Fu Hanlai closed his folding fan, then sighed, looking quite troubled. He turned and glared at Jiang Xuelin, "It's all the trouble caused by the Crown Princess!"
"Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely stand up for you. But before that, I have a few questions for you. I was the one who did this, so why do you praise me for my kindness and for speaking up for women, hoping they won't suffer like this, while mentioning the Princess Consort as someone who dislikes women like you and asking her to let you go? Aren't we doing the same thing?"
At this moment, Fu Hanlai's previous hypocritical performance finally faded away, leaving only his aloof indifference, and the question he asked hit the nail on the head.
"Poor girl, can you tell me why?"
"This 'The Bright Sun Shines' has now spread throughout the capital. The greatest credit should go to me, not the Crown Prince's wife, right? According to you, it was me who drove you and your sisters to the brink of despair. Why do you keep denouncing the Crown Prince's wife and trying to portray her as an intolerant and jealous person?"
"It's as if everything I do is for the sake of all the women in the world, while everything the Crown Princess does is because... she can't tolerate women like you, afraid that women like you will capture men's attention? Who are you looking down on, young lady? I never expected that the Crown Princess, who is so popular with the people of the capital, would be viewed this way in your eyes, while I, this little tyrant of the capital... am a person with a sincere heart."
The woman opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to defend herself, "Young Master, you've misunderstood me, that's not what I meant..."
"The credit belongs to me, or perhaps someone else, but the negative consequences... are all the fault of the Crown Princess. My lady, it's not good to act like that."
The woman in white never expected that Fu Hanlai would listen to her sobbing for so long without being moved at all, and instead say such things.
Ironically, she couldn't refute these words at all.
Her face was even paler than before, as if she couldn't withstand the blow of Fu Hanlai's words.
The people around who had initially sympathized with and pitied the woman now looked puzzled after hearing Fu Hanlai's words and recalling what the woman had just said.
That seems to be true.
Those who were clever had already figured something out, and their gazes toward the woman no longer held the sympathy they had shown at the beginning.
"You said it yourself, this is a good thing for all women in the world, but a disaster for you. You could have entered a high-class family and been served by others, but now you have lost that hope. Isn't that a disaster? Judging from your words, you must be proficient in all the arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and you should also be good at needlework. Tell me, how can you not live?"
"The fabric you're wearing is worth a hundred taels of gold. The hairpins and ornaments in your hair may not look impressive, but they are crafted in Jiangnan. All of this together must be worth a thousand taels of gold, right? Many people around here may never see a thousand taels of gold in their entire lives. If you can't survive, I, the young master, will show you a way out. You can pawn your clothes, buy land in the countryside to rent out, and buy a couple of maids and servants. You can live a comfortable life. Is that what you call not being able to survive? Then who can? Or do you think that in your eyes, only fine silks and a large retinue of servants can sustain you?"
Jiang Xuelin stood behind him, and couldn't help but smile as she watched Fu Hanlai's back.
These were the same words that Jiang Xuelin had wanted to say earlier, but it was clear that it would be more effective for Fu Hanlai to say them. So when Fu Hanlai put his hand on her shoulder, signaling him to come over, Jiang Xuelin obediently took a step back and stood behind him.
They've argued so many times, yet they share almost the same thoughts.
Her home was simple, as was the Prince Ping's residence, but that didn't mean Jiang Xuelin couldn't understand human speech.
The woman's words from the beginning were clearly biased, obviously directed at her, and seemed to be an attempt to gain Fu Hanlai's attention.
I wonder who hates her so much.
Forget it, I'm not going to guess anymore. There are too many people who hate her; I can't possibly guess them all.
Anyway, the woman was targeting her, and her real target was Fu Hanlai. No matter what Jiang Xuelin said, the woman could say that Jiang Xuelin was deliberately making excuses to find a plausible reason for herself. But if the same words were said by Fu Hanlai, it would be completely different.
Tsk!
She knew from the beginning that once they got into this mess, those women with tragic fates would inevitably be abandoned and become sacrifices.
Even though Jiang Xuelin was well aware of this, she still chose to do so because compared to the Golden Lotus Women who were still very rare at the moment and were only made with money, the women of the world in the future would be much more important.
Anyone who has been in the military knows that if you are wounded and develop abscesses, the wound will only heal if the abscesses are cut off; otherwise, the abscesses will only kill you.
What Jiang Xuelin and his team did was cut open the boils.
But when abscesses are removed, are those abscesses that were cut off innocent?
Innocent.
This was her choice. If this woman were truly desperate, Jiang Xuelin would have arranged a good life for her. After all, she had a large dowry and several estates, so finding her a place to settle down would not have been a problem. But this woman was not like that.
The woman in white remained silent, unable to speak and unsure of what to say. She simply looked at Fu Hanlai, whose expression remained indifferent, with a hint of fear.
Fu Hanlai tucked the folding fan back into his waistband, still gazing at her. "I know that we have deprived you, who could have been living a life of wealth and honor, of your support and future. To you, what we have done is utterly despicable, a complete destruction of your future. I also know that you are innocent victims. But for the sake of the many young women in this world, I have no regrets facing your questions today, nor will I regret them in the dead of night. I believe that when I look back on this day on my deathbed, I will not regret it."
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