Upon seeing their questioning looks, the old lady immediately lowered her head and choked back tears, saying, "I've been with the Shen family for decades, serving my husband and taking care of the children with all my heart. After my husband died, I rarely got involved in family matters anymore."
The old woman, clutching her chest with deep sorrow, said, "I know who I am. My children are all grown up and rarely listen to this old woman anymore."
“Huai’an’s father and third son have never treated me as their mother. People say that one can enjoy their old age surrounded by children and grandchildren, but what kind of old age am I enjoying?”
“I’m just a woman, I have no say in this family. Huai’an and Taimin are both my children, how can I not be heartbroken after something like this happened?”
The sorrowful expression on her face as she spoke each word was truly heartbreaking.
But she can't deny the responsibility for how her son and grandson have ended up like this.
"Taemin and Huai'an's relationship isn't as good as it used to be, but I don't know how it got like this." The old lady clutched her chest, looking like she couldn't breathe.
The old housekeeper quickly whispered to her not to be sad or nervous.
After a long while, she calmed down her excited emotions with tears in her eyes.
"I'm getting old, ma'am, and I can't get so emotional anymore. I hope you uncles can understand."
The old lady dismissed Shen Taimin with just a few words, acting as if she had nothing to do with him at all.
She managed to absolve herself of all responsibility.
But she was the one who started all of this.
It was she who handed that confidential document to Shen Taimin, and it was she who, through both overt and covert means, fueled the fire, causing Shen Taimin to cause trouble at the family ancestral hall.
The old lady's greatest skill over the years has been showing weakness and playing the victim.
She simply disliked Shen Huai'an, which is why she hid behind the scenes and manipulated everything.
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