Chapter 6: Is a Noble Person Living in the Back Mountain?

Her decisiveness and carefree attitude surprised Zhang Mama.

This girl seems like a completely different person.

When I first met her in the mountains, she looked rather dull, perhaps because of years of hard work and torment.

Now, it seems to be getting more and more effective?

Granny Zhang chuckled, "Perhaps there's some misunderstanding here? Let this old servant torture these unruly servants first!"

Granny Zhang went back herself again.

When they returned, those who had been flogged and tortured again also relented.

It turned out that they had indeed received orders from the head of the General's Mansion to come to Qingsong Temple and invite the Second Miss, who had been delayed in returning, back to reunite with her family.

However, they also received personal instructions from the eldest young master, saying that it was really outrageous for the second young lady to make the whole family wait for her, so they should teach her a lesson and not bother with a pleasant invitation, but just tie her up and take her back.

That's why they dared to act this way.

Li Qinglu listened to these words with a feeling of grievance and confusion, and immediately burst into tears.

"Is he really my biological brother, saying such things?"

She put on a wronged, bewildered, and unacceptable expression.

When Zhang Mama saw this, she felt sorry for her.

She was furious: This young master is outrageous! He's completely lost his manners; how can a brother treat his own sister like this?!

Just then, another noise came from outside.

Granny Zhang sent someone to check what was going on.

A servant quickly came to report: "Granny, it's a nobleman from the back of Cangsong Mountain who came and said we've disturbed him. He wants us to deal with this quickly, or he won't let us off easily..."

The servants all looked panicked, while Li Qingluo wondered: Is a noble person living behind Cangsong Mountain?

Who could it be?

Even my grandmother's people are so wary of him!

Li Qing has been at Qingsong Temple for several days now, but she has been very obedient and has not wandered around or gone astray.

But now she really wants to find out about the situation on the back mountain of Cangsong.

Granny Zhang slapped her thigh: "Oh dear, this ancestor is not to be trifled with. Go and tell him that we will handle this immediately and will never disturb the noble lady's peace and tranquility again."

As the servants hurriedly went to report, Granny Zhang turned her head, lowered her voice, and angrily spoke to the servants of the General's Mansion, saying, "I think you're all just spewing filth and slandering people! How could the young master say such things or do such things?! Since you can't produce your identification tokens today and have kidnapped people, you're bandits!"

"Men, take these scoundrels to the authorities now! Don't wait any longer, send them there immediately!"

"yes!"

Several servants came forward, grabbed those who were begging for mercy from the ground, gagged them, and left immediately.

The courtyard was quickly restored to its former tranquility.

Li Qingluo, still feigning innocence, asked Granny Zhang, "Granny, perhaps they really are imposters from the General's Mansion?"

Granny Zhang patted Li Qingluo's shoulder with pity: "Miss, you know in your heart... What if they are them? The eldest young master offended you, and you chose to report him to the authorities today, which is also considered offending him. Aren't you afraid?"

Offend Li Kechuan?

Li Qingluo could only sneer.

In her previous life, she had never offended him, yet he still loathed her and tried every means to torment his own sister.

On the surface, Li Qingluo just shook her head with a wry smile: "Afraid? I'm all alone, I have nothing."

Granny Zhang laughed: "Who said the young lady is all alone? Come on, the old lady wants to see you."

Li Qingluo looked up, her face full of surprise.

"Grandmother, are you really willing to see me?"

Granny Zhang smiled and nodded: "Would this old servant lie to you? Please come with me, young lady."

Li Qingluo quickly tidied her appearance.

Her clothes weren't made of very good fabric, but they were clean.

She had no hairpins or jewelry on her head, just a single braid, and her hair didn't look particularly good.

His skin was tanned and somewhat rough.

Years of exposure to the wind and sun and hard work have given her great strength, but she can't be described as a pretty girl, except for her exceptionally bright and spirited eyes.

No one would believe that she was the most vulgar female slave in the general's mansion.

The true legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion?

Madam Pei stared at the kneeling woman before her, gently shook her head, and sighed.

Seeing this, Granny Zhang immediately waved her hand and led Ying'er and the others away.

With no one else in the hall, Madam Pei asked Li Qingluo, "Speak, why do you insist on seeing me?"

Li Qingluo looked at Madam Pei, and she was also amazed.

I never expected my grandmother to be so young.

It was completely different from what she had imagined!

Although my grandmother is over fifty years old, she has very few wrinkles on her face and hardly any gray hair. Even in her old age, it is not hard to tell that she must have been a heroic woman in the past!

His appearance remains youthful and dashing, and his demeanor is extraordinary!

My grandmother was like this.

This made Li Qinglu feel a different kind of filial piety towards her grandmother.

Wasn't she once a renowned female general of the Great Liang Dynasty?

It's such a pity she married into the Li family.

Why are you staring at me?

Madam Pei did not receive a reply from Li Qingluo. Seeing Li Qingluo's gaze fall on her, although there was no malice in it, Madam Pei still felt quite uncomfortable.

She touched her face, wondering if she was really too old?

But then Li Qingluo said, "Grandmother has an extraordinary temperament, which I admire greatly. That's why I was momentarily distracted. Please forgive me, Grandmother."

Madam Pei was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"You admire me? Hahahaha! Hahahaha..."

As Madam Pei smiled, a wave of sadness washed over her.

What wrong have her grandchildren done to deserve the grievances she and her son committed?

Therefore, when Li Kechuan and Li Qingzhu were brought up the mountain by Li Chaojing and his wife when they were young, supposedly to pay respects to their grandmother, Madam Pei did not see her son and daughter-in-law, but she did see Li Kechuan and his sister.

Li Kechuan was quite proper and polite, but Madam Pei disliked Li Qingzhu very much.

At such a young age, as soon as she entered the main room, her eyes darted around, looking her up and down. When she saw the elders, she didn't stand still and fidgeted all over.

His eyes were full of calculation, and his body was etched with affectation.

In front of her own face, she acted like a weak little white rabbit in front of Li Kechuan, but when the servants came back, they said that she turned around and kicked the cat she kept in the corridor a few times.

Ah, what a delicate little white flower.

His mannerisms are quite similar to those of the Deng family.

The men in the Li family all fall for this.

Therefore, Madam Pei never saw Li Qingzhu again.

Since he couldn't see Li Qingzhu, Li Kechuan gradually stopped wanting to come.

He was only perfunctory and impatient with himself, and even seemed to harbor resentment because his grandmother did not see his sister.

How could Pei not see through such forced behavior?

If you don't want to come, then don't come at all in the future!

Do they really think she, Bae Soo-jin, is rare?

Get out of here, all of you!

Sure enough, the little white flower wasn't from the Li family.

No wonder I didn't like her at first sight.

On the contrary, this girl, although she has been tortured into this state by the villains, still has a different kind of spirit in her bones.

He managed to hold on for several days, determined to see my sincerity;

She remained calm even when facing the insolent servants of the General's Mansion, and even dared to report the matter to the authorities, seemingly willing to fight to the death against her brother...

Heh, whether she's stupid or scheming, she's intriguing to Old Madam Pei.

Li Qinglu had no idea what Old Madam Pei was thinking.

At that moment, she felt those sharp, eagle-like eyes fixed on her, and all her thoughts were laid bare.

So when Madam Pei asked her what she was thinking, she honestly replied, "Granddaughter wants to invite Grandmother to come down the mountain with her, go to Jinling, and return to the General's Mansion!"