Free Web NovelChapter 2641: Chapter 125: Then Concubine, You Should Kill Yourself
She regrets it; she wonders how she could have been so foolish at the time, why didn’t she put both of them inside?
"Meng’er, this time Mom can’t survive. But I’m worried about you; I’m afraid she won’t spare you either. Sob..."
Having been locked here for so long, she finally came to realize one thing—that everything she did after Old Master died was like the antics of a clown.
With Old Master dead, the lady and Eldest Young Master are the most powerful in the residence. Even if she succeeds in framing them, what can she do? They can protect whoever they want. A dead person versus a bright future—they aren’t fools; they naturally know how to choose.
Today, she and Meng’er have irreversibly offended Yang Aoshuang.
"Alright, stop crying. What’s the use of crying now?" said Li Mengru. "You shouldn’t have admitted it back then. If you hadn’t admitted it, even if she was determined about it, she wouldn’t have executed you while Dad’s body is still warm."
"Meng’er, you’re underestimating her," said Concubine Sun. "We made a mistake, Dad died, and there’s no one left we can rely on, and we shouldn’t have implicated Li Luru."
"Now, in this family, the lady calls the shots. If she wants us dead, it’s too easy. Admitting or not, the result is the same."
After thinking for a night, Li Mengru actually understood this, but since they’ve caused a scene, it’s too late for regret; they can only walk the path they’ve chosen.
"Concubine, am I your biological daughter?"
"Of course!"
Li Mengru’s eyes twinkled, she said, "Then you’d do anything for me, right?"
"Of course!"
Concubine Sun only has this one offspring in her life; who else would she do this for?
"Then Concubine, you should commit suicide!"
"What did you say?" Concubine Sun couldn’t believe these words came out of her mouth.
Li Mengru reiterated, "I said Concubine should commit suicide. When the residence entertains visitors for condolences, you commit suicide, leaving a blood letter saying you were wronged and that it wasn’t you who harmed Dad. You are committing suicide because you can’t let go of Dad and fear no one will take care of him down there, and plead for the lady to look after me for your selfless love as a mother."
Seeing her dumbfounded, Li Mengru was displeased, "Concubine, aren’t you agreeing? I’m your biological daughter, are you really going to watch me die too? The lady won’t let me go after all that’s happened. But if you commit suicide publicly with a blood letter, with so many people watching, the lady, for the sake of her reputation, even if she dislikes me, won’t kill me, do you understand?"
Concubine Sun glanced at her daughter; she couldn’t deny that her daughter was quite calculating. She should feel comforted, yet why does she feel a chill in her heart?
Seeing her silent, Li Mengru assumed she agreed and said, "I’ll find out when the family sets up the mourning hall and entertain visitors, and I’ll let someone inform you at that time. I’ll arrange things outside; I’ll let you out."
After saying that, she left the woodshed, leaving Concubine Sun to wipe her tears toward the sky.
The next day
Early in the morning, Li Luru got up; the residence was already draped with mourning cloth, and her mourning attire was delivered.
She had no time to grab a bite to eat and went to the main courtyard to be with the family to pay her respects.
Yesterday, amid the harem’s commotion, Eldest Young Master Li and others quickly brought in the coffin, burial clothes, and the like, and Li Shan was already tidied up.
By noon, the mourning hall was set up.
Friends and relatives of the Li Residence received the obituary and began arriving one after another to pay their respects.
On the fourth day after Li Shan’s passing, rich and influential families of Quanya County collectively came to offer condolences.
