The real daughter died tragically and was reborn, and the whole family cried and begged for forgiven

Li Qingluo noticed that his expression was strange and asked quickly, "Your Highness, do you really recognize him?"

"Your Highness, who does this jade pendant belong to? Do you know?"

Duan Rongshi asked her, "Where did you get this?"

Li Qingluo: "Someone in the palace handed it to me. Is this jade pendant Princess Qinyu's?"

Prince Su stood up, grabbed Li Qingluo's wrist and pulled her in front of him.

"Li Qingluo, you understand the seriousness of this matter. If you delve any further, not only might you lose your life, but you'll also be dragged deeper into this vortex."

"Are you sure you still want to know?"

Li Qingluo swallowed hard.

She really didn't want to know...

But looking at Prince Su's eyes so close to her, the deep darkness was like a whirlpool, yet it also contained tiny specks of starlight, sucking her involuntarily...

"Your Highness, Princess Qinyu has threatened me. When she returns to Jinling, she will definitely not let me go."

"It's already the end of February. In another month she'll be back."

"If I go to her, kowtow, admit my fault, and beg her to let me go, will she let me go?"

"Although I have no power or influence in Jinling and only have my grandmother to rely on, I am not a spineless person who would flatter the powerful."

"So, if this matter is related to Princess Qinyu, I would like to know."

"It's better to take precautions early than to have no evidence at all."

For the first time, she revealed all the twists and turns in her heart to him.

This is not the demeanor of a kind and simple girl.

But he Duan Rongshi knew from the beginning that she was different and resolute.

She is even a bit cruel and ruthless.

Even at this moment, he felt a little happy because of her honesty.

He whispered, "When and why did she threaten you with something like this?"

Li Qingluo first struggled to free his wrist.

"Your Highness, isn't it all because of you?"

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Princess Qinyu must have misunderstood that I have some relationship with you. That's why she's already threatened me since that time on the snowy mountain when you asked her to take me home."

"Then, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, I went to Prince Su's mansion to look for you, and she saw me again."

"I think Princess Qinyu is jealous, so she won't let me go..."

Duan Rongshi: "Misunderstanding? Jealous?"

He snorted coldly, "Why is she jealous? Who is she to interfere with who the prince is close to?"

As he spoke, a cold look appeared in his eyes.

"Why didn't you tell the master about this earlier?"

"Also, you only have your grandmother to rely on. Didn't I let you rely on me and protect you?"

"The ones I have rescued many times are nothing more than kittens and puppies, right?"

"Li Qingluo, I've already made it so obvious, do you really not understand anything?"

As he spoke, he walked closer to Li Qingluo step by step, while Li Qingluo kept retreating.

Until she leaned against the pillar, with no way to retreat.

"Your Highness, aren't we talking about the jade pendant? Why are you bringing this up?"

"Yes, yes, you are my greatest supporter now. Otherwise, how could I dare to take the initiative to ask Your Highness to meet me, right?"

"But how did you manage to leave the palace and the city? I originally thought you would let me visit you secretly..."

When Prince Su saw her avoiding the subject and even rambling, his heart skipped a beat.

"Are you running away from me?"

Li Qing looked up at the sky: "What did you say?"

Duan Rongshi stared at her.

There are some things he really wants to make clear.

But thinking about my current situation, I can only endure it with regret.

"Alright, you little brat pretending to be confused, I'm too lazy to expose you."

He reached out and flicked her forehead lightly.

It didn't hurt, it was even a little too close.

Li Qingluo also sighed in his heart.

Blame it on those shoes!

She glared at the pair of shoes on the chair sadly and stopped talking.

Duan Rongshi lifted her hand and took out the white jade pendant from her palm.

"This item was given to the deposed Crown Prince by my father ten years ago."

"The reason I remember it so clearly is because I was there at the time. This is a gift from His Majesty."

Li Qingluo: "An imperial gift? Or rather, an imperial gift given to the deposed crown prince. How could it have ended up in Pan Li's hands?"

Duan Rongshi: "Are you investigating the accident outside Zhaohua Palace?"

Li Qingluo no longer concealed the truth: "Yes, Your Highness. Although Pan Li has returned from the dead, she was captured and taken to the dungeon by the Pei family last time. We heard with our own ears that a nobleman specifically asked the Pei family to arrest her."

"I suspect this person is Princess Qinyu."

"That night outside Zhaohua Palace, Qinyu attempted to kill Pan Li but failed. Could this jade pendant in Pan Li's hand be the cause of the dispute?"

"Your Highness, is there any connection between Princess Qinyu and the deposed Crown Prince?"

Duan Rongshi stared at her for a long moment before saying, "Do you know that you are very perceptive?"

Li Qingluo was unaware of this sudden praise...

Duan Rongshi suddenly whispered again, "Don't worry, with me here, she won't touch you at all."

Li Qingluo knew he was referring to 'Qinyu', but she lowered her head and said, "I am deeply grateful for your kindness and care, Your Highness, but you can't always keep an eye on me. There will always be times when I make mistakes."

"So, despite all the difficulties and dangers, I, a common woman, believe that relying on others or the mountains is not as good as relying on myself."

This is Li Qingluo's true words.

If you rely on people, they will run away; if you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall.

Only rely on yourself and never betray yourself.

It's not that she dislikes His Royal Highness Prince Su.

But she knew very well that she and Prince Su had no relationship at all now, and to call them a gentleman's friendship was an understatement.

Actually, it’s a little unclear…

Moreover, Li Qingluo knew that she still had some qualities that could be used, otherwise Prince Su would not have extended a helping hand to her every time.

Thinking of this, Li Qingluo took out the drawings he brought out today.

"Your Highness, this is the manuscript I owe you. Do you think you are satisfied with it?"

Duan Rongshi was still staring at her, but when he saw that she had something to give him again, he took it and looked through it carefully.

The meaning in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.

“It’s a very good painting.”

He looked up and smiled at her.

In the firelight, Li Qingluo felt a sharp pain in his chest.

His Royal Highness Prince Su’s smile is truly fatal.

"I'll come and collect the money I owe you tomorrow."

Li Qingluo heard the hidden meaning: "Tomorrow?"

Duan Rongshi: "Tomorrow the king will take you to a place."

"Remember, it's best to wear makeup so that no one can recognize your true identity."

After saying that, he stuffed the jade pendant back into Li Qingluo's palm, then called Zhuiyu and asked Zhuiyu to send Li Qingluo back to Xishan Pavilion safely.

After Li Qingluo left, Duan Rongshi remembered something and quickly took out the taro paste cake from his arms.

I opened it and saw...

He had been squeezed to pieces by the way she threw herself into his arms just now.

Duan Rongshi frowned tightly.

This time, I have completely lost my appetite.

Can throw it away but can't bear to throw it away...

In the end, I could only wrap it again and stuff it back into my arms.

Looking at the pair of shoes she had personally sent him, Duan Rongshi picked them up and smiled slightly: "They are clean."

Pofeng, who had just arrived, was startled: Why is His Highness laughing again?

Still smiling at a shoe!!

In the mountains at night, such a scene is too weird and scary!

Duan Rongshi saw Pofeng approaching with furtive movements, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Po Feng quickly reported, "Your Highness, word just came from the palace that your substitute was nearly exposed today."

Duan Rongshi put away his shoes before asking, "Did you catch the spy? Did you torture him thoroughly?"

Pofeng: "Yes. It's... His Majesty's people."

Duan Rongshi sneered, not surprised at all.

"He doesn't trust me, so he's not wrong."

"Have the double stay in the room. If he makes another mistake and gets caught, he'll be the first to die!"

Pofeng: "Yes, Your Highness."

When Zhui Yu came back, Leng Dian also arrived.

He hurriedly caught up and wanted to ask a few questions, but Leng Dian hurried to Prince Su.

"Your Highness, the old Duke is dying!"

Duan Rongshi: "What's going on? Let Pei San save him!"

Leng Dian: "Pei San refuses to save us. It seems that he is planning to drag the old Duke to death."

Judging from the methods used by Leng Dian and the others, it seems that Pei San is still a tough nut to crack.

What did Duan Rongshi think of?

"What did the Ministry of Justice say? Did they dig up anything from the Pei family dungeon?"

Leng Dian: "Originally they were going to dig him out, but His Majesty summoned Zhang Yi from the Ministry of Justice into the palace, and also transferred a large number of the Ministry's coroners and others."

"When Zhang Yi finally returned to the Pei family, the dungeon had already been destroyed."

"But Zhang Yi said that the few bodies that have been excavated so far are all female."

"There may be countless corpses down there, but the Pei family refuses to cooperate, and His Majesty is trying to cover up something, so it's difficult to proceed."

Duan Rongshi: "Are they all female corpses?"

"Go, capture a member of the Pei family... preferably a girl from Pei San's family, and feed some human blood to Duke Pei."

Leng Dian was shocked when he heard this.

Human blood?

But he could only do as he was told.

Li Qing landed at his grandmother's farm and rested peacefully for a night.

Strangely, she had a dream about Prince Su.

In the dream, he chased Li Qingluo and shouted, "You owe me a meal? You still owe me a meal! Hurry up and cook for me--!!"

Li Qingluo was frightened awake.

She patted her chest and told herself: She dreamed of Prince Su because she was thinking about the money he was going to give her today.

Fortunately, it was already daylight.

Li Qingluo was no longer sleepy, so she quickly got up and prepared to dress herself.

Prince Su said that he would take her to a place today and asked her to dress herself up as best as possible so that no one would recognize her.

Is this not easy?

Li Qingluo called Que'er and several maids in.

After a while, an ugly girl with a high ponytail, a long scar on her face that spread from her forehead to her ears, countless spots under her eyes, and thick eyebrows stood in front of everyone.

Even Que'er couldn't help but exclaim: "Girl, you are so ugly!"

The maids laughed so hard that they twisted their heads and scolded Que'er for not knowing the rules.

Li Qingluo stared at himself in the bronze mirror with great satisfaction: "The uglier, the safer. Let's go, let Master take a look!"

Before Nangong Di arrived, someone knocked on the door outside the manor.

Li Qingluo thought it was Zhui Yu, so he wanted to scare him himself.

But she didn't expect that when she ran to open the door herself, she would see His Royal Highness Prince Su, who was dressed in a moon-white robe today. He was so clean and cold that he looked like a jade-like young master, unparalleled in the world, noble and peerless!

Li Qingluo was shocked.

Duan Rongshi was also frightened by her.