Chapter 268: The annulment letter from the Qu family is in hand!
However, while the Qu family may underestimate Li Qingluo, they should absolutely not provoke Old Madam Pei.
After Madam Pei woke up and learned the truth, she did not severely punish Gu Qing and Granny Chen. She even agreed with Li Qingluo's suggestion that Granny Chen go to the estate to keep an eye on Gu Qing's work.
Then Madam Pei wrote several letters.
They all ended up in the homes of several prominent and wealthy families in Jinling City.
The Qu family is indeed enjoying great success now.
However, there are certainly quite a few people who want to bring him down.
A few days later, the emperor received a memorial impeaching the Qu family.
They said the Qu family embezzled public funds, that they colluded with gambling dens, and that they were guarding the national treasury while taking a large amount of money into their own homes.
It was also said that the Qu family had been extorting money by taking over the land and shops.
The emperor was having a terrible headache.
He is now wholeheartedly supporting the Qu family, and of course he doesn't want the Qu family to be brought down so quickly.
So, on the surface, he reprimanded Minister Qu and ordered people to investigate the Qu family's crimes, but then he told the Qu family to clean up their own mess first.
The Qu family is indeed in a terrible predicament lately.
The family's young master had that kind of incident with Li Kechuan and even a group of beggars in the dilapidated temple, and the court was besieged on all sides. Seeing that the family's foundation was starting to shake, he began to get anxious.
Yesterday, Granny Zhang went to the Qu family to break off the engagement, but the Qu family was never going to agree to it.
They knew that their distant relative was now being held captive by Madam Pei's estate.
But so what?
Anyway, they have no evidence that it was the Qu family who did it. They're just distant relatives. Do you think they can just say whatever they want?
At worst, my reputation will suffer a little.
But actually, the Qu family didn't expect that Madam Pei would survive under such circumstances.
What was even more unexpected was that Li Qingluo would have the courage to lead Old Madam Pei out of the General's Mansion.
What was unexpected was that Li Qingluo acted so decisively and calmly, without rushing to send the person to the authorities for trial.
Otherwise, if they had sent it to the authorities, the Qu family would have already taken action.
How can we leave them with a handle on their estate now?
How could they be willing to give up the wedding they had painstakingly planned?
Unexpectedly, Granny Zhang led a group of people to shout at the Qu family's gate: "Everyone, come quick! I heard that the fourth young master of the Qu family recently did something shameless with the eldest son of the General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane at the dilapidated temple in the west of the city! I'm sure you've all heard some rumors about what happened, right?"
"But that's not all. There was also a group of beggars in that dilapidated temple who participated in the melee that day!"
"My God, what a scene that was! I've lived for fifty years and I've never heard of such a shocking and shameful thing. Can you imagine it?"
"Moreover, the Qu family is utterly shameless. Their son has already gotten into such a mess, yet they don't take the initiative to break off the engagement. They still dream of marrying my daughter. I spit on them!"
"He should take a good look at himself in the mirror and see what kind of toad he is. Even if he was a scholar, his reputation is ruined now. He's short, ugly, and a homosexual. Our girl can't afford to be with such a lord!"
"If your Qu family has any sense of decency, you should hurry up and sign the annulment papers!"
The Qu family was so ashamed and furious after being scolded that they wanted to teach Zhang Mama and the others a lesson on the spot.
Granny Zhang was no pushover. With a wave of her hand, more than a dozen nannies rushed forward and beat more than a dozen servants of the Qu family to the ground, unable to move.
Everyone was stunned.
These were several elderly women, all with old bones, yet a group of young and strong people were beaten to a pulp.
The Qu family has truly lost face this time, so much so that it's impossible to recover.
The people of Jinling City even got to see the spectacle.
But Granny Zhang seemed determined not to give up until the engagement was called off.
The Qu family could no longer afford it, so they immediately signed the document and told Zhang Mama to take her people and get out of there.
Granny Zhang chuckled as she put away the annulment letter. "If your family had known better than to provoke us, would all this have happened?"
"But this isn't over yet, we'll see!"
After saying that, Granny Zhang arrogantly led her people away in a swagger.
In comparison, it seems as if the Qu family is the poor wretch who was bullied.
At this moment, Li Qingluo had already received the letter of annulment.
She put it away with satisfaction.
"They're quite sensible."
Otherwise, Xun-ge'er's life and innocence would be lost.
Duan Rongshi sat opposite Li Qingluo and had breakfast.
Seeing her mysteriously put away a piece of paper, I casually asked, "What made you so happy?"
Li Qinglu waved her hand, and Gu Qing hurriedly went downstairs.
Li Qingluo replied, "It's nothing serious, just the Qu family's letter of annulment."
But the joy on his face was impossible to hide.
Duan Rongshi put down his chopsticks and frowned: "When did the Qu family arrange a marriage between you? Who? Which son?"
Li Qingluo: "It's Qu Daoxun, the fourth son of the Qu family. The Qu family and the General's Mansion have been keeping things secret, so it's not surprising that Your Highness doesn't know."
"Moreover, it was during the first month of the lunar calendar, and my grandmother and I left the general's mansion. Even my grandmother and I only found out about this afterward."
If it weren't for the fact that the General's Mansion had spies, Li Qingluo probably wouldn't have known that her marriage had been betrayed by the Qu family and Li Chaojing until the day of her wedding, when the Qu family carried the bridal sedan chair to the Xiuli General's Mansion.
Fortunately, although it took a little effort to annul the engagement, it wasn't too troublesome.
Duan Rongshi turned his head to look at the cold electricity behind him.
The cold electricity shivered.
Oh no! Lately, we've been focusing mainly on the Pei family and the deposed crown prince. We haven't been keeping an eye on the Li family since His Highness and the young lady started getting close.
So who knew that the girl would be engaged to another man?
Moreover, both the Qu and Li families kept it very secret; they genuinely had never heard of it.
Leng Dian lowered his head, knowing that he would be punished when he returned.
Li Qingluo noticed the unusual atmosphere. "What's wrong? Is the food not to Your Highness's liking?"
Li Qingluo had no idea that this important person would say he hadn't had breakfast yet, so Li Qingluo told the kitchen to prepare some as soon as possible.
Fortunately, she didn't eat much in the morning, so there was still quite a bit left.
Duan Rongshi had lost his appetite for the food that had barely been eaten.
He looked at Li Qingluo, stood up and said, "Let's go, I said I would take you somewhere today."
But as soon as the two turned around, they saw Nangong Di.
Upon hearing that a distinguished person had arrived at the manor, Nangong Di immediately guessed the person's identity.
So I came here on a whim, wanting to see for myself what this legendary Yama, the God of Slaughter, really looks like.
If he is a Yama who inspires fear in all who hear of him, then why is he called a god?
But upon seeing his appearance, Nangong Di immediately understood.
Prince Su's appearance was indeed like that of a god, as if he were radiating holy light and compassion.
Moreover, the moment Nangong Di saw him, it was as if he had seen an old friend...
While Nangong Di was still in a daze, Li Qingluo stepped forward to Nangong Di's side and reminded him, "Master, this is His Highness Prince Su."
Nangong Di quickly bowed and said, "This humble subject, Nangong Di, greets Your Highness, Prince Su."
Duan Rongshi: "Nangong? This surname is quite rare in Daliang."
Nangong Di: "I am a citizen of the State of Chu."
Li Qingluo quickly explained, "Your Highness, this is my master."
Duan Rongshi simply nodded in a friendly manner, then strode out.
Nangong Di had no intention of going out with them.
At this moment, he suddenly caught up with Li Qingluo: "Luo'er, your teacher will accompany you today."
Li Qingluo was puzzled because Nangong Di was a very cold person.
Li Qingluo was quite surprised that he had come to the manor with her this time.
Why is she even going out with me today?
However, she didn't ask any further questions, assuming that Nangong Di was acting on her grandmother's instructions.
Li Qingluo only took Nangong Di and a Zheng nanny with her when she went out, leaving Que'er at the estate.
The group rode away from the village and arrived at a market in a town a couple of hours later.
Where is this?
It's quite remarkable that there's such a bustling town so close to Nanjing.
Granny Zheng: "Miss, this is Qingsong Town. It's not far from Qingsong Temple. You haven't been here before, have you?"
Li Qingluo was truly unaware that there was actually a Qingsong Town at the foot of Qingsong Temple.
She knew nothing about this in both her previous and current lives.
Granny Zheng: "Rumor has it that this place is the den of iniquity for those noble young men in Jinling!"
"All kinds of industries, including eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and prostitution, can be found here."
"Those young masters who are strictly disciplined at home often come here to relax when they have nothing to do. But this old servant has heard that there is a Lotus Sect stronghold here..."
Li Qinglu paused for a moment.
If there were also Lotus Sect strongholds here, and given that this place is neither too far nor too close to the imperial city and is a melting pot of all sorts of people, wouldn't it be a perfect place to spread their religion?
But if that were true, would the imperial court allow such a place to go unpunished and destroyed?
That's really strange.
Unless there are countless officials in the imperial court who are colluding with the Lotus Sect.
Soon, they arrived at their destination.
Diagonally in front, there is a very tall wooden building.
Li Qingluo looked up and counted; it was four and a half stories high.
Moreover, there were gardens and restaurants behind it, so it was clearly more than just a gambling den.
The building has a large sign that reads "Macau Palace Casino".
For a small town to have such a large-scale gambling den, its strength should not be underestimated.
I just don't know who owns it.
Moreover, it seems that this gambling den is the very place that Prince Su brought her here today.
When Li Qingluo looked up at Duan Rong, she noticed that he was wearing a white dragon mask.
Not only that, even Zhuiyu and Lengdian wore half of a pure black mask.
Li Qingluo touched her face, only then realizing that her outfit was indeed unnecessary...
With the help of Granny Zheng, Li Qinglu dismounted from her horse. Having just learned to ride, Li Qinglu had certainly suffered a lot along the way.
Right now, the insides of my legs are burning with pain.
I wonder if the skin has been rubbed raw.
However, she didn't utter a single complaint the whole way, not even a peep; she simply endured it all by herself.
Only now can she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Qinglu's legs were still a little weak when she dismounted.
Granny Zheng called out softly, "Miss? Are you alright?"
They had no idea that this was the first time Li Qingluo had ever ridden a horse for such a long time on her own, so it wasn't good at all.
Duan Rongshi noticed her unusual behavior and turned his gaze over as well.
A hint of concern involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
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