Chapter 319 The entire Qu family is doomed!
With tears streaming down his face, Qu Daoyuan roared and stabbed his wife to death with a single sword.
Only in this way could he salvage some of the Qu family's reputation...
The scalding blood completely awakened Qu Daoxun.
After seeing everything clearly, he let out a scream that he could no longer bear.
No—no!!!
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law—"
Qu Daoxun hugged his elder sister-in-law tightly and wept bitterly.
Qu Daoyuan looked at his naked brother and asked, "So, you two really did have an affair all along?"
Qu Daoyuan wiped the blood off the sword with his elbow and asked his younger brother in a calm tone.
Qu Daoxun looked up at his elder brother in alarm.
He saw everything clearly before him.
He saw himself become the laughing stock of the entire city of Nanjing once again.
He saw his elder brother, in a fit of rage, stab his sister-in-law to death with a sword.
Seeing the Qu family... because of him, they were forever humiliated and disgraced...
"Ah, brother, listen to me—"
Enraged, Qu Daoyuan swung his sword again, severing Qu Daoxun's manhood with a 'whoosh'.
A lump of flesh flew backward with a 'thud' and landed on the ground.
"No--!!"
"ah!!!"
Madam Qu, who had just finished dressing and was helping each other out, screamed in horror upon seeing this scene.
Then, his eyes rolled back, and he completely fainted.
Mrs. Qu was dumbfounded.
Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, He also coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"My brother, my brother!!"
"You've ruined yourself, and you've ruined the entire Qu family!!"
"Dalang!!"
Qu Daoyuan felt a jolt of fear when he saw his grandmother's expression.
He realized what was happening.
"Could it be... that you already knew?"
"You know they both betrayed me!?"
"Grandmother, why do you indulge them?!"
"They should have been killed long ago; that would have been the right thing to do!!"
How could the He family not know?
The entire Qu family was in her hands.
No matter how well the eldest daughter-in-law and Qu Daoxun tried to conceal their relationship, there's no such thing as a secret that can't be kept forever.
If she hadn't covered for them, their affair would have been discovered by countless people long ago.
Madam He clutched her chest: "But she saved Xun-ge'er!!"
"If it weren't for her, Xun-ge would have been crippled long ago..."
"And now, what are you doing?"
"She's just a wife. She's unfaithful and promiscuous. Just divorce her!"
"Why did you have to kill him? And...and take Xun-ge'er away..."
"The Qu family is finished... The Qu family is finished!"
At this point, an uncontrollable sharp pain surged up in He's chest, and she collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.
Qu Daoyuan burst into laughter.
Qu Daoxun was writhing in pain and screaming behind him.
Qu Daoyuan stared at him coldly, his expression showing no regret: "Who told you to betray me?"
“Xun-ge’er, you’ve wronged the Qu family and your brother. If you’re going to hate someone, hate Li Qingluo.”
"Everything we are in today is because of her, she has ruined our Qu family."
Qu Daoyuan gripped the blood-dripping sword in his hand, looked up at Li Qingluo on the wall, and the hatred in his eyes turned into black mist, wishing he could devour her completely.
Li Qingluo met his gaze coldly.
She knew that this person hated her completely and probably wished he could tear her apart.
After all, it was she who personally exposed this ugly scene, and in front of the entire city of Jinling.
She truly wasn't leaving the Qu family any way out.
Even less room for compromise.
But clearly, she was just adding fuel to the fire.
If it weren't for the fact that Qu Daoxun himself had an affair with Qu Daoyuan's wife, even if she forced the cow to eat grass, it wouldn't eat it.
Meeting Qu Daoyuan's bloodshot eyes, before he could angrily question her, Li Qingluo spoke first: "Who told you to be a member of the Qu family?"
Qu Daoyuan finally couldn't hold back his anger and roared, "Why, why—"
"Li Qingluo, I have no grudge against you. Why do you insist on putting my Qu family in such a state today, forcing my Qu family to its death and causing our family to completely collapse?"
Li Qingluo found it amusing: "No grudges or enmities?"
"Qu Daoyuan, this is your grandmother. She is the result of the sins committed by your Qu family. How can you still ask her why?"
"Don't you know that your Qu family began plotting against the Li family seventeen years ago?"
"How many strange things have you been stirring up in the Li family's inner quarters over the years?"
"They even tried to force me to marry into the Qu family. In order to finalize the marriage, they even poisoned my grandmother in an attempt to take her life!"
"Lord Qu, you are the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. How do you intend to determine the charges against the Qu family?"
"You've benefited greatly from all this; surely you can't be completely unaware of the terrible things your grandmother did to me and my grandmother?"
"So you can't be considered wronged in what happened today!"
Li Qingluo loudly exposed these sordid practices of the music family to the public.
Qu Daoyuan gripped the sword hilt, which made a 'creaking' sound.
He knew for certain that his grandparents had always coveted Tianfeng Trading Company and had long coveted it, considering it their possession.
But she was far too ruthless and cruel today!
She shouldn't have pushed the Qu family into a hopeless situation, forcing them into such a desperate predicament.
They have brought this to the Qu family's fate; they deserve to die a thousand deaths!
Just as he was overcome with rage and preparing to leap onto the wall with his sword to kill Li Qingluo with his own hands, several figures suddenly rushed out from behind him and quickly pinned him down.
"Take him down!"
"Qu Daoyuan, as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, you personally murdered your wife and injured your brother in the street. Isn't that knowingly breaking the law?!"
"As a member of the Ministry of Justice, you disregard the laws and regulations of the Great Liang Dynasty, and are unworthy of being an official appointed by the imperial court!"
"Today, you committed murder in public, seeking personal revenge, and even dared to use the name of the public to order officials and yamen runners to surround and kill innocent people, causing blood to flow like a river in the prisons of Nanjing. This is a serious crime that is hard to forgive!"
The rain, which had been gradually subsiding, suddenly started pouring down again with a loud 'boom'.
Qu Daoyuan was arrested on the spot.
All the officials and yamen runners who had fought their way out of the prison also dropped their swords and bowed their heads in obedience.
Granny Deng held up an umbrella for Li Qingluo.
"Young lady, it seems to be Minister Zhang Yi of the Ministry of Justice."
Li Qingluo was also puzzled. It seemed that this Lord Zhang was intentionally favoring her.
A simple "I'm innocent" was all it took to clear her name.
She had already made preparations to go to the Ministry of Justice today.
Therefore, it was also planned to have Granny Deng go to the Prince Su's residence to inform him at any time, so that the Prince Su could intervene and get her out.
After all, Qu Daoyuan was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Li Qingluo had run into a tiger's mouth and made him his enemy.
Unexpectedly, the Minister of Justice intended to let her go.
Of course, if it weren't for Prince Su as her backer, she wouldn't have acted so arrogantly today, daring to expose the Qu family so thoroughly and without leaving any room for maneuver in front of the entire city of Jinling.
He naturally acted cautiously, knowing that Prince Su would definitely bail him out.
Li Qingluo and Granny Deng quickly jumped down from the wall.
They knelt down in the rain, along with the common people and officials.
The blood and rainwater on the ground had long since merged into sewage.
Qu Daoyuan roared in helpless rage, but could only be shackled and taken away.
Zhang Yi looked at Li Qingluo and nodded slightly to her.
Then, leading all the officials and constables, they cleaned up the mess and left in a grand and imposing manner.
Even Granny Deng couldn't believe it: "Miss, are we really alright?"
Li Qingluo was also in a daze, when suddenly a thought struck her: "Could this person be one of his people...?"
Besides his grandmother, he was the only one in the world who would protect him.
Otherwise, there's no way to explain how she managed to escape so easily today.
Although she had already prepared a way out for herself.
She ordered the three women from the Qu family to be stripped of their clothes, but she also anticipated that they would only grit their teeth and bear the humiliation, since if things really came out, their innocence would be completely ruined.
Moreover, the Qu family would try every means to cover up the matter in order to save their lives.
So why did Qu Daoyuan go mad and lead people to intercept and kill his master and servants in prison?
Qu Daoyuan couldn't give a legitimate reason at all.
He wanted to kill him to silence him.
He wanted to vent his anger.
Unless he tells the truth, his grandmother, mother, and aunt are willing to die for him to prove that his actions are justifiable.
But is He, that old viper, really the kind of person who values righteousness?
She was willing to turn a blind eye to her uncle and sister-in-law's adultery so that Qu Silang could return to the right path.
What a despicable and disorderly thing to do in this household!
When a family is full of morally depraved people, their downfall is not far off.
For example, the former general's mansion.
Moreover, Qu Daoyuan's murder of his wife was a deliberate act of murder committed in full view of everyone. Even if his wife made him the most cuckolded man in the world, it was not an excuse for him to kill her.
According to the laws of the Great Liang Dynasty, anyone who kills his wife shall be hanged.
Qu Daoyuan is not going to survive.
With his death, the entire Qu family is doomed!
The Qu family members fled in disarray. Before leaving, Madam He glared at Li Qingluo with resentment and hatred.
"You little bitch, well done, very capable! Do you think you can bring down the Qu family like this?"
"You wish! We'll... wait and see!"
Li Qingluo retorted defiantly, "Fine, I'll wait and see how your Qu family falls from grace."
He clenched her teeth in anger, her mouth overflowing with blood.
Qu Silang was carried away, and the three members of the He family were also escorted onto a carriage by servants. The whole family was in a sorry state, like stray dogs, and finally slunk away...
Li Qingluo also boarded the carriage for the return journey.
Granny Deng: "Miss, are you going to Guiyuan Garden or going home?"
Today is His Highness Prince Su's birthday.
The young lady had already prepared to spend the night at the Ministry of Justice, so she went to Guiyuan in the morning and personally prepared a table for His Highness.
They had already prepared a response to deal with the old lady.
I never expected to suddenly find myself with nothing to do.
So, will you personally go to celebrate His Highness's birthday today, young lady?
Li Qinglu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Guiyuan."
She wanted to ask Zhang Yi about this today, but because of him...
As soon as Granny Deng turned around, she ran into an acquaintance.
"Kill Lei Langjun?"
Li Qingluo lifted the carriage curtain, and Sha Lei dismounted and came to pay his respects to her.
"Miss, His Highness has instructed me to take you somewhere."
"Would you like to come with me, young lady?"
Li Qingluo: "Perfect timing, I also need to see Your Highness. Let's go then."
Since Sha Lei had arrived, Li Qingluo ordered the guards of the Shi Ye Sect to retreat.
After the five members of the Night Slayer Sect bowed to Li Qing, they disappeared into the streets and alleys in the blink of an eye.
A short while later, Sha Lei brought Li Qingluo to Fu Man Lou.
A faint doubt arose in Li Qingluo's heart. How could it be here?
They followed Sha Lei all the way up to the second floor.
Sha Lei pushed open the door to the side room and gestured, saying, "Miss Li, please. His Highness has been waiting for quite some time."
Li Qingluo realized something was wrong.
"Sha Lei, didn't His Highness go to the Ministry of Water Resources today?"
Sha Lei blinked: "Your Highness? The young lady is right."
Li Qingluo took a step back: "So, who exactly is this 'Your Highness' you're talking about?"
Sha Lei looked up at her: "Naturally, it is—Your Highness!"
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