Following the sound, Bai Li Jing Xuan and Bai Li Su looked at each other with disbelief.
"Father!"
Bai Li Jing Xuan and Bai Li Su both rushed towards Old Master Bai Li.
Bai Li Jing Xuan was more impatient than Bai Li Su. He was both excited and happy, with tears welling up in his eyes.
Bai Li Su calmly looked at Old Master Bai Li, but his feelings were the same as Bai Li Jing Xuan's.
"Father, what is this..."
"Come in, all of you."
Old Master Bai Li invited everyone to come in.
Bai Li Su glanced at Gu Qian Ying.
Gu Qian Ying nodded at him.
A moment later, Gu Qian Ying, Bai Li Su, Bai Li Jing Xuan, Song Wu Ji, and Old Master Bai Li were seated around a table.
"Father, what exactly happened? We clearly thought we had... you that day. How could this be? What happened?"
Bai Li Jing Xuan looked at Old Master Bai Li, utterly confused.
Bai Li Su also looked at Old Master Bai Li, but he was much calmer and more thoughtful than Bai Li Jing Xuan.
"Father found a double? And staged a play with the eldest young master Song?"
This was the closest explanation Bai Li Su could come up with.
Old Master Bai Li nodded at Bai Li Su. "Su'er is correct. The person who died that day was my double."
Upon hearing this, Bai Li Jing Xuan became even more confused.
He scratched his head, looking at Bai Li Su and Old Master Bai Li with a bewildered expression. "Father, why did you need a double?"
"I suspect that before Old Master Bai Li left the Song manor, he already knew what kind of person Song Gang was, and also knew that the Han family, Han Cheng Lin, was also cunning. If I'm not mistaken, Old Master Bai Li, you and the eldest young master Song, your original plan was..."
As Gu Qian Ying spoke, he looked at Old Master Bai Li and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, your plan, Old Master Bai Li, and the eldest young master Song's plan was to use the eldest young master Song's supposed massacre of the Bai Li manor's people, including you, as a facade to win Song Gang's trust, and then gradually take over the power held by Song Shang.
Gu Qian Ying picked up his teacup and took a sip. "And at the same time, it was also an indirect way to draw out the Han family, Han Cheng Lin."
"To put it more deeply, in fact, Old Master Bai Li had the intention of cooperating with the eldest young master Song many years ago. Of course, it can also be said that when Old Master Bai Li fled the Song family with that book back then, it wasn't Old Master Bai Li's idea, but rather..."
Gu Qian Ying turned his gaze to Song Wu Ji. "It was your idea, eldest young master Song. Although you were only a few years old then, you already possessed cunning and strategy."
After speaking, Gu Qian Ying exchanged glances with Old Master Bai Li and Bai Li Su.
Old Master Bai Li turned his gaze to Song Wu Ji.
Song Wu Ji took a sip of tea and chuckled, "I have never told Divine Doctor Gu anything. Even the fact that Old Master Bai Li is alive was something Divine Doctor Gu guessed himself."
Hearing this, Old Master Bai Li stroked his beard and smiled. "I knew that Divine Doctor Gu was intelligent and not someone to be underestimated."
"That's right. Before I left the Song family back then, it was all planned with Wu Ji. At that time, Wu Ji was less than ten years old. Wu Ji, this child, never spoke out when he was wronged."
"It was also when I discovered that Song Gang had actually poisoned Wu Ji that I realized this child, Wu Ji, had been suffering abuse from Song Gang since childhood. Song Gang is a very cunning person. When he abused Wu Ji, he didn't show it on the surface."
"Wu Ji has been allergic to peanuts, candies, and some small pastries since childhood, and sometimes he would also be allergic to pollen from outside, which would come and go."
"And this Song Gang actually sent people to secretly add peanuts to Wu Ji's meals, and also had Wu Ji's wet nurse feed him small pastries made of candy, and also transplanted fragrant flowers into Wu Ji's courtyard."
"This made Wu Ji constantly suffer from the pain of allergies, while he, on the other hand, would visit Wu Ji as a good father, feigning concern for Wu Ji, and pretending to care for him, making Wu Ji grateful to him and obedient to him alone."
"Wu Ji is the smartest of the three children, so Song Gang wanted to use him. As for Pan Yang and Yu'er, they were raised as good-for-nothings by Song Gang."
After speaking.
Old Master Bai Li paused and then said, "Back then, I fled with that book. The book recorded the lifelong efforts of the old city lord. Song Gang wanted to seize it, how could I let him have his way."
As he spoke, Old Madam Bai Li looked at Song Wu Ji. "Wu Ji, after leaving the manor, during that time outside, I was investigating the truth behind the old city lord's death, and also, in my subsequent investigations, I learned the true cause of death of the Meng clan.
"The entire Meng clan was not killed by the old city lord's men. It was the Han family, Han Cheng Lin, who hired assassins. When he massacred the Meng family, he also intended to kill Meng Gang, who is now Song Gang."
"He liked your mother and wanted to marry her, but he was rejected by the old city lord. The old city lord always felt that he would not be sincere towards your mother, hence he refused the marriage."
"After being rejected, Han Cheng Lin harbored resentment and hired assassins to kill the entire Meng clan. Song Gang was out on business at the time, so he managed to escape this calamity."
"Afterward, the old city lord took pity on Song Gang and let him marry into the Song family. Song Gang changed his surname at his own suggestion."
"It was to leave a good impression on the old city lord. After marrying your mother, he outwardly treated your mother very well, and also treated your grandfather very well, but in secret, he was meticulously planning how to harm your grandfather and your mother."
"The old city lord's death back then was very strange. I had always suspected that he had killed the old city lord. I intended to investigate secretly, but he saw me hiding the books. Therefore, before he could make a move, I discussed with Wu Ji and decided to escape the Song manor first."
"And after I escaped, Wu Ji also pretended to be sick to delay time for me. Song Gang, this person, had already put on a good show. He wouldn't let his plan fail due to one or two mistakes, so he would definitely stay by Wu Ji's side and feign care for a few days."
"It is also thanks to Wu Ji buying me time that I was fortunate enough to escape. At that time, I was also injured. Later, I met my wife, who saved me. After that, I have been in the Bai Li family. Actually, my name is Song Ji. Originally, I was just a beggar on the streets, with no parents and no name. The old city lord gave me a surname, Ji, as a single character."
Gu Qian Ying and the others, upon hearing this, all looked towards Old Master Bai Li.
They were all somewhat shocked by what Old Master Bai Li had said.
At this moment, Bai Li Su spoke, "Father, the Divine Doctor Gu encountered Han Yu Jun on the road."
Hearing this.
Old Master Bai Li narrowed his eyes. "It seems the Han family can no longer sit still!"