Chapter 307 The fake heiress suffers endless torment and humiliation, and can never turn her back on her former self!

Unfortunately, Madam Qu seemed to have lost her senses and never came to this courtyard.

If Li Kechuan wants it, she has to give it to him.

Liu Qingzhu simply couldn't take it anymore.

Devastated and terrified, she clung tightly to Li Kechuan's remaining leg, pleading desperately, "Brother, I beg you, please spare me—"

“Pearl is truly ill now and can no longer experience these joys. Every time, she is in so much pain that it feels like she is about to die... Pearl is not lying to you.”

"Waaah, it's true! Brother, please don't treat Zhu'er like this, I beg you..."

A look of doubt flashed across Li Kechuan's face.

It seems I finally understand why she always looks like she's writhing in pain.

He couldn't help but chuckle: "Is this the retribution for your past as a harlot? Haha, hahahaha..."

“Pearl, Pearl. You used to seduce me into being obsessed with you, and you also seduced Zhuang Sanlang into falling deeply in love with you. But later you played us for fools and ended up in Prince Yun’s bed.”

"You insist on being one of his concubines, and won't even look at us!"

"This is your retribution!"

Liu Qingzhu, also filled with remorse, knelt on the bed, wringing her hands and begging for forgiveness: "Zhu'er truly knows she was wrong. Brother hates me so much now, and Zhu'er accepts her fate. But Zhu'er begs you, begs you..."

"Pearl will serve you even more diligently from now on, please don't treat Pearl like this... Waaah..."

Seeing her like this, Li Kechuan did feel a pang of tenderness.

But he is no longer the Li Kechuan he once was.

Every time I softened my heart towards her, it was quickly overwhelmed by a deeper hatred in my heart.

"Weren't you the fastest runner at the dilapidated temple?"

"I begged you so desperately, just asking you to find someone to save me, and how did you treat me in return?"

"Fearing being implicated, you heartlessly abandoned me completely. Just like when you were being kept by Prince Yun, I stormed into that mansion to find you, and you did the same for yourself, letting someone break my leg!"

"Now, I have lost an arm because of you."

"Pearl, do you really think your brother doesn't understand anything?"

“Zhu’er, your brother used to love you, protect you, and trust you so much. For you, I plotted against Luo’er time and time again, and even wished I could kill her every time to protect you.”

“But as you have seen, every time, my brother ends up being punished and humiliated even more as a result.”

"A broken leg, a broken marriage, a jeopardized career, a missing arm... after all the humiliation and blows, have I, Li Kechuan, ever blamed you even once?"

"Perhaps it's divine retribution, perhaps I truly cannot defeat Li Qingluo, or perhaps I, Li Kechuan, am the first to be deemed inhuman—I accept all of this!"

"I've always been willing to do anything for you!"

"But what about you? You've betrayed me and abandoned me... This isn't the first time, is it?"

"Even if things had gone wrong, if you had brought people back to save me without hesitation, I wouldn't hate you as much as I do today!"

"My legs, my arms, all the pain I've endured... Liu Qingzhu, how will you ever repay me?"

"You've betrayed me time and time again! How do you expect me to forgive you?!"

"Pearl, you might as well go to hell with your brother..."

"If I become a ghost, how can you remain a human?"

Liu Qingzhu's screams echoed throughout half of the general's mansion that day.

However, no one will ever come to save her again in this lifetime.

Granny Deng was too embarrassed to continue.

However, she has now gotten used to it. No matter how embarrassing it is for women to talk about matters between men and women, the girls will not feel the slightest bit ashamed when they hear about it.

No matter how unbelievable it may seem, to the girls it was just as ordinary as eating and drinking.

Even Granny Deng herself felt embarrassed and shy.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "I heard that the people of Lancang Academy often caught the two of them sleeping in the same room, and they often made a scene by engaging in lewd acts during the day."

"However, I heard that Liu Qingzhu screamed repeatedly every time. If people didn't listen carefully, they would think there were two men inside."

Granny Zheng looked disgusted and scornful: "Pah! Lancang Courtyard has become a brothel now. As masters, they lead the way in doing such lewd and despicable things. What reputation can Lancang Courtyard have in the future? Which courtyard would dare to associate with the people from their courtyard?"

"This general's mansion seems to be completely rotten now. Such a disgusting thing, doesn't the madam do anything about it?"

Granny Deng: "Control? I heard that ever since Liu Qingzhu was imprisoned in Lancang Courtyard by Li Kechuan, she has never stepped into it again."

I don't know if I'm afraid I'll soften again, or if I've become completely cold-hearted and hardened, and don't want to care anymore.

Li Qinglu remained silent.

Moreover, her expression was so calm that it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Granny Zheng couldn't help but worry: "Miss, you won't soften your heart, will you? Liu Qingzhu is indeed pitiful, but... didn't she bring this upon herself?"

"That little bitch used all sorts of tricks back then, and now this is just the retribution she deserves."

Li Qingluo glanced at Zheng Mama: "Soft-hearted? How do you know this isn't the outcome I've been waiting for all along?"

She stopped Li Chaojing from killing Liu Qingzhu because she wanted Liu Qingzhu to suffer the consequences of her actions.

She simply added fuel to the fire at appropriate times.

Li Qingluo never expected that Liu Qingzhu and Li Kechuan's situation would turn out so strangely...

But if Li Kechuan hadn't plotted to harm him first, how could he have ended up harming him and Liu Qingzhu?

All of this was indeed the result of their own actions; their scheming against each other ultimately backfired.

Li Qingluo never expected that Li Kechuan, who was once so infatuated with Liu Qingzhu, would now turn into such a beastly person.

"Ignore them and let them torture each other."

Li Qingluo felt her ears were dirty just listening to it.

After sleeping all night, Li Qingluo opened her eyes to hear Granny Deng come in and say, "Miss, Aunt Deng hanged herself last night."

"She also left a suicide note in the room, saying that she had done many bad things in the past, so she was willing to die and was going to the underworld to atone for her sins."

"Moreover, she hoped that the people from the second and third branches of the family could go back to live on the estate and never come back again unless necessary."

Li Qinglu sat on the bed, stunned for a moment, before replying, "Undeniably, she is a good mother."

Moreover, she schemed and plotted her entire life, and she truly turned her life around from that of a maid. She also made every effort to plan for her two biological sons.

Even on their deathbeds, they were still trying to find a way out for them.

Indeed, the general's mansion is now completely finished.

Only by leaving can one be reborn; otherwise, whoever stays will rot away with the decay.

Moreover, only if she dies willingly can the second and third wives be truly protected.

She truly cares for her two sons, but it's unclear whether they understand her dedication.

As long as they don't cause trouble and are aware of their own identities, they can indeed stop interfering with each other, and Grandmother and I won't go so far as to kill them.

But if they try to avenge Aunt Deng or something, Li Qingluo will not be merciful.

"Keep an eye on the second and third branches. If they don't do anything excessive, let them leave."

After washing up, Li Qinglu went to find her grandmother.

"Grandmother, Luo'er has packed all her things."

Although Granny Zhang helped Li Qingluo pack again when she came back last time, Li Qingluo still had a lot of things to move if she wanted to leave the General's Mansion completely.

The most valuable items, of course, were the treasures her grandmother had given her.

Fortunately, her small storeroom had been secured with a very sturdy lock; otherwise, judging from the marks on the door, she would have been completely robbed long ago.

When Madam Pei saw her arrive, she stood up and said, "Let's go, we should go to the ancestral hall to take care of the last matter."

Madam Pei was referring to the matter of leaving the clan and family.

She had already prepared the contract and scrolls herself. Now all she needed to do was go to the ancestral hall to sign and affix her seal, and finally take it to the government office for approval. Then, Madam Pei and Li Qingluo could establish their own household.

The grandmother and grandson had barely stepped out of the courtyard when their nanny rushed in with a frantic expression, saying, "Madam, something terrible has happened! The Qu family has arrived with the officials!"

Madam Pei: "What's the panic? Everyone in the courtyard is a witness. That Madam You was strangled to death by her own daughter, Madam Qu. How could this be faked?"

"Even if they want to smear us, don't we have His Highness Prince Su's guards to testify?"

Even though Prince Su couldn't be brought out, Madam Pei now recognized that little guard very well.

Madam Pei looked at Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo: ?

Is Grandmother about to make it clear that there is a connection between General Xiuli's Mansion and Prince Su's Mansion?

However, before Li Qingluo could send anyone to invite Zhuiyu, she heard a cacophony of wailing and howling outside.

The noise sounds like they're arresting someone?

Madam Pei's face darkened: "Do they all think I'm already dead?"

When Madam Pei and Li Qinglu rushed out, they discovered that it wasn't just the Qu family who had brought government officials to cause trouble; rather, both the Qu and Pei families had sent people with government officials who were arresting people and causing chaos throughout the mansion!

Maids, old women, servants, and household servants were all arrested and detained in one place.

Not only that, the people from the second and third branches were still mourning Aunt Deng when they were dragged out with tears still on their faces. Suddenly, the entire General's Mansion was filled with howling and screaming.

"It's all over, it's all over, the General's Mansion is really doomed—"

"It's your eldest son's family that's trying to kill us! What did we do wrong? We haven't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, and now we're suffering because of you. Why should we?"

"Waaaaah, Auntie, you died unjustly—"

The people from the second and third households cried so loudly it was deafening, even more so than when they discovered Aunt Deng was dead that morning.

Madam Pei: "Stop! What are you doing?!"

"This is still the General's Mansion. You are not allowed to be so arrogant and lawless, causing trouble here!"

"Stop right there, all of you!"

Madam Pei used her inner strength to shout sternly, and all the officials who were arresting people in the mansion stopped. They looked at the Qu family and Pei family members standing at the gate, obviously waiting for instructions before continuing their actions.

Madam Pei's face darkened with anger.

"What, do you Qu family and Pei family now have such great power that you can arbitrarily break into other people's residences and cause trouble in this imperial city?"

"Or has this General's Mansion committed some heinous crime that has brought you all together today to settle personal scores?"

The person from the Qu family was Qu Daoyuan, the eldest son of the main branch, who was currently working as a vice minister in the Ministry of Justice.

The one from the Pei family was Pei Jingzhe, the eldest son of the legitimate wife, who had just returned from the border and taken up his post in the Ministry of War.

Pei Jingzhe humbly bowed to Madam Pei: "Nephew Jingzhe greets Grandmother. This is an imperial edict that was just delivered from the palace this morning, ordering our Ministry of War to come to the General's Mansion to arrest the criminal Li Chaojing, who committed the crime of deceiving the emperor by falsely claiming military merits and impersonating others. Would you like to review it yourself, Grandmother?"