Chapter 264 The scumbag mother gives up, and the brother completely hates the fake heiress?
Madam Qu gasped, "Zhu'er, could it be... could it be that you were there that day too?"
Little did Qu know that the scandal of Li Kechuan and Liu Qingzhu possibly having an affair was already spreading like wildfire throughout Jinling City.
Li Kechuan's reputation is now completely ruined.
Even all the servants of the Li family now know how infamous the General's Mansion is and how it is despised by the outside world, but none of them dare to say anything to Madam Qu.
The talents of the second and third branches of the family were dealt with by Madam You's ruthless methods, and they all obediently stayed in their respective courtyards.
There was no commotion in the house yet.
So now only the Qu family is still dreaming, thinking that no one in Jinling City knows about Li Kechuan's scandalous affairs.
But Liu Qingzhu knew.
In the inner quarters of Prince Yun's residence, she suffered even more humiliation and injustice because of Li Kechuan's affair.
It seems that Li Kechuan is now holding a grudge against her?
Didn't she suffer?
But when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
Liu Qingzhu made up her mind to coax Li Kechuan again this time, even if it took longer.
Liu Qingzhu's eyes instantly reddened, and she began to explain, "Mother, no matter what, it's...it's me who has wronged my brother..."
Ms. Qu looked puzzled: "How does this concern you? What exactly is going on?"
Before Liu Qingzhu could speak, Li Kechuan stared at her and said in a sinister tone, "That day at the dilapidated temple in the west of the city, you abandoned your brother and ran away so heartlessly. I pushed you out first for your safety. I kept begging you to save me, why wouldn't you save me?"
Liu Qingzhu's face turned pale. "Brother, I was also under the influence of that love potion that day. If I hadn't been awakened by the stomach pain, I wouldn't have been able to escape at all."
"Moreover, Zhu'er originally planned to send someone to fetch her brother, but she was tied up and brought back..."
"Zhu'er... Zhu'er saw that her brother's arm has been severed. What if you rush in and take advantage of me?"
"Zhu'er doesn't know how to save her brother... Waaah... Zhu'er really knows she was wrong."
“Zhu’er knows that brother is now blaming me, but brother should hate the one who plotted against us even more.”
Li Kechuan gave a cold "Heh": "Have you made me hate Luo'er?"
Qu was greatly shocked and retreated heavily.
"Chuan'er, what did you say?! What exactly is going on? How is this related to Luo'er again? Could it be that Luo'er really orchestrated all of this? And what about Zhu'er?"
"Quickly tell your mother!!"
Ms. Qu opened her eyes wide, and large tears streamed down her face.
How could she accept that everything Chuan'er was suffering now was the result of her own children plotting against each other?
Li Kechuan said calmly, "That day, I wanted to orchestrate a scene with Luo'er to restore some reputation for Zhu'er and myself, and to quell the false rumors circulating in Jinling City about me and Zhu'er. So, I made the appointment with that young man from the Qu family myself..."
"I had already joined forces with the Liu family to tie Luo'er up, but who knew that Luo'er had already found out about all of this!"
"She actually moved Pearl to the Guanyin Hall."
"I don't know exactly how it happened..."
"But I have to admire her. Li Qingluo is ruthless and vicious. She is smarter than me and is indeed a true descendant of the Li family!"
"Not only did she switch the goods, but she also slapped me hard across the face, turning me into a complete cripple. Haha, hahahaha..."
"It's strange, but I don't hate her anymore?"
"The one I hate is you, Liu Qingzhu!"
"I cherished you so much, loved you so much, but how did you treat me?!"
"I have never been kind to Luo'er. I have tried to destroy Luo'er time and time again to protect you. I have been at odds with my own sister time and time again, even trying to kill her, all for you!"
"But what about you?"
"Looking back now, if I hadn't plotted to ruin Luo'er's reputation first, perhaps this retribution wouldn't have come on to me."
"Or perhaps when it happened, I could have been heartless enough to run away first and leave you in that dilapidated temple. Wouldn't you, Madam Zhu, be the one suffering torment and humiliation now?"
"But you were clearly in that yard. If you had just gone to fetch water and splashed it on us to wake us up, things wouldn't have escalated to this point."
"Do you know what it feels like to live like a ghost, neither human nor ghost, suffering endless humiliation yet still not wanting to die?"
"Liu Qingzhu, how will you repay me?!"
Li Kechuan was so angry that he reached out to grab Liu Qingzhu, but he couldn't get up from the soft couch. Liu Qingzhu screamed in fright when she saw his movement and hid behind Qu Shi.
"Brother, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me... Waaah, I had no choice. If Zhu'er gets involved in this again, will His Highness still want me?"
"Even so, haven't I been implicated in this matter and been kicked out of my home by His Highness?"
"It's all Li Qingluo's fault! If she hadn't framed us, we wouldn't be in this situation. Why don't you hate her?"
"Brother, you..."
Qu turned around and slapped Liu Qingzhu hard across the face.
"Enough!"
She growled, glaring fiercely at Liu Qingzhu, "Do you still want to smear Luo'er?"
Liu Qingzhu looked at the furious Qu Shi in disbelief: "Mother? Mother, why are you blaming me too?"
"But didn't you just say that this time it was indeed Li Qingluo who plotted against us?"
Qu: "Then what are you going to do with Luo'er!?"
"Are we just going to obediently let Chuan'er scheme against us, losing our reputation and innocence?!"
"If you hadn't run away, or if you had taken your brother with you, or if you had risked your life to save Chuan'er out of spite, your brother wouldn't be suffering so much because of you today!"
"Pearl, we've forgiven you and accepted you time and time again, and this is how you repay us?! You've disappointed me so much!"
Qu's angry rebuke was something Liu Qingzhu couldn't accept for a moment.
"So it turns out Mother's heart has always favored Li Qingluo... I thought I was the most important daughter in Mother's heart..."
Qu's face turned completely cold: "Yes. I truly regarded you as my heart and soul, my precious jewel. Even my own daughter, Luo'er, had to give way to you."
"But Pearl, do you really think I'm a fool?"
"You faked your death by self-immolation, burned down so many houses in the General's Mansion, and killed so many servants. Do you really think we don't know how wicked you are?"
"You did all this just for a Prince Yun, even sacrificing the reputation and purity of all the girls in your family to have illicit relations with others. Do you really think I, as your mother, am completely blind and can't see through this?"
“At Guanshui Cliff, I chose to abandon Luo’er, causing her to fall off the cliff and walk back alone along the mountain path.”
"Back then, I didn't know the truth and thought you really committed suicide by self-immolation because you were afraid of being ostracized by your family. I felt so much pain and hatred that I watched Chuan'er torture and humiliate Luo'er time and time again, hoping that Chuan'er would avenge you. Only then could I feel a little better. Do you know that?"
"I have never been able to let you go in my heart. After all, you are the one I raised with my own hands. Even though Luo'er was born from my womb, even though Luo'er suffered so much hardship and pain in the Liu family for you, I once thought that you did nothing wrong and that you were innocent."
"But what about you? You've toyed with us time and time again, treating us like fools!"
"I can forgive you and accept you time and time again, but you shouldn't have hurt your brother who loves you the most!"
"I only have one son!"
"Look at what he's become now!"
"A broken leg, a broken spirit, and now even... even an arm is gone! How is he supposed to live now?!"
"Who should be held responsible for all of this? Isn't it all related to you?"
"Zhu'er, you know perfectly well what your brother's feelings for you are, don't you?"
"But you only see our General's Mansion as a stepping stone for your meteoric rise to power!"
"Liu Qingzhu, I'm not really stupid. I just kept giving in because I loved you, and in the end, this is how you treat us... Haha, ahahaha..."
Qu looked up, and all the bitterness in her heart turned into tears that rolled down her cheeks.
Liu Qingzhu was filled with shock.
She then realized that she had exhausted the love and care her mother and brother had given her.
She should get out of here immediately...
Just as she was retreating step by step, trying to escape, Li Kechuan discovered her intention.
"Arrest her!"
Liu Qingzhu struggled and shouted, "What are you going to do?"
"Since Mother and Brother no longer cherish Zhu'er, let Zhu'er go!"
"Mother—ah!!"
Liu Qingzhu was roughly pressed against the pillar. She screamed and struggled, but Qu Shi seemed to have already disappeared.
Her heart was too tired.
She looked up at Li Kechuan calmly: "What do you want to do with her? Throw her out of the General's Mansion, or send her back to the Liu family? Chuan'er, I don't want to deal with her anymore. You can do whatever you want with her."
"As long as you feel a little better... my son, you're all I have left now!"
"Look at your father now, he's become like this, what hope do I have left?"
"You have to be strong, and don't do anything rash, okay?"
What Qu was most afraid of was that Li Kechuan would not be able to get over this ordeal.
She originally thought that Liu Qingzhu's return could help Li Kechuan get over it, since Chuan'er loved Liu Qingzhu the most. If Liu Qingzhu was willing to coax her brother, Chuan'er might be able to let go of this trauma.
But Qu never expected that this matter would actually be related to Luo'er again!
The thought of Li Qingluo caused Qu Shi's heart to ache as if pierced by needles.
The more I think about it, the more unbearable the spasms become.
How did things come to this point between them and Luo'er?
Even I can't explain it...
But what's the use of regretting it all?
Of all these things, Pearl is undoubtedly the most to blame!
If it weren't for her, they and Luo'er would never be like enemies now!
Chuan'er hates her so much!
But at least hatred is better than a truly dead heart.
At least there's someone to hate.
Qu ignored Liu Qingzhu and let Li Kechuan be carried over. Then he grabbed Liu Qingzhu's face.
"Pearl, now that you're back, take good care of your brother until I recover!"
"Take her to Lancang Academy!"
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