The Double-Chapter 391 - 133 Night Exploration_4

Jih Heng said, "Before Zhao Ke came to the Jiang Family, I had him inquire about everything that had happened there. Wen Ji also found some information. All of Madam Jiang’s servants met with mishaps within half a year, not a single one was spared. It’s truly puzzling. Little did I expect to uncover such a hidden secret."

Jiang Li was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

She didn’t doubt Jih Heng’s words. He was naturally proud and would not stoop to lying about such matters. But she was appalled by Ji Shuran’s shamelessness and audacity. If there was any difference between Ji Shuran and Princess Yongning, it was that Ji Shuran’s ruthlessness was hidden under a genteel facade, whereas Princess Yongning wasn’t afraid to show it.

What they did was the same, the heinous deed of killing a wife and obliterating her offspring.

"Liu Wencai..." Jiang Li murmured, "Where is that man now?"

"The Liu Family later fell into trouble. Master Liu was demoted and left Yanjing City for Yuzhou and could no longer be mentioned in the same breath as the Ji family. However..." Jih Heng looked at her, "Eight years ago, Liu Wencai came to Yanjing City."

Eight years ago, wasn’t that the year Jiang Li caused Ji Shuran to have a miscarriage and was sent to Green City Mountain?

"Did he come for Ji Shuran?" Jiang Li asked.

"Probably," Jih Heng replied nonchalantly, "In this world, many people quite enjoy reliving old dreams."

Jiang Li felt a wave of nausea, but she had to keep asking, "Did Ji Shuran relive old dreams with him?"

"More than that," Jih Heng said with a smile, "They also had an illicit child."

Jiang Li’s mind went blank, then suddenly everything became clear, and she understood everything. Her voice was urgent, "Is this child from their affair the one I caused to miscarry?"

"Yes," Jih Heng sighed as if he pitied her, his voice soft, "For an illicit child, Jiang Yuanbai had you sent to Green City Mountain, where you stayed for eight years. That must feel unfair."

Jiang Li bit her lip, "No, if Ji Shuran and Liu Wencai had this illicit child and no one has discovered it by now, then nobody must have discovered it at the time either. As long as she didn’t confess, who could tell this child wasn’t a member of the Jiang Family? She would rather get rid of the child than let me stay at home. Unless... she was afraid someone knew the child was Liu Wencai’s, and it was out of fear, she decided to miscarry. But why involve me... Was she afraid that I knew? What did I see?"

It was as if a ray of dawn suddenly appeared, casting light upon all events. Jiang Li hadn’t had the chance to analyze further when she heard Jih Heng’s voice close by. He said, "I think so too, but Ah Li, why do you refer to yourself as an onlooker when talking about your own affairs?"

Jiang Li jolted, meeting Jih Heng’s half-smiling gaze.

Caught up in her shock, she had forgotten to disguise herself, and her phrase "what did I know" seemed out of place. She questioned herself in such a way, but an ordinary person wouldn’t do so.

"I..." Jiang Li was thinking fast, trying to come up with an excuse. She said, "I don’t know any of this. I don’t remember ever having seen anything between Liu Wencai and Ji Shuran, so I questioned myself."

After saying this, she also became confused. If Miss Jiang the Second had really seen Liu Wencai and Ji Shuran together, why didn’t she say anything at the time? And why keep silent all these years? Could it be that Miss Jiang the Second actually hadn’t seen or heard anything, but Ji Shuran thought she did, and rather than risk letting her go, she had the unwanted child removed by using Jiang Li, thereby also causing the Jiang family members to loathe Jiang Li, killing two birds with one stone?

She looked at Jih Heng. Clearly, he didn’t believe this answer, for his nod seemed perfunctory. It was as if an adult saw through a child’s clumsy lie, but didn’t want to reason with the child, so he just nodded to pretend to believe.

But Jiang Li couldn’t worry about that now. Jih Heng seemed to her like a treasure trove of knowledge, and her greatest deficiency could be complemented by Jih Heng, so she wished he could tell her everything. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Where is Liu Wencai now?" Jiang Li asked. If possible, finding Liu Wencai could count as evidence.

Jih Heng said, "He’s dead."

"Dead?" Jiang Li was surprised.

"Ji Shuran ordered someone to kill him," Jih Heng said casually, as if it were an everyday matter, yet it sent chills down Jiang Li’s spine. "Before the miscarriage, she had him murdered. It is said," he said with a smile tinged with derision, "that Liu Wencai was still dreaming of relying on Ji Shuran to live the life of a rich young master in Yanjing, promised by Ji Shuran with silver to open a gambling house in the best location of Yanjing. He died in his room the very next day. It seems he drank himself to death."