Chapter 257 Has the scumbag father gone mad? Rejuvenated!
Li Qingluo's eyes widened, and she found it somewhat amusing.
Even though He Shi pretended to be a kind and compassionate person, she couldn't help but slap Qu Shi this time.
"It seems they are blaming the suffering that Xun-ge'er endured on the Qu family."
Sparrow: "If I may be so bold as to say it, then she deserves it!"
"However, last night, Madam You really did go to the General's Mansion again. After quickly helping to put pressure on the second and third branches of the household, she stabilized the entire General's Mansion and even spared a lot of manpower to start a large-scale search for the master's whereabouts..."
It must be said that without Li Chaojing, the entire General's Mansion would have been like a headless fly, blindly stumbling around when trouble struck.
Li Qinglu rolled over, propped her head up, and looked at Que'er: "Since the Qu family has made a move, it seems they will come looking for our family tomorrow."
"Go and tell the gatekeeper to be ready tomorrow morning. If anyone dares to barge in or cause trouble, throw them all out!"
Que'er smiled and said, "Yes, miss."
Before long, the sparrow fell asleep beside her.
Li Qingluo was still thinking about the General's Mansion.
Of the two branches of the Qu family, it is clear that the eldest branch is the one that controls the overall situation of the Qu family.
Although Madam He had a kind face, her true intentions were probably far more vicious than those of Madam You, who appeared fierce on the surface.
My grandmother was tricked and poisoned. My marriage and the business my grandmother owned must have been plotted against by this old woman, He.
The Qu family is ruthless and greedy, turning the entire General's Mansion into a mess.
The most despicable of all is naturally his own stupid mother, Qu.
If she weren't so clueless, and still see through the Qu family's schemes, the General's Mansion wouldn't have ended up like this.
It's about time we dealt with her.
The next day.
Li Qinglu was fast asleep. When she woke up naturally, Que'er was quietly entering the room.
Seeing that she was awake, Que'er quickly came over: "Miss, you guessed right! The people from the General's Mansion and the Qu family came here early this morning and made a big fuss, demanding that the master be handed over."
Cui'er and Zi Jin brought in hot water; one helped her get dressed and wash up, while the other combed her hair and did her makeup.
Li Qingluo has now gotten used to being tormented by them, so she just sits obediently like a puppet.
The General's Mansion naturally knew that Li Chaojing had been taken away by Old Madam Pei.
However, they did not know where Madam Pei and Li Qingluo had moved to now.
That's why I searched all over the city for several days.
Furthermore, it is unknown whether Li Chaojing is still with Madam Pei.
It was only after Minister Qu heard in court that Madam Pei had personally written a memorial to Li Chaojing requesting leave that it was confirmed that Li Chaojing was indeed still with Madam Pei.
Moreover, the Qu family has just confirmed that not only is Old Madam Pei still alive, but she has also moved out of the General's Mansion with Li Qingluo.
Seeing that their efforts had been in vain, not only had they failed to outwit the people, but the grandmother and granddaughter had also escaped, the Qu family decided to come back and see what was really going on.
So they instigated the Qu family to bring people to General Xiuli's mansion early in the morning, wanting to take Li Chaojing back.
After Li Qingluo and the others had applied their lip rouge, she asked Que'er, "Grandmother found out too? Did it bother her?"
Que'er: "Don't worry, Miss. Because you instructed me last night, I got up at 3:45 AM to call everyone and tell the gatekeeper to be especially careful. No matter how much they knock outside, they shouldn't open the door before 7:00 AM."
"However, if they push their luck, ignore our advice, and insist on making a scene or even hurling insults, we will send someone out to deal with them."
"So as not to disturb you and the old lady, and to prevent them from getting a good night's sleep."
"Sure enough, they were trying to act tough by brandishing knives and sticks. The old women were already holding back their anger when they left the General's Mansion, and this morning they finally found an outlet for it."
"The maids went out and, with their bare hands, beat all of the dozen or so servants to the ground."
"The servants from the Qu family and the general's mansion are still sitting at the gate and refuse to leave."
Li Qingluo: "No rush, let me eat something first, then we'll go out and take a look."
As soon as Li Qingluo stepped out of the courtyard, she saw that Old Madam Pei had also come over.
"Luo'er, come with me to see your father first. Let's go."
Li Qingluo quickly went over to help Madam Pei and followed her grandmother to a secluded courtyard, where they saw Li Chaojing locked up inside.
In fact, Li Qingluo already knew where Li Chaojing was being held yesterday.
But she didn't come over to look at him.
She felt only hatred for her biological father, not a shred of pity.
Especially when she thought of his face when he tried to force her grandmother to her death, Li Qingluo felt like a fire was burning in her heart all the time.
If it weren't for her grandmother, she wouldn't have minded killing her father herself.
In his previous life, Li Chaojing coldly witnessed his own death.
In this life, he seemed to have realized how much he had neglected himself, but that was only because he saw that he could be used.
Unfortunately, his own daughter was unwilling to be controlled by him, which aroused his resentment and indifference. When his interests and family ties conflicted, he would still abandon his daughter, whom he had no feelings for, without hesitation.
This kind of person is unworthy of being a father, a son, or even a human being.
Granny Zhang pushed open the door, and Li Qingluo followed Madam Pei into the courtyard.
I heard that Li Chaojing went a little crazy after hearing about Li Kechuan's accident that day.
I just don't know if he was faking it.
At this moment, he was sitting on a somewhat damaged wooden horse, swaying back and forth by himself. When he saw Madam Pei arrive, a smile instantly appeared on his face.
"Mother? Mother—!"
Li Chaojing immediately dropped the wooden horse and stood up, but because he was too tall and strong and the wooden horse was too small, he accidentally tripped and fell when he stood up.
With that fall, the wooden horse shattered on the spot.
Li Chaojing was stunned for a moment. Looking at the pile of broken wood on the ground, he rubbed his eyes, sat down on the ground, and burst into tears.
"Waaaaah... Mother, the rocking horse you made for Jing'er is broken, waaaaah..."
Li Qingluo was speechless.
"Grandmother, this... he really wasn't faking it?"
His face still had a beard, and he had several wrinkles. His hair had turned half white because of Li Kechuan's broken leg. Now, he was sitting on the ground crying like a child, completely losing his composure.
Li Qingluo found it hard to believe. If it was an act, then he was being far too realistic and had put aside his past pride too much!
Madam Pei looked at the scene before her with no expression and said, "Luo Bai examined him and said that he had suffered too much trauma and was indeed not quite normal now. His mind... has returned to that of a child, no more than four or five years old."
After saying that, Madam Pei stepped forward.
Seeing her approach, Li Chaojing looked up at her pitifully, then reached out and hugged her legs, crying, "Mother, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not protecting the wooden horse that you brought back to me."
“Mother, I can’t find any of the things you sent back to me from the border over the past few years.”
"Jing'er is so sad... There was a rattle drum, a windmill, a toy carriage, a small knife and sword, and a bow and arrow... They're all gone. Mother, can you make a few more just like them for Jing'er?"
"Mother, Aunt Deng said that these were just things you bought casually and threw back to appease your son, is that true?"
"So the son got angry and threw them all away... Now he wants to find them, but he can't."
"Mother, please don't be angry, okay?"
Madam Pei squatted down and looked at him, replying word by word: "No, these were indeed all made by my own hands. You have been deceived by Aunt Deng."
Upon hearing the truth, Li Chaojing appeared to be in shock.
"Really? She lied to me? But why would she lie to me?"
Madam Pei did not answer his question, but instead asked, "Jing'er, do you really like these things?"
"Is it just a show of it because I'm back? Don't you... dislike your mother?"
"I heard you think your mother is just a woman who only knows how to wield swords, not gentle, and didn't accompany Jing'er as he grew up. So you think I'm not as good as Aunt Deng, and you're ashamed to have a mother like me, is that right?"
"Jing'er, don't put on an act for your mother."
"Otherwise, Mother will take it seriously."
Li Chaojing seemed anxious upon hearing these words.
He hugged Madam Pei, buried his face in her arms, and cried even more bitterly.
“Mother, Jing’er knows he was wrong, Jing’er was really wrong… Jing’er did resent Mother, why couldn’t Mother be like other mothers, staying by my side? Why did Mother have to don armor and lead the army to the battlefield? Was I less important than those military merits?”
"But the son knows that his mother went to save his father."
"Also, your son really likes the things your mother sent back... but he doesn't know what's real and what's fake?"
"Mother, are you leaving? Please stay..."
After comforting Li Chaojing, Madam Pei, with red eyes, left the courtyard with Li Qingluo.
Once outside, Madam Pei finally let out a sigh.
"To tell you the truth, Luo'er, your grandmother... originally wanted to deal with your father and settle things with him."
"But I never expected things to turn out this way."
“Grandmother was indeed wrong back then. If I had taken your father with me when I went to the frontier, and had not left him to be cared for by a maid no matter how hard or tiring it was, perhaps my son and I would not be in this situation today.”
"Later, due to my personality, I simply escaped this disastrous mother-son relationship."
“You see him now. So Grandmother can’t bring herself to do it... Let’s return him to your mother.”
"Consider it a debt that your grandmother owes him."
"From this point on, I will consider our relationship severed and we will never see or associate with each other again."
"You handle this matter. Grandmother is tired and won't be involved this time."
After saying that, Madam Pei dragged her tired body away slowly.
Li Qingluo watched her grandmother's retreating figure, knowing in her heart that her grandmother was actually not feeling well.
Li Qingluo turned back to the courtyard gate and looked at Li Chaojing, who was inside, diligently reassembling the wooden horse.
Upon seeing him, Li Chaojing couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, who are you? Why do you look so familiar?"
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