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Chapter 168 Luo'er also colluded with others to commit ugly deeds?
Li Qingya's eyes were filled with tears and she clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
Daddy is confused!
My aunt and grandmother did make mistakes and did wrong things over the years, but locking her up in a nunnery to practice asceticism is already considered a favor from Sister Luo'er and my grandmother!
If she behaved herself well, she wouldn't have to suffer much in the nunnery for the rest of her life and would have lived out her life in peace.
But if Dad insists on saving Auntie and doing something...
Li Qingya shuddered violently.
No, if Daddy does anything that harms Sister Luo'er and the General's Mansion, everyone in the second house will suffer!
But she couldn't abandon her father, so what should she do?
In the main house, Li Chaojing heard from the servants that Li Qingluo had gone to the prison of the Jinling Yamen.
"The girl stayed in there for a long time."
Li Chaojing guessed who she was going to meet.
"How about the old guy?"
The servant said, "I heard it's going to fail."
Li Chaojing sighed, "She must have suffered a lot in the Liu family over the years. She wanted to go in to see how that vicious old woman suffered... But for a girl like her, it's really unbecoming to act like this!"
But Li Chaojing was helpless.
His own daughter acted very boldly and never cared about the general's mansion or him.
And she can do whatever she wants, and even if she makes trouble, the old lady will cover it for her.
This made it impossible for him, her father, to discipline her.
"Master, there seems to be someone else helping the young lady. When the young lady came back, a man on horseback escorted her all the way back."
Li Chaojing widened his eyes.
"Who is it? Did you see clearly?"
The servant shook his head: "I can't see clearly. But it seems he is from an extraordinary family. The horse he rides and the clothes he wears are not ordinary."
Li Chaojing slammed the table in anger.
"Who on earth is she associating with?! Our General's Mansion can't afford another scandal!"
"Does she really want to completely break this family apart?!"
"I was wondering how a girl like her could be so capable all day, scheming here and running around there. It turns out she's also colluding with outsiders."
"Go investigate! Investigate thoroughly for me! Find out who she's secretly interacting with, and then come to me with the evidence!"
"This time, I must take precautions. I can't let the General's Mansion repeat the same mistakes. I must completely put an end to her from committing such shameful acts as Zhu'er. If she ends up destroying my family and clan, I will strangle her myself first!"
Didn’t mother always spoil that girl?
Now she has been spoiled to the point of being arrogant and having no regard for both herself and her mother, two elders. Since this is the case, he will take the evidence to show his mother what Li Qingluo has done!
Then, I will give that girl a good beating and make her completely convinced that I am her father!
The snow is falling gently.
Li Qingluo took a hot bath, sat by the window, opened the window and looked at the snow outside, waiting until midnight.
Que'er has been lying down and sleeping for a while.
When he got up, he rubbed his eyes and came over to put another piece of clothing on Li Qingluo.
"Girl, be careful not to catch a cold. But is this snow really that beautiful? You seem to be unable to get enough of it."
Que'er yawned and felt very sleepy.
Li Qingluo: "This day is finally over."
Que'er: "Yes, young lady, it's already past midnight. Aren't you going to rest?"
Li Qingluo smiled: "You can't bear to sleep."
Que'er: "Can't bear to leave? The girl looks very happy, but what good thing happened?"
Que'er didn't know that Zhao was dead.
But this was not what Li Qingluo was after.
She looked at the snowflakes in the sky, her eyes as bright as stars.
"I will definitely live a long life."
Que'er: "Then I will accompany you until you live a hundred years!"
Li Qingluo turned around and looked at her, smiling broadly: "Okay."
The next morning, the news of Zhao's death spread throughout the city of Jinling.
Many people who paid attention to this matter breathed a sigh of relief.
After hearing this, the nobles also beat their servants.
"This is the fate of those who dare to commit such evil deeds!"
Mrs. Pei asked Li Qingluo to go to Jingci Hall to eat a hotpot of mushroom and chicken soup.
Li Qingluo became greedy when he heard it, and rushed to Jingci Hall with an umbrella and a cloak.
"Grandma, I can smell the fragrance before I even get here."
Madam Pei laughed and said, "You have a sharp nose! Come quickly, let me feel your hands to see if they're cold."
Li Qingluo sat down next to Mrs. Pei. After the two of them exchanged greetings, Mrs. Pei mentioned Zhao.
"Did you go to see her yesterday?"
Li Qingluo didn't hide anything: "Yes. Granddaughter also asked some questions. Granddaughter, do you know everything?"
Madam Pei: "I don't know! I didn't ask Aunt Deng. I won't ask about your own affairs anymore."
Li Qingluo: "Grandma?"
Madam Pei smiled: "It's not that I don't care about you, Grandma believes in you. Whatever you want to do, just do it. Let go of your hands and feet and do it boldly!"
"That Zhao family deserves to die!"
Li Qingluo felt a lump in her throat, but she lay on Mrs. Pei's knees and acted coquettishly.
"I want Grandma to know that you have to care about Luo'er. Otherwise, Luo'er will feel empty inside and always feel like there's no one behind him. Besides, if you don't worry about Luo'er, she'll be bored all day, right?"
Mrs. Pei laughed out loud at her words.
"Hahaha... you. Okay, okay, from now on, whatever you want to say, Grandma will listen. So, tell me, what's going on with the Zhao family?"
Li Qingluo told everything that happened last night.
Including the part about Prince Su.
"It seems he went to the prison to meet someone."
Madam Pei: "Qingyangzi."
Li Qingluo was surprised: "Is it the Taoist priest from Qingsong Temple? Why is he imprisoned?"
Madam Pei sighed upon hearing this: "Someone reported him, accusing him of bullying men and women, corruption and adultery."
Li Qingluo opened his mouth in astonishment.
I have seen Qingyangzi before when I was in Qingsong Temple. He doesn’t seem to be a person of such character, right?
Is it that I have never really understood?
Madam Pei continued, "I've been at Qingsong Temple for thirty years. When I first went there, Qingyangzi hadn't even been born yet. It was also more than ten years after I left that this kid first returned to Qingsong Temple. His grandmother brought him to visit me once, and at that time, he was just a small pilgrim."
It turns out that Qingyangzi recognized his grandmother so early!
Moreover, if Qing Yangzi's grandmother and his own grandmother were old acquaintances, Qing Yangzi's birth must have been extraordinary.
Li Qingluo: "What happened next?"
"He was originally the son of a high-ranking official. Later, his family got into trouble and was exiled. He happened to have left home a few months earlier and became a Taoist priest at Qingsong Temple, so he escaped."
The court's punishments will not affect outsiders.
Therefore, Qingyangzi was not implicated by his family and exiled.
But is it really a coincidence?
"Now, he's only about twenty-one or twenty-two, right? Although he's still young, I can trust his character. He might just be greedy for money, but he's never been one for ill-gotten gains."
"I no longer believe in anything else, like bullying men and women, or committing adultery."
Li Qingluo: "So it's a false accusation? But who would want to do this to him? And the government believed it?"
Li Qingluo: "I sent Nanny Zhang to inquire, and she said... ahem, it was the twelfth lady of the Pei family who reported it."
Li Qingluo could no longer sit still.
"Nanjia? Grandma, did you get it right?"
Nan Jia falsely accused Qing Yangzi of bullying men and women, corruption and adultery?
With such a serious crime, was Nan Jia deliberately trying to frame someone, or was there really some misunderstanding?
Mrs. Pei pulled Li Qingluo to sit down.
"Madame Zhang personally inquired about this, how could she be wrong? Your relationship with Twelve Lady is pretty good now. Go and find out what's going on here."
"Qing Yangzi and I have been neighbors for quite a few years. He's always generous in sending good things to Grandma. Food, daily necessities, toys, and even rare finds. Sometimes he even comes to play chess with me. I have so much more fun because of him."
"Grandmother, although I give him a lot of money every year, he lives a very comfortable life, so I really treat him as a close family member."
"He was imprisoned this time because of the Pei family, and I still feel a little guilty about it. So I have made some concessions to make his life easier in there."
"Because the previous incident with his family did not affect him, he was able to get away with it."
"But if he is sentenced to death for the crime he committed, even if he is an outsider, it will be difficult for him to escape! Even a little skin on his back would be considered a relief."
"But if it's not true, then wouldn't Twelve Lady be a false accusation?"
The crime of false accusation is worse than the crime itself!
Li Qingluo's expression then became serious.
"Grandma, Luo'er knows about this. I will go and ask Nan Jia what the truth is."
Madam Pei: "If Prince Su wants to intervene in this matter... I'm afraid the Pei family won't be able to protect Twelve Lady."
"Anyway, you should go and warn Twelve Lady too. She's just a young girl, and I don't know what grudge she has with Qing Yangzi."
It's not unreasonable for Madam Pei to worry about this matter from both ends.
Because as far as Mrs. Pei knew, Qing Yangzi was already an old acquaintance of the two Princes Su before he became a monk, so if Prince Su intervened, Qing Yangzi's innocence would definitely be proven.
So at this moment she was more worried about Pei Shier Niang.
Old Madam Pei didn't think at all that Prince Su had made that trip specifically because of her precious granddaughter.
After talking about Prince Su, Mrs. Pei scolded Zhao a few words.
"Evil woman! It's really a relief for her to die like this!"
Li Qingluo did not mention the hardships he had endured in his childhood, so after scolding her a few times, Madam Pei turned to Aunt Deng.
"I know she's been unwilling to give up all these years, so she even extended her claws into your father's backyard."
"Luo'er, do you know why her family was kicked out of the general's mansion back then?"