The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Fu Bin and his men took the man away for interrogation.

Although Li Qingqian and Shen Changyun came here openly for the matter of Jiang Chang, their secret mission was to find the fifth princess Jiang Huairong who had run away from the palace.

The interrogation of criminals is not something they should be responsible for, so let's leave it to the proper prefect.

Li Qingqian shrugged, "Since we've caught him, shall we go back first?"

As he said this, he was about to pull Shen Changyun back.

But Shen Changyun's eyes were not on her. Instead, he gestured for her to look at a dark place behind her.

When Li Qingqian followed his gaze and looked behind him, his body suddenly froze in place.

...Why is mother here?

In the dim light, Madam Qingyu stood beside Yun Gui, her face full of worry about Li Qingqian.

"Qianqian."

*

The sky was beginning to turn pale. Li Qingqian and Shen Changyun had not slept all night and were not sleepy at all.

Yun Gui brewed a pot of Yunzhou specialty tea for the two of them, and also served them some salty chestnut cakes.

"You must be hungry, eat some chestnut crisps to fill your stomach first."

Looking at the plate of chestnut crisps in front of him, Li Qingqian couldn't help but smile bitterly. "When I was sent to the countryside, there was always a master who helped me in secret. When my food was maliciously deducted, he would quietly send me a plate of salty chestnut crisps. For me, this chestnut crisp is not only a plate of snacks, but also a kind of spiritual sustenance."

She raised her head and looked at Yun Gui again. "Now that I think about it, that expert must be you, Yun Gui, right?"

Yun Gui smiled and said, "At that time, I accidentally learned that you were sent to the countryside, so I often took time to visit you. I didn't know that the people in the farm saw that you were not favored, so they dared to bully their master and deducted your food and expenses several times. Just to prevent the old lady from getting suspicious, I could only do this for you."

Madam Qingyu stood at the door and waved at her, and Li Qingqian stood up and walked over.

"I haven't been by your side for these years, and in the blink of an eye, you've grown so tall." She gave Li Qingqian a gratified smile.

Li Qingqian couldn't help but feel a layer of mist in her eyes, not knowing what to say.

She did not make a mistake that day. This was her mother, and her mother was still alive.

She took the pair of snow-heart jade glass earrings from her earlobe and handed them to Madam Qingyu, "This thing originally belonged to mother, and now I am returning it to you."

Madam Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and put the earrings back on her.

"I am no longer the wife of the Li family in Beijing. Naturally, this thing should be given to Mrs. Li's daughter."

Seeing tears in her eyes, Madam Qingyu said with some amusement: "What's wrong? You are already the wife of the prince, but you are still like a little baby. You cry when you see your mother?"

Li Qingqian sobbed, "My mother left Beijing after giving birth to me. Over the years, I don't know what I can do for you. Over the years, I am the only one left in Beijing, suffering from contempt and ridicule. I can only keep my tail between my legs and be humble. Since my mother was determined to leave, why didn't she take her daughter with her?"

Madam Qingyu was shocked. She had never thought that when she left Li Qingqian in the capital, she had never intended to deprive her of the respected status she was born with, and she did not want her to live a hard life with her.

Don’t you know that Qianqian has had such a hard time these years, and that even with the old lady’s protection, she is still walking on thin ice?

Li Qingqian turned around, covered her face and cried, "Mother, I should have found you earlier, I should have found you earlier..."

Even if she had to sleep in the open, what did it matter? She didn't care about that at all. Recalling how miserable she had been in the hands of Jiang Lin and Ling Ling in her previous life, Li Qingqian instinctively let go of her grievances and vented them in front of her mother.

If only my mother had been by my side in my previous life, I wouldn't have to always look at Liu and Li Shuyue's faces because of my concern for my grandmother's health, and I wouldn't have gradually felt despair under Li Zhengkang's cold attitude.

Nor would I choose Jiang Lin because I wanted to quickly leave my family, and I would not... experience that kind of life.

She was useless. She should have known earlier that her mother was still alive. She should have found her mother earlier...

"Qianqian..." Looking at Li Qingqian's body trembling with sadness, Madam Qingyu wanted to go forward and hug her in her arms to comfort her, but her feet froze in place and she did not move forward.

Li Qingqian calmed himself down, turned around and forced a weak smile towards Madam Qingyu.

"But it doesn't matter. Since mother has her own life in Yunzhou, Qianqian won't bother mother in the future."

She took out a stack of banknotes from her waist and stuffed them into Madam Qingyu's hands. "My daughter and a friend have opened a restaurant and received a lot of profits. These are my gifts to you. If you need anything in the future, please send someone to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the capital to ask for it."

After saying this, without waiting for Madam Qingyu to refuse, Li Qingqian's cold figure left with Shen Changyun.

As they walked out of the yard, Li Qingqian said to the clouds in the air, "As I remember, there aren't many available Tan Yi secret guards right now? You can assign two younger ones to follow them. First, they can learn something from Yun Gui, and second, they can help them more in the future."

Yunwu agreed.

Shen Changyun asked in confusion: "Then, won't you come to Yunzhou to see your mother?"

Li Qingqian shook her head and said to him, "Not only will we not come to Yunzhou in the future, even if we return to the capital, you are not allowed to mention mother. Just... just follow the same old conversation."

She looked back at the courtyard where Yun Gui and Madam Qing Yu were temporarily staying. "She hopes that I can stay in the capital and live a stable life."

*

The matter of Bai Lian Zhenjiang's accomplice has finally come to light.

After a night of severe torture, the man confessed everything.

Not only the Jiang Chen in Bailian Town, but even the Jiang Chen in the entire Yunzhou are rumored to be played by a group of martial artists including him.

The person who often communicated with them behind the scenes was called Ling Dazhi.

Li Qingqian's eyes turned cold. This man was Ling Ling's father.

But she remembered that although Ling Dazhi was called that, he did not have any lofty ambitions in his heart. He only liked to grow and buy vegetables.

Li Qingqian had also heard about it in his previous life. He was helping a fleet on the river, but unexpectedly the other party turned out to be river bandits, and he died as a result.

Ling Ling's temperament changed drastically because of this incident. She even blamed everyone in the world for Ling Dazhi's death, thinking that everyone had let her down.

Who would have thought that the so-called Jiang Chen incident was actually done by this seemingly honest and simple man?

An unfathomable emotion flashed across Li Qingqian's eyes. Is it really that simple?

However, suspicions aside, at least all the evidence now points to Ling Dazhi alone. He has killed so many people. Once the evidence in their hands passes the eyes of His Majesty, Ling Ling and her mother will not be able to escape this disaster.

Li Qingqian thought about it and sent a letter to the Ling family.

After seeing this, I’m afraid that person will take some new action.

I'm afraid a lot of interesting things will happen in the capital.