Chapter 434 If we're going to die, let's burn together!
"What kind of monstrous thing did I give birth to?"
"You heartless and cruel thing!"
"Look at them?"
"Even when their father and brothers suffered, they still knew to catch up. The whole family shares both good fortune and hardship."
"She's doing just fine. She followed her heartless grandmother to start a new household and escaped disaster to enjoy a life of luxury. Now that she's a princess, she's completely cut us off from her."
"Even if it's just some silver sent over?"
"We're not living worse than pigs and dogs."
Qu was grumbling as she wiped away her tears.
Whenever Li Kechuan heard these nagging remarks, he would lose his temper uncontrollably: "Mother, can you please stop talking about this?"
"Li Qingluo now desperately wants to have nothing to do with us anymore."
"What more could Mother possibly want?"
"Think about what we've done. Do you really expect Mother to forgive and forget and become some kind of filial daughter again?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Qu's face turned pale.
How could she forget that her imprisonment and death row inmate was all part of Luo'er's scheme?
The thought of this caused Qu a sharp pang of pain in her heart.
Although she did many wrong things, weren't they all for the sake of her and her two children?
It's just that Luo'er was unlucky; she was replaced at birth by that vicious woman from the Liu family.
All those subsequent events would not have happened if Luo'er had grown up by her side.
Qu felt a deep sense of guilt towards Li Qingluo, but when she thought of Li Qingluo's cruelty and heartlessness towards her, she couldn't help but resent her.
Whenever she thought of these things, Ms. Qu couldn't help but frown.
When the officers saw that she still dared to show her displeasure, they lashed her with a whip.
"You vicious woman, how dare you give us attitude?"
"I heard that you not only killed your own mother, but also caused the deaths of many of your illegitimate children. How could such a vicious woman like you escape from Jinling alive? Do you believe we'll beat you to death?"
Qu was truly the most tragic one.
Each time he was beaten, he screamed in pain and rolled on the ground.
If Li Kechuan couldn't bear to watch, he would throw himself to the ground and climb on top of her to protect her, only then would the whip stop.
“Mother, now that we are alive, we can no longer live like before.”
“If you don’t change, even your son can’t protect you.”
Li Kechuan had already completely understood in his heart.
Ever since the incident at the ruined temple, he had realized that he was no match for his own sister.
Although she didn't grow up by her side, her cunning and scheming were deeper than anyone else in the family.
Since she came back, hasn't she been constantly on guard against them?
Because they favored Pearl, they never thought of truly accepting or understanding her.
That's how they drifted further and further apart through mutual hatred and misunderstanding...
He lost.
He lost so badly that he dared not provoke her again.
He was afraid that his life would be completely lost to her again.
Even though I was unwilling to accept it, I had to accept it; it was all my karma!
It's better to stay away from Jinling from now on.
Whenever he thought of this, Li Kechuan felt an intense hatred for Liu Qingzhu and the Liu family.
If Liu Qingzhu hadn't deliberately seduced him, he wouldn't have fallen into her trap and become hopelessly infatuated with her.
The entire Liu family is even worse!
If they hadn't deliberately switched the girl back then, and then lied about not mistreating Luo'er, Luo'er would never have hated them so much!
Luo'er should be their precious darling...
They seemed to be bewitched, pushing Luo'er further and further away time and time again for Liu Qingzhu's sake.
Li Kechuan regretted his actions day after day, and hated Liu Qingzhu day after day.
Therefore, he would seize any opportunity to humiliate Liu Qingzhu.
They would even throw whatever they had in their hands at her.
Liu Qingzhu was probably terrified of being beaten.
They didn't dare fight back, silently enduring each attack, covering their heads and running away as fast as they could.
She wanted to get as far away from them as possible.
So when she saw Li Kechuan being beaten again, her heart sank heavily.
I know I'm probably going to get into trouble with him again today and he'll take his anger out on me...
Sure enough, during the meal, Li Kechuan poured a bowl of scalding hot porridge directly onto Liu Qingzhu.
Liu Qingzhu screamed, "Ah—"
The officers only glanced at them sideways and did not intervene.
Li Kechuan then grabbed Liu Qingzhu by the neck, becoming even more aggressive.
Liu Qingzhu wanted to escape.
Qu then reached out and grabbed her tightly, pushing her towards Li Kechuan.
"Liu Qingzhu, if anything happens to Luo'er, you will be buried with her!"
Liu Qingzhu struggled: "Why...why..."
Qu cried and said, "You have taken away Luo'er's life, you have taken away her good fortune."
"If Luo'er had been able to grow up at home, we wouldn't be like this now."
"It's too late to say anything now."
"If Luo'er really dies, what's the point of you still living?"
"Go to hell too!"
Liu Qingzhu was almost strangled to death.
It was only because the officer, fearing that the masked men would be attracted again, kicked the three of them away that Liu Qingzhu's life was saved.
Liu Qingzhu lay on the ground, first laughing, then her voice filled with endless sorrow.
"Haven't I suffered enough?"
"Was it all my fault that I was replaced back then?"
“Back then, I was just a baby.”
“I know I am guilty of sins. I should not have coveted things that I did not deserve, nor should I have taken your love.”
"But the person who is far more sinful and has wronged Li Qingluo has never been me!"
"It's you!"
"It is your favoritism towards me, your own confusion, and your own cruelty that pushed Li Qingluo far away."
"Since you're going to be buried alive with them, why not you—"
Qu rushed over and gave Liu Qingzhu another beating.
"What did you say?"
"Who gave you the surname Liu!"
"Who told you to still be alive!?"
"If you hadn't bewitched me, why would I abandon my own daughter to love a fake like you!"
It's clearly you, it's all you!
Enraged, Qu gave Liu Qingzhu a severe beating.
Liu Qingzhu wanted to fight back, but she was pinned down and had no strength to retaliate.
She saw Qu's ugly and hideous face through the crack.
That loving mother, the gentle mistress of the general's mansion, has now completely turned into a shrew.
Seeing this scene, Liu Qingzhu's heart was torn to pieces.
During these days, no matter how much she was humiliated and abused by the mother and son, she never thought of fighting back.
Deep down, she still cherishes a trace of her past affection for them.
No matter how dark, helpless, or desperate the road ahead may be, whenever she thinks of the past sixteen years, she feels a source of strength to support her.
Regardless, they loved her for sixteen years.
Those were also the happiest sixteen years of her life...
But now, the people who have completely torn her to shreds are also them.
Only when her lip was broken and her mouth was full of blood did Liu Qingzhu angrily push Qu away.
"Enough!"
She can no longer utter the words 'mother' and 'brother'.
Deep down, I felt nothing but resentment towards them.
It was all a lie after all.
Everything is fake...
Night falls.
Qu Shi and Li Kechuan, occupying the best seats, had long since fallen into a deep sleep.
Liu Qingzhu sat beside the cow dung with her arms crossed, tears streaming down her face.
She raised her hand and wiped it off again and again.
Suddenly, she chuckled softly.
"Unexpectedly, when I was at my lowest point, the only person who helped me was Li Qingluo."
"The person who should hate me the most saved me."
"And those who keep saying they love me..."
"But now they are all torturing me with their own hands."
"Hahaha……"
“Liu Qingzhu…no, Liu Cao’er…”
"I don't want to be a human in my next life."
Being a person is really tiring...
"Your journey to this world has never been worthwhile."
She raised her hand and blew on the tinder she had been hiding.
As Li Kechuan slowly woke up, before he could even see what she was holding, Liu Qingzhu... no, Liu Cao'er raised her hand and threw the tinder into the haystack behind them.
Li Kechuan roared in alarm, "No—!"
However, even with his hands and feet, he was unable to climb out of the cowshed.
Liu Cao'er quickly crawled over and covered his mouth with her hand.
Then, using all her strength, she pressed down on him.
Qu woke up soon after.
She screamed as she saw the licorice burning beside her.
"ah--"
Liu Cao'er then pounced on her again.
Let's die together.
"Ha ha……"
"Mother, brother, don't you love me the most?"
"If we're going to die, we'll die together!"
"Let's go to hell together and be buried with Li Qingluo!"
Ms. Qu was already burned, and she screamed in pain, "What are you doing?"
"Are you crazy—?"
"You lunatic, get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
However, Liu Cao'er has been doing hard labor every day for the past few months, and now she is strong enough to completely suppress a member of the Qu family.
Even when Li Kechuan pounced on her like a madman, pulling at her and kicking her repeatedly, even biting her face until it was almost mangled, she didn't let go.
If Qu were to gain her freedom, she would drag Li Kechuan out even if it meant her death.
Therefore, the Qu family cannot run away!
Li Kechuan, even more so, cannot run away.
The fire quickly and completely engulfed the entire cowshed.
Amidst the raging fire, Liu Cao'er laughed wildly, "Our family is together again!"
"Isn't this what you wanted?"
“Mother, brother, let’s go to the underworld together and beg those people for forgiveness.”
"Haha, hahaha..."
"Li Qingluo! I, Liu Cao'er, owe you a debt I can never repay in this lifetime!"
"Could it be that I die... and then it will all be over—"
"And Hongling and the others..."
"I burned so many people to death back then, and now, let me suffer this torment of purgatory. Come and claim my life again on the road to hell—"
"ah--"
A scream pierced the night sky, waking everyone in the village.
Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in Yangzhou, a pair of eyes suddenly opened.
Li Qinglu slept for seven days and seven nights before suddenly waking up, feeling lost and unsure of where she was.
Until someone outside set off a firework.
The light illuminated the dark night sky outside the window, and she sat up as if waking from a dream.
Li Qinglu shook her heavy head.
Memories gradually flooded her mind, recalling what happened after she caught up with Zongzheng Wuheng that day...
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