Chapter 68 Sister, will you forgive me?

Chen Lianxiu could hardly stand and had to rely on the support of a maid beside her. She wiped the tears from her face hard, but she couldn't wipe them away.

She only knew that Chen was vicious, but she didn't expect that she was really vicious enough to do such a thing. And Shen Ji, did he not even do this?

But it was also her fault. She did not go to the Shen family to take back her mother's tablet immediately after returning to the capital, which caused her to suffer such humiliation in her afterlife.

"Prepare the car!" said Shen Lianxiu.

Although the people in the house had only been with Shen Lianxiu for a short time, they had never seen her speak so harshly. They were panicked for a moment, and finally the doorman stepped forward and said, "Madam, don't worry. I've already gone to invite the master. Wait until he comes back..."

"I don't need to wait for him," Chen Lianxiu interrupted him, "I'll go by myself."

Since she was so stubborn, they had no choice but to obey her wishes. They immediately prepared a carriage and went there with a maid and a guard.

The Shen family's door was naturally closed at this time, and even the doorman didn't dare to come out. Shen Lianxiu got out of the car and slapped his hands heavily several times, as if to vent all his anger.

"My lady, please be careful, your hand hurts. Let me do it!" The maid hurried forward and held her wrist.

Chen Lianxiu was just speaking when he suddenly heard a sound from inside the door.

She subconsciously took a step back, and then saw that the door had opened a crack.

Half of a pale face first appeared through the crack in the door, and the lips opened and closed, calling her: "Sister..."

It was hard to see clearly at night, and Shen Lianxiu was stunned for a moment before she realized that the person calling her was Shen Wuyu.

Chen Lianxiu slightly turned his body, not facing her directly, nor did he respond to her, but said: "I have something to say to your parents."

After hearing this, Shen Wuyu didn't say anything, but just opened the door wider, stood aside, and motioned her to come in.

Shen Lianxiu no longer paid attention to Shen Wuyu, and walked quickly inside, while Shen Wuyu followed her all the way.

Halfway through the journey, Chen and Shen Ji came over after hearing the news.

Seeing Shen Wuyu behind Shen Lianxiu, Chen gritted her teeth: “You useless little girl, who asked you to open the door for her?”

Shen Wuyu turned her head away.

When Shen Ji saw Shen Lianxiu, although they were father and daughter, his face did not show much emotion. At first, he just sighed and shook his head, and finally said: "Since you are still alive, why don't you go home?"

"Come back?" Chen Lianxiu's eyes were like knives, slashing straight at the couple in front of him, "A family that doesn't even spare the tablets of the dead?"

Hearing this, Shen Ji's expression suddenly became extremely ugly. He glared at Chen beside him, but then explained: "That's because you were disobedient and your mother was angry..."

"Who is my mother? My mother died a long time ago in Baixi Village. Even the memorial tablet was smashed and thrown away!"

"Alright, alright. I'll find someone to make an offering later," Chen Ji waved his hand. "Stop making trouble. Are you going to come and accuse us of something in the middle of the night?"

Chen Lianxiu sneered, "How dare I? Back then, Chen secretly ordered Nanny Song to kill me. From the time I escaped until now, have I ever said anything?"

Shen Ji was stunned, obviously not understanding what she was saying. After he came to his senses, he murmured, "What did you say? What killed you?"

Chen Lianxiu was too lazy to pay attention to her. Chen, who had been talking the whole time, said, "So what? What do you want to do to us?"

"I don't want to do anything, but I just want to make it clear today that from now on, I will sever all ties with the Shen family. Shen Ji is no longer my father, and you are not worthy of calling yourself my mother."

Shen Lianxiu has always been gentle and soft-tempered, and has never been so fierce and decisive. These words were something Shen Ji and Chen had never thought would come out of her mouth. They hit the Shen family like a thunderclap.

Chen Ji angrily said, "Chen Lianxiu! How dare you say such outrageous words? Who in the world doesn't recognize their father?"

"And you!" Shen Ji didn't care about anything else, and pointed at Chen again, snorting and scolding her, "I know you don't like her, but the reason she has become like this is not unrelated to your failure to educate her. Our Shen family is a family of officials, and you ended up teaching her something like this. And Shen Wuyu, you spoiled her too much and caused a big mistake. It's really a misfortune for our family!"

"Okay, forget about Yu'er, but how many times have you asked about your eldest daughter since she returned to the Shen family at the age of ten? Now you come to accuse me?" Chen was naturally not an easy person to deal with, and she could not stand the mild-mannered Shen Ji talking to her like this. "Your Shen family is just a poor family, otherwise why would you be willing to marry a village woman in the first place? You relied on the money I brought in to support this family. What qualifications do you have to speak in front of me?"

Shen Ji was immediately furious and speechless. He couldn't say anything more to Chen Shi. After all, what she said was true. Finally, he calmed down and turned to Shen Lianxiu and said, "Anyway, I am your father. I will make a new tablet for your mother in a few days and take her back. You are not allowed to mention this matter again!"

"Where were you as my father when Chen forced me to marry someone else as a concubine? Where were you when she asked me to marry in her place? Where were you when she wanted to kill me? Now you are acting as my father," Chen Lianxiu said, "because of this one thing today, you are no longer my father."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left without caring about Shen Ji and Chen. Shen Ji shouted at her from behind and chased after her, but was stopped by Chen. The two of them started to pull and quarrel.

As the Shen family's gate got closer, the noise behind gradually dissipated.

Shen Lianxiu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to walk towards the door when she suddenly heard someone calling her, "Sister."

Shen Lianxiu paused, wanting to ignore it, but Shen Wuyu had already stepped forward quickly.

"Sister," Shen Wuyu called out cautiously, "I... came to apologize to you..."

Shen Lianxiu didn't say anything.

Compared to before, there was a little boy beside Shen Wuyu, snuggling up to her. She said to the child, "Call me auntie."

The child called out timidly, then took Shen Wuyu's hand and tried to pull her away. Shen Wuyu whispered a few words to him.

"Sister, I know you don't want to hear me anymore, but I have been hiding these words for several years. I originally thought that since you were gone, I would have to go to the underworld to forgive my sins in the future." Shen Wuyu sobbed a few times, "Fortunately, you are still alive. I... I don't know what I should do to make you forgive me. I just want to tell the truth, otherwise I will..."

“Is this child King Hui’s?” Shen Lianxiu interrupted Shen Wuyu and asked in a cold tone.

Shen Wuyu looked at her in surprise: "You...how do you know?"

She wanted to tell him about how she had been forced to frame Chen Lianxiu, but the matter involving King Hui was of great importance after all, so she had intended to keep it secret. Unexpectedly, Chen Lianxiu told her directly.

Chen Lianxiu did not answer, but asked: "Do you still have feelings for King Hui?"

Shen Wuyu's already fair complexion suddenly turned deathly pale, and she shook her head repeatedly: "No, I won't have any thoughts about him anymore."

She looked at Chen Lianxiu, wanting to say something but stopping herself for a moment, but fearing that Chen Lianxiu would get impatient, she had no choice but to continue, "He deceived me and abducted me to get revenge on Zhou Linjin. It was a pity that I thought he really loved me at the time, so I agreed to go with him. He had so many concubines in his house, but after I left, he became indifferent to them one by one. However, not long after, he suddenly confessed the truth to me and asked me to leave on my own. I begged him for a long time, but he still refused to let me stay."

"I had no choice but to come home, and found out I was pregnant again," Shen Wuyu bit her lower lip, feeling extremely ashamed, but she had to face herself again, "My mother first didn't let me have this child. I refused, so she asked me to go to the Duke's Mansion and accuse you of harming me. For the sake of the child, I... framed you."

Shen Lianxiu chuckled lightly, seemingly in a sarcastic tone.

Shen Wuyu didn't care and continued, "Sister, it was my fault that I hurt you. Now I finally have the chance to apologize to you in person."

"Whether to apologize or not, what's the big deal?" Chen Lianxiu said lightly, then glanced at the child. "I don't think you want to hear about Prince Hui anymore, but I have to tell you. Prince Hui has always had a woman in Chenzhou... that woman was very unfortunate. She didn't want to, but her family gave her to Prince Hui. And because she looks like you, Prince Hui has always regarded her as your substitute and doted on her."

Shen Wuyu looked at Shen Lianxiu in disbelief.

"She was different from you. She disliked King Hui, even hated him. She even aborted her six-month-old baby to provoke his anger. Just a few days ago, she couldn't bear the humiliation any longer and committed suicide. She told me all this before she died. I think you should know that this kind of person is not worth your continued thoughts."

After Shen Lianxiu finished speaking, she walked out without looking back. Shen Wuyu left her son there and went to chase her.

"Sister, sister...will you...will you forgive me?" she shouted.

Shen Lianxiu didn't answer Shen Wuyu, but she caught up with him and grabbed his arm.

She didn't want to argue anymore and was about to pry her hands apart when she suddenly heard Zhou Linjin's voice: "Ayuan, is that you?"

He was blind and walked in a hurry. His followers were still panting and had not caught up with him, so he could only guess based on the sounds.

Shen Lianxiu didn't want to answer him, and continued to rush to get rid of Shen Wuyu, but Shen Wuyu shouted to Zhou Linjin: "Brother-in-law."

Chen Lianxiu finally couldn't help herself and said, "Enough, let go. Is it really that important to you whether I forgive you or not? There's no need to lie to yourself just to find peace of mind!"

At this time, Zhou Linjin had already walked quickly forward following the sound. Chen Lianxiu just bumped into him and was supported by him in time.

Shen Wuyu started crying: "Sister, you won't forgive me, but I really know I'm wrong. Please don't treat me like you treat my parents, okay?"

Hearing this, Shen Lianxiu's eyes flashed, but she still did not respond to Shen Wuyu.

She believed that Shen Wuyu really felt guilty towards her. Shen Lianxiu had lived with Shen Wuyu since she was ten years old, and she knew her character. She was not like Chen and Shen Ji. What happened back then must have been a result of her being confused for a moment, and she wanted to keep her child too much.

But even now, Shen Lianxiu can still recall the pain that Zhou Linjin and Shen Wuyu caused her.

Perhaps when time passes a long time later, Chen Lianxiu will slowly forget those unbearable memories, but not now.

Especially since just a moment ago, she had severed all ties with Shen Wuyu's biological parents.

Chen Lianxiu quickly brushed away Zhou Linjin who was supporting her, and walked towards the carriage by herself. Without waiting for Zhou Linjin, she got on the carriage first.

After a while, Zhou Linjin also came up.