Chapter 14: Was the Fake Death Discovered?
Finally, she said those words!
Regardless of whether Li Qingzhu faked her death or not, even if she really did commit suicide, what does it have to do with Li Qingluo?
Was it Li Qinglu who killed her?
Was it Li Qinglu who personally committed suicide?
She, Li Qingluo, has never sought death in all these years, so why should she pay with her life for Li Qingzhu's treacherous schemes?
At this moment, all the grievances and resentment in her heart turned red in Li Qingluo's eyes.
She stared intently at Li Kechuan, her composure making him seem like a violent madman.
Li Kechuan's veins were bulging, as if he were about to explode.
"you--!!"
Madam Pei slapped Li Kechuan hard across the face.
"You beast! Get out of my way!"
Madam Pei had practiced martial arts since childhood, and even though she was old, this slap was enough for Li Kechuan to bear.
Blood quickly seeped from the corner of his mouth, and Li Kechuan stared in astonishment at the sight of it.
Madam Pei glared at him, furious and exasperated: "Her suicide is her own business! What does it have to do with your sister?! If you're going to pin that bastard's death on Luo'er, are you going to pin it on me too?!"
"If I hadn't found out about that bastard's background, if I hadn't brought Luo'er back and brought her home today, wouldn't your precious little sister have taken her own life?!"
"If she wants to die, it's her own stupidity. But if you're going to use this as an excuse to drag innocent people into it, you might as well hate me too!"
"Anyway, your whole family has its share of people who hate me."
Madam Pei gave a cold snort, pulled Li Qingluo around, and said, "Let's go!"
Li Chaojing seemed to come to his senses and quickly followed: "Mother! Mother, Chuan'er didn't mean that. He was just overwhelmed with anger and grief, which is why he did that."
Madam Pei said with annoyance, "Don't follow me! I don't want to see you again today."
Li Chaojing could only watch as Madam Pei led Li Qingluo and the others resolutely left the place.
Li Qingzhu died, and the entire general's mansion was filled with mournful cries.
Madam Pei, who lived in Jingci Hall, was annoyed and irritated by what she heard.
She told Zhang Mama to go out and give a message: if anyone wants to cry, they should go somewhere far away to cry, or they will all be punished according to family law!
Soon, the surroundings finally became completely quiet.
Madam Pei asked Zhang Mama, "What is Luo'er doing?"
Granny Zhang: "The young lady is quite composed; she's still practicing calligraphy in her room."
Madam Pei nodded: "This girl pretended to be honest with you at first, but actually she had her own little schemes in her heart."
"However, I can't blame her for acting this way. If I hadn't come back with her today, wouldn't she have been devoured by everyone in this manor?"
Granny Zhang sighed, "Madam, the general and the others are too muddle-headed. That... that Miss Zhu'er, although she was raised by your side since childhood and you do have feelings for her, she has been spoiled too much without any rules."
"To dare to commit such a resolute act as self-immolation, especially today... Isn't this just making everyone outside think that our girl came back and drove her to her death?"
"And you, Madam, are also unjustly burdened with the reputation of driving your granddaughter to her death."
Madam Pei: "I'm old. Even if I have this reputation, so what? But Luo'er is only sixteen. If the reputation of her forcing her sister to her death gets out, how can she have a good life for the rest of her days?"
"However, I remember that the Zhuang family of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion seemed to have arranged a marriage with the Li family?"
Granny Zhang said she didn't know either and would have to go and find out.
Madam Pei thought of Li Qingluo again and sighed, "That girl, it's as if she knew this day would come. She accepted her parents' and brothers' cold attitude so calmly."
"What do you think she's really thinking?"
Even Granny Zhang can no longer see through Li Qingluo.
At first, she thought the girl was really naive and simple-minded.
Now, however, I feel more and more that she is not simple-minded at all.
It's a classic case of playing dumb to fool the enemy!
Just then, a nanny hurriedly returned from outside.
"Madam, I have an urgent matter to report!"
This Granny Deng was the one whom Old Madam Pei had sent back to keep an eye on the General's Mansion.
Could it be that there is something unusual or suspicious about Li Qingzhu's self-immolation?
Madam Pei's brow twitched violently, and she ordered Zhang Mama to fetch Li Qingluo.
When Li Qingluo saw Zhang Mama, she calmly tidied up her desk before going to Madam Pei's room.
"grandmother."
Li Qinglu greeted them, and Old Madam Pei told her to sit down quickly.
Then, Granny Deng, who was waiting on the side, quickly explained: "Right after the General's Mansion caught fire, I happened to be hiding nearby, so I saw with my own eyes that a maid wearing a veil and covering her face with a fan left the General's Mansion under the cover of several guards at the back gate."
"I thought to myself, this is so strange. What kind of maid is this, and why are there guards? What are they doing? Their sneaky movements, and the fact that they ran away when the house caught fire, suggests that this matter is definitely not simple!"
"So, this servant quickly followed. Madam, where do you think this servant followed?"
Madam Pei lost her patience: "Guess what? Just tell me!"
Granny Deng didn't dare to beat around the bush any longer and quickly continued, "It's a house on the banks of the Qinhuai River!"
“This servant has not been to Jinling for many years, so I do not know which family owns that house. However, after that maid went in, she never came out again.”
"I was almost discovered, so I had to go around in circles before I dared to come back!"
Madam Pei waved her hand, dismissing Granny Deng.
However, she was warned that this matter must not be known to a fifth person.
With no one else in the room, Old Madam Pei looked anxiously at Li Qingluo, who had been sitting quietly to the side: "Do you know something, Luo'er?"
Li Qingluo: "Grandmother, I only guessed that there might be some unexpected things waiting for me. It's just that my prediction came true."
Madam Pei knew that she was not telling the truth.
Clearly, she was hiding something from him.
Madam Pei gritted her teeth in anger: "Are you really going to keep this from your grandmother? Your grandmother helped you, and this is how you repay me?"
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