Li Qingluo always kept his grandmother's words in mind. This man was extremely dangerous, and today he had witnessed his brutality, bloodthirstiness, viciousness and cruelty with his own eyes, so Li Qingluo immediately turned his eyes away and lowered his head.

Duan Rongshi walked towards her.

"Miss Li."

The maids and the servants dared not even breathe, and could only move aside slightly with trepidation.

Li Qingluo bowed and greeted: "I, your humble servant Li Qingluo, greet Prince Su."

Duan Rongshi: "Tell me, why did you come to this charity cemetery today? Miss Li, please don't tell me that you came here to enjoy the autumn among the dead."

"Otherwise, with this hobby, even I would be willing to admit defeat."

Li Qingluo just felt a chill all over his body.

The red mole between his eyebrows made him look as holy as a god, but he was stained with blood and killed people with his own hands.

She didn't dare to hide anything and said, "Your Highness, there's a ghost in my house, so I came here to investigate. As for the details, since they involve the secrets and privacy of my general's mansion, please forgive me for not being able to elaborate."

Duan Rongshi did not continue to ask, but he saw that she did not look like she dared to lie.

Then, he let them leave.

After leaving the charity cemetery, Li Qingluo just got on the carriage when he ran into a dark shadow head-on.

She let out a low cry, and Sha Lei, who had just followed her, immediately asked, "Miss Li Er, what happened?"

Li Qingluo has calmed down.

She looked at the young man sitting across from her and replied calmly, "I rarely ride in a car, so I bumped into it accidentally. It's nothing serious, thank you. I wonder if the guard-brother has anything else to do?"

Li Qingluo didn't even bother to open the window, so Sha Lei had no choice but to say, "Our prince ordered me to escort Miss Li Er back to the palace. He said that today's incident disturbed Miss Li Er, so I can only rest assured that Miss Li Er returns home safely."

Would Prince Su be so kind?

But if I refuse, it might only arouse suspicion.

Li Qingluo suppressed his flustered heart and replied, "Then I'll trouble you, big brother guard."

Sha Lei was riding a horse outside the carriage. Li Qingluo could only stare at the man opposite her the whole time, not daring to say a word.

Perhaps because he was in the same carriage with a girl and was being stared at, the man opposite him glanced away first.

Li Qingluo wanted to ask too many questions.

Unfortunately, she was unable to ask a single question until she reached the gate of the general's mansion.

Li Qing got off the carriage, and the moment the carriage closed, Sha Lei saw it clearly.

The carriage was empty, with no extra people.

After Li Qingluo entered the mansion, Sha Lei turned his horse around and rode back to the Dali Temple.

"Your Majesty!"

When Sha Lei met Duan Rong, he reported, "I have sent Miss Li Er back home safely!"

Duan Rongshi was looking through the files. When he saw him come in, he turned around and sat down. "Is there anything unusual about her?"

Sha Lei: "Your Highness, I am certain that there is more than just Miss Li Er in the carriage. However, I don't understand why Miss Li Er didn't say anything. I am afraid that it is Miss Li Er's own people, so I don't want to act rashly."

"However, when Miss Li Er got off the carriage, I saw with my own eyes that there was no one else inside."

Zhui Yu, who was standing by, asked, "Your Highness, is there some kind of trap inside the carriage?"

For example, people can be hidden under the carriage.

Sha Lei nodded, agreeing with this guess.

Duan Rongshi propped up his chin as he thought, "If I'm not mistaken, the man who hid in the charity cemetery with the second son of Duke Ducang's mansion today was the third son of the Pei family from Duke Pei's mansion."

"Her grandmother was from the Peiguo Mansion."

"So, if this person is the one hiding in her carriage, it's not surprising that she remains silent."

"This woman is quite courageous."

Duan Rongshi thought of her expression when she was held hostage. She was calm and composed, and she was able to persuade the hostages to let her go. If he was not mistaken, she was actually holding a hidden dagger in her hand at that time.

Moreover, she had a sword on her waist.

When did this girl learn to use a sword?

She changed so quickly that even Duan Rongshi was a little surprised.

"Zhuiyu, go check what exactly has Miss Li Er done since she returned to Jinling?"

Zhui Yu: “…”

Your Highness, you asked us to keep an eye on Li Chaojing before, although you also paid attention to the second young lady occasionally. But why are you suddenly turning your attention to the second young lady now?

Also, what she did has nothing to do with you or these cases, right?

"and many more!"

Duan Rongshi suddenly thought of something. He knocked on the table and said, "Last time I asked you to investigate the matter of the broken legs of Yang Qinwu and Li Kechuan of the Imperial Guards. Is there any other hidden story behind it? How is your investigation going?"

Zhui Yu: "Your Highness, I have found out that Yang Qinwu once had a sister named Yang Xue'er. At the age of nine, she sold herself into slavery and entered the general's mansion, changing her name to Mei Xue and becoming a maid in Li Kechuan's chambers."

"However, two years ago, Mei Xue suddenly disappeared. The Li family has covered up this matter very well, and it will take some time for me to thoroughly investigate the truth."

"But I have discovered another matter."

"On the day the Lotus Cult caused such a commotion on the opera boat, Yang Qinwu was on leave, and Miss Li Er happened to be out of the house that day and was seen near the Qinhuai River."

Duan Rongshi paused while stroking the black jade ring. "Oh? Such a coincidence?"

Dongyin Lane, General’s Mansion.

When Li Qingluo returned to the Red Maple Pavilion, Que'er and Nanny Deng immediately frantically brought medicine to apply on her and bandage her wounds.

Li Qingluo let them toss around for a long time before she was finally free.

Cui'er was so anxious that she cried when she saw this.

"Miss, you went out for a while, how come you are injured when you come back? The wound doesn't look big, how come you are bleeding so much? Your collar is even stained red."

Cui'er wiped Li Qingluo's hands with a handkerchief while crying.

Que'er's eyes also turned red: "It's all my fault. I didn't protect the young lady. Young lady, please punish me!"

Aunt Deng also sighed, her eyes filled with heartache.

Li Qingluo looked at them and smiled.

"Girl, you're still laughing! Even though it's become like this, you didn't let us tell the old lady. You just like to hold on by yourself. Girl, you're always like this. You don't cry when it hurts, you don't tell us when you're hungry, and you don't like to order us around when you're thirsty. Are we useless..."

Seeing that the two were about to cry even more heartbroken, Li Qingluo quickly said, "I'm really fine. Stop crying!"

"Also, I smile because I'm happy. Now, not only does Grandma care about me, but you guys do too. I can see that you're all sincere. With your sincerity, I'm truly happy."

In her previous life, she had never received true love.

Originally, she had never expected anything in this life, but she got so much. She is a human being, not a plant, so how could she not be tempted?

It took a long time to coax them into submission.

And they agreed not to leak a single word to Madam Pei.

What happened today is not a big deal, but if you look at it from a small perspective, it is indeed terrifying when you think about it.

If she is not careful, she might really lose her life!

So, I won’t let her worry about it.

And all this was caused by the fake "Chen He". Li Qingluo got angry whenever he thought about it!

This fake Chen He, even his identity as a woman is fake. Li Qingluo was originally quite curious about him, but now he really wants to beat him up with his own hands!

But when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, Li Qingluo thought of many things.

He said that he was Aunt Zheng's biological brother, and he knew so much now. Did Aunt Zheng tell him all this?

Did Aunt Zheng really not die back then?

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