"my brother?"
Although Mrs. Shen's speech was unclear now, Shen Zhonglei immediately understood what she wanted to ask. .c
"Haha, it's now this time, and my mother still only has her eldest brother in her heart!
"But it's not surprising. After all, since I was a child, my mother only had eyes for my eldest brother."
Although Shen Zhonglei has been filial since childhood, in the eyes of outsiders, Mrs. Shen and he are definitely examples of a loving mother and a filial son.
But in fact, only Shen Zhonglei knew clearly that when he was a child, Mrs. Shen actually didn't care about him at all, and the wet nurse took care of him.
Ever since he could remember, Mrs. Shen had always been around her eldest brother, and she had told him since he was a child to take care of him and be good to him.
If he had to tell when Mrs. Shen started to pay attention to him, it might have been when he was seven years old after he was praised by Mr. Xuezhong, or it might be when he was ten years old when he was praised by the president of the college for an article. When you are blue-eyed.
Only then did Shen Zhonglei finally realize that he had not been unaware of all this for so many years, but had just been deceiving himself and others.
"When I was a child, I always thought that my mother liked my eldest brother more because I wasn't good enough.
"As I grew up, I slowly discovered that no matter how well I did, you only had big brother in your eyes.
"But when I discovered this, I didn't want to admit it, and I even deceived myself into thinking that I wasn't doing my best yet.
"I thought that as long as I could meet all my mother's expectations, you could treat me like your eldest brother. Unfortunately, I was too naive."
Looking at Old Mrs. Shen who was now speechless, Shen Zhonglei suddenly felt the desire to talk.
"Because your eldest brother is disabled and unable to work, he has unlimited possibilities in your heart.
"No matter how far I achieve, you will think that if you are the eldest brother, you can do better, right?"
Old Mrs. Shen whimpered anxiously, but it had no effect except making her drool more.
Shen Zhonglei continued: "Mother, you may not know why I have never returned to my hometown after I took office.
"Of course, being busy with official duties is one thing, but with so many people available to me and my staff, how can I be so busy that I can't go home even once in six years?
"It's just because I don't want to go back."
When Mrs. Shen heard this, her eyes showed disbelief.
She always thought that before Liu Yaxuan's matter was exposed, Shen Zhonglei should trust her wholeheartedly and obey her unconditionally.
How could it be possible that from that time on, he was no longer willing to go home to visit him?
It must be Xu's wife who instigated it.
When she thought about this matter, Mrs. Shen felt extremely regretful.
She felt that the biggest mistake she made in her life was to give Shen Zhonglei the title of Xu.
Back then, she felt that Liu Yaxuan had outstanding looks and talents, which was why her two sons were obsessed with her.
Therefore, when choosing a successor for Shen Zhonglei, he chose Xu, a small family biyu.
But now that I think about it, after seeing a woman like Liu Yaxuan, how could Shen Zhonglei like Xu?
That's why he has never forgotten Liu Yaxuan for so many years.
Zhimu Mo Ruozi, Shen Zhonglei only needs to see Mrs. Shen's eyes to know what he is thinking.
He showed a self-deprecating smile and said: "You don't need to feel strange, and there is no need to put the blame on the dead person's head.
"If you stay in Yongzhou Mansion, you will still greet me in your letters, so that I can continue to lie to myself and think that you actually care about me.
"The reason why I dare not go back is because I know that once I return to my hometown, reality will ruthlessly expose all my self-deception."
When he said this, Shen Zhonglei suddenly smiled.
"Speaking of my hometown, mother, do you know that my third brother is far more talented and knowledgeable than me.
"You always thought he was playful and dull,
Mud cannot hold up a wall.
"But what you never knew is that it was just an illusion he deliberately made for you."
Seeing Mrs. Shen's increasingly shocked eyes, Shen Zhonglei suddenly felt a little happy.
"Third brother is not as honest as me, or in other words, he is not as stupid as me.
"Ever since I was little, I have followed your instructions step by step and never had my own ideas.
"But the third brother has realized since he was a child that the two of us are just pawns to pave the way for the eldest brother.
"Only when the two of us are successful and the family is prosperous, can the eldest brother's life be better protected.
"Look, I'm just going to say that my third brother is smarter than me, right? It's only now that I'm old enough to see this clearly, but he's already thought it through since he was a child."
Shen Zhonglei had been accumulating these words in his heart for many years. Now that he finally had the chance to say them out, he felt a little out of control.
Seeing Old Mrs. Shen lying on the bed unable to move, her face already covered with tears and saliva, Shen Zhonglei felt a twisted sense of pleasure in his heart.
"Didn't you just want to ask eldest brother?" Shen Zhonglei looked into Mrs. Shen's eyes.
Mrs. Shen had a bad feeling in her heart.
Since she woke up, she has been asking Nanny Liu to know about her eldest son.
However, Aunt Liu kept evading and prevaricating, saying that Mr. Shen also choked on the smoke and was now recuperating.
Although Old Mrs. Shen was doubtful, her own situation was obviously more serious, leaving her unable to spare the energy to think about more things.
But she thought that since she could be saved, the boss would definitely be fine. At most, he was slightly injured and could just go back and recuperate.
Seeing Shen Zhonglei's expression at this time and hearing the trace of schadenfreude mixed in his tone, Old Mrs. Shen finally panicked.
Sure enough, Shen Zhonglei said word by word: "Mom, the fire started in eldest brother's room. My sister-in-law set the fire and then went there..."
Although Mrs. Shen was speechless, she quickly grasped the key to Shen Zhonglei's words.
He was not talking about the eldest brother and sister-in-law's room, but the eldest brother's room.
And what does it mean that the sister-in-law set a fire? What does this mean?
Could it be that Shen Tianshu was not the initiator of this incident?
But Dong?
After Mrs. Shen woke up and spent a long time finally understanding the condition of her body, she also thought about what happened that night in detail.
And she finally came to the conclusion that Shen Tianshu must have tampered with the pot of tea.
She remembered clearly that Shen Tianshu didn't drink tea from beginning to end, but she drank a lot.
Why did I faint suddenly and look like this again when I woke up?
Shen Tianshu must have poisoned the tea to harm himself in order to avenge his mother.
She said with great effort: "Heaven...count...poison...retribution, retribution...tread..."
Mrs. Shen wanted to say that it was Shen Tianshu who poisoned her, and she wanted to avenge her mother.
However, he couldn't control his mouth, and the words he spoke were fragmented and couldn't be said clearly at all.
However, Shen Zhonglei still heard that she was accusing Shen Tianshu, and immediately became very angry.
He didn't even use the word "you" at this time, and said directly: "What, you want to say that Tianshu did all this?"
Mrs. Shen immediately nodded her head and said with all her strength, "Same..."
She wanted to tell Shen Zhonglei that Shen Tianshu was Mrs. Tong. She must have poisoned the tea while she was not prepared, and then gave herself acupuncture or did something else to make herself look like this. .
But she was full of words, but she couldn't say them out.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhonglei was completely angered by her words.
He stood up suddenly and kicked the embroidered pillar away.
There was a loud bang in the house, prompting Grandma Liu to knock on the door and ask: "Old lady, second master, do you need me to serve you for anything?"
"Get out!" Shen Zhonglei shouted angrily toward the door.
Grandma Liu was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak out.
Shen Zhonglei took two steps forward and came to the bed.
Seeing his red eyes full of anger, Mrs. Shen was so frightened that she wanted to shrink back, but found that she couldn't do it now.
"You indiscriminately blamed Yaxuan for what happened back then.
"Are you going to put the blame on Tianshu for this matter now?
"Do you have to make me separated and alone to be happy?
"After all, then I can focus on being a dutiful son and grandson to your eldest son, right?"
Mrs. Shen shouted in her heart that it was wrong, I didn't think so.
Then Shen Zhonglei continued: "It's a pity that you don't know yet, right?
"The eldest son you cherished so much has died in this fire!
"When I rushed over from home, people from the temple told me that because my eldest brother had been poured with lamp oil by his sister-in-law, he was burning the most and was the most difficult to put out..."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shen opened her eyes wide in shock.
"The incest in the tea was caused by my sister-in-law. Except for Tian Shu, everyone in the family was stunned by her.
"My sister-in-law went to your meditation room after setting the fire. She probably wanted to pour lamp oil on you and Tianshu to ensure that you would be burned to death together.
"Fortunately, Tianshu didn't drink tea that night, so she knocked out my sister-in-law with all her strength, saving herself and you.
"It's ridiculous that you still want to say that this is all her fault?
"This is obviously your fault! It's all the consequences you planted back then that lead to such evil results today!"
Shen Zhonglei shouted at the top of his lungs.
At this time, Mrs. Shen's eyes were straightened and she couldn't hear anything.
"O-Old partner..."
"Stop calling your boss, he is already dead! Completely dead! Even his body has turned to ashes!"
Shen Zhonglei vented his anger, leaving himself panting from exhaustion.
Looking at Old Mrs. Shen's devastated look, Shen Zhonglei felt that the boulder that had been weighing on Old Mrs. Shen's heart for so many years was finally loosened and moved away today.
The woman who could beat him, scold him and punish him is old.
As long as she no longer expects her care and recognition, she will have no way to hurt herself at all.
Shen Zhonglei straightened his back easily and looked at Mrs. Shen with a condescending attitude for the first time.
"Don't worry, mother, I will ask the best doctor to treat you and ensure that you can live a healthy life.
"After all, Tianshu has reached the age of marriage, and the prince is already preparing to come to propose marriage.
"We can't let our children observe filial piety anymore. It will delay things, don't you think?"
Mrs. Shen finally couldn't stand the stimulation, rolled her eyes and fainted.
Shen Zhonglei turned around and walked out of the west room, and said to Aunt Liu who was guarding the door: "Ask the doctor to come in and have a look. The old lady couldn't bear the bad news that her elder brother and sister-in-law were no longer alive, and she fainted."
After he finished speaking, in the shocked eyes of Nanny Liu, he left without looking back.
