Chu was determined to rebuild Yanyu Tower, but she could never forgive herself for her mistake.
The death of General Chu and the leg injury of his elder brother became an eternal knot in the Chu family's heart.
If it weren't for the intelligence failure, how could my father have developed a hidden illness? How could he have died in battle against a small Japanese pirate country several years ago?
If it weren't for the intelligence failure, how could my elder brother have become crippled and despondent, spending his days listlessly in the mansion?
If the intelligence hadn't been wrong, how could tens of thousands of soldiers of the Chu family army have died in vain?
Although her father told her that victory and defeat are common occurrences in war and that these were not solely her fault, she could never forgive herself and could not resolve the knot in her heart.
"Little sister, what exactly happened? How come your third brother knows but I don't?"
Judging from Chu Shi's expression, Chu Xiuyuan knew that the matter must be very serious.
"Third brother, could you please take second brother to find eldest brother and tell them about the Misty Rain Pavilion?"
I'm going to check on my mother, and I'll apologize to my elder brother later!
Chu took a deep breath and finally decided to tell her eldest and second brothers the truth!
"Okay!" Chu Yunzhou said, pulling Chu Xiuyuan along as they left the room.
"Hey? What are you two up to? Does your sister have some secret that you know but I don't?"
"I only found out about this by overhearing a conversation between my father and sister!"
"What's going on? Why are you being so secretive? Why do you need to talk to your older brother? The way he looks..."
"This matter is closely related to my elder brother. Don't worry about anything else for now. Let me tell you, if my elder brother blames Lan'er later, you'll have to help persuade him..."
"What exactly happened?"
"Stop asking, just go..."
"..."
As Chu watched her two older brothers whispering as they walked away, a bitter smile appeared on her lips.
She walked towards Old Madam Chu's room.
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