Chapter 89 [V] Evil Spirit Possession
So, just as Xue Yi was about to step through the door, Li Yan had already gotten up from the soft couch and was waiting for her.
Seeing her serious and earnest demeanor, as if she were on high alert, Xue Yi said frankly, "Let's have a good talk." But he wasn't there to question her because he had been provoked. He added, "Yan Niang, I believe whatever you say. As long as it comes from your mouth, I will believe it."
He said it, and he certainly meant it. Whether it was true or not, she believed whatever she said herself. And after today's conversation, she wouldn't bring it up again.
Li Yan said, "Please sit down first." She was very serious.
After Xue Yi sat down on the low couch, Li Yan chose a seat that was neither too close nor too far from him, and then solemnly said, "If I said that I am not Li Yan from this world, but a ghost from another world, would you believe me?" As she said this, Li Yan kept her eyes fixed on Xue Yi, afraid of missing any expression on his face.
Xue Yi seemed to respond without even a moment's hesitation, replying with a serious and solemn expression, and firmly stating, "I believe you."
His reaction surprised Li Yan quite a bit.
She thought that even if Xue Yi trusted her, he still had to react to something like this.
The ancients were most averse to supernatural and supernatural beliefs.
"Why?" Li Yan said, "You really believe everything I say?"
Then, she heard Xue Yi recount the same absurd experience she had gone through.
When she learned that he had seen the real Li Yan in this world and possessed memories of her past life... Li Yan's eyes widened in shock, and after a long while, she finally managed to utter, "You...you are a reincarnated person?"
“Rebirth?” Xue Yi frowned slightly; he didn’t quite understand the meaning of this word.
Li Yan said, "In other words, you have memories of two lifetimes."
Xue Yi nodded: "That's true."
In this way, the husband and wife can be considered to be of the same kind.
Because they both encountered this once-in-a-century absurd event, they trusted each other.
Afterwards, Li Yan pressed Xue Yi for details about her past life as Li Yan. Xue Yi patiently and earnestly explained everything to his wife.
Li Yan knew immediately that what he said was true.
What he said was exactly what was written in that book.
In the book, Li Yan ultimately met the fate he described.
“I dreamed about her a few days ago.” It was rare for Li Yan to find someone she could talk to about these things, so she confided her inner thoughts to her. “She has been reincarnated. She left without regrets. Before she completely left this world, she came into my dream and told me that she left only after she had completely let go. She had no regrets, obsessions, resentments, or attachments to this world, so she was reincarnated.”
When Li Yan from the book is mentioned, Li Yan can't help but feel a bit of sympathy.
From an outsider's perspective, Li Yan in the book is undoubtedly pitiful.
Following his wife's words, Xue Yi couldn't help but think of the so-called Li from his previous life.
She was taciturn, not good at talking, and quite eccentric. She didn't get along well with her mother and two nephews, but you could tell from the details that she was actually a kind-hearted person.
Finally, he achieved great success and, considering that she had taken care of his mother for several years, wanted to give her a life of luxury and honor, but she refused.
She would rather return to her grandmother's old house in the countryside and live out the rest of her life alone than go to the capital with him and live a life of comfort and ease.
This alone shows that she is by no means an evil person.
After today's heart-to-heart talk, the couple naturally felt even closer. It seemed there were no more secrets between them.
Even more so, because of their similar experiences, Li Yan would regard Xue Yi as the only confidant in this other world with whom she could have heart-to-heart talks.
Therefore, today's frank exchange not only did not damage the already thin relationship, but actually made it even stronger.
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Han Yue originally intended to join forces with Xue Yi and his wife to deal with Li Jiaojiao, not to frame her. Now, under these circumstances, he only wants to divorce her and sever all ties immediately.
He would even be willing to spend more money if she were willing to divorce him.
But to his surprise, even after he had gone to such lengths to provoke her, Li Erniang remained unmoved... which put him in a very difficult position.
Although the autumn imperial examinations were approaching, he should be focusing entirely on his studies and not be swayed by anything else. However, he also knew deep down that dealing with the Li family was more important than the exams.
He can skip the autumn imperial examination this year and try again in three years. However, if he doesn't end the engagement with the Li family immediately, he'll face a lot of trouble in the future.
He had previously thought her mother's behavior was eccentric, but out of consideration for her and their past as husband and wife, he didn't hold it against her.
But now, Li's actions are exactly the same as her mother's. In fact, they are even worse... Han Yue is naturally afraid.
Furthermore, now that he has figured out some things, and knows that the mother and daughter have been stealing things that originally belonged to others all these years... he dares not keep Li Shi around anymore.
But Han Yue knew that many things cannot be accomplished overnight; one must proceed slowly and act when the opportunity arises.
Sometimes, decisions made in haste are the most irrational and can lead to worse outcomes.
So he forced himself to calm down.
In addition, he also sent a letter to Huating County, telling his mother-in-law about his wife Li's situation and asking her to come and take care of her.
Soon, the mother-in-law, née Yue, arrived in Jiangning Prefecture.
Han Yue took this opportunity to move out, leaving the temporarily rented house entirely to the mother, daughter, and servant.
When there were no outsiders in the room, Yue immediately grabbed her daughter's hand nervously and exclaimed in surprise, "Jiaojiao, what happened to you? How did your daughter's face turn out like this?"
Li Jiaojiao was also in great pain. She couldn't accept the fact that she had gone from a "beauty" to an "ugly woman". Even in front of her mother, she didn't want her mother to see her face and always covered it with her hands.
"I don't know, Mother, please don't ask me."
Yue Shi was no longer the arrogant woman she usually was. At this moment, she was so frightened that she lost her soul and could only tremble as she turned her head to look at Cui'e beside her.
Cui'e shook her head: "This servant doesn't know either." These days, Cui'e has suffered a lot from Li Jiaojiao's torment.
Li Jiaojiao couldn't accept herself at all, and she didn't dare to go out anymore. At home, with nowhere to vent her anger, she could only take it out on her maid, Cui'e.
Cui'e was in great distress, but she had no way to resolve the situation.
“It’s impossible for things to turn out like this without encountering your mother. Think about it again.” Fortunately, Madam Yue still retained some rationality and specifically reminded her, “Have you encountered your second mother?”
Cui'e said, "I remember now. I did meet Second Sister, and it was because of that day that Miss became like this."
“That’s right,” Yue murmured.
"Mother, what should we do? My daughter looks like a ghost now, what should I do?" The mother used witchcraft to transfer all the good fortune that originally belonged to Li Yan to her. That's why her life has gotten better and better over the years.
Moreover, the worse Li Yan's situation is, the better her life becomes.
Li Jiaojiao had always known this in her heart, but since her mother chose not to tell her, she pretended not to know. And she took it all for granted.
She never thought that she might be attacked one day.
People don't think about these consequences when they're riding high.
But now, after being retributed, Li Jiaojiao naturally blames her mother, feeling that she shouldn't have associated with that witch and done those things back then.
Her daughter has lost her good fortune, and given her current appearance, her son-in-law naturally wouldn't want her. She's quite angry about it.
But at this moment, she turned around and blamed herself, which made Yue very angry.
"It's all because you're so useless! You've already got such a good life, how come you can't hold onto it? If you were more capable and gave birth to a son, you'd be more secure in your position as Third Madam Han. Your mother has poured her heart and soul into paving the way for you, and yet you turn around and criticize me." Madam Yue was no saint either, and now that mother and daughter were biting each other, she naturally wouldn't back down an inch.
By chance, I met a witch, and I did this according to her advice, also for the sake of my future.
Now that her daughter has lost her future, her true nature has naturally come out.
Both mother and daughter were angry at the time, so their words were naturally harsh. But after the argument subsided and they calmed down, they both realized that in such situations, they should unite against external threats instead of further escalating their internal conflicts.
So, even while complaining about her mother, Li Jiaojiao still cried and asked her, "Mom, what should I do? I don't want to live like this forever. I don't want to hide in the house forever, unable to go out and unable to face anyone."
But Yue had no choice.
The witch only told her how she stole other people's blessings, but didn't explain how to deal with the backlash.
I regret it now. If I had known things would turn out this way, I should have asked one more question back then.
But now, no one knows where that witch has gone, or whether she is still alive.
But in a flash of inspiration, she suddenly remembered something the witch had said.
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These past few days, after the arrival of autumn, perhaps due to the sudden change in temperature, Li Yan fell ill.
It started with a mild cough, then progressed to a persistent high fever, and now he is in a coma and plagued by nightmares.
Everyone in the Xue family was extremely nervous. Xue Yi even invited several of the most famous doctors in Jiangning Prefecture to examine the patient, but none of them could cure him.
In no time, the rumor that Madam Xue was possessed by a ghost spread.
On this day, Han Yue suddenly came to visit.
Upon hearing that it was Han Yue, Xue Yi suddenly remembered something and immediately went out to greet him personally.
Outside the door, Han Yue saw Xue Yi rushing over and knew that he had been extremely busy with Madam Xue's affairs these past few days.
At this moment, he was completely on the side of the Xue couple.
"General Xue, do you know why the lady was possessed by an evil spirit?"
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