Chapter 537 Li Wu is a heartless man!

Duan Rongshi did not want to go into the details of the process.

It was mentioned only briefly in a few words.

"thrilling."

"It scared Zongzheng Langri half to death."

"Five of the guards who were brought along died on their way to the tomb that Zongzheng Langri wanted to reach."

The area is heavily guarded.

It was eerie and terrifying.

If you say there are no ghosts in the world, then no one would believe the person who went through that experience these past few days.

Along the way, they also encountered the corpses of tomb raiders.

Even tomb raiders couldn't escape alive from this imperial mausoleum that occupies the entire Lishan Mountain.

Li Qingluo: "Then tell me quickly, how thrilling was it?"

She was incredibly curious.

He seemed to have some reservations, and instead pulled her into his arms and sat her down patiently, saying, "I'll tell you slowly another day."

He didn't want to scare her.

The wound on his back was naturally caused by the traps along the way.

After he was released, Qingyangzi performed a grand ritual for him before allowing him to return home.

I'm afraid I'll bring back some negative energy that will offend her.

Since she had already faced death, Duan Rongshi was naturally extremely cautious and did not want to talk to her about the things in the tomb at this time.

"Take a guess, whose corpse has he been trying to steal from the imperial mausoleum all these years?"

Li Qing paused for a moment.

"Could it be... the late Empress?"

She had already guessed it.

Duan Rongshi hummed in agreement.

"She is the Empress Dowager."

The person he should call his maternal grandmother has been buried for years in the pile of rubble under the tree in the cold palace.

He had already become a skeleton.

After finally being buried in the imperial mausoleum and laid to rest, his obsessive son dug up his body and stole it.

Li Qingluo: "But why would he do that?"

"Is he truly a mad emperor?"

Duan Rongshi recalled the excited expression on Zongzheng Langri's face when he pushed open the stone coffin where the late emperor and empress were buried together.

"Mother, your son has come to take you away."

With tears streaming down his face, he personally untied his cloak, carefully climbed into the coffin, and then carefully carried out the late empress's remains one by one.

He really is like a madman.

However, upon seeing his appearance, Duan Rongshi was also somewhat moved.

He recalled how his soul wandered into Luo'er's past life, possessing his past self, and how he went into the mountains to collect Luo'er's bones one by one.

For our dearest loved ones, even if they are just bones, why should we fear them?

It turns out that the madness in his bones came from the Zongzheng clan.

Duan Rongshi watched the Chu Emperor's madness with cold indifference, without any reaction.

Qingyangzi, standing to the side, was speechless with astonishment.

The other guards were all horrified, realizing that the reason the Chu Emperor had wanted to enter the imperial mausoleum all these years was to take away the remains of the late empress.

Li Qingluo slowly came to understand.

"He didn't want the late empress to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, not because he was unfilial, but because he had never let go of the knot in his heart about his mother's death!"

Zongzheng Langri knew that his mother only wanted to leave the Zongzheng clan before she died, and her only regret before her death was that she could not leave the prison that was the imperial palace.

She died, and naturally did not want to be hypocritically buried with her father in the imperial mausoleum.

He can rest in peace now.

The Empress Dowager would certainly be unwilling and resentful, and might even die with hatred in her heart.

She had said before her death that she wanted to never see the late emperor again in this lifetime.

"He built his own imperial mausoleum."

Duan Rongshi said slowly, "It seems that he does not intend to be buried in the imperial mausoleum of the Zongzheng clan."

"Qingyangzi entered his tomb and said that there were three stone coffins inside."

"Besides the main seat, there are two secondary seats on the left and right."

"The tomb chamber is very large, three times larger than that of an ordinary emperor."

"He has now stolen the remains of the Empress Dowager from the imperial maternal tomb."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Empress Dowager will be buried in his own tomb."

"Another one..."

Duan Rongshi did not continue speaking, but Li Qingluo's heart skipped a beat.

"What a coincidence, exactly three?"

"Could it be that he also intends to steal his mother's remains?"

"He wanted to be buried with his mother and maternal grandmother!"

Although this idea is outrageous, it might be something that this madman wouldn't do.

Li Qingluo: "No, I must arrange for people to guard my mother's remains!"

Even though his mother didn't care to be buried in the Duan family's imperial mausoleum, she didn't want her remains, which had been at peace for nineteen years, to be dug up again, or even to wander in this world!

Duan Rongshi: "He can't do it."

"Luo'er, don't get agitated."

He held Li Qingluo's hand tightly to calm her down.

Duan Rongshi: "In this lifetime, he should never again even think of touching my mother's body."

Seven days later.

The Empress's birthday banquet.

The appearance of Li Qingluo surprised many young women from prominent families.

"Isn't that Lady Nangong?"

"Why is she here at the palace today?"

"What right does a mere merchant's wife have to appear at the Empress's birthday banquet?"

"Does anyone know who she really is?"

Everyone shook their heads.

The owner of the Huaxie Restaurant is quite a celebrity in Nan'an now, but she is still just a merchant's wife, so who would really take her seriously?

Unexpectedly, she appeared at the banquet of the Queen Mother of the Nation today!

In such a situation, how could just any Tom, Dick, or Harry appear?

Everyone naturally became curious about her identity.

I began to think that she wasn't really just a businesswoman.

Li Qinglu remained calm and composed, sitting quietly in her seat, showing no change in expression despite being observed by others.

Until Duan Rongshi came to her side.

He stood behind her, dressed in full armor, leaning forward and speaking to her with tender care.

The intimacy between the two instantly caused a murmur of surprise.

"Who is this young man?"

"Judging from his appearance, he seems to be a newly appointed General of the Valiant Cavalry by His Majesty, serving in the Imperial Guard."

"Is that the new favorite whose origins are unknown, yet whose title of 'beloved minister' is repeatedly used by His Majesty in court, and who is said to be trusted implicitly?"

"It looks like him!"

"I've heard that quite a few prominent families are already inquiring about his marriage prospects. It seems..."

"Could he be the rumored live-in husband of Lady Nangong?"

"These two people are so strikingly beautiful, just who are they?"

"They have no origin; all we know is that they migrated from the border."

"This is too unbelievable. In just a few months, one of them has opened a restaurant that is thriving, and the other has become His Majesty's favorite minister."

“From now on, Madam Nangong’s status will rise accordingly; she will no longer be just a merchant’s wife.”

Someone scoffed unkindly, "That's not necessarily true. After all, Lady Nangong is just a merchant's daughter. Does this General of the Valiant Cavalry really want to be just a live-in son-in-law?"

"Just watch, it's only a matter of time before they divorce Lady Nangong. What good is her beauty?"

"His background is too low-class. It won't help this general's future career, and it will only tarnish his reputation in the future."

"The two parted ways, which was an inevitable outcome."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

It's as if everyone has already stamped the conclusion that Li Wu is a heartless man.

My hearing is so good that I was forced to listen to the whole story of a 'heartless man': ...