After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Seeing the determination in the eyes of the woman in front of him, Ye Lixue temporarily believed her and decided to take it one step at a time. If she had any ill intentions in the future, he wouldn't mind helping his friends get rid of her!

Yu Qingli vaguely felt a murderous intent and was startled. She took two steps back and distanced herself from Ye Lixue, but she smiled bitterly in her heart. She wished that one day she would have such a close friend by her side.

"You'd better remember what you said today, otherwise..."

"Lili, what are you talking about with Master Ye? Why are you so happy?"

The sudden voice interrupted the conversation between Yu Qingli and Ye Lixue. Yu Qingli was speechless. Which eye of Murong Yanhui could tell that she was happy?

Ye Lixue, who was standing beside her, put on a nonchalant smile and said, "Nothing, just chatting for a while. By the way, where's Baili?"

Murong Yanhui sighed and said, "He went after Linlang. How could he be willing to give up without seeing her?!"

Yu Qingli's strange gaze wandered over Murong Yanhui, but he pulled her over and held her in his arms. "Ye Lixue, you'd better go check on Baili. He seems to have drunk quite a bit today, and I'm a little worried."

Ye Lixue nodded slightly, gave Yu Qingli a meaningful look, and then replied to Murong Yan: "Okay, I'll go check it out."

After saying this, he stepped on tiptoe and disappeared into the darkness.

Murong Yanhui rested her head in Yu Qingli's hair, sniffing the delicate fragrance, and whispered softly, "Lili, it doesn't matter even if you were really sent to monitor me, as long as you can stay by my side!"

Yu Qingli's body trembled. Did he hear everything that was just said?!

"Your Highness, have you forgotten our agreement? It's already the last day. I must return home early tomorrow morning."

"I know, it's because it's the last night that we should cherish it even more! How about you accompany me to watch the stars today?" Murong Yan replied without caring whether Yu Qingli agreed or not. He directly put his arm around her slender waist and walked towards the inner room of Xiaoyao Hall.

This huge Xiaoyao Hall is divided into two floors, the outer floor is used for holding banquets, while there is a small attic in the inner room. If you climb up the stairs, you can reach the roof directly.

Yu Qingli was shocked by the scenery before her. She had to say that Murong Yanhui was a person who knew how to enjoy life.

The roof of the small attic of Xiaoyao Hall was not made of ordinary bricks and tiles. There were some transparent tiles that shone brightly in the night. If she was not mistaken, they should be priceless colorful glazed tiles. In order not to cover up the brilliance of the glazed tiles, huge night pearls were inlaid in the four corners of the room. Each of them was round and full, illuminating this small space like daylight.

Murong Yanhui pulled Yu Qingli straight to the soft couch in the room. Looking up, she saw the stars in the sky reflected from the glazed tiles, like a beautiful painting.

Yu Qingli sighed, saying that such scenery is rarely seen under normal circumstances.

Seeing the joy in Yu Qingli's eyes, Murong Yanhui whispered, "Do you like it?"

But she didn't know whether she was asking about the scenery or the person who took her to see the scenery.

Yu Qingli nodded, and under the reflection of the colorful glass, her eyes, which were already clear and bright, shone with colorful light in the starlight.

The two sat side by side, looking at the brilliant starry sky. This was the first time that Yu Qingli looked at the stars like this. The shining stars and the colorful glass complemented each other, dazzling her eyes and confusing her heart.

"Linlang is Yue'er's mother!"

Murong Yanhui suddenly spoke, which surprised Yu Qingli. Why did he say this to her? Was this an explanation?

Murong Yanhui continued to narrate, "When I first met Linlang, I was only twenty years old. At that time, Linlang was already a famous courtesan in Jiangnan. There were many wealthy young men who spent money lavishly just to see her, including some royal nobles."

"For example, the prince?" Yu Qingli couldn't help but interject.

Murong Yanhui smiled faintly, but did not deny it. "When I was twenty years old, I was indeed extremely infatuated with such a woman."

Yu Qingli sneered a little, but felt emotional in her heart. It was extremely admirable that this person could admit his past so frankly. What's more, Qu Linlang was indeed a rare beauty.

"Although I was infatuated with Linlang, I knew that the man she loved wasn't me. That's why I was a little reluctant back then. After all, I was young and full of energy. So I spent a lot of money to redeem Linlang, but I didn't expect her to refuse."

Yu Qingli was a little surprised. How many women in this brothel didn't want to leave as soon as possible? What's more, the other party was a prince. With such an identity, it would be better to be his concubine than to sell her smiles in such a place.

Seeing Yu Qingli's surprised expression, Murong Yanhui said seriously: "Don't mention you, Lili, even I was shocked at the time. I kept asking her about it. Later, Linlang couldn't stand my constant persuasion and finally told me the truth. At that time, she had fallen in love with a scholar.

"Scholar?!"

"That's right, I only heard it. It's said that the man was passing through on his way to the capital for the imperial examination, but he was attracted by Linlang's beauty and stayed in the brothel all day, spending all his travel expenses. Who is that brothel owner? When she has money, she is a master, but when she has no money, she is worse than a beggar on the street. She immediately ordered the eunuchs in the brothel to kick the scholar out."

Yu Qingli nodded slightly, indicating that this kind of thing was understandable. The madams in these brothels were very snobbish, let alone how they treated a poor scholar without any money?

"Later, the scholar probably asked his family for more money, but within half a month, he squandered it all! This cycle went on for a whole year."

Yu Qingli opened her eyes wide in surprise. If this continued, wouldn't even such a huge family be able to handle it? She couldn't help but ask, "Is there no one in the scholar's family who came forward to stop it?"

Murong Yanhui gave her an admiring look. "Lili is really smart. This scholar's family lives in Qinghe, not too far from Luoyang, and is considered upper-middle class in the area. After this scholar's several squanderings, his family sent people to investigate. They only then learned the truth, so they took the scholar home and gave him a good scolding. They also accused Linlang of being a seductive woman and ruining the scholar's future."

Yu Qingli snorted coldly, "These men always put the blame on women when they make mistakes. Why don't they say that it's the scholar himself who has no character? If he didn't come to this brothel, no one would have dragged him in, right?"

"Well said!" Murong Yanhui said seriously, with a hint of pride in his eyes. The woman he liked really had the same idea as him.

"So what happened next? How did Madam Qu give birth to Murong Yue? Did she move to your palace?"

Murong Yanhui quickly explained, "Of course not. Although Linlang is a prostitute, she values friendship and loyalty. Moreover, what happened between the prince and her was just a casual chat over tea, nothing out of line. Moreover, she later became pregnant with the scholar's child."

Yu Qingli nodded. For some reason, she felt relieved. The child was not Murong Yan's. But if that was the case, why did he grow up in the mansion?

"The scholar learned of this and, after discussing it with his family elders, decided to marry Qu Linlang, but only as a concubine. For Linlang, as long as she could be with her beloved for life, she would be happy even if she had to work like a slave, not just a concubine, so she quickly agreed."

"So this scholar's family only wanted Madam Qu but not the child?"

Yu Qingli felt a little puzzled, but she saw Murong Yanhui smiling brightly, her peach blossom eyes charming and unparalleled. "Lili, do you think it's possible? Yue'er is the scholar's eldest son!"

Yu Qingli frowned, thinking it was impossible. How could a man in this world be so loyal?

"In fact, during the year Linlang was pregnant, life was relatively peaceful. During this time, Linlang also urged the scholar to work hard and seek fame again. At this point in the story, Lili would definitely think that this should be a beautiful legend of a talented scholar and a beautiful woman, but all the suffering had just begun."

Murong Yan looked up at the starry sky with a dazed look, as if she was recalling the past.

"After Linlang gave birth to Yue'er, the scholar achieved his dream of fame and became an official. Naturally, he wanted to climb the social ladder, so he used his family's connections to arrange a marriage with the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital. To successfully secure this marriage, the daughter must have a clean past. The scholar understood this very well, and so he divorced Linlang with a letter of divorce!"

Murong Yanhui's tone was filled with anger. This kind of thing was really intolerable! Even though four or five years had passed, the scene of that year was still vivid in his mind.

Yu Qingli also said angrily: "Damn it! A man like this deserves to be cut into pieces!"

"Who said it wasn't?! Furthermore, the scholar's family decided to expel only Linlang from the mansion, leaving the infant Yue'er behind. Linlang, with nothing to her own, was forced to wander the streets and beg for three months. During those three months, she would peer out at the mansion's gate every day, hoping to find a chance to rescue Yue'er."

"I didn't expect that Mrs. Qu had suffered such a past. So what happened next?"

"On the day of Yue'er's hundredth birthday banquet, Linlang finally managed to sneak into the mansion and seize Yue'er, but was brutally beaten by the servants. Surprisingly, the one who ordered it was that scholar. Her former lover had become the murderer who wanted to kill her. Linlang was filled with grief and indignation, and the servants chased her all the way to the Luoyang River. She embraced Yue'er and jumped into the river. At the time, I was on a boat on the river, and that's how I saved them."

Yu Qingli was deeply shocked. She never expected that Qu Linlang would have such a similar past to hers. They were equally affectionate, yet also ruthless. Are all men in this world so cold and heartless?

"That scholar should be punished!"

After a while, Yu Qingli spoke in a cold voice, meeting Murong Yanhui's beautiful eyes.

"Of course! How can you get away so easily if you offend my people?!" Murong Yan smiled calmly, but the cruelty in her eyes moved Yu Qingli.

She believed that the scholar would definitely not have a good ending!