Chapter 281 He's gone mad, he's really gone mad!
In this way, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Imperial Guards took away Marquis Anping, Li Yao, and Bai Sanniang.
The courtyard was quiet.
The members of the Chen clan looked at each other for a while, and Uncle Chen the Third sighed and stamped his foot.
"What a misfortune for our family! What are you waiting for? Hurry back and discuss countermeasures, and write a letter to the head of the family."
The Chen clan members left in a hurry.
Before leaving, Uncle Chen glanced at Li Mu.
Li Mu quickly cupped his hands in greeting, his face full of righteous indignation.
"If the Chen family needs me to testify, I will do my duty without hesitation."
Uncle Chen thanked him gratefully and left.
Li Mu quickly pulled Li Nanke away with the crowd.
After leaving the house, we walked through an alley and returned to the Rainbow Bridge.
Fireworks were still going off outside, their dazzling colors illuminating almost the entire sky.
Along the Bian River under the Rainbow Bridge, vendors set up stalls everywhere.
There are vendors selling snacks, soups, and trinkets—you name it, they have it.
People have been busy all year, and only today can they relax a little.
The street was crowded with people. Li Mu pulled Li Nanke without saying a word until they reached a wonton stall before stopping.
Song Yi was sitting behind a table. When she saw them coming, she quickly waved.
"Where did you two go? Luckily we agreed to meet at this wonton stall if we got separated, otherwise I really wouldn't know where to look for you two."
Li Mu sat down next to Song Yi and nodded at Li Nanke with his chin.
His face showed excitement and a sense of stimulation.
"Ke'er and I went to catch them cheating."
Song Yi was taken aback, and her voice suddenly became high-pitched.
"Catching someone in the act?"
Noticing the gazes directed at her, Song Yi quickly covered her mouth and asked in a low voice, "Who were you catching cheating on? What happened? Tell me quickly."
Li Mu: "Who else could it be? My good father, of course."
Song Yi's eyes sparkled, and after a moment of silence, she couldn't help but ask again.
"Caught...caught?"
"They not only captured them, but the Imperial Guards took them all away, including my good second brother."
Song Yi was even more confused.
"What exactly happened? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly."
Li Mu looked helpless.
"It's not that I'm keeping you in suspense, but I'm still completely clueless about it myself. You'll have to ask our daughter about this."
Li Mu looked at Li Nanke with a puzzled expression.
"Ke'er, how did you know they would be having a secret rendezvous in that house? And what a coincidence that a thief broke in, and that it just so happened to attract the attention of the Chen family?"
Li Nanke took a bite of the fragrant wonton.
The little food I ate in the palace has long been digested after wandering around for half a day, catching the adulterer and watching the play.
After eating the hot wontons, the chill in my body was dispelled.
She winked at Li Mu with a grin.
“Father, there’s no such thing as a true coincidence in this world.”
Li Mu reacted instantly.
"So you mean you orchestrated all of this?"
Li Nanke nodded.
“That’s right. A few days ago, I had Master Nangong follow Marquis Anping and saw him secretly meet Bai San Niang at this residence.”
On New Year's Eve, the three of us will be attending a palace banquet, so Marquis Anping and Li Yao certainly won't be staying up with Grandmother.
They must have taken this opportunity to secretly come here and spend New Year's Eve with Bai San Niang.
"As for the thief and the Chen clan members, it's simple. Arrange for someone to sneak into the Chen family and break into the ancestral hall while they are performing a sacrificial ceremony."
"They stole the ancestral tablets of the Chen family. During the Lunar New Year, the ancestral tablets were stolen; the Chen family will definitely pursue them relentlessly."
Li Mu clapped his hands in excitement.
"I understand now. The Chen clan members chased the thieves to Bai San Niang's house, which is just the right opportunity to catch them red-handed!"
"Brilliant! That move was absolutely brilliant!"
Then he frowned again.
"But what about those fireworks that were sprinkled with kerosene? Why would Bai San Niang hoard those things?"
Li Mu suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Li Nanke, speaking with a slight stutter.
Business is getting increasingly slow.
"No... Ke'er, those things weren't also planted in Bai San Niang's house by you, were they?"
Li Nanke smiled and nodded.
thump.
Li Mu was so frightened that he slid off the stool and fell to the ground.
"Husband, are you alright?"
Song Yi quickly bent down to help him up.
Li Mu, holding Song Yi with one hand and gripping the table with the other, struggled to his feet and sat down again.
Looking at his daughter with a complicated expression, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
When did my daughter become so cunning and treacherous, even learning to frame others?
No, framing someone isn't the point; the one who was framed was Bai San Niang.
The key point is...
Li Mu grabbed Li Nanke, swallowed hard several times, and asked in a trembling voice, "Daughter, where did you get those dangerous things?"
That's kerosene! Illegally extracting kerosene is illegal.
Li Nanke smiled slightly.
"Father, don't be afraid. That thing isn't mine; it belongs to Bai San Niang."
"What? Bai San Niang's own? But didn't you just say that you arranged for someone to put it in her house?"
Li Nanke nodded.
"It is true that I put it there, but the things were made by Bai San Niang. To be precise, they were specially made by Bai San Niang for our family of three."
Li Mu was even more confused.
Song Yi was even more confused.
Li Nanke explained, "Father and Mother, do you still remember when we were at the palace gate, I insisted on taking our family's carriage to Rainbow Bridge?"
Li Mu and Song Yi both nodded at the same time.
Li Nanke said, "I am not being considerate of the Wang family's coachman, but rather to lull Marquis Anping into a false sense of security."
Before we even left, he had already arranged for someone to tamper with our wheels, cutting one of the axles so that it was only partially connected.
Marquis Anping arranged for people to be on their way out of the palace, which, if I'm not mistaken, should be around Rainbow Bridge.
If anyone were to even lightly touch our wheels, the carriage would tip over onto the street, and all three of us would fall out.
Song Yi's face turned pale.
Li Mu was still somewhat puzzled.
"What does this have to do with fireworks?"
Li Nanke: "Bai Sanniang arranged for those fireworks to be placed nearby. As soon as we fall out of the car, someone will immediately light the fireworks."
Fireworks doused with kerosene will explode if they come into contact with fire, and then Father, Mother, and I will all die here.”
Clang!
The spoon in Song Yi's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces instantly.
His face turned deathly pale with fright, and tears streamed down his face like beads on a broken string.
She hurriedly wiped away her tears, her voice still choked with sobs.
"Even tigers don't eat their cubs! How could Marquis Anping be so heartless as to agree to this plan!"
Li Mu closed his eyes, but his hands on the table couldn't help but clench into fists.
"He killed his son, his daughter-in-law, and his granddaughter! He's worse than a beast!"
"This is a busy downtown area! How many civilians would die if this happened? How many people would be killed? Just to take the lives of our family of three?"
"He's gone mad, he's really gone mad!"
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