"Brother, what's wrong with you? Have you forgotten how to speak?"

Shen Cong shook his head. "No, I have a terrible headache."

Upon hearing that it was a headache, Shen Yue immediately stopped talking.

She silently stayed by Shen Cong's side, just like when they were beaten and put in solitary confinement before, when the two of them huddled together for warmth.

Suddenly, Shen Cong noticed the red marks on Shen Yue's wrist.

Shen Cong grabbed her wrist, his eyes clouded with gloom.

"What happened to your hand? Did that woman hit you?"

No, it's not.

Shen Yue hurriedly pulled her hand back, lowering her head and refusing to look at him.

In Shen Cong's view, this scene was a sign of guilt.

Shen Cong said with a stern face, "Wait a little longer. Once your brother is better, we'll take you away. We won't be in the General's Mansion anymore."

“Brother, you’ve misunderstood.” Shen Yue immediately grabbed Shen Cong’s hand to stop him from acting recklessly: “Brother, it wasn’t Mother who hit you, Mother is very good.”

Seeing her defend Qu Jingyun so fiercely, Shen Cong snorted coldly.

He said sarcastically with a stern face, "That woman doesn't care about our lives at all. Having a mother like that is a disgrace to us."

Seeing the intense hatred in his eyes, Shen Yue's heart tightened.

Shen Yue gripped his wrist tightly, "Brother, Mother is very good. We misunderstood Mother before, we..."

"Moon, don't be silly. That woman is misleading you. If she were really good, how could she not have come home for five years? As soon as she came back, she bullied us. Moreover, she defied the Emperor. Who knows when she might kill everyone in our General's Mansion."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue fell into deep thought.