"Brother, you have gone to great lengths to prove that I am not your biological child, but now you are saying that you and I have different fathers and different mothers?"

Shen Yuanbai looked at Shen Yuanling with interest. He suddenly became curious about how his fourth brother, who had almost drowned in Yuhua Lake, had grown up.

Under the night sky, Shen Yuanling's brows revealed a calmness and composure that was totally inconsistent with his age.

Shen Yuanbai's eyes moved slightly when he saw this, and he became more curious.

At this time, Shen Yuanling looked up at Shen Yuanbai and said in a deep voice: "Times have changed. My brother has already firmly sat on the throne and cannot be shaken. There is no need to hide some things."

"I may not have been sure before, but since I knew that Concubine Yu was still plotting against my mother seven years after her death, it would not be a wise move to leave a false life story for my second brother."

When Shen Yuanbai heard this, his eyebrows raised. This was really beyond his expectations.

The matter of Guiqulaixiyuan could not be kept secret, but he always believed that with the love that his royal brother and the empress dowager had for Xiao Si, Xiao Si should not be made aware of this matter no matter what.

"You already know your origins?"

Shen Yuanling nodded, "If you unravel the mystery, you will know something."

"The folks in the north have long had the red thread method of reincarnation. Father had never thought of this before, but seven years after the death of Concubine Yu, he suddenly became paranoid and possessed. If you say this is not one of Concubine Yu's tricks, I don't believe it."

Shen Yuanbai's mentality is very delicate now. Now that the words have been spoken, he admitted it frankly.

"My mother has made every possible effort. This is definitely one of her creations."

"It's just that mother may not have thought that the Queen Mother would give birth to you for this reason. After all, this matter is really humiliating to the Queen Mother. I believe she must have made a great decision to keep you back then."

Shen Yuanbai spoke in a light tone, and glanced at Shen Yuanling after he finished speaking.

Shen Yuanling's heart suddenly ached when he heard this, and his thoughts were almost interrupted.

This matter is his weak spot, or rather, he always feels indebted to his mother, and he always feels guilty towards her.

But when he was confronting Shen Yuanbai, he had already built up a high level of mental defense, so after several mental fluctuations, he pulled his attention back.

Shen Yuanbai mentioned the Empress Dowager just to test him deliberately. Now that he saw that Shen Yuanling did not lose his mind because of this, he finally looked up to him in his heart.

It's true that times have changed. Even Xiao Si has become so thoughtful...

When Shen Yuanling looked up again, there was a different meaning in his eyes.

He lowered his voice and said faintly, "Second brother, everyone thinks that Concubine Yu did this to alienate Father and Mother, but is there a possibility that she really wants to reincarnate and come back?"

"After all, the number 'seven' has always had a special meaning for the deceased, doesn't it..."

The wind at the end of April blew through the canyon, making high and low humming sounds. The canyon walls in the dark night were like huge monsters staring at everything that happened here in silence.

When Jiaojiao heard this, she shuddered for no reason and felt hair on her back.

The "Immersive Talisman" was cast on Shen Yuanling, so Jiaojiao was observing the surroundings with Shen Yuanling as a reference, and she could not see Shen Yuanling's expression.

He spoke his guess about Yu Liu in a low voice. Jiao Jiao even felt that it didn't sound like Xiao Si's voice at all...

From Xiaosi's perspective, Jiaojiao saw Shen Yuanbai with a slightly stunned expression. This time he was silent for a long time.

"My mother...will not stay in this world."

Shen Yuanbai finally spoke, his tone light, as if lingering with some unspeakable emotion.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense. At this time, Shen Yuanling slowly retracted the knife in his hand and chuckled with self-mockery:

"Brother, I can't tell for a moment, whose birth is more tragic, yours or mine... But I am luckier than you."

He was lucky to have a mother and brother who loved him from the beginning.

Seeing this, Shen Yuanbai also put away his soft sword. He lowered his eyes to look at Shen Yuanling and said calmly:

"I think you and I have both wished that it would be great if we had never been born into this world."

This time, it was Shen Yuanling's turn to remain silent.

After a long while, he said softly, "My knot is untied."

Shen Yuanbai glanced at him, and only then did he see the shadow of his younger fourth brother in the person in front of him.

But in a trance, he seemed to see his former self in Xiao Si again.

He is precocious and outstanding, but he is also a deep-minded person, sinking and struggling.

"You know... there's more to it than that."

Shen Yuanbai suddenly spoke meaningfully.

He felt that with his brother the Emperor and the Empress Dowager around, the pain of his life should not have made Xiao Si's life so complicated.

Shen Yuanling slowly raised his head after hearing this. He hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Second brother, are you going to help me solve this puzzle?"

The two are brothers, but also enemies. The grudges of the previous generation lie between them, and they have fought to the death.

It was already extremely subtle that the two of them could stand together and talk peacefully at this time.

Shen Yuanbai raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "Tell me about it. Maybe I can get the answer from you."

Shen Yuanling is not the only one who is confused.

Shen Yuanling took a deep breath when he heard this. There was no way he would let his guard down against Shen Yuanbai. He always held the "rebound talisman" tightly in his sleeve, but as Shen Yuanbai said, he also wanted an answer.

"A lot of things happened in Nanli, right?"

"Obviously, before this, you and the Qiao family were already at loggerheads. How come after you came back from Nanli, you were able to have a peaceful conversation with the Qiao family?"

"I know you are smart, and you specifically asked to see Qiao Mei. You must have wanted to see Jiao Jiao because you discovered something special about her. But after the showdown, what was the reason that made you and Jiao Jiao become a delicate relationship that is neither friend nor foe?"

When Shen Yuanbai heard this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Since you are curious, why don't you ask Qiao Jiaojiao?"

Shen Yuanling groaned for a few breaths, then said frankly: "Since Jiaojiao never told me the inside story, I think she felt that it would be better for me not to know about this matter."

Shen Yuanbai chuckled when he heard this, "You really trust her. If that's the case, why are you still asking?"

Shen Yuanling chose to remain silent on this question, and Shen Yuanbai did not let him wait too long.

His eyes were gloomy, and he said meaningfully: "In this world, there are many people who will not turn back until they hit the wall."

"Xiao Si, perhaps you are destined to die on your fourth birthday."

This statement was neither a provocation nor a mockery. Shen Yuanbai simply stated what he believed to be the fact.

Shen Yuanling raised his head when he heard that. He did not argue and even showed an expression of "as expected" on his face.

"I know." Shen Yuanling spoke in a deep voice.

Shen Yuanbai's eyes flickered, and he immediately asked with interest: "You already know this? How did you know this?"