Chapter 86 Enough to drive her crazy
The Ministry of Justice prison.
Wen Lanting, disheveled and filthy, huddled in his cell, a far cry from his former dignified self.
"Mother probably doesn't know yet, but Father and brother fought to the death over a maid. Shen Lian died, Father went mad, and even the child in the maid's womb went to the underworld with her. The Shen family is on the verge of extinction."
Shen Shu smiled and recounted Tang'er's story from beginning to end.
Wen Lanting was stunned upon hearing this: "What nonsense are you talking about! How could the Duke... be with Lian'er's maid! How could he kill someone for a maid! You're lying, you're lying!"
Shen Shu remained calm, as if Wen Lanting's shock and anger were nothing to her: "My mother is already a prisoner, so why would I come here to lie to you? What I told you is all true."
Wen Lanting's eyes widened, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word. He felt a sudden dizziness.
Her Xiao'er... her Lian'er... her husband...
"Ugh! Shen Shu, you're a devil!"
Wen Lanting struggled frantically, gripping the cell bars tightly with both hands, looking increasingly disheveled.
She screamed hoarsely, "What have we, the Shen family, ever done to wrong you? Why are you treating us like this!"
Shen Shu remained calm, coldly watching Wen Lanting go mad. Only after she calmed down a little did she slowly speak.
“Mother, aren’t you the ones who have no conscience? Why did you bring me back from the countryside in the first place? Have you forgotten?”
Upon hearing this, Wen Lanting seemed to have all her strength drained away: "You knew all along, didn't you... Everything you did was to get revenge on us, wasn't it!"
Shen Shu raised her chin slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of mockery.
"Mother, isn't it too late to realize this now? You brought me back in the first place just to use me and pave the way for my brother's future. Did you ever truly consider me a member of the Shen family?"
Wen Lanting slumped to the ground, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Shen Shu... how did she find out?!
"Even if we've made that plan, so what? You're standing here perfectly fine. You have everything, you're proud of everything. What more could you want? Do you really have to drive us to the brink of despair?"
Shen Shu seemed to have heard a joke: "What's wrong with you? Hahaha."
She died such a tragic death in her previous life, yet Wen Lanting said she was perfectly fine!
Shen Shu's laughter echoed in the dark cell, carrying a hint of shrillness and determination.
“Mother, do you know that I once had a dream in which you personally sent me to that cannibalistic royal palace, where I suffered endless torment and finally died a miserable death in the woodshed? Now, I am merely letting you experience everything that happened in my dream. What’s wrong with that?”
Upon hearing this, Wen Lanting trembled, her eyes filled with terror and disbelief: "You... what did you say? Just because of a dream, you're going to treat us like this? Are you out of your mind!"
Shen Shu looked at her coldly and wiped away her tears.
“I’m not crazy, Mother. At first I didn’t believe it either, but I never expected that everything that happened later would match up with my dream. This made me have no choice but to believe it. If I don’t resist, I’m afraid I will end up like the one in my dream.”
Wen Lanting couldn't help but laugh, feeling that everything made sense now.
No wonder Shen Shu has been going against them from the moment she returned. No wonder their schemes against her have all failed, because she foresaw the future!
Wen Lanting laughed until tears almost streamed down her face: "You hate me so much, you hate the Shen family so much, but you still lost in your dream. You think you punished the Shen family, but you paid the price too, didn't you? Hahahaha..."
Wen Lanting went berserk: "How was it? Prince Cheng's methods must have been very satisfying, hahaha... So what if you killed us? Even if you killed Prince Cheng, so what? I've already defeated you once in my dreams, haven't I! Hahahaha..."
Shen Shu stood in the shadows, looking at the seemingly insane Wen Lanting: "Choose a way to die. End your own life, and you'll leave this world more cleanly."
Wen Lanting took a few steps back. Even in this situation, she still didn't want to die: "This is the Ministry of Justice prison. How dare you make a move here?"
Shen Shu sneered: "I forgot to tell Mother that the Wen family also contributed a lot to Father's killing spree this time."
“Wen Hengzhi was personally brought to the capital by my brother. It was he who went to fetch the doctor, who said that Tang’er was pregnant. That’s how Father ‘accidentally’ discovered my brother’s affair with Tang’er.”
"It's not unreasonable to say that Wen Hengzhi was acting under his mother's orders. After all, his mother had just been imprisoned when his father started having an affair with his son's maid. His mother couldn't stand it and was willing to do anything to get revenge."
Shen Shu felt that she had said enough.
Giving Wen Lanting some room for imagination is enough to drive her crazy.
Wen Lanting was in tears, his hatred almost causing him to bleed.
In this situation, even if she has no relation to Wen Hengzhi at all, Shen Shu will probably force a connection between them.
She was unwilling to accept it, so unwilling!
With red eyes, Wen Lanting shouted at Shen Shu, "You are not my biological daughter at all! If you want to know where your birth mother is, you can't kill me."
Shen Shu paused, stunned for a moment.
Has Wen Lanting gone mad on the verge of death?
But in the end, he pretended not to hear and walked out of the dark cage step by step.
"Shen Shu! Come back! Come back! You can't abandon your own mother! Come back!"
Seeing Shen Shuzhen leave, Wen Lanting collapsed to the ground in despair, muttering repeatedly, "You'll regret it, you'll definitely regret it..."
Outside the Ministry of Justice prison.
A light rain began to fall, and a constable handed Shen Shu an umbrella.
Shen Shu did not accept the offer, but instead followed closely forward.
She knew that Lin Wei had overheard her conversation with Wen Lanting.
Shen Shu deliberately made Lin Wei wait for her on the side, and also deliberately wanted him to hear what she was saying.
After hearing all this, Lin Wei knew how she had schemed against his family and what her relationship with Prince Cheng was, so he figured he would let go of her.
Lin Wei... wouldn't like the real her.
Suddenly, an umbrella landed above her, enveloping her in a dry and warm embrace.
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