The doubt in Mrs. Pei's eyes grew deeper and deeper.
"What on earth did you do to Luo'er?"
She knew that her granddaughter was not really a petty person.
The reason she is arguing with them here today must be that someone else has wronged her first, otherwise her Luo'er would never force them.
Li Qingluo didn't want her grandmother to know about those bad things anymore.
So he chuckled, his eyes filled with impatience: "Enough!"
"Don't make me sound like a vicious person!"
"Zheng Lingzhou, your father and your Zheng family died because of my mother. Even now, your family's injustice has not been redressed. If I were to take your life, how would I explain this to His Majesty, and how would I explain this to my late mother?"
"As for you, Zheng Wanxiu. You are my second brother's biological mother. If I force you to death, wouldn't it cause hatred and estrangement between us siblings, and forever alienate us?"
The Zheng siblings replied with pale faces, "We two guilty ministers have absolutely no such intention. We have wronged the Empress, and now we will leave it to Her Majesty to decide!"
Li Qingluo asked first, "Disposal? If you truly want me to deal with you, why are you so eager to leave? Do you intend to use this military achievement to completely offset your past mistakes, thinking I won't hold it against you?"
Li Qingluo waved his hand, and Zheng Lingzhou and Zheng Wanxiu lowered their heads even more.
"I, a guilty minister, have no face to see the Queen."
Zheng Lingzhou replied bitterly, "Now Jingchuan is still alive, married, and has a daughter. We, my sister and I, have no regrets anymore."
"I just want to go to Rongle to see Jingchuan and my little niece and granddaughter before I apologize to the queen."
Li Qingluo: "That's enough! I don't want to listen to any more of your nonsense. Besides, do you think I will believe a single word you say now?"
"Listen, Zheng Wanxiu can leave."
"From now on, no matter where you are, no one will stop you. From now on, you will be free again."
"As for you, Zheng Lingzhou, I want you to guard the border for the rest of your life and never leave."
How could the Zheng siblings disobey orders?
After expressing their gratitude, they retreated together.
When they were outside and there was no one around, Zheng Lingzhou comforted the red-eyed Zheng Wanxiu: "Okay, sister, this is the best outcome for us."
"Back then, we plotted to take Luo'er's life. If it weren't for His Highness's consideration for our father, we would have died long ago."
"Now... now the Queen has let us go, hasn't she? You can go see Jingchuan. Our Zheng family will soon be vindicated. Ling Zhou no longer has any regrets."
Zheng Wanxiu shook her head and said, "I'm not sad, I'm ashamed."
"This child clearly let us go, but she was just being so harsh on purpose. She hates us, but for Jingchuan, for her grandmother, and for His Highness..."
"So, I had no choice but to let go of my hatred for us."
"Ling Zhou, it's better for you to stay. This is the sin we owe to the Queen."
"If Jingchuan feels better, we can come to Mantuo City to meet you in the summer."
Only then did Zheng Lingzhou fully understand Li Qingluo's thoughts.
Her request that he guard the border forever was definitely not a real punishment.
But to show mercy to him, the best...back off.
He turned his head to look in the direction of Li Qingluo, and the unspoken emotions in his heart were revealed in his eyes at this moment.
He knew that he would keep this secret hidden in his heart forever and would never let anyone else know about it.
Zheng Wanxiu pulled him: "Let's go!"
After the brother and sister left, it was a long time before Li Qingluo waited for Duan Rongshi to come.
"Grandma, I'm here to pick up Luo'er."
Mrs. Pei was very pleased that Duan Rongshi did not put on airs in front of her.
"Go, go."
"By the way, ask the nanny to bring Fangfang to me later to play. I'm happy just looking at her, and I can even eat half an extra bowl of rice."
Li Qingluo sighed deliberately: "Now that Fangfang is here, grandma doesn't miss Luo'er anymore."
Mrs. Pei laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
"Look, even as a mother, she's still jealous of her daughter."
"Your Majesty, you must take good care of her."
Duan Rongshi smiled and said, "Yes, grandson-in-law listens to grandmother."
After the two of them left hand in hand, Mrs. Pei still looked at their backs with a smile on her face.
Suddenly she sighed again: "Let's have a couple of days of peace and quiet. If we start arguing, you two will have a headache again."
Nanny Zhang was puzzled: "Old Madam, why did they quarrel? Your Majesty and His Majesty have such a good relationship, they will never quarrel in their lives. Why do you say that?"
Old Madam Pei rolled her eyes at Aunt Zhang.
"When did I say they were arguing? I was talking about Da Chu and Daliang!"
"Now that the war is over, do you think they will quarrel?"
On the way back, Li Qingluo told Duan Rongshi about his arrangements for the Zheng siblings.
Duan Rongshi: "Luo'er, I know you showed mercy for me and your half-brother."
"As for the Zheng family, it is indeed my mother and I who owe them."
"So, thank you, Luo'er."
"After the Zheng family is rehabilitated, I will reward Zheng Lingzhou with the rank of general for his military achievements and for the Zheng family's defense of my mother."
"But as you said, he will never leave Mantuo City again in his lifetime."
Li Qingluo: "I also owe my mother a favor, so I will not ask about this matter anymore."
"Don't talk to me about him anymore."
"By the way, Ah Shi, how did you make the decision?"
"After this incident, should we return to Nan'an... or Jinling?"
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