Chapter 427 The Lotus Sect Leader's Identity is Completely Exposed!
Madam Pei looked at Li Qingluo with a puzzled expression in her eyes.
Isn't Alan Jinhua's apprentice?
Why are you here to see Luo'er so early in the morning?
Li Qingluo comforted Madam Pei, "Grandmother, don't worry, it's nothing serious."
"Then Luo'er will go ahead and get busy?"
"Grandmother, after I finish what I'm doing, I'll have a proper meal with you, okay?"
She clung to Madam Pei's neck, reluctant to part.
Madam Pei gently hugged her arm back: "Alright, Grandmother will wait for you. Be careful in everything, go ahead."
After Li Qingluo left, turning back every few steps, Madam Pei finally let out a soft sigh.
Granny Zhang came over and asked, "Madam, what's wrong? You look so worried."
"The young lady is always sensible in her actions. Don't you trust her?"
Madam Pei: "I can't worry about her now."
"And we can't interfere in her affairs."
"But for some reason today... I feel a strange emptiness inside."
"Old Zhang, I hope nothing bad has happened."
Granny Zhang: "What could possibly happen? Isn't His Highness Prince Su here?"
Madam Pei snorted, "All men are equally corrupt. They are all the most useless."
"Let those 'killers' and our own people keep a close eye on Luo'er. Go ahead and make the arrangements."
Granny Zhang: "Yes."
After Zhang Mama left, Madam Pei saw that Li Qingluo's bowl was still piled with food, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
She summoned Luo Fan: "What exactly happened to Luo'er's health? Do you have any clues?"
"I think your title of 'miracle doctor' is just a hollow name. What kind of lousy miracle doctor can't even figure out this simple thing?"
Luo Fan, who had been scolded, could only smile awkwardly: "Xiuzhen, don't be angry. I haven't slept much these past few days, I've just been thinking about Luo'er."
"You said this child used to fall into a deep sleep and not wake up after drinking alcohol?"
"Even now, without drinking, this happens frequently. It doesn't really seem like an illness, it's more like..."
Madam Pei suddenly became nervous: "What does it look like?"
Luo Fan stared at her: "It's like she's lost her soul."
Li Qinglu saw Alan in the front hall and nodded to her: "Miss Alan, you've arrived."
Alan handed the brocade box in his arms to Li Qingluo: "Princess Yaoguang, this is the first antidote that Master made again."
"Simply throw it into the Pei family's well, and after seven hours, each of the poisoned individuals will drink a bowl of well water, and their symptoms will subside."
"It will take forty-nine days and seven doses of the antidote before the poison is completely eliminated."
"After today, Master will make the remaining six antidotes one by one and send them to the county princess."
"But, Master, have you considered that matter, Princess?"
If I haven't thought this through, should I take the antidote back?
Li Qingluo has already gone this far.
How could there possibly be a way back?
"Don't worry, Sect Leader Jinhua."
"I will obey whatever she asks me to do."
After receiving the antidote, Li Qingluo saw Alan off and then left with all the remaining members of the mansion who were known as "Killers".
Li Jingchuan of Qingzhu Garden was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
"What is Luo'er doing? Why is there such a commotion?"
He looked at the attendant behind him who had just found him: "Go up and take a look."
The attendant was the same blacksmith's apprentice from before, named Iron Hammer.
Iron Hammer then went to the street.
After going out into the street, apart from Kill One and Kill Three who stayed with him, the rest of the killers disappeared into the street in the blink of an eye.
Li Qingluo then went to the teahouse from yesterday.
The Crown Prince has indeed dug up the ruins of Chunyanlou.
As a result, the remains of several people who had died in the dungeon of Chunyanlou were indeed unearthed.
However, it doesn't have to be Zongzheng Yu'er.
The people who had come to see the spectacle early in the morning were all stunned.
If the Crown Prince hadn't immediately surrounded the area, everyone would probably have crowded around to get a better look.
Li Qingluo leaned against the window, waiting for Pei Jingzhe to come and see her.
When Pei Jingzhe rushed over, his face looked haggard, as if he hadn't slept all night.
Compared to Li Qingluo, who had also stayed up all night, he seemed to have been possessed.
"I have done what you asked me to do."
"Minister of Justice Zhang Yi went to the Duke's Mansion early this morning."
“We did not rebury the dungeon that your people dug up.”
“I personally reported it to the authorities last night.”
“My father’s life, the lives of my uncles… I’m afraid we can’t save them.”
"Li Qingluo, are you satisfied now?"
Li Qingluo asked him, "And what about you? Are you satisfied, Prince Pei?"
Pei Jingzhe looked pained: "What else do you want me to do!?"
"Are we, the Pei family, so unforgivable?"
"If it weren't for the imperial power forcing our Pei family to this state, my grandfather wouldn't have done such foolish things!"
"I know that our Pei family has committed many sins, which is why we are suffering such retribution today!"
"But... can't we offset each other's merits and demerits?"
"We preserved the Duan family's dynasty, but how many people did the Duan family kill with their hands stained with blood?"
"But in the end, we live like ghosts, never to be able to lift our heads again for all eternity?"
Li Qingluo: "The merits and demerits of your Pei family will be judged by history."
"As a woman, I have no right to decide the fate of your family."
"However, I will not break my promise to you."
"Here is the first antidote. Take it."
"Don't forget to send a bowl of antidote to your cousin, Minister Pei!"
After saying that, Li Qingluo said no more and strode away.
The matter with the Pei family is settled.
Next, it's the Crown Prince's turn.
Suddenly, a storm arose outside, with rolling dark clouds approaching from the horizon.
Li Qingluo unbuttoned her outer garment, revealing the white dress underneath.
Wearing a veil, she and Sha Yi and Sha San disappeared into the alley at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.
On the west city wall.
The guards were secretly replaced after their shift last night.
The people on the entire city wall now are all followers of the Lotus Sect.
Not only that, but there was also a hostage figure tied to a wooden stake on the city wall.
When the guards hurriedly reported to the Crown Prince, who was still staying at a restaurant near the Spring Banquet Pavilion, the Crown Prince was still suffering from a hangover.
The headache was so severe that his skull felt like it was about to crack.
He kicked the incompetent imperial physician aside and then, in a frenzy, smashed everything in the room to the ground.
"They're all good-for-nothings! Useless!"
"My head is about to split open—"
"it hurts--"
A group of imperial physicians knelt on the ground, trembling, and could only report through their pain, "Your Highness, it looks like you've been poisoned."
"Yes, Your Highness, you are so angry that you are about to lose your composure. If you do not calm your mind soon, the poison will take the opportunity to invade your heart meridian."
"Your Highness, you must calm down."
Duan Rongyin drew his sword and roared maniacally, "Calm down! How can you expect me to calm down?!"
"I didn't close my eyes all night."
"My eyes are about to explode along with my head."
"You bunch of good-for-nothings, the court is just wasting its salaries by supporting you!"
"If that's the case, then you might as well all die!"
The imperial physicians screamed in terror and lay on the ground begging for mercy.
Just then, the guards burst in.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened—"
"The Crown Princess... Her Highness has been kidnapped by the Lotus Sect and tied to the city gate."
"Your Highness, you must hurry over there... hurry over there to save the Empress!"
The sword in Duan Rongyin's hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"What did you say?"
"Miao Yu...no!"
Duan Rongyin disregarded the present and rushed out.
When the crown prince rode his horse to the west gate, the area below the gate was already packed with onlookers.
"Get out of the way!"
"Make way, everyone!"
The prince brandished his whip and fought his way through the enemy lines.
He paid no heed to the cries of the people and could only look anxiously toward the city gate.
"Crown Princess, don't be afraid—"
"I've come to save you!"
The Crown Princess shook her head, looking haggard. Her mouth was stuffed with a cloth, so she could only make muffled sounds.
Her usually meticulously styled hair was now disheveled and floating across her face.
His clothes also became wrinkled and crumpled.
In her entire life, Su Miaoyu had never been so miserable.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Crown Prince was heartbroken.
Only then did he realize that the Crown Princess was the most important woman in his heart.
She was his legal wife and the mother of his children.
She was the only one who could walk hand in hand with him to the end and overlook the world.
"Miaoyu, I can never lose you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a white figure emerged from behind the Crown Princess.
"And what about me, Brother Crown Prince?"
Zongzheng Yu'er slowly removed the veil from her face.
"Crown Prince, have you forgotten all the vows you made to Yu'er?"
The moment Zongzheng Yu'er was seen, the entire city erupted in uproar.
"Good heavens, what is Princess Qinyu doing here?"
"Exactly, weren't the people on the city walls supposed to be from the Lotus Sect?"
"Could it be that Princess Qinyu has also been kidnapped?"
"Look, everyone! Doesn't Princess Qinyu look like the Lotus Goddess from yesterday?"
"It's her!"
"She was holding a lotus flower in her hands; who else could it be but her?"
"Princess Qinyu is the leader of the Lotus Sect, the Lotus Goddess!"
This sentence spread from one end of the street to the other in an instant.
The news spread throughout the entire capital city of Jinling in an instant.
From then on, who in the world did not know?
That princess who was supposed to be a symbol of peace between the two countries, Princess Qinyu who was respected and loved by everyone, was actually the leader of a cult!
This news was simply unbelievable to everyone.
But the facts are right before our eyes, leaving no room for disbelief.
"etc!"
"It was Princess Qinyu who kidnapped the Crown Princess!"
What exactly is she trying to do?
Someone in the crowd voiced the question.
The prince's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He gritted his teeth, filled with rage.
"Zongzheng Yu'er—!"
"It was you!"
"The people of our Great Liang loved and respected you so much, yet you have lost all conscience and founded the Lotus Cult, causing the deaths of so many innocent lives!"
"I, Duan Rongyin, will surely act on behalf of Heaven today and personally kill you!"
As he spoke, the prince drew his sword, ready to actually attack.
Zongzheng Yu'er pulled out a dagger and brandished it at the Crown Princess's neck.
“If you take another step forward, I will personally slit your Crown Princess’s throat.”
Duan Rongyin: "No—!"
He reached out and called out urgently.
"Zongzheng Yu'er, why don't you pull back from the brink and release the Crown Princess!"
"Are you determined to keep making the same mistake over and over again?"
"What exactly do you want to do? You'd better think this through!"
Seeing how much Duan Rongyin cared for the Crown Princess, Zongzheng Yu'er felt a deep sense of desolation.
He really was lying to her all along, wasn't he?
Zongzheng Yu'er originally thought that she was the irreplaceable one.
She's a time-traveling woman!
She should be the leading lady of this world!
Shouldn't Duan Rongyin be devoted to loving only her?
Shouldn't he be infatuated with her and completely infatuated?
Even if he killed Su Miaoyu, it would be a trivial matter to Duan Rongyin.
The person he truly can't live without is himself.
But now, he shows deep affection for Su Miaoyu.
I am a complete joke.
A complete fool who was manipulated by Duan Rongyin!
Zongzheng Yu'er laughed loudly twice.
With tears streaming down her face, she said fiercely again, "Duan Rongyin, why don't you... tell the world all the good deeds you've done?"
"In that case, I will consider sparing your life as the Crown Princess."
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