Chapter 209 Luo'er breaks out of the General's Mansion! A complete break!
Li Chaojing turned his head and raised his hand to slap Li Qing, but Qu Shi rushed forward to protect him without thinking.
"Master! Luo'er, Luo'er was just extremely heartbroken, she didn't mean to say those things..."
Ms. Qu told herself that she didn't want Li Qingluo to get seriously injured.
After all, Luo'er was going to marry into the Qu family.
Li Chaojing angrily flung his hand away, glaring at Li Qingluo: "Are you truly lawless? Do you even have any sense of hierarchy?!"
"I am your own father. You have spoken recklessly and slanderously. If it weren't for your grandmother's serious illness, I would have beaten you to death, you disobedient daughter!"
Li Qingluo pulled Qu Shi away.
She stared at Li Chaojing and said, word by word, "If you have the guts, then hit me. Have I done anything wrong by insulting you?"
"Grandmother has been poisoned at the General's Mansion and is currently critically ill. Instead of investigating the truth and finding a way to summon the imperial physician from the palace to treat her, you let one of your lackeys determine her life. How can I accept that?!"
"With me, Li Qinglu, here today, you will not succeed!"
Madam Pei silently shed tears.
"Luo'er... Grandmother's love for you was not in vain..."
Li Chaojing was startled to hear that his mother could still speak.
He lunged forward again, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Mother!? You can really still speak?"
Dr. Jiang hurriedly said, "Quick! The old lady is having a final burst of lucidity before her death!"
Li Chaojing quickly grasped Madam Pei's hands, his face filled with urgency: "No! Mother, it's me, Jing'er! Luo'er is right, your son must hurry and fetch the imperial physician, I'll go right away!"
"Mother, is there anything you want to say first? Jing'er is listening."
Ms. Qu also stepped forward.
“Mother, you can tell me anything. Your wife and husband will obey and take good care of Luo’er…”
Li Kechuan also stepped forward, saying, "Grandmother, Chuan'er is right here..."
Madam Pei struggled to get up.
Li Chaojing quickly reached out to help him up, and the sincerity in his eyes at that moment didn't seem fake.
With great difficulty, Madam Pei half-stood up, raised her hand shakily, and with all her might, slapped Li Chaojing hard across the face!
"Smack—"
A crisp sound rang out, heard even outside.
Li Chaojing: "Mother? Mother?"
Madam Pei: "Do you really wish I were dead?! I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. If it weren't for saving your father, would I have been so heartless as to abandon you?!"
"The fact that you've been completely spoiled by a young woman all these years is the biggest regret of my life!"
"You are heartless, cruel, and cold-blooded. You can't even show a shred of sincerity to your own daughter and biological mother. I wish I had strangled you the moment you were born!!"
"What do you want to hear me say? What else do you want from me!?"
"Li Chaojing, get out of here!!"
Li Chaojing knelt on the ground, crying, "My...mother..."
His eyes were churning with complex emotions, as if he had truly been awakened somewhat by his mother's scolding.
But he's already come this far, how can he turn back?
Just as Li Chaojing was about to push him one last time, another wail suddenly erupted outside—
"Mother--!!"
"Grandmother—Waaaaah..."
"Mother, your sons and daughters-in-law have come to see you off—"
It turns out that both the second and third branches of the family have arrived!?
How dare they all show up at this time!?
It turned out that during the chaos, Li Qingluo told Granny Deng to act according to the situation. Seeing that she couldn't stop Li Chaojing's family, Granny Deng simply brought over the people from the second and third branches of the family.
The people in the second and third rooms had long sensed that something was off tonight.
They were all still observing, but when Granny Deng shouted that the old lady was dying, how could the people of the second and third branches of the family sit still?
Even Aunt Lou and Aunt Liu ran over and cried outside the house.
Li Chaojing's face immediately darkened.
"Don't let them in!"
Li Chaojing gave a low shout, but the whole courtyard was full of Madam Pei's people, so how could they possibly listen to Li Chaojing?
Even if he is the head of the family.
However, the nannies were not considered to be people from the General's Mansion.
Li Qinglu shouted, "Let them all in!"
"Father, you are Grandmother's son, but aren't Second Uncle and Third Uncle also sons? Even illegitimate sons are still sons!"
"You want to hear what your grandmother has to say, but can't they listen to her?"
"Or is it that you, Father, have something to hide, which is why you don't want them to come in?!"
At Li Qingluo's command, the maids immediately released the people.
The already crowded room was instantly filled with a dense, dark mass of people.
When Li Chaojing saw that even her granddaughter could make decisions in Jingci Hall, he was instantly filled with rage. He stood up and glared at Li Qingluo, wishing he could strangle her unconscious!
Li Qingluo was not afraid of him; instead, she stepped forward.
She stared intently at Li Chaojing, waiting to see if he would dare to lay a hand on her in front of his grandmother again.
The situation remained deadlocked, and Old Madam Pei turned around and coughed up another mouthful of black blood—
"grandmother!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Li Qinglu rushed forward in terror.
All the fierceness she had just put on vanished instantly, replaced by a face full of tears.
"Madam..."
Madam Pei knew that among all the people in the house, apart from the old servants who had served her for decades, only her own granddaughter was truly sincere.
She pointed outside and hissed at the rest of the people with the surname Li, "Get out! All of you, get out of here! I'd rather die than see you again!"
With so many people in the room, even if Li Chaojing really wanted that thing, he couldn't ask about it in front of the second and third wives anymore.
Moreover, he was feeling extremely distressed at that moment.
He and his mother never had a proper conversation in their entire lives.
He hated his mother when he was young.
He regretted it when he grew up, but he could never win back his mother's heart, which he had broken so badly.
Even now, the mother and son remain like enemies.
Today, although he didn't kill his mother, he has to watch helplessly as she is murdered...
Li Chaojing also felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.
Mother, consider it as something you owe me.
The fact that you didn't strangle me when I was born was the only chance you missed to kill me.
Li Chaojing led everyone to retreat for the time being.
Standing outside the door, he gazed wistfully into the room and said, "Mother, even if you regret giving birth to your son, he is still your only bloodline!"
"No matter how much you love Luo'er, she is still a girl, and she will eventually marry into another family and become someone else's wife."
"But your son is your bloodline, and your son's descendants will be your bloodline generation after generation."
“After you pass away, you will be buried in the Li family ancestral cemetery. Your son will be the one who will burn incense and paper money for you every year.”
"Please think it over carefully. Your son will go to the palace to fetch the imperial physician for you."
Since Madam Pei hadn't said what she needed to say, Li Chaojing wouldn't just stand by and watch her die.
Li Qingluo: "Grannies, throw them out!!"
The room quickly quieted down, but after what had just happened, Old Madam Pei was now barely breathing.
Li Qingluo cried and said, "Grandmother, please hold on a little longer, Luo'er will save you, I will never let you die!"
Madam Pei looked at her helplessly, wanting to reach out and wipe away her tears.
Unfortunately, she can't even move a finger now.
Li Qingluo knew she couldn't delay any longer.
"We can no longer stay in the General's Mansion. Grandmother, Luo'er will lead you to fight your way out of the General's Mansion!"
After saying that, Li Qingluo helped Madam Pei up and then turned around to carry her on her back.
Granny Zhang was startled.
"Young lady, what are you doing? The old lady can't take any more trouble!"
Li Qingluo: "Should we stay here and wait to die, or fight our way out and try our luck?!"
She stared directly at Granny Zhang and questioned her, and Granny Zhang naturally wanted to give her a chance to live.
"Alright! This old servant will do as you say! However, Madam, please let this old servant carry you?"
At this moment, Wu Quan, who was standing to the side, also said, "Miss, nannies, why don't you let me do it? I'm young and strong, and I can run fast."
Li Qingluo did not let go.
Instead, he first asked, "How many people are in this Jingci Hall?"
Granny Zhang: "Including the young lady, there are now fifty-six people."
Moreover, almost all of them were the people who were brought back to the manor when they came down the mountain.
Li Qingluo: "How many of you have martial arts skills?"
Granny Zhang: "Miss, there are thirty-two skilled ones!"
Li Qingluo: "The General's mansion has over a hundred servants and slaves. Can all thirty-two of them fight their way out?"
Granny Zhang raised her voice and said, "Miss, although many of us old servants are not young anymore, we all went to the battlefield with the old lady when we were young! Even if one of us were to fight ten, it would still be no problem!"
"Young lady, we old servants are at your command!"
"Let's fight our way out, let's fight our way out!"
"No one in this mansion has good intentions. If the old lady falls into their hands, I'm afraid we'll really have to hold a funeral in a few days!"
"Young lady, we'll risk our lives to protect you and the old lady and fight our way out!"
The nannies took turns expressing their opinions, each with a resolute attitude on their face.
Li Qingluo took down the sword that Old Madam Pei was wearing, which was hanging beside the bed: "Fine! Even if Li Chaojing is powerful, does he think he can kill us all?!"
"I'll risk my life tonight for my grandmother!"
Outside Jingci Hall, Li Chaojing heard a commotion inside for a while, then suddenly it became quiet again.
Qu couldn't help but worry: "Could something have happened?"
Li Chaojing sneered.
He looked at the several servants behind him who were holding torches.
"The servants in the General's mansion are no ordinary people. Even if there are some skilled old women in Mother's courtyard, can they really cause any trouble?"
"If you refuse to listen to reason again, you'll have to suffer the consequences. I'll just break down the gate for you!"
However, before he could finish speaking, a barrage of arrows shot out from the courtyard!
...
Outside Jingci Hall, chaos and screams filled the air.
The people from the second and third houses had long been scared away. Some of the cowards jumped directly into the pond, while others hid behind the artificial hill, wanting to watch the excitement but afraid of dying, and hadn't left yet.
All that could be seen in the pitch black was several people who seemed to be carrying something on their backs as they charged out of Jingci Hall.
Li Chaoan shouted, "It's Mother!"
"But... how can there be so many mothers?"
There were four or five people carrying what appeared to be the old lady on their backs. The servants and Li Chaojing were momentarily at a loss as to which one to stop!
Li Chaojing, brandishing his sword, shouted, "Li Qingluo! What exactly do you want?! I am your father! Do you really want to completely sever ties with me and with this General's Mansion?!"
Li Qingluo, carrying her real grandmother on her back, had already been escorted away by Que'er, Ying'er, and several other nannies.
She turned and glanced coldly at the many figures in the firelight behind her, and said fiercely, "I, Li Qingluo, will avenge today's humiliation one day. You just wait!"
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