Chapter 308 Luo'er draws her sword to protect her grandmother, but is forced to become a concubine?

Upon hearing this, both Li Qingluo and Madam Pei felt a sudden jolt in their hearts!

The Jiang family's secrets have finally been exposed!

But how could it be so fast?

However, this result was not surprising.

If Li Chaojing hadn't gone mad, there might still have been room for maneuver in this matter.

After all, the Empress had tried to win him over several times, and Prince Yun had been reluctant to give up Liu Qingzhu as a pawn and had used her to test the General's Mansion several times. The purpose of the mother and son was very simple: they wanted to completely control the General's Mansion.

As long as they can control the Jiang family and Li Chaojing, and even obtain 500,000 taels of silver, it will be a sure thing for the entire Empress's faction.

But man proposes, God disposes; Li Chaojing has gone mad!

A general who has gone mad is utterly useless to the court and even to the Empress's faction.

In the future, even the General of the Cavalry's mansion will cease to exist, so he became a useless person.

Once abandoned, it will naturally be cleaned up completely.

It was just a pity for Madam Pei and Li Qingluo; they hadn't had time to leave the clan and were only a step too late!

Therefore, this matter will inevitably involve the grandmother and granddaughter today.

Why did it have to be this late?

Madam Pei immediately pulled Li Qingluo behind her to protect her.

"What do you mean by fraudulently obtaining military merits, impersonating others, and deceiving the emperor?!"

"Are you saying that all the military achievements I made on the battlefield back then—saving the day, fighting bravely and risking my life to defeat the enemy, defend my homeland, and protect the common people—were fake?"

"I must go to the palace to see His Majesty in person! I want to ask him all the questions!"

Qu Daoyuan, the eldest son of the Qu family, stared coldly at Madam Pei and sneered, "Don't play dumb, Madam Pei."

"I respect you because you were the only female general in our Great Liang Dynasty. But you can't rely on your past military achievements and now act like an old man to cover up the fact that your son committed a capital offense of fraudulently claiming military merits, can you?"

“You know perfectly well that it was your own son who committed this heinous crime that could lead to the extermination of your entire family. Even with all your military achievements back then, you could never atone for this crime!”

"Furthermore, your General's Mansion killed my great-aunt yesterday, and you were so heartless as to pin the blame on my innocent cousin. You even went so far as to divorce her and send her to the authorities to clear yourselves of the murder charge. Your entire Li family is truly selfless..."

"But you yourselves know the truth!"

"In my opinion, you should all go to the prison to talk this out!"

"Guards! Arrest everyone in this mansion!"

"Arrest all the masters and servants in this mansion, including Madam Pei and the eldest daughter of the Li family!"

"Anyone who swears to obey to the death and dares to defy the imperial decree will be executed without exception today!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo quickly tried to struggle free from behind.

Madam Pei still held her tightly behind her, refusing to back down. The grandmother and granddaughter struggled to step forward to protect each other, while the dozen or so nannies that Li Qingluo and the others had brought back this time had all silently and quickly surrounded the grandmother and granddaughter.

Moreover, each of them was armed and ready to fight to the death against these government soldiers at any time.

"Madam, young lady, this old servant will protect you!"

"Today, we old servants swear we will never let them touch our masters, not even a hair's breadth!"

The nannies were prepared to die.

Pei Jingzhe watched this scene with a moved expression, seemingly touched, but could only shake his head helplessly.

Qu Daoyuan seemed to have been waiting for this moment.

His eyes were icy, but a cold smile played on his lips as he stepped forward: "What is the meaning of this, Madam Pei? Are you determined to defy the imperial decree?"

"Swords have no eyes. Be careful not to hurt you or Miss Li. Don't blame me for not being respectful then."

"Although you have made great contributions in the past, now that Li Chaojing, a person with many sins, can even claim military merits fraudulently, who knows how you obtained your military merits back then?"

Li Qingluo could no longer hold back when she heard this.

"You beast, you're asking for death!"

"Who do you think you are, daring to question the military achievements my grandmother risked her life for?!"

Li Qingluo pulled the knife from Zheng Mama's hand and stepped forward. She pointed the knife at Qu Daoyuan, her whole body exuding a powerful and arrogant aura. Her willow-leaf eyebrows and dark eyes revealed a strong sense of heroism, and her beautiful and cold face showed an uncompromising toughness, which surprised Qu Daoyuan.

This woman seems quite extraordinary.

She is Li Qingluo, whom the fourth brother Xun can't let go of in his heart and mind?

Contrary to my expectations of a rough and vulgar appearance from the mountains, she was actually quite striking and beautiful!

He looks so dashing and heroic!

For Xun-ge, who was always timid and honest, she was indeed a perfect wife.

If Fourth Brother really gets her, he'll definitely be a good person in the future.

Unfortunately, she and Xun Ge'er broke off their engagement.

Although it seems like breaking off the engagement is a good thing now, since the Qu family won't be implicated by the General's Mansion.

However, it was because of her forceful rejection of the engagement that Xun-ge'er is still lying in bed depressed, as if he is lovesick, and is getting thinner and thinner every day.

If this woman dies, I'm afraid Xun-ge'er won't be able to survive either.

Qu Daoyuan's mind raced: "Do you know that I am here today to arrest all the officials of the imperial court who are in charge of your household? If you dare to point a knife at me, I can order my men to kill you on the spot."

Li Qinglu sneered: "To die at the hands of someone like you would be an utter disgrace to me!"

She wished she could just shoot him dead with a hidden arrow.

But she knew perfectly well that killing a high-ranking official meant that even if she had a strong will, she wouldn't survive.

However, she couldn't kill him in front of the world; she could always kill this beast behind his back later.

Qu Daoyuan: "It seems that Miss Li has some misunderstanding about me."

Li Qingluo: "Misunderstanding? How can your baseless accusations be a misunderstanding? When my grandmother was fighting on the battlefield to protect our country, you probably weren't even born yet!"

"Without my grandmother's valiant fight against the enemy back then, how could you be putting on airs and acting like a dog relying on its master's power in this peaceful and prosperous era?"

Qu Daoyuan's face darkened with anger: "You! Miss Li, be careful what you say! Insulting an official of the imperial court, what is your punishment?"

Li Qingluo: "You insulted my grandmother first. Even if we go to the Emperor, we can still prove this!"

"Even if I am convicted and punished for this matter today, I will never regret cursing you, you corrupt official!"

Seeing her so fierce, Qu Daoyuan suddenly burst into laughter a few times.

Qu Daoyuan, instead of being angry, asked her with a smile, "Cousin, how about I point you in the right direction? Continue with the marriage you agreed to before marrying my fourth brother. Perhaps my father and I can personally go to the Emperor to beg for his grace and make an exception to save you from being implicated in the family's misfortune. In any case, it will save your life."

"However, you are now a criminal and cannot be Xun-ge'er's legal wife. Being a concubine is not a bad thing for you."

Madam Pei silently pushed through the crowd, stepped forward, and personally raised her hand to slap Qu Daoyuan hard across the face.

"You bastard!"

"What have you Qu family been doing all these years, playing tricks and scheming in this General's Mansion? Don't think everyone in the world knows!"

"Their shamelessness has reached its peak!"

"There are no more shameless beasts in the world than your Qu family. Even if Luo'er were to die honorably, she would never marry into your family, let alone marry a cripple as a concubine!"

"Your humiliation of her is an insult to this old man!"

"Keep dreaming, pshaw!"

Qu Daoyuan was, after all, an official. After being slapped like that by an old woman, he could no longer save face and revealed a gloomy and vicious expression.

"You old bastard, how dare you hit me—"

As he reached out to do something, Pei Jingzhe darted forward and stopped him.

"Lord Qu! What are you trying to do?"

"Lord Qu, you must see this clearly. The person in front of you is the famous General Xiuli, not some old man."

"Besides, although His Majesty said he would arrest all the servants and family members of the General of the Cavalry's mansion, he did not mention what he would do to Old Madam Pei."

"I heard that the grandmother and granddaughter have already moved out of the General's Mansion. Should we arrest them both? Perhaps this matter needs to be reported to His Majesty before a decision can be made?"

Qu Daoyuan, whose wrist was firmly gripped by Pei Jingzhe, looked at Li Qingluo holding a knife tip that was almost touching his neck, and at Old Madam Pei glaring at him with raging anger. Qu Daoyuan: ?

If Pei Jingzhe has such skills, why didn't he stop this old man just now?!

Qu Daoyuan, who had been insulted and beaten, found it difficult to swallow his anger.

"She hit me, didn't you see?"

Pei Jingzhe: "I saw it."

"So what?"

Qu Daoyuan: ?

Pei Jingzhe, with a righteous and indignant expression, advised, "Do you really want to retaliate against her? You can't afford to offend General Xiuli, much less reach her. Are you sure you want to try?"

"Besides, she was just giving us younger generation a few words of advice and guidance. We should just accept it humbly. How could we really get angry and turn against her?"

"Lord Qu, you should think this over carefully!"

Qu Daoyuan: ?

So, he wasn't the one who was beaten, scolded, and humiliated, which is why he's so shameless and can still say these high-sounding but meaningless things, right?

He realized that Pei Jingzhe had come today to take sides.

And what's more, they all came along to humiliate me!

Qu Daoyuan thought that the Pei family and Old Madam Pei had completely fallen out, so when he saw that the person who came to take the General's Mansion was him, Qu Daoyuan originally thought that the two of them would be united against a common enemy and would quickly get things done.

I never expected Pei Jingzhe to have this attitude!

Qu Daoyuan immediately sensed something was wrong.

He originally thought that he would be able to take down the people of General Man's Mansion today, including that old man, so he wouldn't have to make a special trip to General Xiuli's Mansion. Who knew that he would be unable to move that old man now?