Chapter 459 - 147: Master and Servant_4
"Miss..." Hai Tang was stunned, then became agitated. She asked, "What’s wrong with Miss?!"
Jiang Li frowned, "You don’t know?"
"I don’t know!" Hai Tang asked earnestly, "What happened to her exactly?"
When Hai Tang and Du Juan left the Shen residence, Xue Fangfei had not yet died; she was only under house arrest for having an illicit affair. Xue Fangfei had driven them away out of suspicion that the two maids had stolen valuables, banishing them from the residence and ordering them never to return to Yanjing City.
Hai Tang and Du Juan felt deeply wronged at the time, but Xue Fangfei had never been that harsh before. The long-standing bond between master and servants shattered in an instant, which saddened Hai Tang. But after they left Yanjing City and time passed, Hai Tang gradually calmed down, and she understood. Xue Fangfei had been protecting them. Had she and Du Juan stayed in the Shen residence, they would have eventually incurred Mother Shen’s wrath.
Since their young mistress wanted them to survive, Hai Tang and Du Juan had no choice but to endure the pain and struggle to live. Now that Jiang Li suddenly mentioned Xue Fangfei, Hai Tang had a foreboding feeling in her heart.
Jiang Li looked at her and said, "She’s dead."
Hai Tang staggered, nearly unable to stay seated, and collapsed to the ground. Jiang Li reached out to steady her. Hai Tang then looked at her, but her expression was still dazed, and she asked, "How... could it be? She was fine when I left..."