Chapter 1024 A Perfect Match
Li Ruoshuang and Wei Lan exchanged insults, neither willing to concede to the other.
"Li Ruoshuang, are you really stupid or just pretending? You're a dead person in the Li family. Face reality, you're nothing more than a slave in the Sishui City Lord's Mansion!"
Wei Lan proudly raised her head. She had the Wei family behind her, and Bai Dingfeng was her husband. The couple had reconciled and were as good as new. Although she was living under someone else's roof here, Wei Lan at least had a backer. But Li Ruoshuang had no one behind her.
"You probably don't know, do you?"
Li Ruoshuang smiled. Back then, she was rescued from the mass grave by Yuwen Kun and had nowhere to go, so she stayed by Yuwen Kun's side to serve him.
Li Ruoshuang volunteered to be a servant, but never signed a contract of servitude.
Yuwen Kun is her master, but Wei Lan is not. Why should she give face to a prisoner?
The Wei family has made a fool of themselves. First, they occupied the capital of Daqi and pretended to ascend the throne, but now they've brought shame upon themselves in Sishui City.
Currently, apart from the Wei family forces in the capital and the small fry hiding in Sishui City, almost all of the territory of the Great Qi is under Qi Heng's control.
The Wei and Bai families, these worthless scoundrels, still want to join forces and launch a counterattack? Dream on!
Li Ruoshuang could see the situation clearly; Qi Heng would eventually sit in that position, and attacking the prefectural city at this time was not a wise choice for Sishui City.
If Qi Heng doesn't provoke a war, Sishui City should just stay quiet and let things remain peaceful.
But these words would greatly boost others' morale, so Li Ruoshuang dared not say them.
The two families that instigated and provoked the war were the Wei family and the Bai family. Both families were ambitious and neither of them were good people.
Even someone as cunning as Helian Cheng was driven back to his lair by Qi Heng. Not only that, but he also captured Jin Yuguan. Where did Yuwen Kun get the confidence to be on par with Qi Heng?
Li Ruoshuang admires Yuwen Kun, but when analyzing the situation, she remains impartial.
Li Ruoshuang glared at Wei Lan and was about to turn around when she came face to face with Bai Dingfeng, who was returning to the courtyard.
"Ruoshuang".
Bai Dingfeng stopped and, seeing that Li Ruoshuang was dressed in thin clothes, said with concern, "Sishui City is not like Yingcheng. In the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it is cold in the morning and evening. Some people who cannot stand the cold have already put on their padded jackets."
If a woman is sensitive to cold and develops a chronic illness, it may hinder her ability to have children in the future.
Li Ruoshuang glanced at Wei Lan, who was also dressed in thin clothes but received no words of concern, and smiled, "Brother-in-law, this is also my first year in Sishui City, and I feel it is even colder than the prefectural city."
The two talked as if no one else was around. Wei Lan twisted her handkerchief, took a crab out of the basket, and stomped on it in anger, mistaking it for Li Ruoshuang.
Unfortunately, Wei Lan underestimated the crab's fighting power. Not only did she fail to step on the crab, but it quickly climbed onto her skirt and pinched the tender flesh on her leg with its pincers.
"ah!"
Wei Lan let out a wail, and Bai Dingfeng and Li Ruoshuang's attention was immediately drawn to her.
"Brother-in-law, go help her. I'm going back now."
Li Ruoshuang looked on with amusement, waved her hand and turned away, while Bai Dingfeng's eyes showed a hint of disgust.
Ugly people are often troublesome. If it weren't for the fact that the Wei family still had some value to him, he would have divorced Wei Lan without hesitation!
After being with Wei Lan, Bai Dingfeng felt increasingly foolish; he truly had become like the company he kept.
"Husband, sob sob, even the crabs are bullying me!"
Wei Lan felt a surge of resentment and said with extreme grievance.
"Alright, we'll steam it later and get revenge for you!"
The disgust in Bai Dingfeng's eyes lasted only a moment. He quickly regained his gentle demeanor, tossed the crab into the basket, and said softly.
Wei Lan was amused by Bai Dingfeng and stopped crying while snuggling up to him.
Li Ruoshuang was dressed lightly, which caused her to suffer from frostbite and damage her health. But Wei Lan wouldn't be like that. She had her husband, and when she was cold, she could just lean on his arms, and Bai Dingfeng would keep her warm.
Why didn't you invite Ruoshuang in?
Bai Dingfeng asked, seemingly casually.
Wei Lan was somewhat displeased. Ruoshuang, Ruoshuang, she called him that so affectionately.
"Husband, she didn't come here to see me. Her real intention is not what she wants. Why would I invite her in?"
Wei Lan rolled her eyes, deliberately making her point clear.
“You know I feel guilty about Ruoxue’s passing, which is why I’m nicer to her.”
Bai Dingfeng comforted Wei Lan, saying that one should be magnanimous and not bother with such insignificant people.
As long as Wei Lan doesn't talk nonsense, Bai Dingfeng doesn't distrust Li Ruoshuang, but he's worried that Li Ruoshuang might act impulsively and test the imposter first, thus alerting the real culprit.
Wei Lan didn't mean to hide anything; she was in a hurry and spoke without thinking, completely unaware of what she had said.
The couple planned to give the imposter a hard time that night.
Li Ruoshuang returned to the main courtyard, her expression grim.
"Did you get upset with something?"
Taking this opportunity, Miaoyin had already informed Qi Heng's subordinates what she was going to do next.
The Bai family was involved because they knew the city too well; if war broke out, it would be detrimental to the Great Qi.
If possible, Qi Heng hoped that Miao Yin would persevere a little longer and try to get rid of Bai Dingfeng.
"Whose temper are you putting up with, Wei Lan's?"
Li Ruoshuang was very contemptuous. Once bitten, twice shy. Wei Lan had suffered so many losses and was almost killed by Bai Dingfeng, yet she still dared to be devoted to him. She must be out of her mind.
In just a few words, Li Ruoshuang managed to extract the two men's plans.
"It seems those two have their eyes on me."
Miaoyin sighed and said sadly, "I shouldn't run away, so that I won't implicate you."
"Run away my ass! When Helian Cheng sent you here, you were so brave. Now you want to run away as soon as you encounter trouble?"
This is Sishui City, how far can we escape to?
"Back then, Helian Cheng threatened my family's lives, and I had no choice but to do it."
Miaoyin's words were half true and half false, and Li Ruoshuang had no doubts about them.
"Have you ever considered that even if I'm lucky enough to escape once, Bai Dingfeng is definitely lurking in the shadows, ready to set a trap for me at any time?"
Putting aside everything else, Miaoyin couldn't make the spicy peanuts that Bai Dingfeng liked.
Cooking skills depend on talent. Miaoyin practiced grilling meat diligently, but she was completely inept at making snacks and treats.
Fortunately, now that she is the city lord's wife, no one asks her to cook.
“You’re right, so let’s take a gamble and find a way to get rid of Bai Dingfeng.”
Li Ruoshuang smiled mysteriously; her thoughts coincided with Miaoyin's.
Bai Dingfeng acts methodically and keeps to his duties, so no one can find fault with him.
Unless Bai Dingfeng turns against him, Yuwen Kun would not have executed him.
"How about we hire someone to kill us?"
Miaoyin suggested that she had enough silver to cover the cost.
"No."
Both Bai Dingfeng and Wei Lan had bodyguards with them, and when their attempt to hire an assassin failed, they lost their composure.
If the two families find out that they are the culprits, it would actually be handing Bai Dingfeng a way out.
Hiring a hitman is not an option, so the two need to find a way to solve the problem once and for all.
They should use Yuwen Kun to execute Bai Dingfeng, instead of having them do it themselves.
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