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

Li Xi's injuries gradually improved, and on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, he was finally able to return to the Li Mansion.

This time he returned home in a very low-key manner, and returned quietly after nightfall.

If you don’t know, you might think he is a thief.

However, compared to this, Li Qingqian was more worried about Li Xi's current situation, so as soon as it got dark, he and Li Zhengkang waited outside the gate of Li Mansion.

What is surprising is that Li Xi’s injuries have not only recovered greatly, but he can even move around freely.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he happily stepped forward and bowed to Li Zhengkang: "Father, I, your son Li Xi, greet you."

Li Zhengkang looked at him with satisfaction and a hint of relief, "Well, it's cold outside, let's go in first."

Li Qingqian also smiled and said, "Yes, grandma has been in good health recently. I have prepared some hot soup at Songyunju. Big brother, go and try it quickly."

Li Xi looked at her in surprise, then said happily: "Ah Qian has really grown up now and can even cook."

Li Qingqian's smile was a little unnatural, "Yeah...yes."

Li Zhengkang walked into the courtyard, smiling and saying, "This time your grandmother and your eldest brother were able to escape danger, all thanks to the second young lady of Ding'an Marquis's Mansion. After the New Year, I will find a time to prepare some gifts for my father and take you two to visit and thank them."

"No need to wait until after the New Year," Li Qingqian was in a good mood today and had no intention of arguing with Li Zhengkang. "Ah Qian prepared a generous gift long ago and went to Ding'an Marquis' Mansion with Master Shen two days ago."

"Oh, I also heard that you have been in frequent contact with Master Shen this month?" Li Zhengkang looked at her with a smile on his face, but also a little more inquiring, "Does he care about you so much?"

When talking about Shen Changyun, Li Qingqian was always very happy. She suppressed her heartache and said with a smile: "It's almost February. He is naturally concerned about his future in-laws."

Listening to her teasing, Li Zhengkang laughed out loud.

*

Songyunju.

The old lady had been waiting for the day to reunite with Li Xi for a long time, and even went to the gate of Songyunju to pick her up in person.

"Da Lang, Da Lang, you're back!" The old lady walked forward with a cane and a smile.

Li Qingqian was afraid that she would fall, so she hurried over and helped her along with Matron Liu.

"Grandma, please slow down. Big brother can't run away now." She joked.

Li Xi smiled helplessly, "Look at you, you haven't seen your brother for a few years, and you say you miss him, but you start teasing him as soon as you meet him, right?"

"Oh," the old lady waved her hands, "your sister is still young, what's wrong with giving way to her?"

At this time, a clear male voice came from not far away: "She is still young, and she will be married in a month or so. Grandma, please don't spoil her. If she goes to her husband's house and makes a fool of herself, I don't want to be embarrassed along with my eldest brother."

Li Zhengkang and Li Xi looked behind them at the same time, and Li Qingqian and the old lady also noticed that Li Zhen had returned.

Li Xi patted his shoulder and said, "I thought the academy wouldn't let you come back for the New Year this year. Why did you wait until the 27th to come back?"

Li Zhen pursed his lips at Li Qingqian and said, "This girl will go to the palace with her father to attend the New Year's Eve banquet in two days. If I don't come back, who will spend the New Year with you and your grandmother?"

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the rules in the Li family are often the most relaxed during the year.

"Okay, don't stand here now that you're back. Come in. Mother, your son will support you," Li Zhengkang said, and then he and Li Qingqian supported the old lady on the left and right into the house.

inside the house.

As they were enjoying the hot soup, the old lady looked around and said, "It's almost the New Year, shouldn't we lift Shu Yue's house arrest and let her come over to accompany me?"

Li Zhengkang paused holding the spoon, feeling a little embarrassed by the old lady's words, so he evaded the question, "Shu Yue was confined because she did something wrong. We agreed to wait until Liu came back before releasing her."

"I know," the old lady put down the bowl, "she just said something against you. She's been in prison for a month. It's New Year's Day. Why can't you forgive her?"

In order not to upset the old lady, Li Zhengkang did not mention a word about what Li Shuyue did at the Xunmei Banquet, so she did not know about it.

Li Qingqian saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she spoke up to smooth things over: "Grandma, don't blame father. You know, Fourth Sister has always had a childish temper. Now that she has been locked up for a month, she must be very angry. Father must want to wait until mother comes home before releasing Fourth Sister to reunite with her. That way, she will have someone to confide in about her grievances, and she won't feel less sad, right?"

The old lady smiled and pinched her face, "This is what a good granddaughter is like."

Li Qingqian's eyes flashed with calculation, "But father, since you mentioned mother, I think the New Year is coming soon, so why not bring her back to have a good reunion with my fourth sister? This way, she won't spend the New Year with a lot of resentment."

"Pick up Liu back in advance?" Li Zhengkang looked at her with a frown, as if he didn't understand why she said that.

However, she looked like a well-behaved and filial girl who hoped for a family reunion, and the old lady looked like she wanted to see Li Shuyue, so she couldn't continue to refuse her face.

So he thought carefully and said to Li Zhen: "On the 30th, you take people to Guqing Temple to bring him back."

Li Zhen was about to agree when he heard Li Qingqian say, "There's no need to wait until the 30th. Ah Qian has little experience in managing household affairs. Now that the New Year is coming to an end, it's better for mother to come back and teach Ah Qian more. Why not, second brother go tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

"Well, the sooner the better. Ah Qian really misses her mother," Li Qingqian said with a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes. Instead, it concealed a hint of chill that was not easily noticed. "I can't wait to see her."

*

At the hour of Mao the next day, Li Zhen set off with his men, but when he came back he had a gloomy face.

Yesterday he briefly learned the whole story from Li Qingqian. He was already angry with Liu, but who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing today.

It happened that Li Zhengkang was on leave. After learning about this, he suddenly stood up from the main seat and even smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground.

"What did you say? Liu is not in Guqing Temple?" Li Zhengkang's eyes widened with anger. "Are you serious?"

Li Zhen nodded and took out a record from his attendant. "It is absolutely true. My son even asked the abbot for the record of staying in that courtyard. It seems that my mother left after she hurriedly went to Guqing Temple on the first day. She never returned to Guqing Temple again."

Li Zhengkang took the record and took a look at it, he was furious. How could this vicious woman Liu do such a trick right under his nose?

The fact that she is acting so sneaky now just proves that Li Qingqian's previous guess is not unreasonable. Could it be that Liu is really related to Li Xi's injury?

This is no small matter.

Li Xi was a general who had returned victoriously and was personally commended by the emperor. He was the glory of the Li family, but if the mistress of the family was suspected of murdering him, it would not only mean that a cruel stepmother could not tolerate the eldest son of the late lady.

Instead, it is equivalent to challenging the Majesty's authority. If the Majesty gets angry, won't I be doomed?

Thinking of this, Li Zhengkang's body swayed uncontrollably.

Li Zhen was worried and went forward to check.

But Li Zhengkang waved his hand and said, "You go down first."

Li Zhen didn't understand why he reacted so strongly, so he had to go down first.

After he left, Li Zhengkang hurriedly said to Qiang Huo beside him: "Hurry up, go to Jingyingju and call the third girl over to me. Go quickly!"

Quiet Shadow Residence.

"Young lady," Yun Shang walked in from outside and said to Li Qingqian who was lying on the small couch, "Young lady's trick is really smart. Thinking that the Madam would not be able to come back until later, she deliberately aroused the old lady's longing for the fourth young lady in advance and took advantage of the situation. When the second young master went to Guqing Temple this morning, he found that she was not there."

"The master is angry about Liu's matter, please go over there young lady."

Li Qingqian stood up slowly and asked Yun Yi beside him, "How is the arrangement going for Cui Er that I asked you to make?"

"Very appropriate," Yun Yi nodded, "We have been giving Cui Er medicine these days. Even if she is unwilling to work for us wholeheartedly, she will not be able to get the antidote. Now this news must have reached the fourth girl's ears. As long as she has an attack, our future affairs will be much easier."