Chapter 37 Grandmother angrily berates the whole family for being utterly stupid.

Seeing that Li Qingluo was indeed still alive and well, Li Kechuan gently looked at her, then casually looked away as if nothing had happened.

Qu's eyes darted away, not daring to look directly at him.

Only Li Chaojing remained completely unaware.

Seeing Li Qingluo sitting beside him with Old Madam Pei, not rising to greet them upon their arrival, he frowned and said, "Son greets Mother. Mother, if you spoil Luo'er like this, she'll become arrogant and ignorant of manners. When she marries into the Marquis of Zhongyi's household, she'll be utterly disgraced, and we..."

"Shut up!"

Madam Pei slammed her hand heavily on the table beside her, causing it to wobble and nearly collapse on the spot.

Li Chaojing's expression immediately changed when he was publicly reprimanded.

But he pursed his lips, refusing to speak again.

Madam Pei glared at him fiercely: "You've never been close to me since you were little, and I've never personally taught you. Now, my biggest regret is that I didn't take you with me when I went to the battlefield, and instead left you to be cared for by that poisonous woman, Deng!"

"It was a concubine who taught you that turned you into such a selfish, cold-hearted, heartless, unfilial, and cruel person!"

Madam Pei flew into a rage, and as Li Chaojing listened to her scolding, his face grew increasingly gloomy and unpleasant. Only when Madam Pei accused him of being unfilial did he quickly kneel down.

If this reputation for filial impiety gets out, how can he continue to serve as an official in the court?

“Mother, I don’t know where I went wrong, please teach me. As for Aunt Deng… let’s not talk about her.”

Qu Shi and Li Kechuan immediately knelt down as well, not daring to stand.

Upon seeing this, Li Qingluo also stood up, turned around, and knelt down.

Old Madam Pei pulled her back with heartache: "Luo'er, get up and listen to your grandmother. Your injuries haven't healed yet, so let's not stand on ceremony today."

Li Qingluo: "Yes, thank you, Grandmother."

Li Qingluo did not refuse Madam Pei's offer. This time, she sat down completely and did not lift her buttocks again.

Madam Pei continued to berate, "Why not mention that wretched woman? She raised you from the age of one. You were close to her, treating her like your own mother. Even when I saved your father and brought the Great Liang Dynasty back from the battlefield, didn't you still disown me?"

"What happened next? You all drove me away one by one. Without me, your own mother, blocking your way, did she treat you any better?"

"She's plotting for her own son, trying to seize your inheritance, and even trying to kill you, and only now you've thought of me?"

Li Chaojing's face looked as if he had eaten shit.

He muttered to himself, "Later... didn't you never see me again? I went to Qingsong Temple to beg you, but you were so cruel and heartless to me..."

Madam Pei grabbed the teacup beside her and smashed it hard at Li Chaojing: "How have you treated me? Aren't I allowed to grow cold-hearted and lose interest?"

Li Chaojing remained silent, his face showing only indifferent noncommittal.

Madam Pei was so angry that her chest heaved, and she was too lazy to argue with him anymore.

He simply said, "You suffered the same hardships in the past, and now you're willing to let your own flesh and blood suffer them again! Am I wrong to scold you?"

"I want you to look up. Today, take a good look at your own flesh and blood beside me! Look at the injuries on her body today. Have you even glanced at them since you entered the house?"

"Or is it that you saw it, but didn't care at all?"

Li Chaojing then looked up again and carefully examined Li Qingluo.

Seeing the bruises on Li Qingluo's face, he still didn't care much: "Mother, she just has some injuries on her face. My husband and I and Chuan'er told us about it on the way to Cijing Hall."

"It is said that he and Luo'er went to Zhu'er's grave to pay their respects, but they got into an argument because of a disagreement. Although Luo'er suffered some injuries to her face, she also had a dagger hidden on her person, which she used to slash Chuan'er's neck!"

"Mother, Chuan'er's injuries are also very serious. I have examined them, and they are truly deep enough to see the bone! If they had been even slightly off course, I'm afraid Chuan'er would have lost his life!"

"Chuan'er even pleaded for her, saying that since both she and her brother were at fault, the matter should be let go, and that my husband and I should not pursue it any further. Qu and I just came in, which is why we didn't discipline her."

"But Mother, your favoritism is obvious. You say your son doesn't care about Luo'er, but you should be fair to Chuan'er too!"

Upon hearing Li Chaojing's words, Madam Pei was so angry that she could no longer manage a bitter smile.

She merely snorted coldly, then turned her gaze back to Madam Qu: "And what do you say, Madam Qu?"

Madam Qu's shoulders trembled slightly. She looked up at Li Qingluo's direction, then quickly turned her head away: "Mother, your daughter-in-law thinks that this matter should just be... let it go... Chuan'er won't hold it against her. Luo'er is her younger sister, and she shouldn't hold a grudge against her brother. After all, Chuan'er didn't gain anything..."

Hearing her say that, Old Madam Pei was so angry that she picked up the teapot and smashed it at her again: "You shut up too!"

Li Kechuan turned around and pounced on Qu Shi.

"mother!"

The teapot naturally smashed all over Li Kechuan.

Ms. Qu was deeply moved and hugged Ke Chuan, crying with heartache.

But she still tried her best to keep her voice down and said, "Chuan'er, are you alright? Chuan'er, don't be angry, don't upset your grandmother. Listen to your mother..."

Li Kechuan looked up, his eyes bloodshot as he suppressed his anger, and he truly didn't let it out.

His mother had once mentioned to him that his grandmother owned a powerful trading company.

Although her mother didn't mention which company it was, judging from her expression, the merchant must be quite powerful, otherwise her mother, who came from the family of a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, wouldn't have remembered it.

My grandmother held immense wealth in her hands, so even though we hadn't seen each other for many years, my parents still treated her with the utmost respect and filial piety.

His mother also repeatedly reminded him to be more filial to his grandmother, after all, he was also her flesh and blood and the only eldest grandson of the Li family.

What will his grandmother's things be left to him in the future?

That's why Li Kechuan repeatedly swallowed his pride and never disobeyed Madam Pei, even when he was beaten.

But this time, Grandmother really went too far.

If he had truly harmed his mother, he would never forgive her...

Li Kechuan clenched his fists secretly, and when he looked up again, his eyes were filled with resentment.

Madam Pei didn't take Li Kechuan seriously at all, and didn't even bother to ask him anything.

She didn't want to give them another chance.

Looking at the three people below, he was truly disappointed.

“Ms. Qu, since you have this attitude, I will speak frankly.”

"Li Chaojing, have you heard about the eye ailment your wife suffered from a few days ago?"

Upon hearing that this matter had been brought up, Madam Qu's expression changed slightly.

Li Kechuan helped Qu Shi up, shook his head at her, and said that she didn't need to worry, he was here to help.

Li Chaojing replied, "Mother, I know about this matter. I wonder what it has to do with you calling us all here today and getting so angry? Mother, you should take better care of yourself and don't need to worry about such a trivial matter."

Madam Pei: "Are you saying I'm meddling? But if I don't, your son will kill your own daughter in the future, and you'll just shrug it off, completely clueless?"