Sheng Li ended up chuckling while hearing Jian Guozhi's words. He also wanted to punish his First Brother, but his one-act vanquished the anger of Sheng Li.
"Are we again on the same topic?" Sheng Li asked Jian Guozhi. "Indeed, she tortured me to death, but this made me stronger. You were a mere kid at that time, so you thought what your environment made you think," Sheng Li deduced. He would not deny that Weng Wei's odd behavior to him awakened the spirit inside him to be stronger. To surpass everyone around him.
"Brother Nianzu's mother unexpectedly committed a grave crime. I don't know what will happen to Brother Nianzu upon finding out what his mother did. I hid the truth from everyone the last time when she almost committed treason," Sheng Li stated. He felt terrible, though he did not let it show on his face.
"Brother Sheng respected Empress Dowager a lot. It must be tough to punish her," Jian Guozhi opined.
2/5 chapters of Mass release