standoff
Li Jinghe called over to confront Li Wanxi.
She strolled over slowly. "My dear nephew, what brings you here in the middle of the night?"
The man on the ground looked guilty and didn't dare to raise his head. Li Wanxi glanced at him and said, "Could it be that your father has passed away and you're trying to kick your own aunt out of the Li family mansion?"
Li Jinghe asked with a half-smile, "Does Aunt know this person?"
Li Wanxi looked at him carefully, while he desperately lowered his head.
"Raise your head," Li Wanxi instructed.
The man gritted his teeth, slowly raised his head, and looked into her eyes.
When Li Wanxi saw the man's face, she shook her head and said, "I don't know this person."
The man's face immediately turned panicked, and he hurriedly said, "Miss Li! Don't you dare to kick me while I'm down!"
"I'm here entirely because you ordered me to!"
Li Wanxi raised her eyebrows, pointed at him angrily, and said, "Don't you dare accuse me like this!"
"I don't even know who you are!" she said, her eyes darting around before turning to Li Jinghe and saying, "Nephew! Did you collude with him to frame your aunt?"
"If you want me, just say so! Why resort to this nonsense!" After saying this, she looked at the moon outside and cried out, "Brother! Look at the fine son you've raised!"
"Your body is barely cold, and he's already trying to drive your own sister out!"
Su Yuexing felt completely bewildered; one of the two of them must be lying.
Her gaze shifted between the man and Li Wanxi. Who was lying?
Li Jinghe remained calm, his eyes fixed intently on the floor.
Su Yuexing tugged at his sleeve, and Li Jinghe looked up and asked, "What's your opinion?"
Upon hearing his words, Li Wanxi cautiously glanced in his direction.
The man on the ground was also observing this side without making a sound.
Su Yuexing whispered in Li Jinghe's ear, "Question them separately."
Li Jinghe nodded, agreeing with her method, and said, "Hua, take this man to the next room."
Li Wanxi looked at the flowers and said, "Little nephew, when did you get this woman by your side?"
Li Jinghe didn't answer her directly, but instead said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
Su Yuexing stayed behind to face Li Wanxi. "Aunt," she said with a smile.
Li Wanxi looked at her with disdain and said, "Hmph! I don't want to be your aunt."
Su Yuexing said calmly, "Why did Aunt send someone to Jinghe's courtyard?"
Li Wanxi said irritably, "I already told you, that man wasn't sent by me."
Su Yuexing sneered, sat down on the stool, slowly poured herself a cup of tea, and said, "Back then, when Jinghe and I went hunting in the mountains, the bandits we encountered were arranged by my aunt."
Hearing this, Li Wanxi's eyes darted around, and she felt a little scared. She said, "What bandits? What are you talking about? I don't understand."
She sat on the stool and took a sip of tea to calm her nerves.
Su Yuexing watched her actions and sneered, "Let me guess why Auntie is doing this?"
Li Wanxi pursed her lips, lowered her head, and did not reply.
"I suppose my aunt is after the Li family's wealth," she said.
Li Wanxi stood up abruptly and said, "I am my brother's own sister! I should rightfully have a share of the Li family's assets!"
Su Yuexing calmly replied, "So you sent someone to kill Jing He this time."
Li Wanxi crossed her arms and said, "I couldn't possibly be stupid enough to kill him at home, especially not by such a foolish method as assassination."
Su Yuexing's lips curled up. "It seems that Auntie has plans to deal with Jinghe, and has already come up with a method."
Li Wanxi pointed at her angrily and said, "You little brat! How dare you try to trick me into telling you something!"
Su Yuexing slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Judging from Aunt's reaction, I was right."
Li Jinghe was quite direct and ruthless, asking the man several questions, but the man couldn't get to the point.
He directly ordered Hua to remove the man's clothes and then slashed at the man's flesh, one cut at a time. "Ah!" The screams reached Su Yuexing's side.
Su Yuexing frowned slightly, wondering: What happened next door?
Li Wanxi remained calm despite the screams, staring at Su Yuexing and asking, "Do you even truly understand my little nephew?"
Su Yuexing asked疑惑地问道, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Li Wanxi smiled mysteriously and said, "I was referring to his other side."
"For example, you've never seen him like this before."
Su Yuexing didn't understand why she would say such a thing to her, and said, "You don't need to worry about what he's like."
Hearing the man's agonizing screams next door sent chills down my spine.
The man couldn't hold out any longer and finally said, "I'll confess! I'll confess everything!"
Li Jinghe waved his hand, and Hua stopped what she was doing and stood to the side.
The man, barely alive, pleaded, "I only beg you to save my family."
Li Jinghe asked calmly, "Where are your family members?"
The man shook his head weakly and said, "I don't know where they hid my family."
"My name is Wu Qi. I used to be just a lowly bodyguard with some rudimentary martial arts skills. One day, I came back from outside and found that my wife and children had suddenly disappeared."
"There's a letter on the table instructing me to assassinate you. Only if the assassination succeeds will my wife and children return safely."
"And he also wanted me to frame Miss Li for this crime."
Li Jinghe narrowed his eyes, realizing that someone was watching him from the shadows.
"Take him down," Li Jinghe ordered.
"Yes." Hua accepted the order and left.
Li Jinghe returned to the room, where Li Wanxi sat leisurely on a stool and calmly took a sip of tea. "How did the interrogation go?"
"Did I make this, Auntie?" She adjusted the hairpin in her hair.
Li Jinghe walked to Li Wanxi's side and said, "Aunt didn't do it this time, but that doesn't mean Aunt won't do it next time, or that she didn't do it last time."
Su Yuexing was slightly surprised; he knew Li Wanxi's thoughts!
A hint of guilt flashed in Li Wanxi's eyes as she stood up and said, "It's getting late, I should go back to sleep."
She left in a hurry.
Su Yuexing watched her retreating figure, then looked at Li Jinghe and asked, "What did you find out?"
Li Jinghe said, "I feel like someone is watching us from the shadows."
Su Yuexing frowned, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.
Li Jinghe noticed the worry on her face and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."
After thinking for a moment, Su Yuexing finally spoke up: "Your aunt doesn't seem to like you."
Li Jinghe looked at him and said, "That's because she wants to acquire the Li family's assets."
“And my presence will inevitably prevent her from acquiring the property.”
"So she's always wanted to get rid of me."
Su Yuexing asked, puzzled, "She is still your aunt, how could she..." She couldn't finish her sentence.
Li Jinghe said quietly, "A person can do anything for their own benefit."
Li Jinghe looked at the dark circles under her eyes and said, "Go back and get a good night's sleep."
Su Yuexing yawned and said, "I'm a little tired these past few days."
"You just woke up too, go back to bed and rest properly."
Li Jinghe nodded and said, "Okay." He watched Su Yuexing leave.
Li Jinghe waved his hand, and Xue Heyue appeared in front of him in a flash.
"Xue, protect Su Yuexing secretly," Li Jinghe instructed.
Xue looked troubled and said, "Master, we're here to protect you!"
Li Jinghe's face darkened as he said, "So my words no longer carry weight?"
Xue immediately agreed, "Your subordinate obeys!" Then a blurry figure disappeared.
Li Jinghe looked at the moon and said, "Feng has arranged for him to handle other matters. You should thoroughly investigate this Wu Qi these next few days."
"Your subordinate obeys!" Yue replied respectfully.
Su Yuewei waited and waited but didn't hear any news from Changshouyuan. She had a bad feeling. Could it be that the plan had failed?
She slumped to the ground, utterly defeated. "What should I do? If Sai Taxue doesn't give me the antidote, I'll die!"
She stared blankly ahead, her face pale. Would that person betray her?
She immediately shook her head, "No way! No way! That person was found by Sai Taxue, no matter how much they investigate, they can't trace it back to me."
Thinking of this, Su Yuewei felt relieved.
As usual, Su Yuewei did nothing but eat and sleep, and the maids served her very comfortably.
During this time, Su Yuexing came to see her several times, but she refused to see her.
That day, Su Yuexing came to see her again. As usual, she had her maid tell her that she was tired and didn't want to see anyone.
"Young Madam! You can't barge in," the maid outside said, stopping her.
Su Yuexing entered the room and saw Su Yuewei leisurely eating snacks, while the maids around her were massaging her and rubbing her legs.
Seeing Su Yuexing barge in, she slowly took the handkerchief handed to her by the maid and wiped her hands.
"What brings you here, young mistress?" Su Yuewei handed the handkerchief in her hand to the maid.
Su Yuexing said, "Master Li has passed away. What are you still doing at the Li residence? Pack your things and leave!"
Su Yuewei's expression turned cold. "Are you trying to kick me out of the Li residence?" she said, gesturing for everyone to leave.
After the maids left, Su Yuewei stepped forward and said to Su Yuexing, "You are allowed to enjoy wealth and luxury here."
"And you want to kick me out! Su Yuexing! How can you be so heartless!"
Su Yuexing pursed her lips, knowing that she had misunderstood her, and said, "The Li residence is not safe. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
Su Yuewei sneered, "There's no shortage of food and drink here, what's unsafe about it?"
"You're just jealous that your sister lives a life of luxury!" she said viciously.
Su Yuexing frowned and said, "Yuewei! How could you think of me like that!"
"I'm your older sister!"
Su Yuewei sat back down in her seat, took a sip of tea, and said, "If you don't have anything else to do, you can leave now. I need to rest."
Su Yuexing left, glancing at Su Yuewei before she went, and shook her head helplessly.
Hua arrived at Changshou Garden, knelt before Li Jinghe, and said, "Master! Wu Qi is dead!"
Li Jinghe stood up abruptly and asked, "What happened?"
Hua reported, "A dart, which came from somewhere, struck him in the forehead, and he died on the spot." She then showed him the dart.
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