Chapter 108: The younger sister is used as a substitute by her older brother?
Only then did the maid realize that her mistress was unhappy.
He replied hesitantly, "Yes...it does resemble you somewhat, young lady."
How dare you even ask that?
Isn't it shameful for an older brother to favor a concubine who resembles his younger sister?
The maid couldn't help but feel contempt and disgust in her heart, but naturally she didn't dare to show it on her face.
Li Qingzhu was indeed very angry!
But what angered her was that Li Kechuan was so shameless!
Does he no longer see himself at all?
A feeling of grievance welled up inside me, and I even felt quite jealous.
She got up angrily, intending to go to Lancang Academy to take a look.
But as soon as she entered the courtyard, Li Kechuan called out excitedly, "Coral! Quick, come here!"
Li Qingzhu froze on the spot.
She cried out in a daze, "Brother... I, I am Zhu'er..."
Li Qingzhu's tears streamed down her face.
She was mistaken for someone else by her brother?
At that moment, shame, humiliation, and anger all surged into Li Qingzhu's heart.
A hint of unease flashed across Li Kechuan's face.
"Brother must have mistaken you. Pearl, why are you here so late?"
Li Qingzhu suppressed her anger and retorted, "And what about my brother? I heard he's looking for a beloved concubine? Does he really like her that much?"
That damned coral, if she catches me, I'll skin her alive!
Let's see how she tries to seduce her brother with her face now!
Li Kechuan replied, "She's just a lowly woman. My brother simply doesn't allow anyone to disappear without a trace under my nose; he doesn't mean anything else."
Yeah?
But the entire Lancang Courtyard was filled with servants busy searching for people, staying up late into the night, each one wanting to turn the whole mansion upside down. And there was no other meaning behind this.
Li Qingzhu returned to her Ziwei Hall in a daze, sitting in her room for a long time, her heart filled with shattered grievances.
She couldn't understand it at all; she didn't know what was going on.
There is a new woman in the prince's room.
It seems that Sanlang had no choice in the matter; it was only a matter of time before he was betrothed to Li Qingluo.
Now, even her brother, whom she was most certain of and who thought had nothing but her and would never betray her, has someone else by his side!
In the past, how high and mighty, noble and honored was Li Qingzhu?
Among all the noble ladies in Jinling City, she definitely counts as one!
She was also very adept at dealing with Prince Yun, Zhuang Sanlang, and her brother, and was confident that she could easily control their hearts.
But now... just because she wasn't born to the General's family, everyone has changed.
Li Qingzhu cried all night, so much so that she couldn't get out of bed the next day.
She fell slightly ill, which made Li Kechuan anxious, and he stopped making a big fuss about finding Coral.
On the other side, Li Qingluo treated Li Qingzhu's matter as a joke.
"The best is yet to come."
However, she is not in a hurry to fight with Li Qingzhu right now.
She is going out today.
The shop my grandmother gave me was located a little off the main street.
Logically speaking, the shop was in a great location, with a main street on one side and the Qinhuai River on the other. A teahouse there shouldn't have been a bad business.
But Li Qingluo had already checked it out last time, and the teahouse's business was indeed not very good.
After the Lotus Sect and Prince Yun's guards engaged in a chaotic massacre, the elegant room on the third floor of the teahouse was almost completely destroyed.
When Li Qing arrived today, the bloodstains had just been completely cleaned up.
As you walk in, a faint smell of blood still lingers in the air.
Que'er almost vomited, and Li Qingluo gently covered her nose.
The doors and windows are still damaged and haven't been repaired yet.
To reopen, the teahouse needs to be renovated before it can be reopened.
However, Li Qingluo only has five hundred taels of silver in her private treasury now, so if she were to make a repair, she would definitely need to come up with a large sum of silver.
She then decided to take a look at the teahouse's account books first.
Granny Deng took out the token and showed it to the shopkeeper first, then took out the shop deed before saying, "From now on, Miss is the owner of this teahouse. Shopkeeper, go and get the account books."
The shopkeeper dared not doubt it and immediately went to fetch the account book.
In fact, Li Qingluo had never learned how to read account books.
So she could only skim through it first, and only when she got to the end did she realize that the teahouse had long been operating at a loss.
She frowned slightly, realizing one thing: "We can't continue doing teahouse business."
Sparrow asked curiously, "What kind of business does that girl want to do?"
Li Qingluo: "Let me think about it. But whatever it is, let's fix the rooms first. Also, the smell in this building, we'll use aromatherapy every day and open the windows for ventilation, it will take three days for the smell to dissipate."
"Shopkeeper, hang up the sign that says 'Closed for renovations, will reopen on another day'."
Shopkeeper: "Yes, boss."
Li Qingluo looked at Granny Deng: "You settled Meishuang with Liu Suier?"
Granny Deng: "Yes, Miss, Mei Shuang has been waiting for you to assign her some work. Would you like her to come here?"
Li Qingluo: "Wait a little longer. I want to go to my grandmother's place and borrow another skilled nanny to teach her some self-defense techniques. If she goes out to work without the ability to defend herself, she won't be able to act freely."
Granny Deng smiled and said, "Miss, you're joking. You can have as many maids and servants as you need from the old lady's quarters. You don't need to go and borrow them yourself. When I get back, I'll just go to Jingci Hall and ask for them."
"Also, the token that the old lady gave you wasn't meant for you to throw away and gather dust. You should discover its usefulness, young lady!"
Li Qinglu smiled and said, "Okay."
Before leaving the teahouse, Li Qing stood by the window and looked down at the Qinhuai River.
She saw a tall woman rowing a boat, generously hawking the winter chrysanthemums and tangerines in the boat.
"Is it her?" Li Qingluo asked.
Granny Deng: "It's her. She knew the young lady was coming to see her today, so she changed her clothes."
However, there were still one or two patches on the hem of her clothes, which showed how poor and difficult the woman's life was.
"She is indeed very beautiful. I asked her, and she's willing to be a concubine?"
Granny Deng sighed, "Of course she's willing. Does the young lady remember that I mentioned she was once engaged? That young man was actually her cousin from her aunt's side, and he was also the only son in his family. After her cousin and her parents passed away, she took care of her ailing aunt and uncle."
I had heard that the family had some savings. But the medicine they've been taking these past few years has completely depleted their savings.
"Being a concubine in the general's mansion is at least a privileged position. Besides, I won't have to live such a frugal life anymore."
Li Qingluo nodded: "Then you should make arrangements so that she and my father can have a memorable encounter."
Since she had already come out, Li Qingluo decided to buy some pastries for her grandmother.
Just as the carriage stopped and Que'er was about to get off, a burly man suddenly rushed out and blocked their way.
"Miss Li, our master wishes to see you. Would you do us the honor?"
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