Shen Ning's eyelashes trembled again.
"You mean, the imperial doctor tampered with the medicine he gave you?"
Mo Chuan shook his head in pain: "It's not the imperial doctor, but... the queen mother."
He struggled to utter two words, and his clenched fists helplessly loosened his hands, filled with anger that had no way to vent.
"It turns out to be the Queen Mother." Shen Ning was surprised at first, then nodded clearly.
She should have been able to imagine that although Empress Dowager Zhou was lingering on the bedside and saw her only son deeply missed and terminally ill, all she could think of was leaving a descendant for her son. There was no doubt that the palace maid was also arranged by Empress Dowager Zhou.
Otherwise, even Su Jin would not know that the palace maid was pregnant, but Queen Mother Zhou would have known about it for a long time.
"Ning'er, a big mistake has been made and nothing can be undone. I know I shouldn't come to see you again, but I can't come. I have to confess to you. You said that no matter what happens, you will never come back." Will you leave me? Does this sentence still count now?" Mo Chuan endured the pain in his heart and raised his head to look at her brightly.
Shen Ning lowered her long eyelashes and said nothing.
Haha, some things really can't be said enough.
Isn’t it a slap in the face now
Slap yourself in the face!
She curled her lips and smiled sarcastically.
"Ning'er, are you leaving me?"
Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Mo Chuan's heart sank a little bit.
Before coming, he still had a glimmer of hope.
But seeing her calm face, he knew that this hope had also turned into nothing.
Yes, he shouldn't expect too much. He shouldn't expect that she can forgive him and continue to stay by his side after such a thing happened.
He once swore an oath, but he broke his oath with his own hands. What qualifications did he have to ask her to abide by her oath
Mo Chuan turned around heavily and walked toward the door step by step. He stopped silently when he came, but at this moment, every step he took seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
A voice shouted in the bottom of my heart:
"As long as you walk out of this door, you will lose her forever!"
He suddenly turned around, his eyes bloodshot and his voice hoarse:
"Ning'er, can you forgive me this time?"
Shen Ning raised her eyes and smiled slightly: "Mo Chuan, I can forgive you."
Mo Chuan was overjoyed, but before his smile could bloom on his face, he heard her voice continue:
"But I can't stay with you now. I don't have the broad mind to watch the birth of your child with another woman. I'm sorry, Mo Chuan, I don't have the courage."
She spoke very frankly, with clear eyes, but he saw a trace of pain that could not be concealed in her eyes.
Mo Chuan's heart sank again.
He nodded silently, turned around slowly, and walked out of her sight step by step.
*
Preparations for Mo Chuan and Jiang Yuwan's wedding were in full swing, and the entire capital was busy preparing for the emperor's wedding.
But Shen Ning stayed in the house all day doing nothing.
She couldn't bring herself to do anything, and she felt miserable every day.
Qi Yanyu still came to see her every day. He seemed to have endless energy and vitality, and he brought sunshine and laughter every time he came.
But even his vitality couldn't bring her any warmth.
She wrapped herself up like a silkworm chrysalis. She didn't go out, play, or hunt. Even Shen Ling'er couldn't inspire her energy.
Qi Yanyu really had nothing to do with her.