Chapter 100 Luo'er didn't die; she was saved by Prince Su.
Her face paled, and she realized that he had intentionally spared her.
She immediately knelt down: "This humble woman thanks Your Highness Prince Su for showing mercy!"
Duan Rongshi stared at her with a complex expression, his murderous aura still barely concealed: "Do you know what you just did?"
Li Qingluo: "This humble woman intervened...and released the Lotus Sect's leader."
Duan Rongshi: "He is no ordinary Lotus Sect leader! He is the head of the Lotus Sect's Four Protectors—"
Li Qingluo: "He is also Zheng Lingzhou, the legitimate son of General Zheng's family who was lucky enough to survive eighteen years ago!"
Duan Rongshi's expression changed slightly: "What did you say?"
When Zheng Lingzhou told the story of Aunt Zheng, he mentioned that their family was once a third-rank general's mansion. Later, they were innocently implicated in a bloody case involving the tragic death of a palace concubine, which led to the confiscation of their entire family's property.
After Li Qing returned, he inquired about what major events had occurred in the palace eighteen years ago.
Granny Deng said that a bizarre and shocking case did indeed occur in the palace that year!
It is said that one spring day that year, several concubines died overnight.
Among them was Consort Yue, the mother of King Su and a princess from Qi who was sent to marry a foreign ruler.
As for the details, all that is known is that it is related to witchcraft, and nothing else can be found out.
The secrets of the imperial palace sealed away all the past events.
Anyone who dares to mention the past has vanished without a trace, their fate unknown.
Li Qingluo only made a bold guess, but perhaps the Zheng family case was really related to the death of the Prince Su's mother?
At this moment, she was also terrified.
How could she not be afraid of Prince Su, who was rumored to have committed numerous murders?
But no matter how scared she was, she was determined to give it a try.
When she and Zheng Lingzhou emerged from the cave, she never expected to encounter Prince Su's ambush there.
Zheng Lingzhou's men were almost all killed.
If Zheng Lingzhou hadn't gone to find Li Qingluo, he wouldn't have encountered these things, so Li Qingluo didn't want him to die here as well.
The air fell into a deathly silence...
Duan Rongshi remained silent.
Li Qinglu remained kneeling on the ground.
When Zhuiyu and Lengdian returned, their faces were extremely grim: "Your Highness, we two have failed in our duty and he has escaped!"
Duan Rongshi: "No need to chase them. Let's go back to the city!"
Li Qing was covered in sweat, and only then did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Prince Su did not glance at her again throughout the entire journey.
Li Qinglu thought to herself: As long as I can keep my life, that's all that matters.
On the way down the mountain, Li Qingluo could not see the road and fell hard several times.
Zhuiyu and Lengdian had already secretly watched her several times.
Your Highness, are you really not going to care about the Second Miss?
Look how pitiful the second daughter is, she probably can't walk anymore, right?
However, she didn't utter a sound, which is quite rare compared to those pampered noble ladies.
The prince rode ahead on his horse, while the second young lady struggled to keep up. Even when she fell, the prince didn't look back even once.
Tsk tsk, they really don't care whether the cook lives or dies.
Just as Li Qingluo nearly tripped and fell flat on her face again, Zhuiyu swiftly stepped forward and caught her.
"Second Miss, be careful!"
Li Qingluo sighed, "Thank you, Brother Guard..."
She wasn't making frequent mistakes on purpose tonight; it's just that the wound on her leg reopened, and the blood seemed to have soaked her shoes and socks, which is why she kept slipping and falling...
Why is there such a strong smell of blood?
Leng Dian stepped forward and said something indifferently.
Duan Rongshi suddenly turned his horse around, lowered his head and looked intently at Li Qingluo's skirt, which was already stained black with blood.
His eyes turned icy cold: "When were you injured?"
Li Qingluo: "No, it's alright, let's continue on our way."
She wanted to get back to the mansion as soon as possible, afraid that her grandmother would worry and fret if she heard the news of her falling off the cliff.
Duan Rongshi retorted, "Do you think that if we return to the city now, we can still come and go as we please?"
The city gates had long been closed and locked; it was well past curfew.
Li Qingluo's face turned slightly pale before she leaned on the stone and sat down.
Duan Rongshi looked around and his gaze fell on a relatively flat and wide area.
"We'll rest here for the night and return to the city tomorrow."
Zhuiyu and Lengdian exchanged another glance in secret.
Your Highness, what are you saying?
With you here, at your command, wouldn't the city gates, which were closed at any time, be opened for you?
When have you ever cared about curfews?
They were clearly just worried about the second young lady not being able to walk, weren't they?
Ah, Your Highness.
The two understood each other without showing it on their faces, but they were both secretly delighted and ran off to gather firewood.
Once the fire was lit, Zhuiyu and Lengdian hurriedly went into the woods to gather branches and decided to temporarily build a shelter from the wind.
Li Qing sat by the fire for a while before she felt warm again.
She rubbed her hands together and looked up at the sky.
It's almost winter, and it's really cold.
She hadn't eaten all day and was now both cold and hungry.
However, she still mustered up her courage and asked, "Your Highness Prince Su, is there any way you can inform my grandmother that I am safe and sound?"
Originally, Li Qingluo had left herself a way out.
The reason I had Granny Deng leave that symbol at the teahouse was so that my grandmother could mobilize manpower so that Li Qingluo could return to Jinling smoothly if necessary.
However, her encounter with Prince Su disrupted Li Qingluo's plans.
But this is for the best. It won't alert Grandmother, and the General's Mansion won't suspect her of this matter.
So Li Qingluo simply had Prince Su send a message and instructed Granny Deng to stop trying to contact her grandmother.
But if she were to suddenly hear the news of her falling off the cliff, her grandmother would surely be extremely anxious if she returned the next day.
I wonder if Que'er and Granny Deng went back to the General's Mansion with them.
Duan Rongshi sat cross-legged opposite Li Qingluo.
He had been resting with his eyes closed, but when he heard her words, he opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the hem of her skirt.
Why don't you worry about yourself first?
As he spoke, he coldly pulled a bottle of medicine from his pocket and tossed it over.
"Apply it."
Li Qingluo held the small medicine bottle, thinking to herself: This person is really cold on the outside but soft on the inside. He is completely different from the rumors.
Could it be that the people of Daliang have some misunderstanding about him?
Citizens of Liang: Bullshit!! You haven't seen his true colors yet!!
Li Qingluo quickly turned around after receiving the medicine, then laboriously tore off another piece of her skirt and removed the bandage from her wound.
The open wound naturally caused her to grimace in pain.
Sweat streamed down Li Qingluo's forehead.
But she gritted her teeth and managed to apply the medicine after only groaning a few times.
Just as I was about to bandage it again, a dark shadow suddenly loomed over my eyes.
Before Li Qingluo could react, Prince Su had already squatted down and reached out to grasp her slender calf.
Li Qinglu panicked and tried to dodge and shrink back, but Duan Rongshi grabbed her tightly.
"Your Highness, you mustn't! How could I, a humble woman, dare to defile Your Highness's eyes and hands..."
"Don't move! Otherwise, I won't help you deliver messages anymore."
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