Chapter 900: Sow discord
“Enough!” Xiao Yishan barked sharply, “Don’t let others hear these words, especially the third brother. What you are suggesting is that Yue’er took money from Li Gui to let him take advantage, if the third brother finds out, he will certainly kill you. By then, even I won’t be able to protect you.”
She recoiled in fright, thanking her luck she hadn’t spoken thus in front of Xiao Yuchuan, “Brother Xiao, I didn’t want to mention this matter either, I saw it with my own eyes and didn’t want the people of the Xiao Family to remain in the dark. I told all this to the third brother just now, and he didn’t get angry with me, he just went to find Li Gui.”
She believed that Xiao Yishan wouldn’t confront Xiao Yuchuan to his face about Su Qingyue taking money and giving Li Gui an advantage. If he forbade even speaking of it, given his temperament, he certainly wouldn’t use these words to confront her.
If he didn’t confront her, then it had nothing to do with Li Rong’er.
Xiao Yishan, with a stern face, returned to the room.
He originally did not want to believe that Su Qingyue and Li Gui were involved in something unsavory.
But, he had also left the house.
He was hoping to find an opportunity to talk with Yue’er, to ask her for forgiveness.
Yet, he saw her taking silver taels from Li Gui. He genuinely couldn’t understand why she would take his silver. Could it be, as Rong’er said, that Yue’er, for the sake of silver, let Li Gui take advantage?
He followed Yue’er, not wanting to see her cold expression, so he kept a good distance and couldn’t hear what Yue’er and Li Gui were talking about. Earlier he had no choice but to ask Rong’er.
Rong’er didn’t seem to be lying.
His heart was in turmoil.
Xiao Qinghe was in the backyard, watering the vegetable field in the corner, naturally unaware of what had happened in the front yard.
A while later, when Su Qingyue returned to the Xiao Family’s house, she didn’t see Xiao Yuchuan and asked, “Where’s the third brother?”
Xiao Yishan, cleaning his hunting tools in the yard, answered, “He’s gone to Li Gui’s house.”
Su Qingyue frowned slightly, “He couldn’t have gone to fight with Li Gui, could he?”
She glanced indifferently at Li Rong’er, who was standing next to Xiao Yishan, “Having seen me take silver from Li Gui, she surely would’ve mentioned it to you and the third brother.”
Li Rong’er, frightened by the realization that Su Qingyue knew she’d been eavesdropping and would tell Xiao Yuchuan, trembled. Thinking of how Su Qingyue had ruthlessly plunged a knife into Xiao Yishan’s chest, she dared not provoke her and hastily explained, “I only said that Li Gui gave you silver taels. I didn’t say anything else.”
Xiao Yishan looked displeasedly at Li Rong’er. She hadn’t said just ‘that’ earlier. Suddenly feeling that Rong’er was somewhat hypocritical, to not dare admit it in front of Yue’er seemed normal, considering how ruthless Yue’er could be. Rong’er couldn’t dare offend her to her face.
He wasn’t siding with Rong’er in his heart, naturally, he wouldn’t expose her.
His gaze complex, he looked at Su Qingyue and asked, “Yue’er, our house doesn’t have much to do with Li Gui’s family, so why would Li Gui give you money?”
“This is my personal affair, what does it have to do with second brother?”
“I am concerned about you.”
Su Qingyue also didn’t want to create misunderstandings, “I discovered several months ago that there’s no ghost on Hanging Neck Mountain. I saw Li Gui there, and at first, I thought he was having an affair with someone, that’s why he lied about ghosts on the mountain. I threatened to reveal Li Gui’s affair, and he paid me hush money to keep quiet, it was agreed upon ten taels of silver. Initially, he gave eight taels, and today he gave two more.”
Xiao Yishan furrowed his brow and asked, “Then, who exactly is having an affair with Li Gui?”
“It’s Liu Yuhong and Liang Ping’an having an affair on Hanging Neck Mountain, it has nothing to do with Li Gui.”