Bai Lichen knew that his father must be doubting him. After all, he had never thought of returning home on his own initiative. What was even more coincidental was that he took Bei Mingxue back to his home just after something happened to those scholars.
Of course, he had a good reason, and that was because Bei Mingxue was pregnant, so he brought her back. He made his father believe that their return this time had nothing to do with those scholars, it was just a coincidence.
"Father, the most likely thing is that those scholars were drunk and thrown into Yihongyuan." Bai Lichen said.
"No, many people saw the three of them entering Yihongyuan that night. It wasn't until early the next morning that they were found to have no money to pay the bill." Bai Lichen's father said.
"That may be like what my father said. They are really lustful people who entered Yihongyuan because of their greed for beauty. Being arrested is simply their own fault and has nothing to do with anyone." Bai Lichen thought for a while and said.
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"You came back from studying medicine in Yaowang Valley, don't you suspect that they were drugged?" Bai Lichen's father stared at Bai Lichen and said.
Bai Lichen shook his head and said: "There is no medicine in this world that can control people's thoughts after being taken. Even if there is a medicine that can control people, after being drugged, people will become confused and change.
They must be unconscious. Besides, they entered Yihongyuan while talking and laughing?"
"Then you mean, no one wants to harm them?" Bai Lichen's father continued to ask.
"Father, what's wrong with you today? Why do you always mention these three scholars? And why would someone want to harm good scholars?" Bai Lichen asked pretending to be puzzled.
"I heard that these scholars were selected by A Ye. I have some suspicions that these things are all controlled by Ye Tianmo." Bai Lichen's father said.
Bai Lichen said nothing, because although he didn't believe Ye Tianmo, he also knew that Ye Tianmo had changed a lot now. He didn't know why his father said this, but he knew that his father would take the opportunity to trick him out.
"Why don't you speak?" Bai Lichen's father asked when he saw that Bai Lichen was silent.
"What do you want me to say? I'm not familiar with those three scholars, but I know that Ye Tianmo has no reason to do this. And I came back this time just to visit you, and I don't want to discuss irrelevant matters with you.
Something." Bai Lichen said with raised eyebrows.
"Bring Xue'er here tonight, let's have a meal together." Bai Lichen's father said.
"Father, you know we can never eat at the same table." Bai Lichen suddenly said to his father with a cold face.
"After all these years, are you still brooding over that incident?" My father also said angrily.
"Wouldn't it be because of her that my mother would die of illness? I know that my father didn't care about my mother at all, otherwise he wouldn't have made her his wife less than a month after her death. But father, do you really think that she is sincerely good to you?
"?" Bai Lichen said with a sneer.
Every time Bai Lichen mentioned his mother, Bai Lichen's father remained silent. How could they forget about their relationship for so many years? It was just that he liked the new and disliked the old, which led to Bai Lichen losing his mother.
"Father, if nothing happens, I will go back." Bai Lichen stood up and said.
If Bai Lichen hadn't wanted to know the person behind his father, he might have left the mansion with Bei Mingxue long ago.
"Stop!" Bailichen's father shouted to stop Bailichen.
Bailichen stopped and stood there without even looking back. Every time after he came back, his father hoped that the family could have a meal together. He still remembered that after his father said it for the first time, he slapped his father
The desk was turned into scrap.
Bai Lichen's father didn't expect that Bai Lichen's temper was still so stubborn, so he said: "I thought your temper would be gentler after you got married and had children. Every time I mentioned having a meal together, you would get angry without saying a word.
Sulky. You are the future head of my Baili family, do you plan to never eat at the same table?"
Baili Chen sneered and said: "The head of the Baili family? Haha, it's just a joke. Can you tell me who in the family regards me as the eldest young master? In their hearts, I'm afraid there is only one young master, and even one aunt.
, dare to make irresponsible remarks to me and Xue'er. I don't care, I have long been accustomed to the white eyes of the Baili family. But Xue'er is different. She has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child. When has she ever experienced such a thing?
humiliation?"
"Ah Chen, I have just punished Aunt Cheng severely. I believe she will not dare to be disrespectful to you in the future." Bai Lichen's father said.
"I just said, I don't care at all what her attitude is towards me." Bai Lichen said coldly.
"For all these years as a father, I have actually been thinking about your mother in my heart. Because of guilt, I have indulged you for many years. I know you have knots in your heart, and I have never forced you to do anything. Aunt Cheng is disrespectful to you, so of course
She should be punished." Bai Lichen's father murmured.
"Father, I have struggled for a long time to be able to call you father. I know that in all these years, you have never forced me to do anything. But you have allowed everyone in the house to be disrespectful to me, and you have not done anything about it.
I regard myself as a child of the Baili family. If it weren't for Aye, I'm afraid I would have been abandoned by you long ago." Bailichen said slowly.
"You are too thoughtful and always have random thoughts. How could I allow my servants to be disrespectful to you?" Bai Lichen's father explained.
"Father, Aunt Cheng is an example. How many of your aunts look up to me? If you don't say sarcastic words every day, you are already thankful." Bai Lichen said.
Bailichen's father did not continue to explain because he was in the wrong. He sighed softly, waved his hand to Bailichen, and said, "You go back first. I know it's time for me to reflect on myself."
After Bai Lichen heard his father's words, he turned around and saw his father's old face. Over the years, he had never cared about his father. It turned out that his father's back had become bent. The strange thing was that his father's face was a little pale.
, seems to be very uncomfortable.
He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, so he closed his mouth and left the study.
When he returned to the yard, he found that the yard was full of things. He was a little confused, and when he was thinking of asking someone to ask, he heard another noisy sound.
He left the yard and stood at the door, and found that it was the housekeeper who was instructing his servants to move things into his yard.
"Young Master," the steward said respectfully.
"Uncle Xiang, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly move so many things?" Bai Lichen asked.
"It was the master's order. She said that after the young lady became pregnant, she needed to drink some tonic every day, so she asked the servant to make arrangements and have someone send her in. Also, since you returned to Nanzhao, you have not lived here.
The master specially ordered us to bring some new bedding." Uncle Xiang said carefully.
If it was some supplements, Bailichen had no intention of keeping them, but the new bedding did require some replacement.
"Thank you so much, Uncle Xiang." Bai Lichen said.
"Young Master, I sent Aunt Cheng to the dungeon in the mansion." Uncle Xiang said to Bai Lichen.
Bai Lichen sneered: "If my father had done this earlier, I wouldn't be so indifferent to him."
The face of Uncle Xiang, the housekeeper
He looked embarrassed, as if he wanted to say something to Bai Lichen.
Bailichen saw that Uncle Xiang seemed to have something on his mind, so he asked, "Uncle Xiang, do you have something to say?"
"Young Master, in fact, I am in very poor health and often vomit blood. My servant once advised him to wait for you to come back and take a good look at him to find out what disease he has. However, my temper is exactly the same as yours, and I don't listen to my advice at all.
. He said that you came back after a long time, and he didn’t want you to worry about him. He didn’t let the servant tell you, but the servant looked at the master and really couldn’t bear it." Uncle Xiang said in an embarrassed tone.
"Father is sick? Even if he doesn't look for me, he can still look for a doctor in the city?" Bai Lichen asked hurriedly when he heard that his father was sick.
"I went to see several doctors, but they all said they couldn't diagnose anything wrong. They just said that my master's lungs were not good and he might have tuberculosis. In fact, when you came back, my master was not in the study at all, but lying on the bed.
.In the past few days, I have relied on the decoction prescribed by the doctor, otherwise I would often cough up blood," the housekeeper said.
"This old man, why do you want to hide it?" Baili Chen said with a frown.
"My servant said so much because I hope the relationship between the eldest young master and the old master can be eased. In fact, the tempers of the old master and the eldest young master are very similar, so every time they meet, they are like dynamite." Uncle Xiang said.
"Thank you Uncle Xiang for reminding me, otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life. Don't worry, Uncle Xiang, I will find an opportunity to diagnose my father's pulse." Bai Lichen thought for a while and said.
"Then the slave is relieved." Uncle Xiang said with a sigh of relief.
After Uncle Xiang left, Bai Lichen entered the house and found that Bei Mingxue had fallen asleep. He tucked Bei Mingxue into bed and then flew out of the yard.
Baili Chen performed light kung fu and returned to the palace. After finding Feng Mingye, he told her what happened in the palace.
"Uncle is actually sick. Why did he hide it from us?" Feng Mingye murmured.
"Aye, could my father be the master we guessed?" Bai Lichen asked.
"No. I suspect that he was poisoned, otherwise he wouldn't have coughed up blood all of a sudden." Murong Xi replied after hearing this.
After Murong Xi stood aside and heard Bai Lichen's words, he knew that Bai Lichen's father seemed to be poisoned, so his reaction was different from ordinary people.
"Poisoned? Why didn't I notice it?" Bai Lichen asked doubtfully.
"You have never cared about your father, so naturally you can't feel the changes in him. However, you just said that your father's face is a little pale and he has lost a lot of weight. This looks like consumption, but in fact, it is also a poison.
It's a kind of poison. Fortunately, Uncle Xiang reminded you, otherwise you would really regret it if you missed the best time to cure the poison." Murong Xi analyzed.
"Then I'll go back and look for an opportunity to diagnose his pulse first. Since he deliberately wants to hide it from us, then I'll secretly diagnose his pulse," Bai Lichen said.
"If you are really bewitched, please come back and inform us as soon as possible. At that time, we will find a way to cure your father." Murong Xi thought for a while and said.
"Xi'er, you can't tell what kind of poison he has now, right?" Feng Mingye asked.
"Yes, the person who poisoned his father is very smart. The symptoms after being poisoned are very similar to tuberculosis. I believe Bailichen's father must have treated the poison as tuberculosis." Murong Xi continued.
"Achen, you should go back first. You can't leave Bei Mingxue in the house for too long." Feng Mingye said.
"Okay, if something happens, I will come back to discuss it with you as soon as possible." Bai Lichen said thoughtfully.
