Chapter 587 - 172 Commoner
"You are the child’s father, you know it better than anyone else,"
As soon as these words were uttered, the entire court was shocked!
Shen Yurong? Princess Yongning? How did these two come to be involved with one another?
Prince Cheng’s mind was in turmoil. He angrily said, "Li Xian, you cannot speak carelessly like this!" Although he too sheltered the Li Family and did not wish to create tension with them, it did not mean the Li Family could reveal Yongning’s secrets here. If Yongning were to become known as someone who did not respect herself, someone who was involved with another before marriage, then even his own reputation would be tarnished.
The Li Family was not a rash one, so why would they engage in such a public spectacle of mutual disgrace with Princess Yongning in the Golden Throne Hall today?
However, Li Xian knew clearly in his heart that no matter what, Princess Yongning had revealed his affairs. If he did not retaliate, everyone in the world would probably believe Princess Yongning’s words, and the Li Family would become a laughingstock. If she had started it, he was not afraid to finish it. The world’s tolerance for his actions would probably be higher than for those of Princess Yongning.
And there was Shen Yurong, who had been standing in the crowd all this time, practicing self-preservation to perfection, as if the flames could not touch him. Thus, he remained an onlooker. But why, why should the Li Family raise Shen Yurong’s bastard child? The Li Family was not such a fool. All of this began with Shen Yurong. If Princess Yongning had not become pregnant with Shen Yurong’s child and had not needed to protect the child, why would Empress Dowager Liu have pleaded with the Empress Dowager to grant an early marriage, causing the Li Family such a catastrophe?