"Li Shang, you are simply outrageous! Surrounding the Li family with so many people, are you trying to rebel?" Li Shu looked at the Li mansion surrounded by soldiers and saw that the leader was none other than Li Shang. He angrily pointed at Li Shang and cursed him.
“Patriarch Li, I am acting under orders to capture the rebels at the Li family. As the head of the Li family, you have actually protected the rebels, deceived your superiors and subordinates, and even colluded with outsiders to deceive your own daughter. You are truly remarkable!” Li Shang said with a face full of sarcasm.
"You unfilial son, I am your father! How dare you speak to me like that? Do you even respect me as your father?" Li Shu angrily stepped forward and was about to slap Li Shang.
Seeing his actions, Li Shang stood there stiffly without moving. After delivering this slap, his relationship with the Li family was over. He would consider it repayment for their kindness in taking him in over the years.
After all, over the years, Li Jia had asked him to do too many things for Li Jia, and he had killed too many people. He had long since repaid Li Jia's debt of gratitude.
Li Shang silently closed his eyes, waiting for the slap that was about to come. Just as Li Shu raised his hand to hit Li Shang, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed Li Shu's arm, making him unable to move.
Li Shang waited for a long time but didn't feel a slap. When he opened his eyes, he saw Shangguan Wei'er tightly holding Li Shu's arm and the head of the Li family trying to take his arm out of her grasp.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping me from disciplining my sons?" Li Shu asked angrily. How could a mere little girl have such a strong personality?
"Hey, you old man, why are you hitting people without even knowing what happened? I heard your conversation just now. It was clearly your fault, yet you still hit people. Hitting people is wrong!" Shangguan Wei'er said loudly, her imposing manner suggesting that even if she was wrong, she was still in the right.
Looking at Li Shu, who was fuming and glaring, Li Shang lowered his head and smiled, feeling sorry for her.
"You little brat, I'm disciplining my own son, what right do you have to stop me?" Li Shu was so angry she was practically spitting fire. What an ignorant and arrogant brat.
"Of course it's because he's mine now." Shangguan Wei'er blurted out a statement that was sure to cause misunderstandings, and even Li Shang, who was usually thick-skinned, turned completely red.
Li Shu looked at Li Shang in shock, then pointed at Shangguan Wei'er in shock, and looked at Li Shang again in disbelief. What a tragedy! What a tragedy! This, this, this is simply a disgrace to the family! Unfilial son, unfilial son! Without the consent of his parents and the words of a matchmaker, he...
Looking at Li Shu, who was so angry she was about to faint, Li Shang explained, "It's not what you think." How can someone so old have such a vivid imagination?
Li Shu: What a huge mess! You don't blame this girl for saying such amazing things, you blame me for having such a vivid imagination!
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Li Shu raised his hand and patted his chest.
"What do you mean, what happened? It's just like I said." Shangguan Wei'er thought the old man was questioning her, so she answered directly and matter-of-factly.
Li Shang raised his hand to cover the little aunt's mouth, afraid that she would say something that would cause misunderstanding.
"You've misunderstood. It's not what you think. We're going into the Li residence to catch the thieves." Li Shang glanced at Li Shu and walked straight in. Song Jue and Wei Ting behind him exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward, leading their guards into the Li residence.
"You unfilial son! You unfilial son!" Li Shu shouted angrily as he looked at the soldiers conducting a thorough search of the mansion.
Li Shang and his men searched the courtyard, the house, and the secret rooms, but still found no suspicious persons. He looked at Li Shu, who was sitting in the main seat, and asked coldly, "Where is he? Where did you hide him?"
Li Shu glanced at Li Shang, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "You left a long time ago. You're too late." He didn't intend to resist anymore. Ji Mo'an had already left when he went to Yunzhou City to find His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Where did he go? Tell me!" Li Shang slammed his fist on the table in anger and shouted.
"I don't know, I can't find him, and neither can you," Li Shu said calmly.
“You should know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is a fatal offense. Do you want to see the Li family destroyed in your hands?” Li Shang said in a different way.
“This has nothing to do with you. You are just Li Shang’s adopted son,” Li Shu said directly.
"You old man, how can you talk like that? Don't you know how to speak?" Shangguan Wei'er became increasingly angry as she listened, and seeing Li Shang's somewhat helpless expression, she spoke directly.
"Now, young lady, can you tell me who you are? Even if Li Shang is my adopted son, we still have to follow the rules of parents and matchmakers," Li Shu warned inwardly.
Li Shang cannot marry a woman with no official status or title; otherwise, he would be betraying Ge'er's request before she went to Jiangnan.
"My name is Shangguan Wei'er, and I'm from Lingnan," Shangguan Wei'er said, patting her chest.
"Shangguan?" Li Shu murmured to himself, then asked, "Who is Shangguan Tianqing to you?"
That old man wrote to him before saying that the Shangguan family in Lingnan had also sent people to help them. He and Ji Mo'an waited for a long time but didn't see them. Could that old man be talking about this girl in front of them? What a senile old man! You can tell what he's thinking at a glance. Isn't he just trying to get his granddaughter to get on Ji Mo'an's good side? What an idiot.
“He is my grandfather,” Shangguan Wei’er said, but a look of disdain flashed across her face.
Li Shu happened to catch a glimpse of Shangguan Wei'er's fleeting expression, and in his heart he wanted to curse that old geezer even more. He was truly more trouble than he was worth, sending a little girl to cause them trouble? What's more, this little girl was no pushover.
Upon hearing Shangguan Wei'er's words, Li Shu smiled and said, "Oh, so it's my niece! It's true what they say, we're family and we don't recognize each other. Uncle Li is so blind. Oh, niece, why don't you stay at the Li family? Uncle Li can take good care of you."
Looking at the old man's ever-changing expression, Shangguan Wei'er said speechlessly, "Old man, you're overacting."
Li Shu's smile froze on his lips. One sentence left him wondering how to continue acting. No, this was too direct. Aren't girls usually quite reserved?
However, he still twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "What are you saying, niece?"
"I won't stay. There might be people hiding somewhere in the manor, it's very dangerous," Shangguan Wei'er said half-jokingly.
Li Shu waved his hand and said, "How could that be? The Li residence is the safest place in Qingzhou City."
"Let's go!" Li Shang interrupted Li Shu, saying, seeing that staying wouldn't yield any useful information.
"Alright, let's go. I'm leaving, old man. Be careful of bad guys coming out tonight!" Shangguan Wei'er said with a meaningful smile.
Despite the sweltering heat, cold sweat broke out on Li Shu's back. Could it be... no, impossible. Li Shu looked at the mischievous Shangguan Wei'er. Perhaps he should re-evaluate this seemingly harmless little girl.
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