Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 530: Defiance!

"My son, Mother knows you are a resentful person. You want to repay everyone who has harmed you! Those Ghost Children from Tianxing Pavilion nearly caused your death; surely you won’t want to let them go? Just come back with Mother, and I will avenge you!"

"I always avenge my own grievances."

As soon as Li Qingmu said this, the smile on Rong Si’s face instantly stiffened.

This was a subtle way of telling her he wouldn’t be going back with her.

Rong Si slowly rose to her feet, a layer of frost forming on her face, and her voice turned cold: "You’ve been bewitched by that woman, forsaking even the basic ambition of a man to achieve great success!"

Li Qingmu turned, struggling to rise, and said: "Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the nation, and bring peace to the world. Without cultivating oneself and regulating the family, how can one govern the nation or bring peace to the world?

In the eyes of the common people, family is everything, and the wife and children in the household are one’s entire world. If a person cannot even take care of their family, how can they talk about governing the nation?

I want to be with Yue’er and our child, is that wrong?"

"It’s not wrong! But your mistake is letting her smooth out your edges! Li Qingmu, this isn’t you; this absolutely isn’t you!

You should have ambitions, lofty aspirations; as a man, you should battle on the fields, make a name for yourself, and become a duke or a minister!"

Rong Si shouted forcefully, her gaze turning red, "But what about you? You let a woman sway your thoughts, imprison your ambition! She doesn’t deserve you!"

"Yue’er is my wife. Whether she deserves me is not for you to decide."

Li Qingmu didn’t want to oppose her, but what needed to be argued should indeed be argued.

Rong Si’s face turned icy, "Are you opposing your mother?"

Li Qingmu looked up and smiled bitterly: "I wouldn’t dare! You are an ambitious person, with grand visions of Western Invasion of Da Rong, Southern Invasion of Da Zhou, and East Attack Yize, hoping to create an unprecedented era and become the high and mighty Empress!

But I do not want that; I only wish to have my little life with wife and children. You are the Daliang Princess; I cannot change your thinking, but I can firmly hold my ground!"

"Ha, after all this, you still won’t acquiesce to your mother’s arrangements?"

Rong Si sneered, her gaze icy as she looked at him.

Li Qingmu lowered his eyes in silence.

"Utter foolishness!" Rong Si flicked her sleeves and spoke coldly, "Think it over yourself; Mother has all the time to wait for your decision!"

After speaking, Rong Si angrily turned and left.

In the bamboo house, only Li Qingmu remained alone, blankly staring at a teacup on the opposite table. The shape of the cup lid from this angle looked somewhat like a crescent moon.

"Yue’er..."

He murmured to himself, his gaze wandering, sitting there fixedly.

Who knows how much time passed before he directed his gaze toward the door.

No one guarding it?

He was astonished. Did they think he’d be too weak from injury to escape?

Li Qingmu chuckled, she underestimated his resolve.

Nearby lay a simple robe. Li Qingmu picked it up, put it on, and supported himself with the table as he laboriously walked out.

Indeed, there was no one guarding outside. His mind raced as he endured the burning pain in his abdomen, desperately making his way out quickly.

He didn’t know where this place was; only knew it was a valley.

Leaving the valley is difficult, but if there’s a river, it becomes much easier because downstream of the river, there will surely be a way out, perhaps even a village.

Once he finds a village, he can escape.

Without any hesitation, and without considering the possibility of his wounds recurring halfway, even on the road, he impatiently ran out of the bamboo house and staggered downstream along the river.

...

"Princess, the young man has already left."

In a dense forest, Rong Si looked at the distant mountains with a cold gaze.

"Gone? Then let him go!"

"Shouldn’t we pursue him? Doesn’t the Princess fear he might encounter danger or be secretly harmed again?"

"No need, those Ghost Children still have some principle in their actions. If he survived their attempts, it means his fate is tougher than death could claim. They will treat him as a dead man and not make another move to kill."

"Princess is wise, but..."

"But what? Speak!"

"Princess, forgive my boldness, but you could have forcibly taken him, which would have been easier than trying to persuade."

"Oh?" Rong Si turned with a sardonic smile, "And then what? After taking him by force, would he genuinely serve me willingly?"

"I am guilty; my vision is limited. Please forgive me, Princess!"

After receiving forgiveness from Rong Si, the maid hesitated and said, "But Princess, will you truly let him leave like that without other plans?"

This maid was Rong Si’s absolute confidante. Anyone else wouldn’t have dared ask such questions.

Moreover, she knew Rong Si never wasted effort, hence dared to inquire.

Rong Si nodded and smiled slightly: "Actually, he was right earlier—Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the nation and bring peace to the world. If the family isn’t regulated, how can one govern the world?

Daliang’s court has been in continuous strife these years, using all means, causing hardship among the populace. It’s a perfect time for me to reform the court and allow the people to recuperate.

Once Daliang’s National Treasury is abundant and supplies ample, we will strike with unstoppable force, and who in the world can stand against the warriors of Daliang? Hahaha..."

"Even before submitting, the young master has already contributed. I congratulate the Princess; may you soon accomplish greatness, enduring through the ages!"

The maid bowed and knelt, Rong Si feeling triumphant. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

...

"Rustle, rustle rustle..."

The forest continuously echoed with heavy footsteps and labored breaths.

Li Qingmu staggered forward with a weakened body.

On his abdomen, there was a thin, narrow gash cut by the Ghost Child’s sharp nails. Though not long, it was deep, contaminated with filthy river water, causing infection.

Though temporarily stopped from bleeding, any movement would rupture it, and blood would continuously seep out.

He covered the wound with one hand and supported himself with the other hand on a nearby tree, fleeing desperately, frequently turning around to look behind, fearing Princess Liang would send someone to chase him.

She was a crazy woman, an ambitious woman. Even though he was her son, after openly defying her, who knows what cruel actions she might take?

Escape, escape!

He had only one thought in his mind: flee this place as quickly as possible, at least get back to Cui Yongquan’s side.

He ran desperately, blood drenching half of his body, yet not daring to stop even for a moment.

However, the human body has its limits. Li Qingmu lost too much blood, his mind grew dizzy, and finally felt the world spinning.

"Bang!"

He fell to the ground, rolling down a slope...