bookcurios Chapter 134 Shen Qingwan’s child is gone!
Chapter 134 Shen Qingwan’s child is gone!
As time went by, there was new progress in the matter of the prince's selection of a queen.
After the Queen found out that the daughter of the Minister of Rites was maliciously slandered, she became more fond of her.
And because of Shen Qingwan's previous unscrupulous behavior, the prince no longer had any objection to this marriage.
When this news hit Shen Qingwan's world like a heavy hammer, she felt like her world had collapsed in an instant.
The position of Crown Princess, which was once within her reach, has now become a phantom that she can never reach.
Her heart was filled with resentment and despair, and there was only one thought left in her mind: she couldn't give up so easily.
So Shen Qingwan rushed to the prince's study like a madman.
At this moment, she completely ignored her image, her hair was a little loose and her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
When she rushed into the study, the prince was sitting at his desk handling government affairs and was startled by her sudden intrusion.
As soon as Shen Qingwan saw the prince, tears burst out like a flood.
She rushed to the prince, tightly grasped his sleeves with both hands, and cried and was filled with endless anger: "Your Highness, how could you do this? How could you marry someone else as your principal wife? Do you still remember that you once promised me the position of the crown princess?"
The prince frowned. He didn't expect Shen Qingwan to make such a scene in the study so disrespectfully.
He tried to shake off Shen Qingwan's hand, but she held it too tightly. The prince said angrily, "What are you doing? How disgraceful!"
Shen Qingwan seemed not to hear the prince's scolding, and continued to cry: "Your Highness, I have paid so much for you. I have carefully served you in this prince's mansion and tried my best to please you. Everything I did was because I loved you, and it was because you gave me the hope of becoming the crown princess. But now, you want to abandon me and marry that woman. How can you be worthy of me?"
The prince's face became increasingly gloomy. He shook off Shen Qingwan's hand with force, and Shen Qingwan staggered and almost fell.
He looked at Shen Qingwan coldly, his heart full of disappointment: "Shen Qingwan, I didn't expect you to be such an unreasonable person. How can you control this prince's marriage? That is the will of my father and mother, and this prince is powerless to disobey."
Shen Qingwan's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that the prince would treat her like this.
She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Decree? Does your promise to me no longer count? You said that as long as I behave well, the position of Crown Princess will definitely be mine. How can you go back on your word like this?"
The prince looked at the hysterical woman in front of him, and any tenderness he once had for her disappeared completely.
He said in annoyance, "I did have a crush on you at first, and I said those words. But that was based on your gentleness and virtue. But look at you now. For the position of Crown Princess, you are using all means to discredit others. With such behavior, how can you be a model for the country? I have done my best for you."
Just as the prince turned around to leave, Shen Qingwan suddenly covered her stomach and her face turned pale.
She said weakly: "Your Highness, I am pregnant with your child!"
When the prince heard this, he stopped in his tracks, turned around, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Although he was extremely disappointed with Shen Qingwan's behavior, the child was innocent.
The prince was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Shen Qingwan, you have already committed many mistakes, and now you are making a scene in the study room. It is really unreasonable. But considering that you are pregnant, this prince will not bother with you too much for the time being."
After saying that, the prince called the attendants and ordered them sternly: "Send the concubine back to her residence. From today on, she is not allowed to step out of the room without the prince's permission. If she disobeys, she will be severely punished." The attendants took the order and carried Shen Qingwan to her residence.
Shen Qingwan struggled weakly, her eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.
She cried, "Your Highness, you can't do this to me. How can you be so cruel?"
However, the prince did not even look at her and allowed his servants to take her away.
After Shen Qingwan was confined to her room, she seemed to have lost her soul.
Her residence was closely guarded, and the tightly closed door was like an unbridgeable gap, completely separating her from the outside world.
At first, she would cry and smash things in the room. She could not accept the prince's cruel treatment.
She stroked her belly, which had not yet bulged, with mixed feelings in her heart. This child should have been her last hope, the last bond between her and the prince, but now it could not change her fate of being confined.
Ever since the prince issued the house arrest order, he rarely thought of Shen Qingwan.
He focused more on marrying his soon-to-be-married wife and handling state affairs.
The servants in the mansion were all opportunists, and their attitude towards Shen Qingwan became increasingly cold.
The exquisite meals and gorgeous clothes of the past gradually became simple, the food delivered was often leftovers, and the maids no longer served carefully, but just came to check on them as a routine every day.
As the days passed, Shen Qingwan's health began to deteriorate due to depression and malnutrition.
She often felt dizzy, and her nausea and vomiting symptoms were much more severe than those of a normal pregnant woman.
But the resentment in her heart did not dissipate. Instead, it grew wildly like weeds in her heart.
On the other hand, the daughter of the Minister of Rites is making careful preparations to marry into the Prince's Mansion.
She studied court etiquette every day and her behavior became more elegant and graceful.
The prince would meet her occasionally, and every time they met, he was more satisfied with her gentleness, grace, intelligence and propriety.
During the time Shen Qingwan was under house arrest, she tried to write a letter to the prince, expressing her longing, regret, and the condition of her unborn child.
However, most of these letters were intercepted by the prince's attendants and could never be delivered to the prince.
The few letters that were delivered to the prince were thrown aside after he took a look at them. He felt that Shen Qingwan was still scheming and trying to use the child to tie him down.
At night, an old lady passed by Shen Qingwan's residence and heard painful groans coming from inside.
She pushed the door open, saw Shen Qingwan lying on the ground, and quickly called for help.
After a lot of trouble, Shen Qingwan finally saved her life, but she still lost the child.
Shen Qingwan, who lost her child, went completely crazy.
Her eyes became dull and empty, and she kept muttering nonsense.
When the prince learned that Shen Qingwan had lost her child, he felt a little guilty, but he felt that this was also the result of Shen Qingwan's own actions.
Later, the prince successfully married the daughter of the Minister of Rites as his principal wife.
There was joy and peace in the Prince's Mansion, but Shen Qingwan was living like a walking corpse in that confined room.