Chapter 258 A father who has lost his mind, a mother whose head has been smashed!
elder sister?
Li Qinglu felt as if thunder was rolling in the sky and dared not respond to the sound.
This time it was her turn to go in and squat down in front of Li Chaojing.
She reached out and grabbed him, glaring fiercely at her father, who had a weathered face but now acted like a child, and gave a cold snort.
"Listen, I don't care if you're pretending to escape reality or if you're really crazy, I really want to kill you!"
"Even though you're my father, what good things have you ever done for me?"
"Have you ever been truly sincere towards your mother?"
"Now you've caused Grandmother such grief; you deserve to die a thousand deaths for this!"
"Don't think that just because you've escaped this time, I'll let you off the hook next time."
"Li Chaojing, I'll be keeping an eye on you."
"If you ever accidentally reveal your true colors again, I will fight you to the death, even if I am covered in sins!"
After saying that, Li Qingluo pushed Li Chaojing hard.
Li Chaojing fell to the ground in terror.
"Who...who are you? Why can't I understand what you're saying?"
"You may be very good-looking, but you are not a good person."
"Waaah... I want my mother—my mother!!"
"Waaah, this older sister is going to kill someone! She's going to kill someone—"
Li Chaojing sat on the ground, thrashing about and shouting.
Li Qingluo still stared at him coldly, and only stood up when she saw that he really didn't seem to be faking it.
"Guards, bring in the General's wife and the Li family's servants. As for the Qu family, not a single one is allowed to enter!"
Guard: "Yes, young lady."
Before long, with the help of Granny Chang, Madam Qu rushed into the courtyard with ten servants.
She spotted Li Qingluo at a glance and called out, "Luo'er!"
Li Qingluo turned to look at her, but did not respond.
Qu's eyes reddened.
"Luo'er..." She rushed towards Li Qingluo and grabbed her arms: "Luo'er, are you still blaming your mother?"
"I know your grandmother's situation has upset you. Fortunately, your mother-in-law is healthy and doing well now, isn't she?"
"We're all family. When are you and your grandmother coming home?"
Li Qingluo expressionlessly brushed her hands away.
"No, my grandmother and I will never go back to that general's mansion."
"From now on, General Xiuli's mansion will be our home."
Madam Qu looked puzzled: "What...what do you mean? Luo'er, you are the eldest daughter of our General's Mansion! Don't you even want that status anymore?"
"Are you still bothered by Zhu'er's matter? Although Zhu'er has resumed contact with the General's Mansion, she has been removed from the family genealogy and no longer bears the surname Li. She can't take advantage of you in any way..."
Li Qingluo: "Enough!"
She frowned and looked at Madam Qu: "You're being presumptuous. My grandmother and I won't go back because we've seen through your selfishness and cruelty, and we loathe that family. It has little to do with anything else."
Qu seemed unable to tolerate Li Qingluo's way of speaking.
"I am your mother! Why don't you listen to me and always listen to your grandmother?!"
Li Qingluo: "Because my grandmother truly loves me, cares for me, and protects me! She only has me in her heart, and she would never marry me off to a short man from the Qu family!"
"Did you understand?"
In her panic, Madam Qu again downplayed the issue: "You, do you really care so much about Xun-ge'er's appearance? But everything your mother has done is for you."
“Xun’er’s grandfather was the Minister of Revenue, and Xun’er himself is good at studying. Apart from being a little short, what is it about his family background that you find unsatisfactory?”
"Besides, the Qu family is my maternal family. You won't be mistreated if you marry into the Qu family, and no one will look down on you because you grew up in the mountains and never received a noble lady's upbringing..."
Li Qinglu gave a cold laugh.
"Isn't it you who looks down on me the most for growing up in the mountains?"
She stared directly at Madam Qu, making Madam Qu feel guilty.
"I...I didn't..."
"Luo'er, how could your mother see you like this? You are my own flesh and blood..."
Li Qingluo wanted to see her, so what kind of act was she going to put on?
She stared at Madam Qu: "I heard that Li Kechuan and that Xun-ge did something good in the dilapidated temple. Now that their sordid relationship has come to this, do you still intend to marry me off to the Qu family?"
Ms. Qu looked shocked.
She looked at Li Qingluo and couldn't help but scream, "How...how did you know?!"
"Luo, Luo'er, was it...did you do this?! Did you do all of this—"
Li Qingluo knew that Li Kechuan still didn't have the face to tell the truth this time.
Since he won't say, let Mr. Qu guess slowly.
"So you know it was me? Then did you poison Grandmother?"
The question startled Qu so much that she trembled and froze completely.
Li Qingluo's eyes turned cold, and she stared at Madam Qu without saying a word.
In her panic, Qu finally noticed Li Chaojing's unusual behavior.
"Master, Luo'er has misunderstood us. Please explain to her quickly, Master?"
When Qu saw Li Chaojing sitting casually on the ground, fiddling with a pile of rotten wood, completely indifferent to her and Luo'er's argument, her heart skipped a beat.
The master looked at it... something seemed off.
Madam Qu took a few steps forward. "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Li Chaojing found it very noisy, and having just been angered by Li Qingluo, he turned around and couldn't help but yell, "Shut up! You old woman, you're so noisy! How can you come to someone else's house and chatter away like this?! Get out of our house!"
Qu froze completely in place.
Li Qingluo said, "After hearing about Li Kechuan and the young master of the Qu family's affair that day, he couldn't bear the shock and became like this. In that case, you should take him away quickly. Our household will not tolerate anyone who would kill his own mother!"
After saying this, Li Qingluo flicked her sleeve and strode away.
Unable to withstand the blow, Ms. Qu collapsed to the ground.
"What...what terrible thing have I done..."
"That's what made this family end up like this..."
"It's over, it's over... The General's Mansion is completely finished!!"
"Hahaha...hahahaha..."
After laughing, Ms. Qu covered her face and burst into tears.
Li Chaojing found her increasingly noisy and annoying, so he picked up a piece of wood from the ground and hit her on the head: "You're so noisy!"
Ms. Qu cried out in surprise.
She clutched her head, which was bleeding profusely, and in a fit of rage ordered her servants to tie Li Chaojing up.
"But, but this is the head of the family..."
Madam Qu: "I told you to tie him up, so tie him up! Otherwise, no one will be able to bring him back to the General's Mansion today. Haven't you figured it out yet?!"
The servants then rushed forward with ropes, but even though Li Chaojing was insane, he was still a martial arts practitioner.
Even though he has forgotten his moves, his brute strength is still more than enough to defeat these servants.
Li Qingluo stood at the entrance of the courtyard.
She hadn't completely left yet; she wanted to see more of Li Chaojing to see if he was just acting or if he had truly become foolish and childlike.
He was seen crying and shouting at a group of servants, but with a brute force, he pushed them all down.
Then he looked at his hands with a surprised expression.
Clearly, he didn't know how he became so powerful.
Supported by Granny Chang, Madam Qu pointed at the useless servants and roared, "Useless trash! Can't even hold one of them down?"
All ten men pounced on him together, and after a great deal of effort, they finally managed to tie Li Chaojing up securely.
Li Qingluo turned and hid behind a tree. After they had all left, she whispered to Que'er behind her, "Have Uncle De send someone to keep an eye on that Granny Chang."
Sparrow: "Yes, miss."
"Also, send someone to ask Aunt Liu if she wants to leave the manor to seek refuge. If she wants to leave, I can make arrangements."
After all, it was she who had approached her in the first place. Seeing Li Chaojing in this state, Li Qingluo realized that there was clearly no one in the manor who could protect Liu Mian'er, who was pregnant.
Li Qingluo didn't want another Liu Sui'er to emerge, so she also felt sorry for Liu Mian'er.
No more innocent lives should have been lost in that house.
As for Aunt Lou and her daughter, Huan Jie is, after all, a woman. As long as they stay quietly in their own courtyard, nothing will happen for the time being.
Moreover, staying in the General's Mansion, Huan Jie'er still had another identity.
Therefore, Li Qingluo was not worried about the mother and daughter.
That afternoon, Granny Chang went to the Qu family with Madam You.
"That old hag, she really was the Qu family's eyes and ears in the General's Mansion, she's a real scoundrel!"
Li Qingluo: "The Qu family should know about Li Chaojing's current situation by now. However, I can no longer sit idly by and wait for them to do something next before I retaliate."
"Sparrow, go and spread the news that the General of the Cavalry has gone mad."
Que'er hesitated, "Miss, do you really want to do this? But if you do, you won't have a place in Jinling City anymore..."
My elder brother is disabled and has lost his official position, marriage, and future prospects.
My father has also gone mad!
Isn't this blatantly telling the entire city of Jinling that their General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane is doomed?
Which family would still want their daughters in the future?
Li Qingluo didn't care: "Go ahead."
“Since my grandmother and I have moved out of the General’s Mansion, it means we have broken ties with the General’s Mansion in Dongyin Lane. People in Jinling City look down on the General’s Mansion, but they won’t make things too difficult for me, after all, my grandmother is still here.”
"Moreover, I originally did not intend to have any further dealings with these prestigious families, nor did I want to marry into any powerful clan and become someone's wife. I was afraid I couldn't live that kind of life, and I didn't want to suffer those grievances."
"Besides, now that my father and brothers are in such a state, which family would still want me? This is exactly what I want."
"If I find a good husband in the future, I will find one to marry into my grandmother's family and become a dutiful grandson-in-law. Then I can stay in my own home, by my grandmother's side. Wouldn't that be even more carefree and happy?"
After thinking about it, Que'er immediately clapped her hands in approval.
“What you say is true, young lady. The General’s Mansion is in such a state now, and Liu Qingzhu originally wanted to win over the General’s Mansion to curry favor with Prince Yun, but now it’s all for naught.”
"This servant does not believe that Prince Yun would still have the intention to win over such a disgraced general's mansion?"
The thought of this made Que'er feel extremely happy.
Unfortunately, Zi Jin has now left the Prince Yun's residence, so they have no way of knowing how Liu Qingzhu has been doing these past few days.
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