Shen Qing's heart couldn't help but soften. She raised her hand and gently stroked his head. "I know. It's been hard on you all these years."
Most people would find it unbelievable for a healthy man to go years without a woman by his side.
Not to mention, Yu Jiuqing had brought several concubines into his household over the past three years. It was inevitable that Princess Zhenhe would think seduction could work.
Yu Jiuqing suddenly said in a low voice, "Qingqing, do you resent me? Zihan's accusations against me at Wei Qi Marquis Mansion last time weren't wrong. If I hadn't done those absurd things back then, people wouldn't have so many reasons to gossip about you."
Back when he accepted those women, he had partly wanted to use the opportunity to lure out Prince Cheng's Remnants. But on the other hand, he had indeed acted on impulse. He had even wondered, 'If Qingqing saw me doing these absurd things, would she get angry enough to come running back?'
