However, their Qu family can look down on Li Qingluo, but they should never provoke Old Madam Pei.

After Mrs. Pei woke up and knew the truth, she did not punish Gu Qing and Nanny Chen severely. She even agreed with Li Qingluo's suggestion that Nanny Chen go to the farm to keep an eye on Gu Qing's future actions.

Then Mrs. Pei wrote several letters.

They all fell into the hands of several wealthy families in Jinling City.

The Qu family is indeed prosperous nowadays.

But there are definitely many people who want to bring him down.

A few days later, the emperor received the impeachment memorial of the Qu family.

They said the Qu family was corrupt, that the Qu family was connected with casinos, and that the Qu family embezzled money from the national treasury but took a lot of it home.

It was also said that the Qu family bought land and shops everywhere and made a lot of money.

The emperor had a terrible headache.

He is now wholeheartedly supporting the Qu family, and of course he doesn't want the Qu family to bring someone down so quickly.

So he scolded Minister Qu on the surface, and then asked people to investigate the evidence of the Qu family's crimes, but then he turned around and asked the Qu family to clean up their own mess first.

The Qu family has indeed been in a state of panic recently.

His brother had gotten into trouble with Li Kechuan and even a group of beggars in a dilapidated temple, and he was surrounded by enemies in the court. Seeing that the foundation of his family was a little shaken, he began to worry.

Nanny Zhang went to the Qu family yesterday to cancel the engagement, but the Qu family was unwilling to do so.

They knew that their distant relative was now being held hostage by Mrs. Pei's farm.

But so what?

Anyway, they have no evidence that it was done by the Qu family. They are just distant relatives. Does that mean whatever they say is the truth?

The worst that can happen is that your reputation will be damaged.

But in fact, the Qu family did not expect that Madam Pei could survive under such circumstances.

What was even more unexpected was that Li Qingluo had the courage to lead Madam Pei out of the general's mansion.

What was unexpected was that Li Qingluo acted so decisively and at the same time remained calm, not rushing to send people to the government for conviction.

Otherwise, if it was sent to the government office, the Qu family would have taken action long ago.

Can we still let them have something to hold against us now?

How could they be willing to let go of the marriage they had worked so hard to plan?

Unexpectedly, Nanny Zhang led people to the gate of the Qu family and shouted, "Everyone come quickly. I heard that the fourth son of the Qu family recently did something shameless with the eldest son of the General's Mansion in Dongyin Lane in the dilapidated temple west of the city! What exactly happened? I'm sure everyone has heard some rumors by now."

"But there's more to it than that. There was also a group of beggars in that dilapidated temple, and they also participated in the melee that day!"

"Oh my goodness, what a scene that was! Even if I had lived for fifty years, I'd never heard of such a shocking scandal. Can you imagine it?"

"And the Qu family is so shameless that they've reached the point of being a grandmother. Even after their son got into this kind of trouble, they didn't even take the initiative to cancel the engagement and even dreamed of marrying my daughter. Ugh!"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see what kind of toad you are? Even if you were a juren, your reputation is now completely ruined. You are short, ugly, and a homosexual. Our daughter can't afford to be with such a master!"

"If you, the Qu family, are willing to be human beings, sign the divorce agreement immediately!"

The Qu family was so ashamed and angry after being scolded that they wanted to teach Madam Zhang a lesson on the spot.

Nanny Zhang was no pushover. With a wave of her hand, a dozen nannies rushed forward and beat the dozen servants of the Qu family to the ground, unable to move.

Everyone looked dumbfounded.

These are some old ladies, all of them are old and weak, but they were beaten to a pulp by a group of young and strong men?

The Qu family has been humiliated this time, and it is really impossible to pick it up again.

The people of Jinling City also watched the fun.

But Aunt Zhang looked as if she would not give up unless the engagement was cancelled today.

The Qu family could no longer afford it, so they signed the document immediately and asked Aunt Zhang to take everyone away.

Aunt Zhang happily put away the letter of annulment and said, "If your family had known better and not provoked us earlier, would we have encountered all this?"

"But this matter is not over yet, let's wait and see!"

After saying this, Aunt Zhang arrogantly led her people away.

In comparison, it seems that the Qu family is the poor one being bullied.

At this moment, Li Qingluo had already received the letter of withdrawal of engagement.

She put it away with satisfaction.

"They are at least sensible."

Otherwise, Xun Ge’er’s life and innocence would be lost.

Duan Rongshi sat opposite Li Qingluo and had breakfast.

Seeing her mysteriously putting away a piece of paper, he casually asked, "What makes you so happy?"

Li Qingluo waved his hand and Gu Qing hurried down.

Li Qingluo replied, "It's nothing serious. It's just the Qu family's letter of withdrawal from the engagement."

But the joy on his face could not be concealed.

Duan Rongshi put down his chopsticks and frowned: "When did the Qu family get you engaged? Who? Which son?"

Li Qingluo: "It's Qu Daoxun, the fourth son of the Qu family. The Qu family and the General's Mansion are so secretive about this, so it's not surprising that Your Highness doesn't know."

"And it was during the first month of the lunar year when my grandmother and I left the general's residence. Even my grandmother and I only learned about this afterward."

If it weren't for the spies in the General's Mansion, Li Qingluo would probably have to wait until the day of the wedding, when the Qu family brought the bridal sedan to General Xiuli's Mansion, before she knew that her marriage had been sold by Qu and Li Chaojing again.

Fortunately, although it took some effort to cancel the engagement this time, it was not too troublesome.

Duan Rongshi turned his head to look at Leng Dian behind him.

Leng Dian shuddered.

Oh no, they have been focusing on the Pei family and the deposed crown prince recently. As for the Li family, they haven't been paying attention to them since His Highness and the young lady became close.

So who knew that the girl was engaged again?

Moreover, both the Qu and Li families kept it a secret, and I have never heard of it.

Leng Dian lowered his head, knowing that he would be punished when he returned.

Li Qingluo noticed the unusual atmosphere and asked, "What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

Li Qingluo had no idea that this big Buddha said he had not had breakfast when he arrived today, so Li Qingluo asked the kitchen to prepare it quickly.

Fortunately, she didn't eat much in the morning, so there was a lot left.

Duan Rongshi had lost his appetite for the food that he had hardly used.

He looked at Li Qingluo, stood up and said, "Let's go. I said I would take you somewhere today."

But they didn't expect that as soon as they turned around, they saw Nangong Di.

When Nangong Di heard that a distinguished person had come to Zhuangzi, he immediately guessed the other person's identity.

So I came here now because I had a sudden thought and wanted to see with my own eyes what the legendary Yama God of Death looks like.

If he is a terrifying Yama, how can he be called a god?

But as soon as he saw his appearance, Nangong Di immediately understood.

The appearance of Prince Su was indeed like that of a god, as if he was carrying holy light and compassion.

And the first time Nangong Di saw him, it was as if he saw an old friend...

While Nangong Di was still in a daze, Li Qingluo had already stepped forward and reminded him, "Master, this is His Royal Highness Prince Su."

Nangong Di quickly greeted him: "I, Nangong Di, greet His Royal Highness Prince Su."

Duan Rongshi: "Nangong? This surname is rare in Daliang."

Nangong Di: "I am from the state of Chu."

Li Qingluo also quickly explained: "Your Highness, this is my master."

Duan Rongshi just nodded friendly and strode out.

Nangong Di had no intention of following them out.

At this moment, he suddenly followed Li Qingluo: "Luo'er, your master will accompany you today."

Li Qingluo was still surprised because Nangong Di was a very cold person.

Li Qingluo was greatly surprised that he followed her to the village this time.

You still want to follow me out today?

But she didn't ask any more questions, thinking that Nangong Di was doing this because of his grandmother's instructions.

Li Qingluo only took Nangong Di and a nanny Zheng out, and Que'er stayed at the farm.

The group left the village on horseback and arrived at a market in a town after an hour or so.

"Where is this?"

It's really rare that there is such a prosperous town so close to Jinling.

Madam Zheng: "Young lady, this is Qingsong Town. It's not far from Qingsong Temple. You haven't been here before, have you?"

Li Qingluo really didn't know that there was a Qingsong Town at the foot of Qingsong Temple.

She didn't know about this in her previous life or this life.

Madam Zheng: "It's rumored that this is the place where those noble young men from Jinling spend their money!"

"Eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and everything in between are all here."

"Those young masters whose families are strict with them will come here to relax when they have nothing to do. However, I have heard that there is a stronghold of the Lotus Sect here..."

Li Qingluo paused for a moment.

If there is a Lotus Sect stronghold here, and it is so close to the imperial city and has a mixed crowd, wouldn’t it be a good place to spread their religion?

But if it were true, would the imperial court allow such a place to remain untouched and undestroyed?

It's so weird.

Unless there are countless officials in the court who are connected with the Lotus Sect.

Soon, they arrived at their destination for the day.

Diagonally ahead, there is a very tall wooden building.

Li Qingluo looked up and counted. It was four and a half stories high.

And there is actually a garden and a restaurant behind it, so it is obviously not just a gambling house.

The plaque on this building is very large and its name is - Lisboa Casino.

For a small town to have such a large-scale gambling house, its strength should not be underestimated.

I just don’t know who its owner is?

And it seems that this gambling house is the reason why Prince Su brought her here today.

When Li Qingluo looked up at Duan Rong, he discovered that he was wearing a white dragon mask on his face.

Not only that, even Zhui Yu and Leng Dian wore half a pure black mask.

Li Qingluo touched his face and realized that his attire was really unnecessary...

Li Qingluo got off the horse with the help of Nanny Zheng. Li Qingluo, who had just learned to ride a horse, had suffered a lot along the way.

The insides of my legs are burning with pain right now.

I don't know if the skin has been worn off.

However, she didn't complain at all along the way, not even a word, and just endured it herself.

Only now did she feel relieved.

After getting off the horse, Li Qingluo's legs felt a little weak.

Madam Zheng whispered, "Miss? Are you okay?"

They didn't know that this was the first time Li Qingluo had properly ridden a horse for such a long time, so it wasn't a good experience at all.

Duan Rongshi noticed her abnormality and looked over at her.

A hint of concern involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

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