Xu was also startled by Zhao Haijun's appearance, but she still gritted her teeth and pulled Shen Yuanlin out of his arms, and then stayed as far away as possible.
Shen Zhonglei stepped forward and felt Zhao Haijun's breath, his brows furrowed even more.
Although he had already made up his mind that Zhao Haijun would not be left alive.
But watching Xu kill people in front of him was another matter.
"Xu Yurou, you and I have been married for more than ten years, but I have never found you to be such a cruel and ruthless person."
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Xu Yurou was only focused on snatching her son. Now she noticed Shen Zhonglei's words and was shocked, "You mean I killed Zhao Haijun? How is it possible! If I have such a
Will you still let him appear in front of the master?"
"Still pretending? You really think I'm a fool! Do you think I don't know that you gave Lao Dao money to take Zhao Haijun's life?" Shen Zhonglei snorted coldly, "It's just that I didn't expect you to be like this.
If you can’t hire a murderer to kill someone, then you’ll do it yourself, right?”
"No, I..." Mrs. Xu opened her mouth to explain, but was quickly discouraged.
She sat on the ground against the wall, hugged Shen Yuanlin a little tighter to her, and suddenly laughed softly: "Oh, you have already decided in your heart that I am such a person, it's useless for me to say anything, right?
"It's good that you know." Although Shen Zhonglei was not satisfied with Xu's attitude, he was too lazy to talk to her anymore. He was thinking about how he should explain to the people in Prince Rui's palace now that Zhao Haijun is dead.
But I heard Mrs. Xu say: "Outsiders think that I married well, and my husband is gentle and polite, and they respect me very much, but they have no idea how hard I have suffered these years."
"Are you miserable?" Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but turn around and said, "Although I had not yet achieved fame when you married in, my Shen family is not a poor family that doesn't have enough to eat. How can the food and clothing expenses be short of yours?
"After I came to Yongzhou Mansion, I put the entire family in your charge. Over the years, you have subsidized my parents' family, but I have always turned a blind eye. You are still not satisfied..."
"Do you think what I want is money? What I want is your heart!" Mrs. Xu suddenly interrupted Shen Zhonglei in a sharp voice, "I have been married to you for more than ten years, and your heart has never been on me!
"Although I am a step-brother, I was just a young lady when I married you. I also look forward to being able to fall in love with my husband!
"But what about you? All you think about is your dead wife! Even the words you call in your dreams are her maiden name!
"Obviously I am also your wife, but when you get along with me, it seems like you are forcing yourself to complete the task.
"At the beginning, I comforted myself in my heart, thinking that you are a man who values love and justice. As long as I treat you well, sooner or later you will let go of the memory of your deceased wife and focus on me.
"More than ten years! Even a stone should be warm, right? But what about you? Your heart is still cold! It will always be cold!
The more Ms. Xu spoke, the more excited she became, and the louder she spoke, the louder she became. In the end, she was screaming heart-breakingly.
At this time, she stopped calling him "Master" and called him by his first name: "Shen Zhonglei, aren't you tired of being that forgiving and kind person on weekdays? I'm afraid you've been pretending for so long that you've even been deceived, right?
"Look carefully at your own heart! You are a cold-hearted person at heart! Except for your mother and yourself, there is no one in your heart!"
"Am I cold-hearted? If I were really like this, I should have taken back your right to be a housekeeper when you gave money to your parents' family behind my back.
"When your natal brother and nephew caused me so much trouble, I shouldn't have allowed you to continue to associate with your natal family..."
"Ha!" Mrs. Xu sneered and interrupted Shen Zhonglei, "Do you really think this is your love for me? Don't you understand yet? Everything you do is just to impress yourself.
"Do you know that when I first did these things behind your back, I even secretly hoped that I would be discovered by you and scolded by you?
"But after you found out, you turned a blind eye and didn't even bother to pay attention to it.
"As time went by, I learned not to expect too much. But since I can't get your heart, it would be good to have more money, right?
"Don't talk about it from afar, just talk about it in front of you. I did do something sorry for you back then. If you are angry in your heart, just take it out on me. Even if you beat me to death or put me in a pig cage, I will have nothing to say.
"But this child, Lin'er, is the child you have watched grow up and loved for ten years. He is still so young. Do you have to be so cruel, point things out in person, and stimulate the child to this extent?"
Shen Zhonglei was so angry that his hands were shaking because of Xu's big statement.
"I was trying to save face for you, but now it's become evidence of my cold-bloodedness? You really know how to file a complaint first!
"Is it wrong to let you help your parents' family? If I were to control you and not allow you to give money to your parents' family, you would probably say that I am stingy again!
"This is really a crime that you want to inflict, so why bother!"
Just as Mrs. Xu was about to say more, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. Old Mrs. Shen walked in with a sullen face, slapped Mrs. Xu in the face and spat: "I think you are not cruel, but too soft-hearted."
Yeah! When I found out that you were unruly and let him raise other people's children for more than ten years, I should have just strangled you to death..."
The old lady slapped her with all her strength, causing Xu to fall to the ground. Blood oozed from the corners of her mouth, and her cheeks were visibly red and swollen.
"Mom, why are you here?" Shen Zhonglei didn't expect the old lady to come, and he didn't know how much she heard outside. He quickly stepped forward to hold her arm and seated her aside.
Old Mrs. Shen glanced at Zhao Haijun, who was already cold on the ground, and said, "The adulterer is already dead, is this adulterer and evil son still alive for the New Year?"
Xu was shocked when he heard this, hugged Shen Yuanlin tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "You, what do you want to do? I tell you, don't mess around.
"I, I have already sent someone out of the house. If Lin'er and I have a problem, that person will tell Shen Zhonglei that he has been a cuckold for more than ten years and raised a son for others!
"Old lady, if you don't want Shen Zhonglei to be embarrassed and want him to continue serving as an official with a clean reputation, you'd better let me leave with Lin'er.
"I promise that from now on we will keep our names anonymous and never appear in front of the Shen family again, and no one will know about this.
"Otherwise, don't blame me for not remembering the love we have had as husband and wife for so many years!"
"Love between husband and wife?" Shen Zhonglei almost laughed angrily at her last sentence, "I'm afraid there has never been such a thing between you and me!"
But he was also really afraid that Mrs. Xu would be shameless and make himself a laughing stock in the world regardless of her.
Mrs. Shen, however, was not threatened by Mrs. Xu at all. She only glanced at her coldly and let out a disdainful snort.