Chapter 745 Hidden Worries
Bai Dingfeng ignored Bai Youran and glared at Lin Yuesha, cursing, "I could tell you were cunning back in the North. You're the one who tricked Wei Lan into a honey trap, causing us to lose nearly 20,000 taels of silver!"
Bai Dingfeng's accusations were scathing and merciless, clearly indicating his intention to escalate tensions.
"Young Master Bai, please be careful with your words. My sister Yue Sha cannot bear the blame for this."
Jiang Baozhu mocked Bai Dingfeng, retorting, "Wei Lan has her own money in her own hands. She can't even control you, her husband. How could Sister Yue Sha possibly deceive her?"
Lin Yuesha was also furious. The reason she was angry was that Bai Dingfeng had seen through her little tricks behind her back!
Admitting that was impossible, Lin Yuesha could only try to justify herself, making herself appear even more righteous.
"Where did this mad dog come from? You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Kindness goes unrewarded!"
Lin Yuesha slammed her teacup heavily on the table, making a noise to boost her confidence. "Wei Lan took it upon herself to buy the fabric without my prior knowledge. She was afraid you and You Ran would find out about the return, so she came to me. Otherwise, who do you think would bother with other people's business? She just got herself into trouble."
Lin Yuesha did not advocate for a discount and repeatedly urged Wei Lan to discuss it with Bai Dingfeng, but Wei Lan said that this was the Wei family's money and she would make the decision.
"Wei Lan has put it this way, how am I supposed to respond?"
The money belongs to the Wei family, not from donations; Wei Lan has the right to decide.
"she……"
Bai Dingfeng was speechless after being refuted; it was indeed Wei Lan's idiot's trick.
He didn't think Lin Yuesha was capable of setting a honey trap, because no one could have imagined that the stolen fabric could be returned.
Having lost 18,000 taels for nothing, Bai Dingfeng had nowhere to vent his anger and just wanted to find a scapegoat to make himself feel better.
"Young Master Bai, I don't want to get involved in your messy affairs, but don't try to find a scapegoat every time something happens. I'm being very wronged."
Ultimately, Bai Dingfeng marrying Wei Lan was a step up for him, which is why he couldn't control her.
He wanted to vent his anger, but he was humiliated by Lin Yuesha and Jiang Baozhu, who implied that he was a gigolo. When Bai Dingfeng returned to his room, he found that he not only hadn't gotten his revenge, but he felt even more aggrieved.
The wound on his forehead from Wei Lan's tapping hadn't healed yet and was still throbbing; he wanted nothing more than to strangle Wei Lan.
The thought flashed through Bai Dingfeng's mind for a moment, but he stopped himself in time, thinking that the Wei family might have sent someone to monitor him.
The couple fell into another cold war, even worse than before, ignoring each other and sleeping in separate rooms.
As night fell, Li Ruoshuang quietly went downstairs to report to her master, Yuwen Kun.
“My subordinates hinted at it and also probed Bai Dingfeng, but he didn’t notice that the fabric had been replaced.”
Li Ruoshuang gave Mai Sui a benefit and learned that on the day of the inspection, Bai Dingfeng had coincidentally opened a box containing fabric.
"It's really tough on him with just one box of goods."
No matter how ambitious a person is, it's disgusting enough for them to try to climb the social ladder by using a woman.
Bai Dingfeng used the Li family as a stepping stone to climb up to the Wei family, and now he finally looks down on Wei Lan.
"Then why didn't he lay a hand on Wei Lan?"
Li Ruoshuang was confused. Bai Dingfeng was furious today and clearly wanted to strangle Wei Lan.
"He wouldn't dare, at least not now."
Yuwen Kun had already noticed a group of people secretly following him. He realized that it was the Wei family who were keeping a close eye on Lin Yuesha, probably plotting something.
Therefore, he has already sent someone to the Wei family to convey a message, implying that the Bai family has ulterior motives and is going to join forces with Sishui City in order to sow discord and break up the alliance between the Wei and Bai families.
The Bai family wanted to join forces with the Wei family to attack Sishui City, but they pretended to agree to his request, showing their complete double-dealing.
"Be careful, Qincheng is a good place to make your move."
This time, the caravan and the group of people are traveling together, and so many hemostatic medicines cannot be given to the Wei and Bai families for nothing.
Yuwen Kun instructed Li Ruoshuang to keep a watchful eye, then opened the window, jumped out, and disappeared into the darkness.
On her last night at the inn, Lin Yuesha still couldn't sleep well.
Her room was not far from Wei Lan's, and she could hear the sounds of doors closing and people walking around in the corridor. At night, doctors would come to her room to make house calls.
"What happened? Was Wei Lan beaten?"
Lin Yuesha yawned groggily. Unable to sleep, she made milk tea in her room.
The milk tea contained red beans and glutinous rice balls, its sweetness mixed with the aroma of milk, which eased her drowsiness somewhat.
Bai Cha went out to inquire and saw Bai Youran standing at the door wearing a robe, so she quickly invited her in.
"It's Wei Lan. Wei Lan has a terrible stomachache."
The two rooms were next to each other, and Bai Youran was miserable. She decided that if she stayed at an inn again, she would definitely keep a greater distance from Wei Lan.
"She didn't eat much tonight, so why did she get an upset stomach?"
Lin Yuesha handed Bai Youran a cup of milk tea, and the two chatted while eating melon seeds.
It's hard to fall asleep if they don't finish what they're doing over there and keep calling out.
As dawn approached, Lin Yuesha decided to catch up on sleep in the carriage.
"My older brother bought a roast duck, and I think he also made some apple juice..."
According to Bai Youran, the new maid Mai Ya, Wei Lan made over a dozen trips to the outhouse, tossing and turning all night. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she went to see a doctor that very night.
Bai Dingfeng was indifferent and didn't even glance at him.
Lin Yuesha had never heard of two ingredients being incompatible, so it was probably due to unclean ingredients.
The next morning, Wei Lan felt better after taking her medicine, and the group continued their journey.
Lin Yuesha slept all day, her days and nights reversed, but she was full of energy again at night.
Unable to enter the town and forced to sleep in the wilderness, the maids lit a fire to prepare a barbecue.
"With only a few days left until we reach Qincheng, I have a feeling that danger is approaching."
Lin Yuesha was busy grilling skewers when Jiang Baozhu glanced at her, then pulled Qi'er aside and asked, "Tell me honestly, has someone been trying to take advantage of Yuesha?"
"Miss Jiang, that's not true."
Qi'er tried her best to hide it, but she couldn't fool Jiang Baozhu. Military supplies were the top priority to seize, as were Lin Yuesha's.
"Don't think I don't know. Sister Yue Sha made a down jacket with a zipper. These are quite novel. The Wei family agreed to let her travel together, but they may have already been planning something bad."
Based on this calculation, they have no chance of going to the Northwest at all, and are very likely to be captured and taken to the North.
Lin Yuesha had anticipated this, so she transported the military supplies in batches, choosing different routes.
Jiang Baozhu is very perceptive; she noticed that someone was following Lin Yuesha.
"The situation is rather complicated."
Exposed by Jiang Baozhu, Qi'er had no choice but to tell the truth: besides the Wei family, there was another hidden force involved, which was related to Li Ruoshuang.
“That group robbed military supplies, but found they were all junk, so they were furious and sent them back. Bai Dingfeng didn’t notice anything from beginning to end, so he’s definitely not from the Wei family.”
With the two forces locked in a struggle, Qincheng became a crucial location for seizing military supplies as it was about to change course.
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