Chapter 235 The Liu family completely hates the fake heiress!
Liu Mian'er once said that the Jiang family used old secrets to blackmail Li Chaojing into giving them 500,000 taels of silver.
This secret must be related to the real cause of death of that Deputy General Jiang.
Li Qinglu instantly understood.
It must be this secret that will put the entire General's Mansion in such a dire situation, which is why Li Chaojing has changed his mind like this!
Whether the Qu family used the Qu family to poison the grandmother was for Li Qingluo's marriage, the Tianfeng Trading Company behind the grandmother, or both, is currently unknown.
But Li Chaojing suddenly became completely shameless and wanted to use this to drag his own mother to her death, which must have been for the sake of the 500,000 taels of silver.
Only my grandmother's Tianfeng Trading Company could possibly come up with so much money!
Li Chaojing has abandoned all humanity for money!
Li Qingluo hardened her heart, thinking of the suffering her grandmother had endured, and wished she could personally kill this beast.
But she knew that with her current strength, it would be difficult to easily bring down Li Chaojing.
Therefore, she must find more clues and weaknesses in Li Chaojing.
Taking a deep breath, Li Qingluo continued, "How did the Jiang family suddenly appear? They've been quiet all these years, so how come they suddenly know what secrets to use to blackmail us, and why are they asking for so much money?"
"Aren't they afraid that Li Chaojing might use some means to wipe out their entire family in a fit of anger?"
"Unless someone else is giving the Chiang family guidance and acting as their backer."
Granny Deng: "Uncle De found out that the Jiang family has actually been keeping a low profile all these years. Since the death of their Deputy General Jiang, although the Jiang family has received pensions and rewards from the court, no military officer or scholar from the family has ever entered the court to serve as an official."
"Therefore, they have gradually lost contact with officials throughout the court over the years."
"But just a month ago, around the tenth day after the Spring Festival, someone from the palace visited the Jiang family."
Li Qinglu frowned deeply: "The palace?"
Li Qinglu thought of one person: the Empress.
Is this matter related to the most supreme woman in the world?
Could this be the Empress's way of forcing Li Chaojing and the Prince Yun's Mansion to stand on the same side?
Last time, three generations of women from the Li family were invited to the Empress's palace. If Princess Xiyue hadn't come out and rescued Li Qingluo and the others, the Empress would have forced Lady Qu to express her willingness to accept Liu Qingzhu back and reconcile with the General's Mansion.
If it weren't for Uncle De, this news might never have been discovered.
Therefore, even Li Chaojing probably didn't know that someone from the palace had come out and contacted the Jiang family.
"Miss, what do we do now? Are we just going to wait for the master to shamelessly cling to the Prince Yun's mansion again?"
Li Qingluo's gaze turned cold: "Let Liu Er and Liu San continue to proceed according to plan."
Liu Qingzhu finally returned to Prince Yun's residence in high spirits.
She not only returned today, but also brought back a box of jewelry that the Qu family had given her.
“Zhu’er, what you’ve been through makes my heart ache. Just looking at the scars on your face makes my heart ache.”
“These are your old things. After you left, your mother went to your Ziwei Hall and sorted out a lot of them.”
“I originally intended to lock it up, but I kept this box around to remember you. But now it seems... the bond between us, mother and daughter, can never be broken in this lifetime.”
"Since that's the case, why should Mother keep these things? I'll return them all to you."
"Take everything in this box first. After your mother has taken stock of your other belongings, we'll find an opportunity to send them all to Prince Yun's residence."
Liu Qingzhu was so moved that she immediately buried her face in Qu's arms.
“Mother, in this world, you are still the one who loves me the most… I will never forget the great kindness you have shown me in this life.”
"I'll never be able to repay my mother's debt in this lifetime, sob sob..."
Li Kechuan watched this scene from the side and smiled with satisfaction.
He even teased Liu Qingzhu, "What about me? Doesn't your brother love you anymore?"
Liu Qingzhu wiped away her tears and smiled, "Yes, my brother is the best to me in the world!"
But as soon as she said this, Madam Qu showed a strange expression.
"Chuan'er, Zhu'er. From now on, you two should not see each other in private. If anything happens, Zhu'er, please write back more often, or let your mother come to see you, okay?"
Li Kechuan immediately understood what Qu meant.
His expression changed: "Mother! Do you believe those rumors outside? Zhu'er and I are innocent, we have nothing to fear!"
Qu stared at him with a complex expression. "Chuan'er, is that so? Are you really so innocent?"
Liu Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat.
Now that she knows Li Kechuan's true feelings for her, she feels uneasy about this matter and naturally cannot completely and calmly face Qu's words.
Li Kechuan was so angry that he couldn't speak.
After Liu Qingzhu left, Li Kechuan immediately went out again.
What kind of work are those two scoundrels, Liu Er and Liu San, doing?!
Wasn't the goal to have them harass Li Qingluo and make a big fuss about Li Qingluo killing Liu Suier?
How come the whole of Jinling City is now silent about this matter, but his affair with Zhu'er is getting bigger and bigger?
If things continue like this, how will Zhu'er survive in Prince Yun's mansion?
Li Kechuan arrived at the Liu family's house and smashed open the door.
"Liu Er, Liu San, get out here right now!"
When Liu Er and Liu San came running in a panic and opened the door, Li Kechuan immediately saw two large coffins crowded together in the narrow courtyard.
He thought of Liu Suier and was immediately jolted.
He recalled the days and nights Sui'er spent with him, her gentleness, thoughtfulness, and understanding; he remembered how she had been there for him through the low point of his broken leg, and her voice and smile...
Regardless of what she did, what her purpose was in approaching him, and the fact that she was carrying his child...
Li Kechuan felt a deep sorrow in his heart.
"Didn't I give you the money? Why haven't you buried the person yet?!"
Li Kechuan roared angrily at the Liu family, which terrified Liu Er and Liu San.
Several pairs of lifeless eyes immediately turned towards them from the courtyard.
Now, anyone in the family who hears about money goes crazy.
Because they were so poor they could barely afford to eat, and then yesterday the eldest son's family made a scene about how Li Qingluo had given his sister-in-law one hundred taels of silver.
That's a hundred taels!
One hundred taels of silver could be used to bury both Liu Jinzhi and Liu Suier.
One hundred taels could also be used to show Old Man Liu and Liu Da their broken legs.
That Liu Da actually went to the gambling den and lost all one hundred taels of silver!
Furthermore, even if Liu Jinzhi's married daughter were dead, her body shouldn't be under the care of the Liu family.
However, when the butcher's family heard that Liu Jinzhi had died a violent death, they refused to take Liu Jinzhi's body to their house no matter what.
They even threatened that if the Liu family pressured them, they would throw Liu Jinzhi's body into a mass grave to feed the wild dogs!
Old Liu, out of love for his daughter, insisted on keeping Liu Jinzhi to be buried with Liu Suier.
The body has been sitting there for several days now.
It even smelled a bit foul.
It's because we don't have money.
So after the incident involving the hundred taels of silver yesterday came to light, the eldest, second, and third wives were all extremely angry and got into a fight.
It nearly made Old Man Liu faint on the spot.
He pounded on the bed in the room, crying and cursing, but now that he had broken a leg and was seriously injured, no one in the Liu family paid any attention to him.
The people from the second and third households already disliked Liu Sui'er because she wasn't one of them and was a dissolute girl. They thought that since she was dead, she should be thrown away along with everyone else.
As a result, not only have they bought two coffins, but they also can't get any money from Prince Yun's mansion, and now they have two more disabled people.
The family is so poor they can't even afford to eat, and the children cry every day from hunger.
How can we live like this?
Therefore, Liu Er and Liu San would never dare to repeat the mistake of having held silver but losing it.
I'm afraid everyone in the family will go crazy and start fighting again, which will inevitably lead to someone dying.
Liu Er tearfully complained, "Young Master, our...our silver was all stolen after we left Fumanlou that day."
"Not only were we robbed, but we were also beaten up. It still hurts, ouch—"
The injuries on Liu Er and Liu San were indeed mostly inflicted by Li Qingluo.
However, they dared not reveal Li Qingluo's identity.
They wanted their family to leave Nanjing as planned, so they said they were blindfolded and didn't see who hit them or who stole their money.
Upon hearing that things were so outrageous, Li Kechuan was so angry that he scolded Liu Er and Liu San again.
He threw another bag of silver from his person: "Bury the person right now! If I find out you're delaying this again, see how I deal with you!"
Liu Er and Liu San picked up the silver bag and readily agreed.
Li Kechuan glanced at the courtyard and said in a cold voice, "Go and lure Li Qingluo out for me!"
Liu Er and Liu San looked at each other, seemingly in a dilemma.
"We? This...Young Master, aren't you living in the same house as that girl Li Qingluo? Why do you need us to do this?"
"Yes, young master, and you think too highly of us..."
Li Kechuan: "Can't you think about Zhu'er for once? You're her own uncles!"
"Also, that wretched girl Li Qingluo has disappeared. Even if I wanted to deal with her, I couldn't find her."
"You should know this. Everything Zhu'er is going through now is inseparable from Li Qingluo! If it weren't for her, Zhu'er wouldn't be having such a hard time."
Liu Er sneered inwardly: Is Liu Qingzhu having a hard time? Is she having a hard time as much as the entire Liu family?
Has she given this family a single penny since she came back?
Back then, her mother risked her life to exchange her for a general's mansion, hoping that one day she could lead the entire Liu family to prosperity. And how did she do it?
Not only did she despise their family, but she also wanted to sever all ties with them. After entering the Prince Yun's mansion, she ignored the entire household, displaying extreme indifference and selfishness.
Is she having a hard time?
At least she can eat well and drink well in Prince Yun's mansion, and she can wear warm clothes and sleep well, while these people at home...?
Especially her younger brother Liu Yuanbao, Liu Qingzhu's own brother, how hungry he's been lately?
After Sui'er and Jinzhi died, all they wanted to do was tell her and ask for some funeral expenses. If she hadn't ignored them so much, or even let the Prince Yun's mansion bully and drive them away, perhaps they wouldn't hate her so much.
But now, the person Liu Er and Liu San hate the most is Liu Qingzhu!
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