noffsinger Chapter 1028 What's Wrong with Li Shang Today?
Chapter 1028 What's Wrong with Li Shang Today?
He was soaked to the bone, shivering from the cold of the dead of winter. Danji Aruan was Baili Shang's wife; shouldn't she be serving her husband when he came home? Baili Shang was truly foolish to degrade himself like this for a woman who didn't care about him.
Xie Shang watched helplessly as she walked past him, his imperial dignity completely disregarded. If it were Jiang Fenghua, she wouldn't dare to act like this. In fact, Ruan Ruan was much more well-mannered than her.
Xie Shang didn't give her a kind look just because she had Jiang Fenghua's face. He angrily shouted at the servants, "Is anyone here? Where have you all gone? Hurry up and come out to serve me while I bathe and change."
His voice was so loud that it startled not only the servants in the mansion but also Danji Aruan, who had just left.
Danji Aruan turned to look at him, "What's wrong with Baili Shang today?"
She ignored him and went straight back to Danji's house. She wanted to seize the opportunity to go to the royal city to participate in the medical skills competition. If she could meet the Queen and learn the art of rebirth, she could revive Ayu.
After A-Yu's death, the Baili family was thrown into chaos. Baili Chuan, who was just a son of a concubine, wanted to seize the position of city lord. She wanted to make everyone who bullied her and A-Yu pay the price: Madam Baili, Baili Chuan, Mu Qirou, and her hypocritical father. She knew what they had done behind the scenes.
Xie Shang took a hot bath and finally felt no cold anymore. He started wandering around, wanting to see what exactly happened a thousand years ago.
After learning more, he realized that Baili Shang's status in the Baili family was not high; he was just an illegitimate son. According to the family's rule of passing the throne to the legitimate son and not to the illegitimate son, the next head of the family should have been Baili Ayu. Unfortunately, he couldn't stand Aruan getting married and angered himself to death.
He wasn't sick, so how could he have died so easily? Could it be that Baili Ayu was actually murdered?
Ruan Ruan had mentioned that the Baili family later fell into the hands of Baili Chuan, so he might as well take advantage of that identity to visit the Baili family.
He didn't know why he had memories of Baili Shang in his mind. The Baili family could indeed be said to be dominant in Licheng, and their mansion was built like a palace.
As soon as he entered the Baili family's residence, he felt a sense of familiarity. It resembled a palace in Xichuan. The city lord of Licheng's house was truly magnificent. Could this be an underground palace? What secrets were hidden within it?
Just then, by sheer coincidence, he actually encountered a face that looked exactly like Xiao Shang's. He saw him sitting in a wheelchair, wearing mourning clothes and a mourning cloth on his arm. Even though he was an illegitimate son, he still had to wear mourning clothes for the legitimate son.
Xie Shang stared at his wheelchair and realized something: his legs were completely healed; he wasn't a cripple.
"Fifth Uncle," Baili Chuan greeted him.
Xie Shang clenched his fingers. He was the real bastard. He smiled insincerely, "Is A-Chuan's leg any better?"
Baili Chuan said, "My leg has been much better since Fifth Aunt treated it. Why did Fifth Uncle come to the old house?"
Xie Shang casually said, "I came to see my elder brother. I heard he's sick."
Baili Chuan asked in confusion, "Is Father ill? How come I didn't know?"
Xie Shang thought it wouldn't make sense for the heir to fall ill right after someone dies! So he just made up a random sentence.
He added, "I only came to see what it was about because I heard about it."
"Why didn't Miss Aruan come along?" Baili Chuan smiled knowingly and said, "I heard that Aruan married Fifth Uncle. We didn't receive any news that Fifth Uncle was getting married. She took the initiative to wear her wedding dress and ride in a sedan chair to Fifth Uncle's residence."
Xie Shang didn't know what to say. Looking at Baili Chuan's smug face, he really wanted to twist his head off. He suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "Achuan should call her Fifth Aunt now. If you continue to be so unruly, your Fifth Uncle will punish you."
Baili Chuan was stunned. He smiled insincerely, but there was a fire burning in his heart. Danji Aruan was originally his woman. Who rescued her? Was it Baili Shang in front of him?
That day, he was knocked unconscious by a man in black.
Baili Chuan completely disregarded Baili Shang, speaking with a barbed tone: "I know she won't come. Father and Madam both hate Danji Aruan to the core, regarding her as a thorn in their side. Yet she took the initiative to marry Fifth Uncle, even without any formal wedding ceremony. The two of you just had an affair without any matchmaker, which angered A Yu to death. Fifth Uncle should not visit Father, lest he be angered again."
Xie Shang was mocked by someone born out of wedlock. Was A Yu's death related to Baili Chuan? If he were to become the city lord, he would be the biggest beneficiary.
There must be something wrong with Bailichuan.
Xie Shang now realizes that they were not actually married. Danji Aruan had simply moved into Baili Shang's residence. Could it be that Danji Aruan also knew that there was something wrong with A Yu's death, which is why she married Baili Shang?
He said, "Because Aruan married me, I came to apologize to them. I also had concerns about angering my elder brother and sister-in-law, so I didn't bring her along. Achuan, take me to see my elder brother! And say a good word for me for him."
Baili Chuan said, "Danji Aruan's innocence was ruined by you, Baili Shang. You stole A Yu's woman, and A Yu was also killed by you. How can you face my father and mother now?"
Xie Shang had already been very tolerant, but he didn't expect Baili Chuan to turn the tables on him, drugging Danji Aruan in an attempt to possess her.
Xie Shang, unable to contain himself any longer, kicked Baili Chuan in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. He stepped forward and stomped on Baili Chuan's hand, coldly saying, "You know better than I what happened to her."
Baili Chuan didn't expect him to make a move. He subconsciously tried to get up from the ground to fight back, but when he saw a group of people coming from not far away, he lay back down on the ground, looking aggrieved: "Fifth Uncle, how can you be so unreasonable? Father and Mother don't want to see you, why are you forcing your way in? You killed A Yu, what do you want to do now?"
Then, the other two major families of Licheng, the Muqi family and the Danji family, arrived one after another.
Danji Mai also came, carrying a medicine box, pretending to be someone else. Besides the two major families, Danji Aruan also followed Danji Mai.
She was somewhat surprised to see Baili Shang there as well. Baili Shang never liked to get involved in the Baili family's affairs, especially not when he was in the spotlight.
When Danji Aruan saw Baili Chuan, she was filled with hatred, but she remained calm and obediently followed behind Danji Mai.
Patriarch Mu Qi spoke first, "Why did the eldest young master fall to the ground? Did Fifth Master just make a move?"
Baili Chuan pretended to be in pain, "Fifth Uncle didn't do it on purpose, don't blame him, I'm fine."
Xie Shang had never seen such a shameless man. He stared at Baili Chuan's legs and was about to step forward to expose him when Danji Aruan suddenly stepped forward and took his arm: "Didn't Fifth Master say that he was waiting for Aruan to come and visit the city lord together? Why did you come alone?"
Xie Shang still remembered how cold and indifferent Danji Aruan had been when she left, so why was she suddenly so enthusiastic now?