Chapter 737 Taking a Shady Way
Bai Dingfeng and Wei Lan argued fiercely, diverting Bai Dingfeng's attention so that he hastily inspected the goods, giving his own side an opportunity to take advantage.
After being overjoyed, Lin Yuesha was also somewhat worried. Once they arrived in Licheng, the amount of military supplies that needed to be purchased would increase, and it might not be so easy to tamper with things.
The carriage traveled for a whole day, stopping countless times along the way, delaying everyone's journey.
When Lin Yuesha saw Wei Lan, she teased her, "Wei Lan, are you alright? Is it kidney deficiency or frequent urination?"
Lin Yuesha felt secretly pleased, wanting to return the favor to Wei Lan who had once mocked her, and decided to make braised dishes tonight as an extra side dish.
When leaving Cangzhou, Qingxing bought a large piece of pork belly, with three layers of fat and lean meat, slightly more than fat. The resulting braised pork slices had the fat meat like jelly, not greasy at all, and melted in her mouth.
"One spoonful of braised pork broth per person to mix with rice, it's delicious."
With the good weather, Lin Yuesha felt inexplicably relaxed. She looked at Jiang Baozhu and smiled, "Back in Chenjia Village, I always wanted to eat braised pork like this."
Before her mother, Chen, married Xiao Chenggui, her family was not well-off. The money she earned from needlework was barely enough to make ends meet, and they relied entirely on her maternal grandparents and her maternal uncle's family for financial support.
After Chen remarried, the family grew larger, and the eldest brother, Xiao Qi, had to go to school, so they struggled to make ends meet.
Looking back, if it weren't for Master Jiang bringing her to town, their business wouldn't have been able to succeed.
In truth, Jiang Baozhu was her benefactor.
“Even without my father, with your excellent skills, someone will always recognize your talent.”
Not satisfied with eating with chopsticks, Jiang Baozhu switched to a spoon, mixed rice with meat broth, and served it with spicy and sour dried radish and a plate of green vegetables, which she devoured.
If she really had to thank someone, it was Lin Yuesha. At that time, she had just been reborn and hadn't recovered from the shock. She was very gloomy. It was Lin Yuesha's arrival that made her believe that some things were indeed different between the two lives, and that she still had a glimmer of hope.
"My older brother loves braised pork the most. I wonder if Liu Quan's wife has sent some up the mountain."
As Lin Yuesha ate, she kept saying that even though she had only been away for a few days, her biggest concern was still her family.
The aroma of braised meat wafted far and wide. Even though Wei Lan deliberately kept a distance of several dozen meters from Lin Yuesha's carriage, she still couldn't escape the allure of the fragrance.
"That bitch Lin Yuesha did it on purpose!"
Why can't you just cook some stir-fries? You have to show off and make her envious, overshadowing the aroma of the dishes cooked by the two chefs she hired.
"Miss, our chef's spicy chicken is also delicious. I'm really hungry."
Maiya's original intention was to please Wei Lan, but unexpectedly, one sentence made Wei Lan raise her head and look at her with a cold gaze.
"Is there something on my face?"
The malt had just been plucked, its eyes brimming with spring water, radiating joy from within.
Her son-in-law was handsome, and his every move exuded the air of a noble young master and the scholarly charm of a learned man, which made her heart flutter.
I thought that after I was slapped, I would at least find out that the young lady was pregnant, but who would have thought it would happen so quickly.
"You shameless vixen, do you think you can rest easy just by climbing into your husband's bed?"
Wei Lan was very jealous because she couldn't be intimate with Bai Dingfeng during her period, so she had no choice but to let her maid take her place. Unexpectedly, her husband was so vigorous that she had to use Mai Sui to take her place.
Wei Lan slapped her across the face, and seeing Maiya's teary eyes, her anger flared even more.
The arrogant little vixen—she wouldn't deal with them for now. Once they arrived in Licheng, Wei Lan planned to sell the ambitious Mai Ya as a warning to others. As for Mai Sui, she'd see how she behaved.
After dinner, Maiya served Bai Dingfeng. Bai Dingfeng was furious when he saw the slap mark on Maiya's face.
"Who did this? What happened?"
He was already resentful enough for Wei Lan because he couldn't control his body, and now two maids were taking turns making him uncomfortable. Was Wei Lan deliberately trying to disgust him?
"I'm fine."
Malt sniffed and said pitifully.
As the two were talking, Wei Lan carried a small porcelain bowl onto the carriage. She glared at Maiya first, then smiled and said, "Husband, your body can't take this. Drink a bowl of deer antler soup to nourish yourself."
Bai Dingfeng was agitated and told Maiya to get off the carriage. He pointed to the wound on his forehead and said angrily, "You've really gone too far! Murdering your husband, all of this is thanks to you!"
"My husband, I suddenly got my period, which is very unlucky, so..."
Wei Lan looked away guiltily. She herself had been slapped by Bai Dingfeng and was injured. There was no one around to stop him at the time, and she had acted in a moment of panic.
In the past, Wei Lan had a habit of smashing things in the Wei family, but it wasn't intentional.
"You were celibate and abstinent a few days ago, but last night..."
Wei Lan felt very wronged. She had already had two maids take turns serving him, wasn't he satisfied?
Logically speaking, the two were newlyweds and very sweet, so they shouldn't have slapped the maid's face.
Bai Dingfeng stood up, only to feel his legs go weak. He helplessly slumped back onto the car seat, took a deep breath, and resisted the urge to snap Wei Lan's neck, saying, "I started to feel something was wrong with my body last night. What exactly did you give me?"
The drug's effects were so potent and sudden that Bai Dingfeng could barely control his body, becoming even more uncontrollable than a male dog.
The Wei family has a penchant for unorthodox methods, and Wei Lan has mastered this art.
"My husband, I'm innocent!"
What do you mean by "she put something down"? She didn't do anything, so why does she always have to take the blame?
"Bullshit!"
As a scholar, Bai Dingfeng had reached his limit of patience; the veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he almost fainted.
“Ever since I came to Cangzhou, I have been living in the Wei family’s villa, and the food has been prepared by the Wei family’s servants. Now you’re washing your hands of it all.”
Bai Dingfeng squinted sarcastically, recalling how Li Ruoxue had miscarried after drinking the teacup Wei Lan had handed her during the fundraising for the Prince's villa.
"It's just a coincidence!"
Wei Lan cried out that she was wronged. If it was true, it was true; if it wasn't, it wasn't true. She, Wei Lan, was, after all, the daughter of the Wei family. She wouldn't dare to do something and not admit it!
"Coincidence? If it's just a coincidence once or twice, then someone is framing you. Why?"
Why? There's no reason. Even if she wasn't Wei Lan, she was still a member of the Wei family.
"Don't forget, Bai Youran brought you braised duck legs yesterday. Why don't you suspect her?"
Wei Lan was furious, and Bai Youran was also a suspect. Just because the two were siblings, Bai Dingfeng trusted them, while she was excluded.
"What was your reason for giving me this?"
Wei Lan's attempt to put down Bai Youran infuriated Bai Dingfeng even more. He knew that the siblings were most similar in that they were both people who wouldn't do anything without a profit.
"Do I need a reason? She's always disliked me, saying I'm not as good as Li Ruoxue!"
Feeling wronged by repeated doubts, Wei Lan burst into tears.
It couldn't be the braised duck leg that was the problem. His younger sister resented Wei Lan for pushing her out to take the bullet and ruining her reputation, not because Li Ruoxue had given her any benefits.
Besides, now that Li Ruoxue is dead, the brother and sister are of one mind.
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