Chapter 352 Zheng and her son are in dire straits, where will they go?

Is Li Jingchuan failing?

Although Li Qingluo was very surprised, she still maintained a calm and indifferent demeanor.

After all, she was just a head maidservant by the old lady's side today.

Losing composure exposes one's true colors.

"You're Aunt Zheng?"

Madam Pei stared coldly at the woman on the ground, scrutinizing her.

I heard that Li Chaojing doted on her back then, and not only did he favor her exclusively for many years, but he also treated Yueming Garden as the main courtyard of the General's Mansion.

Is she the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family?

She was indeed quite beautiful, and even now that she's older, her charm and beauty are still undeniable.

No wonder that idiot Li Chaojing has been unable to forget her for so many years.

"This humble servant, Zheng, greets the old lady."

Although Zheng Wanxiu gained her freedom six years ago and is still a leader of the Lotus Sect, once she returns, she will only be one of Li Chaojing's concubines.

Madam Pei: "You don't need to call me Madam. I have already left the clan and am no longer a member of the Li family."

Madam Zheng prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed heavily, crying as she said, "Old Madam, even if you no longer acknowledge the Li family, you must still acknowledge your blood-related grandson, right?"

"Jingchuan has always admired and revered having a direct grandmother like you."

"Unfortunately, because of the harm done to him by his mistress, he has been living a life of wandering and suffering from illness all these years, neither human nor ghost."

"Please have pity on this child, save him—Madam!!"

Only then did Madam Pei look at the person lying to the side.

She looked again, and it was him?

That young master Jingchuan?

I've seen him not only at the Pei family cemetery, but Luo'er also brought him back to stay for two days to recover from his injuries last time.

Later, he left without making a sound, without even saying goodbye. Old Madam Pei thought he was an extremely rude young man.

It turns out he... was actually his own grandson?

Seeing that he was barely breathing and exhaling more than he was taking in air, regardless of whether he could live or not, Old Madam Pei immediately sent someone to invite Luo Fan over.

Zheng Wanxiu knelt beside Li Jingchuan, stroking his chest, calling out repeatedly, "Jingchuan... Jingchuan?"

"Jingchuan, hang in there, that miracle doctor will save you... Don't scare your mother."

Madam Pei then secretly glared at Li Qingluo.

Clearly, this little rascal already knew about his half-brother's identity, yet he kept it a secret from him.

Li Qingluo secretly stuck out her tongue.

In reality, she now has a thorn deeply embedded in her heart.

She couldn't tell her grandmother that she had been tricked by the Zheng siblings into exchanging her life for Li Jingchuan's.

In front of his grandmother, Li Jingchuan, like her, was a bloodline that had been lost to the outside world.

More importantly, Li Jingchuan is a grandson.

Moreover, due to the course of fate, she had already developed a complex brotherly and sisterly affection for Li Jingchuan.

But now, she doesn't know if Li Jingchuan also deliberately approached her back then, plotting to exchange his life for hers.

Otherwise, his death would be a good ending.

"Madam, don't worry. Grandpa Luo will save him."

Li Qingluo whispered words of comfort to Madam Pei. Upon hearing her voice, Zheng Wanxiu immediately looked up to search for her.

Seeing her ordinary face dispelled my initial surprise.

If Li Qing hadn't disappeared without a trace, and if Zuliya's fate hadn't been unknown, she certainly wouldn't have ended up like this.

My son, returning to your ancestral home... perhaps that is your destiny.

When Luo Fan arrived, Li Jingchuan had already been carried into the house.

Seeing that Li Jingchuan was about to die, they quickly administered acupuncture.

"Nonsense! Didn't I tell you that people need to rest and recuperate? How dare you run around like this?"

"Why not just let him die and then bring him back to life, so that I, this old man, can bring him back to life?"

"Let's just bury it!"

Luo Fan's face turned black with anger.

Madam Pei coughed awkwardly, "Alright, Luo Fan, what's wrong with him? Why does he look so weak?"

Since Madam Pei had spoken, Luo Fan could only suppress his anger.

"The incurable cold disease is already at its last gasp."

Madam Pei was unable to accept this fact for a long time.

"Is it... the child who was abandoned in the lake back then?"

She had an idea.

Zheng Wanxiu's eyes were red, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Madam Pei slammed her fist heavily on the table: "What a tragedy!"

"This Qu family deserves to be torn to pieces!"

Old Madam Pei felt a pang of heartache and pity for the child, wondering what suffering he had endured over the years.

Luo Fan couldn't bear to see Old Madam Pei heartbroken, so he comforted her, "If he's obedient, I can let him live for a few more years without any problem. The key is that if he's disobedient and causes trouble, even a god can't extend his life!"

Zheng Wanxiu: "Please, divine physician, save my son's life! I will repay you with my life!"

Madam Pei: "What are you reporting? You know your own place!"

"You should repay this kindness by not dragging my family into this mess!"

"And if you really want what's best for your son, you shouldn't have gone astray in the first place!"

"Look what you've done!"

"Isn't he living peacefully in my house? Do you want him to die out there or something? Why did you send him out to cause such a ruckus?!"

"If I had taken him to see me years ago, perhaps he wouldn't have only been able to live a few more years!"

Madam Pei was furious and immediately launched into a tirade against Zheng Wanxiu.

Zheng Wanxiu was speechless with bitterness. Hearing Madam Pei's last words, she was so devastated that she collapsed to the ground.

This was a possibility she had never imagined...

Since meeting Zulia, he had only ever hoped for a method that involved exchanging lives for lives.

Unexpectedly, the old lady might actually be able to save Jingchuan's life!

The doctor beside the old lady... he truly can save lives!

If Ling Zhou's fate hadn't been unknown, Jing Chuan wouldn't have followed her blindly.

It turns out that Ling Zhou, whom the Lotus Sect rescued, was also a fake!

To this day, she still doesn't know where the real Ling Zhou is...

The siblings were separated, and Jingchuan had been raised by his uncle since childhood, so how could he not be anxious?

Since the destruction of Jingyun Manor, the Lotus Sect's forces belonging to Ling Zhou have been completely scattered, making it difficult for them to accomplish anything again.

Now that the power in the sect has completely fallen into the hands of the sect leader, she, the former incense master, has also fallen and is looked down upon because of Ling Zhou's arrest...

If I hadn't been quick-witted and managed to escape with Jingchuan, I probably wouldn't have been able to leave the Lotus Sect this time.

Seeing her son's dying breath, Zheng Wanxiu lay on his body and sobbed, "It's all my fault—"

Madam Pei: "Alright. What's the use of crying now?"

"You come out here!"

With Li Qingluo's support, Madam Pei returned to the courtyard with a gloomy face.

"You're quite something, aren't you? Afraid that I won't save your son, you're even trying to threaten me?"

"Don't you even consider that if you were to uncover something detrimental to the Li family, would your son be able to escape?"

Zheng Wanxiu knelt on the ground again with a thud.

"Madam, I was confused. I was afraid you wouldn't want to see my son and me, so I said something incoherent."

"Please forgive me, I was only desperate to save my son, which is why I did such a terrible thing."

Madam Pei, moved by her motherly love, did not hold it against her.

He simply asked, "Then tell me, what do you have that could completely destroy the entire Li family and make it impossible for them to recover?"

Zheng Wanxiu lowered her head: "It was...it was me."

“Back then, after Jingchuan’s father returned from the border, he had nightmares every night and couldn’t sleep. It was I who stayed with him during those days.”

“He told me himself what he had done.”

Li Qingluo looked at Madam Pei, whose face also darkened.

"To whom else have you told this?"

Zheng Wanxiu quickly waved her hand: "No! I have never even mentioned this to my own younger brother."

Madam Pei, however, did not easily believe her: "Don't you hate that Qu family? She killed many of your children. Haven't you ever thought of taking revenge on the Li family?"

Zheng Wanxiu fell silent.

She faked her death to escape from the Li family back then, hoping to leave that confined inner quarters and live a free and unrestrained life from then on.

If this matter were to be exposed and used to retaliate against the Li family, not only would it expose oneself, but it would also mean that the truth about Li Jingchuan's background would be revealed.

She certainly wouldn't risk implicating her son by doing something that would lead to mutual destruction.

Li Qingluo knew perfectly well what was going on.

Zheng Wanxiu secretly gave clues about her background to her grandmother in order to save Li Jingchuan.

If his grandmother were to take him back to the General's Mansion, wouldn't that just turn the mansion upside down and cause chaos?

The parents are not like parents, the children are not like children, and the elder brother is not like an elder brother.

The family has turned against each other, and she, the one who instigated it all, must be the most pleased with herself.

Her true purpose was to die filled with hatred and resentment, just like in her previous life.

It's strange, though, that in her previous life, she didn't see them achieve their goal when she was dying.

Perhaps Li Qingluo's gaze was too sharp, because Zheng Wanxiu looked up at her again.

It turns out that even the old lady's head maid has such sharp eyes. It seems that she really is as rumored, a person who does what she says and cannot tolerate any nonsense.

Thinking that her son was still begging her to save his life, Zheng Wanxiu slowly said, "Madam, if I had any bad intentions... I wouldn't have secretly given you the clues about the eldest daughter's background in the first place."

Madam Pei was utterly shocked: "It was...you!?"