Li Qingluo: "What?"
She stopped and looked at Chen He in surprise.
Chen He held a lamp in his hand, and the smile on his face looked a little weird against the backdrop of the darkness and the shadow of the wall.
"I didn't lie to you. I suppose you already know that there was once a concubine named Zheng in the General's Mansion, right?"
Li Qingluo nodded: "Yes."
"Master, what is your relationship with Concubine Zheng? You pretended to be a ghost in Yueming Garden, but was it for her?"
Shen He did not deny it.
"How about I tell you a story, Master?"
"Take Jinling City for example. There once lived a girl who was the most beautiful woman in the city. She was the legitimate daughter of a third-rank general. She loved reading from a young age, and when she grew up, she became a talented woman who was well-versed in poetry and could compose poems and paint."
"Unfortunately, this general was implicated in the tragic death of a concubine in the imperial court, and his entire family was imprisoned. Some were beheaded, others exiled, and all the women in his family were made into imperial prostitutes."
"This girl was doomed to fail, but luckily her father had some close friends in the martial arts world. These friends came together to save this girl and her younger brother."
"Unfortunately, they were discovered by the government when they were fleeing Jinling City."
"In order to allow her brother to escape, this woman took the initiative to run away and divert a group of officials, and she has since lost contact."
"Where did this girl go? Why don't you guess?"
Li Qingluo's heart was pounding.
She blurted out: "Could it be that she is Aunt Zheng?"
Chen He stopped and stared at Li Qingluo in the tunnel, smiling, "Luo'er, you are very smart. Yes, she is Concubine Zheng, the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family, Zheng Wanxiu."
"Back then, when she was desperate and nearly caught by the government, she was rescued by your father, Li Chaojing. They had actually known each other for a long time."
"Your father had a bad reputation in his early years. So even though he had long been attracted to the Zheng family's legitimate daughter, the Zheng family didn't agree to his proposal."
"He might have felt heartbroken after marrying your mother, but he never imagined that he would one day see the Zheng family girl again. So after saving Zheng Wanxiu, he couldn't wait to imprison her in the backyard of the general's mansion."
"It was in Yueming Garden. He disregarded Zheng Wanxiu's wishes, her desire for freedom and to be reunited with her brother, and forcibly took Concubine Zheng. He turned her, a once proud legitimate daughter, into a concubine!"
"He thought that the favor he showed Concubine Zheng was the stability and happiness she should never have to hope for, but in reality, Concubine Zheng only had endless pain."
"He certainly did Madam Zheng a favor, but how many children has Madam Zheng lost for him? She has already repaid what she owed him."
"Even back then, after Concubine Zheng gave birth to twins, her sons were taken away and killed, leaving her with only a daughter."
"In the end, I couldn't even save my sister's life. Luo'er, your father is truly a piece of shit!"
Li Qingluo nodded without comment.
But she suddenly woke up again.
"How do you know all this? Who are you?"
Aunt Zheng gave birth to twins that year. Even the spies planted by my grandmother in the mansion did not know about this. It was Aunt Lou who told the secret to Li Qingluo!
And Chen He actually knew everything! ?
Chen He stared at her: "Didn't I tell you, Aunt Zheng, she has a biological brother."
Li Qingluo stared at the person in front of him with confusion.
"Brother? But you..."
Her eyes suddenly fell on Chen He's Adam's apple.
Li Qingluo suddenly took a step back!
She knew that Chen He must have disguised herself.
But she always thought that she was just pretending to be the real Chen He and wasting some time on her identity!
As for her rough voice, it's just because she has been practicing martial arts since she was young and her personality is like a man's!
But now, Li Qingluo suddenly realized it!
This 'Chen He' is not only a fake identity, could it be that even her gender is fake! !?
Li Qingluo took a sudden breath.
She then stepped back, only then realizing that she had been really careless!
How can this be a master?
It's a complete and total liar!
Li Qingluo turned around and was about to leave when Chen He yelled, "Luo'er!?"
He was about to chase after them when another voice called out, "Ling Zhou, come back! A group of officials are coming from above. You can't follow them out anymore."
Chen He's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he watched Li Qingluo's figure disappear at the end of the tunnel.
There were footsteps behind him, and Chen He turned around and sighed: "Sister, why are you here?"
The visitor was a beautiful woman. She stared at her brother and said, "If I hadn't come, how would I know how much more you would tell others about me?"
It turned out that this beautiful woman was none other than Zheng Wanxiu, the concubine of the Li family who had disappeared and whose whereabouts were unknown.
The fake 'Chen He' is her biological brother, Zheng Lingzhou, who was separated from her and grew up in the underworld.
Zheng Lingzhou was born with a feminine face that was no less beautiful than a woman's, so he was able to pretend to be a woman so flawlessly and deceive Li Qingluo and everyone in the Red Maple Pavilion.
"Sister, I've investigated and found that Luo'er is different from the other members of the Li family. You can trust her!"
Zheng Wanxiu: "I still need to consider this matter."
"It's you, Ling Zhou! You are not allowed to go see her on your own initiative again."
"Last time, she discovered your identity, and now you're even daring enough to reveal your gender! I told you not to take the risk of going to the Li family with this identity, but you insisted on going! Now you've scared her, and I wonder how you'll end up."
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