Chapter 242
Shen Qingnian did not speak, but walked step by step toward the location of the Ice Palace. The closer she got, the stronger the chill emanating from the Ice Palace became.
Her heart felt as if something had gripped it, throbbing and aching. Turning her head to look at the man beside her, she saw a sharp glint in his eyes, all traces of his former gentleness gone...
The two entered the ice palace. The furnishings inside had already been cleared out, and an ice coffin was placed inside. A dozen wooden boxes were piled up in a corner of the palace.
Shen Qingnian's gaze was drawn to the ice coffin in the center, and she unconsciously walked over to it...
The ice coffin exuded a chilling aura, and the corpse lying inside was pale-faced, bearing a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to her. Upon closer inspection, the skin on the corpse's cheeks was slightly curled up, making it look somewhat strange.
"The human skin mask on the corpse's face was accidentally torn off by Yan Qing last time. Due to its age, the mask is difficult to restore. I have ordered someone to make a new one," Song Xuan said softly.
The events of that day flashed through his mind, and he was incredibly grateful that Yan Qing had discovered the clues.
Shen Qingnian was somewhat surprised: "It was Yan Qing who discovered it?"
She thought it would be the other person or someone else who discovered it, but she never expected that it was Yan Qing who noticed it.
Song Xuan smiled bitterly: "After you left, I ordered people to seal your body. Although I often come to the Ice Palace, I do not examine it closely, or rather, I dare not examine it closely."
Most of the time, he would just stand in front of the ice coffin, but that day Yan Qing went straight into the ice coffin...
A wave of guilt and remorse washed over Shen Qingnian, a remorse stronger than ever before. Her eyes stung slightly, and her voice trembled with a hint of sadness: "Your Majesty, I shouldn't have questioned you..."
She shouldn't have questioned his feelings for her, and she shouldn't have so easily assumed that he would marry another woman without any resentment after she left.
No matter how much she schemed, the other person's feelings for her remained pure and steadfast...
Shen Qingnian couldn't imagine how Song Xuan had spent the past three years, nor could she imagine how desperate and resentful he must have felt when he learned the truth.
If it were her, how furious she would be to discover that the corpse and memories she had carefully nurtured for three years were all the result of a scheme.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingnian could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down her face. She felt ashamed and regretful, and she felt that she was despicable and ugly for deceiving and using the other party for her own selfish desires.
She cast aside all the other person's pure and sincere feelings; she is a sinner...
Seeing Shen Qingnian's tears, Song Xuan gently comforted her: "Qingnian, I don't blame you. When I learned that you were still alive, I hated you, but I was more relieved."
Compared to the fact that she had actually left, he was glad that she had lied to him.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian could no longer hold back and began to sob softly.
The more the other person understands her and is considerate of her, the more guilty and despicable she feels.
Shen Qingnian cried for a long time in the Ice Palace, her eyes red and swollen, until she was finally interrupted by Jin Yi who rushed over.
Jin Yi knelt in the Ice Palace, his voice anxious: "Your Majesty, I have just received news that Deputy General Shen is on his way and will arrive in the capital in less than three days."
Jin Yi had been involved in everything concerning the Shen family. Now that Shen Zheng had returned victorious, the Shen family's power was bound to rise again. He was very worried and rushed over as soon as he heard the news.
Song Xuan's expression was somewhat cold. Shen Qingnian, whose face was covered by a veil beside him, had calmed down a bit, but her exposed watery eyes were still slightly red.
"Jin Yi, as a commander, when did you become so reckless?" Song Xuan's gaze towards Jin Yi was filled with coldness.
Jin Yi was somewhat bewildered: "Huh?"
[Song Xuan: The hole you created, you have to fix yourself...]
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