Rebirth of Poisoned Empress, by 颜若优雅

Chapter 42

"I've done many stuffs. Does the Marquis wish to inquire me about why I was chased and targeted by a group of bandits who were later traced back to Grandma Wei or how I had only went to Feiyu Pavilion to retrieve some clothes to return and find my Courtyard desecrated by your daughter? Or perhaps why in such a busy and lively street, your brother-in-law, from the Liu Family would lead a group of rough soldiers to force- search my carriage, and ask that I accept that?" Shen Liang's voice was saturated with sarcasm. In one breath, he had revealed much of what had happened in the past few days. He sure wanted to see just how cruel and heartless Shen Ruiting could be to allow things to progress to this point.

"What?!" Shen Ruiting, who had been questioned fiercely, felt stunned. He was aware of the matter regarding the bandits. But he had been completely oblivious to what happened to Zhonglin Courtyard and Shen Liang being stopped in public by a group of soldiers. What was going on?

"Marquis, this is the truth. That day when the fifth young master returned, he was already suffering from his injuries when you slapped him. Afterwards, his face was swollen for days. These few days, it had been raining continuously and the fifth young master has only left the Manor twice, both of which he was greeted and encountered incidents. The first time, Zhonglin Courtyard was ruined. This matter had even disturbed the old madame. If you don't believe it, you can head over to the Fragrance Lotus Courtyard and question them. The second family's madame had already investigated and discovered that the person who orchestrated everything was the seventh young lady. As for General Liu stopping the fifth young master's carriage and demanding a search, it was done in public, and many people can serve as witnesses. The fifth young master was forced to defend himself. Marquis, you can't blame everything on the fifth young master. He's still only a child."

For Shen Ruiting to be so biased, even Fu Ying who had just came could tell and couldn't bear to watch any further, much less Qi Yue and Qi Xuan. Fu Ying could be considered someone who had seen and experienced much, but even he had rarely ever seen a father treat their heir like this.

"...This Marquis will investigate this matter and root out the truth. You best not cause any more trouble. Otherwise, don't blame this Marquis for disregarding out father-son relationship." Afterwards, he strode away the same way he came in, with long angry strides. 

Qi Xuan couldn't help but snort angrily, "Since when has he ever regarded his father-son relationship with Liangliang. Liangliang, don't be upset. In the future, we'll care for you."

As for Shen Ruiting, they had long since given up on expecting anything from him.

"There's nothing to be upset over. Go ahead and do what you need to do. I have a slight migraine and will return to the courtyard to rest." A slight smile toyed with the corner of Shen Liang's mouth as he turned around and headed back inside.

Qi Yue knocked angrily on Qi Xuan's head: " In the future, don't say those things before Liangliang. The Marquis is still his biological father after all. Although he says he's not upset, how can that possibly be entirely true? The Marquis has been blinded by infatuation. Why can't he see the goodness in Liangliang?"

"Perhaps we should start from other aspects," staring straight ahead with a deep gaze, Fu Ying said in a deep voice. Since the source of the problem lies in the late madame, then the right medicine should be prescribed for the root of the problem. Liangliang was an intelligent boy. He should know this. The only possibility was that he himself also held resentment and grudges in his heart, and never intended to resolve the misunderstanding between himself and the marquis. 

"Leave this matter to me," with his words, Yaoguang disappeared. The three of them couldn't help but be stunned. Shen Liang never clearly revealed Yaoguang's identity to them. They had assumed the boy had some martial foundations but didn't expect his skills to be so good.