After hearing this, the others also expressed sympathy.
"Yes, last Mid-Autumn Festival, the General's Mansion celebrated the mistress's birthday, but they didn't let Miss Li come out."
"Also, I heard that at the Qishan Guanshui Cliff, the criminals told the general's wife to choose only one daughter to live, and she, as a mother, actually chose Liu Qingzhu..."
"Why is this so strange? Didn't the General's Mansion never pursue Liu Qingzhu's actions when she faked her own death by self-immolation?"
"Oh, the most shameful thing is that Liu Qingzhu and His Highness Prince Yun had an affair. The whole city of Jinling City knew about it, but the General's Mansion only expelled her and sent her back to her family home."
"Liu Qingzhu's life is too good..."
"It's hard for Miss Li."
Cui Jiuniang smiled coldly.
"I see that in the entire General's Mansion, apart from Madam Pei and Miss Li, the rest are just completely clueless fools! How despicable is such a family?"
After settling the situation in front, Li Qingluo hurried to the backyard.
The only survivor had the poison dug out of his mouth by Leng Dian, who then tied him tightly to a pillar in the woodshed.
"Let me go! What do you want to do? Ah——"
“I, I don’t know anything…Ah!! I, I said—”
Leng Dian had made a fatal move, and when Li Qingluo arrived, he had already tortured the man until he was covered in blood.
Seeing Li Qingluo coming, he kindly said: "Miss Li, you don't have to be polite. You saved our prince last time, so this is a small token of my appreciation.
Li Qingluo: ...
He is worthy of being a member of Prince Su’s Mansion.
"Thank you, Mr. Leng Dian. Who is this person? Will he confess?"
Leng Dian: "Anyone who falls into the hands of the four of us or the prince will face a fate worse than death unless he confesses honestly. Naturally, he confessed."
Li Qingluo bowed to express his admiration.
Leng Dian finally spoke, "However, this man was captured by those people along the way and brought in to help with the show, so he doesn't know much. Even though he was given poison, this idiot had no idea it was real. He even had the two taels of silver they gave him, and yet he dared to come along and cause trouble."
"Fortunately, he can still utter three words from his dog's mouth: Fu Man Lou."
Fu Manlou?
Is it the grand restaurant located on the Qinhuai River, always packed with guests?
Li Qingluo had also been to Fumanlou several times, and this method of getting numbers and queuing was what Fumanlou was good at!
Could it be that these fearless people who are causing trouble today are the ones behind Fumanlou?
Was he afraid that his own Zhenxiu Soup Pot Restaurant would affect his business, so he did such a dirty and sinister thing?
But sacrificing several lives for this matter... Li Qingluo always felt that things would not be that simple.
The government officials came over quickly. Leng Dian, wearing a mask, showed the sign of Dali Temple. Naturally, the officials did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately took away the only survivor covered in blood.
Several corpses at the door were also taken away.
Leng Dian was about to leave, carrying the lunch box and the extra pastries Li Qingluo had given him, when Li Qingluo suddenly called out to him, "Mr. Leng Dian, could you please give someone a message for me?"
Prince Su's Mansion.
The table was filled with hot soups, dishes and pastries.
Eunuch Wu went in to serve Prince Su. Duan Rongshi had been recuperating in the mansion recently and had not gone out for a single day.
Therefore, even though he knew that Li Qingluo's restaurant was opening, he only asked Leng Dian to go there once.
Leng Dian reported what happened in the restaurant to Prince Su.
Prince Su held the chopsticks and didn't go down yet: "Fu Man Lou?"
Leng Dian: "Yes, Your Highness, what that person said was indeed Fu Man Lou. I just don't know whether it is true or not."
Eunuch Wu exclaimed in a thin voice, "But isn't Fumanlou the private property of our Princess Qinyu? How could Princess Qinyu do such a thing?"
"She has always been bright and open-minded. She would never resort to such treacherous tactics to harm others just because of a business matter, right?"
Duan Rongshi: "Are you a servant in my house, or her Qinyu's?"
Eunuch Wu was startled, then he remembered that His Highness hated people who betrayed their own people the most, and he quickly knelt down: "Your Highness, I know I was wrong. It's just that I grew up with you and the princess, so I said a few extra words. I won't dare to do it again..."
Duan Rongshi picked up a piece of mutton slice with chopsticks.
He bit his brow and frowned slightly: "I'm old."
Leng Dian: "The young lady did say that the cooked mutton slices might become tough if brought back, so she asked me to pack some fresh ones. If Your Highness is not satisfied with the taste, you can ask me to rinse them and make them fresh for you."
Duan Rongshi put down his chopsticks and waited for Leng Dian seriously.
Leng Dian didn't dare to delay and got to work quickly.
As he was eating the meat, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart: How did he become the prince's chef today for no apparent reason?
After taking another bite with chopsticks, Duan Rongshi could still accept it.
After they were full, Duan Rongshi put down his chopsticks and let Eunuch Wu get up.
"Go ask Qinyu if it was a good thing she did."
Eunuch Wu retreated tremblingly.
Leng Dian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.
"Your Highness, the young lady has sent a message to Zhui Yu."
Duan Rongshi: "Give Zhui Yu a message?"
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