Chapter 44 Brother Tortures and Kills Bed Warmer for Fake Heiress
"Mei Xue's screams echoed throughout the entire Lancang Courtyard."
"The little injury on the young lady's waist, let alone that it wasn't caused by Mei Xue at all, even if it was, he never cared about the lives of Mei Xue and the child in her womb. He only wanted to vent his anger for his beloved sister."
That night... Mei Xue bled profusely.
"Second Miss! If a doctor could come and see her, Mei Xue might still have a chance to live. But the doctor that I managed to beg for that night was intercepted by the Eldest Miss on the way..."
"Just because she said that the bruise on her waist, about the size of a fingernail, hurt."
Mei Shuang lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
"The child in Mei Xue's belly didn't move first. Then Mei Xue, with her eyes open, died in my arms."
"Afterwards, the eldest young master did come and take a look, but he only said it was useless and then left."
"Li Qingzhu feigned a sob, saying she hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and if she had known, she wouldn't have told the eldest young master... Look how disgusting and vicious she is!"
"It was clearly her conspiracy, and everyone in Lancang Academy saw it, but the eldest young master couldn't see it."
"Afterwards, one by one, the people of our Lancang Courtyard were sold off or sent elsewhere by her under various pretexts. In any case, none of us servants who were on good terms with Mei Xue ended up well."
“I also wanted to live, so I deliberately set up a scene at the Li family banquet to make it look like the eldest daughter had disfigured me.”
"Afterwards, for the sake of the young lady's reputation, I took the opportunity to ask for my freedom. But for the past two years, I have lived like a rat in a sewer, never seeing the light of day."
"Even my own family dislikes my face, let alone the rest of the world?"
"I am living a life worse than death, but if I can speak out for Meixue before I die, it will be worth it."
Mei Shuang was taken away.
Li Qingluo asked Que'er, "Does Grandmother still have any of the scar-removing ointment she gave me?"
Que'er shook her head: "Miss, that ointment is usually hard to come by. The old lady had a hard time getting two boxes, and I'm afraid it might not be enough for you."
"If you want to use it on Mei Shuang, the old lady... as far as I know, a box costs over a thousand taels of silver."
Li Qing was taken aback: "So expensive?"
She really couldn't ask her grandmother for more.
The thought of her grandmother being so kind to her filled Li Qingluo with warmth and gratitude.
Moreover, she knew that the Snow Skin Pills and Creams were very expensive.
Grandmother, however, treated her like money was no object, spending lavishly on her without restraint.
For the past two months, her grandmother has given her twenty taels of silver each month as her monthly allowance.
The monthly allowance for the children in the room was given to them separately by their grandmother, who was responsible for distributing it.
As for the Qu family, Li Qingluo had not paid her respects to them in the past two months, nor had the Qu family even glanced at Li Qingluo.
The mother and daughter acted as if the other was dead; despite living in the same mansion, they never saw each other again.
Li Qingluo was satisfied with this temporary peace.
However, she should go out and get some fresh air.
"Granny Deng, please help me find someone else. A captain in the Imperial Guard, surnamed Yang. If I remember correctly, he should be Mei Xue's only living brother."
Granny Deng didn't dare to ask any more questions, and simply nodded and withdrew.
As for Mei Shuang, Li Qingluo asked Que'er to temporarily hide her in the Red Maple Pavilion.
"Ask her if she's willing to stay and work for me; I can give her a contract with no fixed term."
Sparrow: "Miss, do you want to keep her? But she was once a member of the Li family. I think if the old servants from the manor recognize her..."
Li Qinglu smiled and said, "Who said I was going to keep her in the manor? Helping me isn't the only way out besides this little place."
"By the way. Later, I will personally write down Mei Xue's confession of her wrongful death. You can take it to Mei Shuang and have her sign it."
Two days later, Granny Deng came to report back.
“Young lady, there is no one with the surname Yang among the Imperial Guard captains, but this old servant found out that there is a brigade commander with the surname Yang, and he is indeed looking for his long-lost younger sister!”
Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo immediately sat up excitedly: "Granny, I want to see him."
In the previous life, which is next month, Mei Xue's older brother Yang Qinwu would have come to the General's Mansion.
Li Qingluo only learned about this sordid secret after hearing the servants gradually mention Mei Xue's name.
That's why she decided to make good use of this matter in this life.
Mei Xue's original name should be Yang Xue'er.
But how could the Li family admit that Yang Xueer died tragically in the General's Mansion?
Therefore, they lied and said that Mei Xue had already left the general's mansion a year ago with the release papers.
Yang Qinwu was clearly not someone who could be easily fooled.
He caused a scene at the entrance of the general's mansion.
But in the end, how could he possibly defeat the General of the Cavalry's mansion on his own?
He was just a lowly captain in the Imperial Guard.
Those who caused trouble at the entrance of the General's Mansion ended up with a broken leg and an arm.
Yang Qinwu struggled for years to climb to the position of Imperial Guard Captain, but unfortunately, he became crippled afterward, and everything he had gained vanished once again.
In this life, he seems to be only a brigade commander, but if this person is really Yang Qinwu, he will definitely be promoted next month.
On the other side, at Lancang Academy.
Li Kechuan called the servant into his study and asked him about the recent developments at the Red Maple Pavilion.
The servant replied tremblingly, "Young Master, that old woman appears and disappears like a ghost every day. No matter how I follow her, I always get shaken off... The old women guarding the Red Maple Pavilion are very sharp-eyed and cannot be bribed."
"Now, not even a mosquito can fly into the entire Red Maple Pavilion, let alone gather information."
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