Part 1 - The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter

☆ Chapter 148 Sincerity

"Xiao Deyin, and everyone in the Shen family." Haitang said.

The light was dim, and perhaps because the wick was too long, there was a slight breeze outside, which made the flame flutter, and it seemed to be extinguished in an instant. Jiang Li calmed down, picked up the silver scissors on the side, and cut the wick shorter. The flame stabilized, and the figure in the room no longer shook.

"Why do you say that?" Jiang Li asked.

Haitang didn't answer, but just looked at Jiang Li and asked, "Can I trust you?"

Haitang is a calm, rational, and decisive girl, otherwise she wouldn't have been so cruel as to destroy her own face to avoid the pursuit of the officers and soldiers. But the fact that she can ask this question now shows that she doesn't know who she can trust anymore. She must find a reason to rely on and let her live.

Jiang Li's heart ached. Seeing Haitang was like seeing her former self. She said gently: "You can believe me. I hope the truth will come out like you and Xue Fang Fei can regain her innocence."

Haitang seemed to be moved by the sincerity in her eyes. After a long time, she slowly said: "That day, Xiao Deyin came to Madam Shen's birthday banquet. She and the young lady are good friends and often play the piano together." 

"That afternoon, Xiao Deyin had been drinking with the lady. The lady was pregnant and not good at drinking, so she only said to drink a little, but Xiao Deyin pretended to be angry and insisted on drinking a glass with the lady."

"I felt a little strange. Master Xiao has always been very gentle and considerate. She would never force people to do things like this, especially for the young lady. But the young lady didn't think there was anything wrong. I am a servant, so I can't blame Xiao Deyin."

"Later, the young lady was drunk. I wanted to help the young lady back to her room. Xiao Deyin's maid pestered me and said that she couldn't find the way to the kitchen and wanted to go to get some sobering soup. When I came back from the kitchen, the young lady was gone. She said that Master Xiao helped the young lady returned to her room."

"Then, Xiao Deyin came back alone. She said that the young lady was resting in the room. Not long after, someone found that there was a man in the young lady's room, that she was having an affair with someone."

Haitang said this with hatred: "We are with the young lady day and night, so we naturally know that the young lady is innocent and would never have an affair with someone. But the evidence is irrefutable. Later, I thought about it and found that Xiao Deyin's actions in this matter were really unnatural." 

"I wanted to search for more evidence to confirm that this matter was framed by Xiao Deyin, but before I could do it, the young lady drove me and Du Juan out." 

She smiled bitterly: "But even if I told the young lady about this, the young lady might not believe it. After all, Xiao Deyin really had no reason to harm the young lady. She was not interested in fame and fortune, and her temperament was gentle. The young lady and her had always been on good terms and had no grudges. I couldn't find a reason to do this."

Jiang Li shook her head gently: "People's hearts are hard to predict, and everything can be a reason."

"Do you believe me?" Haitang was shocked.

"I do." Jiang Li replied. Of course she believed it. Later, when she was lying in bed and unable to leave the Shen Mansion, she recalled the details of that day countless times. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious Xiao Deyin became. As for why Xiao Deyin did this, she couldn't find the answer in her previous life. 

After the six arts tests in this life, she probably caught the clue.

It's nothing but jealousy.

Jealousy makes people ugly, especially Xiao Deyin pretends to be noble and not worldly on the surface, but in fact does not allow anyone to surpass her. She puts her ambition and selfishness under the generous and gentle appearance, which is the most disgusting.