"He is indeed the direct descendant of the General's Mansion, born with an extraordinary temperament."
"Look at Madam Pei. She hasn't been back to Jinling for so many years, but she still has a unique aura. I heard that this second young lady was raised and taught by her personally, so how could she be bad?"
The old lady of the Marquis Zhongyi's residence came out to greet him with a smile: "Sister, you are finally here. I am honored to be here today. No one in the whole Jinling City can invite you, but I, an old man, have the honor of welcoming you today!"
Mrs. Pei stepped forward enthusiastically to greet the old sisters and presented them with gifts.
Li Qingluo also greeted him respectfully, and the old lady of Marquis Zhongyi looked at her very kindly.
When Li Qingluo was taken to the group of girls, she heard someone say, "It is said that the original engagement will fall on this second girl..."
"It should have been her in the first place. She was the one we were referring to back then!"
"But the General's Mansion is on the verge of decline, and the Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion may also be in jeopardy..."
Li Qingluo pretended not to hear anything and just found a place to sit in the corner.
Qu was also pulled away by a familiar lady and sat not far away. She looked at Li Qingluo from time to time, fearing that she would do something embarrassing.
After all, this was her first time attending such a banquet, and with so many things happening in the General's Mansion recently, she couldn't afford to lose face again.
Que'er took Li Qingluo's cloak and held it in her arms, while Cui'er took the tea that was served to her.
"Girl, it's a dry day today, would you like to drink something to moisten your mouth first?"
Before Li Qingluo could reply, someone beside her pulled her aside, "Have you really ever eaten and slept with pigs and chickens?"
Li Qingluo turned his head to look at the other person and saw a little girl with a childish look and a timid expression.
Although she was covered in jewels and flowers, she asked questions directly as if she had no brains.
"Miss, you are so offensive!"
Que'er couldn't help but step forward to protect Li Qingluo.
The little girl actually curled her lips and disagreed.
The maidservant who followed her bowed apologetically to Li Qingluo.
Li Qingluo noticed that the surroundings were silent for a moment, and it seemed that everyone wanted to know about her past.
She smiled indifferently and replied to the little girl, "Of course not. Pigs are omnivores. If you put a chicken in a pigsty, it probably won't survive until the next day."
"Also, I did sleep with poultry, but I slept above the pigsty."
"Because our family didn't have many houses, my sister, my aunt and I slept together in the attic above the pigsty when we were young."
Li Qingluo's frank words made many girls pinch their noses.
It seems that there is still a bad smell on her body.
Even the little girl who asked her the question frowned.
At that time, everyone was staring at her and talking about her.
Some people even laughed out loud: "What a lucky guy! Anyone can make it to this place."
"Yes, even if it's well-pretended now, isn't it from the mountains? I feel like this hall is full of the smell of pig shit."
"It stinks. Let's get out!"
Four or five girls stood up and went out to get some fresh air, looking very disgusted with Li Qingluo.
Que'er clenched her fists in anger: "Girl, they are going too far!"
A young woman nearby explained, "Don't be angry. They used to be good friends with the eldest daughter in your family, so they did this on purpose to piss you off."
Li Qingluo: "Oh. Thank you, you... don't mind?"
The woman smiled and said, "Why should you mind? I think that's just your past. Don't you smell pretty good now?"
"Besides, it's clearly you who was wronged. If your identity hadn't been changed, the person sleeping in the pigpen should have been Li Qingzhu!"
Li Qingluo nodded: "What you said makes sense."
The woman's eyes lit up: "So, you really are the flesh and blood of the Li family who was swapped out?"
Li Qingluo: "The rumors are true."
Her blunt words made Qu, who was not far away, tremble with anger.
She actually told the truth like that! ?
Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face of the Li family’s previous external statements?
Who gave her such courage?
Although she was a little surprised and a little distressed when she heard Li Qingluo say that he slept in the pigsty, if she told Zhu'er's life story directly, even if Zhu'er died, she would definitely be criticized!
When she thought of this, Qu felt heartbroken and wished she could teach Li Qingluo a lesson on the spot!
She is so arrogant now!
Does being raised by the old lady make one so narrow-minded, selfish and vicious?
Zhu'er is already dead, but she still insists on getting involved with her! ?
Qu's face was grim. Another woman beside her asked her, "Sister, are those rumors outside really true?"
Qu's face froze for a moment: "No, it's not."
She didn't want to come to this place today, because she knew that if she came, she would be asked all kinds of questions.
But the master knew that the old woman was going to bring Li Qingluo with her, so he insisted that she come along to take care of her.
How could she not know what the master was thinking?
It's nothing more than wanting to quickly finalize the previous engagement with the Marquis of Zhongyi!
Although Qu Shi felt a little sad when she thought that this marriage should have been for Zhu'er, now that Chuan'er was in trouble, there were countless people in the entire Jinling City who wanted to see the excitement in their general's mansion.
Therefore, they must make sure this marriage is finalized, otherwise the General's Mansion will really become a laughing stock in Jinling City!
"Of course, these are all nonsense...! Chuan'er has suffered such a miserable fate and is now like this. Zhu'er is dead, and yet there are still these rumors slandering them! As a mother, I don't know how heartbroken I am. But faced with such absurdities, I am powerless to defend myself..."
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