The Double-Chapter 463 - 148 Sincerity_3

"You are mistaken," Jiang Li said indifferently, "Even if you had told your young miss early on that Princess Yongning had affection for Shen Yurong, it wouldn’t have changed her fate, because she could guard against Princess Yongning, but she couldn’t guard against the one beside her."

Hai Tang furrowed her brows, "What do you mean by that?"

"Xue Fangfei didn’t die by Princess Yongning’s hand, she was killed by both Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong. Shen Yurong knew early on that Princess Yongning was going to harm his first wife, but he stood by and did nothing. Therefore, it was impossible for Xue Fangfei to survive. When her husband conspired with an outsider, with her temperament, she couldn’t withstand it."

She knew that in her past life, she had been too soft-hearted, trusted Shen Yurong too much, and hadn’t understood the harshness and complexity of the human heart. If she hadn’t died once, how could she now see so clearly, how could she let today’s Jiang Li live so lucidly and coldly?

It was just learning from a bitter experience.

"I didn’t know... I didn’t know..." Hai Tang murmured, "After the young miss’s accident, I had a despicable thought, perhaps the son-in-law would take this opportunity to divorce the young miss and marry Princess Yongning. This was all part of their scheme, aimed at allowing Princess Yongning to marry into the Shen family smoothly. But the son-in-law showed no intention of divorcing the young miss, and I thought I was overthinking. Although the young miss suffered day by day, I thought that after so many years of marriage, the son-in-law would eventually soften his heart. If the misunderstanding could be resolved, and the incident investigated, they might still have a chance to live well."

"I couldn’t imagine, he didn’t want to divorce the young miss, but to kill her." Just as Hai Tang finished speaking, she suddenly looked up at Jiang Li, her tone fierce as if she had to get an answer. She said, "Why would he do that? Why would he be so ruthless? If it was just to let Princess Yongning marry into the Shen family, divorcing the young miss would suffice. Why go to the extreme of extermination, taking the young miss’s life!"

"Because Princess Yongning liked it that way." Compared to her, Jiang Li’s tone and expression were much calmer. She said, "As long as Xue Fangfei was alive, she would be a thorn in Princess Yongning’s side, a reminder that Shen Yurong once belonged to Xue Fangfei. For Princess Yongning, who has an extremely strong possessive desire, this was an unforgivable sin. Furthermore, if Xue Fangfei were alive, she would undoubtedly continue investigating the adultery. If it turned out that this matter was a setup, complications would inevitably arise. To get this over with, to remove the thorn from her side, Xue Fangfei, of course, had to die."

"And for Shen Yurong, it’s even simpler. Once he chose to stand by and watch, he would naturally comply with any decision made by Princess Yongning. He didn’t have the right to object, maybe because he never wanted to object."

The truth was cruel; between husband and wife, such betrayal could occur. Hai Tang looked at Jiang Li, this unfamiliar girl whose tone was calm and not as agitated as her own. But for some reason, there was a faint familiarity in her demeanor that made Hai Tang unable to nurture any dislike. Hai Tang realized that facing Miss Jiang the Second, she unwittingly spoke of everything she knew. Her heart told her to be wary, but in front of Jiang Li, she couldn’t help but trust.

Perhaps it was the struggles and escapes of the past year that had been too exhausting. Bearing such pressure alone, when another person suddenly appeared, gently holding her hand, telling her they could share the burden, and that their goals were aligned, she would not help but want to rely on them, to trust, to seek an ally. And she would not want to believe that there might be hidden agendas and manipulation.

Jiang Li said, "I think, when you and Du Juan were suddenly wanted by the Official’s Residence, it was also Princess Yongning’s doing. She had good relations with the Mayor of Jingzhao and could easily manipulate the Official’s Residence to these ends, using its credibility to convict and kill you, yet erasing traces, showing that it wasn’t done uprightly."

"She really is... too cruel!" Hai Tang gritted her teeth. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"Your young miss was worried about protecting you and was only aware of Mother Shen’s outburst, but she didn’t think of Princess Yongning’s involvement. That resulted in Du Juan losing her life for nothing; it was her lack of thoroughness." Jiang Li sighed, she truly blamed herself. If only she had thought more deeply back then, maybe these two maids wouldn’t have suffered such a fate.

"Miss Jiang the Second, you are mistaken. My young miss did nothing improper towards us, even in such perilous times, she thought of protecting us. The ones to blame are that adulterer and his mistress, with their malicious minds and lack of humanity, committing such acts of murdering a wife and child. If heaven has eyes, they should be sent to the eighteenth level of hell!"