Li Qingluo widened his eyes and found it a little funny.

Mrs. He pretended to be a kind-hearted person, but this time she couldn't help but slap Mrs. Qu in the face.

"It seems they are blaming the Qu family for all the suffering that Xun-ge has endured."

Que'er: "I dare to say that even if it is like this, she deserves it!"

"But last night, Yu Shi actually went to the General's Mansion again. After quickly helping to suppress the second and third houses, she stabilized the entire General's Mansion and even mobilized a number of people to start searching for the Master..."

It has to be said that without Li Chaojing, the entire general's mansion would have become like a headless fly, flying around aimlessly when something happened.

Li Qingluo rolled over and propped up his head to look at Que'er: "Since the Qu family has taken action, it seems they will find our family tomorrow."

"Get up tomorrow morning and tell the concierge to get ready. If anyone dares to barge in and cause trouble, I'll kick them out!"

Que'er smiled and said, "Yes, girl."

After a while, Que'er fell asleep beside him.

Li Qingluo was still thinking about the matters at the General's Mansion.

There are two branches in the Qu family. It is obvious that the eldest branch is the one who controls the overall situation of the entire Qu family.

Although Old Madam He has a kind face, her actual intentions are probably much more vicious than that of the seemingly vicious Mrs. Yu.

My grandmother was poisoned, my marriage, and the business my grandmother ran must have all been planned by this old lady He.

The Qu family is vicious and greedy, and has made the entire general's mansion turbid.

The most hateful person is naturally his stupid mother Qu.

If she hadn't been stupid and couldn't see through the Qu family's schemes, the General's Mansion wouldn't have reached this point.

It's time to deal with her.

Day two.

Li Qingluo was sleeping very soundly. When he woke up naturally, Que'er came in quietly.

Seeing that she was awake, Que'er hurried over and said, "Miss, you guessed it right! People from the General's Mansion and the Qu family came here early in the morning and made a big fuss, demanding that the master be handed over."

Cui'er and Zijin came in with hot water, one helped her dress and wash, and the other combed her hair and put on makeup.

Li Qingluo was now used to being tormented by them, so she just sat there obediently like a puppet.

The General's Mansion naturally knew that Li Chaojing was taken away by Old Madam Pei.

However, they didn't know where Madam Pei and Li Qingluo had moved to.

That's why I searched all over the city for several days.

And I don’t know whether Li Chaojing is still with Mrs. Pei.

It was only when Minister Qu heard in the court that Old Madam Pei had personally written a memorial to ask for leave from Li Chaojing that he was able to confirm that Li Chaojing was indeed still with Old Madam Pei.

Moreover, the Qu family had just confirmed that not only was Mrs. Pei not dead, she had also moved out of the general's mansion with Li Qingluo.

Seeing that their efforts were in vain, the Qu family not only failed to capture the target but also let the two of them escape, they wanted to come back and see what was going on here.

So he encouraged Qu to bring people to General Xiuli's mansion early in the morning to take Li Chaojing back.

Li Qingluo waited until her lipstick was applied before asking Que'er, "Did Grandmother know about this? Did she get upset?"

Que'er: "Don't worry, young lady. Because you instructed me last night, I got up at 3:30 am and told everyone to be on the lookout. I told the doorman to be especially careful and not to open the door before noon, no matter how loudly someone knocks outside."

"But if they get too far, refuse to listen, and start making noise or even swearing, we'll send someone out to deal with them."

"So as not to disturb you and the old lady and prevent you from sleeping."

"Sure enough, they're going to act tough with knives and sticks. The maids were all holding back when they left the General's Mansion, and this morning they finally found an outlet to vent their anger."

"The maids went out and beat those dozen servants to the ground with their bare hands."

"Right now, the servants from the Qu family and the General's Mansion are still sitting at the gate and refusing to leave."

Li Qingluo: "No hurry, wait for me to eat something, then we'll go out and take a look."

As soon as Li Qingluo walked out of the yard, he saw Old Madam Pei coming over.

"Luo'er, come with me to see your father first. Let's go."

Li Qingluo hurried over to support Mrs. Pei, and followed her grandmother to a remote courtyard, where she saw Li Chaojing who was imprisoned inside.

In fact, Li Qingluo knew where Li Chaojing was imprisoned yesterday.

But she didn't come over to look at him.

She only felt hatred for her biological father, not a single pity.

Especially when thinking of how he wanted to force his grandmother to death, Li Qingluo felt like there was a fire burning in her heart all the time.

If it weren't for her grandmother, she wouldn't mind killing her father herself.

In his previous life, Li Chaojing watched his own death indifferently.

In this life, he seemed to have realized that he had been neglected, but he had only seen the side of himself that could be exploited.

But his own daughter was unwilling to be controlled by him, which aroused his resentment and indifference. When his interests and family affection conflicted, he would still give up his daughter without any feelings without hesitation.

This kind of person is not fit to be a father, a son, and even less fit to be a human being.

Nanny Zhang pushed open the door, and Li Qingluo followed Old Madam Pei into the yard.

I heard that Li Chaojing went a little crazy after hearing that Li Kechuan was in trouble that day.

I just don't know if he is pretending?

At this moment, he was sitting on a somewhat damaged wooden horse, kicking his feet and swaying. When he saw Madam Pei coming, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

"Mother? Mother——!"

Li Chaojing immediately dropped the wooden horse and stood up, but because he was too tall and strong and the wooden horse was too small, he accidentally fell when he stood up.

With this fall, the wooden horse broke into pieces on the spot.

Li Chaojing was stunned for a moment, looking at the pile of broken wood on the ground. He rubbed his eyes, sat on the ground and burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu...Mother, the wooden horse I made for Jing'er is broken, wuwuwu..."

Li Qingluo was speechless.

"Grandma, this... is he really not pretending?"

He still had a beard on his face, with several wrinkles on it. Half of his hair had turned white because of Li Kechuan's broken leg. Now he was sitting on the ground like a child, crying without any image.

Li Qingluo couldn't believe it. If it was a show, then he was too convincing and too willing to sacrifice his past dignity!

Madam Pei looked at the scene expressionlessly and said, "Luo Bai examined him and said he had been through a great shock and is indeed not quite normal now. His mind... has regressed to that of a child, perhaps only four or five years old."

After saying that, Mrs. Pei walked forward.

Seeing her coming, Li Chaojing looked up at her pitifully, and reached out to hug her legs and cried, "I'm sorry, mother. It's Jing'er who failed to protect the wooden horse that mother sent back to Jing'er."

"Mother, Jing'er can't find the things you sent back from the border these past few years."

"Jing'er is so sad... I had a rattle, a windmill, a carriage, a knife, a sword, and a bow and arrow... They're all gone. Mother, can you make Jing'er a few more that are exactly the same?"

"Mother, Aunt Deng said that you just bought these and threw them back to please your son. Is that true?"

"So my son threw them all away in anger... Now he wants to look for them, but he can't find them."

"Mother, please don't be angry, okay?"

Madam Pei squatted down, looked at him, and replied word by word: "No, these were indeed made by my mother herself. You have been deceived by Aunt Deng."

Upon hearing the truth, Li Chaojing seemed shocked.

"Really? She lied to me? But why did she lie to me?"

Mrs. Pei did not answer him, but asked: "Jing'er, do you really like these things?"

"Are you just pretending to see me come back? Don't you... dislike my mother?"

"I heard that you think my mother is a woman who only knows how to wield swords, is not gentle, and did not accompany Jing'er to grow up. So you think I am not as good as Aunt Deng, and you are ashamed to have a mother like me, right?"

"Jing'er, don't act like that in front of Mother."

"Otherwise, my mother will take it seriously."

Li Chaojing seemed anxious when he heard these words.

He hugged Madam Pei, threw himself into her arms, and cried even more sadly.

"Mother, Jing'er knows I was wrong. Jing'er was truly wrong... Jing'er did resent Mother. Why couldn't Mother be like other mothers and stay by her side? Why did Mother insist on donning armor and leading a general on the battlefield? Is a son less important than those military achievements?"

"But my son knows that my mother went to save my father."

"Also, I actually really like the things my mother sent me back...but I don't know what's real and what's fake."

"Mother, are you still leaving? Can you please stay..."

After comforting Li Chaojing, Mrs. Pei left the yard with Li Qingluo with red eyes.

Once outside, Mrs. Pei sighed.

"Let me tell you the truth, Luo'er. Grandmother...originally wanted to deal with your father and put an end to him."

"But I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

"Grandmother was indeed wrong back then. If I had taken your father with me when I went to the frontier, and had not left him to the care of a concubine no matter how hard or tiring it was, perhaps we mother and son wouldn't be in this situation today."

"Later, because of my personality, I simply escaped this disastrous mother-son relationship."

"You've seen what he's become. So, Grandmother can't be so cruel to him anymore... So, return him to your mother."

"Just think of it as grandma owes him."

"From now on, he and I will be considered as severed ties, and we will never see or have any contact again."

"You go and take care of this matter. Grandma is tired and won't show up this time."

After saying this, Madam Pei dragged her tired body and slowly walked away.

Li Qingluo looked at her grandmother's back and knew that she was not feeling well.

Li Qingluo turned around and went back to the gate of the courtyard, looking at Li Chaojing who was trying hard to reassemble the wooden horse inside.

Li Chaojing saw him and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, who are you? Why do I feel like you look familiar?"

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