Chapter 38 Snow White
After the coming-of-age ceremony, Jiang Li's Fangfei Garden returned to its former tranquility.

Although it was proven that Jiang Li was wrongly accused of the jeweled headpiece, no one came to comfort her. Tong'er secretly heard from outside that Madam Jiang called Ji Shuran to Wanfeng Hall and scolded her severely. Because Jiang Youyao's coming-of-age ceremony was originally organized by Ji Shuran, but in the end, this happened, which made the guests laugh at it and the Jiang family lost face.

"Now, Ji's ability as a housekeeper will be greatly doubted." Tong'er was very proud when talking about this.

Jiang Li smiled. Madam Jiang scolded Ji Shuran, probably not because Ji Shuran messed up the coming-of-age ceremony. Madam Jiang was an old woman who had been immersed in the struggles of the harem for many years. How could she not understand the twists and turns of the family? Moreover, Ji Shuran's blaming was not very clever this time. Although Madam Jiang didn't like Miss Jiang Er very much, it was barely fair after all. She should use this incident to warn Ji Shuran.

However, although Jiang Li's actions this time saved her life, they also exposed the fact that the Jiang family was in turmoil. She would be more or less angered, for example, she was still being ignored, which was the Jiang family's punishment for Jiang Li.

However, Jiang Li herself doesn't care.

Tong'er smiled and said, "The three new maids are still outside. Do you want them to come in now, young lady?"

Xiangqiao and Yunshuang had been taken away. Jiang Li had a maid named Tong'er, and under the guidance of the mother-in-law, she picked three more. In this way, with Tong'er, two first-class maids, two second-class maids, and the one who swept the outer courtyard, it was just right.

"Let them in." Jiang Li said.

Three maids came in. Two second-class maids, one named Mingyue and the other named Qingfeng, were about the same age as Tong'er and looked lively and clever. They greeted Jiang Li crisply and had never stayed in the Jiang Mansion before.

There was also a first-class maid named Bai Xue, who was a little older than Tong'er and not as lively as the first two maids. Although her name was Bai Xue, she had dark skin and a strong figure. She wore an apricot-red dress specially made for the Jiang family, which looked a little funny and out of place.

Tong'er stared at Bai Xue and wondered. Generally speaking, a lady's personal maid is the lady's face. Apart from her character and ability, she must be well-behaved and pretty. This Bai Xue, regardless of her ability, with this appearance, if she were in another family, she would never be able to become a first-class maid in her life.

When the maid was selecting, she mentioned Bai Xue, saying that she was strong and could be used as a sweeper in the outer courtyard. Jiang Li originally planned to do so, but in the end, somehow she became a first-class maid.

The old woman repeatedly questioned Jiang Li, probably thinking that Jiang Li didn't understand the reason, but Jiang Li was also very stubborn. Tong'er looked at Bai Xue and really didn't see anything special.

Jiang Li briefly exchanged a few words with the three maids, and Qingfeng and Bailu went out to do their work. Baixue stayed in the room, and Jiang Li looked at her and smiled, "I heard that your hometown is Zaohua Village?"

Bai Xue was standing there very stiffly at first, but when she heard Jiang Li talking about her hometown, she felt more relaxed and said, "That's right."

"I used to know a maid who was also from Zaohua Village." Jiang Li said with a smile.

The booklet recording Bai Xue's family background states that Bai Xue comes from Zaohua Village, not far from Beijing, and has two brothers and a sister. Both her parents are farmers, cultivating one acre and three mu of land. Bai Xue became so dark and strong because she followed her parents to farm since she was a child. However, the family has a large population, and as her two brothers married and had children, life became even more difficult to sustain. In order to earn a living, Bai Xue went to Yanjing to work as a maid.

The wealthy officials in Yanjing looked down on maids like Bai Xue because they thought she was not pretty. The maids in the Jiang family chose her because Bai Xue was strong and could do rough work. Who knew that Jiang Li would choose Bai Xue to be a first-class maid? I don’t know if Bai Xue was lucky. Although Bai Xue was a newcomer, she knew that the monthly salary of a first-class maid and a cleaning maid was completely different. She was very grateful to Jiang Li for choosing her. However, before coming here, she had heard many rumors about the second Miss Jiang in Yanjing. She thought she was a fierce and evil person, but she was so kind and cared about her hometown. She thought to herself that the rumors were indeed unreliable. They were all nonsense and rumors spread by those people.

Bai Xue asked, "What's the name of the maid that the young lady knows? Perhaps I know her."

"Haitang." Jiang Li smiled and said, "The maid should be in her early twenties now. She has two younger brothers and lives next to the rice shop on the west side of Zaohua Village. Haitang is tall and thin, fair and clean, and very pretty."

Tong'er was listening in confusion. She should know all the maids that Jiang Li knew, but she had never heard of a maid named Haitang? Was she from the Jiang Mansion?

Bai Xue thought for a long time before scratching her head and smiling, "I don't remember this person. Zaohua Village is not big, but it's not small either. But if you want to find out about Miss Haitang, you can just write a letter and ask my parents."

Tong'er couldn't help but ask: "Can you write?"

"I learned a little from the private school teacher in the village." Bai Xue smiled innocently.

Tong'er was in awe of Bai Xue. You know, there weren't many maids who could write in the Jiang residence. Her daughter was indeed a good judge of talent. Although Bai Xue looked plain, she was a capable person. It was not a loss for her to be a first-class maid.

Jiang Li was a little surprised that Bai Xue could read, and then she smiled and said to Bai Xue: "Thank you very much."

The reason why she chose Bai Xue to be her personal maid was not only because Bai Xue was loyal and honest, but more importantly, it was because Bai Xue came from Zaohua Village.

When she was still Xue Fangfei, she had a personal maid named Haitang, who was also from Zaohua Village. Two of Xue Fangfei's four personal maids were beaten to death, and the remaining two were secretly released by Xue Fangfei. One was Dujuan and the other was Haitang. Dujuan had no one at home, so no one knew where she would go. Xue Fangfei knew Haitang, her hometown was in Zaohua Village, and she had two younger brothers.

Shen Yurong didn't know Haitang's life experience, so she couldn't find out about Zaohua Village. But Haitang was smart and careful, and she thought that Haitang might have returned to Zaohua Village.

In order to expose the ugly faces of Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning, she must find the original witnesses. Unfortunately, she couldn't get close to the Shen family now, and even if she got close, the Shen family might not help her come forward to testify.

But Haitang is different. Haitang and she grew up together and are as close as sisters. If Haitang is asked to stand up and become a witness in Xue Fangfei's case, Haitang will definitely agree.

Jiang Li looked at the honest girl in front of her and realized that all this depended on Bai Xue from Zaohua Village.

(End of this chapter)