After a few days apart, Jiang's noble demeanor had vanished. Her eyelids were swollen, her face was sallow, and her lips were cracked, clearly indicating that she was not eating or sleeping well in the prison.
Seeing Jiang's pitiful state, Shen Wei felt a pang of pity, but soon another face flashed before his eyes. A face exactly like Jiang's, but with a completely different expression.
Back then, when Xue'er was hiding from the world with her two children, was she in such a sorry state?
But she is stubborn and resilient, so even if she is in a sorry state, she wouldn't easily shed a tear, right?
He owes more than just one woman.
Shen Wei coughed lightly, suppressing the chaotic emotions in his heart, and asked, "You and Butler Cheng grew up together. If it weren't for my appearance, he should be your husband, right?"
Upon suddenly hearing Shen Wei mention Steward Cheng, Jiang's mind went blank for a moment; she didn't understand what Shen Wei meant.
But after realizing what he had said, the panic that flashed across Jiang's eyes was hard to hide.
She...she was very careful, always avoiding any appearance of impropriety with Steward Cheng in the mansion. She and he only had sex once, and then never again.
The reason why she didn't get rid of Steward Cheng directly was because she was new to the General's Mansion and needed a capable person to help her devise strategies and win people's hearts.
Over time, she got used to Butler Cheng as her helper and forgot about the murder to cover it up!
Unexpectedly...
Shen Wei eventually found out about the secret she had kept for seventeen years.
Just then, Shen Wei spoke up: "Regardless of whether Jin'er, Changshu, or Qingshu are my children, I will treat them all equally and not pursue this matter any further. Consider it my way of making amends to you."
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