Chapter 237 Makes Me Feel Familiar
"But Ajian, it's been seven or eight years." Shen Heng didn't want to believe that the eldest brother of the Xie family would be someone who was obsessed with the good life in front of him, but the human heart was really unpredictable.
There are few people in the world who would not like this kind of wealthy life, being a high-ranking official in the current dynasty, and having a wife who is the legitimate daughter of a county magistrate.
Xie Jian said, "When Father was in trouble, my eldest brother was the family's support. He said he would find out the truth. How could he compromise so easily?"
Shen Heng understood Xie Jian's feelings and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"If Big Brother is unwilling to face reality, it's definitely not because he's obsessed with the wealth and glory in front of him. I'm worried..."
Seeing Xie Jian's heavy expression, Shen Heng asked, "What are you worried about?"
"Do you remember what my eldest brother said when we met him two years ago while visiting a grave? He was visiting the grave of a woman who had been killed in front of the Dali Temple."
Shen Heng nodded, a bad feeling flashing through her mind.
"I suspect that person is my mother." Xie Jian clenched his slightly trembling hands. He had always had this suspicion before, but he could not find anything. At the same time, he felt timid and did not dare to investigate further.
"Impossible." Chen Heng had this thought for a moment, but she really didn't want to believe it was the truth.
"The Zhuyou technique is performed every three years. When my eldest brother was seriously injured, he was cast under it. After that, he entered the Dali Temple to serve. After the accident with my wife, he recuperated for another six months. The people who placed him in the Yu Mansion said that my eldest brother must have been cast under it again at that time. I suspect that the Zhuyou technique was no longer effective at that time."
Shen Heng stared at him blankly.
If that woman was really Xie's mother, how desperate she must have felt when she chose to kill her eldest son. How painful must Xie's eldest brother be.
After a long while, Shen Heng finally found her voice: "Then, what are you going to do?"
Xie Jian remained silent for a long time, until the candlelight suddenly went out. Before he knew it, the candle had burned out. He then heard him say, "Let's replay what happened back then."
That night, Shen Heng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She only managed to sleep for a short while at dawn. When she woke up, Xie Jian had already left for his errand.
The sky is gray and it is drizzling.
"Aheng, didn't you sleep well last night?" Xia saw that her sister-in-law's eyes were a little swollen, and it was obvious that she didn't sleep well.
"Yeah." Seeing the eldest sister-in-law reminded her of the eldest brother of the Xie family. Thinking of what Xie Jian said about repeating it, Shen Heng felt that this was a bit cruel.
But there is no other way.
"It's all because of the weather." Nanny Feng, supported by Zhenzhu, went into the kitchen. "My old body has been aching these days."
Chen Heng hurriedly helped the nanny sit down and said, "How about I go to the clinic and buy you some thin black ointment. I heard it's very effective." In other words, some anti-dampness ointment.
"No need." Nanny Feng smiled and said, "Nanny Liao will come over to talk to me later and bring me some thin stickers. They're really useless. It's just like that when you get older."
"Since Madam Liao is coming, we should ask Ah Chan to buy some cakes that Madam Liao likes." Chen Heng said.
Aunt Feng nodded: "Okay."
In the following days, Chen Heng waited anxiously for news. Until July, Xie Jian still did not carry out the "repeat" incident.
Xie Jian didn't mention it these days, and Chen Heng didn't ask either. She knew that if that woman was really Xie's mother, it would be like reopening the wound for Xie Jian's eldest brother, and it would be painful for him too.
That day, when Chen Heng saw the handkerchief she had bought from Miss Min last month in the corner of her shop, she remembered that she had forgotten about it.
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