She raised her head, her face streaked with tears, her eyes filled with pain and regret: "I am her mother, I am Feng Axiu! I didn't die of illness back then. It was Su Laoda and Zheng Yue'e who conspired to harm me. They drugged me and lied to the outside world that I had died suddenly, but in reality, they abandoned me in the wilderness! I survived by sheer luck, but I dared not go back. I could only pretend to be crazy and stay in town, secretly watching over my daughter..."
Speaking of Su Laoda, her eyes instantly turned venomous, and her voice became shrill: "Su Laoda, you beast! I was blind to marry you! To marry Zheng Yue'e and to seize my family's dowry, you cruelly harmed me! Not only did you harm me, but you also condoned their bullying of my daughter. You deserve to die a horrible death!"
Seeing her heartbroken appearance, Shen Qingtang felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
It turns out that Feng Axiu is Su Lingwei's biological mother.
The supposed "death from illness" back then was actually a meticulously planned conspiracy.
Behind this, Su Laoda and Zheng Yue'e, and even the entire Su family, are all implicated.
After calming down a bit, Feng Axiu pulled Shen Qingtang to a quiet corner of the street. All the madness and vulnerability had faded from her eyes, leaving only a calm that had seen many hardships.
She took a deep breath and slowly opened her mouth, revealing a secret that had been hidden for many years: "Actually, I am not an ordinary woman, but come from a secluded matriarchal family. Our family has lived in the deep mountains of the southwest for generations. Women are the most respected in the family. Power and inheritance are controlled by women, and men are only auxiliary. It can be considered a small 'female-dominated country'."
Shen Qingtang was shocked, never expecting that Su Lingwei's mother had such a special background.
"Women in our clan are born to participate in the power struggle, and the more outstanding a woman is, the more easily she is drawn into conflict." Feng Axiu's gaze drifted into the distance, carrying a hint of weariness. "Since childhood, I have been indifferent to power and have never liked to fight for it. I only wish to live a peaceful life. But I am exceptionally talented and highly regarded by the elders of the clan, which has aroused the jealousy of my own sister. She is ambitious and wants to control the entire clan. She sees me as a thorn in her side and has repeatedly plotted to frame me."
At this point, her voice turned cold: "Later, taking advantage of the chaos of the power transition in the clan, she secretly poisoned me with a slow-acting poison, trying to get rid of me without anyone noticing. When I found out, I knew that staying in the clan would mean certain death, so I took advantage of an opportunity to go out, and with the keepsake my mother left me and some savings, I secretly escaped."
After escaping her family, Feng Axiu went into hiding under an assumed name.
After many twists and turns, she arrived here and met Boss Su, who had been deeply in love with her back then. "He was extremely good to me at that time, gentle and considerate, taking care of me in every way, making me think that I had found someone I could rely on."
A hint of self-mockery flashed in Feng Axiu's eyes. "I thought that by staying away from the family strife, I could live a peaceful life, so I let down all my guard, married him, and even gave birth to Lingwei. I even secretly gave him a lot of the wealth I brought from the family and helped him manage the Su family's business, which gradually made things better for him."
But she never expected that her sincere feelings would be met with betrayal. "My faked death back then wasn't entirely because of Boss Su and Zheng Yue'e."
Feng Axiu's voice was tinged with bitterness. "Back then, the people my sister sent tracked me down here. In order to avoid being hunted down and to protect Ling Wei, I had no choice but to fake my death and escape. I thought that Boss Su was very kind to me and would take good care of our daughter. I thought I would come back and reunite with them after things had calmed down."
Speaking of Zheng Yue'e, her eyes instantly turned venomous: "But I never expected that not long after I 'died,' Boss Su would be so eager to marry Zheng Yue'e, the maid who used to be by my side and whom I treated well! What chills me to the bone is that after Zheng Yue'e entered the family, she treated Ling Wei badly in every way, treating her like a thorn in her side, while Boss Su turned a blind eye to it all, and even neglected his own daughter in order to please his new wife!"
She clenched her fists.
Her nails dug deep into her palms, her voice filled with regret and anger: "I hid in the shadows, watching Ling Wei being bullied, watching her suffer so much at such a young age, but I dared not show myself. I was afraid my identity would be exposed, attracting the pursuit of my family, and even more afraid of implicating Ling Wei. All these years, I could only pretend to be crazy, stay by her side, watch her grow up little by little, watch her suffer, but I could do nothing..."
Tears streamed down her face again, and Feng Axiu's voice was filled with endless sorrow: "I hate Boss Su's betrayal, I hate Zheng Yue'e's wickedness, and I hate my own incompetence even more. If I hadn't run away back then, if I hadn't trusted others so easily, Ling Wei wouldn't have suffered so much..."
Seeing her sorrowful appearance, Shen Qingtang felt a heavy weight rise in her heart.
It turns out that behind Feng Axiu lies such a complex family feud and betrayal.
Because of this secret, Su Lingwei's background has become increasingly complicated.
As Feng Axiu recounted the suffering her daughter had endured, tears streamed down her face, her voice choked with sobs: "Back then, I hid not only because I was afraid of Boss Su and Zheng Yue'e, but also because I was afraid my family would find this place. My sister is ruthless; to eliminate any future threats, she would definitely send people to track me down. If she discovers Ling Wei, my daughter..."
She dared not think any further, her whole body trembling slightly.
Seeing this, Shen Qingtang gently patted her shoulder, her tone firm: "Don't worry, with me here, I won't let anyone hurt Ling Wei. You can continue to pretend to be crazy and stay in town. This way, you can secretly protect Ling Wei and avoid your sister's investigation. Ling Wei is now my second sister-in-law, a member of the Shen family, and I will never let her suffer any more grievances."
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