Chapter 344 One to Live, One to Die! A Life-or-Death Feud with the Princess!

Cui'er quickly shook her head and forced a smile: "Miss, it's alright."

"I understand. I'll go tell Que'er later and tell her not to worry and to just focus on recovering."

Although Cui'er's tone was ordinary, she simply dared not look Li Qingluo in the eye.

No matter how Li Qingluo looked at her, she would turn her head away.

Granny Zheng, too, remained silent, her lips pursed, as if she were mute.

Li Qingluo then looked at the other people in the room.

"If they won't talk, you will!"

Others dared not say it either.

One by one, they lowered their heads and became mute.

Li Qingluo was a little angry and even more anxious: "Fine, if you won't tell me, I'll go find them myself right now!"

Li Qingluo took the clothes that had been prepared beforehand, put them on, and got up to go out.

Seeing this, the female healer stood up and exclaimed, "Young lady, I'm reapplying the medicine to you, please don't move—"

"Otherwise, the wound will reopen and bleed again, making it difficult for the old wound to heal, and in the long run, it will endanger your life!"

The doctor's words naturally startled the other maids and nannies.

Cui'er even knelt down and cried out, "Miss, please... please don't go."

“If Cui’er says so, then so be it.”

Granny Zheng: "No!"

"Cui'er, have you forgotten what Old Deng... she... she said?"

"The young lady cannot bear this any longer..."

Li Qingluo was truly enraged: "Will you talk or not?"

"If you don't talk, then all of you get out of Zizaiju! From now on, none of you should work for Zizaiju!"

Li Qingluo's anger was heard by everyone in the courtyard.

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhang's face turned pale: "I'm afraid... I'm afraid the young lady will find out. Alas!"

Granny Zhang's eyes reddened.

Madam Pei also shook her head with a sorrowful expression.

Everyone else in the courtyard remained silent, except for Duan Rongshi, who was completely bewildered.

"What happened?"

Nangong Di: "Your Highness, it was the person who had always served Luo'er... Luo'er risked her life to rescue them and hand them over to me, her master... It was me... Alas!"

Nangong Di also looked full of guilt.

The divine physician Luo comforted her friend, saying, "How can this be your fault?"

"Blame the people who kidnapped them."

"You did your best to bring them back. To save their lives, you even left Luo'er there, and she suffered greatly, didn't she?"

"Fortunately, didn't we manage to save one of them?"

"If anyone's to blame, it's this old man's fault for not being good enough at medicine and failing to save both of them."

Nangong Di: "Anyway, I, as her master, have no face to see her anymore."

Madam Pei said in a low voice, "Alright! Stop blaming yourselves."

"There is nothing wrong with this matter."

"Luo'er did her best, risking her own life to save them. As their mistress, she did everything she could."

"Grandma Deng and her granddaughter suffered these great hardships because of their master."

"They are human beings, not animals!"

"Luo Fan is right. Blame the people who harmed them... This grudge will never be forgotten by the Xiuli General's Mansion!"

As she spoke, Madam Pei looked at Duan Rongshi with a hateful gaze.

They both knew perfectly well who had done this.

Madam Pei is old now.

He had no power or influence, only a little money.

Therefore, everyone can come to her beautiful General Xiuli's mansion and step on it.

A princess from two countries—to put it nicely, she was a treasure that brought peace and cessation of hostilities between the two nations, and everyone was willing to love and respect her.

But one day, in a struggle for national interests, she could become a hostage in a conflict between two nations.

Given her background, it would be far more prestigious and dignified for her to marry into any of the noble families in either of these two countries, even marrying any prince of the Great Liang, than to be betrothed to a bedwetting toddler from the Western Regions.

Yet the Emperor of Great Chu chose to treat his own daughter so cruelly.

Given Qinyu's noble status, why send her to a political marriage?

What is the deeper meaning behind this that Emperor Yan truly does not understand?

Therefore, the princesses of the two countries were spoiled even more, and they were allowed to do outrageous things without anyone's knowledge or permission. In the end, it was always the Chu royal family that had to clean up the mess!

To put it bluntly, she is just a pawn in the power struggle between the two countries.

Since she couldn't figure out her own situation and status, Old Madam Pei didn't mind letting her take a good look and see if she, this old woman, had protected this Great Liang Dynasty with her sword and blade back then!

Madam Pei's eyes reddened with anger.

Duan Rongshi nodded heavily: "I understand."

He called Pofeng over and whispered something in his ear.

Po Feng immediately turned around and quickly left.

Duan Rongshi: "General, do whatever you want. I will support you from behind."

"She can take her time to sort things out."

"But right now, the most important thing is... the matter concerning Miss Li."

"To restore her appearance and voice to their former state, both Doctor Luo and Doctor Du need to examine her before a definitive diagnosis can be made."

Madam Pei then composed herself and looked at Doctor Luo.

Doctor Luo: "What happened to Luo'er's appearance and voice?"

Duan Rongshi was no longer listening to their conversation.

At this moment, his brows were furrowed, and he stared worriedly at Li Qingluo's tightly closed door.

Although she was always ruthless towards all those who wronged or bullied her, she never hesitated to retaliate.

But she has always been loyal and devoted to all those who treat her sincerely, regardless of their social status.

This matter will likely hurt her deeply once again.

Inside the room, Cui'er, Granny Zheng, and the other maids all knelt on the ground.

Cui'er cried and said, "Miss, please don't be angry. I'll tell you everything."

"When Mr. Nangong brought Que'er and Granny Deng back that day, they were both... were on the verge of death."

"It took Doctor Luo a whole day and night to pull Que'er back from the brink of death..."

"Moreover, the sparrow was covered in wounds, with not a single unscathed spot on its body!"

"But Granny Deng... Granny Deng didn't make it..."

Li Qingluo's mind went completely numb.

All I could do was watch Cui'er, her eyes red, her mouth opening and closing, saying something I couldn't understand.

Granny Deng was the first person to come to her side.

The first person to pledge allegiance to her, saying he would follow her to achieve a better future, and to help Li Qingluo manage everything, handling all the affairs of the household and doing countless favors.

Li Qingluo never treated her as a servant.

I tell her all my innermost thoughts.

What Que'er cannot know, Granny Deng can know.

Granny Deng knew how much silver she had.

Granny Deng knew how she orchestrated Li Kechuan's leg breakage...

In her heart, Granny Deng was already a family member more important than blood ties.

I could still hear her cheerful laughter in my ears.

It was her stern shout when she was setting rules for the two maids at the Red Maple Pavilion.

They were the four of them who went to Moonlit Garden together to catch ghosts, went through thick and thin together, and lived together in this carefree place.

Granny Zheng also covered her eyes.

“Miss, Granny Deng was lucid before she passed away.”

She said, "Don't let you know."

"They said that as time goes by, you, being a person of high status, will forget about her."

“We’ve all sworn to keep this from you. We’ll just say she’s gone to the country estate to recuperate and won’t be back for at least a year or two.”

"But who knew you were so hard to fool..."

The whole room was filled with a depressing and somber atmosphere.

Li Qingluo, however, acted as if nothing had happened and slowly sat down again.

She simply let the doctor continue examining her wounds, and then fell silent.

Cui'er was very worried.

After everyone left, only Cui'er remained to help Li Qingluo put her clothes back on and comb her hair.

She pleaded, her voice trembling with tears, "Girl, if you want to cry, then cry. There's no one here now."

"What the old lady was most worried about before she left was that you hadn't come back."

"Now that you are safely home, she can rest in peace."

Li Qingluo couldn't cry.

She felt as if a lump was stuck in her throat, making her feel weak and unable to feel any relief.

"Did Granny Deng leave any other words?"

Cui'er raised her hand to wipe away her tears: "She said that you told them they had to live no matter what, and she did her best."

"But she couldn't hold on because she was old. I hope that if you find out the truth in the future, you won't blame her."

"She also said... she would rather die than reveal your secrets."

"She remained loyal to you..."

Li Qinglu felt a lump in her throat, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

Then it started falling uncontrollably.

"I've let her down... I'm sorry, Que'er. Following a master like me, they've suffered so much torment and pain. The one who truly deserves to die is me!"

Li Qingluo slapped herself hard across the face.

Cui'er grabbed her hand and knelt down again.

Kneeling at Li Qingluo's feet, she whispered, "Miss. It is our blessing as servants to follow a master like you."

"If you're going to hate someone, hate the people who harmed us."

"What wrong have you done, young lady?"

"They know it in their hearts."

"You risked your own life to save them, losing your appearance and voice, and only returned alive after escaping death."

“We servants, if we have such a good master, we would die willingly.”

"Don't hate yourself."

"Please, young lady..."

Princess Qinyu's face flashed through Li Qingluo's mind.

Her hands were clenched into fists.

Qinyu, we're locked in a life-or-death struggle!

Li Qingluo only went out after she had tidied her appearance and composed herself.

Everyone was waiting in the courtyard. When they saw her come out, although it was obvious that she had been crying again, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you don't get stuck on things and are willing to go out, things will get better.

Nangong Di was greatly surprised when he saw Li Qingluo's current appearance.

"Are you Luo'er?"

Li Qingluo stepped forward: "Grandmother, Master, Physician Luo, and His Highness Prince Su."

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Luo'er is fine."

"Shall we begin?"

Duan Rongshi nodded, but he could only swallow his words in front of everyone.

Doctor Luo and Doctor Du examined Li Qingluo's face together.

The two looked at it for a long time, but couldn't find any flaws.

Doctor Luo: "Do you know who created such an amazing disguise technique?"

Li Qingluo: "This person's name is Qin Ling."

The Divine Physician Luo was greatly surprised: "Qin Ling!? It's him?"