sjar Chapter 403 What does it mean to know?
Chapter 403 What does it mean to know?
"Inappropriate? What's inappropriate about it?" Xie Nanyuan said quickly, "This is a matter between you and me. As long as we are in love, who else has the right to interfere?"
"Don't ask anymore. If it's not suitable, it's not suitable." Shen Qionghua said.
Although she felt very sad, love was not everything for a person. She was not willing to confine herself to a small space for the so-called love, nor was she willing to repeat the possibility of her previous life for the so-called love.
People's hearts are never worth taking gambles on.
Seeing Shen Qionghua's awkward expression, Xie Nanyuan was inevitably hurt, and his expression inevitably showed a bit of anxiety. "If you have any problems, just tell us and we can solve them together. Or do you have any concerns?"
"We've known each other for so long, do you still have doubts about me?"
Xie Nanyuan kept on talking, completely losing his usual taciturn self.
Shen Qionghua was helpless under his pestering, and finally gave in and said, "Between us, your identity is the biggest problem."
Xie Nanyuan got the answer, but became even more confused.
Now that the words were out, Shen Qionghua simply said, "You are a prince, and in the future you may even become a crown prince or an emperor. As for me, I cannot and do not want to be trapped in the small plot of land in the backyard forever."
"Besides, after what happened with Prince An, I still have doubts in my heart, and these doubts will stay with me for the rest of my life."
Xie Nanyuan frowned, "You mean..."
"I can't trust another person the same way I trust A Niang and A Yi, especially since this person's status is far above mine and above the Shen family."
"If I were to be with you, I wouldn't be able to give my whole heart to you. The rest of my life is too long, and people's hearts are fickle. No one knows what the future will hold."
"In the past, Prince An was just a prince. He plotted against the Shen family, and I could still join forces with you to fight him. But if you ascend to the throne in the future, once I stand on the opposite side of you, no matter how much I resist, I will not be able to escape your control."
"Compared to marrying a young man from the capital, marrying you makes me more uneasy."
"This is destined. Even if we are together, I will always leave room for you. I can't trust you 100% like other couples."
"Do you still want to marry me like this?"
"Why don't we just be partners? At least this kind of relationship will make me trust you more and be stronger than being married."
"What's more..." Shen Qionghua smiled lightly, "If the emperor appoints you as the crown prince, your crown princess will definitely be a lady from a noble family. The emperor will not allow you to marry me, and I... don't want to be a concubine."
After Shen Qionghua finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.
After a long while, Xie Nanyuan finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse, "So, this is why you have always rejected me?"
"You think you can't trust me 100%, do you think I would let you be my concubine?"
For some reason, Shen Qionghua seemed to sense a hint of sadness from the aura that suddenly dropped around him.
Even so, she nodded firmly, "Yes."
After that, there was another long silence.
Just when Shen Qionghua thought Xie Nanyuan was going to get angry, a big hand touched the top of her head, gently and softly, as if afraid of hurting her.
Shen Qionghua heard Xie Nanyuan say, "I understand. I'm leaving now. You... have a good rest."
The warm big hand moved away, and the next moment, the figure disappeared from sight.
The curtains fell, and a few strands of cold air sneaked in from the edge of the gap, making Shen Qionghua shiver.
She reached out and gently stroked her face, frowning as she thought about what Xie Nanyuan had just said.
Got it...what does it mean?
Are you ready to withdraw your thoughts?
That's pretty good.
Being friends is not bad either.
Shen Qionghua thought about it, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but she herself did not even notice the loneliness in her eyes.
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Since Xie Nanyuan went back that night, he never came to the Shen Mansion again.
The next night, Shen Qionghua couldn't sleep.
The third day was the day when everyone in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion would be beheaded. Shen Qionghua got up early in the morning, washed and dressed, and took Lin Wanru and Shen Yi to the execution ground.
Shen Qionghua decided to take his family to the execution ground, and he naturally had a purpose.
Isn’t it true that Earl Yongning still harbors evil intentions towards A Niang?
Isn't it the case that things have come to this point and you are about to go to the guillotine, yet you are still dreaming of being able to be husband and wife with your mother in the underworld after death?
So she just wanted to let Earl Yongning see her mother when he was in the most miserable and destitute state, and see that her mother was alive and well, so as to put an end to his shameless thoughts.
Let him die with his eyes wide open.
This is the best revenge for him.
When the group arrived at the execution ground, Earl Yongning and his entourage had already been pressed down, and a circle of people surrounded the execution ground.
Because the crime of the Yongning Earl's Mansion was treason and conspiracy, which aroused the outrage of both humans and gods, many people threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at them during the escort, so they all looked very embarrassed.
Even so, Shen Qionghua saw Earl Yongning and Zhou Jinlin kneeling in the middle at a glance.
The two of them had long lost their previous arrogance. Now they were just rats that everyone wanted to kill and ridicule.
Shen Qionghua had the servants in the mansion take a seat early in the morning, at the front of the crowd. She wanted to clearly appreciate the expression of Earl Yongning to comfort her father's spirit in heaven.
The time was almost up. When Shen Qionghua and Lin Wanru walked to the front of the crowd, the sign behind Earl Yongning was thrown to the ground, and his head was pressed onto the guillotine.
Coincidentally, as if sensing something, Earl Yongning looked towards where Lin Wanru was.
With just one glance, his pupils trembled and his lips moved, "Ru——"
Before he could utter the word "son", the beheading sword had already fallen.
"Pfft-"
Blood splattered.
That day, the blood of everyone in Yongning Marquis's Mansion dyed the ground of the execution ground red.