Chapter 18 Birthmark 3 My sister is fake
As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate of the Li family, the Li family members came to greet them.
The one walking in front was naturally Li Taian. Although he was not related to the Zhou family, the prestige of the Xie family in the court could not be underestimated - it was also something that a small official like him could not marry into. Now that he was lucky enough to form a marriage with them, it was truly a blessing from heaven.
He personally put down the step stool in front of the carriage to welcome the newlyweds down.
He Manyun, who was standing by, rolled her eyes secretly at his behavior, but didn't dare act too arrogant. She still said with a smile, "Finally, we've waited for you. The food is already prepared."
Su He and Xie Wuhen both saluted after getting out of the car.
Li Jianye, who was standing at the end, stepped forward, staring at Su He, observing her expression, skin, and facial features, trying to find a flaw in her disguise.
He has been feeling very depressed these days. He has clearly discovered some clues, but he has no evidence to support his claims. Even He Manyun doesn't believe his lies.
But if what he suspected was false, how to explain the disappearance of the birthmark?
Who knocked him out that day?
It is obvious that it was Li Shuli who was setting up the trap.
This fake Li Shuli!!!
Li Jianye said sarcastically, "I wonder if the sister who came back this time is the same one who got married last time?"
Li Taian glanced at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xie Wuhen also noticed his unfriendly tone and glanced at him coldly.
Li Jianye smiled wickedly: "I'm just joking with my sister. I believe she should be able to hear it, right?"
Su He said calmly, "Of course I heard it. Big brother is in a good mood."
Li Jianye replied: "I finally waited for my sister to come, so of course I have to be in a good mood."
Li Taian couldn't stand his son's nonsense. "Today is the day your sister returns home. You better behave yourself."
Li Jianye bowed his head and said, "I will follow my father's instructions."
Finally, he cast a gloomy glance at Su He.
How could he be content? He had waited so long for this day!
Su He ignored him, walked past him calmly, and walked into the gate of the mansion.
The banquet has been set up in the main hall.
Li Taian and He Manyun sat in the first seat.
Sitting at the lower left were Su He and Xie Wuhen, and sitting at the lower right was Li Jianye.
Even the concubine Yue Niang came to the table holding Li Mingze, who was less than one year old.
He Manyun was very dissatisfied with Yue Niang, but she couldn't lose her temper on the spot, so she could only swallow her anger.
Everyone at the table had different thoughts and the meal started in a lively atmosphere.
Li Taian was the first to fill Xie Wuhen's glass, and poured himself a glass as well: "In the future in the court, I hope Wuhen will help me more."
Xie Wuhen politely responded: "We are all family, and I will help when I can."
The two of them raised their glasses and drank.
Li Jianye also poured himself a glass of wine.
He Manyun dissuaded him in a low voice: "The doctor has repeatedly told you that you shouldn't drink alcohol for your illness."
Li Jianye sneered, "Today is my sister's big day, and as her eldest brother, I can't spoil her fun. Let's have a drink."
After he finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and stood up, crossing most of the table to the side of Su He and Xie Wuhen. "Sister, brother-in-law, I want to toast you too, and wish..." He paused, as if thinking about his words, "I wish you can recognize each other's true face and sincerity."
This blessing was obviously a bit sarcastic.
Li Taian scolded him coldly: "Jianye, your body cannot drink alcohol, sit back."
"Father, you're worrying too much. I know for sure whether I can drink or not."
After he finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then began to cough violently. His face turned red and veins on his forehead bulged.
He Manyun hurriedly asked someone to bring him some rock sugar and snow pear soup, which helped to relieve his cough.
Li Taian's face was full of disgust: "Jianye is not feeling well, you should go back to your room and rest first."
Li Jianye immediately waved his hands, "It's just a few coughs, I'm not feeling unwell." Then he looked at Su He with a venomous gaze, "The one who's really feeling unwell at this table should be my sister, right?"
Su He looked at him: "I don't know what you mean by that, brother?"
Even Xie Wuhen who was standing beside him raised his eyes and stared at Li Jianye coldly.
He Manyun had guessed the wit behind her son's words and hurriedly explained, "Jianye must have been drinking and talking nonsense." Then she stood up and pulled him away, "Either you take your seat or go back to your room and rest. Don't make a fool of yourself in front of others."
"So in your eyes, everything I do is just embarrassing?"
Li Jianye desperately pushed He Manyun away. "No matter what my parents think of me, today I must reveal the true face of this 'Li Shuli'."
He Manyun quickly pushed him out of the house: "Jianye, shut up and go back to the house."
"What's the real face or the fake face? She's your biological sister." Li Taian shouted, "Manyun, don't push him. Let him talk. I want to hear what this bastard can spit out today."
Li Jianye coughed twice, gasping for breath. "Father and Mother, haven't you noticed that my sister has become a completely different person since she came back from the villa?" He pointed at Su He's face. "She's lost weight, her chin has become sharper, and even the look in her eyes has changed. She keeps claiming she's had a serious illness, which is why she looks so different, but that's not the truth."
Li Taian frowned, glanced at Su He, and then stared at his son.
Xie Wuhen also glanced at Su He and remained silent for a moment.
Everyone in the room looked at Li Jianye, making him extremely excited for a moment, even a smug smile on his face: "The actual truth is, my sister is fake, her face is a disguise."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sigh in the room, some were surprised, and some were incredulous.
Li Taian frowned even more tightly.
He Manyun nervously clutched the hem of her skirt.
Only Xie Wuhen looked disdainful.
He had handled many cases and knew that the art of disguise was a trick and could not really change a person's appearance.
Su He was calm at this moment: "Since big brother said I was fake, then may I ask big brother, where did your sister go?"
Li Jianye replied coldly: "You should ask yourself. You might even kill him."
Su He smiled casually: "Brother, are you saying that I am a murderer?"
Everyone in the room also laughed.
A weak and helpless woman is a murderer? A murderer dares to marry the dignified Dali Temple Shaoqing? This is simply too absurd.
Only Zhang Xiuhua, who was standing at the door, secretly clenched her fists, with cold sweat breaking out on her back.
Li Jianye took a breath, still looking confident of victory: "Anyway, regardless of whether you are the murderer or not, I can confirm that your face is fake, it was created through disguise."
Xie Wuhen couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he stood up and blocked Su He's way, still maintaining his politeness. "Big brother, you may have had some delusions after drinking. Father-in-law, why don't you send someone to help Big brother back to the house and make him a bowl of sobering soup to help him sober up?"
At this time, Li Taian also felt extremely embarrassed, "Wuhen is absolutely right." Then he shouted "Xia Zhuang".
Butler Xia Zhuang heard the voice and entered the room: "Master."
Li Taian ordered sternly: "Hurry and take the young master back to Moxiangyuan to sober up."
Xia Zhuang replied "yes" and stretched out his arm to support Li Jianye.
Li Jianye took two steps back to avoid him, pointing at Su He and shouting, "I'm not going back. I don't need to sober up. I'm determined to expose this man's true colors today."
Su He's tone was full of sarcasm: "Brother, how do you want to expose my mask?"
Li Jianye was furious: "I've already looked it up in a book. A face that is easily affected by water will dissolve in water and fire. Do you dare to accept this test of water and fire?"
"Enough." Li Tai'an shouted, "You don't want to go back to your room, right? Fine, I'll use the family rules to beat you until you become crippled and then carry you back." As he said this, he was about to use the family rules.
He Manyun begged for mercy in a hurry: "Master, you can't do this. Ye'er is already weak. I'm afraid he won't survive this beating."
Su He also tried to persuade him: "Father, since my eldest brother has doubts about me, even if he gets punished by family discipline, he will still have doubts about me."
She looked at Li Jianye and said, "Why don't you test my face according to your method? This way, I can dispel your doubts."
Li Jianye gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, you're right. I won't give up until I prove it today."
Seeing his children making such a fuss, Li Taian was in a dilemma. His chest was heaving with anger. He calmed down and looked at Xie Wuhen: "I wonder...what do you think, Wuhen?"
After all, my daughter is already married and has become a member of the Xie family. When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first, let alone act in such a targeted manner.
Xie Wuhen smiled slightly: "Since it is my wife's wish, I will obey it."
Li Taian breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but mutter a few words, "Ridiculous, really ridiculous."
Afterwards, Li Jianye chose Nanny Jiang, whom he trusted, to take Su He to the inner room to wash her face.
Nanny Jiang is someone close to He Manyun, so she naturally wouldn't lie.
But after washing her face, Su He's face had no changes except for the faded makeup. Her nose was still the same nose, and her eyes were still the same eyes.
Her face is like that of a hibiscus fairy, clean and elegant.
Li Jianye moved closer to her and looked around, but didn't find anything unusual at all.
Su He said calmly, "Brother, please look carefully and carefully."
Li Jianye's face was filled with resentment: "Don't forget, we still need to verify it with fire."
Then he ordered sternly: "Madam Jiang, use fire."
Without waiting for Nanny Jiang to respond, he added, "There's no need to go into the inner room. Let's examine it in public in the main hall."
Nanny Jiang replied "Yes", and after a moment she lit a candle and walked over. In full view of everyone, she raised the candle and waved it back and forth in front of Su He's face.
It swayed for at least a quarter of an hour, and the flickering candlelight almost burned Su He's hair, but her face remained unchanged.
The mask was not melted, nor was the true face revealed. Everything remained the same.
Li Jianye couldn't believe it. This woman was obviously fake, so why didn't she change?
Nanny Jiang asked, "Master, there's no need to test again, right?"
The dripping candle wax was about to burn her old hands until they were numb.
Su He also asked: "Are you satisfied, brother?"
How could Li Jianye be satisfied? He was unwilling to give in.
He even saw a cunning look flashing across Su He's eyes.
He felt that he must have fallen into her trap again. After all, that was how he fell into her trap that night at Feihong Pavilion.
Li Jianye stepped forward, pushed Nanny Jiang away, and then reached out to touch Su He's face. He wanted to feel with his own hands whether this face was real or fake.
But as soon as he stretched out his hand, before it touched Su He's face, another big hand grabbed his wrist tightly, making him unable to move in an instant.
Xie Wuhen warned in a deep voice: "Not everyone can touch my wife's face."
The awe-inspiring aura was like a glacier pouring down, sending chills hundreds of miles away.
Li Jianye stiffened his neck: "I... I just want to find out whether it's true or not."
Xie Wuhen spoke calmly, "Brother, we've already seen it and tested it. It would be pointless to continue arguing about it."
As he spoke, he increased the strength of his hands, causing Li Jianye to grimace in pain.
Li Taian hurried forward to persuade him, "You bastard, why don't you apologize to your sister and brother-in-law."
Then he put on a smile to Xie Wuhen: "Wuhen, don't bother with this bastard. Ever since he got sick, his brain hasn't been working very well."
Only then did Xie Wuhen let go of Li Jianye's wrist.
Li Jianye stumbled back two steps, protecting his wrist, panting and gritting his teeth. "My brain is working perfectly. Father should remember that there's a heart-shaped red birthmark on the left side of my sister's back, on the butterfly bone."
He pointed at Su He and said, "And this person doesn't have that birthmark on his back."
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