Taoyao hurriedly knelt on the ground. "I really don't know what you mean, Lord Xue! Please make a fair judgment!"
Xue Zhan let out a cold snort. "There is no wall that can stop the wind. Did you ever think that Caidie would happen to pass by when you took Mudan's silver? What's the benefit for you to make these two sisters turn against each other with this silver? Could it be that you also like that Second Young Master Bai and want to reap benefits from the fight?"
Taoyao panicked and quickly replied, "I didn't!"
There was a dangerous glint in Xue Zhan's eyes. He got up and walked in front of Taoyao, saying coldly, "Didn't you think that Caidie would happen to pass by? Or didn't you think about reaping benefits from the fight?"
Taoyao was already extremely flustered. She blurted out subconsciously, "Caidie couldn't have seen it!"
As soon as she said this, she looked up and saw the sneer in Xue Zhan's eyes. She said in disbelief, "You tricked me?"
Caidie never passed by at all!
Xue Zhan sneered with a curl of his lips. "So what if I tricked you? Tell me, did you kill Shaoyao and Mudan?"
Taoyao let out a cold laugh. "My lord, don't wrong me. I admit that I did steal the silver from Mudan's room and gave it to Shaoyao, telling her that I lent it to her! But these two sisters were not on good terms in the first place. I just added a bit of spice. As for the deaths of Shaoyao and Mudan, they have nothing to do with me."
Xue Zhan looked at the woman kneeling in front of him and said calmly, "Nothing to do with you? Then why did you hire someone to kill?"
Taoyao smiled with a curl of her lips. "My lord, don't try to trick me. I'm not the one who wanted Shaoyao dead! I'm just a prostitute in a brothel. Where did I get the guts to do such a thing?"
Xue Zhan frowned. "Who wanted Shaoyao dead?"
Taoyao gave a charming smile. She got up and poured a glass of wine for Xue Zhan. "How about I tell you a story, my lord?"
Xue Zhan also smiled with a curl of his lips. "Tell me."
"I was the first one to graduate among the four golden flowers under Mama's hand. I can be regarded as the first top - ranked courtesan in the Flower Full Building. My lord, do you believe that I was originally a decent girl? If it weren't for the hardships of life, how could I have entered this filthy place?"
Xue Zhan nodded but didn't say a word. He just quietly looked at Taoyao in front of him.
Soon, Taoyao continued slowly, "My lord, do you know how I came to this place?"
Xue Zhan took a sip of the fine wine in his glass. "How?"
Taoyao smiled with a curl of her lips, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. There was a bit of coldness in it. "Wasn't it thanks to those two younger sisters, Shaoyao and Mudan!"
Xue Zhan was slightly stunned. He didn't know there was such a feud among the three of them.
"I still remember that year when my father was seriously ill. I finally saved enough money and was going to buy medicine on the street. When I went out, I met these two good sisters of mine. I kindly took them in, but I didn't expect them to be two ungrateful wolves. They stole the money in my family. My father died of his illness because there was no money for treatment. I was alone and helpless, so I had to sell myself to bury my father and entered the Flower Full Building, becoming the top courtesan under Mama's hand. Do you know what's the most ironic thing, my lord?"
Xue Zhan put down the glass of wine and said with pursed lips, "Shaoyao and Mudan also came here!"
Taoyao smiled charmingly. "My lord is truly extremely intelligent. I admire you. After so many years, they no longer recognize me, but I remember clearly. Even if I burned these two people to ashes, I could still recognize them! In the Flower Full Building, I always thought about making them pay for their crimes with blood! But I didn't dare to kill. I could only pray to God every day that they would suffer the due retribution!"
"Fortunately, God finally opened his eyes. These two people were supposed to be deeply in love as sisters, but in the end, they turned against each other because of a man!"
After saying that, she rolled her eyes and glanced at Xue Zhan. There was infinite coquettishness in her eyes. "All men in the world are like my lord, full of sweet words, but in the end, it's all in vain! I watched these two people sink into the tenderness of Second Young Master Bai and finally move towards destruction!"
Xue Zhan looked a bit embarrassed on his face. He coughed dryly. "Then why did you steal Mudan's silver and tell Shaoyao it was yours?"
Taoyao smiled with a curl of her lips. "It's just an eye for an eye. That year, they stole the money to save my father's life. Now I stole once too. However, I'm still kind - hearted. I returned this silver to them. Seriously speaking, Sister Shaoyao should really thank me. If it weren't for that silver, she might still be sinking in the Flower Full Building."
There was a complex look in Xue Zhan's eyes as he looked at Taoyao. "But that silver killed Shaoyao."
The smile on Taoyao's face didn't fade. "Sister Shaoyao wanted to leave this whirlpool and pursue that one - in - a - million possibility. Then she needed the courage to bear the result. Second Young Master Bai gave her to someone else. This was her fate. A prostitute in a brothel, even if she left this place, was still a prostitute. With the background of the Bai family, how could they allow a prostitute to stain their reputation?"
Moreover, that Second Young Master Bai was just a playboy who liked to linger in the brothels. His favoring of these two sisters was just because of their beauty. No matter how beautiful the appearance was, it couldn't offset the temptation of power and money. Eventually, they would turn into skeletons under beautiful exteriors.
"Actually, in my opinion, it would be best for Sister Shaoyao to follow that Lord Wang. Lord Wang is wealthy. She would have no worries about food and drink. Even if she was just a concubine, she could live without worry for the rest of her life. It's a pity that people are just so greedy! So, my lord, Shaoyao died because of her greed!"
Xue Zhan nodded at these words. "Indeed. Then what about Mudan?"
Taoyao shook her head and smiled. "Just as I told my lord before, these two sisters owed me a life. Sister Shaoyao is dead, and this life is repaid. My feud with them is completely gone. As for why Mudan died, probably she blocked someone's way. There are many secrets hidden in the Flower Full Building. Maybe one day, one will lose their life carelessly."
Xue Zhan's face turned a bit cold. "What did she know?"
Could it be related to those more than twenty people?
Taoyao gave an enchanting smile. "I don't know. It's just my guess. If I knew, I'm afraid I would have turned into a skeleton under a beautiful exterior."
Xue Zhan's heart sank. He frowned as he looked at the enchanting and charming woman in front of him.
Seeing this, Taoyao couldn't help but reach out her hand to smooth the wrinkles on his brow. She said softly, "Seeing my lord so worried, I feel quite reluctant. How about I tell my lord another secret?"
Xue Zhan raised his eyebrows. "What secret?"