Chapter 229 Grandmother Wants to Kill Her Son to Cleanse the Family!
Li Qingluo was helped down from the carriage. She looked up at the house in front of her and heard Deng Mama say, "This is the house that the old lady was given to her by His Majesty after she returned to Jinling after winning a battle that seemed impossible to turn around."
It is a mansion bestowed by the current emperor and belongs not to the Li family, nor to the Pei family, but solely to Madam Pei Xiuzhen, the old lady of the Pei family.
Such an honor could only have been left vacant for decades by Old Madam Pei, who was so indifferent to it.
Two old women stepped forward and pulled down the long-sealed, ashes-covered curtain, revealing a black plaque with several large, bright gold characters: General Xiuli's Mansion.
Madam Pei turned around and said, "Luo'er, come here."
Li Qingluo quickly stepped forward and walked to Madam Pei's side, looking at the house in front of her with her grandmother.
"Good child, from now on, this will be our home."
"Come on, let's go inside with Grandma and take a look."
Although the house has been vacant for a long time, it was a gift from the royal family, so Madam Pei has had people guarding it all these years.
Knowing a few days ago that we were going to move here, Granny Zhang had already arranged for someone to come and clean the place inside and out.
Apart from the plaque, everything else was spotless.
Not only that, but they have been adding things to it day and night without stopping.
At this moment, the entire courtyard was filled with their own people kneeling on the ground, welcoming Li Qingluo and Madam Pei's return.
"Your servants and maids greet the old lady and young lady."
Madam Pei took Li Qingluo on a tour of their new home.
This new house is absolutely wonderful in every way.
Although it's not as big as the General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane, it's more than enough for just the two of them, grandmother and granddaughter, to live in from now on; in fact, it's quite spacious.
Moreover, it has everything: pavilions, towers, bridges, lakes, bamboo groves, and gardens.
Although the courtyards are not very large, each one is exquisitely crafted.
Moreover, in order to make Li Qingluo more comfortable, after she chose a courtyard, Madam Pei ordered people to knock down the adjacent courtyard, leaving only an archway.
Then, the courtyard next door was designated as Li Qingluo's exclusive place for studying and practicing martial arts from now on, while this side was Li Qingluo's private residence, and no outside men were allowed to enter from now on.
This includes Nangong Di, the master whom Li Qingluo is about to formally become his disciple.
Madam Pei also personally named Li Qingluo's new courtyard: Zizaiju (自在居).
"Luo'er, your grandmother hopes that in the future you will be free and at ease, no longer burdened by worldly worries and troubles, and no longer bound by anyone."
"Grandmother's daughter, may you be the most carefree girl in the world."
Li Qingluo hugged her grandmother tightly, overwhelmed with emotion.
"Grandmother, Luo'er wants to live here with you for the rest of her life."
Madam Pei chuckled, "Silly child. Aren't you going to get married? If you don't get married, how will your grandmother hold her great-grandchild?"
“But Grandma isn’t in a hurry. You still have a few years to spend with Grandma. Even if you get married in the future, this will always be your home.”
"Just remember, wherever your grandmother is, will always be your shelter from the wind and rain."
Li Qingluo said seriously, "Grandmother! How about I find a son-in-law to live with us? That way I can stay with you forever."
Upon hearing this, Madam Pei laughed heartily and said, "Grandmother thinks it's feasible."
However, for some reason, the extremely handsome face of Prince Su suddenly flashed into her mind.
Madam Pei: Ugh, ptooey, what bad luck.
After Madam Pei returned to her main courtyard, she summoned Zhang Mama: "Do you know what Luo'er has been doing lately?"
Granny Zhang was startled: "Didn't you say you didn't care what the young lady was doing these days? Why are you suddenly asking again? Don't you trust the young lady to do things?"
Madam Pei sighed, "Although I escaped death this time, I know myself... that my health has suffered some damage. Shouldn't I think of more things for her?"
"Did she do anything to Li Chaojing?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Zhang's eyes welled up with tears.
She sat down at Madam Pei's feet and said, "Madam, please don't overthink it. The young lady hasn't really done anything yet; she's just ruined the marriage between the Cui family and the General's Mansion these past few days."
Madam Pei's eyes widened.
So it was all ruined?
When did this old nanny become so arrogant?
Did she know that this marriage to the Cui family was the last hope in the heart of that rebellious son, Li Chaojing?
Faced with Madam Pei's questioning gaze, Granny Zhang chuckled and then recounted the whole story of what happened at Qingsong Temple that day.
Madam Pei: "You only said that we were ambushed by the Lotus Sect, but you didn't say that they actually went to the Taoist temple to ruin the marriage between the Cui and Li families. I see... There's also the Liu family's affair involved."
Zhang Mama looked at Madam Pei with some anxiety: "Madam, please don't worry. When the young lady saw you, she was almost... she was really furious. That night she drew her sword and was ready to fight the entire General's Mansion. She was determined to risk her life to bring you out of the General's Mansion."
"Otherwise... you'll really be dragged to your death by that heartless person!"
When Zhang Mama thought about what happened that night, she became even more agitated.
Madam Pei: "Am I more anxious or are you more anxious?"
“I know that Luo’er is determined to avenge me this time, and she has both old and new grudges... She probably won’t give up until she’s at odds with her beastly parents and that brother to the death.”
Granny Zhang: "So what you mean...?"
Madam Pei: "Can I possibly ask her to commit patricide and matricide?"
How will she face the condemnation, scorn, and insults of the world in the future?
Zhang Mama's heart sank.
Is this... just going to be the end of it, and we're really not going to mention it again?
Is the old lady going to keep putting up with this?
We've endured this for over thirty years!
She's still so soft-hearted!
Granny Zhang was somewhat unwilling to accept this.
Madam Pei punched Zhang Mama hard: "What are you thinking? That heartless beast shouldn't be killed by Luo'er."
Granny Zhang: ?
Madam Pei's face was stern and cold: "Since I didn't strangle him when he was born, then from now on, I will personally clean up this mess."
“It’s better for me to kill my son than for Luo’er to kill her father.”
As she spoke, Madam Pei clasped her hands together and said, "I hope my sins will not implicate my Luo'er."
Shenshi (3-5 PM), Dali Temple.
This was Li Qingluo's first visit to Dali Temple.
Towering palaces, majestic statues, and a bell tower that can be seen from the city gate.
The moment Li Qingluo stepped into the Dali Temple, a chilling feeling instantly swept over her entire body.
She instinctively wrapped herself up tighter.
The public officials who came and went all behaved solemnly, spoke cautiously, and rarely smiled.
A chilling, inviolable aura of authority and menace permeated the air...
Looking up, you can see four large characters on the plaque: "Upholding Justice in Law Enforcement".
It was as if all demons and monsters would have nowhere to hide when they arrived here.
Li Qinglu felt a chill run down her spine when she thought about how she was a reborn person.
Zhuiyu led her aside, saying, "Young master, this way please."
Li Qingluo dressed as a man today, and Que'er, who was following him, also became a servant.
Zhuiyu stared at Que'er for several moments, looking like he was trying hard not to laugh.
Sparrow glared angrily, cursing Zhuiyu a hundred times in her mind: What are you laughing at, you stinking guard? Is it that funny?
Huffily following his young mistress, he turned around and unknowingly found himself at the entrance of the Dali Temple prison.
Sparrow suddenly felt weak in the knees.
The prisons of the Dali Temple are rumored to be several times more terrifying and bloody than the hellish purgatory...
However, seeing her young mistress walk straight in, Que'er had no choice but to muster her courage and bite the bullet to catch up.
As they descended, Que'er quickly clung tightly to Li Qingluo, saying, "Miss, don't be afraid!"
Li Qingluo glanced at her, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Okay."
It's impossible for Li Qingluo to say she's completely unafraid.
However, the thought that this was Prince Su's territory lessened her fear.
The long staircase winds and twists, becoming increasingly damp and cold the further you go in.
Screams could be faintly heard, and the stench of blood began to fill the air...
Instead of taking them to the inner prison, Zhuiyu turned a corner and went directly to a fork in the road.
As you walk further in, it becomes much quieter.
But soon a faint light shone over.
Zhuiyu stopped and blocked Li Qingluo and her servant.
"Shh—Miss, just wait here. Look over there, guess who it is?"
When Li Qingluo saw Prince Su, Duan Rongshi.
He was dressed in official robes and sat upright in a high position.
In this dark, damp, and deathly silent place, his face, which already carried a hint of divine compassion, possessed an eerily beautiful quality...
Li Qingluo quickly shook her head, then looked at the woman kneeling on the ground in front of Prince Su.
The woman wore an iron chain around her neck that was thicker than Li Qingluo's arm.
This forced her to neither lower her head nor raise it, leaving her with no choice but to painfully stare straight ahead at Prince Su.
The prison clothes she wore were already soaked in blood and covered in bloodstains.
Those feet were already a bloody mess.
His hands also hung limply at his sides.
Zhuiyu said, "The tendons in my hands and feet have been severed. If we don't find a way to reconnect them, I'll be a cripple for the rest of my life."
Li Qingluo looked at the woman and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Could she be the poisoner who poisoned Nan Jia?"
"You caught her?"
When was she caught?
"Was the Maitreya poison that Nan Jia was poisoned with before her death also related to her?"
Li Qinglu was so excited that she wanted to grab Zhuiyu and ask her the truth immediately, but Zhuiyu smiled and said, "Miss, please don't rush, let's take a look first."
As soon as Zhuiyu finished speaking, the woman on the ground indeed moved.
She let out a strange laugh.
"Hehehe... I told you, I know nothing, none of this has anything to do with me... Is this how Your Highness Prince Su, as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, judges cases? Tortured confessions, used private torture to extract confessions, and closed cases with innocence?"
"What does it have to do with me how the twelfth daughter of the Pei family was poisoned and how she died?"
"You actually dispatched the entire Dali Temple's guards to arrest people from my sect. If I didn't show myself, you threatened to wipe out my entire sect! You are utterly inhuman!"
"Furthermore, what exactly did I do wrong? Is it just because I am Qingyangzi's betrothed, and Pei Shierniang was Qingyangzi's betrothed before he became a monk?"
"Although I, Ku Lianqiao, am not a kind person, I am not some jealous woman who is envious of Pei Shierniang for no reason..."
As she spoke, the woman began to cry again, her voice trembling with emotion.
It turns out that this poisonous woman's name was Bitter Forsythia.
Hearing her explanation, Li Qingluo's face turned ashen with anger: "She's lying!"
Although there is no direct evidence, based on all the details Nan Jia recounted before her poisoning, Li Qingluo can be absolutely certain that the person who poisoned the chestnut cake the first time was this poisonous woman!
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