“You always say what you say is true, and I always believe you. But every time in the end, I find that I trusted the wrong person. So, I'm sorry, I can't trust you.” Gu Xin sighed.
"No, no, Princess, please believe me!" Ye Cuiru panicked. She tried her best to keep her mind clear and think of any evidence that could convince people.
Gu Xin didn't interrupt her, and just watched her quietly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Princess, it's true that Manzhu wants to marry Miss Xie. She even told me that Brother Yi is not good enough for Miss Xie, and if she were Miss Xie, she definitely wouldn't want Brother Yi. Although I don't like Miss Xie clinging to Brother Yi, I'm also unhappy when I hear others say bad things about Brother Yi, so I asked, 'Then what kind of person is good enough for Miss Xie?' Manzhu said that only someone like Young Master Xie is good enough. I was stunned at the time, because Young Master Xie is Miss Xie's own brother! In the end, Manzhu said that if she had Miss Xie's status, she would definitely marry someone like Young Master Xie."
"Another time, at the Xie family's shop, I went to sell embroidery. Miss Xie was changing into men's clothing. She heard that I was there, so she had someone bring me in. I overheard Miss Xie talking about Manzhu, saying that she wanted to marry Manzhu to the son of the Xie family's steward, and that the two were a good match. Manzhu said she was willing to stay with Miss Xie for life. Miss Xie told Manzhu that the man she was going to marry would not take concubines, so she didn't need a maid to become a concubine. She could marry the steward's son and they would still be mistress and servant. I went in and ran into Manzhu coming out. At that time, Manzhu's face was very gloomy."
"I once overheard two young maids chatting in the shop. Young Master Xie actually brought Manzhu to the shop. Manzhu looked so good that you'd think she was a young mistress! But she was just a maid like them. Later, the two maids were scolded by the shopkeeper."
"I suspect that Manzhu killed Miss Xie because Miss Xie wanted to marry her off to the steward's son, while Manzhu wanted to marry Young Master Xie. Knowing her own inferiority, she must have thought that with Miss Xie dead, and since she and Miss Xie were like sisters, Master Xie and Madam Xie would treat her well, and Young Master Xie would often visit her because he missed his sister. Maybe then she could get together with Young Master Xie!"
As Ye Cuiru spoke, she became more and more fluent, and by the end, she herself believed it to be the truth.
Gu Xin was also shocked. Could it really be done like this?
She called Xie Jun in and asked him if it was true that he was involved in some of the parts.
Xie Jun frowned and thought for a moment. He had indeed taken Manzhu to shops, not only his own shop but also other shops, because he planned to give his sister a gift and wanted to surprise her, so he brought Manzhu, who knew his sister better, along.
He had never thought that Manzhu had any improper thoughts about him, but after Ye Cuiru said that, he thought of their past interactions. Manzhu seemed to often appear in front of him. Whenever his sister had something for him, it was always Manzhu who delivered it. However, when his sister ran errands to deliver things to their parents, it was not Manzhu who did it.
Furthermore, he did know that his sister planned to find a husband for Manzhu, namely the son of their family's head steward. He even thought they were a good match. Manzhu was beautiful, and if she didn't get married, she would either become a concubine to her sister's husband or become someone else's concubine.
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