Chapter 426 The Pei Family's Choice: Luo'er Uses Qin Yu!
As soon as Li Qingluo finished speaking, the room fell into complete silence.
How could Pei Jingzhe not understand the meaning behind her words?
Although Duke Pei is dead.
But how could the Pei family really be completely unaware of those wronged and tragically killed women?
Over the years, Duke Pei has only chosen Pei Sanlang as his executioner, and has strictly forbidden the Pei family from approaching his residence, in order to completely sever ties with the entire Pei family.
But the Pei family has been watching coldly and even condoning the actions of the old Duke Pei for so many years. How can they say they can just wash their hands of it?
The Pei family will pay the price for these things!
This is what Li Qingluo meant.
We can save the Pei family's sons, but the Pei family must also stand up for the innocent souls who died tragically.
Pei Jingzhe was breathing heavily.
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Li Qingluo, and his handsome face became somewhat ferocious.
"You want our entire Pei family to be buried with them?!"
"Yes, we have an inescapable responsibility to atone for those wronged souls, but since that's the case, why should I go through all the trouble of struggling in this sea of suffering and come begging to you again?"
"Why don't we, the entire Pei family, just wait and see how this poison, which is like a thread, takes effect in our bodies one by one? Even if it's retribution, wouldn't that be fulfilling your wish?"
Seeing his anger and embarrassment, Li Qingluo was not provoked in the slightest.
He simply continued calmly, "Whether or not you decide what to do is up to you, Prince Pei."
"I think you will give me a satisfactory answer."
"There is one more thing, Your Highness, that I think you would like to know."
"Your younger sister, Consort Pei, harbored feelings of love for His Highness the Crown Prince, which were revealed to him and many others at the hunting grounds that day."
"Back then, at the lakeside in front of Zhaohua Palace, Princess Qinyu pushed the eldest daughter of the Pan family into the water, almost killing her. Besides Consort Pei, the eleventh daughter of the Cui family was also present."
"Coincidentally, during the rebellion of the Zhong family at Nangong Villa, Consort Pei and Cui Shiyi Niang both perished there."
"Young Master Pei, do you understand what I'm trying to say?"
Pei Jingzhe clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
He turned and walked away quickly without saying a word.
After he left, Li Qingluo called Sha Yi in again.
"Is it difficult to get out of the Pei family dungeon?"
Sha Yi: "We started digging out the collapsed part a few days ago. It's not difficult to dig another opening in the Pei family's house."
Li Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief.
Pei Jingzhe is not a fool.
"I believe he will make a wise choice regarding whether the Pei family still has a chance to survive."
This can be considered as Duan Rongshi promising the old Duke a chance for the Pei family to survive.
Otherwise, the Pei family would be doomed to die no matter what.
Either the poison takes effect and the entire clan is wiped out.
There are no more direct descendants.
Either they make a choice to confess their crimes, which would at least save half of the Pei family.
It all depends on what they want to think.
Everything in this world comes at a price.
The Pei family should have realized long ago what kind of outcome they would have faced for protecting the late Duke Pei.
Li Qingluo waited until the crowd on the street had mostly dispersed before leaving the teahouse with Sha Yi.
Prince Su's Mansion.
When Li Qing landed, Leng Dian was waiting in the front yard.
"Girl, you've finally arrived."
Leng Dian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly led Li Qingluo to the prison of the Prince Su's mansion.
Here, Li Qingluo met Zongzheng Yu'er and the dying Zongzheng Wuheng.
Yes, transferring the two of them to Qishan was just a pretext.
Zongzheng Wuheng and Zongzheng Yu'er on the other side of Qishan are still just straw dolls.
The real Zongzheng siblings were in the Prince Su's residence.
"What's wrong with him?"
Li Qingluo looked at Zongzheng Wuheng and frowned slightly.
Zongzheng Wuheng's feet had been smashed to pieces by his own hand, rendering them completely useless.
I heard that in order to control his injuries, Qin Ling sawed off his two rotten feet.
Leng Dian: "His injuries had already improved, but he developed a high fever during the transfer due to the jolting."
"If this continues, I'm afraid we won't last more than a few days."
"Your Highness is unaware of this matter, so I am unable to decide whether or not to save him?"
Li Qingluo: "Save them. Why not save them?"
"Wouldn't it be too easy for him to die like this?"
Leng Dian: "However... Qin Ling said he's out of options; only Doctor Luo can intervene..."
Li Qingluo looked at Leng Dian.
“But my grandfather Luo has been busy these past few days.”
Leng Dian was slightly taken aback.
When he met Li Qingluo's gaze again, he looked away slightly.
Li Qingluo then said, "Isn't there also Doctor Jiang?"
"Besides, there are so many doctors in the Su family. Surely they can't all be worse than my grandfather Luo, right?"
Leng Dian: "...Yes. I understand."
Li Qingluo felt somewhat displeased.
Something's not right at the Prince Su's residence.
Zongzheng Yu'er knew she had arrived and clamored to see her.
"Li Qingluo, what exactly do you want to do?!"
"Are you trying to use me to expose the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Lotus Sect after all this trouble?"
Li Qingluo: "Congratulations, your answer was correct."
Zongzheng Yu'er: ...
"you!"
"Are you trying to kill me by doing this?"
Li Qingluo: "If you don't do this, will you be able to live?"
Zongzheng Yu'er rolled her eyes: "At least I can still escape back to the Great Chu, and I can still marry into the Western Regions unharmed..."
Li Qingluo: "And then come back with a vengeance?"
“Zongzheng Yu’er, you know in your heart that you are nothing more than a hostage between two countries. You are called the so-called Princess of Peace, but if anything goes wrong, both sides will kill you immediately.”
Am I right?
Zongzheng Yu'er looked stunned for a moment.
Then, his gaze fixed on Li Qingluo: "You really are..."
She couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly, "So she really is the woman Duan Rongshi has his eye on. At least you have some brains!"
"But so what? I will fight my way out!"
"If it weren't for your repeated harm to my Lotus Sect, I wouldn't be in this situation today! And I wouldn't be your prisoner!"
"I, Zongzheng Yu'er, will never step forward to help you!"
Li Qingluo: "Who exactly the Lotus Goddess is has never been important to the world."
"But the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Lotus Goddess will surely be revealed to the world."
“You can continue to live in this prison, but we can’t control what Duan Rongyin thinks.”
"I've only heard that he hates you now."
"We will dig up the entire Chunyanlou restaurant, three feet deep, to find you."
“They even ransacked your princess residence, turning it upside down, and all the servants in the house were arrested and imprisoned.”
"Zongzheng Yu'er, even if we release you, do you think you can survive?"
She might not even be able to leave Jinling City.
Upon hearing this, Zongzheng Yu'er became so angry that she bared her teeth and brandished her claws.
If her limbs hadn't been chained, she would have already pounced on Li Qingluo and torn her face to shreds.
"It's all your fault!"
"You cut off my escape route—"
Li Qingluo: "I'll give you another chance to live. Do you want it?"
Zongzheng Yu'er laughed coldly: "I won't fall for your tricks!"
"Li Qingluo, you hate me to the bone, how could you be so kind?"
Li Qinglu walked up to her with her hands behind her back.
"Of course not."
"But you are no longer in a position to negotiate with me."
"Either you'll be locked up until you die of old age, or you'll seize the opportunity to fight to the death. You should think this through carefully."
After saying that, she turned around and walked outside.
Just as she stepped out of the room, Zongzheng Yu'er shouted, "Stop! What, what do you want me to do—?"
Li Qingluo turned halfway back to look at her: "Tomorrow, you will understand."
After Li Qing landed, she saw Doctor Jiang carrying a medicine box and heading this way.
He was wearing a white hat, and half of his face was covered by a white cloth.
If you weren't someone who knew him well, you really wouldn't recognize him at first glance.
Li Qing stood there for a while before returning to the front yard.
Upon hearing the noise, Eunuch Wu came over, carrying a bowl of soup in his hands.
"Young lady, are you hungry? I personally watched the kitchen prepare some ginseng soup for you. Please try it. It won't taste good if it gets cold!"
Unable to refuse his enthusiasm, Li Qingluo had no choice but to drink it.
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Wu continued with an eager expression, "It's late. I've arranged a superior room for you, young lady. Would you like to rest now?"
This is the Prince Su's residence.
Although Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi are engaged, they have not yet married.
She said, "Thank you, sir. Has the prince not returned yet?"
Eunuch Wu: "Don't worry, our Prince is very lucky and will be fine."
Li Qingluo: "Then I won't bother you any longer, I'll head back now."
With Sha Yi in charge, the curfew will naturally not be a problem.
When Li Qingluo was about to leave, Eunuch Wu felt a little regretful.
Suddenly remembering something, Li Qingluo couldn't help but ask, "By the way, the tunnel under Chunyan Tower... could it be dug out?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wu waved his hand and said, "Hey, don't worry, young lady."
"His Highness has already filled in the surrounding area. Even if the Crown Prince were to dig three feet into the ground, he wouldn't find anything."
That's good.
No sooner had Li Qingluo left than Leng Dian walked out.
"The girl seems to have discovered something."
Grandpa Wu looked bewildered: "What did you find?"
Leng Dian glanced at him: "Are you stupid? You can't even guess this!"
"Naturally, she discovered that His Highness was hiding something from her."
Eunuch Wu was still not quite processing what was happening: "Why did Your Highness keep this from the young lady?"
Leng Dian rolled his eyes, turned around, and stormed off.
Li Qingluo didn't sleep all night.
She was afraid that if she fell asleep, she wouldn't be able to wake up again, so she kept herself awake and kept reading and practicing calligraphy until dawn.
The sun slowly rose.
As the first rays of dawn broke, she put down her pen.
Rubbing her eyes, Li Qingluo got up and stretched, then washed up thoroughly before going to see Madam Pei.
"Grandmother, Luo'er has come to have breakfast with you."
Madam Pei was so happy that she immediately had chopsticks and bowls served.
"Come here quickly. You've been so busy these days, I can't even have a meal with you without knowing if you're available."
"Let Grandma see, why have you lost weight?"
Li Qingluo nestled affectionately beside Madam Pei.
"Grandmother, I really hope that I can be by your side again in the next life."
"In this way, Luo'er will become the happiest mother in the world."
Madam Pei: "What nonsense are you talking about? A next life?"
"You will be the happiest little girl in this life, forever your grandmother's darling and precious treasure."
"Come and try some freshly made tofu pudding this morning, as well as duck fat sesame cakes and soup dumplings..."
Li Qingluo had only taken two bites when Sha Yi hurriedly came looking for her.
"Girl, Miss Alan has arrived."
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