Chapter 69 I'll put your mother to death!
"I am deeply grateful for your kindness, young lady!"
Aunt Lou pulled Li Qinghuan to kowtow together, but Li Qingluo quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"Auntie, there's no need for this! Besides, Huan'er is my own sister. How can I accept her kowtow? Auntie, I don't want to shorten my lifespan. Please spare me!"
Li Qingluo's words prompted Aunt Lou to push Li Qinghuan up first.
But she still sincerely kowtowed to Li Qingluo.
“Miss, if you were to teach Huan’er, I would be more than willing! Besides, that way I could see Huan’er more often, so why wouldn’t I?”
Lou smiled, and it was clear that she was genuinely happy.
Looking at Li Qinghuan again, she blinked her eyes and looked timidly at Li Qingluo.
She was terrified these past few days.
Their eyes had lost some of their innocence and naivety, and gained much more fear and timidity.
Li Qingluo suddenly seemed to see herself in her past life...
She shook her head and pulled Li Qinghuan over.
Is this her blood-related younger sister?
She now has another family member in this world.
She's such a pretty little girl, that's interesting.
Li Qingluo tapped her little head. "Don't be afraid. You can go back to live with your aunt, but you'll have to come to your older sister's place every day to show up. Your older sister will teach you a few things. Are you willing?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Lou's already happy eyes brightened even more.
"Young lady, you...you really don't want Huan'er to come here and keep you company?"
Li Qinglu waved her hand, "Forget it. I really hate trouble. You should take care of her yourself. I can see her every day, and I don't think my father will say anything for the time being."
With red eyes, Madam Lou lowered her head and said, "I owe you so much, Miss, that I can never repay you... Miss, since that's the case, let me tell you another secret!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Lou straightened up and looked around nervously.
Li Qingluo understood what she meant and gave Que'er a look. Soon, the room was cleared up, leaving only the two of them.
Aunt Lou leaned closer and whispered, "Miss, actually, the Li family didn't only have a few children like you when they were born."
Li Qingluo didn't understand what Aunt Lou was saying.
Aunt Lou then added, "What Aunt Zheng gave birth to back then was actually twins! Besides the daughter who was raised to the age of four, there was also a son who was secretly thrown into the lake in our garden by Madam after he was born!"
"The poor child drowned before he could even cry out!"
"I happened to be passing by the artificial hill that night, so I saw it clearly. This is absolutely true!"
"Moreover, the midwife who delivered Aunt Zheng's baby back then was the same Liu family midwife who delivered your baby."
Li Qingluo gripped the handrail tightly, nearly bending it askew.
"Was this really all done by my own mother?"
She was stupid, but she even plotted to kill her illegitimate son!
Aunt Lou: "Actually, given Madam's personality, she really doesn't seem like it... But with the Qu family behind her, nothing is impossible."
Li Qingluo then asked, "What about my father? Does he know about this?"
Aunt Lou hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands, her face pale, and said, "Of course the master doesn't know. Otherwise, how could he have let this matter go so easily? In fact, even Aunt Zheng herself might not know that she actually gave birth to twins back then!"
"After that child drowned, I was terrified that night. In the middle of the night, I was so uneasy that I wanted to go and check on him again, but I saw with my own eyes them retrieve the body and then bury it in the garden..."
That's so vicious!
Li Qinglu felt like vomiting when she heard about this!
This family, these people, they're all disgusting!
She instructed Aunt Lou not to tell anyone about this matter, but she herself went to Jingci Hall and told Old Madam Pei about the whole thing in detail.
Madam Pei was naturally furious.
These are all her descendants, regardless of whether they are legitimate or illegitimate, they are all living beings, how could she not feel heartbroken?
"I will not let the Qu family, or the Qu clan, get away with this!"
Granny Zhang investigated and found that Madam Qu and her maternal family were indeed in close contact, and Granny Chang would run back to the Qu family every few days to relay messages for Madam Qu.
The people behind the Qu family may indeed be the Qu family.
However, Madam Pei still had some doubts. What benefit would the Qu family gain from doing this?
After all, no matter how far the reach is, the General's Mansion can't possibly change its surname to Qu!
Li Qingluo advised Madam Pei, "Grandmother, please don't be angry. This matter will inevitably be exposed, but I want to find a good opportunity. This time, I need to ask for your permission first. Please give me a chance."
Madam Pei sighed, "Luo'er, this is a family scandal. If it gets out, not only will the entire General's Mansion lose face, but it might even kill your mother. Have you thought this through?"
Li Qingluo: "Grandmother, Luo'er will handle this matter and won't let it become public knowledge. However, whatever consequences Mother has faced for what she did, she deserves them."
Madam Pei looked at Li Qingluo with pity: "That old woman Liu switched your identity with Li Qingzhu back then. I was wondering why your mother, knowing the truth, didn't pursue the matter but instead spared their family and let them continue to live a good life. It turns out that she had such leverage over them."
"Your father is stupid too. He's been completely manipulated by a vicious woman like Qu all these years. Who knows how many of his children she's killed?"
"Alas, the Li family has ruined its own foundation by marrying the wrong mistress!"
Li Qingluo also shook her head, comforted Madam Pei for a while, and then returned to the Red Maple Pavilion.
A few days later, Li Qingluo arranged for Liu Suier to enter the mansion.
She made an excuse that she needed to buy a few more maids for her Red Maple Pavilion.
Chun Zaitang originally said she would send a few over.
But Li Qingluo refused them all.
She naturally didn't want to get involved with Chun Zaitang. Her grandmother actually had many suitable candidates, but Li Qingluo's main purpose was to have Liu Suier enter the mansion as a maid.
Sure enough, the slave trader led a group of servants, including Liu Sui'er, into the mansion.
On her way to the Red Maple Pavilion, Liu Sui'er was spotted by many people.
She wasn't dressed up today, so she only resembled Li Qingzhu by about five or six points.
But even these five or six points were enough to cause astonishment and chaos throughout the entire General's Mansion!
This news naturally spread quickly to Chunzaitang and Lancangyuan.
Li Kechuan was carried out of his room today and was lying under the banyan tree in the courtyard, basking in the sun and watching the leaves fall. He heard someone say that the Red Maple Pavilion was selecting maids today, and a maid who looked very much like the eldest young lady had arrived. His eyes flickered slightly.
Does she look like Pearl?
How similar can they be?
He didn't want to care, but the thought of her looking like Zhu'er and ending up in the hands of that wretched girl Li Qingluo, being used by her again... fueled his anger.
"Men! Go and intercept those slaves!"
Li Qingluo had long known that she would never see Liu Suier today.
Sure enough, Que'er quickly came over and told her, "Miss, she really has been taken to Lancang Academy! You were absolutely right!"
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