Chapter 228
Looking at the beef in the bowl, Song Xuan's cold expression faded, replaced by a gentler one. He looked at Shen Qingnian and asked, "How is the Golden Palace?"
“Your Majesty, the Golden Palace is very well,” Shen Qingnian replied with her eyes lowered. Her expression was not obedient, but rather indifferent.
Since she discovered last time that the other party didn't like her obedient nature, she stopped pretending.
Upon hearing her reply, Song Xuan's dark eyes lit up, and he said directly, "This golden palace was built especially for you and Xiao Xi."
His words were a clear message to Shen Qingnian: he was seeking reconciliation and wanted to make peace.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian's heart pounded faster, and a sense of unreality washed over her. She couldn't help but look at the man, her voice tinged with restraint: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"
She dared not hope that the other party would forgive her without any resentment.
Three years ago, she schemed against him in every way; no one could forgive such a person. But after he found her, the change in his attitude towards her made her think ridiculously...
Seeing Shen Qingnian's expression, Song Xuan stood up from his chair.
The two were originally standing and sitting, and although they were next to each other, they were not very close due to the height difference. But now that Song Xuan suddenly stood up, the distance between them suddenly closed.
Shen Qingnian could even smell the faint scent of ambergris incense. She instinctively wanted to back away, but the other party grabbed her wrist.
The man's palm was warm, and that warmth spread from her wrist to the tip of her heart, making her feel hot.
Song Xuan's dark eyes locked onto the woman in front of him, his voice tinged with resentment: "After discovering that you had faked your death, anger almost tore me apart. But after meeting you in Jiangnan, that anger turned into resentment."
You lied to me, you schemed against me, I should have killed you, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. After seeing that the secret guards had uncovered all your information, I saw another side of you, and at the same time, I was relieved to have an excuse to let go.
In addition to resentment, Song Xuan's tone also carried a hint of sadness, and his eyes were slightly red, the redness spreading to the depths of his eyes.
He stared intently at Shen Qingnian and said, "After you used me, you said you were in the shadows and didn't deserve me. But you've already dragged me into this mess. How can I be the same as before? And what right do you have to say such things?"
Three years ago, he was no longer himself. He never wanted to experience or have those days trapped in regret and the past again.
Shen Qingnian's face turned pale, and her heart was pounding. Before the other person said those words, she never knew that the other person would think this way.
She used to feel unworthy and incapable of standing on his side. In her thinking, she believed that he would be incredibly angry when the truth was revealed, but she overlooked his feelings for her...
"I...I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Tears welled up in Shen Qingnian's eyes, and she felt a pang of pain in her heart. At this moment, she could do nothing but apologize.
It was her scheming that caused the other party's personality to change drastically; it was all her fault.
Seeing Shen Qingnian's remorse, Song Xuan asked softly, "Shen Qingnian, do you have any conscience?"
"Yes, I have some," Shen Qingnian said, tears streaming down her face, her expression sorrowful yet certain.
After everything she'd been through, she finally confessed: "If I hadn't meant it, I wouldn't have taken the wood carving, nor would I have told Xiaoxi that her father was a good person. Countless times in the dead of night, my dreams are filled with guilt towards you and Yan Qing. As for our relationship, I've never dared to think too deeply about it..."
These words had always been kept to herself; she never imagined that one day she would say them aloud.
The gloom in Song Xuan's eyes dissipated. He released his grip on Shen Qingnian's hand and said coldly, "These are not your faults. It's all Shen Zheng's fault."
If it weren't for Shen Zheng, Qing Nian wouldn't have been forced into this situation.
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