She was lost in a beautiful dream she never dared to imagine, filled with deep affection, wishing she could lay her heart out and offer it to him.
But now Xue Shen is telling her that it's all fake.
All those vows of eternal love were just fleeting moments, and Prince Chen didn't care at all about the illegitimate son born to a woman who wasn't even considered a concubine.
She was able to get pregnant because Chen Wang was too eager that night and forgot to bring the "entertainment" wine.
Liu closed her eyes in embarrassment, but could not stop the tears from streaming down her face.
Xue Shen, however, seemed oblivious to her pain and torment, his tone cold and blunt: "He took a liking to you because you were inconspicuous in the manor and could be his 'eyes' in the Qin Prince's manor. He could have a beauty in his arms and make you wholeheartedly serve him, so he would lose nothing. He has many 'eyes' like you."
"As for me... I'm telling you all this not so that you'll die knowing the truth, but to give you a chance to take revenge."
Xue Shen pointed to the dead infant still lying on the bed: "Either way, we're facing certain death. Why not avenge him before we die? What do you say?"
Lady Liu understood his meaning and gave a bitter laugh: "My humble status is enough to allow two princes to take turns using me."
Xue Shen remained expressionless: "If you wish, someone will escort you away tonight, and someone will teach you what to do."
Liu remained silent.
She glanced sideways at the dead infant wrapped in cloth beside the bed, struggled to sit up, and lifted the cloth to reveal the fetus still stained with blood.
As if afraid of startling a child, she gently touched the baby's cheek with her fingertips. The touch was cold and stiff. Tears fell one by one. She held the stillborn baby in her arms and said bitterly, "I will listen to the prince."
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