My name is Shen Qingye, and I am the second young master of the Marquis of Anbo's mansion in the royal city.

I originally had two younger sisters, one very cute and one very hateful, one named Chen Yu and the other named Chen Jiao.

However, there are none left now.

When Shen Yu came to the Marquis of Anbo's mansion, she was only five years old. She was so cute, like a disciple of the Bodhisattva that Shen Qingfeng talked about every day. She spoke gently and sweetly and would call me Second Brother, unlike that brat Shen Jiao, who would only yell at me, Shen Qingye, in a fierce manner!

I am not as smart and capable as my elder brother, nor as favored as Shen Jiao, and in between, I am not as simple-minded and open-minded as Shen Qingfeng.

Therefore, only my dad and I in the whole family liked to talk silently.

I guess my dad and I are the same kind of people.

They are all worthless, neither good nor bad.

**

I've noticed that Shen Jiao's temper has gotten worse over the past two years; she's become increasingly willful and capricious.

Shenyu is in poor health and needs to take medicine every day of the year, yet she still bullies Yu'er every day. The key point is that I clearly saw the wounds with my own eyes, but she always stubbornly refuses to admit it.

I was afraid that Shen Jiao would go astray in the future, so I would always scold her and threaten her that if she was stubborn and refused to admit her mistakes, she would never call me second brother again!

Sure enough, it's better to be stricter with children, and Shen Jiao immediately apologized.

I am very happy.

Haha, Second Brother still has quite the air of authority.

Unfortunately, once it happened, it happened again and again. I became more and more disappointed in Shen Jiao. Considering that Shen Yu was a child who came later in life and was sensitive, even if both of us were at fault, I would subconsciously blame her first.

It is common knowledge that when guests come to visit, the host will only scold their own family members.

But Chen Jiao didn't understand. She and I had one big fight, two big fights, countless big fights, until later, we never had a single nice word to say to each other when we met.

**

Shen Jiao is probably still young. When she grows up, she will become more sensible and understand my good intentions.

However, I never expected that she would be so unrepentant as to actually harm my wet nurse!

My mother had too many children and couldn't take care of them all. In my heart, my wet nurse was like half a mother. But Chen Jiao killed my wet nurse right in front of me.

She didn't offer a single apology.

She continued to argue.

She remains unrepentant.

I was heartbroken and slapped her hard.

I am utterly disappointed in her.

She just glared at me angrily, then suddenly burst into tears, feeling wronged.

I ignored it.

I thought to myself, how could she have the nerve to cry?

Since things had come to this, I took advantage of my grandparents' absence to beg my elder brother to send Shen Jiao to Huguo Temple to repent. My mother pointed her finger at me and said I was heartless, but I remained unmoved.

Actually, I'll back down if Shen Jiao takes the initiative to admit her mistake and apologize.

But she didn't.

She wore the hairpin I gave her and started cursing at me, calling me an ingrate, a fool who was used as a pawn, and someone with cerebral palsy...

They used all sorts of insults, but they never mentioned that I was the second brother.

If they didn't say anything, they didn't say anything. Who the hell cares?

I know how much my grandparents love Shen Jiao, and my elder brother knows it too, so Shen Jiao's trip to Huguo Temple is only temporary.

But I never expected to see her again in Rongcheng. She seemed not to remember me. No, that's not right. She didn't remember anyone.

I was furious.

Shen Jiao has done so many wrong things, why should she be able to forget them? I won't allow it, I won't accept it, she should apologize!

But she didn't.

She found a powerful patron whom I couldn't shake.

This powerful backer is so strong that it forced the attitudes of the eldest brother, Shen Qingfeng, and even everyone else to change!

Because I must uphold my bottom line.

Therefore, the distance between me and her is getting further and further apart.

I remember when she was little, she was most afraid that I would neglect her, so I treated Chenyu very well and waited for her to take the initiative to apologize to me.

As long as she takes the initiative to admit her mistake.

I will definitely forgive her!

I promise!

Unfortunately, I never expected that fate would play such a cruel trick, and on the day the truth came out, I was the one who was wrong.

I cannot look directly into silence.

I can't face my own irredeemable mistakes.

I also...cannot look her in the eye.

**

I visited Shen Jiao the day before her wedding. She was accompanied by Granny Hao, who served her grandmother.

I didn't know how to address her, so I stammered, "Your... Majesty..."

She looked puzzled.

I felt a little embarrassed, but mostly awkward, and asked with a blank face, "Can... we talk in private for a moment?"

Granny Hao probably thought I was about to cause trouble again, so she immediately said warily, "Second Young Master, you can say what you want to say right here."

Before I could explain, she patted Granny Hao on the shoulder, indicating that everything was alright.

They probably think I'm too weak and don't need to take me seriously.

really.

She's very capable now.

I really can't beat her.

To put Granny Hao's mind at ease, we didn't go too far. She cut to the chase and asked, "Speak, what do you want to tell me?"

Knowing I didn't have much time, I took out a box, opened it with a snap, and said, "Here, take this back."

This is a hairpin made of red blood jade, adorned with pearls of various sizes, its shimmering light making it quite valuable.

Seeing her utterly bewildered, I remembered her amnesia and explained, "This is the hairpin you wore when you went to Huguo Temple. You left it there. A few days ago, the abbot sent a message, and I retrieved it and returned it to you."

She didn't take it, but simply shook her head indifferently and said, "No need. Since it's lost, it means I have no affinity with this hairpin. Besides, Huguo Temple isn't a pleasant memory, so keeping this thing is unlucky."

My face stiffened, and I said in a trembling voice, "...Is that so? If it's unlucky, it's better to throw it away."

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