Chapter 600 - 174: Faces_4
"It’s not that," Princess Yongning frowned and said, "I’m certain, this was Li Xian’s doing. Otherwise, who else would do such a thing? But Mr. Shen," she slowly stood up straight and looked at Shen Yurong, as if trying to see into his heart, she asked, "This is your child, so why don’t I feel, not even a bit of sadness from you?"
Shen Yurong quietly watched her, and after a long silence, he said, "He’s already dead."
"But that was your child!" Princess Yongning exclaimed sharply.
She suddenly realized that from the beginning until now, whenever Shen Yurong talked about the child, whether he was analyzing Li Xian or stating the outcomes, there was not the slightest bit of grief in his expression. If he had any affection for the child, he wouldn’t be so indifferent. Even someone as ruthless as Princess Yongning had genuinely felt pain upon learning of her miscarriage.
Could it be that he didn’t feel anything at all? This was his own flesh and blood!
"Yongning," Shen Yurong looked at her, his expression still frighteningly calm, he said, "What’s done has happened, you shouldn’t keep holding onto it."
"So what then?" Princess Yongning asked, "You also think I’m wrong? I should act as if I know nothing, not seek vengeance against Li Xian, not expose him in the Golden Throne Hall, not give him the chance to reveal our relationship, not let you get dragged into this, making you get blamed, losing your official position, is that it? Is that it!"
Her words were clearly tinged with madness. And within the relentless madness, there emerged a piercing sorrow.
She knew, even though Shen Yurong hadn’t spoken, the answer must be "yes." Because to Shen Yurong, everything could be sacrificed. This was evident from the very moment Princess Yongning became pregnant, and Shen Yurong’s first thought was to not want the child. Or even earlier, from the fact that he knew everything she had done to Xue Fangfei, yet he remained indifferent, watching coldly from the sidelines.
She knew she couldn’t turn back, but Princess Yongning didn’t want to turn back either. Looking back now, she realized that many times, she had clearly seen that Shen Yurong’s treatment of her wasn’t sincere. But she loved Shen Yurong, obsessively so, and would do anything to have him. Whether he was sincere or pretending didn’t seem to matter.