Chapter 327 Luo'er eavesdropped and was discovered!
In the pitch-black tunnel, Li Qingluo and Eunuch Wu, holding a tinderbox, had already climbed a long way.
Li Qing was truly curious. How did the people from the Prince Su's mansion know that such a place was hidden in the Spring Banquet Pavilion?
There was no sound of pursuit from behind, so it was as if the people from Chunyanlou didn't know about this place?
However, as Grandpa Wu crawled along, he suddenly seemed to run out of breath.
He turned around, hunched over, and sat down, patting his chest.
In this confined, cramped, and narrow tunnel, it's not easy to even sit up straight, and it's indeed difficult to breathe.
Li Qingluo looked up and around, and suddenly she noticed that there seemed to be an exit leading upwards.
She immediately nudged Grandpa Wu, who then clutched his chest and continued crawling forward.
The tunnel exits weren't high; the two of them could reach them by standing on tiptoe.
Grandpa Wu was like an old hand; he skillfully felt around at the entrance of the tunnel and quickly found a stone that could be moved.
With a slight 'click', the brick above could move.
As soon as Li Qingluo pried open a crack, Eunuch Wu immediately leaned in to breathe heavily.
Li Qingluo's equally tight chest naturally felt a bit relieved.
Just as the two were about to go out and see where they were, they heard a few footsteps approaching.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately closed the gap further until only a tiny slit remained that was invisible from the outside.
They hadn't originally intended to eavesdrop on anything, but a very familiar voice quickly grabbed them.
"waste!"
Upon hearing this voice, Li Qingluo immediately narrowed her eyes.
It looks like Princess Qinyu?
Eunuch Wu clearly understood as well. He raised his eyebrows and excitedly pressed his ear to the crack of his ear.
Li Qingluo: ……
Okay, she'd love to hear it too.
Princess Qinyu was furious: "If you can't even keep watch on two people, what use are you to me?!"
"A stupid country girl who only knows a smattering of kung fu, and a good-for-nothing—how could these two possibly escape in front of everyone?!"
Eunuch Wu looked at Li Qingluo: "A stupid village girl with only a smattering of skills?"
Li Qingluo looked at Eunuch Wu: Useless?
The two of them together: ...
"I left them here at the Spring Banquet Pavilion so they would have no way to escape, not so they could disappear without a trace!"
"I've raised you all, and this is how you repay me?!"
"If you can't even do this little thing right, then all of you get out of here!"
The madam and the manager begged for mercy repeatedly.
"Your Highness, please give us another chance. We will find them as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Highness, they must not have left Chunyan Tower yet, otherwise they would have been discovered by the shadow guards outside long ago. Since there has been no news from outside, they must still be inside Chunyan Tower!"
"Your Highness, rest assured, even if we turn the ground upside down, we will never let them escape. Please do not be angry—"
Qin Yu: "Then what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go find someone for me! Get out! All of you get out of here!"
After Qin Yu vented her anger, she waited until the madam and the manager had left before taking a few sips of sweet milk tea to calm her rage.
"Your Highness, please calm down."
“Mother Hua is right. This is Chunyanlou. Even if they really are disguised and trying to escape, do you think they can actually get out?”
"Besides, aren't the two of them strangers to each other? They must be hiding somewhere now, and they'll surely show their true colors sooner or later."
"Even if they hide well and can disguise themselves, we can keep an eye on them one by one and verify their identities. Isn't it easy to tell the difference between a woman and a eunuch?"
"Furthermore, these past few days, we haven't let any non-regular customers out. Let's see where they can hide now!"
"Unless they turn into rats and can dig a hole in the ground and actually run out of it."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo and Eunuch Wu exchanged another glance.
them?
mouse?
For a moment, a cunning smile appeared on both of their faces simultaneously...
Despite being persuaded by her maid, Princess Qinyu still let out a heavy "humph".
Clearly, she had no idea that there really was a secret tunnel in her own business territory.
Qinyu rubbed her forehead, annoyed by her carelessness.
The original intention was to humiliate Li Qingluo by making her stay in a brothel, which would surely make this young lady, who had been confined to her boudoir since childhood and had never seen the world, feel extremely ashamed and indignant.
Moreover, in this brothel, he had plenty of ways to slowly humiliate her.
For example, make her serve the young lady, be a lowly maid, and watch those erotic pictures every day to see how they are performed.
With her looks, she's sure to attract a lot of patrons who will harass her.
However, he would not force her to solicit clients, since that is something only a person of low character would do.
I am not the kind of villain who forces good women into prostitution.
Since she enjoyed cooking, she was asked to cook for the prostitutes in the kitchen.
For these law-abiding women in ancient times, this humiliation was more painful than death.
"Alright, do you think I don't know?"
"These two idiots, unless they grow wings, do you really think they can escape from my Spring Banquet Pavilion?"
“Besides Eunuch Wu, who is absolutely useless, he must never return to the Prince Su’s residence. As for the other fool, her two servants are still in my hands.”
"I saw that she was overflowing with a saintly heart, so I used these two servants to force her out. It's not like I had no other way."
Upon hearing this, Li Qinglu clenched her fist tightly and slammed it heavily against the wall.
The plaster on the wall then instantly crumbled down with a 'whoosh'.
The reason she couldn't forcefully extricate herself was because of Que'er and Granny Deng.
If Qin Yu really dares to hurt them, I will fight her to the death!
Li Qingluo's eyes instantly turned fierce, startling Eunuch Wu who was standing nearby.
Wow, I didn't expect that this woman, though mute, would be so formidable.
Tsk tsk, that's interesting.
Qinyu: "By the way, how are the arrangements at the city gate going?"
Maid: "Your Highness, rest assured. A death row inmate has been arranged to replace Master Zheng. He will be hanged in half an hour."
"The real Master Zheng has already successfully left the city."
Qin Yu: "Since His Majesty is waiting for our Lotus Sect to walk right into our trap, how can we let him down?"
Maid: "Your Highness means... to continue with the first plan? But Master Zheng is already out of danger. If we send people to kidnap and rescue him, wouldn't that be sending lives away for nothing?"
Qin Yu's expression was indifferent and cold: "My uncle is suspicious by nature. If he doesn't act convincingly enough, do you think he will believe that he has really won a complete victory over our Lotus Sect this time?"
"Although some believers will inevitably have to be sacrificed... this is a necessary sacrifice, and it is their glorious mission."
"Jingyun Manor has been wiped out, and we have lost this base of operations. If the credit hadn't just fallen on my brother, the Crown Prince, do you think I would have been willing to do so?"
"If it weren't for this, I would have turned the Great Liang Dynasty upside down!"
The maid sighed and lowered her head: "Yes, Your Highness is right."
"We've been forced into this situation; there's no turning back..."
"It's all that damned Fifth Master Yue's fault!"
Qin Yu clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with hatred: "This month, Fifth Master claimed to be a merchant from the Great Chu, but Zong Jiu said he had never heard of this person's name."
"This person's identity is certainly questionable. It's a pity that he may have really died at Jingyun Manor that night, and there is no way to verify or investigate his identity now."
Maid: "But this person took away the Blood Gu Worm... and Zaina, and now there's no news of them either. Are we really just going to abandon them?"
Qinyu: "Do you think this matter is just that simple?"
"Zayna and the Blood Gu Worm have both disappeared, and Pei San and Duke Pei are also missing and their fates are unknown."
"What a coincidence that they all managed to escape my notice? I can't find them anywhere!"
“Zulya has also disappeared... These things must be connected.”
"In the entire city of Jinling, and even in the entire Great Liang, who else has such ability?"
The maid gasped, "Your Highness means... His Highness Prince Su? Could it be that Fifth Master Yue is one of Prince Su's men?"
Qinyu did not answer.
Because she couldn't be sure either.
“However, Zulya is a very cunning person... Even if she is really in danger, she will always be able to escape. She won't be missing for long, just wait and see.”
Just as Li Qinglu was pondering those words, a knock sounded at the door.
"Your Highness, Qin Ling has arrived."
As footsteps sounded, a male voice rang out from inside the room: "Greetings, Your Highness. Your Highness, regarding the Li family matter... is there still any room for negotiation?"
"It's really because of that shrew in my family... She's making a scene all day long, sigh... I really have no other choice but to come and beg Your Highness."
Princess Qinyu seemed to sigh, clicking her tongue in disapproval: "Qinling, you have superb medical skills, handsome appearance, meticulous mind and real ability, but it's a pity that you have poor taste and have fallen for such a widow, and are running around for her. Is it really just for some kind of love?"
Qin Ling chuckled twice.
Li Qingluo's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be... that this shrew refers to Li Yunchu?
Li Qingluo had suspected that Li Yunchu was involved with the Lotus Sect from the beginning, but she never expected it to be true!
Her husband, a doctor, was actually Princess Qinyu's man.
Li Qingluo's heart pounded wildly. She heard Qin Ling say, "Your Highness, I am useless. I have been trapped in the word 'love' my whole life."
"I know that the Li family is useless now, a piece of trash, and that Li Chaojing has to die."
"But... but my wife can't bear to part with her brothers either."
"So, is it possible to negotiate with the second and third wives..."
Qin Yu interrupted Qin Ling, coldly and impatiently saying, "Do you think I have extraordinary abilities?"
"Whether the Li family should be exterminated or exiled is still up to His Majesty, and I cannot interfere in this matter."
"Alright, at most I can help her arrange to meet her relatives once, but there's nothing more I can do."
"This is the maximum I can do."
Li Qinglu sneered inwardly.
This Princess Qinyu is clearly unwilling to sacrifice the interests of the Crown Prince and the Empress, yet she pretends to be in a difficult position.
That's a brilliant tactic.
Qin Ling: "Your Highness has done your best, and my wife and I are already extremely grateful."
"Your Highness, these are pills I just refined these past two days. Their effects are several times stronger than the ones I presented to you last time..."
Elixir?
What kind of elixir?
Just then, Eunuch Wu couldn't help but sneeze.
He immediately covered his mouth, looking at Li Qingluo with a horrified expression.
"who--?"
Qin Yu shouted sharply and stood up.
She surveyed the entire room and finally discovered that there were other people in the room!
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