaojing had already crept up behind them and suddenly asked, "What are you talking about!?"

Ms. Qu screamed in fright.

She looked at Li Kechuan in a panic, afraid that he would find out what she meant by what she had just said.

Unexpectedly, Li Kechuan said expressionlessly, "Don't worry, Coral... Coral and the bastard in her womb are both dead today."

Li Chaojing and Lady Qu were both taken aback!

As Li Kechuan spoke these words, endless sorrow and grief welled up in his eyes.

But then he uttered words filled with deep hatred: "Father, Mother, all the misfortunes and suffering I have endured today... may have been caused by my own sister, Li Qingluo!"

"Not only that, but today... she really intended to kill me!"

At this moment, the second son's servant, who had been eavesdropping and watching for quite some time, turned around excitedly and rushed into the darkness from the bushes at the entrance of Lancang Courtyard...

A moment later, the servant came to Li Chaohuai: "Second Master, Second Master—the eldest son's family is making a scene again!"

Li Chaohuai didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, only glancing at the servant.

"What exactly happened? There was such a commotion outside just now. Don't they have enough problems with the eldest son's family these days?"

Li Chaohuai was not comfortable at all in the city.

Ever since the concubine was sent to the temple, the two families of the illegitimate children have been living like prisoners in the General's Mansion!

I dare not go anywhere, much less cause trouble or mischief.

She endured the humiliation of being expelled from the General's Mansion along with her aunt and sister!

It was bad enough that his good-for-nothing younger brother, Li Chaoan, didn't dare to step forward, but now he himself still couldn't find a way to rescue his aunt, which made the always filial Li Chaohuai very frustrated.

The servant slapped his thigh and said, "It's the Cui family, the Cui family who were engaged to the eldest young master. They've come to the manor tonight to break off the engagement!"

"Also, I heard that the eldest son had a son born out of wedlock, but it seems that he's already dead. But just now, the master was so angry that he vomited blood, and even spat it all over the first wife's face!"

Li Chaohuai then raised his voice excitedly: "What did you say?"

Is it possible that the eldest brother is about to lose his temper?

The next day, news spread that the Liu family had suffered two deaths.

However, at the same time, the fact that the Cui family couldn't wait to go to the General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane to cancel the engagement late at night once again became the talk of the town.

There were quite a few people watching the commotion outside the General's Mansion last night.

In no time, all sorts of rumors and gossip spread throughout the streets and alleys.

The General's Mansion couldn't bear the shame any longer; no matter how thick-skinned they were, they still wanted to go out and face people.

Therefore, when the Cui family came to collect the letter of annulment, Li Chaojing had already signed it and sent it out.

The Li family steward, with an air of composure, said, "Our master said that it is our General's Mansion that has wronged your Cui family..."

However, the head steward of the Cui family didn't even listen to a word. He just glanced at it, grabbed the annulment letter, and ran off in a flash.

They looked as if they were afraid the General's Mansion would change its mind again.

Butler of the Li family: "..."

The annulment of the engagement between the Cui and Li families is a done deal.

However, just one day later, the Cui family hurriedly arranged a new marriage for Cui Jiu Niang.

This time, Cui Jiuniang chose Pei Jingzhe, the eldest son of the main branch of the Pei family.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo was quite surprised: "Is the Cui family in such a hurry? Aren't they afraid of what people will say about them?"

Madam Pei was also puzzled by this.

"And why was this addressed to the eldest brother?"

Li Qingluo didn't know much about the eldest son of the Pei family, so she asked a few more questions.

Madam Pei sighed: "He should be about twenty-six or twenty-seven now, right? But he is the eldest son of the eldest branch of the Pei State Duke's Mansion, and the oldest young man in your generation. He shouldn't be so young."

"It's just that my eldest brother was born the youngest son, and later the eldest son was born late in life by his wife, which is why the younger generations are all young."

"But wasn't he already married before? I remember, he was married for about ten years, right?"

Granny Zhang chimed in, "Yes, Madam, the eldest son has been married before."

"However, you forgot that the eldest brother's wife passed away from illness four years ago, and the eldest brother was also implicated in the matter of the deposed crown prince... Therefore, he was sent to the border by the Pei family back then, supposedly to be punished and suffer, but in reality, he was sent to gain experience."

"But so far, we haven't heard anything about it, have we?"

Madam Pei: "Then he's probably coming back? Whatever he does, he'll inherit the title of Duke of Dingguo in the future, won't he?"

"The Cui family didn't really lose out by arranging this marriage."

Li Qinglu was inwardly astonished, but dared not show it on her face.

Isn't this considered a loss?

She already had a vague idea of ​​what kind of man-eating wolf den the Pei family was.

Moreover, even if the Pei family has been hiding their true strength, the fact that the Cui family hastily arranged this marriage for Cui Jiu Niang reveals their ulterior motives.

Furthermore, the eldest son of the Pei family was also involved with the deposed crown prince.

Thinking of Pei Sanlang again, Li Qingluo was almost certain that the Pei family was indeed part of the deposed crown prince's faction!

The deposed crown prince's men were also thrown into the military camp... Was it the Pei family's connections, or... the person above, or the deposed crown prince's own connections?

Could there be a deeper conspiracy hidden in this?

Li Qingluo didn't think about it anymore.

But then he thought of the head of the Cui family, who is now the prime minister of the Great Liang Dynasty!

Moreover, Li Qingluo felt that it was really frustrating and not worth it for a straightforward and decisive woman like Cui Jiuniang to marry a man so much older than her as a second wife.

The Cui family did indeed develop a biased attitude.

If you really want to marry a daughter of the Cui family to the Pei family, why not marry their eldest daughter, Cui Shiyi Niang?

It was Cui Jiuniang who traveled all the way to Jinling to find a way to annul the engagement.

This is like escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another.

Li Qinglu could only sigh inwardly; there was nothing more she could do to help.

However, she was preoccupied with Nan Jia's affairs, wondering how the investigation with Prince Su was progressing and whether there were any leads.

It seems she has no choice but to probe and ask Prince Su about this matter!

Soon, the day arrived when the grandfather and grandson hosted a banquet for Duan Rong at their residence...