Chapter 92 Luo'er is tied up, but Zhu'er is not dead?
Madam Pei gave a cold laugh. She stared at Madam Qu as if she were a dead person, without any emotion.
"You are not worthy to be Luo'er's mother at all!"
Even though Madam Pei still had to save face for her, she didn't care anymore.
In front of a room full of servants, every word he uttered struck Qu's heart.
"She was never breastfed by you after she was born! She was never held by you once! She was never loved by you!"
"You raised the child of the wicked woman who separated you from your own flesh and blood for over a decade, and in the end you even thanked God for bestowing upon you such a lovely daughter. But you never considered that even without that wicked woman's switch, you would still have such a lovely and beautiful child as Luo'er!"
"Luo'er could have grown up in the General's Mansion, with loving parents and protective brothers, but her identity was switched, and she had to live a life in the mountains as a bastard child."
"At the age of four, I was already standing on the stove, cooking for the whole family!"
“In the dead of winter, a little girl had to drag a basket bigger than her body to the river to wash clothes. Her hands were covered with frostbite and scabs. I went to great lengths to get the medicine, but it still left marks!”
"Before dawn, we had to go out to gather pig feed and feed the poultry. After the whole family had gone to sleep, we still had to chop wood and carry water."
"He works in the fields more than the men in the Liu family, and he's more capable than any animal!"
"The kind of life she lives is beyond your imagination!"
"She is your and Li Chaojing's biological daughter, your own flesh and blood!! Are your hearts made of iron, without feeling any heartache at all?"
"This was the life that little bastard Li Qingzhu was meant to live. She enjoyed nothing but wealth and luxury in the General's Mansion, with the best of everything in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities. She replaced Luo'er's life, Luo'er's life!"
“You help raise other people’s children, but your children suffer in other people’s homes, and in the end you still resent her and hate her for coming back!”
"I'm making this clear right now! Li Qingzhu is not dead at all!"
"To tell you the truth, two days after returning home, I discovered the suspicious nature of her self-immolation and faking her death!"
"As for why she did such a thing, you can investigate it yourself!"
"If Luo'er cannot be found, or if even a single hair on her head is harmed, I think this entire General's Mansion has no reason to exist!"
After speaking, Madam Pei turned and strode away.
When she turned around and saw Li Kechuan sitting in a wheelchair, who had been there for who knows how long, her sharp eyes instantly filled with mockery.
"It is a misfortune for the Li family to have such an arrogant and incredibly stupid eldest son as you!"
Shaking her head, Madam Pei didn't look at anyone again and led everyone back to Jingci Hall.
When Lou Shi, along with Huan Jie'er and Cui'er, saw this scene, they quickly followed and left.
Li Kechuan's face turned deathly pale.
He clenched his fists, which trembled slightly.
But the only question she could ask was, "Mother, is what Grandmother said true?"
Qu's expression was blank and dazed, and she didn't even know which question he was asking.
"Luo'er was tied up... Zhu'er isn't dead?"
Li Kechuan's chest heaved violently: "What does it matter if Li Qingluo really died outside? Does Mother really feel heartbroken about what Grandmother is saying?"
"Could it be that what Grandmother said is true?"
"Have you forgotten that the Liu family sent a message through someone, saying that they have never mistreated Li Qingluo for a single day!"
As if grasping at a straw, Madam Qu exclaimed, "Yes! Didn't they say they'd never mistreated her? So, that might not be true..."
"She...she's been kidnapped, we'll ransom her...it's...it's alright!"
"Someone, quickly go and fetch the master back! Go now!"
Li Kechuan slowly loosened his grip.
He stared at Madam Qu and asked again, "Mother, Grandmother said that Zhu'er's self-immolation was a staged death... This matter must be true!"
He firmly believed that he had seen Li Qingzhu that day.
Madam Qu also came to her senses, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes: "Chuan'er! Today, Mother feels as if she really saw Zhu'er!"
Liu Sui'er, who was watching this scene quietly from behind, sneered inwardly.
This mother and son are truly heartless.
What kind of drug did Li Qingzhu give them?
They were so easily swayed by hearsay that even the old lady spoke so truthfully, they didn't believe a single word about their sister's suffering.
However, the news that Li Qingzhu was not dead was firmly kept under wraps.
Li Qingzhu is their destiny, isn't she?
But little did they know that the hardships their elder sister endured in their Liu family were only a fraction of what the old lady described…
Tears streamed silently down Liu Sui'er's face.
Sister, I hope you're alright...
After Li Chaojing was brought back to his residence, he naturally flew into a rage.
"What is it that you had to call me back? First it was Mother, and now it's you! Do you even know that I'm hosting a banquet for the second son of the Cui family today?"
“Cui, the registrar, is about to be promoted again. If I don’t get closer to them soon, what if Chuan’er’s marriage…”
Madam Qu rubbed her temples wearily: "It's Luo'er. This girl, I don't know how, was kidnapped by the Lotus Sect!"
Li Chaojing was stunned.
"What did you say?"
His anger instantly dissipated, and he immediately went to Qu's side, glaring at her and demanding that she explain herself.
Madam Qu took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes: "Husband, this is what happened..."
After Qu finished speaking, her voice choked with sobs, she naturally cleared herself of any wrongdoing: "I spent the whole day looking for Zhu'er, how was I supposed to know that Luo'er would run off to the teahouse to wait for me!"
"If she had stayed obediently at Wangchun Tower, wouldn't she have been found and brought home long ago?"
"However, Mother says that Pearl is really not dead! Husband, do you think this is true?"
Qu looked up, expecting a touch of tenderness or comfort from Li Chaojing, but instead, she was met with a face full of anger and fury.
Lady Qu was terrified: "Husband... what's wrong with you?"
Li Chaojing raised his hand and gestured towards the Qu family.
Qu flinched; half her face was still swollen from being covered with a cold compress, and she almost got slapped again!
Li Chaojing's hands trembled, but he clenched his fist and then slammed it down.
"You, you! Hey! Do you even know what the Lotus Sect is? Even at a time like this, you're still spouting 'jewel, jewel' all the time!"
"Don't you understand what happened last time?"
"Even if she didn't die, wouldn't the fact that Chuan'er's leg was broken further prove that she was involved?"
"You're still completely obsessed with her!! Now it's your own daughter, your own flesh and blood, that's happened to you, don't you understand?"
Qu's mind didn't quite grasp it.
Tears kept falling. "Husband, I really don't know... If Zhu'er is still alive, how could she be related to Chuan'er's broken leg? If she really is alive, how could she be so heartless as not to come back to see us? So she must have been framed and couldn't get away with it herself..."
Li Chaojing could no longer hold back. He turned around and grabbed Qu Shi: "Are you stupid?! That Li Qingzhu is a menace, don't you understand?!"
"You and Chuan'er are both under her spell!!"
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