Chapter 181
While Shen Qingnian was looking at Song Xuan, Song Xuan was also looking at her.
Over the past three years, Shen Qingnian has changed a lot. She has completely removed the gentle mask she wore in the capital and returned to her original aloof appearance.
Because she took a traditional Chinese medicine to aid childbirth, her health has not been particularly good in recent years.
She looked a bit thinner, and her light blue robe looked somewhat loose on her. Her jet-black hair was held back by a single plain silver hairpin. Her delicate makeup had been wiped away, and although her features were still outstanding, she had lost some of her striking beauty and gained a more aloof and indifferent air.
The jasmine fragrance surrounding her was completely gone; the gentle and tender Crown Princess from three years ago was no more, replaced by Shen Qingnian, now dressed in simple, plain clothes.
This is the real her; she doesn't care about wealth or luxury, nor does she care about fine clothes. All she wants is to be with her family, even if it means living such a miserable life...
In Song Xuan's eyes, this was misery. From the Crown Princess who was surrounded by attendants and lived a life of luxury, to now living in a small house with only one candle in the room.
The palace maids who served their masters in the palace could buy a three-courtyard house after leaving the palace, but Shen Qingnian only lived in a two-courtyard house. What else could this be but misery?
She would rather suffer like this than stay by his side.
Song Xuan felt that Shen Qingnian in front of him was a stranger, and he felt incredibly complicated. The anger in his heart seemed to be blocked, with nowhere to vent it...
Especially when he saw that the other person was holding a little girl who looked very much like him, the miracle doctor once said that her belly was larger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman during her pregnancy.
The little girl's identity is self-evident.
The room was silent. The window lay on the floor, the man with a gloomy face and the woman with a guilty expression were all silent for a moment. Only the faint fragrance of jasmine blossoms wafted from outside the wall.
Granny Chen dared not speak. The chilling aura and oppressive presence emanating from Song Xuan were simply too strong; it was a miracle she hadn't run away.
Just then, a soft, sweet voice rang out, breaking the tense and somewhat eerie atmosphere in the room: "Xiao Qing, what are you doing at my house?!"
The little girl's tone was tinged with surprise and delight.
Song Xuan's attention was drawn to Shen Xi's soft, white face. His thoughts were in turmoil, and his emotions were gradually replaced by bitterness and distress.
He looked at Shen Qingnian, his eyes reddening, his voice hoarse yet cold: "Shen Qingnian, you deceived the emperor, faked your death, and left the palace. What is your punishment?"
Shen Qingnian's heart was racing, but she quickly calmed down.
She instructed Granny Chen, "Take Xiao Xi out first."
Xiao Shenxi didn't want to leave, but she could tell that the situation was a bit off, so she obediently went out first.
The bodyguard beside Song Xuan also stepped out on his own initiative. He originally wanted to take Xiao Yanqing with him, but Xiao Yanqing clung tightly to Song Xuan's collar, her little face full of determination.
He didn't want to leave; he wanted to keep an eye on his mother.
So, only Song Xuan, Shen Qingnian, and Xiao Yanqing remained in the room.
Shen Qingnian couldn't help but look at Xiao Yanqing. The little guy looked so much like her. No wonder Granny Chen was so nervous earlier.
"Mother, Mother..." Little Yanqing couldn't help but speak up when she saw her mother looking at her.
The next moment, his mouth was stopped by his father's large hand.
Song Xuan's voice rang out: "Shen Qingnian, if you return to the capital with me, I may spare your life."
Whatever her reason, she had to go back with him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
