Shen Wei also struggled to his feet, supporting himself on the edge of the bed.

He glanced coldly at the two elders of the Jiang family, walked up to Shen Yuan, and demanded, "What exactly happened seventeen years ago! I want you to tell me the truth!"

In fact, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were always very afraid of Shen Wei, not only because they feared his status as the General Who Guards the North, but also because of the murderous aura emanating from him.

So when Shen Wei gave a cold shout, Master Jiang and Madam Jiang were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.

Although they didn't know how Shen Wei and Shen Yuan discovered the truth from back then, continuing to lie at this moment was clearly not a good idea.

Fortunately, their daughter has already given birth to three children for Shen Wei: two sons and their only daughter, who is now the Crown Princess.

So even if Shen Wei knew what happened back then, there was nothing he could do about their daughter!

So Mr. and Mrs. Jiang knelt on the ground with remorse, tears streaming down their faces, and sobbed, "Xiaoxue and Shuang'er are indeed twins, and our Jiang family does indeed have two girls."

"But Shuang'er is young and a bit mischievous. We're from a small town and haven't seen much of the world."

"We had only been in the capital for a short time when Shuang'er accidentally bumped into a nobleman at a banquet and broke a glass cup in his house. Fearing that the nobleman would be angry, we hid Shuang'er."

“People won’t let you off the hook just because you hid your eldest daughter, unless…” Shen Yuan paused, then continued, “unless you push your other daughter out to take the blame!”

"..." Madam Jiang originally only wanted to briefly mention why the Jiang family claimed to have only one daughter.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yuan pointed out the truth about what they had done to their youngest daughter.

Madam Jiang lowered her head even further: "We didn't want it to be like this either. But Xiaoxue took a lot of Shuang'er's nutrients while she was in the womb, so Shuang'er was thinner and smaller than Xiaoxue when she was born. If you call her the older sister, she looks more like the younger sister!"

"That nobleman wanted to give Shuang'er thirty lashes. Shuang'er was only eight years old at the time. She was so small and thin. How could she endure such a severe punishment?"

"So...so we pushed Xiaoxue out and said that Xiaoxue was the one who did all those wrong things..."

"She can't endure the torture, but my mother can?" Shen Yuan interrupted Madam Jiang, saying angrily, "How can there be such biased parents in this world?"

Seeing Shen Yuan's murderous expression, Old Madam Jiang shrank back in fear and muttered in a low voice, "Your mother has a good stomach and is quite robust. Since they are sisters, they should help each other. Besides... besides, she herself agreed."

agree?

Shen Yuan shook her head with a cold smile.

How can this be called consent? It can only be described as a compromise forced upon one by the moral blackmail of family ties.

They are clearly taking advantage of her mother's kindness!

Madam Jiang continued, "We are worried that the noble people will find out about Shuang'er's existence, so we can only keep it a secret from the outside world. The Jiang family only has one daughter, and her name is Jiang Qinxue!"

Shen Wei's eyes reddened slightly after hearing what Madam Jiang said.

"Then why did you still try to harm her?"

"Because...because..." Old Madam Jiang bit her lower lip, not daring to explain the reason.

"say!"

With a roar, Shen Wei overturned the table in front of him, and the teacups and bowls on the table instantly crashed down and shattered on the floor.

Startled by the commotion, Old Madam Jiang continued, "Because on the day you came to the manor to propose marriage, you saw Shuang'er and even spoke to her. She secretly fell in love with you and wanted to marry you too!"

"At first, Shuang'er proposed a swap marriage, but Xiaoxue disagreed. Shuang'er then compromised and discussed with Xiaoxue about taking turns being Madam Shen one-on-one each month, but Xiaoxue also disagreed. The two sisters developed a rift because of this."

"Later, I fell ill, and Xiaoxue came back to see me with her big belly. Our family then decided to go out for a walk to relax. But at the lake, Shuang'er and Xiaoxue had a few arguments, and in the struggle, Shuang'er accidentally pushed Xiaoxue into the lake."

“Xiaoxue was in labor and we wanted to take her home to give birth, but she refused to come home with us and ran away with her nanny and maid.”

"We couldn't find Xiaoxue's whereabouts, and we couldn't leave your General's Mansion without giving you an explanation, so we had to pretend that Xiaoxue had a premature birth, lost the baby, and spent her postpartum period at her parents' home. After that, we had Shuang'er take her place and enter your General's Mansion!"

Shen Yuan trembled with rage. "Why did my mother run away? Because her parents and her sister all wanted her dead! Otherwise, why would she abandon the General's Mansion and flee south all the way to Jian'an City, a thousand miles away?"

"I...we didn't," Old Madam Jiang denied dryly.

Shen Yuan was too lazy to waste any more words with the Jiang family. She walked up to Shen Wei, pointed at Jiang Shi, and said, "All three of them are the murderers of my mother! General Shen, please... please make sure to send them to the Dali Temple and let the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple judge them! Make them all pay the price for my mother's death!"

"Send them to the authorities? No, we can't send them to the government office, that's...that's too shameful!"

Master Jiang waved his hands anxiously, saying, "This is a family matter between our two families. Why make it a public affair and take it to the authorities?"

"Shut up! If you dare utter another word, I'll cut your tongue out right now!"

Shen Yuan pulled out her dagger, pointed it at Master Jiang, and wished she could slash his hypocritical face to pieces.

Although she had never met her biological mother.

But perhaps it was the bond of blood that made her feel nothing when she faced Jiang Shi. However, when she heard these people mention her mother's past, her heart felt like it was being squeezed by something, a slight, tingling pain, as if her heart could also feel her mother's past pain and helplessness.

This made her feel immense pity for the woman who risked her life to give birth to her, a woman she had never met.

She dared not think about how her mother crawled out of the water, nor did she dare to think about the circumstances under which she, under the command of Granny Liu, gritted her teeth and gave birth to her and another child.

Even more unimaginable is that she didn't even have a proper postpartum period, carrying her and another child, fleeing from the pursuers with Granny Liu, and ultimately even giving her and Granny Liu the chance to survive...

Her mother must have loved him very much, so how could she forgive those who harmed her mother?

Absolutely unforgivable!

However, Shen Wei suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the dagger in Shen Yuan's hand.

He coaxed wearily, "Yuanyuan, calm down, put the knife down first!"

Shen Yuan turned around in surprise to look at Shen Wei, her eyes filled with intense disappointment.

calm?

How could he possibly say the words "calm down" to her?

Shen Wei lowered his eyes, avoiding looking at Shen Yuan.

Just ask: "What price do you want them to pay?"

Shen Yuan pointed at Jiang Shi: "A life for a life! I want her dead!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang stood up and laughed maniacally: "I am a first-rank imperial consort, my daughter is the Crown Princess, and I am the future Emperor's husband. You think you can kill me? Dream on!"

"And do you have any evidence that I killed your mother? Without witnesses or physical evidence, why should I be taken to the authorities?"