Chapter 347 The Truth Behind His Tragic Death in His Past Life! Schemed Against Again in This Life!
Duan Rongshi: "So, Ku Lianqiao and Zuliya are blood relatives?"
Li Qingluo nodded: "Zayna's notes mentioned that Ku Lianqiao was their aunt's granddaughter."
So, are these two sisters from the Western Regions cousins of Forsythia suspensa?
No wonder, Ku Lianqiao had poison from the Western Regions.
Surely this poison was made by Zaina herself?
Zaina has been trapped by Zulya for the past few years. Even for the sake of the old Duke's life, she would comply and do whatever he asked.
Now, in order to escape and save his own life, Zuliya has taken over the body of his benefactor's own granddaughter.
These two sisters are indeed ruthless enough.
Li Qingluo still had one question: "If Ku Lianqiao is Zuliya, how could they have managed to do this when they were in cells that were so far apart?"
"Furthermore, did Zuliya prepare for the conditions of matching birth dates and overflowing resentment?"
"She brought the bitter forsythia to Daliang, perhaps because she had long wanted to give herself a younger and more beautiful body..."
Li Qingluo suddenly thought of something.
Zheng Lingzhou and her siblings kept pestering her.
Li Jingchuan's frail body.
Lotus Sect.
Zuliya.
While she was at Jingyun Manor, Zheng Lingzhou forced her to drink a lot of nourishing soups in the hopes of making her healthier.
He kept saying that he considered her family.
But he repeatedly put her in trouble and even caused the deaths of those around her, showing that he was not truly sincere towards her.
He just wanted to extort her, deceive her, and cheat her, thinking she was a love-starved girl who would fawn over him and beg for his affection if he just reached out.
Yes, if it were my past self, I might have actually fallen for this scam.
After all, in her previous life, she never received a single genuine affection until her death.
She longs for sincerity and kinship.
I hope someone will treat me kindly...
In her previous life, didn't she die in a dilapidated house in the general's mansion, filled with resentment?
That's why they took the initiative to give their grandmother clues about her background!
Besides seeking revenge, they also wanted her dead!
Thinking of this, Li Qingluo shuddered violently.
She seemed to finally understand completely what kind of conspiracy and trap she had fallen into in both her past and present lives.
His face also turned pale.
So that's what they were planning too...!
"Luo'er?"
Duan Rongshi held Li Qingluo's cold hand and called out softly.
When Li Qingluo came to her senses, she saw Duan Rongshi with his brows furrowed and his eyes filled with deep worry as he looked at her.
"What's wrong? Did you remember something unpleasant?"
Li Qingluo: "Perhaps someone also wants to use this evil technique to seize my body..."
Duan Rongshi: "What did you say? Li Qingluo, do you know what you're saying?"
His voice rose several decibels.
Li Qingluo: "Your Highness, if this Ku Lianqiao is really Zuliya, she must not live!"
"Also, I would like to meet Zheng Lingzhou."
Duan Rongshi knew she hadn't finished speaking.
Moreover, Li Qingluo gently withdrew her hand from his palm, leaving him with a slight sense of loss.
Duan Rongshi's expression also calmed down: "Life for life, soul for soul. This monster must not be allowed to live in the world any longer, otherwise it will surely bring chaos to the court and the world, the world will collapse, and ethics will be lost."
Not far away, Eunuch Wu pulled Zhuiyu aside and asked, "That one? Is it really Miss Li?"
"Oh my goodness, what happened to my beloved Miss Li? How did she end up like this?"
Zhuiyu: "So what? Just because the girl looks simple and elegant doesn't mean she's not a girl."
"Hmph, what a superficial person!"
"Let's go, Your Highness should take the young lady to see those stupid and poisonous things."
Eunuch Wu: "Who should we see first?"
Zhuiyu: "Of course, we should kill Lei, that damned bastard!"
When Li Qingluo saw Sha Lei, she really had nothing to say.
Eunuch Wu winked at her, then presented the things with his hands: "Miss, are these all your things?"
A hidden dart, a pill carried at all times, a bracelet concealing fine threads, a dagger...
There was also a bag of silver.
Li Qingluo retrieved them all and put them on, saying, "Thank you, Father-in-law. Are you feeling better?"
Eunuch Wu grinned: "With so many doctors in the manor, how could my lowly life not be saved?"
"Please rest assured, young lady."
Upon hearing the sound, Sha Lei slowly raised his head.
His hands were chained to his left and right, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air.
He was slightly taken aback when he saw Li Qingluo's face now.
Both Ke Zhuiyu and Eunuch Wu called her "Miss," which clearly indicated some change in circumstances, but she should indeed be Li Qingluo.
Knowing that Li Qingluo had escaped danger again, he gave a cold sneer.
"You really are very lucky."
"If it weren't for Your Highness, you would surely have been unable to escape..."
"Besides relying on Your Highness, what other abilities do you have?"
Before Li Qingluo could speak, Eunuch Wu spat out a curse.
"No matter how much you guard against it, it's hard to guard against a thief within your own household."
"If the girl hadn't trusted you, do you think you would have had the chance to kidnap her?"
Li Qingluo brought two assassins with her to the Prince Su's residence today. If it weren't for killing Lei that day, she really wouldn't have sent away the people from the Night Slayer Sect.
Therefore, what Eunuch Wu said was indeed correct.
"Have you not relied on His Highness Prince Su all these years?"
"If you weren't working by His Highness's side, how would you have had the chance to show your face in public?"
"Even living a life of constant danger, do you think everyone can become Prince Su's personal bodyguard?"
"Besides, isn't it my own ability to rely on His Highness?"
"How many people in this world can rely on Your Highness? I suppose that's one of my strengths?"
Sha Lei: "You're not ashamed, you're proud of it! You—"
Li Qingluo raised his hand, and with a 'whoosh,' an arrow shot into Sha Lei's wrist.
It was as if he had been nailed with a soul-locking nail. His arms, which had been suspended for so long, were already difficult to support, and this pain made his very bones tremble.
"you……"
Seeing Sha Lei trembling, both Eunuch Wu and Zhui Yu silently took a half step back, not daring to interrupt.
Li Qingluo: "You took advantage of my unpreparedness and betrayed my complete trust in you. What kind of good person are you?"
"Using the banner of doing what's best for your lord, yet committing acts of betrayal, abandoning your master and breaking your promise—what kind of loyalty is that?"
"If it weren't for your scheming, how could my Granny Deng have suffered torture and lost her life?"
Hearing that her person was dead, Sha Lei's heart trembled violently.
“Princess… is not that cruel… person.”
"Besides, as long as you behave and are willing to leave His Highness... why wouldn't the princess let you go?"
Li Qingluo laughed loudly, as if she had heard a huge joke.
"Don't you know who she is?"
"What kind of good person could the leader of the Lotus Sect be?"
"Burning, killing, and looting—do you think she was just playing house, casually fooling around with your prince?"
"Are you stupid? Kill Lei."
"Or do you know perfectly well what kind of person she is, but you want her to be used by your prince, so you wishfully want to use me as a sacrifice to keep Princess Qinyu from leaving your prince?"
"Sha Lei, it's obvious that you yourself like Princess Qinyu and don't want her to drift further and further away from your prince, isn't it?"
Sha Lei, whose thoughts had been completely seen through, looked embarrassed and annoyed.
Who do you think you are?
"A weed that grew up in the mountains, unloved by his family, a powerless and useless piece of trash who is of no help to His Highness—"
Thunder roared ferociously.
His expression suddenly froze.
He saw Duan Rongshi slowly emerge from the shadows.
His face immediately showed panic.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Sha Lei's entire body went limp and all his strength was gone. His previous hoarse shouts suddenly became mute.
"Put him down."
Duan Rongshi didn't even glance at him, but slowly walked to the armchair and sat down.
Sha Lei was put down, and he struggled to turn over and kneel on the ground.
Duan Rongshi asked him, "How old were you when you came to serve me?"
Sha Lei: "Your Highness, I am seven years old..."
Duan Rongshi: "My mother was still alive that year. You were two years older than me, so you seemed like an older brother."
"I remember you were the eldest of the four of you?"
Sha Lei: "...Yes, Your Highness."
"You are calm and experienced, with a meticulous and profound mind."
“Zhuiyu is too impulsive and always makes mistakes, never learning from them.”
"Po Feng is a quiet person, but he's also the most straightforward."
"Leng Dian is as cold as his name suggests. But he is reliable and steady in getting things done."
"The four of you have accompanied me as I grew up, through thick and thin, and there are few more people I can trust and be close to by my side."
"I have always trusted you the most."
"I never imagined that you would be the first to betray me!"
Duan Rongshi sat up, leaned forward, rested his elbows on his legs, and stared coldly at the person in front of him, gritting his teeth.
"Sha Lei, how could you face me?"
Sha Lei's shoulders trembled violently, his voice choked with sobs: "Your Highness has failed me, and I deserve to die!"
Duan Rongshi: "You deserve to die."
"You think you can be my master?"
"Do you think that just because you like something, I have to like it too?"
"Since you can make decisions for me, how about I give you the throne of Prince Su?"
"How do you know what path I will take, and what I will desire?"
“Kill Lei, you have committed a capital offense.”
"I will never allow anyone to betray me."
Sha Lei's shoulders trembled violently, and he could no longer utter a single word.
As Duan Rongshi left with Li Qingluo, Zhuiyu turned back and glanced at Sha Lei with a sorrowful look in her eyes.
"We've been brothers for years... Kill Lei, I hate you!"
“A servant must remember that he or she must always be a servant of his or her master.”
"Otherwise, if the Heavenly Gang is overthrown, wouldn't the whole world be in chaos?"
The door slammed shut with a loud bang.
This time, Sha Lei was not hung up again.
Li Qingluo walked behind Prince Su.
Duan Rongshi looked down at her, who was puffing up in anger, and asked, "Are you angry?"
Li Qingluo: "No, no."
How could she dare to be angry?
But this lightning strike is really...
Eunuch Wu rushed up and said, "Your Highness, Sha Lei committed suicide with iron chains."
Li Qingluo was stunned.
Even though she knew he wouldn't survive.
Whatever he wants to do, betrayal is betrayal.
How could Prince Su tolerate a traitor remaining by his side?
She just hadn't expected it to happen so quickly...
They hadn't even reached the innermost part, the place where Qin Ling and his wife were imprisoned.
She saw Duan Rongshi clench his fist tightly.
He said that he had few people around him who he could be close to and trust.
Now, one less is missing.
A wave of bitterness washed over her, and on a whim, she reached out and gently grasped his large hand.
Duan Rongshi looked down at her in surprise, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Before Li Qinglu could react to what she had done, he grabbed her hand again.
His large hand tightly enveloped her small hand in his, and the two walked together into the deeper, darker place...
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