Chapter 166 The Midwife Begs for Mercy, Luo'er Questions the Truth About the Swapping
Li Qingluo: "The past? Who said the past is the past?"
"Do you think the past is just gone?"
"If you can get over this, did you ever consider that I would never get over it for the rest of my life when you were hurting me?!"
"If you can get through here, do you think you can get through here too?"
"You'll never get through this in your lifetime! Unless your entire family is wiped out."
Li Qingluo's words were soft, yet they deeply plunged Zhao Shi into fear.
"You...you wouldn't dare do anything! Zhu'er is now His Highness Prince Yun's darling. For her sake, His Highness rescued all of our Liu family members. He even cut off your brother's leg for Zhu'er! He...he won't just stand by and watch you harm our Liu family!"
"He will stand up for Zhu'er and protect our Liu family..."
Li Qingluo: "Do you think that Li Qingzhu, or rather Liu Qingzhu, is still alive only because she wasn't destined to die?"
"I deliberately spared her life."
Zhao stared at Li Qingluo in utter shock.
"You...you, you!!? It was you!!?"
"Why, why!? What, what are you trying to do... what are you trying to do?!"
Li Qingluo: "You've schemed so much, isn't it all for the sake of your entire Liu family?"
"But I won't let you be so smug."
"The more you desire something, the more I will ensure that you never have it for all eternity!"
Zhao wailed in anguish, "You bitch! How cruel you are!!!"
"I...I'm going to kill you—"
With all her might, Zhao actually managed to crawl forward a couple of times.
Granny Deng stepped forward and kicked her to the ground again.
"Bah! You old vile woman, you've finally met your match!"
Zhao lay on the ground, sobbing.
Li Qingluo looked at her coldly: "Zhao, I'll ask you one last time. Was it really your idea to abduct me back then? And was it really just so that your own granddaughter could live a good life? And was your departure from Jinling really just to lie low and wait for the opportunity for your family to turn things around?"
Zhao refused to answer.
Li Qingluo wasn't in a hurry.
She still has enough patience.
Then, slowly and leisurely, he said from the side, "Zhao, don't you understand?"
"You'll never enjoy a single day of everything you painstakingly built up. They abandoned you, they're living good lives now, but what about you?"
"You suffer here, you are tortured, you can't even die. And instead of trying to save you, they'd rather you die!"
"You really think it's worth it? You idiot!"
Li Qingluo's words were like knives, repeatedly stabbing into Zhao's chest.
She stared blankly at Li Qingluo, thinking of the pain and torment she was suffering, and of her family, she actually began to waver a little...
But she quickly regained her senses and insisted, "From beginning to end, it was only my idea, and only I know the truth!"
"I just felt that being a midwife was hopeless, and my whole family would never amount to anything, so I harbored evil intentions towards you. Do whatever you want to me!"
"I'm just an old man, how much longer can you torture me?"
"But remember this, you vicious little bitch, if you ever dare to do anything to our Liu family in the future, I will haunt you even as a ghost!"
Li Qingluo didn't look at her again and turned to walk away.
"Granny, don't let her die."
Granny Deng took the long whip and smiled coldly: "This old servant understands, young lady. We will spare her life."
Li Qing was released from prison and, facing the heavy snowfall, took a deep breath.
Before long, the snow-white veil fell over her entire head.
Suddenly, a shadow fell over her head. Li Qingluo looked up and saw the umbrella shielding her from the snow. When she turned her head again, she met the overly cold and deep eyes of Prince Su.
She shivered.
He turned around, knelt down, and greeted, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Seeing that she was still so polite, Duan Rongshi frowned and said, "Get up."
His voice was devoid of any emotion, but Li Qingluo's heart was pounding.
He probably heard all the ways she tortured Zhao in prison, didn't he?
However, what Li Qing cared about was not how Prince Su viewed him, but why he had come here tonight.
Moreover, it seemed as if he knew she wanted to go in to see Zhao Shi, because he led her in all the way and took her directly to Zhao Shi's prison gate.
Li Qingluo had a feeling that everything about her was being closely watched by him.
This gave her a chill down her spine.
Why does Prince Su know so much about his own affairs?
Could it be that he's doubting something about himself?
She was afraid that he would suspect her of having some connection with the Lotus Sect, which would be a real injustice.
Ever since her last visit to the Pei family's villa, Li Qingluo has had a persistent feeling that she is being watched.
Moreover, what is the identity of the person in the Pei family's villa who is afraid of the cold?
She harbored too many doubts, fearing that she might unknowingly fall into some abyss.
"Thank you for your help tonight, Your Highness. If it weren't for you, my nanny and I would probably have had to wait a while longer to go in and see Zhao Shi."
Duan Rongshi: "It was nothing. I overheard someone mention that you wanted to go to the yamen prison to see someone, but you haven't been able to get in yet. I just happened to be here to take care of something, not specifically for you."
He stared at her, as if to explain his behavior that evening.
Li Qingluo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If that's really the case, then it's just a coincidence?
However, she still dared not let her guard down and remained somewhat cautious.
"Did I disturb Your Highness?"
Duan Rongshi's gaze fell entirely on her: "You're making a racket."
Li Qingluo: "..."
Duan Rongshi continued, "However, Miss Li's methods are still too soft-hearted. If you want someone to speak, I have a thousand ways. Would you like to try?"
Li Qingluo: "...Thank you, Your Highness. Next time..." She took a deep breath, "I will ask Your Highness for guidance before I take action next time."
Sha Lei and Leng Dian, who were diagonally behind, exchanged a glance.
Are these two really normal?
Especially his prince, who has now learned to say one thing and mean another.
If I hadn't come here specifically to see Miss Li tonight, would you believe me?
Yes, he also went in to take a look at Qingyangzi, who had recently been imprisoned.
They went to Qingyangzi's cell supposedly to play chess, but they didn't make a single move. They were clearly listening intently to the tormenting sounds of Miss Li.
Enraged, Qingyangzi pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep, treating the night as if a plague had taken over his place.
Moreover, when the girl asked him a polite question, he actually shut her down!
This really alarmed both Thunder and Lightning!
Tsk, Your Highness, at this rate, when will you ever finally come to your senses?!
Furthermore, what kind of man and woman in this world would talk like that?!
Teaching people how to torture and extract confessions—only a prince like him could do that!
This is driving me crazy!
However, this Miss Li is truly remarkable. If it were an ordinary girl, she probably wouldn't be able to utter a single word in response to what their prince said...
And they must have been terrified long ago!
Only this Miss Li, whose birth and knowledge were extraordinary, dared to ask their prince for advice.
If she really went to the Dali Temple prison, she probably would never dare to think like that again.
Just then, Granny Deng came out.
"Girl, that wicked woman has finally spoken! Please come in quickly!"
Li Qingluo turned and left, but after taking two steps, she turned back and bowed to Prince Su again: "In short, I thank Your Highness for tonight. Your Highness has always been helpful, and I have no way to repay you. If Your Highness ever needs my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
Although she felt that he didn't really need her help in any way, aside from cooking a few dishes that might suit his taste, it seemed that all she could do was draw a few of her wildly imaginative weapon designs.
So Li Qinglu thought for a moment and then said, "This humble woman will definitely practice and think more diligently to draw more patterns that will satisfy Your Highness."
Watching her hurried departure, Duan Rongshi's expression grew increasingly strange.
Did she really think that he was there to urge her to draw some kind of manuscript?
A strange feeling of unease welled up inside him, making him feel gloomy and unable to hold back his emotions.
"Go back to Dali Temple and review the case!"
Thunder and Lightning: Your Highness, it's snowing heavily here, can't we have some hot pot and a drink?
Li Qingluo reappeared before Zhao Shi, who was already on her last breath.
Where she was lying, there was a pool of black blood.
Although there were several bloody marks on her body, Granny Deng had given Zhao some medicine beforehand, so she wouldn't die so quickly.
Her appearance surprised Li Qingluo, so she quickly asked, "Granny, has the medicine worn off?"
Granny Deng: "It was indeed too much, but not enough to cause someone to deplete so quickly. It was from drinking a sip of water that she became like this. Miss, she's been poisoned."
Li Qingluo: "Poisoned?"
Granny Deng pointed to a water bag in the corner: "This old servant whipped her a few times, and she cried and begged for mercy, saying that she was willing to die and to tell the young lady what she wanted to know, but she wanted to drink some water first."
"This water was specially delivered to her before we arrived."
Li Qingluo: "Who is it?"
Granny Deng shook her head and lowered her voice to the lowest possible level: "But this old servant lied to her and said that it was sent from Li Qingzhu. She believed it."
"She was in unbearable abdominal pain and vomited several mouthfuls of dark blood. Seeing that she was about to die, she suddenly said that she was really willing to tell the girl what she wanted to know."
So he lied to Granny Deng earlier because he really wanted to drink water.
But she didn't know the water was poisoned, so after drinking it and realizing someone wanted to kill her, she completely broke down and finally agreed to talk.
Li Qingluo came to Zhao Shi and called her name a few times.
Zhao opened her cloudy eyes and saw Li Qing fall behind. She then opened her gaping mouth, and on her bloodied face, the raw, red flesh trembled.
"In the end... I died at your hands..."
"Haha, hahaha..."
"Ridiculous, so ridiculous..."
"I elevated her to a position of great power, but she complained that I was a burden... You're right, what exactly am I after?"
"I'm so stupid, so incredibly stupid—"
Li Qingluo watched her quietly, watching her go crazy and her resentment and anger at the end of her life.
But it's no use.
She has brought this upon herself; it is the consequence of her own sins.
Zhao laughed until she could hardly breathe before managing to say, "I never imagined... you would be the one to see me, Zhao Xiuer, off on my final journey... How laughable... how pathetic..."
"If that's the case, how can I not accept my fate..."
"Didn't you want to know... how I... switched you away back then?"
"And why did I have to switch you away..."
"Your suspicions are all correct..."
"How could I possibly steal you away... the eldest daughter of a general's family... all by myself..."
"They treated me this way, even more eagerly than you are for my death... Since you want to know, I'll tell you... What harm is there?"
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