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

Liu stared fiercely at the departing backs of Li Qingqian and Li Xi, then turned to look at her daughter and found Li Shuyue standing there with tears in her eyes and her shoulders trembling.

Liu went over to comfort her, "Shu Yue, don't be angry, just bear with it until..."

"What are you still holding back for?" Li Shuyue threw her hand away and yelled, "Last time, it was because of you that I gave half of my dowry to Li Qingqian. I thought mother was worried about me, but on the first day you came back home, you asked me to give the other half of my dowry to Li Qingqian. Mother, who is your daughter after all?"

Of course Liu felt sorry for her, and quickly explained: "What are you talking about? Mother really feels sorry for you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spoken up for you like that just now."

"Speak for me?" Li Shuyue thought it was ridiculous. "But Li Qingqian changed your mind with just a piece of paper. How come I am not even as good as a piece of paper in your eyes? You said you felt sorry for me, but did you give me the other dowry I asked for?"

Liu walked away with an evasive look in her eyes, "Not yet. I can't give you the money."

"Mother!" Li Shuyue collapsed, "Do you want me to marry Jiang Lin and live a miserable life?"

"But I didn't agree with you marrying Jiang Lin at the beginning. It was you who insisted on getting engaged to him. Now you know that you will have to live a hard life?" Liu was also getting angry. She had just returned home today, and Li Shuyue didn't come to ask about her recent situation, but even got angry at her.

Li Shuyue stared at her with eyes wide open, and walked towards her step by step. "Jiang Lin's background is well known to you and me. When I said I wanted to marry him, you agreed at first. Even if it wasn't so, with his literary talent, it wouldn't be a problem for him to win the top prize. If you think I deserve it now, then don't even think about enjoying a single cent of my wealth and glory in the future!"

"I'm telling you, you either have to notify the Liu family to prepare a new dowry for me, or you go to Li Qingqian and ask for my dowry back intact. Otherwise, I will tell my father about her biological mother. Even if I have a conflict with Li Qingqian now, what does it matter? Do you think she will stand on my side for her biological mother's sake?"

Liu was frantic and said, "You, are you threatening me? How dare you threaten your mother!"

"I'm not threatening you!" The veins on Li Shuyue's neck bulged, "You were the first to team up with outsiders to bully me. Do you still know that you are my mother? You are so supportive of Li Qingqian now, and if you don't know, people would think you are her mother!"

After saying that, Li Shuyue left angrily and walked towards her room.

Liu was so angry that she couldn't stand steadily. Fortunately, Yulian was quick to support her so she didn't fall to the ground.

"Yulian, did you hear what she said?" Liu grabbed Yulian's hand and pointed in the direction where Li Shuyue left and asked.

Yu Lian hurriedly comforted her, trying to ease the relationship between the mother and daughter, "Madam, please calm down. The fourth girl is the only one in this mansion who is your blood relative. Her life and death, honor and favor are closely related to you. No matter what, you can't have a rift with her."

Liu regained her senses and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, Shu Yue is my daughter, how can I break off relations with her? I am just too tired, Yu Lian, go to the kitchen and bring a bowl of sugar cakes, I will go and apologize to Shu Yue."

*

Li Xi was invited by Li Qingqian to sit in Jingyingju, and Li Zhen had been sitting in the main hall waiting for her for a long time.

After listening to Li Xi's story about what just happened in Jinyuyuan, Li Zhen stared at the teacup that Li Qingqian brought to him, "Qian, are you short of money?"

Li Qingqian smiled and said, "I am quite wealthy, but who would be so hard on money? Besides, Li Shuyue broke my things in the first place, so she should compensate me."

Li Zhen took out a thick gift list from his bosom and handed it to her. "This is sent by my second uncle. It's your dowry. It arrived this morning. I was just copying it for you."

Li Qingqian picked it up and took a quick look. "Why are there so many?"

It's not an exaggeration. These things seem to be no less than the 188 loads of betrothal gifts sent by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Li Zhen took a sip of tea and said, "Since mother passed away, the three of us have been the ones that my uncles in the Li Mansion have been most concerned about."

Li Qingqian held the dowry list, feeling a little sad, "Uncles... don't you blame me?"

"Why should I blame you?" Li Zhen looked at her in confusion.

Li Xi also looked confused. "You are most like your mother when she was alive. Your uncles love you so much that they can't wait to see you. How could they blame you?"

Li Qingqian resisted the urge to burst into tears, her voice choked with sobs: "My birth took away my mother's life..."

Although she knew more, in the eyes of those who didn't know, this was probably the truth. Her mother died because of a difficult birth.

In her previous life, ever since she got married, her uncles rarely appeared in front of her. Even after she became queen, they were unwilling to see her.

So Li Qingqian always thought that her uncles didn’t like her. After all, she heard that her mother was their most beloved sister when she was alive.

"Nonsense!" Li Zhen put the teacup heavily on the table. "Li Qingqian, what are you thinking about? Your uncle's love for you is evident to all, and you still doubt their sincerity towards you? This is too chilling."

Li Qingqian looked at Li Xi beside him for help.

Li Xi cleared his throat and advised, "Second brother, don't be mean to her. Ah Qian probably didn't mean that..."

"Brother, are you still indulging her? It's because you've always indulged her in everything since she was a child, and you've spoiled her, that's why she's having these crazy thoughts now."

Under Li Zhen's gaze, Li Xi and Li Qingqian both lowered their heads in a cowardly manner.

Li Zhen looked at her, sighed helplessly, and said, "Don't think too much. How can you care about life and death? We are all sad that our mother passed away, but you must not attribute this to your own fault. You still have a long life to live, and you are not ungrateful, otherwise you would not have been so hard on Liu because of our mother's matter, right?"

Li Qingqian suddenly raised his head, "You know?"

"Of course I know," Li Zhen said unhappily, "You just think that your father remarried a hundred days after your mother passed away, so you hate her. In addition, she used shady tricks to send you to the countryside, so you retaliate and take revenge on her in every way. I can understand."

It seems that he doesn't know the truth of the matter. Li Qingqian lowered his eyes. The only evidence in his hand now was Yu Luo's one-sided statement, which was not sufficient to expose Liu's crimes.

"Ah Qian, in the past, our brothers had unfinished business and were unable to protect you," he held Li Qingqian's hand, "but now that you are back, your elder brother has also returned with merit. Even if I can't pass the imperial examination next year, I can start as a minor official. We can all support you, so why do you have to trap yourself in the circle you have drawn for yourself?"

Li Qingqian looked up at him. So this is what his second brother has been worried about all this time?

Li Xi also said: "The second brother is right, Ah Qian, don't worry, as long as the brothers are here, you will never have to tire yourself out. The brothers will always protect you."

Li Qingqian could no longer hold back her tears. Her brothers in her previous life had made the same promise to her, but she had failed to protect them.

She sniffed and held Li Zhen's hand back, "Don't worry, brothers. Qian can protect you in this life."

I will protect you and never let you suffer the same tragic fate as in your previous life.

*

When Liu arrived at Li Shuyue's room, she was sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Liu came to her with a candied crisp and a big smile on her face, "Shu Yue, Shu Yue? Look what delicious food your mother has brought you."

Li Shuyue glanced at her sideways and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Liu said with apologetic feeling, "Today, I spoke too harshly to you. It was just that I was too tired after returning home today, so I lost control. I didn't mean to be mean to you. Please forgive me, okay?"

"Humph, too tired?" Li Shuyue stood up and said sarcastically, "Then let me ask you, Guqing Temple is not too far from Li Mansion, why are you so tired? Where did you come back from after such a long journey?"

She didn't know these things originally. Fortunately, Cui'er got the news from Jingyingju today and hurried back to tell her, otherwise she would still be kept in the dark.