Sima Yu, at their side, also remained silent for a long time.
'I never would have thought that the high and mighty, seemingly omnipotent Prime Minister Yu had such a painful past.'
Sima Yu had always grown up in a simple environment. It wasn't until she lost the father who had always protected her that she discovered how complicated the world truly was, and how unfathomable the human heart could be.
Shen Qing reached over and gently patted the back of Yu Zihan's hand, where the veins stood out from how tightly he had clenched his fist. She sighed softly and said, "Though your father's experience was dark and painful, it's all in the past now. He has always been a strong man.
I know your heart aches for him, but you can't let it show so obviously when you're around him."
