Unexpectedly, Mrs. Pei nodded in agreement.
"Leaving at 3:30 PM? Doesn't that mean we won't be able to return to the city tonight?"
"Old Zheng, quickly send someone to the farm outside the city to tell Luo'er to rest there tonight. Make all necessary arrangements. Anyone who dares to act cunningly and cause the young lady to suffer any injustice will be severely punished!"
Nanny Zheng quickly agreed.
Madam Pei hadn't finished her instructions yet. She turned to look at Li Qingluo and said, "Bring a few more people with you this time. Even if it's His Royal Highness Prince Su, you still have to pay attention to their safety during their travels. Grandmother will give you some extra people, so you can use them as you please."
Li Qingluo happily hugged Madam Pei's arm and said coquettishly, "Thank you, Grandma. I know you are the best grandmother in the world."
After Li Qingluo left, Nanny Zhang came over and asked, "Old Madam, you're not going to stop the young lady from interacting with His Royal Highness Prince Su? You're even going to spend the night outside. Isn't this... not good?"
Madam Pei: "If we stop her, she won't go?"
"Don't I know her personality? I can't stop her, so I might as well go ahead and do it."
"And she's willing to tell me, so why should I stop her?"
"Bringing more people is always safer than going quietly with just two people."
"Besides, Luo'er is already deeply involved in the Pei family's affairs. I'm afraid she won't be able to escape even if she tries to hide."
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't asked her to contact the Pei family, wanting to have another meal with my brother to satisfy my desire to reunite with my family, she wouldn't have gotten involved with the Pei family..."
Aunt Zhang advised her, "Old Madam, please don't overthink it. You never thought that the old Duke would become like this."
Madam Pei said with red eyes, "My brother has become like this now. I feel both pain and hatred in my heart. I feel pain for him to have suffered for decades, and I hate him for killing so many people."
"But I haven't even met him yet, and I don't know whether he's alive or dead."
Aunt Zhang also shed tears.
Mrs. Pei sighed deeply.
"Also, now that things have come to this, and Prince Su has repeatedly protected Luo'er, I'm not the kind of person who really doesn't know what's good for him."
"Perhaps... if she climbs onto the Su Wang's big ship, one day His Highness Su Wang will save her life again for the Pei family?"
Aunt Zhang nodded, seeming to think this was a good idea.
"But His Royal Highness Prince Su is now confined for reflection. How can he... still go to Xishan Pavilion?"
Madam Pei glanced at Nanny Zhang and said, "Do you really think that the Prince Su's Mansion can hold Prince Su? Oh, this man will never sit still and wait for death. He will never really give up on the Pei family case."
"Otherwise, you can see."
It looked like Nanny Zhang had something else to say.
Madam Pei: "What's the matter? You're hesitant now! When did you become so hesitant?"
Nanny Zhang: "Madam, our people from the General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane sent a message saying... that the master cried and made a fuss after returning, saying that he wanted you..."
Madam Pei didn't say anything, so Aunt Zhang mustered up her courage and continued, "He said he didn't even want to eat, and he kept shouting for Mother. He even asked if Mother didn't want him anymore..."
"Moreover, he beat up the servants and maids who were close to him and forbade them to get close to him."
"Even my wife has been beaten several times. Now she has locked him in the room and won't let him out."
Mrs. Pei didn't say anything, so Nanny Zhang had to retreat.
Li Qingluo was waiting for Aunt Zhang in the yard.
When Nanny Zhang came out and saw that she had not left yet, she was very surprised.
"What's wrong, young lady? Is there anything else you want to talk to me about?"
Li Qingluo: "Is Grandmother okay? Did you tell her about the man in Dongyin Lane?"
Nanny Zhang sighed and nodded.
"In fact, she clearly wants to know in her heart, but she just can't let go of the past."
"The old lady was hurt so badly by the master in the past. Although she said she had let it go and didn't care about anything these years, and now she has a daughter like you, the deepest scar in her heart was caused by her son."
"In fact, she has never let it go. Don't laugh at me, girl. This is what happens to us women when we get old."
"The older you get, the softer you become. You're really useless."
Li Qingluo: "No, Mammy, don't say that. You are all sentimental people, that's why you would do that."
"Please give Grandmother more guidance every day."
"Tell her that if she really can't let go, then don't let go. Why not give herself another chance?"
Nanny Zhang looked at Li Qingluo in surprise.
"Then you, young lady..."
Li Qingluo: "I will be happy only when my grandmother is happy."
She nodded after she finished speaking, and then she really left.
Aunt Zhang looked at Li Qingluo's back and murmured, "The old lady's love for the young lady was indeed not in vain."
General's Mansion.
Liu Qingzhu was shocked when she saw Li Chaojing locked in the room.
"How could this happen... Mother, how could this happen!"
Liu Qingzhu turned around and threw herself into Qu's arms, crying bitterly.
Mrs. Qu thought she was truly heartbroken for her former adoptive father and tried to comfort her, "Zhu'er, you've seen it too. Your father has gone insane. I'm afraid he'll never be able to be the Great General of the Cavalry again... Our family is completely finished!"
Liu Qingzhu still couldn't believe it. "Could it be that Father is pretending? Maybe he'll be fine after a while? Also, what on earth did Madam Pei and Li Qingluo do to Father to make him look like this?"
"I hate them so much! Wuuuuu..."
Mrs. Qu wiped her tears and said, "Doctor Jiang said that your father is indeed ill. This cannot be faked."
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