mesbooks Chapter 123 Li Kuida did not forget to trick his original body before he died
Chapter 123 Li Kuida did not forget to trick his original body before he died
Xie Shi did not answer yes or no, but only said: "It's like a dream, and I'm afraid of waking up. Only when I see everything familiar here, I feel that everything is real."
Li Yuening also turned sideways and used her other hand to stroke Xie Shi's eyebrows, stopping at the center of his eyebrows to smooth his frown.
"I understand what you're saying, just like when I first woke up in this body,
I was shocked to realize that I would have to live as another person from now on. The joy of rebirth was replaced by fear and anxiety.
Later, I received the memories of my original body, and things got better."
Xie Shi loosened their clasped hands, and reached around Li Yuening's neck, half-hugging her in his arms with pity, and patted her back through the quilt with his other hand, "Were you extremely scared at the time?"
Li Yuening shook her head. "I wasn't afraid, I just felt awe towards the unfamiliar environment. At that time, my body was weak and my supernatural powers and physical strength were reduced to zero. I was just a weakling who couldn't even lift a chicken."
Xie Shi paused in his patting motion and said, "I really should have gone to see you earlier."
"You might not have thought highly of me earlier." Li Yuening rolled her eyes in his arms. She was of no use to him, and with Xie Shi's personality, he would simply ignore her.
Xie Shi choked. He felt that in this life, whenever Li Yuening brought up this matter, he would feel short of breath. It was because he was the one who made the mistake first.
Xie Shi had no choice but to change the subject and asked, "What do you think about what Yu Wanwan said?"
"The miraculous doctor Gu Jiangrangci and his wife?"
"Well, there are many people in this world who look alike, but Yu Wanwan's confident expression doesn't seem fake, not to mention that your identity is indeed questionable." Xie Shi said.
Li Yuening, "Is there any doubt about my identity? Have you investigated it?"
"Well, I asked about it when I went to Jiangning, but it was too different from your real self. Later, I got to know you more deeply. Now, not only you, but also your predecessor Madam Li, Li Kuida's identity is in doubt." Xie Shi confessed again.
Li Yuening, "Where is the doubt?" She really didn't know this.
"My father-in-law, Li Kuida, only settled down in Jiangning eight years ago. At that time, you were already 8 or 7,8 years old. It was rumored that you were weak since childhood and always wore a veil when you went out. Few people had seen your appearance.
I have observed the location of the Li Family Escort Agency. Now I think Li Kuida is trying to hide something. The nearest residence is half a mile away from the escort agency. If no one is paying attention, no one will remember you. "
Li Yuening, "If that's all, it doesn't prove that I have a different identity. It only means that he loves his daughter and the courtyard is quiet and suitable for recuperation."
"No, this is just one of the reasons. Do you still remember the account book you put into the space?" Xie Shi asked.
Li Yuening, "Regarding the record book of escorting for the Xie family?"
"Well, I accidentally saw it when I was sorting things out. I asked the old man, and he said that although the Xie family and Li Kuida had not met in recent years, they occasionally exchanged letters.
It was just a correspondence, and I didn't ask him to pledge anything. I compared the handwriting on it, and it didn't belong to any of the old man's people."
After a pause, Xie Shi guessed, "I guess Li Kuida is using the Xie family's identity as a cover to do some kind of deal with someone. The last transaction was six months before his accident."
Li Yuening, "You mean, his identity is more than just a bodyguard?"
Suddenly Li Yuening remembered something, "After he got into trouble, I went to his study and it seemed to have been cleaned out. Only these account books were left in the secret compartment.
Oh, no, I also took a small box with many letters in it, very hidden. I thought he was killed because of these letters, so I hurried to Jinling to stay away from the circle of right and wrong. "
Li Yuening was about to get up when Xie Shi held her back, "Go to sleep first, and talk later when you wake up."
"You've whetted my appetite. I can't sleep until I figure it out." Li Yuening took his hand away, got out of bed, and began to rummage through the drawers, muttering, "Where did I put it?" She had just thrown it in casually at the time, and later ignored it because of other things.
Just as Li Yuening opened a drawer, half of a round jade pendant strung with a red rope fell out. Fortunately, it was not high from the ground and was not broken.
Xie Shi bent down to pick it up and looked it over. On the right side of the jade pendant was a very small word "Ci". It looked like it was casually carved with a dagger, in a sloppy and careless manner.
Li Yuening stood up with a small box in her hand. Seeing what Xie Shi was holding, she said casually, "This thing was played with by my original self when I was a child. Look, the edges and corners are all worn off."
Xie Shi held out the piece with the inscription towards Li Yuening, "Look."
Li Yuening carefully identified it. "Is this a...Ci character?" She looked up suddenly, her mouth slightly open. "It can't be such a coincidence."
Xie Shi, "I don't believe it's such a coincidence, but how do you explain it?"
Li Yuening put the box on the table, sat down beside it, took the jade from Xie Shi, rubbed it for a few times, and recalled: "When I was a child, I always cried when I was sick.
One time, Li Kuida gave this to the original body, saying that it was left to her by her mother. Because there was a word "Ci" on it, the original body always believed that it was left by her mother. "
Xie Shi listened quietly.
Li Yuening continued, "The first time the original body discovered that Li Kuida was not what he seemed was when the second group of escorts who went out with him never came back. The people who said goodbye to her with a smile a few months ago, only Li Kuida came back with wounds all over his body.
From then on, she kept an eye on him. Every year at a fixed time, Li Kuida would disappear for two months, and when he came back, the people in the escort agency were covered in scars.
From then on, the original body would copy many Buddhist scriptures every year and go to Xiaohan Temple to light the eternal lamp, saying it was to pray for blessings, but in fact it was to atone for the sins of Li Kuida for the dead escort. "
Li Yuening returned her gaze to the jade pendant. "It was also at that time that she never wore the jade pendant again. Perhaps Li Kuida discovered something.
All the servants in the escort agency and even the maids close to her were replaced. Xiaosui'er was bought by the original owner when she met her on the street later.
This is why when the escort agency fell into trouble, none of the servants stayed loyally, and Li Kuida didn't forget to trick the original body before he died."
Xie Shi, "If you really love your daughter, you wouldn't be so decisive."
Speaking of this, Li Yuening carefully recalled Li Kuida's attitude towards the original body. It was not like a father's attitude towards his daughter. There was love, but there was a lack of father-daughter warmth. Most of the time, it was more like completing a task, and the process was completed.
Give her the best living environment, hire the best tutor to teach her embroidery and needlework, hire the best teacher to teach her reading and writing. Other families teach her how to manage the household and be a good wife and mother.
Dan was the book that the original body had read. It covered all the items of Da Jin and was extremely complicated. This was all developed according to the requirements of the young master and the brother. So when Li Yuening saw the book that the original body had read for the first time, she said that she was not going to take the imperial examination, so what was the point of reading these.
It’s better to drink tea and appreciate the flowers. This is what a girl should be like.
All signs indicate that Li Kuida was just following orders, but whose orders were he following?
The answer seems self-evident.