"What? What did you say?"
A hurried voice ca from inside the room, it was Mrs. Li Zhou.
She was dressed quite elegantly, with a delicate jade hairpin on her head and large pearl pendants on her earrings, looking very luxurious.
But at this mont, she had lost the air of a lady, storming out angrily with eyes almost crossed.
"Mrs. Wang, speak, speak up, what’s going on? Where are Xiangxiang and the Little Snowman?"
As she spoke, she glanced behind, noticing that the two girls were indeed missing. Furious, she slapped Mrs. Wang across the face, "Where are they? I’m asking you, where are they, huh?"
"Mother, I... I don’t know either. I just went to buy so fabric, and when I turned back, they were gone..."
Among those lost was her precious daughter. She considered her daughter a treasure, thinking that one day, if she married a noble or soone from a noble family, Mrs. Wang’s standing in the Li family would definitely rise, even forcing Mrs. Li Zhou to heed her.
Not to ntion her son, who would soday pass the Jinshi exam, then she would be the mother of an official!
Ever since moving to Shengjing City, the Li family’s perspective had broadened, and Mrs. Wang’s even more so. She used to naively dream of her son becoming the top scholar, but now had a grip on reality, understanding the difficulty of the exams, and knew passing Jinshi was a blessing.
Her son and daughter were equally precious to her; would she want to lose them?
Covering her face, feeling the burning pain on her cheek, she felt terribly wronged.
"Cry, cry, that’s all you do, you useless thing. Can’t you even take care of two kids? What’s the point of having you? Let tell you, if you don’t find Xiangxiang and Xiao Xue, I’ll kill you!"
"Hey, Mother, don’t be harsh on her, let’s think about how to find the kids!"
Li Qingyuan ran out from inside to stop Mrs. Li Zhou’s rampage, followed by Old Li carrying a pipe. He took a sip and said, "Better hurry and report this to the authorities?"
"Report to the authorities? You’ve got quite a nerve, you go! If we’re discovered living here, that brat will surely co and raid us!"
Mrs. Li Zhou cursed, causing the people in the room to fall silent.
Ever since they left the Golden Hall, they had obtained a significant amount of money and settled in Shengjing City.
They had considered returning to their hotown, but were reluctant when thinking about the children’s future.
Besides, with Shengjing City being so big and populated, who could find them?
As long as they didn’t stand out too much, they could live a wealthy life for a lifeti.
They thought they could peacefully enjoy a rich lifestyle, but then so many things happened?
They never expected Li Qingmu to rise, being favored by the Emperor, now reportedly a second-grade Imperial Envoy?
Oh my...
That’s a high official, right?
A real high official!
Upon learning this, the Li family regretted it deeply, missing the chance to connect with such a powerful ally and instead becoming enemies, now they have to be cautious even stepping outside.
Life was simply unlivable!
This rare Dragon Boat Festival, and yet only Mrs. Wang took the two girls out for fun.
Then, the incident happened!
Thinking about this, Mrs. Li Zhou felt imnsely frustrated, storming towards Old Li.
"You old fool, it’s all your fault! You see what your blinded greed has caused? Now our daughter and granddaughter are gone and we can’t even report it! How is anyone supposed to live?"
After speaking, she sat down on the ground, crying loudly.
Mrs. Zhang pursed her lips, "Mother, back then you were the one calling the loudest to finish off the third son?"
In an instant, Mrs. Li Zhou’s face turned pale, and she sprang up to fight Mrs. Zhang, "You vile woman, how dare you talk to your mother-in-law like this? Let see if I don’t beat you to death!"
"Mother, you’re being unreasonable, ouch, how dare you twist ? I’ll... I’ll fight you!"
"Bawk, bawk, bawk—"
There were three hens raised in the yard, and as the two fought, the chickens darted everywhere.
"Mother, Second Sister-in-law, stop fighting! Can’t you calm down a bit? I still need to study!"
Li Qingqiu’s voice ca from inside, but was quickly drowned out by the noise outside.
Long Yue and Li Qingmu never expected to witness such a scene, glancing at one another.
"It’s not too much to say the Li family brought this upon themselves," Long Yue sneered, "For so reason, seeing my enemies in trouble pleases ."
Li Qingmu smiled slightly, playfully flicking Long Yue’s nose, " too."
Saying that, the couple walked into the courtyard without hesitation.
The Li family was in the midst of chaos, completely unaware of the arrival of guests. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li Zhou were wrestling with each other, Mrs. Li Zhou fiercely grabbed a broom from the corner and started hitting Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang, after being struck, turned to escape, only to freeze upon turning her head.
Mrs. Li Zhou also beca stiff, her face blanching.
"Mother, Wife, have you finished fighting? I thought you’d fight until evening..."
Li Qinghai saw that they finally stopped fighting and yawned, and then even stopped mid-yawn.
His face filled with terror, like seeing a ghost, and then he burst into crying, "Brother, Third Brother, you finally ca ho, you heartless thing, you know to co ho to visit?"
It had to be said that Li Qinghai was quite remarkable, in this mont, his reaction was so swift. Despite Mrs. Li Zhou having slandered Li Qingmu in the Golden Hall earlier, they were enemies, yet now he turned warmly, wishing he could see Li Qingmu daily.
Mrs. Li Zhou initially panicked, but hearing her son’s words, she also started wailing, tears streaming down, as if they hadn’t seen this son in ages, missing him dearly.
Li Qingmu looked at this family coldly; it was ridiculous, calling him a brat before, now so friendly and kind?
Do they really think he’s a fool that can be easily deceived?
Li Qingmu stood there, watching them with an expressionless face.
The Li family carried on joking for a long ti before realizing Li Qingmu hadn’t moved at all, the atmosphere turning cold instantly.
"Ahem, um... Third Brother, about what happened before... we were forced, right?"
Li Qinghai, being a foolish person, sensed trouble with Li Qingmu’s cold deanor and quickly ca up with a plausible excuse.
I was compelled, I had no choice but to fra you!
The Li family imdiately shot him approving glances, then began to beg for rcy.
"Third Brother, it was our fault before. Since we’re family, forgive us, will you?"
"Yes, Third Brother, the heavens are rciful, we know we’re wrong, so spare us, won’t you? And, uh, return Xiangxiang and Xiao Xue to us?"
Li Qingmu’s gaze was icy and hostile as he stared at them.
Did they assu he kidnapped Li Xiangxiang and Li Qingxue as revenge?
Ridiculous!
"I did not abduct them!"
He said coldly.
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