Chapter 314 Luo'er's Makeup Amazes Prince Su!

When Madam Pei heard Li Qingluo's words, she could only give a bitter smile.

She didn't even ask why.

She simply said, "Grandmother knows."

"You may leave now. Grandmother is tired and wants to rest for a while."

Seeing her grandmother looking completely drained and listless, Li Qingluo was greatly alarmed.

My grandmother is getting old.

She was really afraid that her grandmother would be heartbroken by this incident, and that it would be bad if it damaged her spirit and energy.

Moreover, how could she not feel sorry for her grandmother seeing her like this?

But some things can't be said too bluntly.

Even though this is General Xiuli's mansion, this is my grandmother's courtyard, and everyone around is my grandmother's people.

But Li Qingluo could only say half a sentence about things she wasn't entirely sure about: "Grandmother, perhaps... things haven't reached a completely hopeless point yet."

Madam Pei looked up abruptly, her gaze lingering on Li Qingluo.

It rained all night long.

By the morning of the second day, there was still no sign of it decreasing.

Li Qingluo looked up and sighed. She heard the maid at the door say that the water level in the Qinhuai River outside Jinling City was rising, and if it continued like this, the city would probably flood as well.

Several streets are already flooded, unable to keep up with the speed of the rain; the scene outside the city is still unknown.

Li Qinglu yawned, sat by the window, propped her chin up, and watched the rain for a while before slowly combing her long hair again.

Hopefully this rain will stop soon, otherwise countless more people will suffer.

Cui'er said, "Miss, although Butterfly no longer has a fever, she still hasn't woken up. Doctor Dong said it's still the poison in her body that's causing the problem."

"If the cause cannot be found, even if his life is stabilized now, he probably won't live for more than a month."

Li Qing's hand froze.

"I'll go check on her."

Li Qingluo casually tied her hair up and then secured it with a single white jade hairpin.

Stray hairs fell loosely across her forehead and temples.

He wore only a plain-colored long robe and wooden clogs before going out.

Butterfly lay on the bed as if she were asleep, and no matter how much Li Qingluo pushed her, she didn't move.

Li Qingluo looked at Dong Siyuan: "Are you saying that she has become like this because of the Gu poison in her body? How much do you know about Gu poison?"

Dong Siyuan: "Miss, the art of Gu poison in Miao territory has always been passed down to women, not men. So even though I come from Miao territory, I only have a superficial understanding of this Gu technique."

"To save this butterfly girl and completely remove the Gu poison that has been planted on her, we must find a real Miao female healer. Perhaps there is still a way."

Li Qingluo: "So, we only have one month to find a Miao female healer to save her?"

"Do you know what would happen if the person who poisoned her with the Gu was already dead... we wouldn't even know how much Gu poison she was infected with?"

Dong Siyuan was startled: "That's impossible!"

“Young lady, if the person who cast the curse used the same curse they planted on this Butterfly Girl, then if she dies, the Butterfly Girl will also surely die!”

"Moreover, a person's body can never contain more than two types of Gu poison. If someone had been poisoned with two or more types of Gu poison, how could they have survived until today?"

"Based on what I have seen and heard since childhood, even if two kinds of Gu poison are planted in a person's body, it is very easy for the two Gu poisons to repel each other and then die suddenly."

Li Qingluo lowered her head and frowned as she looked at the butterfly.

But isn't Zulya already dead?

Could it be that Butterfly's sudden serious illness was caused by Zuliya's suicide, which is why the Gu worms in her body are causing such a commotion and turning Butterfly into this state?

Butterfly has a special constitution and has survived being tormented by Zulya for years. Perhaps that is why she did not die suddenly?

However, it is highly unlikely that Butterfly's body was only infected with two types of Gu poison by her own aunt.

Saving the butterfly's life is now of utmost urgency.

Li Qingluo had just come out of the Butterfly Room when she saw Duan Rongshi in the courtyard.

She was startled.

"Your Highness? Why have you come in such heavy rain?"

Duan Rongshi, dressed in black and still wearing a mask, stood at the courtyard gate, holding an umbrella, clearly waiting for Li Qingluo to come out.

Upon seeing her attire today, Duan Rongshi's eyes involuntarily narrowed.

she……

It looks quite nice this way.

Duan Rongshi stared at her without saying a word for a moment, while Li Qingluo took the umbrella from Cui'er and rushed into the rain.

"Your Highness, you've come at the perfect time. I happen to have something I'd like to ask for your help with."

"The butterfly's illness is far more complicated than I imagined. Does Your Highness have any connections to find a Miao female physician to come to General Xiuli's residence within a month?"

"Perhaps, only in this way can the butterfly's life truly be saved—"

Before the words had even finished, Po Feng had already rushed over.

"Your Highness, the Vice Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Water Resources went to the palace to plead with His Majesty, requesting that you leave your residence to assist the Ministry in flood control. He said that many villages outside the city have already been flooded..."

Li Qingluo looked at Duan Rongshi.

So he can also control floods?

When Li Qingluo lived in the mountains, whenever there was a heavy rain like today, the crops and houses in the villages at the foot of the mountains would almost always be destroyed after two days.

However, the Liu family lived in a remote area, unlike Jinling City, where the court could provide immediate relief when floods occurred. In remote areas, people often contracted diseases, and the court would not necessarily send officials to provide relief.

Li Qingluo never expected that Prince Su, whose reputation was as terrifying as Yama, would possess such talent.

Judging from his appearance, he has done many good deeds in the past.

But why have people never heard a single good story about him benefiting the people?

Rumors circulated about how he was violent, bloodthirsty, and ruthless.

Duan Rongshi came here today, seemingly with something to say.

He paused, but still didn't speak.

He simply turned around and quickly left again with Pofeng.

Li Qinglu waited until his figure disappeared before asking in confusion, "What brings him here so early?"

Half an hour later, Zhuiyu came again.

"Miss, His Highness sent me to deliver a message that he will find the person you requested as soon as possible, so you don't need to worry for the time being."

Hearing this promise, Li Qingluo was truly relieved.

Prince Su always kept his promises, and she never doubted him.

"Then thank you, Your Highness. By the way, did you know that Your Highness came over so early this morning? Is there something important on your mind?"

Zhuiyu scratched her head: "Actually, today is His Highness's birthday... and also the anniversary of Consort Yue's death."

Li Qingluo was extremely surprised.

"His...his birthday?"

Not only that, but today is also the anniversary of his mother's death!

No wonder he was dressed in all black today.

He came to me as if he had something to say, but it seemed he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Li Qinglu felt a dull ache in her heart, along with a stinging pain she couldn't explain.

Yesterday was Prince Yun's birthday. Even though it was a banquet, I imagine it must have been a lively and bustling occasion with many guests in previous years.

Both were princes, but he was imprisoned and left desolate and lonely because his investigation touched upon the emperor's interests.

Even Li Qingluo, an outsider, felt a sense of injustice and grievance on his behalf.

"Okay, I understand."

After Zhuiyu left, Li Qingluo went back and changed her clothes.

Then they went to pay their respects to Madam Pei and had breakfast together.

As the grandmother and granddaughter were eating, Granny Zheng came in and said, "Madam, the yamen has already released the people."

Not only all the women, but also the servants were released.

"This old servant has already sent two carriages over to take the ladies back first."

Li Qingluo: "Have you asked Liu Mian'er? Does she want to come here to give birth?"

"And Huan-jie, would you like to come and stay?"

The second and third branches of the family were implicated. Now that the main branch of the Li family has no master, Liu Mian'er and Lou Shi will inevitably suffer the wrath of the second and third branches.

Staying in the Li residence will likely not be an easy time.

Granny Zhang shook her head again: "She said she wouldn't implicate the young lady and the old lady. They are already grateful to the old lady for granting them temporary freedom from the suffering of imprisonment. They can't always rely on you to survive in this world."

Madam Pei: "Her intentions are good. In my opinion, these two concubines help each other, and they may not necessarily be unable to protect the main house."

"Although the second and third branches of the family will inevitably take their anger out on the first branch, they will still be somewhat wary of them. It was only because of me that I was able to rescue them all."

Li Qingluo nodded in agreement: "Grandmother is right. But we should still let our old acquaintances in the Li family help them out more."

Granny Zheng: "Yes. By the way, young lady, the yamen just sent a letter saying... it's from your mother, Madam Qu, who wants to see you."

Does the Qu family want to see her?

Li Qingluo paused, her hand holding the porcelain spoon still, and looked at Old Madam Pei.

Madam Pei: "Go. Listen to what else she has to say. Don't let yourself have any regrets."

Li Qingluo: "Yes, Grandmother."

Li Qinglu went out after having breakfast.

She was still dressed in plain clothes.

Before going to the yamen, she first went to Guiyuan Garden.

The mute slaves in Guiyuan were overjoyed to see her.

After warmly welcoming Li Qingluo into the courtyard, Li Qingluo saw that they were performing a sacrificial ceremony in the garden.

Li Qingluo immediately thought, could they be paying tribute to Consort Yue?

The altar in the garden was laden with delicacies that could only be found in the Great Chu.

Not only that, there are also many beautiful pastries.

Li Qingluo: "The deceased you are commemorating, was he/she fond of sweets during his/her lifetime?"

The mute slaves nodded with smiles.

Li Qingluo: So even though Prince Su clearly doesn't like sweets, he would still patiently taste one or two pieces whenever I served them to him.

It was because Consort Yue loved to eat that he would eat some of it from a young age, no matter what.

He loved his mother dearly and was a dutiful son.

Li Qinglu rolled up her sleeves: "I want to cook a delicious meal myself, not only as an offering, but also as a small contribution to celebrate His Highness's birthday tonight. What do you all think?"

The mute slaves exchanged glances, and were naturally overjoyed.

They all came to help Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo then noticed that some of these mute slaves were young, while others were old.

If you look closely at their ages, they seem to be from two different generations.

The younger mute slaves were at least about the same age as me, and they were nimble and quick, running around doing errands.

The older mute slaves had gray hair at their temples, but they were steady in their actions and seemed to be the ones who could make decisions in the house.

Without exception, they were all women.

In this Guiyuan Garden, only a few male servants and mute men remain in the front yard to do chores and guard the gate.

After passing the second gate, there wasn't a single man in sight.

Li Qinglu had never thought about this question before.

Who exactly are these mute slaves?