Chapter 1391: Unsettled
Chapter 1391: Unsettled
“This is interesting,” Qi Xuansu said. He was not close to Li Tianlan and was not afraid of offending him. “At his age, remarrying is hardly for pleasure. It must be about lineage and inheritance. If so, why would Second Deputy Li neglect you? I know a bit about him. He has overseen the Jiangnan Daoist Mansion for years without faltering, so foolish is not a word that I would use to describe him.”Back when the Zhenwu Temple was burned, Li Tianlan had been the mastermind behind it. The situation had nearly spiraled out of control, but because True Lord Siming intervened amid the Daoist Order’s internal strife, all the blame was ultimately shifted onto him. Even the burning of Zhenwu Temple was attributed to True Lord Siming, so the true mastermind was not held accountable.
In this world, matters might seem settled yet remain unresolved, often ending without true closure.
Qi Xuansu had been directly involved in that incident and had not forgotten it. Moreover, with people now targeting him, he suspected certain members of the Li family were behind it.
Li Ping said, “Because my stepmother gave birth to another son, I became far less important. She wants her own child to inherit the mantle, so she sees me as a thorn in her side and wants me gone. She plotted against me and framed me for attempting to violate her, leading to my imprisonment.”
Ye Qingshuang said, “Prepare an interrogation room. Take him there.”
Qi Xuansu became increasingly certain that this meeting was no coincidence.
Most coincidences in this world were, in fact, orchestrated behind the scenes. This matter was clearly arranged by Ye Qingshuang. Since Qi Xuansu had been passively taking hits for a while, it was time to strike back, and Ye Qingshuang had just handed him a convenient weapon.
However, Ye Qingshuang was not using Qi Xuansu as a pawn. She merely provided a blade, so whether to use it was entirely up to him. If he chose to act, he could pursue the matter and make a case of it. If not, he could dismiss Li Ping and let him remain imprisoned.
Qi Xuansu understood this clearly and bore no resentment. In fact, Ye Qingshuang had deliberately left clues so he could see through it and not take offense. She had no intention of jeopardizing larger matters over something small.
The reason for such elaborate handling, rather than stating things plainly, was that Ye Qingshuang did not want to directly confront the Li family. She needed plausible deniability.
The reason she cared so much was not because of Qi Xuansu. The real reason was her own grievances with the Li family.