"You're talking nonsense!" Zhu Nengwen said, his face ashen, "I have always been brotherly and respectful to my elder brother. I would have protected him if anything; how could I have killed him? I have no grievance with Li Gui, why would I frame him?"
"Brotherly and respectful?" Su Qingyue scoffed, "Maybe that was true nine years ago. You, Zhu Nengwen, have been attending school since you were young, while your elder brother Zhu Daqi can't recognize even half a character. It's one thing that you spent a lot on the school's gifts, but after studying for nine years, you've only managed to become a Scholar, not even making it to the rank of Scholars. Your elder brother has long been blaming you for spending so much of the family's money, ridiculing you cold and hot, and yet your mother treats you like a treasure, dreaming of being the official's Mom.
