Marriage of the Di Daughter

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

The light was faint, perhaps because the wick was too long, and a slight wind blew outside, causing the flame to flutter, and it seemed to be extinguished in an instant. Jiang Li regained her composure, picked up the silver scissors on one side, and cut the wick a bit shorter, the flame stabilized, and the figures in the room stopped shaking.

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

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

Haitang is a calm, rational, and decisive girl, otherwise she would not have cruelly ruined her face to avoid being chased by officers and soldiers. But now that she can ask this sentence, it shows that the sky is big and the earth is big, and she no longer knows who to trust. She must find a reason to rely on and allow her to live.

Jiang Li's heart ached, seeing Haitang was like seeing her former self. She said softly: "You can trust me, I, like you, hope that the truth will come to light, and that Xue Fangfei can regain her innocence."

Haitang seemed to be moved by the sincerity in her eyes, and after a long time, she slowly said: "That day, at Mrs. Shen's birthday banquet, Xiao Deyin came. She and Miss are good friends and often play the piano together. That afternoon , Xiao Deyin has been drinking with Madam, Madam is pregnant and not good at drinking, so she only said to drink a little, but Xiao Deyin pretended to be angry and insisted on finishing a drink with Madam."

"I felt a little strange. Mr. Xiao has always been very gentle and considerate. He would never insist on doing things like this, especially to the young lady. But the young lady didn't think there was anything wrong. I'm a slave, so naturally I can't blame Xiao Deyin."

"Later, Miss was drunk, and I wanted to help Miss go back to her room, but Xiao Deyin's maid pestered me saying that she couldn't find the way to the kitchen, so she wanted to order some hangover soup. When I came back from the kitchen, Miss had disappeared, and said yes Ms. Xiao's house lady has returned to her room."

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

When Haitang said this, she said bitterly: "We have been with Miss day and night, so we naturally know that Miss is innocent, and it is absolutely impossible to have an affair with someone. But the evidence is convincing, and after I thought about it, this matter Xiao Deyin’s movements were really unnatural. I wanted to search for some more evidence to make sure that this matter was framed by Xiao Deyin, but before I could do it, the lady kicked me and Du Juan out.” She smiled wryly: “But even if I will Tell the young lady about this, but the young lady may not believe it. After all, Xiao Deyin really has no reason to harm the young lady. She does not seek fame and wealth, and has a gentle temperament. The young lady and her have always been on good terms and have no enmity. I can't find a reason for doing this. "

Jiang Li shook her head slightly: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and everything may become a reason."

"You trust me?" Haitang was startled.

"I believe." Jiang Li replied. Of course she believed that she had recalled the details of that day countless times when she was lying on the hospital bed and unable to leave Shen's residence. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious Xiao Deyin became. As for why Xiao Deyin would do this, she couldn't find the answer after thinking hard in her previous life.

Nothing more than jealousy.

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

Jiang Li paused, and continued: "Then, what do you mean by everyone in the Shen family?"

Haitang turned her gaze, and suddenly sneered: "Don't you think it's strange? When the young lady had an affair with someone, the young lady clearly kept defending herself, but no one in the Shen family was willing to listen to the young lady's words. When such a thing happened, it was also very difficult for the Shen family. It's not a good reputation, but the Shen family not only didn't make people investigate thoroughly, they even seemed eager to convict Miss. Especially my uncle."

Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat: "Shen Yurong? How is he?"

Hearing Jiang Li addressing Shen Yurong by her first name, Haitang was slightly taken aback, but quickly put the doubts behind her, she said: "Before the marriage, the uncle took good care of the young lady. After the marriage, my young lady followed him to Yanzhou. The capital. I’m not familiar with the place, Mrs. Shen’s family and Miss are difficult to take care of, and our lady also does everything by herself, so I don’t know how much I have been wronged in secret. My uncle always apologizes, but never changes anything. I would rather wrong Miss than Ken slightly accused Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen. That's all," she said bitterly, "something happened to Miss, and he is Miss's husband, so he should trust Miss without reservation. But what did he do? He didn't have anything Said, and even accused the young lady, this is gouging out the young lady's flesh!"

"Others think that he didn't divorce Miss, nor did he punish Miss. It's just his expression of deep affection. It's ridiculous," Haitang's voice became faster and faster, as if she wanted to vent all the anger she had accumulated. Said: "That's not the case at all. Our lady did nothing wrong, and she lost a child in vain, but she never saw him do anything. On the surface, she pretended to be affectionate and righteous, and no one knew that he had already had a different heart! "

When the last sentence came out, Jiang Li's heart was shocked, and she asked slowly: "What do you mean by different heart?"

Haitang seemed to understand what she had just said, she closed her mouth tightly, her expression flustered for a moment.

Jiang Li didn't give her a chance to be silent, she said: "Did you find out that Shen Yurong has an affair with Princess Yongning?"

"How do you know?" Haitang stood up abruptly, her voice hard to hide her surprise.

Jiang Li understood, she patted Haitang's hand, "Sit down first, and speak slowly."

Haitang sat down again, looked at Jiang Li full of defense and doubts, and asked again: "How do you know?"

"After Xue Fangfei's death, I was entrusted by someone to thoroughly investigate the matter, and found out that there was an ulterior relationship between Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning. It was even because of this that the Xue family suffered a sudden disaster and Xue Fangfei died. , will be charged with adultery."

"You...you mean," Haitang was horrified, "Princess Yongning did it? She wanted to take over the Shen family, so she killed my lady and the entire Xue family!"

Jiang Li nodded.

"Poison woman!"

"Now can you tell me why you said that you already knew that Shen Yurong had a different heart, maybe you found out that Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning were together?" Jiang Li asked. When the previous life knew about the affair between the two, Jiang Li was already sick in bed, dying. But he didn't know that the maid beside him already knew about it.

"I'm not sure," Haitang calmed down for a while, and slowly recalled, "At that time, my young lady was just pregnant, and my uncle also won the first prize. Everyone in the house was full of joy. I accompanied the young lady to raise her every day. Tire, one day when I was shopping outside the mansion, I saw a carriage in the mansion parked in front of a tea house. The carriage was used by my uncle on weekdays. I thought maybe my uncle was drinking tea inside and was about to leave when I saw Uncle and a young woman came out one after the other."

"I once accompanied the lady to a banquet. I met this woman and knew it was Princess Yongning, King Cheng's younger sister. My uncle did not overdo it, but Princess Yongning's eyes were not quite right. I know the eyes of a woman who loves someone. , Princess Yongning's eyes are clearly full of admiration for my uncle."

"But I don't dare to tell the young lady about this. Firstly, the young lady is raising a baby. Don't worry about these things. If the fetus is gassy, ​​that's the top priority. Second, this matter is just my one-sided opinion. After all, at the time I From what I have seen, my aunt did not do anything special to Princess Yongning, but Princess Yongning seems to have a unilateral affection for my aunt."

"I thought it was a trivial matter. My uncle already has our young lady as his wife, and it is impossible for a dignified princess to be a concubine. Even if Princess Yongning has feelings for my uncle, there is nothing she can do about it. But for some reason, I can't let it go. Regarding this matter, I later discovered that whenever there are some important banquets, where there is a uncle, there must be Princess Yongning. I don’t know if I am supercilious, but there are actually some people who blame the uncle. "

"If my uncle really doesn't want Princess Yongning to be entangled, you can have a bad attitude, or be more indifferent, and teach Princess Yongning to retreat. But Princess Yongning is so persistent, it must be that my uncle's attitude is not cruel enough." Haitang lightly Letting out a breath, she seemed to still feel depressed when thinking about these things now, she said: "My young lady is soft-hearted and always considerate to my uncle, even if I tell her about this, she will probably pretend not to know. The body can't do anything."

"Who knows, this kind of thing happened..."

Jiang Li didn't know how she felt after hearing Haitang's words. She didn't expect that some things in her previous life would show up early. But because she showed her love for Shen Yurong too much, and was too condescending, Haitang had doubts and dared not speak out, for fear of hurting her and causing a big mistake.

"If I had known that Princess Yongning harbored evil intentions, and that my uncle had lured wolves into the house, I should have told Miss about Princess Yongning earlier! Let Miss be careful, so that Miss will not be caught off guard by Princess Yongning!"

"You are wrong." Jiang Li said lightly: "Even if you told your lady early that Princess Yongning has a heart for Shen Yurong, she will not avoid this ending. Because she can guard against Princess Yongning, but there is no way to guard against it. Pillowman."

Haitang frowned: "What does this mean?"

"Xue Fangfei didn't die at the hands of Princess Yongning, she died at the hands of Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong. Shen Yurong knew that Princess Yongning would kill his first wife, but he stood by, so it was impossible for Xue Fangfei to survive. Her husband teamed up with outsiders, and with her heart, she couldn't resist it."

She knew that she was too soft-hearted in her previous life, she trusted Shen Yurong too much, and didn't understand the meanness and complexity of people's hearts. If she hadn't died once, how would she have seen it clearly, how would she have allowed Jiang Li to live soberly and indifferently.

"I don't know... I don't know..." Haitang murmured: "After Miss's accident, I thought despicably that maybe my uncle would take this opportunity to divorce Miss and marry Princess Yongning. This is what they did The purpose of the situation is to let Princess Yongning marry into the Shen family smoothly. But my uncle didn't intend to divorce the lady, I thought it was because I thought too much. Although the lady is suffering every day, I think, so many years My uncle will always be soft-hearted in the relationship between husband and wife, as long as this knot is untied and we find an opportunity to find out about this matter, it may not be impossible."

"I didn't expect that he wouldn't stop killing Miss, but he wanted to kill Miss." As soon as Haitang finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Jiang Li with a fierce tone, as if she wanted to ask an answer. She said, "Why did he Do you want to do this? Why are you so cruel? If it’s just for Princess Yongning to marry into the Shen family, you can just divorce Miss. Why do you want to kill and kill Miss!”

"Because Princess Yongning likes it." In contrast, Jiang Li's tone and expression were much calmer, she said: "Xue Fangfei is alive, and will become a thorn in Princess Yongning's heart, reminding Shen Yurong that she once belonged to Xue Fangfei. For For Princess Yongning, who is extremely possessive, this is an unforgivable crime. Besides, if Xue Fangfei is alive, she will definitely continue to track down the adulterer. If she is found out and framed, it will inevitably cause twists and turns. In order to get rid of the thorn in the flesh, Xue Fangfei must die of course."

"As for Shen Yurong, it's even simpler. When he chooses to stand by and watch, he must obey any decision Princess Yongning makes. He has no right to object, perhaps because he doesn't want to object at all."

The truth is cruel, that a husband and wife can face each other like this. Haitang looked at Jiang Li, this strange girl's tone was gentle and calm, and she was not as excited as herself, but for some reason, Haitang felt a slight familiarity in her demeanor.

As if she had seen it somewhere, it was hard for her to feel bad. Haitang found out. Facing this Second Miss Jiang, she unconsciously said everything she knew. She told herself to be on guard, but when facing Jiang Li, she couldn't help but trust her.

Maybe it's because the running and fleeing for the past year has really made her too hard. One person bears such pressure, another person suddenly appears, takes her hand gently, tells her that she can share it, and their goals are the same, she will involuntarily want to rely on the past, want to trust, Want to find an ally. And refuse to believe whether there is a hidden purpose and use in it.

Jiang Li said: "I think it was Princess Yongning's handwriting that you and Du Juan were suddenly wanted by the government. She has a good relationship with Jing Zhaoyin, and it is easy to bribe the government to do these things. She can use the reputation of the government to convict and kill you, but And erased the traces, it can be seen that it is not doing things aboveboard."

"She's really...too vicious!" Haitang gritted her teeth.

"Your lady released the two of you back then, and she was only concerned about preventing Shen's mother from having an attack, but she didn't expect that at the level of Princess Yongning, Du Juan lost her life in vain. She didn't think carefully." Jiang Li sighed. Blaming herself, if she had thought more deeply at the beginning, maybe these two maids would not have suffered such a bad luck.

"Miss Jiang Er, this is wrong. My lady did not treat us wrongly. Even at such a dangerous low level of skill, she still wants to protect us. We are just slaves, born for masters, He De How can you let the master protect you like this? If you want to blame, blame the adulterers for committing such murderous deeds, if the heavens have eyes, they will have to teach them to go to the 18th floor of hell!"

"Why do you pray to the sky?" Jiang Li said lightly: "If the sky had eyes, it wouldn't let such a tragedy happen in the world. It's better to rely on yourself."

Haitang looked at her, and asked suspiciously: "Second Miss Jiang, although I don't know who entrusted you, I would like to ask you a question. Are you going to help our lady get justice?"

"Yes." Jiang Li replied.

Haitang looked at her for a while, then suddenly got up and knelt down, kowtowed twice to Jiang Li, and said: "Haitang is a slave and has no possessions. There is nothing that can repay the girl. If the girl can help my young lady seek justice, You can make Haitang pay whatever price you want!"

Xue Fangfei is dead, logically speaking, Haitang is free, she is no longer anyone's servant, she can live the life she wants. But she still stayed for the Xue family.

Jiang Li helped her up, and she said: "I don't want you to pay any price, you just need to live well. As long as you are alive, there will be evidence of Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning's crimes. As long as you are here, the truth will come to light." On that day, you will be the witness." She said with a smile: "I will do my best to protect you, prevent them from finding you, and let you live in peace. Just wait for one day, one day when the case of Xue's family reappears Light, and you can get what you want."

As soon as he spoke, tears filled Haitang's eyes. She had lived in darkness for so long that she didn't even look forward to the light, because she knew that she couldn't touch it, she couldn't touch the light, so she simply didn't think about it. Now a person appeared suddenly, telling her that the darkness was coming to an end, and as she walked, she could see the light of the sky.

Gaining a glimmer of light in the midst of grief is like a drowning man holding on to a life-saving straw, unwilling to let go no matter what.

Jiang Li talked with Haitang for a while, and carefully asked her and Du Juan what happened on the way to avoid the officers and soldiers. Haitang also learned about Xue Huaiyuan's imprisonment and rescue from Jiang Li's mouth, and expressed her surprise. She avoided the officers and soldiers in Zaohua Village, but she didn't know that such a change had taken place in Xue's family. Jiang Li promised her that she would take her to Ye's house in a few days and meet Xue Huaiyuan in person.

Jiang Li didn't leave the house until the oil in the lamp was exhausted. The Duke's Mansion sent a few people to wait on Haitang, she was always on guard against people and was also easily nervous, so it was hard for her to rest for a while.

Next to the stone table in the yard, Ji Heng sat quietly, and Wen Ji held an umbrella for him behind him, blocking the swirling snowflakes.

When Jiang Li came out, Ji Heng asked Wen Ji to hold an umbrella beside Jiang Li.

Snowflakes fell on his bright red robe one after another, decorated with colorful colors, he said: "Is it finished?"

"It's over."

Ji Heng raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't look very interested."

Jiang Li forced a smile, no one would be very interested if they knew about it. She moved her lips, hesitated for a moment, and didn't speak out again. Seeing this, Ji Heng just smiled and said, "If you want something from me, you can just say it directly without hesitation."

"Miss Jiuyue..." Jiang Li said: "May I ask Miss Jiuyue to take a look at the wound on Haitang's face? I know it's a bit difficult, the scar is very deep, but I still hope that Miss Jiuyue can take a look at it for her. , even if it makes the scar fade a little bit."

In order to avoid being chased by officers and soldiers, Haitang did not hesitate to destroy her appearance, but she was originally a delicate and lovely girl. Now that she looks like a ghost, even if Haitang doesn't say anything, Jiang Li can still feel the loss in her heart. Since Situ Jiuyue is a genius doctor, he may have some ways of his own.

"Yes." Ji Heng said, "I'll let her come tomorrow."

"Thank you." Jiang Li pursed her lips, "These days, Jiang Li is grateful for the care of the Duke. I don't know what I can do to repay your kindness. I...but I really thank the Duke Lord, sincerely."

"Sincerity is the cheapest, and I don't care about it." Ji Heng looked at her with a smile, "It's better for you to sing this play to perfection, and it's not in vain for me to put in so much effort."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I will try my best."

"What did you hear from her?" Ji Heng asked.

Jiang Li thought for a while, but she didn't hide anything: "How did Yongning and Shen Yurong frame Xue Fangfei's adultery?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Ji Heng's eyes, as if she hadn't expected her to answer so bluntly, after thinking about it, he asked, "What are your plans?"

"Follow the vine." Jiang Li said: "In this frame-up, there is another character, Xiao Deyin, the piano art master of Guangwentang today. According to Haitang, on Shen's mother's birthday, Xiao Deyin may be the one who drugged Xue Fangfei People. I think, as long as Xiao Deyin is found and convicted, Xiao Deyin will either bite out Princess Yongning, or let Yongning mess up and make trouble on his own."

Ji Heng nodded: "That's a good idea. But Yongning is not so easy to deal with."

"I know, but by dealing with Yongning, it's also a force for defeating King Cheng, and I can be regarded as helping the Duke." Jiang Li smiled.

"Help me?" Ji Heng seemed to have heard something funny, and he said, "Why should I attack King Cheng?"

"Of course you didn't want to attack King Cheng. You don't have to. The balance of power in the court you want has been achieved before. Now you want His Majesty to break this situation. The final outcome is that King Cheng loses and His Majesty wins. King Cheng Naturally, you have to become a victim. As for the war that His Majesty can win with less loss, that is what you would like to see." Jiang Li smiled: "As long as it is what you want to achieve, I can help you , I am willing. It's a pity that people speak lightly and can only do a little bit." She sighed regretfully.

Wen Ji and Zhao Ke twitched their mouths at the same time.

There are very few people in the world who can guess Ji Heng's mind, and even if they guessed it, they probably wouldn't dare to say it so clearly. How many people in the world can tolerate the existence of people who can guess their own thoughts? So there are many people who pretend to be ignorant while pretending to be ignorant, but Jiang Li never hides her shrewdness, whether she is confident or naive.

Ji Heng put away his smile and looked at Jiang Li quietly. He is a rare beauty in the world, when he looks at you deeply, he will capture your soul unconsciously. However, his gaze was very cold, like a snowy night in winter, without a trace of warmth.

After a while, he said softly, "You know everything."

Jiang Li didn't speak.

"Ah Li, you are surrendering to me." He raised the corners of his lips, his voice was lazy, "Are you telling me everything about yourself, just to reassure me?"

"It's true heart for true heart." Jiang Li corrected him. She couldn't help it, she had to rely on Ji Heng's strength, which was even more important than relying on the Jiang family's strength. But she has nothing to repay Ji Heng, and Ji Heng doesn't need her to repay, she can only get a little bit of information from the current situation, and tell Ji Heng the news intact.

Tell Ji Heng: Look, I have no dissent, I am for you, so we are allies.

Ji Heng said: "I accept your sincerity. As for what you can repay me, let's finish what is in front of us first."

He didn't refuse.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Okay."

After Jiang Li left the Duke's Mansion, Zhao Ke also left. Haitang stayed in the Duke's Mansion. After all, Haitang's identity was too sensitive. Even if she self-destructed now, the Duke's Mansion was the safest in order to be sure that people in Yongning would not find out. After all, people from Yongning didn't dare to come to the Duke's Mansion to keep an eye on them.

Ji Heng didn't go back to the house, but still sat in the yard. The snow seemed to be much lighter, and Wen Ji didn't hold an umbrella anymore. In the vast whiteness, there are only gorgeous colors that are compelling, and the red is abrupt.

He was still sitting, as if he didn't feel cold either. The eyelashes have also been kissed by snowflakes, leaving a little fluffy white, but it makes him look even more charming.

The cunning girl took the initiative to surrender, but he also felt confused. That's right, Jiang Li couldn't repay him anything. If it was just for the show at the beginning, to see what would be left after putting this man-eating flower into the flower garden of Yanjing City. Up to now, what he has paid is far more than the dedication required to watch a play.

Is he someone who gives without expecting anything in return? No, he will not spend any more energy on things that are not beneficial.

Then what is his reason for doing this? This is not a particularly exciting drama that people have to watch. If you miss it, you will regret it for life. Even in some respects, it has nothing to do with his life, but unknowingly, there are too many things involved, so that many times, he will pay attention unconsciously.

Doing too much.

Ji Heng frowned slightly.

It is a beautiful thing for a beauty to frown, especially in the amber eyes of this beauty, there is a little puzzlement, flirtatious and naive, seeking an unknown answer.

Could it be that the reward for doing this kind of thing is a verbal "sincerity"?

Sincerity is just useless waste, it can only exist for a while, just like a spring flower, it only blooms for a short time, it will not be eternal, once time passes, it will quickly decline and become ugly and smelly. Rotten into mud, no trace of existence can be found anymore.

He doesn't need sincerity, and he doesn't need a partner.

He wants nothing from the world.