Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

Hearing this, the three of them breathed out almost at the same time.

"I have sworn a long time ago that I will never interfere in the affairs of the temple. It is only because General Wen has been kind to me that I am here to help him bring up his descendants."

Sun Liansheng said to himself, then stretched out his hand and patted Shen Luochen on the shoulder.

"As long as you don't harm General Wen, I won't care about the Shen family's grudges."

Shen Luochen nodded almost immediately and said in a deep voice:

"Senior, don't worry. General Zhenyuan is highly respected, and juniors also respect him very much. He will never do anything to disgrace General Wen."

When Sun Liansheng held the Qingshuang Sword and walked past the two of them, his eyes paused for a moment, then he shook his head slightly and said with a smile:

"I didn't expect that the orphan of the Shen family has now become the son-in-law of the Wen family. It's really interesting..."

He seemed to be simply expressing emotion and had no other meaning.

Unexpectedly, the crisis of identity exposure would be solved in such a calm way. The three of them were a little surprised.

Seeing Sun Liansheng about to walk out the door, Su Liu suddenly realized and chased after him.

"Master Sun... no, Senior Sun, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

Sun Liansheng stopped, put his hands behind his back, turned his head, glanced at her lightly, and asked:

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Su Liu shook her head. She didn't catch up because of what happened just now.

"I just have something I want to ask senior about."

So the two of them walked to the back garden while talking, which was quieter and more suitable for talking.

"I heard from my father that all three brothers were taught by Senior Sun himself?"

Seeing that there seemed to be no other servants around, Su Liu asked tentatively.

"That's right." Sun Liansheng nodded without hesitation, looking quite pleased with himself.

"Then, what was the second brother like when he was learning martial arts?" Su Liu's heart moved and he asked immediately.

Wen Shiche's behavior just now was very abnormal. She suspected that it was because of something he had experienced in the past, but she couldn't ask directly, so she could only start from those people who had been in contact with him before.

"Shi Che? Why did you think of asking him?" Sun Liansheng seemed a little confused and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Well..." Su Liu rolled his eyes and thought quickly, "After all, I have just returned to the General's Mansion, and I want to know about my brothers' past affairs, so I will choose the second brother I am most familiar with first."

Hearing this, Sun Liansheng nodded, not suspicious, with a look of recollection on his face, but finally sighed.

"Shi Che, this kid, was very ambitious when he was young, and he wanted to be as powerful as his big brother."

As he spoke, he showed a mysterious smile, looked at Su Liu and said:

"You wouldn't have guessed that he was the calmest one when he was a child."

Su Liu's heart moved slightly, and she suddenly thought of Pei Xuening's previous description. Now it all matched. Wen Shiche used to be really taciturn.

Sun Liansheng seemed to be completely lost in memories, feeling quite emotional.

"Oh, I really miss that time. Of the three children, Shi Zhao was brave and cunning, Shi Ye was brave but not cunning. Only Shi Che was special. He was...scheming but not brave."

As he told it intermittently, Su Liu gradually understood.

It turns out that Wen Shiche was very hardworking back then and came to the training ground early every day. However, he was born with a relatively weak constitution and could never compare to the other two brothers. His personality was also relatively weak and he would always retreat suddenly when faced with the situation. From a certain day, he seemed to have given up on martial arts, started to indulge in poetry and wine, and traveled around all day, turning into the Wen Shiche she is familiar with now.

Su Liu couldn't help but feel a little shocked. She didn't expect Wen Shiche to have experienced this. She had always thought that his free and easy personality was innate.

"Actually, Shi Che's talent is not bad, but it's a pity that he was not willing to study hard later." Sun Liansheng sighed and shook his head, looking very regretful.

After understanding Wen Shiche's knot, Su Liu also had a direction in his heart and hurriedly thanked Sun Liansheng.

"Thank you, Senior Sun. I understand."

Sun Liansheng did not answer, but nodded slightly.

After leaving the back garden, Su Liu had been a little worried. Thinking back to what Sun Liansheng had just said, he felt a surge of pain in his heart.

Only then did she realize that she didn't know these family members that well. They also had various pasts and difficult moments.

Originally, she was planning to go directly back to her yard, but now she changed her mind and changed direction.

With her understanding of Wen Shiche, she found him in the small courtyard with a chessboard and stone table.

Seeing Su Liu come in, he hurriedly hid the scroll he was looking at behind his back.

At this moment, the gloom on his face had completely dissipated, replaced by that familiar, refreshing smile.

"Sister Liu'er, why are you here?" He greeted Su Liu nonchalantly.

"Second brother..." Su Liu's expression was a little complicated, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.

Wen Shiche's smile became gentler, as if it was about to melt into the air under the sunlight:

"What's wrong? What's bothering you?"

Su Liu shook his head, trying hard to hide his emotions and forcing out a smile.

"It's nothing." Looking at the chessboard on the table, she suddenly had an idea and pointed at it, "Why don't we play a game of chess?"

Wen Shiche was stunned for a moment, a little confused as to what she was thinking, but he nodded readily.

"Okay."

The two came to the stone table and sat cross-legged opposite each other.

This was Su Liu's first time playing chess with Wen Shiche. Wen Shiche's chess style was calm and experienced. The pieces fell very quickly, but every move he made was very cautious. Su Liu, on the other hand, was just the opposite. Her pieces fell very slowly, but she seemed a little rash, as if she didn't care about the outcome.

The two of them faced off silently, with Su Liu stealing a glance at Wen Shiche's expression from time to time, while Wen Shiche always maintained a gentle smile, as if he didn't care about the outcome of the game.

Suddenly, Su Liu shook his hand and dropped his chess piece, with a helpless smile on his face:

"Second brother, I lost."

She didn't give in deliberately, but Wen Shiche's chess skills were indeed excellent, and almost every move she made was in his calculations.

Hearing Su Liu's words, Wen Shiche was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"Winning or losing is a matter of military strategists, don't worry about it."

Su Liu nodded, and somehow his mood suddenly became much more relaxed. She looked at the chessboard on the table.

She looked at Wen Shiche again, thinking to herself, and said cautiously:

"Second brother, do you still remember what happened when you were a child?"