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Her throat was finally freed, and she gasped for breath.

Li Mo, however, still held onto her collar and refused to let go.

Madam Qu's gaze towards Li Mo was filled with resentment. She glared at him angrily and shouted, "Why did you kill me?!"

"Qu Muya, how dare you! You actually curse me to die soon, you deserve to die a thousand deaths!" Li Mo said angrily.

"I."

"Hmph! And you too!" Li Mo pointed at Madam Qu, "You ungrateful wretch! If I hadn't saved you back then, you would have been violated by those bandits long ago, and now you actually want to kill me!"

Qu Muya was stunned. "I killed you?"

"Yes! You're trying to kill me!"

"Impossible! How could I possibly kill you? How could I possibly do such a thing?!" Qu Muya screamed.

"Ha!" Li Mo scoffed, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes. "Dare you say that you weren't the one who sent men to kill those bandits that night?"

No...it wasn't me.

"I drank too much that night and don't remember anything!"

"What did you say?!" Qu Muya's eyes widened. "You were drunk that night, there was no way you could have had the chance to hire an assassin to kill me! Besides, my maid and my personal maid both saw it! They testified against me!"

"That's strange. Since you didn't send anyone to kill me, why won't you let me take a concubine, but instead prevent me from marrying Princess Muya?"

"Then ask them if they saw me make them do anything bad!" Qu Muya said angrily.

Madam Qu's face turned pale, then red. "You...you're lying! I didn't send anyone to kill you!"

"I didn't! I didn't! I didn't do it!"

Li Mo stared at her, his gaze icy. "If it wasn't you, then why were there so many corpses that night? And this is clearly aimed at me! Why not you?!"

Madam Qu's face turned deathly pale. "I didn't! I really didn't!"

"If you won't admit it, then let them say it!"

“They will never admit it! They only follow the master’s orders!” Madam Qu argued.

"They won't admit it?" Li Mo sneered.

"Since they won't admit it, then I'll hand over all the evidence to the Ministry of Justice! You're all from the Qu family; I don't believe you won't tell the truth!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Wait!" Madam Qu hurriedly chased after him and stopped him. "You can't go to the Ministry of Justice!"

"Why?" Li Mo asked, puzzled.

After a moment's hesitation, Madam Qu gritted her teeth and decided to tell everything at once.

"The reason I disagree with your marriage to Mu Ya is because I can see that Mu Ya's feelings for you are not genuine; she has other motives!"

"What do you want to say?"

"I..." Madam Qu raised her head to look at Li Mo, a flicker of struggle in her eyes, then gritted her teeth, determined, "I hope you will marry Princess Mu Ya, but I will not allow anyone to harm her!"

"Oh?" Li Mo raised an eyebrow. "How are you going to harm me? Are you threatening me to release you?"

"I dare not!" Madam Qu trembled with fear.

"Then what gives you the right to forbid others from hurting her? And who do you think you are?"

"I."

"You're not worthy!" Li Mo interrupted Madam Qu without hesitation.

Madam Qu's face turned pale, she gritted her teeth and lowered her head, not daring to refute again.

"I advise you to abdicate as soon as possible! Otherwise, if something serious happens one day, you will be implicated!"

"Thank you for reminding me!" Madam Qu said, suppressing the churning blood in her chest.

Then she slowly said, "That person is in the capital. I hope you can get rid of him as soon as possible!"

Li Mo's gaze darkened. "Who?"

"He's from my maternal family, my biological father," Madam Qu said. "He was a martial arts master with many supporters in the court, which is why the court has never dared to touch him. If you can kill him, my family can protect you, and if you marry Princess Muya, you'll gain the power of the entire Qu family!"

"Does your family have such a powerful martial arts master?"

"Yes!" Madam Qu nodded.

"Then get him out of here, so he doesn't interfere with my important business!" Li Mo said calmly.

Madam Qu's face stiffened. "Li Mo! That's my family! How could you be so heartless!"

Li Mo laughed sarcastically, "Your family? Qu Muya is your own sister, and you actually want to kill her!"

"No, it wasn't me. It was my mother. She sent someone to kill my sister!" Madam Qu hurriedly explained.

Li Mo snorted coldly, "That's none of your business! Just don't nag me, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

As Madam Qu watched Li Mo's departing figure, she felt a surge of resentment in her heart, thinking: Li Mo is so tactless, then there's no need for her to pretend to be a good person anymore.

She immediately summoned her personal maid and asked her to inform her father to come and see Li Mo.

"Yes!" the old butler replied with his head bowed.

"Don't make this public yet, let's talk about it after things are done!" said Madam Qu.

"Understood!"

Madam Qu waved her hand, signaling the old butler to leave.

Watching the old butler's departing figure, she narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.

No sooner had the old butler left than a dark figure entered the room. "Madam!"

"Is everything settled?" Madam Qu asked.

"Everything is arranged. We can move out when it's late at night and everyone is asleep!"

Madam Qu nodded in satisfaction. "Remember, your movements must be clean and swift! There can be no mistakes!"

"Don't worry, Madam!"

Madam Qu smiled, "This time, I'm going to do it myself!"

The next morning.

Li Mo had just finished breakfast when the butler summoned him to the study.

"grown ups!"

"explain!"

"Last night, Madam Qu summoned this old servant and instructed me to find a way to get rid of Prime Minister Qu."

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Li Mo's eyes. "Eliminate her? Does she really think I'm someone to be trifled with?"

"Please calm your anger, my lord. I will do my utmost to accomplish this!"

I don't trust you!

The steward was taken aback, slightly alarmed, but remained outwardly calm. "Sir, do you not trust this old servant?"

"Why should I believe you?" Li Mo scoffed. "You're a servant of the Qu family; who knows if you're a spy planted by Madam Qu!"

The butler was shocked. He never expected that Li Mo would suspect him of being a spy for Madam Qu. He was both anxious and annoyed.

Seeing his reaction, Li Mo already knew what was going on. He sneered, "What, I guessed right? You're the undercover agent!"

The butler abruptly looked up, staring at him in shock. "You're talking nonsense!"

“You are a spy sent by Madam Qu!” Li Mo said, enunciating each word clearly.

The housekeeper was stunned.